"Solving the needs of our customers and helping them create more profitable businesses on the Internet is the most critical issue for our company." -- Ron Garmon, Senior Vice President, Operations and Technology In the rapidly expanding world of e-commerce, meeting these primary needs often determines business success. Yet, these three issues pose the greatest risks e-businesses face. Equifax Secure address these needs. We believe that running a successful e-business requires you to implement: Businesses need to authenticate and grant appropriate access to known partners and to unknown suppliers. In addition, they require a means to securely identify customers and clients before granting access to confidential information or extending credit. On-line payments mandate even more stringent security. Equifax Secure supplies you with customised tools to build a safe Internet business community. Many of the tools that can protect your profitability require advanced skill sets and technology. Because choosing the appropriate strategy isn't easy, Equifax Secure provides the personnel, systems, and secure environment you require in building a custom solution for your business. We have a broad range of products and capabilities that can be combined to target your specific e-business objectives. ©2000 Equifax Secure. All Rights Reserved. • Reduce identity theft and fraud in run-time applications. • Maintain secure communication with trusted firms and individuals. • Use real-time credit history for reliable credit decisioning. At Equifax Secure, we don't consider fraud inherent to e-commerce. With our family of services, on-line business transactions are no longer "risky business".