Commerce Planet to Spin Off Iventa

The board of directors of Commerce Planet Inc., an online marketing services firm, has authorized management to pursue a plan to spin off Iventa, its e-commerce business into an independent publicly-traded company.

This transaction will be accomplished through a one-time share distribution to Commerce Planet shareholders next spring.

According to Commerce Planet, this new independent company, to be formally named at a later date, will provide online marketing systems catering to the entertainment, community networking and small business markets.