ecfirst.com Launches Premier Linux- and Java-Based E-Commerce Engine
Jan 20th, 03:06 UTC
E-Store's Web-based architecture features the Linux operating
system and Java development platform powering an automated, modular and
highly scalable e-commerce engine DES MOINES, Iowa (Jan. 19, 2000) ecfirst.com, an Internet consulting and
e-business solutions company, announces the launch of its premier Linux-
and Java-based e-commerce engine called e-Store.
E-Store is designed exclusively to provide cyber-store hosting and
management services, and also can be used as an e-commerce engine by ISPs
and ASPs. E-Store's Web-based architecture features the Linux operating
system and Java development platform powering an automated, modular and
highly scalable e-commerce engine, while maintaining simplified
manageability and usage, as well as reliability. Industry-leading PGP and
VeriSign technology has been built into e-Store, ensuring the highest
enterprise security available.
The e-Store engine is encapsulated into an all-in-one compact appliance
that taps directly into the Internet. A business can either private-label
or purchase the appliance, run the set-up software and begin offering
e-business hosting services to prospective cyber merchants. This can be
accomplished for a fraction of the time and cost of developing similar
technology.
"We believe the affordability and functionality of e-Store is unmatched,"
said Allen Nguyen, president of ecfirst.com. "This product has been
designed with the specific e-commerce needs of small to mid-sized
businesses and Internet Service Providers in mind."
In conjunction with this announcement, NBC affiliate WHO-TV in Des Moines
has selected e-Store to power its new online shopping mall called Shop13.
Shop13 will be available to consumers beginning sometime in January 2000
and is accessible through the WHO-TV Web site.
"We chose ecfirst.com because we are impressed with their unique e-Store
engine, as well as their caliber of Internet business expertise," said
WHO-TV President and General Manager Bob Allen. "The powerful technology
behind Shop13 is diverse and complex, yet simple enough for any level of
online user. We think both businesses and consumers will find it very
flexible and easy to use."
About ecfirst.com: ecfirst.com is an e-commerce solutions company. Based in
Des Moines, ecfirst.com specializes in Linux- and Java-based product
development, and offers end-to-end e-business professional services,
including strategic consulting, planning, enterprise system architecture,
Web-based application development and customer management solutions.
ecfirst.com has expert knowledge in the deployment of Web-enabled
applications using technology like Java, VisualAge and WebSphere, and
specializes in assisting organizations plan and implement PKI in their
environment. The company is also an IBM Business Partner and a Sun
Microsystems Developer Partner.
About WHO-TV: WHO-TV is a division of The New York Times Company. The New
York Times Company (NYSE: NYT) is a diversified media company including
newspapers, magazines, television and radio stations, and electronic
information and publishing. The Company publishes The New York Times, The
Boston Globe and 21 regional newspapers; publishes three magazines,
including Golf Digest; and operates eight network-affiliated television
stations and two New York City radio stations.
For more information about e-business solutions provider ecfirst.com, call
(515)453-8247 or visit http://www.ecfirst.com
on the Web.
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CONTACT:
Sue Bunce
ecfirst.com
(515)453-8247
(515)981-9310
sue.bunce@ecfirst.com
http://www.ecfirst.com
(Submitted by Sue Bunce of ecfirst.com)
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