Patent ID: 6169743
Filing Date: 2001-01-02
Classification: H04L,H04Q

Abstract:
A method of communicating non-public, industry specific information from a first network member to a second network member, comprising sequential the steps of: (a) transmitting industry specific data from a single on-site information server located at a site of said first network member to a single off-site information server located at an administrator site, wherein said industry specific data is communicated across a dedicated, high speed asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) communication backbone interconnecting said single on-site and single off-site information servers of said first network member; (b) connecting said single off-site information server of said first network member to an administration server located at said administrator site; (c) transmitting said industry specific data from said single off-site information server of said first network member to said administration server; (d) disconnecting said single off-site information server of said first network member from said administration server; (e) connecting said single off-site information server of said second network member to said administration server; (f) transmitting said industry specific data from said administration server to said single off-site information server of said second network member; (g) disconnecting said single off-site information server of said second network member from said administration server; and (h) transmitting said industry specific data from said single off-site information server of said second network member to a single on-site information server located at the site of said second network member, wherein said industry specific data is communicated across a dedicated, high speed asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) communication backbone interconnecting said single on-site and single off-site information servers of said second network member.