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WWRE INKS ALLIANCE: The WorldWide Retail Exchange (WWRE) has entered into a strategic alliance with UDEX, a company specializing in standardized product descriptions for electronic commerce. 'This alliance will allow [...]

Cushman & Wakefield and Zeborg announced that they have jointly formed FacilitiesWork. Operating as a subsidiary of Zeborg, FacilitiesWork will create an e-commerce marketplace designed to deliver product savings and [...]

A dozen computer vendors and electronics suppliers, including Hewlett-Packard and Compaq Computer, joined last week to announce an exchange for Internet supply-chain management. Members talked a lot about expectations but […]

SUN MICROSYSTEMS and Andersen Consulting launched an Internet procurement venture last week that the companies say will give businesses the option to outsource run-of-the-mill purchases of office supplies, furniture, and […]

It appears that 40 million lines of code aren't enough to woo big enterprises and dotcom companies to Windows 2000. Microsoft inked a deal last week with Andersen Consulting to […]

Reuters and Equant are forming a financial information services and e-commerce network as part of a joint venture with an initial investment of $360 million, the companies jointly announced. The […]

General Motors Corp. says its ambitious new 'e-GM' effort will steer more customers to dealerships. Ford Motor Co. says its joint Internet venture with Microsoft's Car-Point.com will enhance consumer-dealer relationships. [...]

Cartel Marketing and Turbocoverage Inc., two dealer point-of-sale auto insurance marketers, formed a new company to provide online insurance to car buyers in dealerships. The new company, Expresslink Inc., combines [...]

Tesco-backed iVillage.co.uk and Sports.com have linked with online shopping-mall provider Altura International to develop their e-commerce offerings. Altura International builds and manages customised shopping channels for third parties with around [...]

Six major sporting goods and sports apparel retailers have partnered with Global Sports to form Global Sports Interactive (GSI), which will manage the electronic commerce operations of these chains. These are Sport Chalet, The Sports Authority, MC Sports, The Athletes Foot, Sports and Recreation and a still unnamed retailer. Under the deal, the chains' existing Websites will be redesigned by GSI without any required investments from the six retailers. Moreover, GSI will handle all e-commerce aspects to the sites, including warehousing, ordering and distribution for each site., NEW YORK - Last month when five major sports retailers announced they will outsource their e-commerce operations to footwear marketer Global Sports, more questions seemed to have been downloaded than [...]