Method and apparatus for synchronizing information browsing among multiple systems

A bridging apparatus comprising:

• an interface to provide communication with a network;
• and
• control logic, coupled to the interface, operative to receive an identifier of data requested of an information server, from a first hardware system of a plurality of hardware systems via a first coupling independent of the information server, the control logic also operative to transmit the identifier to a second hardware system of the plurality of hardware systems via a second coupling to enable the second hardware system to synchronously retrieve the requested data from the information server.

A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions for synchronizing a plurality of hardware systems in a network environment, the plurality of instructions designed to be executed by a processor of a bridge server and to implement a function on the bridge seerver to:

• receive an identifier of data requested of an information server, from a first hardware system of the plurality of hardware systems via a first coupling independent of the information server;
• and
• transmit the identifier to a second hardware system of the plurality of hardware systems via a second coupling in order to enable the second hardware system to synchronously retrieve the requested data from the information server.