ICC Named New ECI Provider For The US Department of Defense; ICC Network Broadens Reach With Five New Network Interconnections.Business & High Tech Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 27, 2001 Internet Commerce Corporation ("ICC ICC See: International Chamber of Commerce ") (Nasdaq: ICCA (Independent Computer Consultants Association, St. Louis, MO, www.icca.org) A membership organization of independent consultants in the information technology field. It is devoted to helping members improve their professional services capabilities. ), a leader in the e-commerce business-to-business communication services market, today announced that the ICC network service has been certified as a Value Added Network (networking) Value Added Network - (VAN) A privately owned network that provides a specific service, such as legal research or access to a specialised database, for a fee. A Value Added Network usually offers some service or information that is not readily available on public (VAN) for connecting to the Electronic Commerce Infrastructure (ECI ECI Employment Cost Index ECI Election Commission(er) of India ECI Enterprise Content Integration ECI Early Childhood Intervention ECI Environmental Change Institute ) of the United States Department of Defense (DOD (1) (Dial On Demand) A feature that allows a device to automatically dial a telephone number. For example, an ISDN router with dial on demand will automatically dial up the ISP when it senses IP traffic destined for the Internet. ). The ICC network service was rigorously tested and evaluated by the DOD regarding standards and implementation conventions, data responsibility, in-line document translation, customer support, and quality control issues. After successfully undergoing this Electronic Commerce Interoperability Process (ECIP ECIP European Community Investment Partners ECIP Early Childhood Intervention Program ECIP Erasure Code Internet Protocol ECIP Energy Conservation Improvement Program ECIP European Compliance Inspection Program ECIP Energy Conversion Investment Program ) the ICC network service was approved and connectivity between the DOD and ICC was established. G. Michael Cassidy, President and Chief Executive Officer of ICC, commented, "Becoming an ECI provider to the Department of Defense presents significant opportunities for ICC. Currently, the DOD has an estimated $270 billion procurement budget, making it one of the world's largest generators of electronic data interchange See EDI. (application, communications) electronic data interchange - (EDI) The exchange of standardised document forms between computer systems for business use. EDI is part of electronic commerce. transactions. Using the ICC network service, trading partners of all sizes can now take advantage of ICC's superior service, speed, flexibility, and significant cost savings when communicating their e-commerce documents with the DOD." Additionally, in a related development, ICC today announced it has extended the reach of its network, for the benefit of its customers, by adding five new interconnections to other E-commerce networks, bringing the total number of supported networks to over 50. Interconnections allow companies on different networks to communicate with each other, thereby promoting growth in E-commerce and improvements in overall business productivity and cooperation. About Internet Commerce Corporation Internet Commerce Corporation (NASDAQ: ICCA) is an electronic commerce business services company, providing complete EC infrastructure solutions, serving the business-to-business market. ICC provides companies with the foundation and structure to conduct business electronically through a complete set of services including e-commerce consulting, website development and hosting, data transformation services Data Transformation Services, or DTS, is a set of objects and utilities to allow the automation of extract, transform and load operations to or from a database. The objects are DTS packages and their components, and the utilities are called DTS tools. , custom application development, and comprehensive EC education. The flagship ICC data interchange service offers traditional EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) The electronic communication of business transactions, such as orders, confirmations and invoices, between organizations. Third parties provide EDI services that enable organizations with different equipment to connect. network services and web-enabled, XML-based supply chain connectivity solutions. For further information, visit ICC at www.icc.net or www.rtci.com for a complete list of ICC brands and services. Except for the historical information contained herein, this press release includes forward looking statements which are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including the risks and uncertainties associated with rapidly changing technologies such as the Internet, the risks of technology development and the risks of competition. Actual results could differ materially. For more information about these risks and uncertainties, see the SEC filings of Internet Commerce Corporation. |
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