All eBusiness News - January 2007

ABN signs Sepa deal

ABN Amro has signed a deal with Equens to get SEPA debit card processing services for a period of five years, starting from 1 January 2009.

Oasis approves new web trading standard

Members of the e-business standards organisation Oasis have approved a new trading product.

Big suppliers back new XML standard

Members of e-business standards organisation Oasis have approved a new trading standard.

Shops report major web sales growth

Retailers will have to invest heavily in their e-commerce infrastructure in the year ahead, after Christmas trading figures showed a huge increase in visitors to retail websites.

Government to shut over 500 websites

  • News
  • Date: 10 January 2007
The government is to close 551 of its websites and create larger, one-stop sites.

Cheshire saves on print and IT consumables in e-auction

Cheshire County Council has saved hundreds of thousands of pounds with two e-auctions for tendered services.

Online Xmas puts heat on supply chains

Retailers' supply chains were stretched by record online sales this Christmas, with the greatest pressure falling on home delivery networks.

Online retailers face mixed payment preferences

Last year, 56% of European web users regularly shopped online but not all of them made their payments online, said analyst Forrester.
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