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How We Graded CSPs That Primarily Cater to Small Merchants
December 15, 1998

  AnaServe Forman Interland Netcom Sage
FOCUS          
Points for sites hosted: <101=1, >101=2 2 2 2 2 2
50 or > products/site on average=1 0 0 1 0 1
60% or > servers dedicated to a site or app.=2 0 0 2 0 2
1,000+ products on a site=1 1 0 1 1 1
Category Total (6 possible points) 3 2 6 3 6
           
PERFORMANCE & RELIABILITY          
ratio peak load to aggregate bandwidth: <1:1=2; 1:1=5;>1:1<1:1.5=7; 1:1.5 or >=10 5 2 5 0 2
has customer tools to measure packet del. rate=1 1 0 1 0 1
has service level agreement=3 3 0 3 0 3
provides server redundancy=3 3 3 3 0 3
provides network redundancy=3 3 3 3 3 3
has backup facility=3 3 3 3 3 3
Category Total ( 23 possible points) 18 11 18 6 15
Weighted Total (multiply by 1.5)=35 possible 27 17 27 9 23
           
SERVICES          
provides site promotion=10 10 10 10 10 10
supports personalization=2 2 2 2 0 2
provides frequent buyer support=2 2 2 2 0 2
e-mail alert and notification engine=8 8 8 8 0 8
digital goods fulfillment=1 1 1 1 0 1
physical goods fulfillment=1 1 0 1 1 1
various privilege levels for merch site admins=1 0 0 1 0 1
fraud checks: limits by prod=3; overuse of card=3 6 6 6 0 0
support for online query and analysis=1 1 1 1 0 1
site design=10 10 10 10 0 10
administration via browser=9 9 9 9 9 9
administration via template=9 9 9 9 9 9
search engine=1 1 1 1 1 1
customer registration=6 6 6 6 6 6
Category Total (67 possible points) 66 65 67 36 61
Weighted Total (multiply by 3)=201 possible 198 195 201 108 183
           
PAYMENT SYSTEMS          
buyer notification via e-mail of shipment=8 8 8 8 0 8
membership tracking=5 5 0 5 0 5
purchase order support=1 1 0 1 0 1
invoice support=1 1 1 1 0 1
online tax calculation=6 6 0 6 6 6
multicurrency support=6 6 0 6 0 6
digital certificate support=8 8 8 8 8 8
online credit card processing=8 8 8 8 8 8
fax server support=6 0 0 6 0 6
Category Total (49 possible points) 43 25 49 22 49
Weighted Total (multiply by 1.5)=74 possible 65 38 74 33 74
           
SUPPORT          
size of helpdesk staff: <3=0; 3-9=2; 10-19=4; 20-29=5; 30 or >=8 4 8 8 0 8
hours of helpdesk support: 24x7=10; 7 days=6; 6 days with evenings=4; 6 days=3; 5 days with evenings=2; 5 days=1 10 3 10 10 10
Category Total (18 possible points) 14 11 18 10 18
Weighted Total (multiply by 3)=54 42 33 54 30 54
           
           
GRAND TOTAL (370 possible points) 335 285 362 183 304
  AnaServe Forman Interland Netcom Sage
           
*unanswered questions received a grade of zero          

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