British Telecommunications PLC Joins Intel's iCat E-Commerce Provider Program as First Customer; BT's StoreCentre to Offer E-Commerce Services to Its Customers.SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 6, 1999-- iCat, a division of Intel Corporation (company) Intel Corporation - A US microelectronics manufacturer. They produced the Intel 4004, Intel 8080, Intel 8086, Intel 80186, Intel 80286, Intel 80386, Intel 486 and Pentium microprocessor families as well as many other integrated circuits and personal computer networking and British Telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. plc (BT), today announced that BT will offer E-commerce e-commerce, commerce conducted over the Internet, most often via the World Wide Web. E-commerce can apply to purchases made through the Web or to business-to-business activities such as inventory transfers. services to its 1.3 million customers through the iCat E-commerce Provider Program utilizing iCat Commerce Online. BT will introduce BT StoreCentre, a co-branded E-commerce service that will offer its small and medium-sized Me´di`um-sized` a. 1. Having a medium size; as, a medium-sized man s>. Adj. 1. medium-sized - intermediate in size medium-size, moderate-size, moderate-sized business customers the ability to build an online store, or enable Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the commerce over their current Web sites. The service will be offered directly through BT's Website at www.ebusiness See e-business. .bt.com/storecentre. The program will also be made available to BT's 150 wholly owned and subsidiary companies worldwide. "Our involvement in the iCat E-Commerce Provider Program enables us to provide our customers an award-winning service to help them establish their businesses online," said Eric Guilloteau, general manager of BT's eBusiness division. "The Internet is without doubt the medium that the future of buying products and services will be based on, and by using BT StoreCentre our customers can more effectively compete on even footing with larger companies." All of the merchants who build stores through the BT StoreCentre will have access to the same sales channels and marketing services offered to iCat merchants, including the recently announced Excite Shopping Service, a collaboration Working together on a project. See collaborative software. between Intel and Excite. iCat will provide the front-end solution, while BT will offer real-time 1. real-time - Describes an application which requires a program to respond to stimuli within some small upper limit of response time (typically milli- or microseconds). Process control at a chemical plant is the classic example. credit card transaction processing Updating the appropriate database records as soon as a transaction (order, payment, etc.) is entered into the computer. It may also imply that confirmations are sent at the same time. Transaction processing systems are the backbone of an organization because they update constantly. as well as primary customer support to its merchants. "This agreement is extremely significant in that it opens the door for any of BT's companies to offer an established E-commerce service to their small and mid-sized business customers," said Doug Schulze, general manager, Intel's iCat division. "BT truly understands the Web and is evolving its site into a valuable destination for its customers. Now all of its customers can add integrated e-commerce capabilities to their services." Intel's iCat division launched the iCat E-commerce Provider Program in May 1999. The program enables companies to package, co-brand and offer iCat Commerce Online to its base of small and medium-sized merchants, without having to shoulder the substantial cost of development. About iCat iCat, a division of Intel, provides small and mid-sized businesses worldwide with the information, technology, marketing services and personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. support they need to sell products online and be successful in E-commerce. In addition to the iCat E-commerce Provider Program, iCat offers an Affiliate Program that allows profit sharing profit sharing, arrangement by which employees receive, in addition to their wages, a share of the net profits of a business. The purpose is to give them an incentive to increase their output through enhanced morale, less wasteful use of materials, better care of with Web Sites that refer customers to iCat. For more information, visit the iCat Web site at www.icat.com. About Intel Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is also a leading manufacturer of computer, networking and communications products. Additional information about Intel is available at www.intel.com/pressroom. About BT BT Internet & Multimedia Services provides a wide range of on-line services for consumer and business use delivered through a range of devices including consoles, TVs, PCs and kiosks: -0-
-- BT Internet -- providing a range of Internet services including
voice over the internet whilst online and Trustwise digital
certificates
-- btclick.com -- free Internet access service with no registration,
fixed term contracts or monthly subscriptions
-- Talk21 -- free email address service
-- BT Interactive -- the UK's fastest ever Internet service
currently on trial in West London
Joint venture initiatives include:
-- LineOne, a Web-based service offering Internet connection and
online UK focused content. A joint venture between BT and United
News & Media.
-- BiB, a joint venture between BT, BSkyB, Midland Bank and
Matsushita - providing digital interactive television services
-- Excite UK, a joint venture with US Internet portal, Excite Inc
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