The interactions between companies are being revolutionized. As standard practices and web communications are established, the costs of doing business with other businesses is dropping and the speed of these interactions is increasing. Inventories can be reduced. Changing demands can be accommodated. Overhead is reduced.
Billing is streamlined.
Financial transactions are being completed faster at lower cost. Productivity is improved, expenses are reduced, and profits are increased. The end is not yet in sight. It is possible, even easy, to get lost, wandering from link to link with little or no guidance. The web is a chaotic place and that is its power and its charm.