annual report 2000 société générale group internet at the heart of s strategy represents an opportunity to gain market shares and cut costs by transforming distribution methods creating new business models b2c in enhanced its presence on stepping up development projects all core businesses sgeprojects a cross unit that provides assistance coordination level was created encourage e initiatives total currently offers customers over 100 live web sites consumer whose remote banking activities date back 1985 with minitel has very strong brand image france coupled high quality franchise wide experience data mining crédit du nord two retail networks feature multi channel model combining bricks mortar telephone platforms interactive television developed rapidly 300 000 effective users end december aim is serve one million via 2002 across