A company named Authense Corporation recently unveiled its new software product called Archiris. Authense say that Archiris is the first in a series of web-based tools that empower small businesses and end-users to design and order custom products from any supplier, anywhere in the world.

A report in the North Carolina News and Observer, describes how computer maker Dell is to begin a new advertising campaign that focuses on the company’s attribute of building computers to order.

Amazon.com subsidiary CustomFlix Labs, Inc., has announced that CBS News has selected CustomFlix and Amazon.com to distribute thousands of hours of prime-time and classic news content, including award-winning “Minutes” programming, through the CustomFlix Create Your Own DVD(TM) service.

Larry Edsall at the Detroit News reports on a new Spec Package version of the Scion tC. The tC is a coupe sold in the U.S. by Scion, a division of Toyota.  Scion’s strategy is heavily geared towards personalization, and buyers can add a range of persoanlization options to their new car at the time [...]

An interesting piece about the market for HDTV’s has appeared in MP3.com.  It includes a suggested set of options which should be available from a build to order HDTV supplier. Many consumers are put off HDTV purchases by the absence of plain language explanations about features and technologies.  MP3.com have hit the nail on the [...]

In an interview with Japanese newspaper NikkeiBP, Sony Computer Entertainment president Ken Kutaragi has suggested that the PS3, the next generation of the massively successful Sony Playstation game console, will be available as a build to order product. Gaming site GamerNode has more details about the interview.  Mr. Kutaragi is quoted as saying: “As the [...]

Dell and Walmart, the World’s biggest computer manufacturer and overall biggest retailer respectively, have recently taken contrasting approaches to the selling of consumer computers. The mainstream business media, such as Newsweek, are reporting that Dell will open its first retail stores, where users can try out Dell products. However, they will not be able to [...]

Scion’s BYS vehicle configurator, has been awarded a Webby People’s Voice Award in the Automotive category. Established in 1996, the Webby Awards are presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a 500-member body of leading web experts, business figures, luminaries, visionaries and creative celebrities. The awards honour excellence in web design, creativity, [...]