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Opens online mall
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By DAVID AKIN
The Financial Post
Microsoft Corp. opened an online mall yesterday filled with
Canadian retailers, a move that allows it to show off some
proprietary e-commerce technology and sets it up to go
head to head with America Online Inc., cyberspace's biggest
landlord.
Microsoft Network (MSN) Canada will have more than
60 Canadian merchants within its shopping channel,
including Club Monaco, Holt Renfrew, Future Shop, Tilley
Endurables, Chapters.ca, and The Body Shop. AOL
Canada, too, has several merchants on its shopping channel,
including Hudson's Bay, Outfitters, Zeller's, Bid.com,
CDPlus, and Chaptersglobe.com.
Both firms are trying to capitalize on what many believe is
the next big revenue model for portal players: transaction
fees for bringing buyers and sellers together.
Microsoft of Redmond, Wash., hopes to make the buying
process for both consumers and retailers easier by managing
the security of online transactions with its Passport service.
Passport lets users set personalization and control access
across all of the MSN-branded sites with a single sign-in,
registration, and electronic wallet services.
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