Patent ID: 8892670

Claim:
An enterprise-focused network system, the system comprising: a) a client interface operable to communicate with one or more internet-based or mobile client machines; b) an enrollment server in communication with the client interface, the enrollment server operable to communicate with the client interface and to provide for new user enrollment with the enterprise-focused network system; c) a database in communication with the client interface and the enrollment server, the database operable to store user community records and profile information for users; d) a user stream server in communication with the client interface, the user stream server operable to provide user-specific news feeds to users through the client interface to the one or more internet-based or mobile client machines; e) an enterprise application interface, the enterprise application interface operable to facilitate coordination between enterprise servers outside the enterprise-focused network system, whereby the client interface provides enterprise-focused network information that includes contextually focused updates from the enterprise servers outside the enterprise-focused network system; and (f) a network processing machine in communication with the client interface, the enrollment server, the database, the user stream server, and the enterprise application interface, the network processing machine operable to present contextualized, enterprise-based user home pages to users according to their profile information.