Glossary

Banner Ad: An online advertisement located on a web page. A standard banner ad size is 468 x 60 pixels.

Browser: A program that enables the user to navigate the World Wide Web.

Commerce Server: A program which allows a server to support online credit card transactions and exchange transactions through an SSL connection.

Digital Certificate: An electronic ID, issued by a trusted third party such as Verisign or Thawte, which can be presented online to verify a party's identity

Digital Signature: Just as a paper document is authenticated by a signature, an electronic message can be authenticated by a digital signature. Digital signatures are another way to assure the recipient of an electronic message that the message is coming from the right party.

Domain Name: This is the system used to identify individual computers.

HTML(HyperText Markup Language): This is the markup language behind the appearance of documents on the World Wide Web.

ISP (Internet Service Provider): A company that provides internet accounts and connections to individuals and businesses.

Merchant Accounts: Before customers can accept credit cards or debit cards on the Web they need to have an internet trading account. PayOffshore are our Payment Service Provider. PayOffshore offers credit and debit card processing quickly and easily at a special rate for our clients.

Shopping Cart: A program that enables shoppers at an online store to select a product and continue shopping - collecting all of their purchases prior to providing payment and shipping details

Search Engine: Any program that locates needed information in a database, but especially an internet accessible search service that enables you to search for information on the internet.

URL (Uniform Resource Locator): A string of characters that precisely identifies an internet resource's type and location.

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL): A protocol developed for transmitting private documents via the internet. It works by using a private key to encrypt data. Many websites use SSL to obtain confidential user information, such as credit card details. Web pages using SSL connections start with https: instead of http:

Secure Electronic Transactions (SET): This is a newly developed standard for making secure credit card transactions on the Internet. Security is achieved by allowing merchants to verify a buyer's identity through a digital signature. Furthermore, customers will be able to avoid giving out their credit card numbers to merchants by submitting their information directly to the credit card issuer for verification and billing.

Security: Using a credit card and making a purchase with any merchant needs to be secure. SSL (Secure Socket Layer) technology is used by MyShop247 whenever submitting private information, including credit card and other billing data. SSL uses a complex encryption process to ensure that all communication is kept private. It's easy to tell when you are protected by encryption - the lock or key at the bottom of your browser changes colour or is no longer broken. This may vary depending on your browser. By checking your digital certificate, your customers can verify that the Web site belongs to you, and not an impostor.