Frontline Communications Corp. (AMEX: FNT - news), www.frontline.net, today announced that iShopNetworks, Inc., www.iShopNetworks.com, a wholly-owned subsidiary, has filed a U.S. patent application for iShopNetworks' ``cooperative commerce & content'' (or C-Commerce(3)(TM)) technology, an application that will be translated into a Web-based network of ``vertical'' commerce and content networks.
``Frontline is pleased to have incubated a unique business model that will provide a `first-to-market' e-commerce solution for both the B2B and B2C marketplaces,'' said Stephen J. Cole-Hatchard, President and CEO of Frontline. ``We're confident iShopNetworks will become a valuable asset to our shareholders.''
Frontline plans to launch iShopNetworks' ``beta'' prototype later this month - available on the Web to select industry analysts, media, retailers and consumer focus groups. A full rollout of iShopNetworks to the business and consumer markets is planned for this fall. iShopNetworks' collection of channels range from iShopHollywood.com, iShopTheOffice.com and iShopTheToyStore.com to iShopThePetStore.com, iShopTheTravelAgency.com and iShopTheHome.com. MySmallBizNetwork.com, its proprietary B2B channel, will focus on reaching millions of entrepreneurs and small businesses in the U.S.
About Frontline
Founded in 1995, Frontline Communications Corporation provides Effortless Ecommerce and Internet Access to small businesses nationwide. Frontline offers high-quality Internet services (Access, Development and Presence) through its three Ecommerce brands: Frontline.net, www.frontline.net, WOWFactor.com, and iShopNetworks.com, each serving important geographic, demographic and vertical small business market segments. Frontline's focus on specific small businesses and their unique needs helps those customers utilize the Internet more easily to achieve an advantage over their competitors. A member of IBM's Web Integrator Initiative, Frontline provides its clients with full Web design, development and Ecommerce solutions. Frontline is headquartered in Pearl River, New York, and is traded on the American Stock Exchange.
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