The Future of Automated e-Commerce--Harry Waldman

In reality, they are almost insignificant when compared to the number of copies of Publisher that are out there. And once what I'm describing becomes a reality they're going to get used. Let's proceed and see how.

The real estate agent logs onto the Website of her favorite printer and easily fills out the quick quote form that mostly consists of check boxes. She gets an instant quote, which she accepts. The quote, along with some additional information that she supplies (billing, shipping, etc.), now becomes the job ticket. Each quote has a unique number, which becomes the job number. She drags her files onto an icon on the printer's site.