#GivingTuesday: How Ecommerce Can Enhance the New Holiday
12/1/2014
A donating-while-shopping model is a crystal clear way for ecommerce to boost the new #GivingTuesday holiday. The result: Everybody wins, most importantly those in need. |
B2B Cyber Monday: Improving Business Ecommerce Carts and Catalogs
12/1/2014
Essent is examining ways that B2B ecommerce can perform more like B2C. This installment has tips for making the ecommerce cart and catalog more user-friendly. |
Computer Security Day: Official or Not, it’s a Worthy Observance
11/29/2014 |
SSL 3.0 Disabled for Essent Products and Services
11/25/2014
SSL 3.0 is disabled for Essent software products and services as of Monday, Nov. 24, 2014due to the universal Internet vulnerability known as POODLE. |
5 Holiday Business Issues You’ll be Thankful to Have Solved
11/20/2014
A time to enjoy big meals, gifts, egg nog, mistletoe – and the joy of sticking around the office to close out an accounting period. Wait. What? |
‘Death’ of Internet Sales Tax Bill a Sensible Win for Ecommerce
11/20/2014
Essent software can handle 9,600 tax jurisdictions, but the cost of compliance with the Marketplace Fairness Act could put many ecommerce stores out of business. |
Essent Supports NRF Call to Standardize Data Breach Notification
11/20/2014
Data breach notification is currently governed by varying legislation in 47 states and 4 federal jurisdictions. |
Ecommerce Marketing Strategy: Social Media
11/20/2014 |
Action Requested for UPS Real-Time Shipping Estimates
11/19/2014 |
End of Life for OrderTrax Network TAG Switch 1.5
11/3/2014
Support for trading documents on the OrderTrax Network with TAG Switch 1.5 ends March 31st, 2015. |
Essent to Discontinue use of SSL 3.0 due to POODLE Vulnerability
11/3/2014
This POODLE vulnerability is a universal Internet vulnerability that affects SSL 3.0 protocol and all legacy Internet browsers which rely on the protocol. |
B2B Cyber Monday Can and Should Be More Like B2C Cyber Monday
10/30/2014
With Cyber Monday approaching, it's time to look at what works for consumer ecommerce and apply it to business ecommerce. Essent is launching a series to explore the issues. |
Five Foes of Business Take to Twitter
10/30/2014 |
Essent CEO Talks Decision Making With PPAI Publications
10/29/2014
"My secret to making sound business decisions is having no secrets," Essent President & CEO Eric Alessi told PPAI Publications. |
Ecommerce Marketing Strategy: Personalizing the Shopping Experience
10/29/2014
Personalizing an ecommerce website is tricky. Some shoppers will be thrilled you remembered what they like. Others will wonder how you found out without asking. |