Abstract: The invention provides an account manager and database system that allows end users to bypass the need to integrate such systems in to their legacy information management systems. The account management and database systems are developed and maintained at a host service-bureau data center. The client accesses the account management and database systems through a communication link, usually a secure website. Decisions recommended by the account management system are then sent back to the client systems to take action. The client controls the account management system by utilizing the PCTable Maintenance System installed in the PC at the client site. Client also accesses the database at the data center for reporting and analysis. The invention reduces the implementation schedule for such account management and database systems and thus provides such systems to end users more quickly.

Abstract: A method and system for allowing providers of goods and services in an environment of a specific population of prospective business partners (e.g., a tradeshow environment) to determine the existence of and track connections between and among one another, and for allowing an administrator of such environment in which such connections may take place to likewise track such connections.

Abstract: A software enabled business development tool is disclosed to enable subscriber business enterprises to create business development files for individual products and services. A search feature identifies potential partner companies by searching such business development files to evaluate the existence of a potential relationship between business development files warranting investigation of a potential business development transaction, and identifying products and services existing in compatible or complementary market spaces. If a potential partner is identified, a mating engine enables exploration of a variety of business development transactions involving the user's business development file and those of other parties, and solicits enterprise specific input from varying specialized knowledge holders to refine the construction of the deal. The system and method also models the business development transaction, and creates reports in human-readable form describing the transaction.