BYTEWIZE COMPUTERS SIGNS UP WITH VISA FOR THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY TO PROTECT ONLINE SHOPPERS -- THE NEW VERIFIED BY VISA PROGRAM IS NOW AT HTTP://WWW.BYTEWIZECOMPUTERS.COM

Bytewize Computers has integrated the latest online shopping security tools available to Visa cardholders. Password verification has been added for customers who have signed up with their financial institution to be part of the program. This new technology is a major step in increasing the security to even greater heights for online shoppers. Online shopping, with the addition of this tool, is now more secure than shopping at a retail store where your physical card is swiped.

October 29, 2003 (PRWEB) October 28, 2003 -- Bytewize Computers e-commerce operation located at http://www.bytewizecomputers.com is a leading online shopping destination for computer systems, parts, software, and a large range of other technology related products and services. As part of our continuous efforts to make online shopping at Bytewize the safest and most secure option for consumers, our team has integrated the newest technology offered by Visa to add the greatest level of protection ever offered online. The new Verified By Visa technology will officially be live on our website servers on October 29, 2003.

To take advantage of this incredible new security feature Visa cardholders must contact the financial institution that provides their Visa Card Services and request they be enrolled in the Verified by Visa program. The team at Bytewize Computers strongly recommends that all Visa cardholders contact their financial institution as soon as possible to become a member of this program.

The new technology requires cardholders who have signed up with the Verified By Visa program through their financial institution (See here: http://www.visa.ca/verified/consumer/index.cfm) to enter a secret password to complete online purchases at Bytewize Computers (as well as other leaders in the area of e-commerce shopping). This password, similar to a pin number for debit cards, is known only by the cardholder, virtually eliminating the possibility of fraudulent purchases with your card at Bytewize Computers or any other online retailer who has implemented the Verified By Visa technology. The password is verified directly with Visa through a secure 128-bit encrypted channel that is an additional and separate 128-bit communications channel to the one used at Bytewize Computers. Because the verification is completed directly with Visa in a specially designed and separate browser window there is no opportunity for anyone to view the password, including the merchant you are purchasing from. The Verified by Visa password is never read, recorded, or stored anywhere during the transaction. Now that is security at its best!

We are glad to have introduced this new technology so quickly, illustrating Bytewize Computers continued desire to be a leader in the e-commerce industrys desire for security for our customers. As always, we work hard to gain your confidence and take the security of your online shopping experience very seriously and now, with Verified by Visa, no one but the cardholder will be able to complete online purchase transactions even if your card is lost or stolen and in the possession of another person. Verified By Visa at Bytewize Computers, the only security youll ever need.

For all inquiries please contact:

Michael A. Reed
President, CET
Bytewize Media & Technology
1-866-458-2983 x 023
mike.reed@bytewize.ca