The server will also position us to take advantage of online commerce in the future. We have a lot of technical documentation around the company. We've begun to store computer systems documentation on a Web server and deliver it to people throughout the company. And this is just the beginning. New documentation is being added on an hourly basis.
Online documentation is only the first step.
For example, Deere is in the process of implementing a parts database that employees can access via the intranet. The Web-based parts database will have many applications throughout Deere. It will help the people in the purchasing department go out for quotes. For example, they could send a picture of a part to a vendor. The people on the shop floor will be able to call up information on how a part is put together.