Paul Nicholls

US Interactive published a White Paper exploring the difficulties of Internet commerce and identifying specific hurdles that merchants need to clear. Written by US Interactive’s Ken Crutchfield, the report is entitled “Barriers to Internet Commerce–Then and Now.” “The document outlines the changing Internet landscape and offers general insight for businesses looking to develop successful Internet […]

Network Associates, Inc. announced today the release of PGP Enterprise Security 3.0, a new security solution that integrates NAI’s leading encryption applications with a suite of server and management tools for enforcing security policies across corporate enterprises. NAI said the suite is designed to combine e-mail, file, folder, and disk encryption with a set of […]

Microsoft Corp. and Ernst & Young LLP announced a partnership today to develop electronic commerce applications. The companies are billing eCommerce RapidStart as a solution designed to outfit a company with an e-commerce pilot program within 30 days. The firms said they will collaborate to develop and implement an e-commerce strategy for companies by combining […]

Allaire Corp. and CyberCash Inc. said they are teaming up to provide an updated set of ColdFusion extensions (CFXs) that allows Web developers to incorporate real-time payment technology into their Web sites. Developers can download a beta version of the CyberCash 3.2 CFXs, as well as existing NetVerify CFXs, from the Allaire Web site at […]

Stumpworld Systems Inc. said it launched an e-commerce initiative by acquiring BuyItOnline, an aggregator of more than 35,000 business links on the Web. By mid October, Stumpworld said, a new BuyItOnline site will emerge changing from a simple link directory into an end-to-end virtual shopping center, offering merchant sites that are promoted via a national […]

Aptex Software Inc., developer of the SelectResponse intelligent response system for online customer inquiries, formed a strategic partnership with Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories Inc. and its Adante subsidiary. Aptex is a subsidiary of HNC Software Inc. The partnership is designed to allow the companies to provide a solution for companies that manage a large number of […]

Online bookseller Amazon.com, Inc., which announced plans this summer to begin competing in the music e-tail arena, today said it added 42,000 new classical and opera titles to its selection of CDs. Amazon said the increase brings its total number of music store selections to over 200,000 titles. The company said classical offerings will be […]

BizRate issued its Buyers’ Best for August, naming 10 merchants ranked best in overall customer satisfaction as the result of surveys collected from more than 13,500 consumers buying goods from BizRate participating merchant sites. Shoppers rated their experiences both at point-of-purchase and by e-mail after the goods were received. As a group, winners excel on […]

Computer direct marketer Insight, a subsidiary of Insight Enterprises Inc. in Tempe, AZ, said it will launch an electronic sales and marketing campaign with Compaq Computer Corp. The new program is designed to increase Insight’s sales of Compaq products to small- and medium-sized businesses. Financial arrangements were not disclosed. The marketing program includes an Insight […]

The Electronic Funds Transfer Association’s Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) Industry Council elected as its chairman John Pfeuffer, vice president of Citicorp Services Inc., a developer and operator of debit-card systems. Re-elected as first vice chairman was Arthur W. Burger, president of Burger, Carroll & Associates, a New Mexico-based information technology and management company specializing in […]

GHR Systems partnered with MPACT Immedia to operate Online Mortgage Explorer (OME), a multi-lender mortgage origination Web site. Initially, the site is scheduled to feature access to seller/servicers on Freddie Mac’s GoldWorks network. GHR will manage and distribute the loan product and pricing information from the GoldWorks lenders on the OME site. MPACT is a […]

Repeat customers now account for more than one-half of total revenue among the high-end electronic commerce sites tracked by Intermarket Group’s new reference directory, The eMerchant Survey. During the first quarter of this year, revenue from repeat customers accounted for an average 53% of total online revenue, up from 37% during the 1997 calendar year, […]