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A vision for the future

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Name: Stanley Beers

From: California

Bio: Nuclear Engineer 30 years in utility industry

Area of Expertise: Technology Developer/Administrator

Topic: Economic structures

Headline: Purchasing Switchover

Nutshell: More consumer and industrial products will be purchased on-line than though stores or catalogs.

Vision:

There will be more people sitting at home or the office and accessing/searching the internet to purchase things. For the home this goes from furniture, kitchen items, clothing bedding, anything. For the business: Office supplies any number of supplies needed for a running industrial site that now are often purchased through a catalog.

Date Submitted: November 10, 2004

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