会计师Mike DesRoches不是技术人员,他对Web也不甚了解,因为他根本没有打算靠Web发财。但是他却知道,他再也不能回避这样一个问题:现在是不是该到Internet上去投资? DesRoches先生只是康涅狄克州洛克韦尔这座小城市中的一名会计师。但是他所面临的问题同样折磨着过去几年以来一直谨慎地回避Internet的数以千计的小型企业的老板们。这些小型企业的老板仍然不想在Internet上做太深入的冒险,他们在现实世界中还有许多企业管理问题需要解决。他们没有成为Web巨头的愿望,但是他们日益发现,在Web Accountant Mike DesRoches is not a technician, nor does he know much about the Web because he has no plans to make a fortune on the Web. But he knows he can no longer evade the question of whether it is time to invest in the Internet. Mr. DesRoches is just an accountant in a small town in Rockwell, Connecticut. But the problems he faces also afflict the bosses of thousands of small businesses that have cautiously shied away from the Internet for years. The owners of these small businesses still do not want to go too far into the Internet on adventures, and in the real world there are still many business management issues that need to be addressed. They do not have the desire to become Web giants, but they are increasingly finding themselves on the Web