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To: Murrey Walker who wrote (599)	1/18/2000 12:37:00 PM
From: Sarkie	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1094

I'm sure this has a lot to do with it. News January 17, 18:51 Eastern Time TOKYO STOCKS =3 STOCKS TO WATCH -- Softbank <9984.T>, after its unit Softbank Commerce Corp said on Monday it and VerticalNet Inc of the United States will set up a joint venture in February to provide business-to-business electronic commerce services. News January 17, 02:29 Eastern Time Softbank Commerce, VerticalNet to set up JV in Feb TOKYO, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Softbank Commerce Corp, a subsidiary of giant Japanese Internet Investor Softbank Corp <9984.T>, said on Monday it and VerticalNet Inc of the United States will set up a joint venture in February. The new company, "VerticalNet Japan Corp," will be capitalised at 400 million yen and provide business-to-business electronic commerce services. Softbank Commerce will own 60 percent of the venture, while the remaining 40 percent will be taken by VerticalNet, which promotes Internet communities in specialised business areas in the United States. MORE Rtr 02:28 01-17-00