WHO: Health Industry Distributors Association

WHERE: www.hida.org

WHAT: HIDA's newly designed Web site has some added attractions. Click on any of the icons, and you'll find plenty of information but few time-consuming graphics.

The HIDA marketplace offers a bookstore, affiliated with amazon.com, where info-hungry individuals can order those hard-to-find books on market trends, technology and development. HIDA's Educational Foundation, which supported the grant for the Web redesign receives a percentage of each purchase to support its future programs.

Enjoy a good debate? Click "Discussion Groups" on the left side of the screen, and you can discuss sales, marketing, the health care supply chain or even the Y2K issue with other industry players. The HIDA HELP icon takes you to the Healthcare Electronic Library of Products where you'll find information and photos on tens of thousands of home care products, which are frequently updated.-O.K.C. HC