Beth Cox

Discover Financial Services launched a virtual credit card called Discover Desk$hop that offers Discover Card users one-click access to online accounts, a drag-and-drop app for shopping on the Internet and real-time available credit balance information. Secure electronic payment infrastructure solutions company Trintech is powering Desk$hop’s form filling function with its PayGate NetIssuer virtual credit card […]

Private-label Internet commerce solutions company Iconomy.com signed a partnership deal with Protocol Communications Inc., a customer relationship management company that provides both Internet and traditional marketing services. Working with Protocol, Iconomy said it will be able to provide its clients with a branded, centralized customer service offering to support its private-label e-commerce initiatives. Financial arrangements […]

Outsourced e-commerce transaction services company CyberSource Corp. delivered the CyberSource Commerce Component for Linux offering support for leading Linux platforms, as well as integration with Cobalt Network’s new INTERSHOP Commerce RaQ. The company also introduced a CyberSource Development Kit (CDK) for Linux. “As Linux growth continues and the demand for broader functionality increases, support from […]

TrainSeek.com launched as a new e-commerce training marketplace that allows corporate buyers to find, preview, compare and purchase training products and services. The new site was designed to serve training buyers in business, manufacturing, government, healthcare and education and features aggregated content from more than 1,000 suppliers of CD-ROMs, software and online courses, as well […]

A new report says 64 percent of small businesses are currently using the Internet and another 10 percent expect to be online in the next 12 months, a 150 percent increase from only 12 months ago. The new research is from the second wave of The Kelsey Group/ConStat’s Local Commerce Monitor, a nationwide survey of […]

Electronic bill presentment and payment service bureau billserv.com Inc. this week signed a distribution deal with CyberBills to transmit electronic bills from its biller customers to consumer members of CyberBills’ channel partners and its StatusFactory.com portal. CyberBills’ online bill payment and presentment service lets consumers receive, view, pay, manage and automate 100 percent of their […]

Beauty products site sephora.com is partnering with wireless delivery company Ajaxo Inc. to make its site available through any wireless, Internet-ready phone. Financial arrangements were not disclosed. Cellular phone subscribers with Internet service will now have access to sephora.com anywhere they use their wireless phones. “This partnership with Ajaxo will allow our customers the ultimate […]

Audio and video delivery solutions company INTERVU Inc. and Wave Systems Corp. signed an agreement to enable content providers to make money by streaming content in a secure environment. The agreement combines INTERVU’s streaming media capabilities with Wave’s secure commerce systems. Financial arrangements were not disclosed. “While the Internet has been about getting things for […]

Home improvement e-commerce operation OurHouse.com, launched only last December, closed on $30 million in new debt and equity financing from Comdisco Ventures, Transamerica Technology Finance and Relational Funding Corp. The company previously received $20 million in venture capital funding, as well as $5 million in initial financial backing from bricks and mortar retail giant Ace […]

Appliant.com launched Lateral Line Network, a hosted Internet infrastructure management service offering e-businesses data on the performance, availability and usage of their Web sites. The company said Lateral Line Network “is the first service that observes the performance of every product, service and system that affects the end users’ Web site experience.” Launch partners and […]

Internet retailer BuyItNow.com signed a licensing agreement to incorporate Summus Ltd.’s MaxxShow, a rich media encapsulation tool, into its online store operations. MaxxShow is designed to optimize rich media, enabling BuyItNow.com to enhance its site for showcasing online merchandise and creating a more active user experience. Financial arrangements were not disclosed. MaxxShow integrates various rich […]

Cendant Corp., in a move that leverages its real estate brand names such as Century 21, launched a nationwide relocation, real estate, and home-related services portal called Move.com. The new site “offers customers a broad spectrum of online and off-line solutions needed before, during and after a move,” the company said, including mortgage, home and […]