Jessica Aldred

Australian listed ISP Chariot Internet has released its new High Reliability Network (HRN) technology, which the company expects will allow Australian businesses to have the same levels of Internet reliability and security enjoyed by international military organisations. HRN will be targeted at both the government and corporate sectors, and represents the pursuit of the company’s […]

Online financial services provider Pure Commerce has launched its multi-currency e-commerce service for wireless devices. Businesses that adopt the service will be able to accept payments from international customers shopping on the Internet via Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) handsets or Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) in over 150 different currencies. The service will operate along the […]

Online financial content provider Bourse Data has announced plans to launch a takeover bid for superannuation consulting firm CSA. Bourse intends to issue 600,000 shares as consideration with a further 150,000 to be issued subject to certain performance criteria at the end of the 2001 financial year. CSA has a market presence in most Australian […]

Internet audience measurement service Nielsen/Netratings has released its findings for the first full month of March, based on what it claims to be the largest panel in Australia. AC Nielsen’s online measurement arm eRatings.com, a joint venture between the market research firm and Internet audience measurement technology and analysis company NetRatings, has drawn from its […]

Australian online travel agent Webjet and Internet solutions provider Isis Communications have signed an agreement to bring the partnership increased Web development, marketing opportunities and expanded content. Webjet and Isis have announced the development of a co-branded travel facility that will be marketed as part of Isis Communications’ creation of online communications. Isis senior vice […]

Australian online retailers are failing to efficiently handle product returns from consumers who buy online, according to a new study released by online research firm APT Strategies. The report – ‘Successful eFulfillment: the last mile in e-business’, which surveyed 8,438 Australian online shoppers over the past year, found that return rates on products were reaching […]

Australian online business-to-business (B2B) firm Ehyou, owner of the Sprint media group of companies and music service provider MP3, is set to re-list on the Australian Stock Exchange on Tuesday. The company’s recent round of capital raising, which closed early and was oversubscribed, reached AUS$16.8 million (US$10.08 million), according to a company statement. “We are […]

Online music provider ChaosMusic has joined with mcm entertainment to provide a co-branded e-commerce store to the take40 Web site. Under the deal, chaosMusic will maintain an exclusive retail position on the take40 site, providing back-end infrastructure and technology fulfillment, and sourcing local and international titles through its operation in Melbourne. ChaosMusic chief executive officer […]

Online retailer buy.com has launched on the Australian market with an e-tailing strategy it claims will make it Australia’s first end-to-end e-commerce, multi-category retail business. The company will use a three-pronged strategy to win a significant proportion of the 3.8 million consumers who are set to be shopping online the end of the year, according […]

Media company Austar and electronic retailer TVSN have struck an alliance which is designed to place both companies at the forefront of interactive television and e-commerce in Australia. Austar has taken a 50 per cent stake in TVSN, in the form of AUS$20 million (US$12 million) of notes convertible into TVSN ordinary shares. The deal […]

The multimedia division of Internet solutions provider and eCommerce technology developer Sausage Software has been enlisted to develop Web-based educational content for the US-based organization of online encyclopedia Britannica.com. Sausage Interactive will develop new content for the primary, secondary and tertiary education markets reached by Britannica literature. Sausage chief executive officer Wayne Bos said the […]

The Australian Federal Government’s export and investment body Austrade has announced the winners of its second annual Silicon Valley eBusiness Mission Competition. Ten winners and two runners-up have been selected from a field of 175 Australian applicants to participate in a week-long, all expenses paid visit to the global IT epicentre, Silicon Valley. Winners selected […]