Simultaneous network news distribution

A system for providing simultaneous information delivery over a network, comprising:

• a. means for encrypting a set of data wherein the set of data includes information for simultaneous delivery;
• b. means for distributing the encrypted set of data to a plurality of receivers over the network;
• c. means for verifying that each of the plurality of receivers received the encrypted set of data, wherein the means for verifying includes receiving a confirmation receipt from each of the plurality of receivers;
• d. means for waiting a predetermined delay to receive the confirmation receipt from each of the plurality of receivers;
• e. means for delivering a key to each of the plurality of receivers over the network after all the plurality of receivers confirms receipt;
• f. means for decrypting the encrypted set of data with the key at each of the plurality of receivers;
• g. means for troubleshooting the network when the means for verifying do not receive the confirmation receipt from one of the plurality of receivers;
• and
• h. means for redistributing the encrypted set of data when the means for troubleshooting indicates that one of the plurality of receivers did not receive the encrypted set of data, wherein the encrypted set of data is redistributed to those receivers that did not receive the encrypted set of data.

An article of manufacture comprising a computer readable medium bearing program code embodied therein for use with a computer, the computer program code including:

• a. means for encrypting a set of data wherein the set of data includes information for simultaneous delivery;
• b. means for distributing the encrypted set of data to a plurality of receivers over a network;
• c. means for verifying that each of the plurality of receivers received the encrypted set of data, wherein the means for verifying includes receiving a confirmation receipt from each of the plurality of receivers;
• d. means for waiting a predetermined delay to receive the confirmation receipt from each of the plurality of receivers;
• e. means for delivering a key to each of the plurality of receivers over the network after all the plurality of receivers confirms receipt;
• f. means for decrypting the encrypted set of data with the key at each of the plurality of receivers;
• g. means for troubleshooting the network when the means for verifying do not receive the confirmation receipt from one of the plurality of receivers;
• and
• h. means for redistributing the encrypted set of data when the means for troubleshooting indicates that one of the plurality of receivers did not receive the encrypted set of data, wherein the encrypted set of data is redistributed to those receivers that did not receive the encrypted set of data.

A system comprising a computer readable medium bearing program code embodied therein for use with a computer, the computer program code including:

• a. a local mainframe;
• b. a network, wherein the network is coupled with the local mainframe;
• c. a plurality of receivers coupled with the network, the plurality of receivers configured to receive a encrypted set of data from the local mainframe;
• and
• d. a terminal coupled to each of the plurality of receivers such that a decrypted set of data is displayed on the terminal,
• wherein a key configured to convert the encrypted set of data to the decrypted set of data is delivered after verification that each of the plurality of receivers confirms receipt of the encrypted set of data and waiting a predetermined delay to receive a confirmation receipt from each of the plurality of receivers and, the verification including receiving a confirmation receipt from each of the plurality of receivers, wherein the key is simultaneously received by each of the plurality of receivers, wherein the network is configured for troubleshooting, in the event that the confirmation receipt is not received from one of the plurality of receivers, and further wherein the network is configured for redistributing the encrypted set of data when one of the plurality of receivers did not receive the encrypted set of data, wherein the encrypted set of data is redistributed to those receivers that did not receive the encrypted set of data.

An apparatus for providing simultaneous information delivery over a network comprising:

• a. a storage media for storing a computer application;
• b. a processing unit coupled to the storage media;
• and
• c. a user interface coupled to the processing unit such that a plurality of users can receive an encrypted set of data and have the encrypted set of data decrypted with a simultaneously delivered key,
• wherein the simultaneously delivered key is delivered after verification that each of the plurality of users confirms receipt of the encrypted set of data and waiting a predetermined delay to receive a confirmation receipt from each of the plurality of users, the verification including receiving the confirmation receipt from each of the plurality of users, wherein the network is configured for troubleshooting, in the event that the confirmation receipt is not received from one of the plurality of users, and further wherein the network is also configured for redistributing the encrypted set of data when one of the plurality of users did not receive the encrypted set of data, wherein the encrypted set of data is redistributed to those users that did not receive the encrypted set of data.