(BNamericas.com) - Ecuador-based e-commerce solutions developer Comercio Digital plans to add an e-commerce solution and an Internet security solution to its primary subsidiary Redtienda (www.redtienda.com) in the next couple of months, Comercio Digital CEO Erik Olsson told BNamericas.

Redtienda offers a software solution that allows companies to build their own online store. The solution has attracted growing interest in recent months, with some 600 unique visitors a day, Olsson said.

Redtienda is being used by 20 companies in Peru, Mexico, Ecuador, Argentina, Sweden and the US, he said, adding it is proving most popular in Mexico and is also generating a lot of interest from Spanish companies.

Redtienda is doing enough business to cover costs and breakeven during 1H03 is feasible, Olsson said, adding the site should ideally be able to attract over 1,000 active users once the market is educated and certain other barriers are overcome. E-commerce in Latin America is really in its infancy, he said.

This week Redtienda launched a free training program for businessmen on how to add the Internet to their brick and mortar business. The course, delivered by e-mail over five days, is based on Olsson's personal experience and the questions prospective clients have asked him when they consider adopting Redtienda

Phil Anderson

Business News Americas (BNamericas.com)