Michael Sedge

UK-based Deluxe Data International Ltd. has launched three new Internet banking products in anticipation of a predicted increase in demand for online banking services in Europe. The vendor said the new products will provide highly flexible services, reflecting the unique needs of a financial institution’s various market segments. The new products are: Deluxe Internet Financial […]

Telecommunications competition has created a battle for the Italian Internet market as a result of recent European deregulation. Almost overnight international partnerships such as Albacom and Infostrada are competing with long-time, state-operated Telecom Italia for individual Net users, as well as carriers for independent ISPs. For decades Telecom Italia maintained a monopoly on Italy’s telecommunications. […]

More than ever before, Italians are going online for products and services, according to a recent study by the Osservatorio Internet Italia, a research group supported by several of the country’s top corporations. Nearly 130,000 Italians have purchased goods and services online, according to the report. Among the products, computer software ranked number one (25 […]

In an effort to enhance its online sales, Italian fashion house Diesel has gone one-on-one with its Internet customers by launching the Diesel Club. Already exceeding 150,000 members, the club provides exclusive, sneak previews of upcoming collections, an advanced look at advertisements, and an e-mail newsletter of Diesel happenings. “Perhaps the best feature of our […]

Canadian author Peter C. Newman today helped launch ChaptersGLOBE.com, Canada’s newest and largest online bookstore. Among its selection of 2.9 million international titles, the Web site alliance between Chapters and The Globe and Mail newspaper contains an unprecedented selection of Canadian titles. Books are be sourced from Canadian distributors and publishers to support the Canadian […]

WorldPort Communications, of Atlanta Georgia, (WRDP), has strategically repositioned its European subsidiary EnerTel as a provider of communications services to carriers, multinational corporations and ISPs. WorldPort has now completed the sale of the Dutch subsidiary’s consumer and residential business unit, making EnerTel a regional gateway for high volume customers. “This transaction solidifies EnerTel’s position as […]

Italy’s first national Internet shopping network kicked off today at Smau, the country’s annual technology and telecommunications fair, which runs through Oct. 26 in Milan. Magellano E-Shop offers over 150 products, representing 50 different manufacturers. Though offering a wide range of products, E-Shop’s primary line consists of computer software and hardware. All purchases are made […]

MultiMediator Strategy Group (MMSG) has devised a solution for keeping up with the thousands of pages of material being presented to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) hearings into New Media. It will be very difficult for any one person to read all the submissions, or attend all the hearings. Consequently, MMSG developed a […]

Royal Bank and NBTel are collaborating on a pilot project, to start in the Fall, that will allow Royal Bank Mondex clients who subscribe to NBTel’s Vibe service to purchase goods and services on the Vibe Intranet with their Mondex smart cards. Mondex smart cards provide an electronic cash alternative to credit card purchases over […]

If there was ever justification for transforming Italy’s government-financed and operated Radio, Televisione Italiana (RAI) into a private institution, it is Italica, the high-tech, high-cost Internet endeavor. Financed in part by the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Italica’s concept to expand the Italian language and culture throughout the world is, according to some experts, so […]