IS pumps R153m into e-commerce infrastructure

The Internet Solution (IS) says it is establishing SA`s premier e-commerce network. IS Infrastructure has just secured the first full 45Mbps international Internet circuit in the country for delivery during July. According to Dimension Data executive director, Alon Apteker, the move takes IS`s current international bandwidth from 26Mbps to over 60Mbps and makes it the largest local provider of international Internet bandwidth.

JBA Integrates ERP and e-Commerce

Symantec spins out Internet tools unit

Symantec plans to spin out its Internet Tools business unit. The new company will provide e-commerce and technology solutions for Web-enabling business systems and legacy applications, says Symantec.

Oracle extends e-business activities

Oracle has extended its e-business practices to include a Web-based customer relationship tool for its sales force and customers, and a personalised sales and marketing fulfillment automation system.

Boland PKS gears up for e-commerce with ECnet

PQ Africa`s e-commerce division subsidiary, ECnet, has announced an agreement with Boland PKS for handling transactions over the Internet. Boland PKS is the fourth major bank to commit to cyber commerce by signing an agreement with ECnet.

Fit new Internet firm wants to promote e-business

Citing "strategic reasons" Brainware e-Commerce, the e-business arm of the Brainware group, has split from Brainware. A management buyout has led to the setting up of a new Internet service company, Lungile Web Solutions, which focuses on Internet-related products and services, and targets the corporate business market, government institutions as well as small and medium-sized businesses "We wanted to establish a fitter and more manoeuvrable service company, with a holistic approach to the entire spectrum of business opportunities the Internet holds for our clients," says George Holtzhausen, MD of Lungile.

Magic Software enters e-commerce market

Magic Software has introduced eMerchant, a business-to-business e-commerce solution. The company says eMerchant is suited for businesses with large inventories, high volumes of transactions and substantial amounts of repetitive business with regular customers. [Local rep: Magic SA, a division of Exsol]

EDS introduces Integrated Payment System

EDS has launched the Integrated Payment System, a suite of services that combine traditional and electronic billing capabilities. One of its primary aims is to ease the migration of paper-based billing and payment systems to electronic systems.

IMSI signs strategic partnership with Beyond.com

IMSI has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Internet software store Beyond.com. The companies will link up to jointly offer free access to a selection of 40 000 ArtToday.com Web images to all Beyond.com visitors.

PQ Africa`s Electronic Commerce Division entrenches dominance in the market

PQ Africa`s Electronic Commerce Division, which processed transactions worth over R4.3 billion in the past 12 months, is to ramp up its business offering. It will now offer connectivity, Web hosting, design and full back-office integration and in the process will become a first tier Internet service provider.

E-commerce sites opt for Oracle8

Oracle says three Internet e-commerce companies, Digital Impact, Insurance Holdings of America and Techies.com, have announced that they are replacing their Microsoft SQL Server-based infrastructure with Oracle8.

3Com CEO predicts e-business explosion

3Com Corporation CEO Eric Benhamou predicts that broadband connections to Internet users will boost online shopping and "create an exploding opportunity for businesses with the right strategy and model." Benhamou said thin in his recent presentation to the FORTUNE/Stanford Graduate School of Business Summit on the E-Corporation.

IS intro`s industry-specific e-commerce solutions

The Internet Solution (IS) said today it has launched a multi-million rand company, IS Tradebridge, to provide business-to-business electronic commerce services to specific industries using Internet-based transaction and message switching systems. IS TradeBridge will initially focus on the medical industry, with a R42-million investment set aside for the IS HealthBridge venture over the next two years. Entries into media and automotive industries are on the cards, according to IS.