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DOT-COM TARGETS SMALL MEETINGS MeetingXpress aims to distinguish itself in the crowded online meeting planning space by narrowing its focus. Its concept is the same as many other dot-coms - a Web site where planners can search a database of meeting properties and send RFPs. However, MeetingXpress (www.meetingxpress.com), which will begin beta testing in January, bills itself as the "small meeting solution," to be used for meetings of 100 rooms or fewer.