An Internet
Success Story

Many newspaper, magazine and television stories about the Internet highlight the potential it may offer to businesses. Much of the discussion focuses on the use of electronic transactions to conduct commerce. One day, many believe businesses will offer an "electronic storefront" where consumers can review, select, order and pay for goods and services all from their computer. Before this occurs, however, many technological, legal and cultural changes need to be addressed.

What Can the Internet do Today?
So, you may wonder, "What can the Internet do for me today? Must I wait for all the hype to subside and be replaced with real products and services before I should venture into using the Internet?" The answer is a resounding no! The Internet has sufficiently advanced where it can be of great value right now to business - as a way of gaining a competitive advantage. The Central New York Technology Development Organization (CNYTDO) can be of great service to you by accessing the Internet for conducting low-cost technology reviews, market research, technology transfer, and product development and commercialization.

Ask Hundreds of Engineers For Assistance
The CNYTDO has access to an Internet service called the MEP Source ™, made available by the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership. Through this Internet-based service, the CNYTDO can call upon over 1,000 engineers and technicians throughout the country to help out in resolving your manufacturing problem. The nature of the Internet allows us to electronically ask a question and have it received via e-mail almost immediately by those who can help you.

Receive Guidance from the Federal Labs
Have a technology problem or question? Why not ask some of our nation’s brightest scientists and researchers? We can also post a question over the Internet to scientists and researchers located at many of the federal labs. You can be assured of getting a prompt answer to your question, too. The Department of Energy, for instance, has promised to provide NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership centers, like ours, with priority replies to questions.