5. A smart configurator for needs assessment and product configuration, comprising: a configuration tool in the form of a series of cascading style sheets, said configuration tool comprising: a module that assists a user in determining hardware needs; a customer needs identification page for assessing a customer's product requirements, in which a customer may select among various statements; a system needs determination page in which hardware requirements are identified; and a recommended system configuration page that provides a recommended system configuration that includes any of product identification, pricing information, various options that have been selected, and sales terms and conditions that may be desired; a browser for progressing through said style sheets during an interactive, off-line customer needs assessment and product configuration session; and means for automatically recommending a system configuration that most nearly meets a customer's needs, based upon the results of said interactive customer product selection session.
5. A smart configurator for needs assessment and product configuration, comprising: a configuration tool in the form of a series of cascading style sheets, said configuration tool comprising: a module that assists a user in determining hardware needs; a customer needs identification page for assessing a customer's product requirements, in which a customer may select among various statements; a system needs determination page in which hardware requirements are identified; and a recommended system configuration page that provides a recommended system configuration that includes any of product identification, pricing information, various options that have been selected, and sales terms and conditions that may be desired; a browser for progressing through said style sheets during an interactive, off-line customer needs assessment and product configuration session; and means for automatically recommending a system configuration that most nearly meets a customer's needs, based upon the results of said interactive customer product selection session. 25. The smart configurator of claim 5, further comprising: a distributor selection page that allows the selection of a product distributor to be made from a list of available product distributors.