Method and system for information management and distribution

A system for managing and distributing information, comprising:

• a multi-access manager operable to receive a request for access to the system from a user and determine if the request for access to the system comprises an approved request;
• a plurality of source servers coupled to the multi-access manager;
• a plurality of information sources operable to accumulate data, wherein each of the plurality of information sources couples to a respective source server of the plurality of source servers;
• wherein the multi-access manager further operates to:
• activate an endpoint to display a catalogue of one or more source servers from the plurality of source servers upon approval of the request for access to the system, wherein each of the one or more source servers has authorized the user to access data stored at a respective information source;
• receive a source server selection from the user, wherein the source server selection comprises a source server selected from the catalogue of one or more source servers;
• and
• provide access for the user to the selected source server;
• and
• wherein the selected source server operates to:
• receive a request for data from the user, wherein the request for data requests data accumulated in a first format at the information source coupled to the selected source server;
• and
• transmit the encrypted data to the user.

An apparatus for managing and distributing information, comprising:

• means for receiving from a user at a multi-access manager a request for access to the system;
• means for determining whether the request for access to the system comprises an approved access at the multi-access manager;
• means for displaying in response to an approved access a catalogue of at least one source server, wherein each source server couples to a respective information source, and wherein each source server has authorized the user to access data stored at the coupled respective information source;
• means for receiving a source server selection from the user, wherein the source server selection comprises a source server selected from the catalogue of at least one source server;
• and
• means for providing access for the user to the selected source server;
• means for receiving a request from the user for data at the selected source server, wherein the request for data requests data accumulated in a first format at the information source coupled to the selected source server;
• and
• means for transmitting the data from the selected source server to the user.

Logic encoded in media for managing and distributing information, the logic operable to perform the following steps:

• receive from a user at a multi-access manager a request for access to the system;
• determine whether the request for access to the system comprises an approved access at the multi-access manager;
• display in response to an approved access a catalogue of at least one source server, wherein each source server couples to a respective information source, and wherein each source server has authorized the user to access data stored at the coupled respective information source;
• receive a source server selection from the user, wherein the source server selection comprises a source server selected from the catalogue of at least one source server;
• and
• provide access for the user to the selected source server;
• receive a request from the user for data at the selected source server, wherein the request for data requests data accumulated in a first format at the information source coupled to the selected source server;
• and
• transmit the data from the selected source server to the user.