INDEPENDENT'S EXCHANGE

COMPUTER AND COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK SUPPORT OF PARTICIPATING MEMBERS¿ AND OTHERS¿ COMMUNICATIONS, INFORMATION AND COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS, INCLUDING THE COLLECTION, STORAGE, ACCESSING, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, PROTECTION, ARCHIVAL AND/OR DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION; THE HOSTING, PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF WEBSITES; INTERNET, INTRANET, EXTRANET AND OTHER ELECTRONIC DATA AND COMMUNICATION SITES; PROVISION OF AN ELECTRONIC COMMUNITY AND COMMUNICATIONS CENTER FOR THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS; THE PROVISION OF RECORD COLLECTION AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES; THE AUTHENTICATION OF THE IDENTITIES OF PERSONS OR ENTITIES UTILIZING THE NETWORK AND THE VERIFICATION OF AND INFORMATION REGARDING PARTICIPATING MEMBERS AND/OR GOODS AND SERVICES BEING OFFERED; THE FACILITATION OF PURCHASES, SALES AND AGGREGATION OF FINANCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AND FINANCIAL AND OTHER PRODUCTS AND SERVICES OF MEMBERS AND OTHERS; THE FACILITATION OF GROUP BUYING AND PURCHASING AND SELLING AND TRADING OF GOODS AND SERVICES; AND THE PROVISION OF ELECTRONIC COMMERCE SUPPORT SERVICES, NAMELY PROVISION OF A COMPUTER NETWORK, TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION, EVALUATION OF GOODS AND SERVICES, TRANSMISSION AND RETENTION OF ORDER AND TRANSACTIONAL INFORMATION, AND PROVISION OF AUTOMATED CLEARINGHOUSE, ELECTRONIC PAYMENT AND OTHER PAYMENT SYSTEM SERVICES