Identity crisis
13 September 2012
The Internet has provided a global medium for electronic traders but, until a secure digital signature is available, growth remains restricted. Geoff Tyler reports on recent developments
A decade ago, electronic data interchange (EDI) was hailed as a breakthrough in electronic trade between companies. Then along came the Internet and, with it, electronic commerce, and EDI was consigned to the fashion scrapheap. The irony is that EDI and so-called e-commerce mean exactly the same thing. The only role the Internet plays is one of a transport medium....