The method of claim 3, further comprising: determining if the connection with the database has become disconnected; and if the connection with the database has become disconnected, reestablishing the connection to the database.

The system of claim 4 wherein said created collaborative workspace is configured to include a plurality of distinct user applications.

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The computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein the steps further comprising configuring said collaborative workspace to include a plurality of user applications selected by one of the users to be included in that collaborative workspace.

NA

The computer readable medium of claim 19, the steps further comprising allowing the primary user to assign the primary user's administrative rights to one or more of the secondary users.

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The system of claim 9, wherein the software program is further executable to provide a notice to a first user that the additional user has modified the database asset.

A system for synchronizing a cached file with a database: a computer processor; a network connection device operable to establish a connection with a database; a computer readable memory containing a local cache; and a software program, executable to run in user space, stored on a computer medium and executable by the computer processor to: send a request to the database for a first database asset; receive the first database asset directly from a database; store the first database asset as a first cached file in the local cache; notify the operating system to open the first cached file using a first locally running application associated with the file type for the cached file; determine if the first cached file has been modified by the first locally running application based on a notification from a file management system of an operating system; and if the first cached file has been modified, save the cached from the cache the database; send a request to the database for a second database asset; receive the second database asset directly from the database; store the second database asset as a second cached file in the local cache; notify the operating system to open the second cached file using a second locally running application associated with the file type for the cached file; determine if the second cached file has been modified by the second locally running application based on a notification from a file management system of an operating system; and if the second cached file has been modified, save the cached file directly to the database, wherein the first database asset and the second database asset have different file types and the first locally running application and the second locally running application are different application types. view more

The system according to claim 1, wherein said primary and said at least one secondary users accessing said network are assigned a unique personal workspace for providing said primary and said at least one secondary users with access to features of said network designated for said primary and said at least one secondary users. view more

A system for providing a collaborative workspace for sharing data, comprising: (i) a network-connected server capable of receiving as initiate instruction from a primary user, said server maintaining a hierarchy between said primary user and at least one secondary user, wherein said initiate instructions includes said at east one secondary user nominated by said primary user; (ii) a site builder for creating a dedicated site on said server in response to said initiate instruction, said dedicated site defining said collaborative workspace; (iii) a transmitter for sending information about the existence of said dedicated site to said at least one secondary user nominated by said primary user; (iv) a communicator for transmitting said shared data (a) between said dedicated site and; said primary user and (b) between said dedicated site and said at least one secondary user, said shared data being shared through said dedicated site in accordance with said hierarchy between said primary user and said at least one secondary user; (v) memory for storing said shared data associated with said dedicated site, said shared data from said primary user and said at least one secondary user; (vi) a processor for processing said stored data, said processed data being transmitted by said communicator to said primary user and said at least one secondary user, wherein the processor includes providing the primary user with a workgroup activity application comprising a calendar and event planner, wherein said calendar and event planner include a list of tasks to be done and a list of upcoming events. view more

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The system according to claim <HIL><BOLD>1</BOLD></HIL>, wherein the server has a unique URL address.

The system according to claim <HIL><BOLD>6</BOLD></HIL>, wherein an external user's address can be added to the address database.

The system according to claim <HIL><BOLD>10</BOLD></HIL>, wherein the workgroup activity application is selected from the group comprising bulletin board, chat room, calendar, contact database, change control, event planner, group discussion, issue laboration, presentation library, decision survey in a box, NGS proposal development and document management. view more

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The non-transitory computer program product of claim 10, further comprising computer executable program instructions for: establishing the connection with the database, wherein the database is managed by a database management program; determining if the connection with the database has become disconnected; and if the connection with the database has become disconnected, reestablishing the connection to the database. view more