By Sonya Rabbitte, 16 May 2000 17:38
NEWS The British Chambers of Commerce and the Royal Mail have launched a joint venture that will allow businesses to trade securely online. The security system, ChamberSign, will offer electronic certificates to authenticate the identity of e-traders by enabling them to digitally sign all commercial information transmitted over the Web. Businesses will also be provided with a software key that scrambles documents sent via the Web. This means information will remain secure during transfer. The service will be maintained by the Royal Mail's digital security service ViaCode. Chris Humphries, director of the British Chambers of Commerce said he wanted to bring to an end the perception that ecommerce is risky and difficult implement. ChamberSign is being developed in collaboration with ten other European countries and should be available for use across international borders within a year. Minister for ecommerce Patricia Hewitt welcomed the move. She said: "ChamberSign offers technology to help British firms feel secure about trading online which is exactly what our Electronic Communications Bill seeks to promote."
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