Last century, when the beams needed replacing, carpenters used oak trees that had been planted in 1386 when the dining hall was first built. The 14th-century builder had planted the trees in anticipation of the time, hundreds of years in the future, when the beams would need replacing. There are many interesting pictures of the clock, including this one and this one and this one and this one . We think that through the next five years most businesses will have to realize that the real potential and the biggest returns with e-commerce won't be from the sale of products to consumers. They will realize that it comes from using it as a tool to save money, through the re-engineering of their business processes with their customers, suppliers, trading partners, and others with whom they have a business relationship.
Cost savings are what the Internet is all about.
Or take the real estate industry, where it's estimated that a typical transaction involves 100 people touching 40 pieces of paper. We believe it will be with the companies that develop the software and tools that support the interaction and exchange of information and transactions between companies. Hug O'War I will not play at tug o'war. I'd rather play at hug o'war. Where everyone hugs Instead of tugs, Where everyone giggles And rolls on the rug.