Apparatus and method for report publication in a federated cluster

A report publication system, comprising:

• a first plurality of report management servers defining a first cluster supporting a common report management architecture;
• a first plurality of client machines operating in accordance with said common report management architecture, said first plurality of client machines being configured to access said first cluster;
• a second plurality of report management servers defining a second cluster supporting said common report management architecture;
• a second plurality of client machines operating in accordance with said common report management architecture, said second plurality of client machines being configured to access said second cluster;
• wherein a first client machine of said first plurality of client machines invokes a report on said first cluster to form a published report with a designated destination address;
• wherein said published report is exchanged between said first cluster and said second cluster via the Internet in accordance with said destination address;
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• wherein a second client machine of said second plurality of client machines accesses said published report through said second cluster.