PKI Security in Large Scale Web Applications – Part 1: The Call for PKI Validation

This week, Partnet begins a five part series on PKI security in Large Scale Web Applications. We will cover the importance of PKI validation within the Federal Government, the limits of Off-the-Shelf PKI validation packages, a DOD case study for use of Partnet’s new eValidate software and a description of the solution and outcome.

Part 1:  The [...]

Naming Conventions and Standardization: Improving Findability on the DOD EMALL

“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.”

Shakespeare’s famous quote may be true of flowers and lovers, but what about hardware and repair parts?

Name standardization and good data quality are important aspects of eCommerce,  but they are especially imperative in a Government eCommerce site, where [...]

DOD EMALL's pivotal role in the Haitian relief effort

According to recent reports from the Defense Logistics Information Service:

DOD EMALL has been instrumental in the Haitian relief effort by providing a purchase venue for much needed relief material.  Many organizations, primarily the US Navy, has utilized the DOD EMALL Disaster Relief Corridor to procure relief items.

While most purchased items were medical in nature, other items [...]

Does data quality affect Government eCommerce sales?

The simple answer is, “absolutely.”

eCommerce data quality relates to both invalid data and incomplete data.  Potential customers may find its difficult to recognize what they’re buying without an image or thorough description. Data analysis on the DOD EMALL shows that vendors providing robust data descriptions and product images sell much higher volumes then vendors providing minimal [...]

Around And Around With Rounding We Go...

No, it’s not the latest Dr. Seuss book.  It’s dealing with rounding of numbers, and in this case currency within  eCommerce websites.

Rounding has been part of computer languages as early as FORTRAN and C, which started back in the 1950s.  Unfortunately for developers during those times, various forms of rounding had to be coded specifically for [...]