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Netegrity Inc., a provider of software and services for controlling user access to electronic commerce applications, delivered SiteMinder v3.6. The upgrade features greatly expanded single sign-on capabilities, allowing SiteMinder to provide single sign-on across e-commerce sites spanning multiple companies and corporate divisions, the company said. SiteMinder 3.6 also includes a number of security enhancements and […]

Upscale online jewelry store Mondera.com signed a placement deal with Women.com Networks Inc. Mondera will sponsor select women’s magazines links and shopping affiliates. Sponsorships include the following areas: the “Gown Finder” on Women.com’s Wedding channel; Redbook Online’s “Ask the Marriage Expert;” Town & Country’s “Weddings Q & A;” and Astronet’s “Guide to Birthstones.” In addition, […]

Online grocery retailer NetGrocer added a new pet supply center that provides necessities for dogs, cats, gerbils, hamsters and birds. The company said that unlike other Internet sellers of pet supplies, NetGrocer eliminates the “pet supply premium” paid by Web-shoppers whose shipping charges are calculated by weight, not order amount. In addition, many pet supplies […]

StarMedia Network Inc., an online network for Spanish and Portuguese-speaking audiences, and LatinGrocer, a vendor of Hispanic foods, signed a marketing agreement that will provide StarMedia users with direct access to LatinGrocer’s products. As a premier partner of StarMedia, LatinGrocer will be featured on the StarMedia Shopping channel and its products will also be promoted […]

Intershop Communications, a provider of sell-side e-commerce software, and TopSoft, an e-commerce systems integrator, will utilize First Ecom.com’s payment processing gateway to deliver one-stop e-commerce services to the Hong Kong market. Intershop said it has already developed a ready-to-install payment cartridge built to interoperate with First Ecom’s e-commerce payment back-end. The cartridge has been deployed […]

encoding.com, a creator of digital business solutions and a provider of optimized audio and video encoding services, secured a second round of investments totaling $10 million. The funding, led by RRE Investors and supported by existing investors, including Olympic Venture Partners and others, will be used to support encoding.com’s expansion plans, the company said. “RRE […]

Silicon Graphics Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Belluzzo has quit his post and is expected to take the reigns of Microsoft Corp.’s Internet operation. Microsoft would not confirm the report, although SGI told The Wall Street Journal he was leaving to take a “non-CEO” position at another company. Belluzzo was hired 19 months […]

President Clinton has named Elizabeth B. Echols to the newly-created position of executive director of the Electronic Commerce Working Group, an e-commerce task force. According to The New York Times, Echols’ chief job will be coordinating the numerous agencies that are involved in helping the government set e-commerce policies. She also said a primary concern […]

Just two months after opening, Internet marketer Modem Media Poppe Tyson’s new Tokyo office has already won a string of global contracts. Modem Media Japan Monday announced deals with General Electric Japan and IBM Japan, among other global and local clients. “Our Tokyo team is the best group of professionals in this region, and we […]

Comparison shopper mySimon Inc. Monday inked a deal with Voila.com, the United States component of France Telecom’s Web portal, that will bring an e-commerce site targeting European consumers. A mySimon-powered shopping site featuring American products and merchants will be added to Voila. “We are very excited about the opportunity to work with France Telecom to […]

Online luggage retailer eBags signed placement agreements with Preview Travel, Travelocity.com and Expedia.com. Financial arrangements were not disclosed. eBags obtains a presence in several key positions at the online travel services sites, which together, handle a significant portion of all airline travel reservations made via the Web. “These relationships are part of our continuing efforts […]

A new survey shows that more than half of Internet users are ready to try shopping online as an alternative to the traditional back-to-school trek, and are open to purchasing items such as computers, clothing and school supplies over the Web. The ebates.com Back-to-School Shopping Report — conducted by MarketFacts and commissioned by cash-back shopping […]