E-marketplace contract a boost for SA mining sector

SAP and Commerce One`s local subsidiaries say the announcement that the companies have been selected as preferred technology suppliers to the global mining and metals procurement marketplace will have a positive impact on the SA mining sector.

Barclays, Africa Online enter alliance

Barclays Africa and Africa Online have formed an alliance to create a link between financial services and the Internet across sub-Saharan Africa.

Something for everyone at ISP Africa.com

ISP Africa.com, the conference and exhibition targeted at any business leveraging off the Internet or related technologies, kicks off on 28 August. The two-day conference will be held at the VW conference centre in Midrand.

Media trading hub signs on first newspaper client

HAL Interactive, the sales, marketing and online media trading hub, has signed on its first newspaper client - Times Media`s flagship publication, The Sunday Times.

IndigenousPlants.com barks up the e-commerce tree

IndigenousPlants.com is an online nursery site catering specifically for a range of plants indigenous to Southern Africa. Basheera Khan roots around the site and finds it leaves a little to be desired.

Sony SA appoints NetActive as IT partner

NetActive Business Services, a division of NetActive, says Sony SA has appointed it as its IT partner as the company upgrades its local e-commerce strategy.

IOCORE develops leading e-commerce sites

GE Global eXchange, Commerce One to form alliance

GE Global eXchange Services, a business-to-business (B2B) Internet commerce company, and Commerce One, a provider of e-commerce solutions, intend to form a B2B alliance.

MTN and Prism in R10-million mobile commerce deal

MTN and Prism Investment Holdings have entered into a R10 million agreement for the implementation of a wireless Internet gateway server for secure mobile commerce.

Commerce Centre, eFreight in logistics service partnership

Commerce Centre, a Datacentrix Holdings company, has entered into an agreement with eFreight, an Internet-based logistics marketplace, to offer an online exchange for the buying and selling of logistic services.

Commerce One enters e-marketplace agreement with 86.com

Commerce One has signed an agreement with 86.com, a business-to-business e-marketplace for the foodservice community, to create an online marketplace for foodservice operators.

Johnnic, Ariel in B2B joint venture

Ariel Technologies and Johnnic e-Venture`s TradeWorld yesterday signed an agreement to establish a joint business-to-business (B2B) trade hub. The companies expect to dominate local online business trading with the as yet unnamed joint venture.

Mobile banking on WIG

ABSA has launched a mobile banking service using a wireless Internet gateway (WIG), an SMS-based transaction alternative to Wireless Application Protocol (WAP). MTN and ABSA say the service will be cheaper, safer and faster.