Don't be misled by sites that claim only a browser is necessary to connect. That's true for the buyers. But how the site passes an invoice or a purchase order back to its members is the issue. It should be in an electronic form that a member's accounting system can easily digest. If a site jumps off to paper, it had better offer some really strong reasons why folks should use it.
Paper negates the cost savings of using the Internet.
It increases the likelihood of order errors. It should support fax or paper upon request, not as the default. Julie Bort, a senior editor with Network World , is based in Colorado. Inc. Technology, Network World's IntraNet, LAN Times, OEM Magazine, Software Magazine, SunWorld, Denver Post, VARBusiness and a number of foreign computer industry trades, including Australian Personal Computing, the U.K.'s Computer Weekly, Asia Computer Weekly, and Communications International.