Abstract: There is provided a method for monitoring business information. The method includes the computer-implemented steps of automatically and periodically accessing business information on a business entity from one or more databases, updating a business information database with the business information, updating at least one business information report on the business entity from the business information database, and automatically alerting a user of a change in the business information report. There is also provided a computer system and a computer readable medium for monitoring business information.

Abstract: The invention includes methods, systems, and computer-readable media that provide an automatically updated business information report to a customer by performing steps including updating daily a database of business information with newly available business information that is more current than that present in the database, generating a business information report in dependence on data retrieved from the database, storing the generated business information report for customer access, updating the business information report with data retrieved from the database that is more current than that presently contained in the business information report; the updating occurring upon each access of the business information report by the customer; and storing the automatically-updated business information report for further customer access.