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Intelligent Systems Inc. delivered iRAVES, its Internet Real Time Address Verification Enterprise Service for use by e-tailers. Based on RAVES, version 2.8, the U.S.’s only commercially available address verification system, iRAVES is an Internet service provided on a subscription basis. iRAVES gives ISPs and corporate users immediate address verification for Internet sites and e-commerce applications […]

Mondex UK will work with BT in its ADSL trials, adding 800 test participants who use Mondex electronic cash to pay for items on the Internet. The tests are supported by a range of software and services from the SmartAxis integrated business network. SmartAxis provides a multi-currency digital cash payment service to companies selling digital […]

Profile-driven Internet marketing solutions company Engage Technologies Inc. launched Engage AudienceNet, a Web-wide profile driven advertising and marketing network that uses anonymous, behavior-based profiles. AudienceNet enables media buyers and advertisers to achieve more accurate ad targeting by allowing the purchase of online media based on the detailed profile of their target audience, the company said. […]

Top executives from various industries will head a program of cutting edge intranet information at the Intranets for Knowledge Management USA ’99 conference in San Francisco Nov. 3-5. Speakers from such companies as Pfizer (PFE), Mobil (MOB) and Xerox (XRX) will discuss the advantages of using company intranets for knowledge sharing. The conference will cover […]

French auction site Aucland Wednesday launched its UK site, and has raised 115 million francs (US$20 million) to develop localized versions of its service in Europe and Latin America. The financing for the expansion came from Europ@Web, Bernard Arnault’s venture company. The Spanish and Italian versions of the site are expected to be released within […]

Freeshipping.com LLC launched an online shopping mall dedicated to connecting consumers with top brands from e-merchants that offer products free of shipping and handling charges. Freeshipping.com said it offers more than a million brand name products without the burden of having to pay extra for shipping. In addition, freeshipping.com said it offers a price comparison-shopping […]

E-commerce company ShopNow.com Inc. launched an expansion of CommerceTrust.com, its business-to-business commerce division providing technology and outsourcing services to retailers, manufacturers, catalogers and other Internet companies. CommerceTrust.com provides business-to-business technology services and transaction processing solutions to small, medium, and large businesses. Additionally, CommerceTrust.com clients gain access to the two million monthly visitors to the ShopNow.com […]

Real-time e-commerce transaction services company CyberSource Corp. signed a technology alliance with AGENCY.COM whereby CyberSource will provide the buy button as a solution for the latter’s e-commerce customers worldwide. AGENCY.COM will be able to offer its clients, which include British Airways, Colgate-Palmolive and 3M, a complete suite of services, including Credit Card Payment services, the […]

I-Kinetics Inc. announced Tuesday that its is bundling its DataBroker 6.1 with the Enterprise Edition of the iPlanet Web server, a product of the Sun/Netscape alliance. DataBroker is designed to enable firms to cost effectively rollout large scale e-business applications, eliminating performance and scalability barriers. It works to develop Java servlets for Web Servers or […]

Sento Corp. filed a proxy statement to seek shareholder approval to form an independent Internet technology company that will pursue development and commercialization of Sento’s integrated voice and Internet customer care technology. Sento said it would contribute its integrated voice and Internet customer care technology and related assets to the new company in exchange for […]

The Lightspan Partnership Inc., developer of educational software and Web-based tools and services for classroom and home learning, signed a partner deal with SmarterKids.com, an online children’s educational store. The deal will combine Lightspan’s content with SmarterKids.com’s educational shopping experience. Financial arrangements were not disclosed. The new Lightspan Learning Store will offer the SmarterKids.com’s product […]

Foodvision.com Inc. said it will launch a new food portal On Nov. 1 that will include a “informative, participatory and e-commerce driven applications.” Foodvision.com will include an online shopping mall offering specialty foods and consumer durable goods such as, microwaves, kitchenware and cook books. The company said it is currently developing network alliances and affiliate […]