Abstract: The present invention is a method and apparatus for gathering information from issuers of municipal securities and distributing information evenly to municipal disclosure repositories, regulatory bodies and the public. A central aspect of the present invention is a computer application, which can be implemented on a computer system that is attached to a network of computers and other communication devices, such as the Internet. Initially, the application accepts the full name description of a particular municipal security issue, together with a unique identifier assigned by CUSIP. The system grants a secured and encrypted user id and password to the issuer enabling the issuer to enter ongoing information about the issue. This information may include annual audits of the issuer, certain operating data, and any event notices deemed material by the issuer.

Abstract: A pre-boot server address relay device relays packets from the diskless computing device to an address allocation server to discover available network addresses. The pre-boot server address relay device receives offer packets from the address allocation server offering a network address and generates modified packets by modifying each of the offer packets from the address allocation server. The modified packets are transmitted to the diskless computing device. The pre-boot server address relay device relays request packets from the diskless computing device to the address allocation server. The pre-boot server address relay device receives acknowledgment packets from the address allocation server acknowledging the request of the network address and generates modified acknowledgement packets by modifying the acknowledgment packets from the address allocation server. The pre-boot server address relay device transmits the modified acknowledgement packets to the diskless computing device to enable remote booting.