s. Ecommerce applications include:h Online Storefront programsh Promotion of Member Businessh Product Listingsh Lead Generation2.2.4 MeetingsOnline portals allow associations to extend the physical meeting place beyond the actual brick and mortar confines of the meeting place. Such access promotes increased attendance and associated member input and accountability. Meeting applications include: h Meeting Pre-registrationh Exhibit Information and Registrationh Program Descriptionsh Course/Events and Schedulesh Course Registration Directoryh On-line Coursesh Company Profilesh Customer Relationship Management (CRM)h Banner Advertisingh Sponsorshipsh eManufactureingh RFP's and RFQ's2.3 TapNet Product(s) or Service(s)TapNet is going to provide all of the portal services listed above, but we are going to differentiate our product offering by taking advantage of the broadband network to offer services that leverage the high-speed capacities. Specifically, TapNet is going to focus on three key application offerings: eManufacturing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), and Distance Education.2.3.1 eManufacturingProduction is beginning to use it to synchronize manufacturing rhythms and efficiencies with those of the supply chain. The scheme ranged from raw electrical power and distribution through device sensors and actuators, programmable logic controllers, and network and integration services. It is a way to potential link the millions of devices on plant floors that run on software yet are not capable of being connected to Ethernet, the emerging lingua franca of factory networks. "The need for an eManufacturing response begins as soon as a company decides to accept an order from the Internet," says Lanny Metcalf, Schneider's Transparent Factory product manager. "By doing that, you've initiated the process of totally changing your whole philosophy of doing business. And to succeed, the entire business process needs to be reevaluated-includi...
