- Thu Apr 30 1998 Short Take: CommerceNet to get OBI
E-commerce trade group CommerceNet
will oversee the Open Buying on
the Internet standard, starting June 1. CommerceNet replaces SupplyWorks an Internet commerce
consulting firm that spearheaded OBI's creation. OBI includes a standard
format to list items in business-to-business catalogs so buyers can compare
prices and specs from multiple vendors. Major purchasing firms helped draft
the spec.
Posted by Tim Clark
- Thu Feb 20 1997 Short Take: CommerceNet names CEO
CommerceNet has named former Hewlett-Packard executive Randall C. Whiting to the post of president and chief executive officer. Whiting, who spent 15 years at HP, is an electronic commerce expert who served as CommerceNet's vice president of e-commerce and held a post on the company's board prior to the promotion. The organization also said it has promoted Stacey Bressler to vice
president of marketing and member services.
Posted by Christine MacDonald
- Mon Jul 1 1996 CommerceNet works to make systems safe
An industry group is working on rules to ensure that security systems work together.
Posted by CNET News.com Staff
- Tue Oct 15 1996 W3C, CommerceNet announce standards
A key specification for handling electronic payments over the Internet CommerceNet and the World Wide Web Consortium complete a key specification for handling electronic payments over the Internet.
Posted by CNET News.com Staff
- Mon Apr 15 1996 W3C wants new standard to pay off
The World Wide Web Consortium and CommerceNet will announce an initiative Wednesday to unify all Web payment solutions.
Posted by CNET News.com Staff
- Wed Apr 17 1996 W3C proposes Web payment standard
The World Wide Web Consortium and CommerceNet today announced a plan to unify all Web payment protocols.
Posted by CNET News.com Staff
- Wed Oct 16 1996 Bottom line an issue down under
Australia will become the third nation to form an affiliate of CommerceNet, a nonprofit coalition that works toward the development of e-commerce.
Posted by CNET News.com Staff
- Tue Oct 15 1996 Online shopping will get easier
A key specification for handling electronic payments over the Internet has been completed, CommerceNet and the
World Wide Web Consortium announced
today.
Posted by CNET News.com Staff
- Wed Oct 16 1996 eTrust gets vote of confidence
Consumer-oriented privacy initiative eTrust has picked up key business backing from CommerceNet, a nonprofit
e-commerce consortium.
Posted by CNET News.com Staff
- Wed Jun 11 1997 Short Take: BackWeb ships version 2.0
BackWeb Technologies released the
latest version of its push software. BackWeb 2.0 has a bandwidth
conservation feature and expanded personalization capabilities. The company
also added intranet and extranet channels,
including ChannelWEB, CommerceNet, Concentric Network, and EDTN.
Posted by Paul Festa
HP TouchSmart. Touch the future now.
