The evangelists see companies taking all their business online, and plenty of big businesses are going down the Web route.
Estimates vary as to what the market is worth.
But that's big money by any measure. Everything is the most common answer. The evangelists see companies taking all their business online, and plenty of big businesses are going down the Web route. The real savings though may come from the increased bargaining power and market visibility a trading floor provides. For companies on the scale of Ford and GM being able to see all the prices from all the potential suppliers of a particular part or service is immensely valuable.