System and method for producing electronic business information reports and related products
A communication system for producing electronic business information reports comprising: a communication network, a website module, a product fabrication module, a computer system for communicating with and controlling the operation of the group of modules via the network, means for accessing the computer system thereby to enable communication and control of the modules by a user, and means for providing just-in-time business information reports wherein a request therefor is transmitted through the website to the product fabrication module.
1. A system for producing electronic business information reports comprising:
a communication network;
a group of modules including a website module, a report fabrication module, and a local database module;
a user interface through which a user (i) communicates with the group of modules, via the communication network, and (ii) controls the group of modules, via the communication network,
wherein the report fabrication module receives a request for an electronic business information report through the user interface via the communication network and interacts with the group of modules to:
(a) combine multiple data inputs in extensible markup language (XML) format from a variety of data sources to yield a first composite data stream in XML format;
(b) transform the first composite data stream to a second composite data stream in hypertext markup language (HTML) format;
(c) produce the electronic business report from the second composite data stream; and
(d) output the electronic business information report to the user interface in HTML format,
wherein the electronic business information report includes trade data of an entity, wherein said trade data includes selected data for evaluating an entity's business performance, and
wherein the trade data comprises data from the local database module and data from an outside data source external to the group of modules.
2. A system as defined in claim 1 , wherein the local database module comprises a database of corporate identifier number records.
3. A system as defined in claim 2 , in which the website module is coupled to the local database module to select a candidate from a list for which said electronic business information report will be requested.
4. A system as defined in claim 1 , wherein the report fabrication module is coupled to a module of content rules for fabricating the electronic business report.
5. A system as defined in claim 1 ,
wherein the group of modules further comprise a back office module, a side files module, and crosswalks to the outside data source, and
wherein the outside data source comprises at least one of a free content source and a pay content source.
6. A system as defined in claim 5 , in which the crosswalks couple data from the local database module with outside data comprising at least one of ratings data, business news and new economy data.
7. A system as defined in claim 5 , in which a corporate identifier is coupled to web information files and full public filings information.
8. The system of claim 1 wherein the electronic business information reports comprise trade data.
9. The system of claim 8 further comprising a database module of corporate identifier number records; a trade processor; and a server for operating in conjunction with the trade processor, wherein the trade processor and the server collect and store trade information in the database for use in electronic business information reports.