Abstract: A system for communicating information among members of a group having peripheral communications devices comprises a central agent comprising two-way links to the peripheral devices, a notice generator triggered by an information input from an inputting member directed to a receiving member, the notice generator generating a notice for the receiving member, and pushing the notice to the peripheral device of the receiving member only if the member is one to whom the associated information input was directed, a central storage medium in which the information input is stored, and an access channel such as a URL by which the receiving member may receive the information input only if the receiving member responds to the notice.

Abstract: A method of facilitating communications and collaboration of a group of plural remote participants comprises steps of receiving information over an information communications network from a first group participant; pushing, over the network to at least one other group participant, an access via an access channel; and allowing the other group participant to access at least some of the received information via said access channel in response to selective activation of the access channel by the other group participant.