the abc imaging aec portal is an e-commerce website, and it is limited to contract clients – the idea behind the aec portals was to give clients a customized and quick way to re-order supplies for their specific printers. the order process is slipstreamed so that when a client orders, their account is billed for the order, and the paperwork is routed to the appropriate departments. the aec portal is joomla and virtuemart based.