REPEAT/eCommerce.com Partners With MyWay.com to Launch E-Commerce Portal.Business Editors REPEATING...earlier transmission SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 21, 1999 eCommerce.com Inc. today announced it has launched the initial phase of its eCommerce Portal, which the company developed in conjunction with MyWay.com Corp., the leading developer and distributor of custom portal See personal portal. solutions and a majority-owned company of CMGI CMGI Commonly Maintained Grounds Infrastructures CMGI College Marketing Group Information (Services) Inc. Online shoppers who visit www.ecommerce.com will be re-directed to a co-branded consumer portal where they will be able to purchase such items as toys, sports equipment, electronics, and flowers. "We are proud to partner with MyWay.com to launch the initial phase of our portal site Noun 1. portal site - a site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internet; "a portal typically has search engines and free email and chat rooms etc. ," said David C. Elmore, eCommerce.com Inc.'s chairman. "Our company's goal, with our unique Web address, is to be the first 'true eCommerce Portal,' providing e-commerce solutions for businesses and consumers alike." eCommerce.com is presently targeting a launch date of March 1, 2000 for the second phase of its portal site. The next version will include a broader spectrum of shopping, e-commerce and technical capabilities, as well as comprehensive content, communications applications, and personalization services provided by MyWay.com. The company expects to roll-out a fully operational business-to-business commerce site in June, 2000. "The eCommerce.com portal will allow both shoppers and businesses to enjoy the personal content, localized news, and entertainment listings, while conducting their on-line business," said Jeff Cunningham Jeff Cunningham (born August 21, 1976 in Montego Bay, Jamaica) is a Jamaican-American soccer striker, who currently plays for Toronto FC of Major League Soccer. Cunningham was born in Jamaica, but moved to Crystal River, Florida at the age of 14. , president and chief executive officer of MyWay.com. "The eCommerce.com URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. will attract a tremendous amount of traffic to the portal, and we plan to deliver the content and commerce capabilities the visitors desire." About eCommerce.com Inc. Since 1995, eCommerce.com has identified and pursued significant market opportunities in developing dynamic database driven electronic commerce sites and systems for sales, fulfillment, financial and customer services for its clients over the Internet. eCommerce.com pioneered the integration of the online Web store with the back end fulfillment systems used by our clients. This allowed the Internet computers to talk directly to the fulfillment house A fulfillment house is a company specializing in fulfillment services. Fulfillment house overview Fulfillment, also known as order fulfillment or product fulfillment computers, in real time, and lowered the fulfillment cost per sale by over 50%. The company has developed an impressive list of client companies for which dynamic interactive sites have been developed and hosted including Time Warner's Sports Illustrated Sports Illustrated is the largest weekly American sports magazine owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. It has over 3 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men, 19% of the adult males in the country. , Turner Online, The National Football League (NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga ), Yahoo, Lucent, Rodale Press, World Championship Wrestling For the Australian professional wrestling promotion, see World Championship Wrestling (Australia). For the poet, see William Carlos Williams. World Championship Wrestling (WCW) was an American professional wrestling promotion which existed from 1988 to 2001. , Entertainment Weekly, Philips North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Monsanto and ATT ATT ammonia tolerance test. . The company was recently acquired by Cybanetix.com, L.P., and in its current phase it is building a true internationally targeted eCommerce Portal, to serve dynamic Web sites; joint venture with key clients on the utilization of client databases; sell and promote the products and business of the client; and most importantly expand eCommerce.com's own businesses through acquisition and growth. The company's stockholder equity has increased by $20 million through recent funding and the purchase of technology, shopping malls, and Asian businesses, focused on the China market. In the third quarter of 1999, eCommerce.com merged with Mega-shops, a multi-lingual, multi-currency, online shopping mall under development and 1China.net. About MyWay.com MyWay.com is a branded consumer Internet portal and majority-owned operating company operating company A business that engages in transactions with outsiders. of CMGI Inc. (Nasdaq:CMGI). As the leading developer and distributor of custom portal services, MyWay.com provides its technology platform, content and personalization functionality to MyWay Network Affiliate partners. The MyWay.com technology platform is highly customizable, allowing partners and users to create a compelling online experience via MyWay.com's "PortalPlus" selection of commerce, content and integration tools. Network partners include media, consumer and financial services, and communications organizations that have the assets and capability to evolve as Internet portals. The MyWay Network drives customer retention and increases revenues and usage for partner sites by seamlessly integrating content and features targeted to individual users' unique interests. MyWay.com provides custom portal solutions to more than 1,000 MyWay Network Affiliate partners. To learn more about MyWay.com or develop your own custom portal experience, visit us at www.myway.com. |
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