Web based extranet architecture providing applications to non-related subscribers
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1. A collaborative enterprise extranet system comprising:
- a data network to communicate data in accordance with an internet protocol, the data network accessible by a plurality of subscribers from a plurality of partner companies; and
a server system to communicate data with the data network to establish a virtual community among the plurality of partner companies and for facilitating secure collaboration within the virtual community, the server system having a plurality of collaboration tools that include;
a partner directory tool that lists subscribers in the virtual community and manages contact information;
a document sharing tool that provides collaborative access to documents between subscribers in the virtual community; and
a project management tool that facilitates management of projects and messages and establishes at least one workgroup within the virtual community;
wherein access by a subscriber of the plurality of subscribers to at least one of the plurality of collaboration tools is limited based on whether the subscriber is associated with the at least one workgroup.
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Abstract
An extranet includes a network which couples a plurality of non-related participants and a server coupled to the network. The server stores a plurality of applications including workgroup applicants, transaction applications, security applications and transport circuits and equipment. The server is programmed to load particular ones of the plurality of applications onto the network for use by the plurality of participants in response to a request by one of the participants for a particular application.
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1. A collaborative enterprise extranet system comprising:
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a data network to communicate data in accordance with an internet protocol, the data network accessible by a plurality of subscribers from a plurality of partner companies; and a server system to communicate data with the data network to establish a virtual community among the plurality of partner companies and for facilitating secure collaboration within the virtual community, the server system having a plurality of collaboration tools that include; a partner directory tool that lists subscribers in the virtual community and manages contact information; a document sharing tool that provides collaborative access to documents between subscribers in the virtual community; and a project management tool that facilitates management of projects and messages and establishes at least one workgroup within the virtual community; wherein access by a subscriber of the plurality of subscribers to at least one of the plurality of collaboration tools is limited based on whether the subscriber is associated with the at least one workgroup. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for a collaborative enterprise extranet system, the method comprising:
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providing access to a server system for a plurality of subscribers from a plurality of partner companies over a data network which communicates data in accordance with an internet protocol to establish a virtual community among the plurality of partner companies and to facilitate secure collaboration within the virtual community; storing at the server system a plurality of collaboration tools, including a partner directory tool that lists subscribers in the virtual community and manages contact information, a document sharing tool that provides collaborative access to documents between subscribers in the virtual community, and a project management tool that facilitates management of projects and messages and establishes at least one workgroup within the virtual community; and limiting access by a subscriber of the plurality of subscribers to at least one of the plurality of collaboration tools based on whether the subscriber is associated with the at least one workgroup. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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