10-20-2007, 09:32 AM
Quote:...retailers have to understand that the amount of bandwidth and processing power required is continuing to climb, and that could slow site performance. "E-commerce companies need to service a customer's request quickly," Smith told the E-Commerce Times. "If not, the customer will click away to a competitor's site."
Delivering quick response times has become a problem because retailers are working with new types of content. Many Web sites now feature video content to display products. This approach is now possible because many consumers now have the broadband connections needed to support these applications.
Also, the underlying software -- including multimedia players and video editing software -- required has become more commonplace. While this option helps the retailer engage with the customer, it consumes more bandwidth and requires more processing power than other programs...
full article: http://ecommercetimes.com/story/OOdTJ7E1...tmas.xhtml