The Orissa State Unit of the National Informatics Centre has been entrusted with the responsibility of providing a wide range of Information Technology solutions for the Orissa Rural Development and Marketing Society (ORMAS). ORMAS, under the Panchayati Raj Department of the Government of Orissa, was set up in 1994 for the creation of an integrated network for marketing the surplus products of IRDP/DWCRA beneficiaries and to provide these beneficiaries with required inputs. NIC is already working closely with the ORMAS Management for development of an Integrated Information System. The IT solutions will be based on 486 DX/ Pentium-based servers under the UnixWare operating system. The ORMAS Management is also keen on availing NICNET services for the Project. The application areas which have been identified by the National Informatics Centre on the basis of a preliminary study of functional requirements include: Financial Accounting System, Product and Raw Material System, Sales and Stocks Monitoring System, Market Information System, Analysis of Consumer Reactions, Market Potential Identification System, System for Acquisition of Technology and Skill, and Master Craftsmen and Resource Persons Availability Information. The Project is expected to create a new dimension in Indian rural product marketing. For the first time, the concept of rural product marketing is being considered in an integrated manner.