Apparatus and methods for provisioning services

A computer system operable to provisioning services within a computer network, the computer system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• one or more memory, wherein at least one of the processors and memory are adapted for:
• receiving an offer pertaining to a service, the offer being created by a provider and transmitted from a first device to a second device within the computer network;
• receiving identifying information regarding one or more invitees to be invited to access the service of the offer, the one or more invitees being transmitted from the first device to the second device;
• and
• in response to receipt of the offer and the identifying information regarding the one or more invitees, providing an invitation to each of the one or more invitees to access the service of the offer based on the received identifying information.

A computer program product for provisioning services within a computer network, the computer program product comprising:

• at least one computer readable medium;
• computer program instructions stored within the at least one computer readable product configured for:
• receiving an offer pertaining to a service, the offer being created by a provider and transmitted from a first device to a second device within the computer network;
• receiving identifying information regarding one or more invitees to be invited to access the service of the offer, the one or more invitees being transmitted from the first device to the second device;
• and
• in response to receipt of the offer and the identifying information regarding the one or more invitees, providing an invitation to each of the one or more invitees to access the service of the offer based on the received identifying information.