1910: 15 florists unite to exchange out-of-town orders via telegraph.
1930: FTD adds order-taking via telephone.
1978: Mercury debuts on modem-to-modem dial-up network.
1989: Mercury 3000 dumb terminals rolled out, with a 24-line display used in text-based Mercury Advantage.
1998: Mercury Wings, a Windows-based system, debuts.
2000: FTD.com is launched. Wireless business-to-consumer ordering capabilities added later.