Beth Cox

Taking a giant step into the electronic billing arena, AT&T (NYSE: T) said its 60 million residential long-distance customers can now view and pay their long-distance phone bills online at more than 150 Web sites in CheckFree’s EBP network. “The momentum that AT&T can bring to electronic billing and payment is tremendous because today they […]

Global Internet logistics solutions company The Descartes Systems Group Inc. (NASDAQ: DSGX) said that LaserShip.com, an online network of independent, same-day delivery companies in the U.S., has licensed Descartes’ DeliveryNet solution. The transportation and logistics solution enables the distribution of e-commerce purchases to businesses and consumers. Financial arrangements were not disclosed. LaserShip.com has developed the […]

FCW Government Technology Group has selected the BroadVision One-To-One integrated suite of e-commerce applications for its upcoming gBuys business-to-government Web site. BroadVision Inc. (NASDAQ:BVSN), a provider of personalized e-business applications, said that its consulting partner KPMG is providing system implementation services for gBuys. gBuys, scheduled for launch in August, is a new deal-based B2G e-market […]

Application service provider Agilera Inc. established a partnership with e-business applications firm BroadVision and will host the latter’s One-To-One Commerce applications via Agilera’s Extended Enterprise line. One-To-One Commerce will be delivered through Agilera’s Enterprise View, a browser-based interface that provides access to enterprise applications and integration to non-hosted internal systems and other ASPs. Financial arrangements […]

Despite criticism that MP3 and related software is hurting the music industry (can you say “cease and desist?”), a recent survey of 40,000 U.S. households found that MP3 users are purchasing three more CDs on average in a six-month period than non-MP3 users. The survey was made in February by Internet research and consulting firm […]

E-commerce is so different from doing business in more traditional ways that companies need to redesign their corporate finance functions to enable e-business transformation, says a new industry study. Many CFOs view their companies as lacking the necessary structure and culture to effectively account for today’s changing e-business conditions, says the report from Andersen Consulting […]

Television shopping channel Home Shopping Network (HSN) is teaming up with Excite@Home to create and simulcast what the companies called “the most widely distributed live interactive shopping experience currently available.” HSN and Excite@Home said they intend to develop a co-branded shopping experience to be broadcast both online at Excite.com and on HSN TV. The new […]

Analytic and marketing automation applications provider Broadbase Software Inc. and B2B e-commerce platform company Ariba Inc. are teaming up to deliver the Broadbase E-Procurement Solution. The integrated, packaged analytic solution will complement the Ariba B2B Commerce Platform and give Ariba customers the ability to maximize the ROI of their commerce investment by analyzing the complex […]

U.S. consumers spent an estimated $8.28 billion online in the second quarter of 2000, up nearly 18 percent from $7.04 billion in the first quarter, according to the preliminary findings of a new e-commerce research report. The surge was led by nearly 20 percent quarterly growth in the travel services sector and a 13 percent […]

Compaq Computer Corp. invested $13 million in e-commerce infrastructure company StoreRunner Inc., and existing shareholders invested an additional $5 million. Compaq also said it will work with StoreRunner to deliver integrated solutions ranging from ISP service to real-time inventory control systems to retailers both large and small. The StoreRunner Network has distribution agreements with ISPs, […]

B2B Internet commerce operation GE Global eXchange Services and trading solutions provider Commerce One Inc. are teaming up to form a B2B alliance that “will bring together their complementary technologies and marketplace strengths.” The alliance aims to increase access to more open e-marketplaces around the world. Definitive agreements regarding the alliance are expected to be […]

Internet technology company Netease.com Inc. is launching Netease Mall, calling it “one of the most comprehensive and advanced e-commerce platforms in China.” Netease said that e-commerce technology and applications are one of its primary objectives and the new mall shows the company’s commitment to supporting retailers “while providing state-of-the-art service to consumers.” “We believe online […]