THE POWER OF PROCUREMENT

PROMOTING THE GOODS AND SERVICES OF OTHERS THROUGH A SITE ON A GLOBAL COMPUTER NETWORK; PROVIDING UPDATED DATABASES OF SUCH GOODS AND SERVICES, AS WELL AS TECHNICAL AND MARKETING INFORMATION RELATING TO THE GOODS AND SERVICES; PROVIDING INTERACTIVE SEARCHING AND SELECTION OF SUCH GOODS AND SERVICES; LOCATING AND IDENTIFYING GOODS AND SERVICES SEARCHED BUT NOT FOUND; CREATING ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS CONSISTING OF REQUESTS FOR QUOTATIONS AND PLACING ORDERS FOR SUCH GOODS AND SERVICES; TRANSMITTING SUCH ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS TO SUPPLIERS