Devlin Applied Design, a Canadian company, developed a system for BASF to allow North American body shops to purchase materials such as paint and sandpaper directly via the web. Since body shop professionals are typically not web savvy, Devlin designed a simple, user friendly, visual interface that allows users intuitively to order products via computer. The system that was designed is most likely a(n):

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The system developed by Devlin Applied Design for BASF is most likely an extranet, which is a private network used by a company to share information with select external users (such as customers or suppliers) securely over the internet. In this case, the body shops would be the external users who are able to purchase materials directly from BASF through the extranet. The user-friendly interface designed by Devlin would make it easy for body shop professionals to navigate the extranet and order the products they need.

Devlin Applied Design, a Canadian Company, Developed a System for BASF