Paul Nicholls

Thomson & Thomson in Boston, a global trademark and intellectual property specialist, partnered with domain registrar Network Solutions Inc. to help small to mid-size firms with launching successful corporate e-commerce initiatives. Thomson & Thomson’s namestake.com, an online brand identity management service, is designed to enable companies to create and protect their identities on the Web. […]

In what marks the latest addition to its growing list of new services for users, Yahoo! Inc. today unveiled Yahoo! Auctions, a free online buying and selling service. The portal said it teamed up with auction operator ONSALE, Inc. to provide items in more than 2,000 different categories for users to browse, bid or buy. […]

More than 23 million U.S. households are connecting to the Internet and almost 16 million of those are participating in e-commerce and related activities, according to a newly released white paper from Ziff-Davis’ Market Intelligence operation. About half of the activity is driven by women, the report said. The actual number of households making purchases […]

CertCo Inc., Entrust Technologies Inc. and GTE CyberTrust said they are participating in a pilot project designed for banks to enable consumers and merchants to make secure payments over the Internet. The NACHA (National Automated Clearing House Association) Internet Council CA Interoperability Pilot is helping to define the business practices necessary to create a foundation […]

Computer retailer Cyberian Outpost said it has established a major sales and marketing agreement with USA TODAY Online. Under the terms of the agreement, Cyberian Outpost will be the exclusive computer hardware reseller within USA TODAY Online’s Computer Marketplace and on its Technology site, and a “premier” vendor in its Computer Software Marketplace. Cyberian Outpost […]

PNC Bank, based in Pittsburgh, announced plans to prepare for Internet-based delivery of electronic bill presentment and payment services to customers. The bank’s biller integration services will be developed through a series of pilot projects, the firm stated. Corporate customers and internal bank billers will participate in the projects. An initial bill presentment service will […]

Digital Commerce Corp. launched esoftmall.com with three main software anchor stores providing Electronic Software Distribution (ESD) capability and shrink wrapped purchase of software via the Internet. The three stores; Computer Center, Digital Store and Software Center represent more than 1,000 software manufacturers and stock over 200,000 software titles. The site also provides links to DCC’s […]

Web-savvy growth companies are using their sites for more than advertising and product information, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP’s latest survey. Sixty-one percent of the companies surveyed are also using them to build customer relationships. And 60% use them to invite comments and feedback, according to the company’s “Trendsetter Barometer” report. PricewaterhouseCoopers “Trendsetter Barometer” interviewed CEOs […]

CDnow, Inc. and Yahoo! Inc. said today they are extending their e-commerce partnership to make CDnow the premier music e-tailer on a range of international Yahoo! sites. Beginning this month, users will be able to tap into CDnow’s extensive music selection via Yahoo!’s U.K. & Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Canada, Australia & […]

Online movie store Reel.com, Inc. today announced a content and distribution partnership with leading Web portal Excite, Inc. Under terms of the agreement, Reel.com becomes the “dominant and preferred” video and DVD merchant on the Excite.com and Webcrawler.com Entertainment and Shopping Channels. In addition, Reel.com’s proprietary content will be integrated into search results for movie […]

Internet guide network The Mining Co. today announced marketing alliances with seven companies to provide exclusive placement in the network’s new e-commerce area, Mining Co. Marketplace. The companies include AtHand, BigStar, BMG Direct, eBay, HomeShark, Trading Direct and ValuPage. Financial details were not disclosed. Marketplace is an area designed to offer e-commerce partners the opportunity […]

Divot Golf Corp. said it signed to be the sole and exclusive sponsor and link for the golf accessories and apparel category at incentive marketer FreeRide Media’s e-commerce Web site. The link from the FreeRide Web site will connect directly to www.divot.com, the e-commerce site for Miller Golf Inc., Divot Golf’s wholly owned subsidiary. Financial […]