On Demand Conference

Beyond Amazon.com

Much of the talk at On Demand was about E-commerce, with presentations pointing toward a future where most corporations use the Internet to buy and manage printing (see story on page 10). With so many E-commerce providers, however, it was a bit tough to tell one from another. For instance Collabria, Noosh and Impresse all provide workflow management systems that use the Internet to strengthen the relationship between print buyers and their existing printers. But what makes one better than another?