A method for ordering printing of a digital image by a customer and a
system in which the method is implemented. The system includes a home
server located at a home of the customer, an originating server and a lab
server, that can communicate with each other via a computer network such
as the Internet. An order for a product that includes the digital image
is transmitted from the originating server to the home server. The order
is then automatically transmitted from the home server to the lab server
for providing the product.