Welcome to the Electronic Age

Welcome to the real beginning of the millennium. Welcome to the Web. And welcome to our first electronic-only issue of the BASIS Advantage.

Web development, distributed computing and e-business are the hot buttons of this age.

• BASIS product development is focused on them – we built our own e-commerce application, b-Commerce™, with our products. We run it on BBj®.

• BASIS TechCon2001 is focused on them – conference tracks and breakout sessions are oriented to them.

• And BASIS marketing efforts, including the Advantage, are focused on them – hence our e-zine format.

We've not abandoned print publication; we know many of you use the Advantage and other BASIS marketing products with your Customers. But as our software development is focusing on Web development, distributed computing and e-business, so too will our service and support efforts. You'll be seeing more software, support, sales and marketing tools offered through the Web, sent to you by electronic mail and taught in online seminars.

We welcome your comments on how to tailor our e-zine and other Web-based initiatives to your and your Customers' needs.

Welcome to the Electronic Age and business unbound.

Elizabeth Barnett