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E-Commerce
Short for electronic commerce, e-commerce is the activity of conducting business over the Internet, such as buying/selling products or services from Web sites.
E-faxing
Facility which allows users to send and receive faxes in the same way as an e-mail. Star offers an e-fax service.
Short for electronic mail, e-mail consists of messages, often just text, sent from one user to another via a network. E-mail can also be sent automatically to a number of addresses.
See also e-mail filtering; anti-virus; anti-spam; anti-porn
E-mail scanning
Facility which checks and intercepts e-mails for viruses, pornographic material and spam. Star offers a range of e-mail scanning services.
See also Internet-level e-mail filtering; anti-virus; anti-spam; anti-porn
Encryption
A way of coding the information in a file or e-mail message so that if it is intercepted by a third party as it travels over a network it cannot be read. Only the person or persons that have the right type of decoding software can unscramble the message.
Ethernet
A very common method of networking computers in a LAN using copper cabling. Ethernet will handle about 10,000,000 bits-per-second and can be used with almost any kind of computer.
Extranet
An extranet is a network that allows a company to share information with other businesses and customers. Extranets transmit information over the Internet and require a user to have a password to access data on internal company servers.
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