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To: TFF who wrote (1287)	6/20/1999 3:35:00 PM
From: Susan Saline	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2802

BY DAVID E. KALISH ASSOCIATED PRESS Companies try to make online shopping less tedious ......... Companies have tried without much success so far to lure shoppers to so-called electronic wallet systems that enable consumers to enter personal information they can automatically take with them to multiple Web sites. A main reason is that the thousands of online merchants use widely varying codes to complete online purchases, instead of a common system that all wallet systems can read. Analysts said the electronic standard could succeed in part because the companies promoting it include a number high-tech and financial heavyweights. Included in the group are the Internet provider America Online, computer makers IBM, Compaq and Sun Microsystems, software maker Microsoft Corp. and the charge card companies American Express, MasterCard, and Visa. 6/15/99 freep.com