The explosive growth of the Internet and other digital networks is fueling a revolution in the way commerce is conducted. Increasingly, consumers and entrepreneurs are using networks and information technology to electronically design, produce, market, buy, sell and even deliver products and services throughout the world.

This is Global Electronic Commerce.

Using Global Electronic Commerce, consumers have access to more information, products and services from places virtually unreachable before, ensuring that they get what they want at the best possible price. And because Global Electronic Commerce increases communication between buyers and sellers, consumers gain new power to personalize products and services so they better meet their needs and interests.

Global Electronic Commerce gives businesses the edge they need to create real bottom-line value. Businesses can form innovative, interactive relationships with customers and suppliers that guide product development and marketing decisions, ultimately leading to better products, services and sales. By using Global Electronic Commerce, companies can offer products and services in markets that are not bound by geography or time.

The printed version of the Global Electronic Commerce brochure is available through this web site as an Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF) file.

By the year 2000, 60% of American homes are expected to have a personal computer.
[Monthly Labor Review, Published by Department of Labor]

It is estimated that one new Internet address is created every four seconds.
[Gartner Group]

2 out of 3 major European companies now use the Internet for business, and more than half say they will increase spending on the Internet over the next twelve months.
[Wall Street Journal, Europe/IBM]

The global market for Internet commerce is expected to grow from $2.6 billion in 1996 to more than $220 billion in 2001.
[IDC Web Index for August, 1997]

The number of people with access to the World Wide Web will rise from 55 million this year to some 550 million three years from now.
[IDC/LINK]

It is estimated that over 625 terabytes of information - roughly the equivalent of three million sets of encyclopedias - are currently accessed through the Internet each month and that traffic is increasing by 30% each month.
[Creative Networks, Inc.]