Office.com Teams with Leading Technology Partners To Provide Seamless Back-End Support for New Site
Aeneid, CommTouch, Digital River and Transium Supply Technology Solutions for Office.com's Research and E-commerce Applications
October 13, 1999 06:00 AM
NEW YORK, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Office.com(SM), an online business service from Winstar Communications, Inc. WCII , today announced a series of partnerships with technology companies that will help power Office.com's Web site, scheduled to launch in Q4 of this year. Aeneid Corporation; CommTouch Software, Inc. CTCH ; Digital River, Inc. DRIV and Transium Corporation will provide database management and e-commerce technology solutions to Office.com.
"We know that a strong technology infrastructure is crucial to delivering the wide range of offerings small and mid-sized companies need," said Jeff Cutler, senior vice president and general manager of Office.com. "We are thrilled to be partnering with best of breed providers with the proven expertise to deliver speed, reliability and efficiency to Office.com's business-focused offerings and features."
Following is further information about the technology solutions provided by Office.com's new partners:
* Aeneid Corporation and Office.com have partnered to deliver the highest-quality Internet content for small and medium-sized businesses. Aeneid is the developer of EoCenter, an industry-specific content and search solution that provides a single point of access to industry and business content on the Web. Aeneid uses the Inktomi search engine to power EoCenter's search features. * CommTouch Software, Inc. is a solution provider for Office.com's branded email products and services. Serving 6.6 million actual Emailboxes around the world, CommTouch is a leading provider of outsourced email and messaging services for corporations and consumers worldwide. CommTouch email is designed for superior performance and rapid scalability, offering end user interfaces in 16 of the world's major languages. * Digital River, Inc. is powering Office.com's Software Download Store. Digital River is the largest online source of software and a leading outsource provider of Web-based commerce solutions. The Company provides more than 5,000 software publishers and online retailers with its proprietary technology for Internet delivery of more than 100,000 digital products, including 30,000 software products and applications. * Transium Corporation hosts scalable commerce and content management solutions for major Web portals. Transium enables Office.com's management of its billing and registration process, and permits Office.com to integrate credit reports, news and product information under a unified user interface.
The launch of Office.com is scheduled for this quarter. At that time, users will be able to access integrated business news and financial content, as well as many commerce and communications tools. The site will also provide timely information on the latest business trends and strategies, discussions with business leaders and the marketing, legal and technical information necessary to operate a successful business.
About Office.com
Office.com, a service from Winstar, is the first complete and relevant destination site to meet the needs of business people by focusing the power of the Internet for the work world. Office.com combines deep, industry-specific content, community, commerce and communications services from best of breed partners and in-house experts, helping people in business work smarter, faster and more efficiently.
In 1998, Office.com debuted its "Business Tools" and related content in Yahoo!'s Small Business channel. In April of 1999, CBS acquired a one-third stake in Office.com in exchange for $42 million in promotion and advertising across CBS properties. Office.com was recently ranked a Top Ten Online Business Center (OBC) by Cahners In-Stat Group, which rated the value to end users, partners and potential investors.
For more information on Office.com, and the nearly 150 industries and professions it serves, visit www.office.com.
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The site already looks pretty good (typos not withstanding), looks like it will get even better.
p.s. Is it true that Williams can deliver taste over their network? That's what the commercial says. "...download a whole braised duck. Taste the broadbandy goodness.". Wow. That's fast. |
