Vendors cite tech problems for Atriax failure

While funding problems and political wrangling eventually brought Atriax down, its technology had more than a hand in its demise, said sources in the tech industry.

Atriax had good marketing, but rival FXall had the technology, said Cognotec chairman Brian Maccaba. "The one clear lesson is that e-commerce is all about technology," he told FX Week.

Although Harpal Sandhu, chief executive of Integral, which created Atriax's front-end platform, refuted claims of technological problems, sources said