Open Market Inc, the electronic commerce company that already counts Deutsche Telekom AG amongst its clients, says France Telecom SA is to enter the electronic commerce market using its Transact software. France Telecom will offer a range of secure electronic commerce services on the internet. The move marks a further turning away by France Telecom from its aging Minitel interests. France Telecom already has 15 years of experience providing secure payment with the Minitel, said Gerard Eymery, director of France Telecom’s multimedia division. We believe providing transactions on the internet is very similar, but it must be an end-to-end package, France Telecom will use Transact software from Open Market Inc to develop back office services and plans to form partnerships with financial organizations for payment processing over the internet.
