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In the Rockies, e-commerce leaders sound off

This week's Pacific Crest 2000 e.conference showcases some of e-commerce's leading figures, including eBay CEO Meg Whitman and executives from Amazon.com, Travelocity and VerticalNet.

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This week's Pacific Crest 2000 e.conference showcases several leading e-commerce figures, including eBay CEO Meg Whitman. The head of the auction giant paints a picture in which eBay customers will be able to buy and sell in their own languages online. VerticalNet chairman Mark Walsh says he and his new CEO could do well to learn from the success of AOL.

 
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