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Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Overstock.com Deploys Mercado eCommerce Searchandising Solution to Help Customers Find the Right Products Fast and Effortlessly

Overstock.com Deploys Mercado eCommerce Searchandising Solution to Help Customers Find the Right Products Fast and Effortlessly
Leading Online Clearance Store Turns to Mercado for Flexible Merchandising Capabilities and Increased Conversions through Better Search & Navigation

PLEASANTON, Calif Mercado Software, the leading provider of eCommerce search and merchandising solutions, today announced that Overstock.com, Inc. recently deployed their industry-leading eCommerce search and merchandising solution.

“Our customers want to find the right products fast and with less effort,” said Patrick Byrne, CEO of Overstock.com. “That calls for a flexible solution that provides our marketing team with a high level of control over merchandising. We were sold on Mercado’s Commerce Merchandising Console and plan on taking full advantage of Mercado’s merchandising features.”

Overstock.com carries a large assortment of continually changing products, ranging from brand-name electronics to handcrafted products from artisans around the globe. Finding the right product on such a site can be challenging, so site search that understands and interprets shopper desires, leveraging metrics such as customer ratings and reviews, is key. By facilitating easy browsing through categories that are automatically narrowed and refined, Mercado helps Overstock.com reduce the search-to-buy cycle dramatically.

Overstock.com selected Mercado’s solution in late 2006. Byrne adds, “Our relationship with Mercado has been just tremendous. We realize that we’re going to be best served by a vendor that is focused on driving the success of companies like Overstock.com, and we have been impressed with the dedication they’ve shown.”

“Mercado is proud to power search, navigation, and merchandising on Overstock.com, and we are confident they will see great results – in both conversion rates and shopper satisfaction,” said Corey Leibow, CEO of Mercado Software. “We look forward to a long and rewarding partnership with Overstock.com.”

About Mercado Software

Mercado (www.mercado.com) is the leading eCommerce search & merchandising solution specialist for multi-channel retail and B2B organizations. By enabling a superior buying experience and equipping business managers with a powerful platform on which to execute merchandising strategies, online businesses can aggressively grow revenue and foster customer loyalty. Sears Holdings Corp., Guess?, Inc., Williams-Sonoma Inc., OfficeMax, Macy's, ShopNBC, Delightful Deliveries, and Organize.com are some of the companies benefiting from Mercado’s solutions. For more information about Mercado Software, please visit www.mercado.com or call (888) 376-1400.

About Overstock.com

Overstock.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSTK) (www.overstock.com) is the Internet leader for brand names at clearance prices. Overstock.com offers its customers an opportunity to shop for bargains conveniently, while offering its suppliers an alternative inventory liquidation distribution channel. Overstock.com, headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah is a publicly traded company listed on the NASDAQ Global Market System. Overstock.com is a trademark of Overstock.com, Inc.

In respect to Overstock.com, Inc. this press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, forecasted benefits of the software deployment, like increased conversion, easier customer search and navigation, reduction in the search-to-buy cycle, as well as all such other risks as identified in Overstock.com’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, and all its subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which contain and identify important factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those contained in its projections or forward-looking statements.


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Tuesday, April 03, 2007

Dynasty and NextMart to Create Powerful Brand for Targeting China's Young Urban Males & Females

Dynasty and NextMart to Create Powerful Brand for Targeting China's Young Urban Males & Females
April 2 Dynasty Gaming Inc. (TSXV: "DNY"; OTCBB: "DYNFF") today announced the signing of a joint venture agreement with China's NextMart Inc. for the creation of a powerful new brand, in the form of a highly profiled e-commerce website, that will focus primarily on China's approximately 200 million young urban males and females aged 18 to 25.

Dynasty chief executive Albert Barbusci stated, "This universe of young
urban adults represents our ideal demographic. It comprises people who are
currently spending over $7 billion annually on entertainment and
non-essentials, and who represent 90 percent of China's total broadband
subscribers. By jointly creating this powerful brand, we will participate in
the benefits associated with a tightly controlled website, the management of
user data, and the marketing and promotion of our online Mahjong and other
Asian games. This audience, often acknowledged as potentially the most
powerful universe of consumers in the world, will provide enormous traction
for our online Mahjong and other gaming products."

Many of China's young urban males and females have adopted for themselves
the American nickname "Bobos", a derivative of bourgeois bohemian. Under the
banner of Bobo Media, the new brand will be promoted through YUMales, an
e-commerce site that will be promoted as 'the Internet for young men'. It will
feature XSTV, a popular and highly successful extreme sports brand and
television program that has won numerous industry awards, including Emmy
nominations, as well as having achieved some of the highest U.S. audience
ratings for an extreme sports show. In addition to its already large following
of young males, many young urban females are expected to be attracted as a
result of the keenness of females to chat with extreme sports enthusiasts who
post their video clips on the YUM site. Dynasty's Mahjong and other electronic
games, together with a loyalty program through which points can be earned,
will be a major feature of the YUM site.

Barbusci added, "Creating a specialized and controlled vertical that
showcases our online games is a very significant first step but there are
others that will follow, such as the sale of advertising. The opportunities
available to us for gaining market dominance and financial returns through the
creation of this brand are almost unlimited."

Dr. Bruno Wu, chief executive of NextMart's parent company, Sun Media
Investment Holdings Ltd., stated, "This agreement allows us to do what we do
best: develop very sizeable online communities for targeted audiences as a
means of providing in-demand products and services from which revenues will be
generated. The creation of a powerful and dynamic e-commerce site, targeting
China's population of 18 to 25 year old urban males and females, will provide
our respective organizations with a platform for reaching a universe of people
keen to make their own decisions and to follow their own ideas. This
demographic represents the new China; it is made up of many people who embrace
the late Deng Xiaoping's proclamation that "to get rich is glorious". Through
a combination of our brand building skills and Dynasty's marketing and gaming
expertise, we can play a role in the realization of that proclamation."

The TSX Venture Exchange has in no way passed upon the merits of the
proposed transaction and has neither approved nor disapproved of the contents
of this news release.

Forward-looking Statements

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements with
respect to the Corporation. These forward-looking statements, by their nature,
involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those contemplated. We consider the assumptions on which these
forward-looking statements are based to be reasonable, but caution the reader
that these assumptions regarding future events, many of which are beyond our
control, may ultimately prove to be incorrect.

About Dynasty Gaming Inc.

In cooperation with Beijing-based 95Joy, Dynasty Gaming, through its
wholly-owned subsidiaries, is aggressively pursuing agreements with major
companies in the People's Republic of China for the development, marketing and
distribution of government-approved online applications for its proprietary
Mahjong software. Success to date includes the establishment of a relationship
with Beijing Junnet Online E-Commerce Limited (www.junnet.cn), one of the
largest prepaid card distributors in China, for the marketing and distribution
of prepaid cards for accessing a play-for-points version of Mahjong on sites
in China. Dynasty has also entered into a partnership with Sohu.com Inc.
(www.sohu.com), one of China's most widely used interactive online sources for
information, entertainment and communications incorporating a leading portal
with more than 100 million registered users.

Dynasty's relationship with Sun Media Investment Holdings Ltd.
(www.chinasunmedia.com), China's largest privately owned multi-media provider,
represents a powerful channel through which to create enhanced awareness of an
online version of Mahjong, a national sport in China. Agreements also exist
with Betex (www.betexgroup.plc.uk) covering sports lotteries and SSI
(www.sino.com) covering welfare lotteries, which further expand the range of
distribution channels through which Dynasty-sourced content will be marketed
and managed in China. An agreement with Las Vegas From Home.com Entertainment
Inc. (www.lvfh.com) allows Dynasty to provide all of its marketing channel
partners with its own Mahjong game together with LVFH's full suite of popular
Asian-style specialty games. Commencement of multi-site online play of Mahjong
in China is expected to begin in April, 2007. Competition for seats at a World
Cup of Mahjong event, scheduled for June 2007 in Macau, PRC, will serve as an
incentive for a large universe of players.

Dynasty Gaming's 92.1 million common shares, issued and outstanding, are
widely held by Canadian and U.S. investors. Full information on Dynasty Gaming
can be found at www.dynastygaming.com and on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) under
Dynasty Gaming Inc.

About NextMart Inc.

NextMart is an online trade media and merchant company that builds
direct-buyer communities and services them with digital media offerings,
online exhibitions and customer loyalty programs. NextMart also builds
e-enabled distribution systems, transaction platforms and business communities
in fast-growing Chinese vertical markets, connecting buyers and sellers with a
suite of turnkey digital media, e-commerce and information management
solutions. Companies leverage NextMart's web-based business media communities
to access vital industrial intelligence and forge trading relationships with
suppliers and buyers that promote cost efficiencies and increased distribution
reach. To learn more, please visit www.sunnewmedia.net.

Pizza.Net to Provide Restaurants With Premier Payment Solutions for On-Line Pizza Ordering

Pizza.Net to Provide Restaurants With Premier Payment Solutions for On-Line Pizza Ordering

April 02, 2007 -- On-line pizza ordering is the prime focus of the National search engine, Pizza.Net, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pizza International, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: PZZL). To provide restaurants with on-line payment solutions, Pizza.Net has selected Intuit's Innovative Merchant Solutions (IMS) to provide on-line payment solutions on the Pizza.Net web site.

Now with IMS, restaurants can process their orders on the Internet. In addition, Pizza.Net, combined with IMS, can also provide pizza restaurants a full suite of solutions including QuickBooks, credit card processing terminals, and web-based processing solutions.

Tim Simpson, CEO of Pizza International, Inc., said, "The majority of the 62,000 plus restaurants in our database are small mom-and-pop locations. Our search engine gives customers the ability to find their local pizza restaurants on-line, browse the menus and the payments are processed through IMS. We're very excited about working with IMS to deliver our solution."

"Anyone can have a small web site today, but the cost of on-line menus with ordering and real-time processing from home or office computers and mobile devices, is cost prohibitive to set up and maintain for most restaurants," said Simpson. "This makes it possible for any pizzeria or Italian restaurant that offers take-out or delivery to really compete."

About Pizza International, Inc. (PZZL.PK) company

Pizza International, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: PZZL) (www.pizzainternational.net) was formed to answer current and future Internet preferences of families with children, couples, single adults, seniors, students, executives and office personnel seeking quality products and services that are easily accessible. Based on the fact that change is escalating, the company focuses on innovations and necessities capable of keeping up with technology and consumer demands. The company mission is to acquire or create unique Internet enterprises that offer but are not limited to the expedited access to entertainment, food, financial services, travel, learning, news and targeted information, and innovative consumer products through e-commerce. They also will provide a community of services that make Internet communication easier and safer. The first two acquisitions have included www.Pizza.Net, the largest Internet pizza search engine soon to incorporate on-line ordering and www.LookItsMeOnTV.com, offering custom photo personalized DVD cartoons that put any child in the picture.

Legal Notice Regarding Statements Including Those That are Forward Looking.

The statements in this press release regarding real or implied expectations with regard to the future impact on the company's results from acquisitions or developed properties are forward-looking statements and are within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The statements in the above document may also contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Although every effort has been made not to include statements that involve risk and uncertainties, that may be the case and such statements are subject to change at any time. There are no anticipated results detailed in the above statements, however, actual results may differ materially from expected or implied results.

Wednesday, March 07, 2007

Washington Mutual - WAMU Joins NACHA Electronic Payments Association

Washington Mutual Joins NACHA

March 7 Washington Mutual (WaMu) has joined NACHA -- The Electronic Payments Association as a direct financial institution member. According to the most recent NACHA Top 50 list, WaMu is the nation's fifth largest receiving financial institution of ACH payments.

"Membership in NACHA provides WaMu with an opportunity to help shape
the future direction of the ACH Network and the payments system," says
Nandita Bakhshi, Payments Division Executive of WaMu. "As electronic
payments continue to trend upward, we are eager to participate in the many
initiatives underway at NACHA."

"Significant changes in the payments industry continually present
financial institutions with new opportunities and challenges," said Elliott
C. McEntee, President and Chief Executive Officer of NACHA. "As the ACH
Network continues to grow in importance to financial institutions and their
customers, membership in NACHA gives financial institutions the information
and tools they need to succeed in today's highly competitive environment.
On behalf of all the members, we welcome WaMu to NACHA."

NACHA now has 42 direct members, consisting of 23 financial
institutions and 19 regional payment associations. The other financial
institution members are ABN-AMRO, American Express Centurion Bank, Bank of
America, BB&T, Capital One, Citigroup, Citizens Bank, Commerce Bank,
Discover Bank, Fort Knox National Bank, Harris, N.A. (BMO Capital Markets),
JPMorgan Chase, KeyBank, Mellon, National City, PNC Bank, Synovus Financial
Corp., TCF National Bank, US Bank, Wachovia, Wells Fargo, and Zions
Bancorporation.

About the ACH Network and NACHA -- The Electronic Payments Association
The Automated Clearing House (ACH) Network facilitates commerce,
electronically, by serving as an efficient, reliable and secure payments
system. NACHA, led by member depository financial institutions and payments
associations, fulfills this purpose by managing the development,
administration, and governance of the ACH Network, and by providing
superior services and value to its members as the industry association
responsible for ACH payments. NACHA represents more than 11,000 financial
institutions through direct memberships and a network of regional payments
associations, and 650 organizations through its industry councils. Visit
NACHA on the Internet at http://www.nacha.org.

About WaMu
WaMu, through its subsidiaries, is one of the nation's leading consumer
and small business banks. At December 31, 2006, WaMu and its subsidiaries
had assets of $346.29 billion. The company has a history dating back to
1889 and its subsidiary banks currently operate more than 2,600 consumer
and small business banking stores throughout the nation. WaMu's press
releases are available at http://newsroom.wamu.com.



SOURCE NACHA -- The Electronic Payments Association

BroadVision, Inc. (Pink Sheets:BVSN) Outlines Strategic Product Roadmap and Vision

BroadVision Outlines Strategic Product Roadmap and Vision
Comprehensive 12-Month Plan for Continued Innovation


BroadVision, Inc. (Pink Sheets:BVSN), a global provider of e-business solutions, today announced a comprehensive product roadmap for the next 12 months. The roadmap includes a breadth of new products including an advanced e-business framework with modular web services, agile development toolsets, a companion implementation methodology, a vertical application, and an on-demand strategy. Additionally, the company announced the general availability of QuickSilver 3.0, the newest version of BroadVision’s world-leading e-publishing solution.

“As organizations invest in their next generation e-business applications, they need solutions that can differentiate their online presence and are cost-effective to deploy and maintain,” said Dr. Pehong Chen, CEO. “They want to leverage the time to market advantage of packaged application functionality while developing customized components that will set their e-business strategy apart. The new solutions we are announcing today will help them meet all of these goals.”

The details of the comprehensive 12-month roadmap are as follows:

BroadVision Kona™ e-business Framework

The Kona e-business framework uniquely brings together the fast time-to-market of packaged applications with the flexibility of custom developed solutions. Central to this framework is BroadVision’s fundamental intellectual property in personalization and self-service technologies, which provide organizations with a set of open, flexible and configurable services for developing compelling e-business applications quickly and efficiently. Kona’s extensive out-of-the-box capabilities for business and technical users, standards-based approach, and support for both Open Source and commercial Web infrastructure components drive the highest levels of performance with the lowest total cost of ownership. BroadVision Kona™ is available today.

Kona Application Services Library

Integrated with Kona is a library of flexible and modular web services, which enables more robust e-business applications:

e-Commerce: solutions for transacting business online through B2B and B2C channels. BroadVision’s Commerce Services powers the entire sales process from lead generation to sales execution to customer support and provides unique merchandising and personalization capabilities.
Portal: solutions to create unique environments where organizations interact and collaborate with visitors through personalized views of information, resources and business processes stored in diverse internal and external legacy information systems.
Content Management: solutions to give business users control over the quality of information as they create, manage and publish content to e-business applications.
Process Management: complete solution to develop and deploy user-centric self-service processes as well as task-centric workflow processes.
Organizations can mix and match services from this library to bring together the right combination of functionality for their e-business applications. All BroadVision Kona Application Services are generally available immediately, with incremental releases scheduled for availability throughout 2007.

BroadVision Kukini™ e-business Development Toolset

Kukini is a new standards-based toolset that enables agile application development and facilitates more effective collaboration between business and IT professionals throughout the e-business evolution process. It transforms web site construction’s tedious tasks such as page layout, site navigation, data presentation, report generation, etc. from difficult hard-coded programs into straightforward assembly of preconfigured patterns. Incorporating XML standard formats, rich Web 2.0-based user experiences and packaged as an extension module to the popular Eclipse interactive development environment, Kukini leverages Kona’s core capabilities such as the BroadVision Process™ technology and yet is independent of the Kona engine. BroadVision Kukini™ is scheduled for general availability in the second quarter of 2007.

BroadVision K2 Methodology™ — The Kona-Kukini Combination

The combination of Kona and Kukini dramatically speeds up development cycles, resulting in significant productivity improvements to customers. To help our customers harness these benefits, BroadVision has developed the K2 Methodology based on best practices accumulated from over 14 years of e-business project experience. The methodology emphasizes a “time-boxed” approach, iterated throughout all phases of a project’s 4D (discovery, design, development, deployment) lifecycle. It further promotes the configuration and assembly of reusable Kona objects and Kukini patterns to deduce the amount of hard coding, which delegates laborious chores to “role players”, freeing the more scarce high-end resources to focus on the inevitable but more challenging “one-off” programming tasks. Field implementations of the K2 Methodology have demonstrated substantial time to market gains and convincing cost savings across a wide spectrum of e-business initiatives. The BroadVision K2 Methodology™ will be generally available in the second quarter of 2007.

BroadVision eMerchandising™ — A New Solution for Boosting Online Sales

The first BroadVision vertical solution, eMerchandising™, gives merchants an innovative solution to boost online sales and strengthen customer relationships. Merchants can create a variety of cross- and up-sell opportunities including mix-and-match discounting, tiered-discounting, quantity/cost combination discounting, companion discounting and other creative incentive programs. In light of widespread and high shopping cart abandonment rates, eMerchandising™ delivers ever-needed benefits to shoppers with attractive value and to merchants with increased sales. Personalization capabilities allow targeted messaging, encouraging shoppers to take advantage of offers most germane to the items selected. An intelligent arbitration engine ensures that shoppers are always given the most advantageous discounts in real-time as shopping continues. eMerchandising™ integrates seamlessly with BroadVision Commerce 7.x and Kona Commerce platforms, as well as any non-BroadVision commerce engines. BroadVision eMerchandising™ is scheduled for general availability in April 2007.

BroadVision e-business Solutions On-Demand

Based on strong market needs, BroadVision also announced the formation of the BroadVision On-Demand (BVOD)™ business unit, headquartered in Beijing, China. BVOD’s on-demand solutions — easy to setup and operate via personalized self-service without costly upfront investments and lingering maintenance overhead — deliver compelling value to our customers immediately and continuously. CHRM™ (Collaborative Human Resource Management), developed using Kona-Kukini in record time and with tremendous cost savings as BVOD’s first offering, has proven to be an impressive showcase for the K2 Methodology. This on-demand solution provides superb visibility and agility for all members of our customers' organizations to collaborate more productively in each phase of the HR management lifecycle, creating a strategic competitive advantage through the efficient management of human assets. CHRM™ is scheduled for general availability in the second quarter of 2007.

BroadVision QuickSilver™ 3.0

BroadVision QuickSilver™ provides powerful features for creation and publishing of lengthy, complex documents supporting multiple output formats (including HTML, PDF, and Postscript) and automatic publishing of personalized content to BroadVision Portal solutions. QuickSilver 3.0, available immediately, delivers a number of new features including Unicode support and improved support for XML authoring.

Conference Call Reminder

The company will host an Investor/Analyst Call at 10:00 AM PST today, March 7, 2007, dial-in information is: 866-463-5401, pass code 426315#. Login information is also posted on www.broadvision.com/investor. During the call, Dr. Chen will discuss the 2006 results in more detail and review the company’s roadmap for the future. This call will be available via playback at www.broadvision.com for 90 days following the call.

Information Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

Information in this release that involves expectations, beliefs, hopes, plans, intentions or strategies regarding the future are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainties. All forward-looking statements included in this release, including, but not limited to, the availability of new product and solution offerings, are based upon information available to BroadVision as of the date of this release, and BroadVision assumes no obligation to update or correct any such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results could differ materially from BroadVision's current expectations. Various factors and risks associated with BroadVision's business are discussed in its most recent annual report on Form 10-K and in BroadVision's quarterly reports on Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

About BroadVision

Driving innovation since 1993, BroadVision is a global provider of e-business solutions. Our modular applications and agile toolsets, built on a robust framework for personalization and self-service, power mission-critical web initiatives that deliver unparalleled value to diverse customers worldwide. Hundreds of organizations, serving over 50 million registered users — including Audible.com, Baker Hughes, Cardinal Health, Citibank, Hilti, Japan Airlines, Renault, Sears, Sony, Standard Chartered Bank, Vodafone, U.S. Air Force, Xerox and Yomiuri Shinbun — rely on BroadVision as their platform of choice for e-business.

For more information about BroadVision, Inc., call 650.331.1000, email ir1@broadvision.com or visit www.broadvision.com.

BroadVision is a trademark or registered trademark of BroadVision, Inc. in the United States and other countries.

Arthur Medici Resigns as Internet Commerce Corporation's Chief Operating Officer

Arthur Medici Resigns as Internet Commerce Corporation's Chief Operating Officer


March 07, 2007 -- Internet Commerce Corporation (ICC) (NASDAQ: ICCA), a leader in business-to-business e-commerce solutions, today announced the resignation of Arthur R. Medici as the company's chief operating officer.

"On behalf of our board of directors, shareholders and employees, I offer heartfelt appreciation for Art's contribution to the business during the past three years," said Thomas J. Stallings, ICC's chief executive officer. "His leadership, dedication and hard work helped to establish ICC as a thriving, profitable enterprise. We look forward to continuing to work with him, and we wish him success with the next phase of his career."

Medici re-joined ICC in 2004 to help turn around the company and establish a foundation for profitability. With multiple consecutive quarters of net income realized, he will take this opportunity to significantly reduce his years-long schedule of one hundred percent commuting. Medici will continue to serve ICC on a project basis by working on the Microsoft strategy and other company initiatives.

"I am confident of a continued forward momentum under our 'Growth with Profitability' strategy and believe ICC has a talented management team to enable a smooth transition into a new organizational structure," said Arthur Medici. "I am optimistic about ICC's future and believe that now is the time for me to make a lifestyle change and pursue new opportunities."

About Internet Commerce Corporation (ICC)

Internet Commerce Corporation, headquartered in Norcross, Georgia, is a leader in providing business-to-business e-commerce solutions. Thousands of customers rely on ICC's comprehensive line of solutions, in-depth expertise, and unmatched customer service to help balance cost, fit, and function required to meet unique requirements for trading partner compliance, coordination, and collaboration. With its software solutions, network services, hosted web applications, managed services, and consulting services, ICC is the trusted provider of e-commerce solutions for businesses, regardless of size and level of technical sophistication, to connect them with their trading communities. For more information, visit www.icc.net.

E-Commerce Virtual Distributor Application, Unveiled by NAMO Solutions

E-Commerce Virtual Distributor Application, Unveiled by NAMO Solutions

March 6, 2007 - E-commerce website application provider, NAMO Solutions, has debuted a new end–to–end product package, designed to facilitate online marketing, featuring upgraded levels of customizability of its ''Virtual Resellers'' predecessor.

''Virtual Distributor'' was developed to enable an online distributor to control his entire distributor network virtually and allows him to update or change items, product information, pricing, inventory, etc in his master database which would then automatically be updated in the database of all the players in the distribution network. The value added feature in this solution is the inclusion of a full fledged accounting package, which is optional, which is on par with some of the prevailing accounting packages available in the market today.

Some of the basic features that are included in Virtual Distributor are:

• Multilevel pricing
• Enhanced Shopping Cart
• Customer Management
• Invoicing
• Name your price / Conditional Purchase Order
• Online Quote
• Order Management
• Online RMA
• Create unlimited number of websites for your customers to sell your product

Vinod Jain, CEO of NAMO Solutions remarked, “We are very excited with this offering. In fact, several of our existing clients have already pre-placed orders for Virtual Distributor, which will be available from today.”

Wednesday, February 28, 2007

E-Commerce Solutions Firm, Ebix Inc., Trades on NASDAQ Global Markets

E-Commerce Solutions Firm, Ebix Inc., Trades on NASDAQ Global Markets

February 28, 2007 - International developer and supplier of software and e-commerce solutions to the insurance industry, Ebix, Inc., has commenced trading on the NASDAQ Global Market, trading under the ticker EBIX on the NASDAQ Global Market.

Mr. Robin Raina, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ebix offered, "The NASDAQ Global Market sets higher requirements of stockholders' equity, net income and market value. We are very pleased that our common shares were accepted for trading on the NASDAQ Global Market. We believe the move to the Global Market will increase our visibility and credibility in the institutional marketplace as also expose Ebix to potential new investors. It will also enable Ebix shareholders to benefit from increased liquidity and trading efficiency that the NASDAQ Global Market offers."

Ebix, Inc. is an international supplier of software and e-commerce solutions to the insurance industry. Ebix provides a series of application software products for the insurance industry ranging from carrier systems, agency systems and exchanges to custom software development for all entities involved in the insurance and financial services industries. Ebix's goal is to work collaboratively with clients to develop innovative technology strategies and solutions that address specific business challenges, by combining the newest technologies with its capabilities in consulting, systems design and integration, IT and business process outsourcing, applications software, and Web and application hosting to meet the individual needs of organizations.

With bases in Singapore, Australia, the US, UK, New Zealand, India and Canada, Ebix employs insurance and technology professionals who provide products, support and consultancy to more than 3,000 customers on six continents. Ebix was awarded Level 5 status of the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute's Capability Maturity Model (CMM). Ebix has also earned ISO 9001:2000 certification for both its development and call center units in India.

Tuesday, February 27, 2007

buySAFE certifies and monitors online merchants

02/23/07 -- buySAFE, Inc. (www.buysafe.com), the leading trust and safety company for e-commerce transactions, today announced that it has partnered with e-commerce solutions provider 3dCart (www.3dCart.com), allowing merchants that use 3dCart's shopping cart software to seamlessly integrate the buySAFE trust solution into their websites. 3dCart provides completely hosted storefront and checkout solutions for more than one thousand small-to-medium businesses.

buySAFE certifies and monitors online merchants -- identifying qualified merchants with the buySAFE Seal -- and uses surety bonds to guarantee merchant transactions for online shoppers. The buySAFE trust solution will be available to 3dCart merchants -- completely free of charge -- as an integrated feature for the company's Basic, Standard and Standard Plus editions of its software. Merchants using 3dCart need simply qualify for buySAFE and activate a control in their administrative dashboard in order to begin using buySAFE. Once activated, merchants will display the buySAFE Seal on their websites -- which boosts customer confidence and improves e-commerce site conversion rates -- and will also be able to offer their customers the ability to bond their purchases at checkout.

"We are thrilled to partner with 3dCart in offering their merchants a powerful solution for increasing website conversion," said Jeff Grass, buySAFE CEO. "By integrating the buySAFE trust solution, 3dCart merchants can let shoppers know that they are trustworthy and reliable, which makes these shoppers more likely to buy. This higher conversion rate results in greater revenue and greater profits for merchants every single month. Best of all, the solution is completely free to 3dCart merchants."

"Helping our clients succeed in an increasingly competitive online world is our mission," said Gonzalo Gil, president of 3dCart Shopping Cart Solutions. "Partnering with buySAFE gives our clients an additional way to differentiate themselves and build trust and confidence, while at the same time increasing their conversion rates."

To qualify for a buySAFE Seal, merchants must pass the rigorous buySAFE certification process, which ensures they are trustworthy, reliable and committed to delivering on the terms of the sale. Consumers that make a bonded purchase from a buySAFE Merchant receive a surety bond backed by Travelers®, ACE USA® and Liberty Mutual® that guarantees -- up to $25,000 -- that all terms and conditions of the sale will be met. The buySAFE Seal helps ensure that online shoppers will have a safe and worry-free shopping experience.

buySAFE will be available to 3dCart customers beginning in April 2007. Current 3dCart customers interested in being considered as beta testers for buySAFE should send an e-mail to 3dcart@buysafe.com.

About buySAFE

buySAFE, Inc. helps to create a safe and stress-free online shopping environment. buySAFE certifies merchants, identifies reputable online businesses with the buySAFE Seal, and uses surety bonds to provide broad protection for individual buyers from online transaction risks. buySAFE has issued more than 11,000,000 surety bonds on individual online purchases. buySAFE also benefits online merchants by increasing trust and confidence of their shoppers, thereby increasing profit opportunities. There are currently more than two million items bonded with buySAFE that can be found at www.buysafeshopping.com. buySAFE is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. More information can be found at www.buysafe.com.

About 3dCart

3dCart is a complete e-commerce solution for new or existing web sites. The company's services include the tools, advice, support, and technology to manage an entire online operation, so clients can focus on managing their orders. 3dCart is able to design and implement innovative web solutions to meet a company's specific requirements. Whether clients are looking to update their existing web store or develop a completely new design, 3dCart maintains a flexible approach to ensure they provide the right solution for the company. One monthly fee pays for the store setup, security, design, and maintenance. For additional information on 3dCart, please visit www.3dCart.com

E-Commerce Firm, Commerce Planet, Enlists Capital Finance Investment Firms

E-Commerce Firm, Commerce Planet, Enlists Capital Finance Investment Firms

Goleta, California - (Cheap Web Hosting Directory) - February 27, 2007 - E-commerce solutions company, Commerce Planet, Inc., a subsidiary of Legacy Media, Inc., has enlisted the investment banking firms of Roth Capital Partners and Craig-Hallum Capital Group, to assist with 2007 strategic initiatives.

After months of due diligence regarding various investment banking firms, Commerce Planet chose to engage both firms to take advantage of their differing areas of strength. Both firms are established in the investment banking community and well connected to institutional investors and fund managers. Roth Capital Partners, located in Newport Beach, California, has a distinguished record of working with microcap companies similarly situated to Commerce Planet. Craig-Hallum Capital Group, located in Minneapolis, will provide an East Coast reach to capital markets and is well known for its research and fundamentally sound analysis. The firms will assist with the assessment of various financing objectives, which may include mergers, acquisitions and private sale transactions.

Michael Hill, CEO remarked, "We believe our engagement of both Roth and Craig-Hallum provides us with the best of all scenarios. Both firms are extremely well-regarded and have deep reaches into the public and private investment community. In addition, each understands and has participated in several online media-related transactions. They are each highly familiar with and have worked alongside some of the largest media companies in our industry. We think these firms will provide us with valuable access to capital, extended industry relationships and sound financial advice."

Since 1984 Roth Capital Partners, LLC ("ROTH") has been a small and micro cap market company. Roth's exclusive focus has been to be provide the full spectrum of investment banking services, including raising capital, research coverage, creating liquidity, trading and market making, merger and acquisition advisory services, sales support, and investor conferences, to our customers. Our experience and capabilities in raising capital for public companies are the hallmarks of the Firm. Over the last ten years, we raised over $8.7 billion for small and micro cap public companies and completed over 123 merger, acquisition and advisory assignments. In 2005, Roth raised $1.7 billion for our clients. Also, the firm has been a leading placement agent over the last two years for the number of PIPE transactions, raising over a billion dollars.

Each subsidiary of Commerce Planet specializes in a specific niche of the online media industry. Their combined services are designed to address the needs of client partners, including membership loyalty programs, direct response consumer marketing, affiliate list management, email deployment, live chat software-based services, direct phone sales and customer service, and printing services. CommercePlanet, Inc. through its websites 'commerceplanet.com', 'osimaging.com', 'onlinesupplier.com', 'buydiscount.com' and 'mysoftwaretutor.com', provides ecommerce solutions, printing, fulfillment, and thousands of high value products at savings to its online loyalty club customers and members.

USA : Celebrate Express launches new e-commerce site

USA : Celebrate Express launches new e-commerce site
February 27, 2007


Celebrate Express Inc announced that it has launched CelebrateExpress.com, the new online home of its Birthday Express, Costume Express and 1st Wishes brands.

Announcing the launch, CEO Kevin Green noted, "We believe that by presenting each of our individual brands as part of the Celebrate Express family of brands, we will cross-sell more seamlessly and, in turn, better leverage our ad spending targeted to generate site traffic."

BirthdayExpress.com is well known to busy parents as a comprehensive destination for party and celebration solutions. CelebrateExpress.com builds on this reputation with a cleaner design, new navigation and improved search functionality, allowing customers to quickly sift through a vast product selection that includes over 150 party themes.

To make party planning even easier, customers can choose from a variety of time-saving pre-assorted party packs or customize a party to fit their specific needs. In addition to great products, parents can find extensive planning information for each party theme, including decorating tips, menus, games and activities.

The new site also features an expanded product line, with sections dedicated to first birthday parties, family celebrations and costumes, making it truly a one-stop shopping experience.

Celebrate Express Inc, USA

Saturday, December 09, 2006

GSI Commerce Expands Relationship With Omniture Into International Markets

GSI Commerce Expands Relationship With Omniture Into International Markets
New, Multi-Year Reseller Alliance Results From Successful Integration of Omniture Technology With the GSI Commerce Platform
OREM, UT -- December 05, 2006 -- Omniture, Inc. (NASDAQ: OMTR), a leading provider of online business optimization software, today announced it has expanded its domestic alliance with GSI Commerce (NASDAQ: GSIC), a leading provider of e-commerce solutions, to include international markets.
Since 2004, GSI Commerce has offered Omniture SiteCatalyst® as part of an integrated solution on the GSI domestic e-commerce platform. The new agreement expands the use of SiteCatalyst to include GSI's international platform.
Using Omniture's online business optimization platform, GSI's online partners can better measure, evaluate and manage the analytics captured from their Web store operations, which in turn can make the partners' online stores more efficient and gear them to provide a higher return on their investment. Using Omniture SiteCatalyst 13, the latest version of the company's Web analytics technology, the two companies have developed an analytics experience for measuring the Web shopping behavior of customers for GSI Commerce's online partners. The metrics, such as those associated with traffic, user segmentation and e-commerce conversion build a solid information base, help gauge the effectiveness of the e-commerce site design and layout, and can be used to affect changes that enhance and maximize the online shopping experience.
"We understand and share GSI's commitment to help their partners grow their online businesses," said Mark Dillon, vice president, channel sales for Omniture. "That shared focus resulted in an integrated solution that provides GSI's partners with an analytics experience that measures the Web shopping behavior of their customers. Our combined success in the domestic market has led us to expand this relationship and tie in with GSI's international efforts.
"This alliance reinforces an important part of GSI's value proposition, which is to continually enhance our e-commerce platform by integrating premium quality tools, applications and features that our partners can then use to grow their online businesses faster and more profitably than they could on their own," said Sameer Shamsuddin, vice president, GSI Commerce Product Development. "We're excited to expand our marketing alliance with Omniture beyond the domestic borders, particularly as they have advanced their Web analytics package to optimize the effectiveness of new Web 2.0 technologies, such as those associated with rich media and site search, areas that are important to us as we deploy Web 2.0 features on a growing number of our partners' Web stores."
GSI Commerce delivers e-commerce solutions to major retailers, brands, media companies and sports organizations in 11 retail categories, including apparel accessories and footwear, consumer electronics, home furnishings, appliances and tools, sporting goods and apparel, cosmetics and fragrances, personal care, music and video, jewelry, toys and video games, and baby products. The company provides these solutions through an integrated e-commerce platform, which is comprised of three components: core technology, a supporting infrastructure of fulfillment and customer care, and marketing services.
About Omniture
Omniture, Inc. is a leading provider of online business optimization software, enabling customers to manage and enhance online, offline and multi-channel business initiatives. Omniture's software, which it hosts and delivers to its customers on-demand, enables customers to capture, store and analyze information generated by their Web sites and other sources and gain critical business insights into the performance and efficiency of marketing and sales initiatives and other business processes. In addition, Omniture offers a range of professional services that complement its online services, including implementation, best practices, consulting, customer support and user training provided through Omniture University™. Omniture's customers include eBay, AOL, Wal-Mart, Gannett, Microsoft, Oracle, General Motors and Hewlett-Packard. www.omniture.com.
About GSI Commerce
GSI Commerce is a leading provider of e-commerce solutions that enable retailers, branded manufacturers, entertainment companies and professional sports organizations to operate e-commerce businesses. GSI provides solutions for our partners through our integrated e-commerce platform, which is comprised of three components: technology, logistics and customer care and marketing services. The company provides e-commerce solutions for approximately 60 partners.
Note on Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this release may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions regarding future events and business performance and involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially.
These risks include, but are not limited to, the risks described in Omniture's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2006 and from time to time in other reports filed by Omniture with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission. These reports are available on the Investor Relations section of the Omniture Website at http://www.omtr.com. Omniture undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement to conform the statement to actual results or changes in the company's expectations.
Factors that may affect GSI's business, financial condition and operating results are discussed in its filings with the SEC. GSI Commerce expressly disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

Tuesday, November 28, 2006

-Commerce Solutions Firm, Commerce Planet, Reports Record Revenue Growth

-Commerce Solutions Firm, Commerce Planet, Reports Record Revenue Growth
Goleta, California - November 27, 2006 - E-commerce solutions company, Commerce Planet, Inc., a subsidiary of Legacy Media, Inc., has reported combined revenue increases from approximately $450,000 in September 2006, to over $700,000 in October 2006. The revenue consists of all sources from both related and unrelated parties. The leads were produced through http://www.legacynetwork.com and Legacy's distribution channels increased from 108,000 in September 2006 to 167,000 in October 2006. Aaron Gravitz, President of Legacy Media, Inc. offered, ''Our revenue results for September and October 2006 grew beyond our expectations. In four short months of existence, we are excited about the traction that Legacy has gained. Month over month, from September 2006 to October 2006, we experienced an increase of over 50% in revenue and lead growth. We believe that we are quickly becoming a top internet media company and we expect to continue to increase our market share in this fast growing industry.'' Michael Hill, CEO of Commerce Planet, Inc. added, ''I am proud to release this news to our shareholders. We believe that our commitment to excellence in e-commerce solutions is providing the groundwork for strong growth at Legacy Media.''According to The Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce, total U.S. e-commerce sales for 2005 were estimated at $86.3 billion, an increase of 24.6 percent from 2004. SG Cowen has publicly published reports expecting U.S. e-commerce retail sales to continue to grow at a five-year rate of 16% to $184 billion in 2010. CommercePlanet, Inc. through its websites 'commerceplanet.com', 'osimaging.com', 'onlinesupplier.com', 'buydiscount.com' and 'mysoftwaretutor.com', provides ecommerce solutions, printing, fulfillment, and thousands of high value products at savings to its online loyalty club customers and members. For more information about CommercePlanet, please visit: www.commerceplanet.com.

Monday, October 23, 2006

NetSuite Ecommerce Solution ''Best Ecommerce Product Of The Year''

NetSuite Ecommerce Solution

Users Select NetSuite ''Best Ecommerce Product Of The Year'' In SmallBusinessComputing.com Annual Poll

Only On-Demand Business Management Software in Listing Wins Honors for Best Web-Based Tool and Best Web Analytics

San Mateo, Calif. — February 9, 2006 — NetSuite, Inc. today announced that SmallBusinessComputing.com's readers voted NetSuite into the annual Best Ecommerce Products of the Year listing. NetSuite is the only on-demand business management software that has won honors for Best Web Analytics and Best Web-Based Tool. The publication polls its readership annually to select the outstanding products of the year that help small businesses increase efficiency and improve productivity. These accolades are another testament to NetSuite's one-of-a-kind ecommerce engine, which has helped thousands of etailers succeed in the ecommerce market. For more information on awards and industry recognition, please visit www.netsuite.com/suiteaccolades.

As opposed to point product solutions, NetSuite provides an on-demand integrated suite of applications providing the CRM, ERP and Ecommerce functionality small and midsize businesses need to manage their key business operations. NetSuite seamlessly integrates every area of the business — from the Web store, to inventory management, to fulfillment and shipping, to financials, to analytics, and more. This Suite approach is why NetSuite surpassed stand-alone vendors such as salesforce.com and Intuit in the field of "Best Web-Based Tool."

For the first time NetSuite also won an honor in the category of "Best Web Analytics" besting such well-known products as Google Analytics by Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and WebSideStory (NASDAQ: WSSI). Because NetSuite's integrated suite provides a single system for managing multi-channel global ecommerce transactions from visit-to-fulfillment, it eliminates the need to maintain third-party systems while not only providing a complete picture of website visitor traffic, but also a picture of the conversion — from the website visitor traffic to customers. With NetSuite's Web Analytics tools, companies can:
View which referrers and keywords are producing the most revenue, driving the most traffic, and converting the highest rate of customers — enabling sites to spend their marketing budget more effectively.
Find out what items are in each visitor's abandoned shopping carts — enabling the creation of targeted marketing campaigns within NetSuite.
Inspect the exact site activity of each visitor, including the pages they have viewed, the dates of each visit, and their click-stream path — enabling sales people to have an in-depth understanding of the visitor's browsing patterns.
Review dozens of item and customer reports that provide data such as the top selling items and the most profitable customers.
Examine an array of financial reports of the entire business operation.
"SmallBusinessComputing.com's readers once again confirm that the best-of breed product to run a business is an integrated, on-demand Suite," said Mini Peiris, VP of Product Management at NetSuite. "Most companies don't have the time or the money to tie together an accounting system from one vendor, a marketing system from another, and a Web analytics solution from yet another. Because NetSuite is designed to manage multi-channel commerce with built-in functionality for inventory controls, shipping, accounting, marketing, and service delivery, small and midsized businesses can look as big as Amazon.com without spending a fortune."

SmallBusinessComputing.com's "Best Ecommerce Products of the Year" listing can be found online at www.ecommerce-guide.com/news/trends/print.php/3579596. NetSuite's recognition is another addition to a long list of industry accolades that NetSuite has won the past few months, including is Customer Inter@ction Solutions' Product of the Year 2005, the Inc. 500's No.1 Fastest Growing Private Software Company in the U.S., 2005, and the Deloitte 500's No. 2 Fastest Growing Technology Company in North America.

About SmallBusinessComputing.com
SmallBusinessComputing.com (www.smallbusinesscomputing.com) is a daily information resource designed specifically for Internet and IT professionals dedicated to providing technology solutions for small business owners. The site features a product testing and review section, a buyer's guide, business tools, daily news for e-marketers and Webmasters, and a free e-mail newsletter. SmallBusinessComputing.com can be found on internet.com's Small Business Channel.

About Jupitermedia Corporation
Jupitermedia Corporation (Nasdaq: JUPM) (www.jupitermedia.com), headquartered in Darien, CT, is a leading global provider of original information, images and research for information technology, business and creative professionals. Jupitermedia includes Jupiterimages, one of the leading images companies in the world with over 7.0 million images online serving creative professionals with brands like BananaStock, Brand X, FoodPix, Botanica, Nonstock, Comstock Images, Creatas Images, PictureQuest, Liquid Library, Thinkstock Images, Thinkstock Footage, Bigshot Media, Goodshoot, ITStockFree, Stock Image, Pixland, Photos.com, Ablestock.com, PhotoObjects.net, Clipart.com and AnimationFactory.com; and JupiterWeb, the online media division of Jupitermedia which operates four distinct online networks: internet.com and EarthWeb.com for IT and business professionals; DevX.com for developers; and Graphics.com for creative professionals. JupiterWeb properties include more than 150 Web sites and over 150 e-mail newsletters that are viewed by over 20 million users and generate over 300 million page views monthly. Jupitermedia also includes: JupiterResearch, a leading international research advisory organization specializing in business and technology market research in over 30 business areas and vertical markets.

About NetSuite
NetSuite enables companies to manage all key business operations in a single, integrated system, which includes customer relationship management; order management and fulfillment, inventory management, finance and product assembly; ecommerce and Web site management; and employee productivity. In addition, NetSuite is delivered as an online service, so there is no hardware to procure, no large, up-front license fee, and no complex set-ups. Finally, NetSuite's patent-pending "real-time dashboard" technology provides an easy-to-use view into role-specific business information that is always up-to-date.

Saturday, September 02, 2006

GoECart Wins Innovation Award: Three Years in Row!

GoECart Wins Innovation Award: Three Years in Row!

Coveted Prize Recognizes Innovative Super Friendly Ecommerce Solution
(Bridgeport CT, August 25 2006) - GoECart is pleased to announce that it has won the Connecticut Quality Improvement Award (CQIA) Partnership’s Silver Innovation Prize for 2006. The CQIA recognizes organizations that exceed in managing quality improvements. This is the third consecutive year in which GoECart has been awarded with a coveted CQIA prize.
“We are very proud to receive this honor from the Connecticut Quality Improvement Award Partnership," said Manish Chowdhary, CEO of GoECart.com. "Innovation is a hallmark of GoECart. We invest significant time and resources to deliver cutting-edge e-commerce solutions that help meet our customer's needs. When it comes to sales, marketing and search engine friendly ecommerce software, we take great pride in leading the way."
CQIA Partnership, Inc. works to foster economic quality and innovation in Connecticut-based businesses. CQIA is the oldest, state-level quality award in the U.S. that uses Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award criteria to evaluate applicants from various industry segments. Organizations ranging from small startups to global enterprises compete every year for awards from CQIA, which is widely recognized nationally.This year CQIA Partnership received 104 Innovation Prize applications from 70 Connecticut organizations, including manufacturers, service companies, universities, hospitals, and not-for-profit organizations as well as state government; a Platinum Prize is being awarded to GE Infrastructure. GoECart 6 – The Super-Friendly eCommerce Solution. What’s so “super-friendly” about GoECart™? Everything about the award-winning GoECart™ online store solution projects friendliness. In addition to user-friendly ecommerce administration tools, sales friendly marketing and customer service tools, search engine friendly software architecture, technology friendly systems design, and budget-friendly pricing— GoECart™ provides a complete and highly customizable online store website— on demand, so merchants can get their ecommerce endeavor off the ground quickly and cost effectively, in a day when time to market equals time to revenue.“GoECart 6 sets the bar higher for all on-demand ecommerce solutions on the market,” Manish Chowdhary said. “GoECart merchants can now stretch their marketing dollars and compete more effectively with their larger counterparts as they can take advantage of the same sophisticated features available to larger e-tailers without the associated cost.” Among other features, GoECart’s search engine friendly product catalog satisfies an important demand of ecommerce storeowners to make their online store WebPages visible to the search engines like Google and Yahoo. GoECart allows online merchants to add unique keyword and meta tags and search engine friendly file names to all the key pages of their storefront, giving GoECart sites better search engine visibility. According to Forrester Research, online retail sales will grow from $172 billion in 2005 to $329 billion in 2010 at 14% CAGR over the next five years. November 2005 survey by Business Technographics® further confirms that Internet and eCommerce initiatives continue to top the priority list in 2006 — making the top 10 IT themes for the year in both North America and Europe. GoECart 6 is ideally positioned to take advantage of the red hot ecommerce market.The CQIA award will be presented to GoECart at the CQIA’s 19th Annual Conference on Quality and Innovation to be held on October 20, 2006 at the Water’s Edge Resort & Spa in Westbrook, Connecticut.
About GoECartGoECart.com is a leader in on-demand e-commerce applications and services. GoECart is one of the most comprehensive, search engine friendly yet cost-effective e-commerce solutions available on the market today. The company serves a diverse customer base ranging from single-person operation to Fortune 500 companies. Visit www.goecart.com for an online demonstration or to sign up for a 30-day free trial.

Thursday, August 03, 2006

Pegasus Solutions Signs 37 Former Distinguished Hotels

Pegasus Solutions Signs 37 Former Distinguished Hotels
“DH” GDS Chain Code Now Owned By Pegasus

DALLAS (August 21, 2006) — Pegasus Solutions has finalized contracts with 37 upscale, independent hotels that were previously members of Distinguished Hotels to provide reservation and distribution services. Additionally, Pegasus has acquired the “DH” chain code used on the global distribution systems (GDSs). Liquidation proceedings for Distinguished Hotels Marketing Ltd. began last month. Dallas-based Pegasus Solutions is a global leader in providing technology and services to hotels and travel distributors.

Following the closure of Distinguished Hotels’ offices in April, Pegasus provided uninterrupted service to more than 60 hotels for an interim period, allowing the properties to continue to receive GDS, Internet and voice bookings. Under Pegasus’ and Distinguished Hotels’ former agreement, Pegasus had provided the marketing association with the Pegasus RezView® central reservation system on a private-label basis, the NetBooker® Internet booking engine, and Utell by Pegasus™ voice services. More than 60 percent of Distinguished Hotels member properties that previously received distribution and reservation services via Pegasus, have now signed contracts directly with Pegasus.

“Pegasus did not want to leave Distinguished’s former members without representation and access to vital booking channels,” said Peter Fitzgerald, vice president of international sales for Pegasus. “By stepping in to support Distinguished Hotel’s former members, Pegasus offered these hoteliers strong organization and a wide array of services. We are now actively bringing value to those hotels that have contracted directly with Pegasus for their ongoing distribution and reservation needs.”

Former Distinguished members can opt to remain under the DH chain code by entering into an agreement directly with Pegasus, and will continue to receive bookings via the GDSs, Internet and voice channels, as well as marketing services that were available under their previous agreement with Distinguished Hotels. They will additionally benefit from Pegasus’ preferred supplier relationships with companies including BCD Travel and Carlson Wagonlit Travel, as well as a wide audience for direct marketing activities. Hotels that have chosen to remain on the DH chain code through Pegasus include the Rathbone Hotel in London, and the Coombe Abbey Hotel in Coventry. Service under the DH chain code is only available to hotels through Pegasus.

Distinguished member hotels can also choose to move seamlessly to either the Utell by Pegasus™ or Unirez by Pegasus™ services. Utell by Pegasus provides members with marketing, sales and voice services in addition to connectivity. The Unirez by Pegasus service offers hotels connectivity and a range of fully-integrated tools, while allowing hotels to manage their own distribution and branding.

About Pegasus
Dallas-based Pegasus Solutions, Inc. is a global leader in providing technology and services to hotels and travel distributors. Founded in 1989, Pegasus’ customers include a majority of the world’s travel agencies and more than 60,000 hotel properties around the globe. Pegasus’ services include central reservation systems, electronic distribution services, commission processing and payment services, and marketing representation services, including the consumer Web site, www.hotelbook.com. The company’s representation services, including Utell by Pegasus™ and Unirez by Pegasus™, are used by more than 7,000 member hotels in more than 130 countries, making Pegasus the hotel industry’s largest third-party marketing and reservations provider. Pegasus has 17 offices in 12 countries, including regional hubs in London, Singapore and Scottsdale, Arizona. For more information, please visit www.pegs.com.

Friday, July 28, 2006

Mountain Media Launches Commercial Website for Cutting-Edge Baby Care Organization System

Mountain Media Launches Commercial Website for Cutting-Edge Baby Care Organization System
"Mountain Media's website portfolio led me to their doors. I was in search of a local company to build the eCommerce site... The entire team put their creative edge on my ideas, and worked closely and patiently with me, creating an end product that exceeded my expectations."

Melissa Bramlage, Founder
SaraBear Company, LLC

Sunday, June 04, 2006

GoECart 6 Delivers Ecommerce on Demand

GoECart 6 Delivers Ecommerce on Demand
Fully Managed and Affordable Ecommerce Solution Rapidly Enables Merchants with Feature-Packed Web Storefront.
Bridgeport, Connecticut , USA. , May 15, 2006 , GoECart.com™, a leading provider of on-demand ecommerce solutions, today announced the release and general availability of GoECart™ 6.0. This latest version of GoECart delivers web merchants the total package for their ecommerce needs–a fully managed, flexible, and robust online store solution that includes a slew of features and tier 1 on demand data center hosting.
"We are delighted to declare this important milestone and to extend this host of valuable new GoECart features to our customers and business partners, said Manish Chowdhary, CEO of GoECart.com "GoECart 6 gives web merchants a more effective, complete, and hassle-free alternative for managing their ecommerce sites while at the same makes shopping more enjoyable for thousands of buyers on GoECart-powered sites."
GoECart 6 provides online store owners with all of the technology and infrastructure needed to rapidly and cost effectively set up, manage and grow a web-based business. In addition to user–friendly ecommerce site administration tools, sales-friendly marketing and customer service tools, an award-winning search engine friendly software architecture, true tier–1 ecommerce hosting, and affordable pricing, GoECart also provides a complete online store website that is simple to customize–with absolutely no HTML or programming experience required.
The release of GoECart 6.0 could not come at better time for web merchants, with the outlook for online sales poised for more robust and steady growth than ever before. According to market research firm Forrester®, online retail sales will grow from $172 billion in 2005 to $329 billion in 2010. This amounts to a 14 percent compounded annual growth rate over the next five years.
Feature Highlights:
Fully managed on–demand ecommerce solutions with tier 1 ecommerce hosting
Easy–to–customize ecommerce storefront-without HTML knowledge
Intuitive Administration Panel with customizable “My Favorites” navigation
Search engine friendly architecture–while other online stores are penalized for dynamic URLs, GoECart–powered e–commerce websites are highly friendly to search engines, resulting in more traffic!
Innovative marketing and merchandising features include coupons and gift certificates, tell–a–friend functionality, and affiliate programs
Integrated customer service and customer relationship management (CRM) tools
Support for all leading payment processors and shipping carriers
Data Feeds for Comparison Shopping Engines–merchant product information is automatically streamed to popular online marketplaces like Yahoo® Shopping, Froogle™, Shopzilla™, BizRate®, Shop.com™ and Shopping.com™
Enterprise–class, fast, and intelligent product catalog search comparable to the likes of Google™ For detailed features information, merchants can visit GoECart’s website at www.goecart.com.
Availability & Pricing
GoECart 6.0 is available immediately. Recognizing that merchants have unique needs, four distinct pricing plans now provide merchants with even greater affordability and flexibility regardless of their business model. For example, a new “Titanium” plan bundles in GoECart’s powerful add–on modules that include full integration with QuickBooks®, the PayFuse® and Authorize.net® Payment Gateway Solution, UPS® Online Tools, Gift Certificates and Enterprise Class Web Analytics Package –along with other advanced features. To complement the plans, GoECart also offers an ideal blend of value–added professional services that include ecommerce consulting, discounted merchant accounts for online credit card processing, search engine marketing, custom programming, graphic and web design, training and education, and more.
About GoECart.com Since its inception in 2000, GoECart has been a trusted choice for web merchants around the world. Today, GoECart powers hundreds of online store web sites and serves a broad customer base across many industries. Clients range from single-person operations and small businesses to giant brand names like Bose® Corp, Pitney Bowes®, and New Balance®. Earlier this year, GoECart was named a CODiE Award finalist for "Best eCommerce Solution" by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA). The prestigious award is the leading honor for the high tech industry's finest products and services.

Monday, May 29, 2006

NetSuite Ecommerce Solution

NetSuite Ecommerce Solution

NetSuite Launches NetSuite CRM+ For Japan

NetSuite CRM+ Fills the Gaps of Traditional CRM Applications by Adding Order Management, Partner Management and eCRM

NetSuite CRM+ Moves Beyond Opportunity-Centric CRM by Putting the "Customer" in CRM

NetSuite CRM+ Localized for Japan

TOKYO and SAN MATEO, Calif. - May 25, 2006 - NetSuite, Inc., the leader in on-demand business software suites, today launched NetSuite CRM+ for Japan, the first hosted Customer Relationship Management (CRM) application that integrates order management, partner management, incentive management, and project tracking to give growing businesses a 360 degree view of all customer interactions. NetSuite CRM+ also offers Web site hosting, Web site analytics, customer portals, partner portals and partner management, making it as easy to sell and service customers via the Web as it is in person or on the phone. These advanced capabilities make NetSuite CRM+ the only CRM solution to automate the entire customer lifecycle - from a "suspect" browsing a company's Web site, to an interested lead, to a qualified prospect, to a customer who has actually placed an order, to servicing that customer and finally, to guiding that customer to re-purchase.

There are numerous on-demand and on-premise CRM software packages available for small, medium and large companies. These legacy systems are built around managing information about prospects before they become customers - often called opportunity management - which only encompasses about a third of the full customer lifecycle. None of these systems capture customer data natively because they lack the basic building block of a customer relationship - what was purchased. NetSuite CRM+ captures this fundamental definition of a customer via Order Management, which serves as the key driver in determining important CRM metrics such as marketing ROI, sales effectiveness, forecast accuracy, sales incentives, and demand forecasting. Because other CRM systems do not capture the details of what a customer has purchased, they frequently provide incomplete and incorrect results for marketing campaigns and sales forecasts, and zero visibility for sales representatives' commissions. With no record of what or how much has been ordered by each customer, marketing has no way to know if the leads generated are actually converting to customers, sales managers have no way to know how their forecasts compare to actual sales and sales representatives have no way to see their compensation.

Additionally, traditional CRM systems integrate poorly with corporate Web sites, a major failing given most customers view the Web site as the preferred point of interaction. NetSuite CRM+ breaks down these barriers found in traditional CRM applications by managing the complete process from lead to prospect to customer in a single system, regardless of channel - on the phone, in person or via the Web. By incorporating the corporate Web site into the selling process, businesses are able to tap into a wealth of information right from the "suspect" stage of a customer who is evaluating the potential of doing business with them. Once they become customers, a self-service portal will allow them to see their outstanding quotes, re-order products and services, view a complete service history and enter new trouble tickets or cases. Providing this level of visibility greatly increases customer satisfaction and the likelihood that they will continue to transact with the same business and place additional orders. And finally, complete partner relationship management capabilities allow businesses to incorporate referral and selling partners that make up their extended enterprise into the same processes applied to their internal sales organizations. Partner self-service portals available in NetSuite CRM+ allow for lead sharing and registration, visibility for partners into sales converted from their leads, and the ability to act as the "front line" when it comes to providing support and service for joint customers.

"CRM has been a misnomer because today's hosted CRM applications are not designed to handle real customer data. They have been designed to handle prospect data," said Takahiko Higashi, president of NetSuite Japan. "NetSuite CRM+ for the first time puts the 'C' in CRM."

Leveraging the award-winning forecasting, contact management, opportunity management, and customization of NetSuite CRM, the new NetSuite CRM+ goes beyond traditional CRM capabilities by adding broad functionality never before seen with a CRM application including:

Order Management: Everything in NetSuite CRM+ is built around customers and orders - reports, dashboards, and customer intelligence all key to this tangible relationship with the customer, making it easy to connect with them over the Web as well as in person. This order management capability also allows sales people to work on a deal through the pipeline, right through to the actual close. So businesses can finally see booked orders in their sales forecast, greatly increasing its reliability, predictability and accuracy.

Upsell/Cross-sell: Rich purchase history driven by past orders can be mined easily using flexible point and click query tools. Other lead, prospect and customer profile data can be mixed with the purchase history criteria to further segment target groups, allowing very specific messaging to be used to maximize the reach of multi-channel campaigns.

Incentive Management: Commission is a true motivator in sales force management, and NetSuite CRM+ offers the industry's first and only integrated Incentive Management capabilities. Complex compensation plans can be created using multi-tiered rules based on quota, total sales or quantity by item. NetSuite CRM+ even includes integrated expense reporting with approval routing, providing an easy way for tracking expenses incurred during the sales process.

Project Tracking: Projects and jobs can be tracked through each detailed status with associated activities needed to complete the job. Time is measured against each task, event or phone call linked to the project while all projects are associated with central client records, providing complete visibility into all aspects of the client relationship.

Web Hosting and Analytics: NetSuite CRM+ integrates what has become the customer channel of choice, and a business's most pervasive marketing vehicle - the company Web site. Web hosting capabilities include rich site builder tools that allow for dynamic content driven from the CRM system, including an online product catalog, lead capture, and customer self-service. One-to-one publishing capabilities allow for personalized and targeted content to be delivered to prospect or customer portals. Site Analytics add rich integrated Web reporting that provide aggregate site metrics previously only available through 3rd party monitoring services, as well as unique visitor-specific click-through and page hit information invaluable to targeted sales and marketing follow up. Robust Intranet publishing capabilities are also included with specific audience controls that allow content to be tailored to different departments or groups of individuals such as managers versus all employees.

Customer Portal: Customer self-service provides real-time, cross-channel views of all interactions for delivery of superior customer service - whether the interaction occurred on the Web just seconds ago or with a sales rep in person yesterday. In addition, customers can view outstanding quotes or orders and even request returns. Most importantly, detailed order history allows for an easy check of entitlement to service levels as well as intelligent upsell/cross-sell offers, helping turn the call center into a profit center.

Partner Management: Removes the traditional arm's length partnership with re-seller, referral and business development partners and makes them full allies with visibility, transaction management and performance metrics. These are available to partners throughout the customer lifecycle thanks to flexible partner self-service portals and partner sales tracking. Partners can even be empowered to act as the "front-line" of customer service with complete case ticket visibility and online knowledge base access. NetSuite CRM and CRM+ for Japan have been localized for the Japanese market, providing among other things a fully Japanese User Interface, ability to restrict decimals on currency amounts for Japanese Yen compliance and Furigana character entry for phonetically based sorting of records.

About NetSuite
NetSuite, Inc. is the leader in on-demand business software suites and the fastest-growing software company in North America (source: Deloitte Fast 500 study). NetSuite enables companies to manage all key business operations in a single system, which includes accounting/Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), and Ecommerce. NetSuite is delivered as an on-demand service, so there is no hardware to procure, no large, up-front license fee, and no complex set-ups. Finally, NetSuite's patent-pending "real-time dashboard" technology provides an easy-to-use view into role-specific business information that is always up-to-date.

Sunday, April 23, 2006

Klatu's eCom E-Commerce Solution Integrates Credit Card Processing through Credomatic (Costa Rica) and BAC-Credomatic's Credit Card Processing Platfor

Klatu's eCom E-Commerce Solution Integrates Credit Card Processing through Credomatic (Costa Rica) and BAC-Credomatic's Credit Card Processing Platforms

Adding Credomatic (Costa Rica)and BAC-Credomatic's processing platforms expands online credit card processing to Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Panamá.

April 19, 2004--Klatu's present e-commerce platform already integrates Verisign and First Data's FDMS-South platform for the US, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, First Atlantic Commerce (Bermuda's) platform for the Caribbean, Panamá and Belize, and Global Payments and WorldPay covers the continental US. Adding Credomatic (Costa Rica) and BAC-Credomatic's platform expands our solution's coverage throughout Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica as well as providing a second choice within Panamá.

Several resellers in Panama, Honduras and Guatemala have been successfuly integrated, including Multimax(Panama), CCS Honduras (www.ejecutivomovil.com)and Sisteco(Guatemala)(www.mimouse.com).

Klatu's B2B electronic commerce platform facilitates Value Added Resellers (VARs) of technology products throughout the region. Klatu's solution gives access to pricing and availability of major distributors and supports additional suppliers and the VAR’s own inventory. Credomatic's online transaction processing enables regional domestic online settlement. Manufacturers, resellers and companies will be able to build an enhanced purchase environment at a fraction of the cost of an internal solution. This further expands our solution's credit card processing coverage. Additional credit card processing partners will be added as we market our e-commerce solutions into Mexico, South America and Europe.

“US-centric ecommerce models haven’t been widely successful in the region. Klatu enables these VARs to integrate their US and local in-country suppliers to meet their specific language, currency and other regional business requirements. It's about localization and globalization.” Klatu’s platform for LAC VARs is setting the standard for efficient and informed technology buying and selling across the IT supply channel. To visit some operating e-stores, please visit www.klatu.net and click on the "Business Cases" link.

Klatu’s enhanced eCom™ engine integrates CNET DataSource images and multilingual content, a real-time supply chain from distributors such as Tech Data and specialized international e-commerce functionality. “Our solution addresses all the requirements such as real-time pricing and availability, multiple payment methods, a pricing engine, product filtering, and multiple INCOTERM and landed cost pricing for defined territories,” said Ralph Falkenburg.

About The BAC-Credomatic Group
Credomatic was founded in 1970 and is the leading card issuer in Central America and extends payment and financial solutions throughout Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Panamá. Credomatic merged with BAC (Banco de America Central) forming the BAC-Credomatic group. BAC-Credomatic's payment platform processes American Express, MasterCard and Visa credit cards. For more information, please visit BAC-Credomatic at www.baconline.com and Credomatic (Costa Rica) at www.credomatic.com