@pertacity.com, the Credito Valtellinese Group's Web site for the e-commerce, has been certified with the Qwebmark
On February 7th, the quality, transparency and reliability of www.apertacity.com - the Credito Valtellinese banking Group's web site for the e-commerce - was certified with the Qwebmark
The Qweb system, implemented by CISQ - the Federation that groups the most important Italian certification bodies - with the collaboration of Certicommerce (national association, promoted by the Italian Union Chambers of Commerce, working for the development and support of e-commerce initiatives), was established to assess the quality of web sites. Its aim is to guarantee customers and users that certified suppliers satisfy the most severe principles that regulate e-commerce.
apertacity.com was designed and successfully implemented by Bancaperta S.p.A. - the Credito Valtellinese Group's web bank - with the co-operation of Crypto S.p.A. The web site started its activity on April 21st 2001, when it was presented on the occasion of the parent bank Credito Valtellinese General Meeting. To visit it, just enter URL .com. Alternatively, from the Credito Valtellinese Group's homepage, click "entra in @pertacity".
At present, numerous associations, as well as different kinds of businesses, are resident in the web site. Among them are:
96 web sites of Public Bodies (e.g. Provincial Governments, Local Governments, Schools) and of public and private Associations 130 web sites of stores 30 web sites of stores that are actually involved in e-commerce initiatives
@pertacity is a virtual city with different areas representing the main categories of products and services provided (e.g. household, cars, clothing, technology, entertainment etc.). Since April 2001, thousands of surfers have already visited it. Of course, like in every real city, there is the Palace of the Bank, where you will find the whole range of services offered by the Credito Valtellinese banking Group. The number of stores that are resident in @pertacity is increasing steadily, making the web site considerably grow in size.
