IBM
and leading international m-payment provider, paybox.net AG, have announced
a joint initiative to drive m-commerce through an integration of systems
and an expansion of services.
IBM
Global Services will combine its wireless e-business consulting,
services and integration capabilities with paybox mobile payment
solutions. This collaboration unlocks m-commerce potential through
innovations that include wireless vending machine payments and retail
point-of-purchase solutions.
Adding
this wide range of point-of-sale outlets to paybox's existing
person-to-person, on-line, mobile, and conventional payment solutions,
IBM and paybox will enable even more everyday transactions to be
securely initiated and authorised from wireless devices.
Providing
retail, finance and banking organisations and wireless
operators with a range of robust, reliable and convenient m-commerce
services, the joint offerings will be based on an integration of paybox
applications with IBM's WebSphere platform and IBM Retail solutions.
paybox mobile payment can be easily integrated into the service
portfolio of banks and wireless network operators.
"As
organisations seek to incorporate wireless transactions into their
multi-channel payment strategy, they need to build fully-integrated,
secure and scalable mobile payment platforms," said Dr Martin Mähler,
Director, Wireless e-business at IBM Global Services, Central Region.
"The
combination of IBM's leadership in wireless consulting and
integration services with paybox's application and payment processing
expertise is a big step forward in maximising the value of companies'
existing e-business investments and providing a key building block to
enable business transformation."
Core
aspects of the agreement include the joint development of mobile
payment applications, the distribution of existing paybox services and
activities designed to gain new licensing partners, opening up new
m-commerce markets.
"This
collaboration with IBM not only enhances support for both of our
existing customers, but this co-operation is also a significant step
forward for international m-payment and its vital role in future
business strategies," stated paybox Chief Marketing Officer, Peter
Seipp.
This
co-operation will broaden and deepen the customisation and service
possibilities for the Paybox Intelligent Architecture (PIA), a modular
application infrastructure that is deployed and managed by paybox. PIA
uses standardised products to deliver a custom mobile payment and
authorisation system to corporate customers, meeting the highest
standards of security, performance and service.
IBM
m-commerce solutions and services enable wireless service and
content providers, retailers and banks to deliver clear business value
to buyers and sellers of various types of products and services.
M-commerce enhances the transaction roles of banks, payment processors
and emerging payment service providers, offering added customer value,
security and convenience.
IBM
works with a wide range of wireless, financial and retail sector
customers, leveraging its wireless e-business and cross-industry
expertise and offering hardware, software and services capabilities.
IBM
also partners extensively with industry-leading wireless ISVs and
telephone equipment manufacturers to deliver a wide range of secure
wireless solutions that enable m-commerce.
paybox
solutions will also integrate with IBM's Service Provider
Delivery Environment (SPDE), an open-standards-based framework built
on
IBM's WebSphere e-business infrastructure software. Such joint
development of payment services will be designed to give wireline and
wireless service providers the flexibility to introduce new revenue
generating voice, text and Internet-based services to their customers
faster, easier and at a lower cost.
Additionally,
by building on the WebSphere platform, Paybox Software
will be compatible with IBM MerchantReach, a portfolio of solutions
for
integrated multi-channel retailing.
