The benefits of using Web technologies for display include the fact they don't require license fees, they are established worldwide, they can be used on all computers and in all environments, they undergo rapid development, and they allow the implementation of additional functionality via Java or JavaScript modules.

These attributes make Internet technologies a well suitable platform for electronic catalogs. Apart from that, Internet browsers and their modules can be used on the Internet as well as in Intranets and on CD ROM.

Usually, catalogs that are based on these technologies do not have to be modified to run in all these environments. IsoView is  a powerful and inexpensive "intelligent" graphics viewer that can also run inside of Web browsers.