Short Cuts

The board of directors of cataloger/retailer The Talbots Inc., based in Hingham, MA, declared a cash dividend of 11 cents per share, payable on or before March 22 to shareholders of record on March 8.

Xcert International Inc., Walnut Creek, CA, the premier developer of software products for securing business-to-business electronic commerce over the Internet, named Cecil Dye as vice president of sales and marketing. Dye will be responsible for managing the rapid expansion of Xcert’s worldwide sales and marketing organization.