When major franchises, discount wholesalers and mass
merchandisers began to set up shop around the country, many skeptics predicted
that small- and medium-size "mom and pop" operations would soon go the the way
of the dinosaur.

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ForRetail Inc. said it is enhancing its service and tech
solutions to become a vertical B2B Applications Service Provider specifically
designed to help fragmented sectors of the retail industry such as giftware,
home accents and home furnishings start doing business online.

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OrderTrust Inc. and BroadVision Inc.
inked a technology partnership deal that will link BroadVision
One-To-One applications to the outsourced, order management services offered
through the OrderTrust network, a community of more than 850 commerce trading
partners. (more…)

Office supplies retailer Staples.com signed a deal to offer
ASP Personable.com’s Internet-based subscription software and online courses for
its small business customers.

Through an alliance with Personable.com, an ASP that gives
users a virtual Windows 2000 desktop, Staples.com customers will have access to
the latest versions of various software titles without having to buy them.

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SBC Communications Inc.
companies Pacific Bell and Southwestern Bell signed with CheckFree
for electronic billing and payment for Customers in California,
Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas and Kansas.
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Online shopping service Respond.com signed a partner deal
with ConsumerREVIEW.com, a provider of consumer product information on the Web,
and will integrate product reviews written by consumers into its Web site.

In turn, ConsumerREVIEW.com now features Respond.com’s "shop
by request" service as a shopping alternative on its network of sites.

"Our relationship with Respond.com allows ConsumerREVIEW.com
to deliver high-caliber product reviews to the largest ’shop by request’
audience," said Max Mancini, chief executive officer of ConsumerREVIEW.com.

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Ticketmaster Online-Citysearch Inc. and its affiliate,
Ticketmaster Corp., Monday lost ground in its ongoing legal battle with
Tickets.com Inc.

U.S. District Court Judge Harry L. Hupp denied Ticketmaster
Online Citysearch’s motion for a preliminary injunction. The company
(NASDAQ:TMCS) and Ticketmaster, a subsidiary of TMCS majority-owner USA Networks
Inc. (NASDAQ:USAI), sought the injunction against Tickets.com (NASDAQ:TIXX) to
prevent the company from deep linking to Ticketmaster.com (more…)

Ticketmaster Online-Citysearch Inc. and its affiliate,
Ticketmaster Corp., Monday lost ground in its ongoing legal battle with
Tickets.com Inc.

U.S. District Court Judge Harry L. Hupp denied Ticketmaster
Online Citysearch’s motion for a preliminary injunction. The company
(NASDAQ:TMCS) and Ticketmaster, a subsidiary of TMCS majority-owner USA Networks
Inc. (NASDAQ:USAI), sought the injunction against Tickets.com (NASDAQ:TIXX) to
prevent the company from deep linking to Ticketmaster.com and using spiders to
extract information from the site.

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Polaroid Corp. (NYSE:PRD) deployed Blue Martini (NASDAQ:BLUE)
Software’s Java-based Customer Interaction System for its new polaroidwork.com
B2B site.

The first phase of the polaroidwork.com site guides business
and professional customers to targeted photography applications and products to
meet their business requirements.

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E-Stamp Corp. Wednesday moved beyond its flagship postage
service, adding the ability to print airline tickets purchased online through a
partnership with Atraxis, an IT solution provider to the travel industry.

Through the Print a Ticket program, participants can print
airline tickets directly from their home or office computer. The only airline
participating in the test is Germany’s LTU International Airways.

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