Hostway Corp., a provider of web hosting and managed services, today announced that it will hold a live webinar "How to Launch an Ecommerce Site",   to help educate small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs), to create an effective online store.

The webinar, which will be held on Tuesday, December 6, 2005, at 10:30 a.m./CDT will explore the current and future ecommerce markets, and provide tips on how to set-up an ecommerce site to maximize business potential. Led by Hostway, it will also include panelists from GeoTrust, and CardinalCommerce.

"The Internet levels the playing field for small businesses to compete with larger corporations. Now, more than ever, it's essential for these small businesses to set up shop on the Internet and give enterprises a run for their money. The expert panelists for this Webinar will provide useful tips outlining how entrepreneurs can easily make their dream of becoming a small business owner a reality," said John Lee, Vice President of Marketing at Hostway.

"Every online retailer must understand and build their payment processes around a secure infrastructure. It's essential that online retailers have sophisticated encryption and fraud protection technologies and procedures in place -- not only to secure protection against ecommerce crime, but also to prevent the loss of vital data," said Jay Schiavo, GeoTrust Product Manager, who will discuss how to secure a site with an SSL certificate at the webinar.