www-3.ibm.com/e-business/index.htmlThe IBM website incorporates a section, "Learning About E-business", where business executives can quickly learn why and how to use e-business to gain advantages over competitors in their industries.
www.treasury.gov.au/contentitem.asp?NavId=014&ContentID=1083To assist businesses meet their legal and consumer obligations, the Commonwealth Government has developed a model for best practice in electronic commerce. The model has been developed to provide practical guidelines for businesses operating on the Internet.
www.oznetlaw.net Promising to deliver to Internet users advice across a wide range of topics - from the legal implications of creating a website, hacking, spam and employee email - the OzNetLaw site was launched by the Attorney-General, Daryl Williams.
OzNetLaw is an online legal practice focussed on online issues. It was developed by the Communications Law Centre with the support of the Attorney-General's Department and law firms Clayton Utz and Gilbert & Tobin.
It contains detailed legal information about all areas of a country's laws that apply to the use of the Internet. Much of the content is free.
www.test-engine.comSiteSpec is an easy-to-use, free, downloadable tool designed by Chicago Test Systems Inc for the purpose of basic web testing. The primary testing functionality is to verify that a website's internal and external links and image URLs are not broken. The user only has to provide the web domain name and SiteSpec can dynamically test the entire website.
http://bobby.watchfire.com/bobby/html/en/index.jspBobby is a free service to help Web page authors identify and repair significant barriers to access by individuals with disabilities. It will help them identify changes to their pages needed so users with disabilities can more easily use their Web pages. For example, a blind user will be aided by adding a sound track to a movie and a hard-of-hearing user will be aided by a written transcript of a sound file on a Web page. Bobby will recommend that these be added if they do not already exist.
http://guide.melbourneit.com.auMelbourne IT has published its "Australian Online Business Guide". Aimed at small businesses, the Guide provides easy-to-understand, non-technical information for companies venturing into the online world. It provides information about domain names and "online brand protection"; developing a website; online marketing; website hosting; and business issues surrounding software and hardware. Case studies are provided.
www.ean.com.auMost people are familiar with barcoding when they visit their local supermarket. Each product has a unique barcode that may be scanned and contains an identifying code number. This number code system is referred to as the EAN UCC system (European Article Numbering Universal Code Council system). This international system is administered in Australia by EAN Australia. However, the EAN and barcoding systems have a much wider application than just supermarkets. Businesses worldwide use these systems to track orders, control and maintain stock levels and to share information with local or international trading partners. Barcodes represent unique numbers in a form that allows information about the item to be captured and processed by computers when the barcode is scanned. The accurate allocation of EAN numbers and correct use of barcodes is necessary for electronic commerce to function successfully. For further information on EAN numbers and barcoding, visit the EAN Australia website or phone 1300 366 033.
www.dcita.gov.au/ieThe Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts provides policy and strategic advice to the Government on drivers of the global information economy, facilitates legislation, develops policy in relation to the online environment and administers a number of programs to help promote take-up of ICT technology.
www.setel.com.auThe Small Enterprise Telecommunications Centre Limited (SETEL) is a national, not-for-profit association advancing and representing the interests of small business telecommunications consumers in national fora. SETEL participates in a wide variety of telecommunications industry fora for the purpose of advancing the attitudes, needs and views of small business as consumers of telecommunications services.
www.marketclarity.com.au/voipThis list will tell visitors which companies provide residential VoIP, which provide business VoIP, which are wholesalers and what network or transport technologies each use.
www.acma.gov.au/ACMAINTER.131194:STANDARD::pc=PC_100550VoIP pages developed by the Australian Communications and Media Authority. These pages include information on: potential advantages of VoIP, types of VoIP services, things to check with a VoIP provider and key issues to consider when subscribing to VoIP services.
www.dcita.gov.au/ie/critical_infrastructure_security#IT_securityTwo new reports on IT security governance and denial of service attacks are available from the Department of Communications, IT and the Arts website. The reports contain advice that is targeted at security managers, CIOs and CEOs and provides information about effective risk mitigation measures and business management strategies to address IT security issues.
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