Internet Commerce Corporation Customer Becomes UK National E-Champion for 2005

London, England, October 2005 - London based Internet-enabled grocery wholesaler, Blueheath Holdings PLC, has been awarded the title of national E-Champion of the seventh annual DTI / InterForum E-Commerce Awards in association with BT, for the innovative way in which it has applied e-technology to develop a unique business model servicing the independent grocery retail sector, transforming the efficiency and effectiveness of its distribution model and stripping costs out of its supply chain.


Blueheath Holdings, whose use of e-commerce technologies has enabled it to transform the way in which it services its retail customers, also won the London regional and national 'best end-to-end integrated business' category and beat an incredible 71 other small and medium sized organisations from across the UK at the final of the National E-Commerce Awards 2005 to win the grand cash prize of £50,000 (88,500 US$).


Richard Ball, Blueheath CTO, stated that their decision some two years ago to outsource the daily operation and management of all Blueheath’s EDI operations to Internet Commerce Corporation, through Internet Commerce Corporation’s UK Partner Freshlook, contributed greatly to reducing costs in establishing and transacting business documents with their Suppliers and Customers alike.


Barry Gardiner, MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Competitiveness at the Department of Trade & Industry commented, “The effective use of ICT can make companies more competitive and productive. There is now significant evidence that shows us that investment in ICT coupled with organisational change is a major enabler for increased productivity.”


About Blueheath
Blueheath is the UK’s first ever Internet-enabled grocery wholesaler. The Blueheath business was founded on one simple principle: stripping out unnecessary supply chain costs to pass on the benefits to their customers. Blueheath offer customers a wholesale delivery service at close to Cash & Carry prices, which are lower than those traditionally offered in the delivered wholesale service sector. Blueheath currently work with the biggest brand name suppliers to offer a range of top selling beers, wines, spirits, crisps, snacks, tobacco, groceries and household items which is expanding all of the time. For more information, visit www.blueheath.com.

 

About Freshlook Internet Commerce Co Ltd

FreshLook specializes in assisting companies using Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) to gain the maximum benefits from the adoption of fast, secure, business-to-business trading over the Internet, and has been at the heart of UK electronic trading for the past 12 years. For more information, visit www.freshlook.uk.com.

 

About Internet Commerce Corporation (ICC)
Internet Commerce Corporation (NasdaqCM: ICCA), headquartered in Norcross, Georgia, is a leader in providing business-to-business e-commerce solutions. Thousands of customers rely on ICC's comprehensive line of solutions, in-depth expertise, and unmatched customer service to help balance cost, fit, and function required to meet unique requirements for trading partner compliance, coordination, and collaboration.  With its software solutions, network services, hosted web applications, managed services, and consulting services, ICC is the trusted provider of e-commerce solutions for businesses, regardless of size and level of technical sophistication, to connect them with their trading communities.  For more information, visit www.icc.net.

 

Except for the historical information contained herein, this press release includes forward looking statements which are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including the risks and uncertainties associated with rapidly changing technologies such as the Internet, the risks of technology development and the risks of competition. Actual results could differ materially. For more information about these risks and uncertainties, see the SEC filings of Internet Commerce Corporation.

 
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