Globogift signs deal with Asatsu
Irish company Globogift, a gift certificate Web site, has signed a deal with one of Japan's largest marketing and advertising companies, Asatsu.
June 25 in E-COMMERCE

Tesco.com looks to enter US market
Food retailer and e-grocer Tesco is to bring its home shopping model to the US following its investment in on-line retailer GroceryWorks.
June 25 in E-COMMERCE

RealNetworks to establish XMCL standard
An initiative to establish an industry-wide standard for the deployment of digital media over the Internet has been launched by RealNetworks.
June 22 in E-COMMERCE

CR2 wins contract with Luottokunta
Finnish company Luottokunta has appointed Dublin-based CR2 to install its CardWorld Acquirer software for multicurrency card transactions.
June 19 in E-COMMERCE

AIB launches on-line share dealing
Bank customers will be able to buy and sell shares directly through the Internet, without opening separate accounts, due to a new service launched by AIB.
June 13 in E-COMMERCE

On-line travel continues to grow
European on-line travel sites were visited by almost four million more people in the six months to the end of April, according to a new analysis.
June 07 in E-COMMERCE

Ireland ranks high in e-commerce report
Ireland is one of the top ten countries in the world in terms of e-commerce readiness and e-market potential according to a new report.
June 06 in E-COMMERCE

Disappointments keep SMEs out of the Web
As SMEs become a major on-line revenue prospect in the B2B market, there remains a hesitation among many businesses to fully enter the e-marketplace, according to an expert.
May 29 in E-COMMERCE

High Web use from low income bracket
People on low incomes use the Internet more than the high-earners, according to a new survey from the UK.
May 28 in E-COMMERCE

IIA surveys Web usage in Ireland
Internet use in Ireland continues to rise despite the problems hitting the IT industry, a new survey has found.
May 25 in E-COMMERCE

Six months pass without a new ISC
The six-month delay in appointing a new Information Society Commission (ISC) is damaging Ireland's reputation as a centre for e-commerce and technology.
May 24 in E-COMMERCE

O'Rourke announces communications plan
The Minister for Public Enterprise, Mary O'Rourke, TD, has announced a 10-point strategy for the development of communications and e-commerce.
May 22 in E-COMMERCE

Escapeoverseas.com begins e-travel service
Irish company, Escapeoverseas.com is to launch is on-line holiday accommodation booking service on Wednesday, 23 May.
May 21 in E-COMMERCE

US e-commerce sales fall in Q1
Preliminary retail e-commerce sales figures in the US for the first quarter of the year saw a 19.3 percent drop on sales during the previous three months.
May 18 in E-COMMERCE

On-line retail shows strength
On-line retailing has emerged from the dot.com shakeout much stronger than expected with increasing consumer demand and improved profitability.
May 14 in E-COMMERCE

Web buyers look for personalisation
Consumers who regularly buy goods and services over the Internet are more likely to spend money with sites offering personalisation, a survey has found.
May 11 in E-COMMERCE

Visa sets on-line commerce standards
Many e-commerce start-ups may have gone out of business because of the size of losses from fraudulent transactions.
May 09 in E-COMMERCE

Vistech and Mazars to support EmPower
Vistech and Mazars Consulting have developed a commercial programme to support South Cork Enterprise Board's (SCEB) EmPower.ie initiative.
May 08 in E-COMMERCE

E-business still set for massive growth
Although the recent dot.com shakeout has inserted some fear in the e-business community, IDC predicts the e-commerce sector in Europe will surpass USD1 trillion by 2004.
May 03 in E-COMMERCE

Medialive establishes on-line ad market
A new Irish on-line marketplace for the sale of advertising space across the media industry has been launched by Medialive.
May 02 in E-COMMERCE

E-commerce standards to be established
A new programme to create unified standards for e-commerce across Europe and to encourage consumer trust in the Internet has been announced.
April 25 in E-COMMERCE

IIA board is fortified with ECAI merger
The Irish Internet Association (IIA) and the E-Commerce Association of Ireland (ECAI) have signed an agreement to merge the two organisations.
April 19 in E-COMMERCE

Irish company finds e-commerce niche
A new service to auction obsolete or excess IT inventory on-line has been extended to Irish suppliers by MicroWarehouse.
April 19 in E-COMMERCE

Ezhome.ie launches new services
Irish company, Ezhome.ie, an on-line home buying service, has launched a trading up service as well as partnership with Deloitte & Touche.
April 18 in E-COMMERCE

B2B Internet purchasing grows
A report by Forrester Research on e-business has shown that 71 percent of organisations use the Internet for indirect purchases.
April 17 in E-COMMERCE