21.   Those systems, known as electronic marketplaces, lower the cost of buying standardized goods and offer software tools to better manage the process across a company.

22.   Unfortunately, it did not offer tools to test or fix the problem, either.

23.   Until recently Expedia.com had offered weaker tools for hotel shopping, but the company recently revamped its lodging section.

24.   Workz also offers free tools such as checking a site for dead links and other problems.

25.   He said the company also plans to offer application tools to Malaysian companies and institutions of higher learning to enable them to be familiar with Smartcard system applications.