Optical, sound and data communications networks for use in facilitating electronic auctions, namely, local area network cabling systems and structured cabling systems comprised of routers, switches and computer hardware; data processing equipment, namely, computers, personal digital assistants, smart cards containing programming used to authenticate its user, to control business processes and to provide personal information on its user in the field of business management and mobile computers; communications software for connecting computer network users and global computer networks; electronic and electrical devices for communication and data exchange, namely, mobile computers; computer software for use in database management and for word processing for use in the field of business management, and, for use in facilitating electronic auctions dealing with goods or services; computer software used to organize, manage and operate in auctions conducted over a global computer network, and to allow users to participate in auctions conducted over a global computer network; computer software, namely, software for managing websites on the global computer network; electronic database in the field of business management featuring electronic documents recorded on computer media, electronic and electrical devices for communication and data exchange, namely, encoded smart cards containing programming used to authenticate its user, to control business processes and to provide personal information on its user

Providing a bid site over electronic communication networks that matches vendors and sellers, namely, providing a virtual marketplace where businesses can put their purchasing needs for business products and services out for bid, receive quotes from vendors; business management; business consultation services provided via interactive global computer networks; electronic commerce services, namely, providing billing services, order processing services, and accounting services via the global computer network, and conducting auctions via a global computer network; business information on the use of global computer networks; market research; business marketing consulting services; advertising service, namely, dissemination of advertising material via an on-line electronic communication network; services of an advertising agency; organizing and conducting auctions; providing a website on the global computer network featuring information on a virtual market place and electronic auctions

Telecommunications services, namely, transmission of voice, video, messages and data, all via a fiber optic network; electronic transmission of data and documents via computer terminals; electronic transmission of messages and data