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Net Commerce: Test Cruise Ends, E-Commerce Floats dailynews.yahoo.com >>Total online purchases are expected to soar to $12 billion next year, from $7 billion last year, according to Jupiter Communications, which tracks Internet shopping and other technology issues. A year earlier, it was less than $3 billion. The year ahead will be a critical time for those who want to win a piece of that huge, emerging market. ''Mainstream companies are taking this more seriously than ever before,'' said Volpe's Williams. ''It's happening so quickly that its catching some people unprepared, and a lot of them are getting worried.'' The fear of not being there is spurring more big names into the ring. AT&T Corp. (NYSE:T - news)'s $48 billion deal to acquire Tele-Communications Inc. (Nasdaq:LBTYA - news) was a way for it to jump start its Internet efforts. TCI is the main shareholder of At Home Corp. (Nasdaq:ATHM - news), the fast-growing Internet cable modem service... <<