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PROVIDING INFORMATION TO BUYERS FOR ORDERING GOODS AND SERVICES IN A WIDE VARIETY OF FIELDS BY MEANS OF A GLOBAL COMPUTER INFORMATION NETWORK

PROVIDING ON-LINE ELECTRONIC BULLETIN BOARDS FOR TRANSMISSION OF MESSAGES AMONG COMPUTER USERS CONCERNING THE SALE AND PURCHASE OF A WIDE VARIETY OF GOODS AND SERVICES BETWEEN BUSINESSES

COMPUTER SERVICES TO FACILITATE THE ON-LINE ORDERING SERVICES OF OTHERS, NAMELY, PROVIDING ON-LINE AUTOMATIC ROUTING OF TRANSACTIONS, PROVIDING MULTIPLE PROTOCOL SUPPORT FOR EXCHANGE OF PRODUCT AND SERVICE DESCRIPTIONS AND TRANSACTION INFORMATION, AND CONVERTING ORDERS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES INTO THE SUPPLIER'S PREFERRED PROTOCOL; COMPUTER SERVICES, NAMELY, MAINTAINING AND UPDATING ON-LINE CATALOGS FOR OTHERS