InternetNews Staff

Electronic billing and payment company CheckFree said Countrywide Home Loans Inc., a national residential mortgage company, signed on to offer its services to all of Countrywide’s 2.4 million customers. Using CheckFree (CKFR) E-Bills, an integrated electronic billing and payment solution, Countrywide customers now can pay their mortgage and home equity loan bills electronically. Financial arrangements […]

In a move that could only tighten the bond between the two companies, USinternetworking, Inc. named AT&T’s Ken Sichauto to its board of directors earlier this week. Sichau, as president of AT&T Business Services Sales, leads the company’s nationwide business sales organization, which provides a full range of communications services. Christopher McCleary, chairman and chief […]

Hammered on Wall Street like other B2C e-commerce companies, video e-tailer BigStar Entertainment Inc. on Thursday made the leap to the business-to-business arena, launching a marketing division called Advaya Inc., and spinning it off as its own separate company. So far, the nascent e-mail marketing service has attracted six clients — MediaBay Inc., fashionmall.com Inc., […]

Viaken Systems, Inc. yesterday announced it received $3.7 million in its first round of funding. Viaken Systems Inc. is a full service provider of ASPs for the life sciences, providing enabling solutions for biotechnology, pharmaceutical and agricultural companies. GCI Venture Partners (Washington, D.C.) led the round with a $2 million contribution. Mid-Atlantic Venture Funds and […]

Customer relationship portal provider Aspect Communications Corporation this week announced a $50 million venture fund formation. Aspect Communications Corporation plans to use the venture funding to target investments in pre-IPO companies, helping the evolution of a new class of ASPs to deliver eBusiness solutions to small- to medium-size companies. The Aspect venture fund will include […]

SPS Commerce said it has completed its transition to a new business model, becoming a retail and manufacturing B2B exchange provider, after divesting its EDI software division, SPS Solutions, to Internet software developer TIE Holding of the Netherlands. The company said it has gained a critical mass of thousands of vendors who are using its […]

Web currency operation Flooz.com signed with Primary Knowledge for its outsourced Web intelligence services. Flooz.com will subscribe to Primary Knowledge for e-Commerce, an intelligence service customized to meet the needs of e-retailers that offers reports and analysis tools for company decision-makers. Financial arrangements were not disclosed. The service includes the warehousing and daily integration of […]

Kurion’s My.com is now available and Hoover’s Online yesterday announced it has taken advantage of the solution to create MyHoover’s, going live after four weeks of preparation. The My.com solution helps Internet businesses quickly bring personalized versions of their Web sites to market. Kurion, Inc. (Austin, TX) offers the solution as a hosted service and […]

ASP-News learned that B2B contract and revenue solutions management provider diCarta, Inc. will announce on May 1 the availability of its Revenue Recognition component of its flagship product, diCarta Contracts. According to Scott Martin, chief executive officer, the company activated its ASP model on February 13. There are 17 companies currently accessing its services through […]

B2B Internet messaging and collaboration solutions provider Critical Path, Inc. announced today that its technology powers more than 100 million mailboxes and wireless devices worldwide. Hitting this landmark, Critical Path, Inc. (CPTH) reinforces its goal of effectively meeting the growing messaging needs of a diverse customer base. This announcement shows the company’s commitment to providing […]

Intranets.com this week took steps to bolster its e-mail services by agreeing to use messaging service provider Critical Path Inc.’s technology. As part of its commitment to meet the needs of its users, Intranets.com will now offer hosted e-mail from Critical Path (CPTH). The move by the idealab! offspring is one of many by B2B-based […]

Amazon.com Tuesday continued its string of e-commerce investments by acquiring a 45 percent stake in WineShopper.com for $30 million. The Napa, Calif.-based Internet start up, which launched Tuesday, will offer consumers access to the largest selection of wines available anywhere. Though currently only serving clients in Florida, the company plans to serve 70 to 80 […]