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(88) Date of publication A3: 20.07.2000 (43) Date of publication: 27.09.2000 Bulletin 2000/39 (21) Application number: 99951857.4 (22) Date of filing: 08.10.1999

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G06F 17/60 (86) International application number: PCT/US9923/426 (87) International publication number: WO 0023/925 (27.04.2000 Gazette 2000/17)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 16.10.1998 US 173858 16.10.1998 US 173847 16.10.1998 US 173854 (71) Applicant: Commerce One, Inc. Mountain View, CA 94040 (US)

(72) Inventors: MELTZER, Bart, Alan Aptos, CA 95003 (US) ALLEN, Terry Sebastopol, CA 95473 (US) FUCHS, Matthew, Daniel Los Gatos, CA 95032 (US) GLUSHKO, Robert, John San Francisco, CA 94116 (US) MALONEY, Murray Pickering, Ontario L1W 3K6 (CA) DAVIDSON, Andrew, Everett Boulder Creek, CA 95006 (US) PERSSON, Kenneth Santa Cruz, CA 95060 (US) SCHWARZHOFF, Kelly, Lane Palo Alto, CA 94306 (US) (74) Representative: Potter, Julian Mark et al D. Young & Co.,21 New Fetter Lane London EC4A 1DA London EC4A 1DA (GB)