Most businesspeople still buy and sell goods via methods that have been around for decades.
They write a contract and shake hands. They pick up the phone and send a fax. The truly enlightened might communicate via e-mail. On this topic Newsletters XML in Practice. That's why the founders of Envera, a Richmond, Va.-based startup, think their idea of providing an electronic hub through which chemical companies can forge links with each other will strike a chord in the industry.