e-Business         Sybase Software (China) Limited launched an enterprise e-commerce solution software, EP1.0. (5/00 Source: China Infoworld)     IBM Greater China Group, a unit of IBM Corp. (US) and Sino-i.com (Hong Kong) Formed a partnership to develop an e-commerce platform for China. (1/00)*     ABN Amro Asia Capital Investment Ltd., a unit of ABN Amro NV (the Netherlands) and GE ECXpress, a venture of GE Information Services, a unit of the General Electric Co. (US) Formed an alliance to bring e-commerce capabilities to China. (11/99)*     ec-Finance.com (US) and MeetChina.com MeetChina.com will offer an online Letter of Credit developed by ec-Finance.com on its online international payment processing platform. (11/99)*     Lotus Pacific Inc. (US) and Shanghai Online Lotus will provide Shanghai Online with AuctionLive, its flagship online auction service. (11/99)*     eGlobe Inc. (US) Will form il.com, an Internet based application that will allow Chinese businesses to handle online transactions. (1/00)*     The first digital certificate issuance organization started from June 29, 2000 China´s first financial CA center becomes operational. China Financial CA Center ("CFCA") can issue certificates, which support "business-to-business" and "business-to-consumer" e-commerce operation models. (Source: China Financial News July 26, 2000 )     Online Payment is No Longer a Bottleneck for China´s E-Commerce Industry The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China ("ICBC") launched an online payment service for "business-to-business" e-commerce operators. (Source: Beijing Daily July 7, 2000)       * Source: China Business Review Internet | Access | eBusiness | PC | Software | Joint Ventures | Mergers & Acquisitions | Venture Capital | Intellectual Property