Abstract: A data and object monitoring and response system comprising a three tier infrastructure for optimization of interoperability and task specific adaptability. The system gathers information from a plurality of distributed data gathering units and assimilates, processes, analyzes and distributes the gathered data within a common system with rule based data processing for coordinated response to the data. The data gatehring units can be locally distributed or widely disbursed. The information gathered can be real-time collection of event data, historical data, systems monitoring, or other data. Regardless of the specific nature of the data, the system taught in the present invention, addresses a number of common problems associated with the collection, assimilation, processing of data. By dividing the system into a three tier interactive structure, the data can be gathered, evaluated and processed independently and efficiently and appropriate response can be effectively implemented.