Patent ID: 8325750

Claim:
An accelerated system for synchronizing business information comprising: a database configured to store business information comprising trade item information; an acceleration engine coupled with said database, said acceleration engine configured to incorporate a database schema structure that extends and optimizes upon standard SQL, wherein said acceleration engine bypasses standard SQL to perform at least one searching, sorting, and retrieval operation; a control module coupled with a data pool associated with a global registry, said control module configured to manage and synchronize said trade item information with said data pool; a declaratively defined user interface coupled with said control module, said user interface configured to provide trade item information management functionality to a user, wherein said declaratively defined user interface is configured to be modifiable without altering source code, without recompiling and without reinstalling program components and is further configured to enforce entry of parameters required by said global registry, including product information comprising at least one of an owning organization, a product form, a privacy data label, a product packaging, a sub-brand, variant information, an alternate item classification scheme, a measurement, a product hierarchy level, a product handling parameter, a product packing parameter, a related product link, a coupon family code, a UPC, a PLU, product marking information, hazardous material information, a hazard code, a Hazmat number, or nutritional information; and a declaratively defined server interface coupled with said control module comprising definitions for data pool specific messages and data pool specific attributes, wherein said declaratively defined server interface is configured to be modifiable without altering source code, without recompiling and without reinstalling program components.