Deborah Jessop

[Calgary, CANADA] – Nike, Inc. has selected Critical Mass for strategy, creative and development of a personalized online marketing and e-commerce initiative. Critical Mass, based in Calgary, Alberta, with offices in Chicago, New York and Stockholm, Sweden, has been appointed by Nike to enhance NIKE iD, an interactive area of nike.com where consumers can customize […]

[Toronto, CANADA] – Microforum Inc. has completed its ASP development contract incorporating its CALMS(TM) solution into Fair, Isaac & Company, Inc.’s LiquidCredit, a Web-based application service provider (ASP) solution that provides credit grantors the ability to make instant credit decisions online. The LiquidCredit solution is the next generation of Fair, Isaac’s credit origination platform which […]

[Vancouver, CANADA] — WSi Interactive Corp. inked a business alliance with Nurv Media Corp, a private corporation based in California, having previously acquired an interest in Nurv. Nurv Media has been using new rich media technologies to develop Web environments for niche markets — an Internet thrust both management teams believe is growing quickly. Nurv […]

[Richmond, CANADA]- Meridex Network Corp. has signed with The Vancouver Board of Trade to develop The Board’s e-commerce capability and enable its members to conduct business on the Web. This new e-commerce capability is to be rolled out in July, 2000. With the technology and expertise to develop and support The Board’s Web-based e-commerce capability […]

[Calgary, CANADA] — Globel Direct, inc. a Canadian provider of document and information outsourcing solutions, and Payanybill, its technology partner, are executing electronic bill presentment (EBP) for Globel customers. Globel’s customer invoices will be posted for online viewing, and customers will be notified electronically that they have the option to view Globel invoices at the […]

Australian telecommunications carrier Telstra has signed an agreement with Telecom Italia’s wholly-owned subsidiary Tele Media International (TMI) for the provision of international data and Internet protocol (IP) services. Under the deal, Telstra customers will gain access to the global network and support services of TMI, making Telstra an exclusive regional provider of TMI services to […]

[Waterloo, CANADA]- b2bScene.com, a division of Open Text Corp. has selected Engage, to provide b2bScene.com with advertising content created specifically for its online business communities. b2bScene.com will combine its business news and content services with the Engage advertising network, offering business users timely business information and targeted business advertising based on their community profile. b2bScene.com’s […]

[Toronto, CANADA] — 724 Solutions Inc., an Internet infrastructure software developer for financial services providers, and Corillian Corporation, which offers eFinance solutions, are working to provide financial services firms with seamless wired and wireless Internet banking solutions. The scalable product will be based upon the 724 Solutions Financial Services Platform and will enable wireless banking […]

[Toronto, CANADA] — Bid.Com International Inc., which provides dynamic pricing solutions, has commissioned its first international Application Service Provider platform (ASP). Located in Dublin, Ireland, this development positions Bid.Com to support clients and partners in staging dynamic pricing events online throughout Europe. Jim Moskos, president of Bid.Com Technologies Group reported that the ASP is located […]

[Omaha, Neb.] — infoUSA, a provider of proprietary business and consumer databases, data marketing services and Internet marketing solutions has acquired Getko Direct Response of Canada from Cendant Corporation. Getko Direct Response of Canada, a Canadian list and data processing supplier for the direct marketing industry, was founded in 1991 as Syntony Marketing, Inc. Vin […]

[Toronto, CANADA] – Microforum Inc. has acquired certain assets from Bellevue, WA based flashCast Communications Corp. including CEPort, a proprietary XML-based mobile content technology. The CEPort technology allows Web content to be made available to multiple devices including palm PCs, Web TV boxes and wireless equipment such as Web-enabled phones and hand-held devices. The purchase […]

[Toronto, CANADA] — J.D. Edwards & Company, a provider of enterprise business-to-business software solutions, and MicroStrategy Incorporated, which develops Intelligent E-Business software, have entered a software licensing and technology agreement which enables J.D. Edwards to offer the MicroStrategy Intelligent E-Business Platform(TM) internationally. J.D. Edwards’ business-to-business software combines MicroStrategy’s Intelligent E-Business Platform with capabilities to create […]