Beth Cox

Office supply retailer Staples.com said that its StaplesLink.com e-commerce site for contract customers will now be available through nine new partners, all providers of corporate procurement solutions and B2B e-marketplaces. E-procurement providers that will offer StaplesLink.com include: Ariba Inc., Commerce One Inc, Intellisys Electronic Commerce Inc., Oracle Corp., Netscape Communications, RightWorks Corp., Requisite Technology Inc., […]

Alan Mruvka, Filmtown Entertainment chief executive officer and founder of E! Entertainment Television, is planning a new entertainment Web portal called Celebstreet.com Scheduled to launch Wednesday, the site will feature gossip and news from the world of movies, television, music, fashion and celebrities. E-commerce aspects include the sale of videos, DVDs, CDs, books, video games […]

Construction industry e-commerce company Cephren Inc. launched its Cephren MarketNet site for buying and selling construction materials and equipment. The first of several MarketNet products, the bidding service facilitates e-commerce transactions between contractors and construction materials distributors in a virtual online trading community. Cephren said that MarketNet is currently limited to a select group of […]

Online retail sales in Europe will soar from 2.9 billion euros in 1999 to 175 billion euros in 2005, according to a new industry report. This growth, combined with the onset of the euro in 2002, will dramatically reshape Europe’s retail landscape, says the report from Forrester Research’s European Research Center in the Netherlands. The […]

Online community network theglobe.com signed several strategic partnerships with B2B companies that will enable small business owners and consumers to enhance their online presence. Programs will include a virtual business agency through DigitalWork.com, a domain registration service provided by Internet Domain Registrars and an aggregated affiliate program powered by Be Free in which several categories […]

Novell Inc. delivered an app called “instantme,” an instant messaging client designed for business communications on the Internet. Targeted at businesses, the company said that instantme extends the ability for users to communicate in real-time with partners, suppliers and customers as well as take part in private conversations that demand quick response. In addition, instantme […]

Private-label Internet commerce solutions provider Iconomy.com signed deals with pay-to-surf site AllCommunity.com and free online sweepstakes site LuckySurf.com. The agreement with AllCommunity.com involves the opening of an on-site store to provide an opportunity for members to shop for a variety of products and earn cash rewards. The new store offers books, videos, music, computers, software […]

ABB Ltd. and Swedish holding company Investor launched a new European company called b-business partners, capitalized at more than 1 billion Euros and aimed at investing in and developing business-to-business e-commerce companies across Europe. The new company also aims to forge closer links between “new economy” and traditional enterprises. ABB and Investor each will contribute […]

CheckFree Corp. said that one of its largest customers, Chase Manhattan Bank, signed a multi-year non-exclusive extension to its contract for electronic payment services. CheckFree (CKFR) will handle remittance processing for Chase’s electronic bill payment offering. Financial details were not disclosed. “Chase is committed to bringing the benefits of electronic billing and payment to its […]

B2G player Digital Commerce Corp., a developer and provider of e-commerce solutions for the business-to-government market, closed on $50.8 million in funding, bringing its total investment capital to $78 million. Investors in the Series D financing round include Weston Presidio Capital, Highland Capital Partners, SAP Investments, Sentinel Capital Partners and RRE Ventures. The funds will […]

E-commerce service provider Escalate Inc. signed technology alliances with Sun Microsystems, VeriSign and GlobalCenter allowing it to offer secure, scaleable infrastructure for its outsourced e-commerce offerings. Now, by subscribing to the Escalate commerce network, clients can be selling online in less than six weeks, the company said. The alliance technologies support Escalate’s pre-built commerce network, […]

MarketMAX Inc. launched Market4Retail.com, a B2B marketplace and community site for people involved in in-store marketing, store planning and visual merchandising. The company is a provider of integrated e-business, merchandise planning and optimization solutions for the retail market. Market4Retail.com was designed to bring retail buyers and suppliers together so that they can collaboratively present, view […]