Patent ID: 7401144

Claim:
A computer-readable medium having instructions for performing acts comprising: authenticating a computer attempting to log onto a systems interface to legacy systems; providing access to the systems interface, the systems interface corresponding to at least one network address and including a protocol server that manages protocol with the computer and a transaction server in direct communication with the legacy systems; sending a GUI to the computer, wherein the GUI provides a user of the computer an option to request access to an intranet that is distinct from the legacy systems; receiving and processing at the systems interface the request for access to the intranet; sending a message to the computer, the message causing the computer to launch a software application that seeks out a separate network address on the intranet; and directing communications from the computer from the systems interface to the separate network address by the protocol server bypassing the transaction server by directing the communications from the computer directly to the intranet; and communicating with both the at least one network address and the separate network address such that communication with the legacy systems and the intranet is maintained concurrently.