This is part of a series looking at the distribution software industry. This article examines the role the Internet is playing in driving change in the way distributors do business.

In the last decade, the Internet has been one of the key drivers of technology development.
 
The Internet is the backbone today for anybody that’s in distribution, anybody in the supply chain and supply chain execution,”Rod Winger, Epicor’s director of product marketing. “You could not do what we do today without the Internet.”
 
e-Commerce
The emphasis on having information available anytime from anywhere has been a driving force behind many companies’moving into the realm of e-commerce, doing business with suppliers and …