Direct domain software and file access computer system
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1. A method comprising the steps of:
- a. hosting, on one or more server computers communicatively coupled to a network, a portal website resolving, after authentication, from a domain name registered to a registrant, wherein the portal website comprises one or more portal web pages and wherein the one or more portal web pages comprise a portal management web page configured to personalize the one or more portal web pages and a community web page configured to access an online community comprising one or more online software vendors;
b. receiving from the registrant a selection of one or more online software applications available from the online community, wherein the one or more software vendors host the one or more software applications;
c. receiving from the registrant, via one or more data entry fields on the portal management webpage, a sub domain selected by the registrant and a uniform resource locator to the one or more online software applications, wherein the portal website is updated to include a link to the one or more online software applications; and
d. displaying the one or more online software applications on the portal website responsive to the registrant entering the sub domain concatenated to the domain name into a web browser on a client computer.
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Abstract
Systems and methods of the present invention allow for a portal website further comprising an online community, storage areas, additional software, email access, etc. accessible via a direct access domain or links which manipulate a domain name to allow a registrant to access a remote computer or server in a hosting provider'"'"'s data center.
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1. A method comprising the steps of:
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a. hosting, on one or more server computers communicatively coupled to a network, a portal website resolving, after authentication, from a domain name registered to a registrant, wherein the portal website comprises one or more portal web pages and wherein the one or more portal web pages comprise a portal management web page configured to personalize the one or more portal web pages and a community web page configured to access an online community comprising one or more online software vendors; b. receiving from the registrant a selection of one or more online software applications available from the online community, wherein the one or more software vendors host the one or more software applications; c. receiving from the registrant, via one or more data entry fields on the portal management webpage, a sub domain selected by the registrant and a uniform resource locator to the one or more online software applications, wherein the portal website is updated to include a link to the one or more online software applications; and d. displaying the one or more online software applications on the portal website responsive to the registrant entering the sub domain concatenated to the domain name into a web browser on a client computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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