Patent ID: 7634735

Claim:
A system for providing a collaborative platform to facilitate communication between a plurality of computers using an internet browser, the system comprising: a processing unit configured to: create a collaborative back room folder environment on a server computer in response to a request from a renter, wherein said collaborative back room folder environment includes at least one configurable parameter, and wherein said collaborative back room folder environment is configured to allow direct access to said collaborative back room folder environment via an internet browser; and wherein said collaborative back room folder environment is further configured to allow said renter to create and configure the layout of a front room web page environment, said front web page room environment being associated with said collaborative back room folder environment such that said collaborative back room folder environment is accessible via said front room web page environment, wherein said front room web page environment is configurable to control access to said collaborative back room folder environment, and wherein at least one of said collaborative back room folder environment and said front room web page environment is further configured to support an exchange of information between at least one of the plurality of computers and at least one of said collaborative back room folder environment and said front room web page environment, said exchange of information being configurable by said renter, wherein said information is located in at least one of said collaborative back room folder environment, said front room web page environment and on an external storage device, and wherein said collaborative back room folder environment is further configured to support a sub-web having a sub-collaborative back room folder environment and being accessible via a sub-front room web page environment, said sub-web being creatable by said renter and directly accessible via an internet browser.