ecommerce
RSS ecommerceIn brief: Neon launches ShadowWebserver
News The firm claims its software makes high-level, ecommerce transactions possible using mainframe data. Middleware vendor Neon Systems will launch its ShadowWebserver 4.1 on Tuesday. The release allows companies with IMS... [17 Jul 1998]
Tarifica report explores the jungle of ecommerce
News There are four types of companies doing well in the online trading jungle, according to the latest research from Phillips Tarifica. The company conducted a survey of Internet shopping companies in Europe and found the most successful... [16 Jul 1998]
In brief: NetGravity back in business with AdServer 3.1
News AdServer 3.1 works with Netscape's Ecommerce, Microsoft's Internet Information Server and the latest version of Sun's Solaris Web server platform. After six months focusing on its flotation, advertising software... [15 Jul 1998]
US holds the Aces in digital certification
News The project is still being reviewed by government agencies and vendors, but could lead the way in the formation of a global public key infrastructure (PKI) - a framework for ecommerce. The US government has taken its... [14 Jul 1998]
Verisign boosts Net security with SecureIT deal
News Ecommerce certification specialist Verisign has acquired SecureIT for $68m (£41.5m) in a bid to expand its market share in Internet security services. Verisign is a provider of digital certificate and public key... [08 Jul 1998]
In brief: Software firm hails successful move to Web
News It closed down its chain of 80 stores to concentrate on ecommerce. Egghead, the US software retailer, has nearly doubled its sales following the switch to online selling. In January the company was the first to turn its... [08 Jul 1998]
UK Banks hope to play their smartcards right
News The announcement will mark the start of the race for ecommerce partnerships. Banks and building societies in the UK are expected to commit to smartcard technology tomorrow, following the successful conclusion of trials... [07 Jul 1998]
Ecommerce held back by company politics
News Nearly three-quarters of IT executives claim to be the driving force behind ecommerce in their businesses, but they are getting increasingly frustrated by company politics, according to a survey by Cambridge Information... [06 Jul 1998]
Bentalls moves suppliers to ecommerce
News South of England department store group, Bentalls, has announced it will be ordering goods electronically from its suppliers. The move is part of a strategy to revamp its distribution processes and comes after the unveiling of a new... [06 Jul 1998]
Business chiefs call for ecommerce dialogue
News Without it, they claim that global ecommerce will be held back. This is designed to help public and private sector work together on advancing ecommerce. David Weatherby, project manager at the Electronic... [03 Jul 1998]
Web poll reveals rise of online shopping
News Roger Till, chief executive at the Ecommerce Association, said: "The figures show people are beginning to have confidence in security on the Web. The Ecommmerce Association has welcomed the latest Internet Monitor report... [03 Jul 1998]
In brief: Intelligent agents create ecommerce price wars
News Intelligent software agents will turn online commerce into a boom and bust economy, according to research from IBM. Jeffrey Kephart, who headed the study at IBM's Thomas J. Watson Research Centre, said that intelligent agents were... [02 Jul 1998]
Visa backs European smartcard standard
News Simon Bailey, spokesman for ecommerce software developer JCP, said: "This battle for standards ownership will be ongoing because the winner stands to gain a lot. Visa is set to push forward a European standard for... [01 Jul 1998]
EDI gets boost from Ovum
News Volume Three, due in October, will look at the effect of business-to-business ecommerce on the network service market. EDI (electronic data interchange) looks set to be transformed into a business tool for SMEs (small... [30 Jun 1998]
In brief: Net escapes taxation
News Supporters of the bill argue that taxation of Internet trade will discourage the global trend towards ecommerce. The US House of Representatives has approved the Internet Tax Freedom Act, which calls for a three-year ban... [30 Jun 1998]
