Method and apparatus for remote interaction with and configuration of a wan-based knowledge base

A system for selling products and services from a computerized server in the Internet network, comprising:

• a knowledge base stored at or accessible to the server, the knowledge base providing multiple versions of a product or service offered by an enterprise hosting the server, including at least one of color, size, model number, or optional features for the product or service;
• a configurator executing at the server platform to configure the knowledge base;
• a GUI user-interface application operating from a client platform capable of manipulating the configurator over the Internet network connected to the server platform by an Internet link;
• wherein a client uses the GUI user-interface application over the data link to manipulate the configurator to configure the knowledge base at the server platform, selecting the individual one of the multiple version of the product or service desired by the client including at least one of color, size, model number, or optional accessories for the product, the client then viewing the configured knowledge base and placing an order for the selected product or service.