It also enabled merchants to audit their own books and to ensure that the entries in the accounting records made by their bookkeepers complied with the method he described.

Mr. Barron champions the notion of an arrangement under which some public-owned property would be given to a nonprofit community redevelopment corporation, that would enable local merchants and residents to develop it for commercial and housing uses.

In 2010, MerchantCircle acquired online meeting scheduler TimeBridge to enable merchants and consumers to schedule appointments and calls online.

In January 2000, Domtar launched an e-business application, e-PAPER, enabling merchants and distributors to communicate with Domtar via the Internet.

The vast grassland steppes of Asia enabled merchants to travel immense distances, from the shores of the Pacific to Africa and deep into Europe, without trespassing on agricultural lands and arousing hostility.

Companies enabled merchants to band together to undertake ventures requiring more capital than was available to any one merchant or family.

The Java extensions will enable advertisers and merchants to create ads that literally sing and dance on the computer screen - and then take the customer's money.

This trade was legally limited to Spain: the Spanish Crown enforced a monopsony which limited supplies and enabled Spanish merchants to mark up prices and increase profits.

Routing the canal through the Ischua-Hinsdale area enabled merchants to transport commerce from Rochester to Pittsburgh.

And finally, the proliferation of steam-powered ships and railroads made transportation more reliable, enabling merchants to sell oysters far and wide.