solutions to the electronic commerce marketplace.

Bermuda Computer Services Ltd. subsidiary Transact-e-Biz.com (Bermuda) Ltd.

was developed as a result of BCS's existing business and its mission is to provide superior service to local and international clients,'' a spokesperson said.

Transact-e-Biz.com's core e-business offerings include e-business hosting, server management, data storage, leased line Internet access, and soon, dial-up Internet access with AT&T global roaming. The company also provides firewall management, router or switch installation and programming and mail and proxy server facilities.

The company will use IBM software and hardware Cisco products.

Transact-e-Biz.com is also forming strategic alliances to provide secure payment processing and website creation, and relationships with accounting, corporate services and financial services companies to offer clients a one-stop e-business solution.

"Transact-e-Biz.com was set up to provide all the necessary components to effectively transact e-business in Bermuda, and together with our partners and strategic aliances, we can deliver e-Business solutions of the highest quality, while preserving our clients' e-commerce revenue in an offshore jurisdiction,'' company director Tricia Lines said.