Beth Cox

Reston, VA-based CyberCash Inc. delivered an enhanced version of its payment component software for Microsoft’s Site Server, Commerce Edition. The upgraded software for Site Server Commerce provides enhanced security for processing payments over the Internet and makes it easier for developers to integrate settlement transactions into back-end systems, the company said. “CyberCash’s updated software will […]

Software retailer Beyond.com unveiled a proprietary process for the Internet Explorer browser that lets consumers download digitized software from the Internet to the computer desktop with a few simple clicks. The company said that its Beyond.com Download Manager enables people to download software digitally from Microsoft’s browser more easily than before, rather than ordering software […]

Network Solutions Inc. and American Express are teaming up “to make it possible for small business owners to establish an Internet presence and receive helpful business advice at the same time.” As part of the agreement, Network Solutions will offer Web address registration services on the American Express Small Business Exchange Web site, and American […]

Traditional real-world merchants who do not provide an e-commerce channel to their customers risk losing market share to their competitors, according to a new series of research reports from International Data Corp. (IDC). With the online population looking more like the overall U.S. population, companies must serve their customers online or their competitors will do […]

Pegasus Systems Inc. and Visa U.S.A. formed an alliance in which Visa becomes the preferred payment card for reservations on TravelWeb, Pegasus’ travel reservations site for consumers. Under the terms of the agreement, Visa becomes the exclusive payment card advertiser and will be designated as the preferred form of payment on TravelWeb, becoming the default […]

Burlington, MA-based Open Market Inc., a provider of Internet commerce and information publishing software, this week released LiveCommerce 2.0, the latest version of its enterprise catalog and marketing solution. LiveCommerce 2.0 is a complete enterprise application package designed to enable companies to create intuitive, personalized online catalogs. New features include: Real Time Dynamic Entry–Buyers can […]

IDT’s Net2Phone said it will launch the first Web shopping portal powered by Internet telephony. The new site, EZSurf, will integrate voice, graphics, and eventually video and push technology to enhance the online shopper’s experience, the company said. EZSurf will be designed to provide users, particularly those living outside the U.S., with the value-added information […]

Just when you thought you were getting a handle on some online shopping stats, along come two just-released and somewhat conflicting surveys of customer service. In some ways, it may be a question of whether the glass is half empty or half full. One survey, from Jupiter Communications, shows that 74 percent of respondents who […]

Adaptive Media Inc. Thursday released Envision Enterprise 2.0 which allows companies to deliver high-quality video and complex computer-aided design files across corporate intranets. Envision Enterprise 2.0 contains streaming technology capable of handling audio, video and 3-D models. It enables one server to handle a variety of complex multimedia functions. Michael Pliner, Adaptive Media’s president and […]

Catalog City, an online destination site for catalog shoppers, said it has recorded e-commerce transactions in excess of $1 million in the first three months since its October 1998 launch. “From the moment we started taking orders, we experienced the growing power of the Web as an e-commerce platform,” said Lee Lorenzen, president and CEO […]

Netegrity Inc., a provider of software and services for controlling user access to e-commerce applications, signed a deal by which Netscape Communications Corp. will resell Netegrity’s SiteMinder secure user management software. Netscape will offer Netegrity’s secure user management solution, which has been tightly integrated with Netscape Directory Server, to deliver a comprehensive and scalable solution […]

Online software distributor Chumbo.com signed an agreement with IBM for the launch of a Web site that gives new Aptiva PC customers new option for selected Aptiva software. A key component of IBM’s Owner Privileges program, Aptiva owners can go to the new dedicated Web site and choose from a selection of popular software titles. […]