SaaS electronic payment services provider PaySimple has selected e-commerce services supplier Varien for technology implementation. Under the terms of the deal, PaySimple has integrated its credit card processing services with the Magento shopping cart platform. The Magento software includes features such as single-page checkout and ship-to-multiple-addresses.

The fashion house Calvin Klein has launched an e-commerce platform targeting US shoppers who are interested in accessing products from this brand. The range of such items includes men's and women's sportswear, suit separates, jeanswear, underwear, intimates, sleepwear, outerwear, footwear, eyewear and watches, as well as men's tailored clothing, shirts, belts and ties, women's dresses and accessories.

Australian small and medium businesses are about to spend 5 percent more for the internet technology as compared with 2007, investing USD 1.8 billion for this purpose. In 2009, this sum is expected to climb to USD 1.9 billion. More than 60 percent will be allocated for website hosting and development.

Electronic and mobile payments services provider First Data will introduce a new payment technology to thousands of media and delegates attending the Democratic National Convention (DNC), which will take place in Denver's Pepsi Center between 25 August and 28 August.

In an unprecedented move, a high-ranking British security official confirmed the extent of the cyber-threat currently overhanging British computer networks which control essential public service areas – online banking prominent among them.

US provider of computer software Intuit has released a beta version of Quicken Beam, a service that enables users to receive instant access to all their account balances and recent account activities via their mobile phones.