Abstract: An Intranet portal is provided that is organized into six sections for corporate or organizational Intranet users. The six sections of the Intranet portal are constructed using modules. Modules are small pieces of functionality to supply or provide access to data, applications, information and processes to the user over the Intranet. The user can then customize sections of the Intranet portal to correspond to that user's particular needs or requirements. The customization of the sections occurs from the user adding, removing or rearranging modules in that section.

Abstract: A travel expense management application is provided to assist users in submitting travel requests for approval and to assist decision-makers on whether or not to approve the travel requests. A user can complete a travel request online and submit the request to a decision-maker for approval. The user can also view all of the travel requests submitted by the user and check their current status. The decision-maker can access a list of pending travel requests and approve or reject each of the travel requests. The decision-maker can also review details on a specific travel request and a travel history for a particular user. The travel expense management application also has other tools and utilities that can reduce travel expenses. The travel expense management application has tools that assist in the scheduling of conference calls and tools that can facilitate and online collaboration or meeting over an Intranet or Internet.