Method and system for publication

A method for providing a service for publishing information, the service sponsored by an organisation in an industry, the published information for distribution to stakeholders in the industry, the method comprising the steps of:

• obtaining independent information on at least one topic of relevance to the industry;
• obtaining dependent information, said dependent information related to the organisation;
• inviting the stakeholders to opt-in for the service;
• providing said opt-in stakeholders access to the service;
• providing a customized layout in accordance with instructions received from the organisation;
• and
• displaying both said independent information and said dependent information to said opt-in stakeholders in accordance with said layout.

A Web based publication system for publishing information, the system sponsored by at least one organisation operating in respective fields of endeavour, the published information for distribution to stakeholders in the at least one organisation, the system comprising:

• a database;
• a server in communication with said database;
• and
• at least one client in communication with said server;
• said database containing independent information on at least one topic of relevance to the respective fields of endeavour and dependent information related to the at least one organisation;
• wherein the stakeholders in a particular organisation of the at least one organisation are invited to register on the system;
• and
• wherein said registered stakeholders in said particular organisation have access, using said at least one client, to both said independent information and to said dependent information related to said particular organisation.

A server system, the server system providing a publication service for publishing information, the service sponsored by at least one organisation operating in respective fields of endeavour, the published information for distribution to registered stakeholders in the at least one organisation, the registered stakeholders accessing the service using clients in communication with the server system, the server system comprising:

• a database;
• and
• a server in communication with said database and configured for communication with the clients;
• said database comprising independent information on at least one topic of relevance to the respective fields of endeavour, dependent information related to the at least one organisation and information on the registered stakeholders;
• wherein the registered stakeholders in a particular organisation of the at least one organisation have access to both said independent information and to said dependent information related to said particular organisation.

A publication provided by an independent publication service provider, the publication sponsored by an organisation operating in a field of endeavour for distribution to stakeholders in the organisation who opt-in for receiving the publication, the publication comprising:

• independent information on at least one topic of relevance to the field of endeavour;
• dependent information related to the organisation;
• and
• a customized layout designed in accordance with instruction received from the organisation;
• said independent information and said dependent information being displayed in the publication in accordance with said layout.