Telcos and ISPs have been identified by a new Datamonitor report as the key vehicles for bring E-Commerce to the masses. As with most reports of this type, security is high on the list of user concerns.
Datamonitor's research reckons the e-commerce software market will be worth £173.78m by 2003 - as long as the "security" risks are managed in the eye of the consumer.
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