System and method for providing intelligence centers

A system to provide portals accessible through web browsers, wherein the system for providing the portals is configured to allow privileged users to set up and configure the portals through which visitors access content, the system comprising processing circuitry configured to operate on instructions stored in a memory to provide:

• means for populating electronic content stored in a content repository, wherein the means for populating and managing includes:
• means for using at least one browser-accessible interface for the privileged users to access at least one programming wizard and template to populate electronic content;
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• using at least one browser-accessible interface for the privileged users to access at least one programming wizard to associate the electronic content with metadata and with potential audience types;
• means for creating customizable communication portals without software code development, wherein the means for creating includes means for using at last one browser accessible interface for the privileged users to access at least one programming wizard and using at least one template to:
• select an audience type for the portal from a list of potential audience types provided by the at least one wizard;
• search through the electronic content using metadata;
• select electronic content from a list of electronic content provided by the at least one wizard, for publication to the selected audience;
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• add selected visitors to the portal who are authorized to view content through the portal;
• means for publishing, using at least one browser accessible interface for the privileged users, selected electronic content from the content repository to selected portals, wherein publishing selected electronic content includes dynamically delivering the selected electronic content;
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• means for analyzing the electronic content use and portal use in real-time or near real-time, wherein analyzing includes providing a browser accessible interface usable by the privileged users to analyze use of the published electronic content and visitor behavior.

A method for using a system to provide portals accessible through web browsers, wherein the system is configured to allow privileged users to set up and configure the portals through which visitors access content, the method comprising:

• populating electronic content in a content repository, wherein populating includes:
• using at least one browser-accessible interface for the privileged users to access at least one programming wizard and template to populate electronic content;
• and
• using at least one browser-accessible interface for the privileged users to access at least one programming wizard to associate the electronic content with metadata and with potential audience types;
• creating customizable communication portals without software code development, wherein creating for each portal includes using at least one browser accessible interface for the privileged users to access at least one programming wizard and using at least one template to:
• select an audience type for the portal from a list of potential audience types provided by the at least one wizard;
• search through the electronic content using metadata;
• select electronic content, from a list of electronic content provided by the at least one wizard, for publication to the selected audience;
• and
• add selected visitors to the portal who are authorized to view content through the portal;
• publishing, using at least one browser accessible interface for the privileged users, selected electronic content from the content repository to selected portals, wherein publishing selected electronic content includes dynamically delivering the selected electronic content;
• and
• analyzing the electronic content use and portal use in real-time or near real-time, wherein analyzing includes providing a browser accessible interface usable by the privileged users to analyze use of the published electronic content and visitor behavior.

A method for using a communication portal developer to create a portal through a browser-accessible user interface provided by the communication portal developer without software code development, the method comprising:

• selecting an owner of the portal through the browser-accessible user interface from a list of potential owners provided by the communication portal developer;
• selecting an audience type for the portal through the browser-accessible user interface from a list of potential audience types provided by the communication portal developer;
• selecting electronic content through the browser-accessible user interface from a list of available electronic content stored in a content repository, the list of available electronic content being dependent on the selected audience type;
• adding electronic content through the browser-accessible user interface from a content repository to the portal, wherein the electronic content is the selected electronic content;
• selecting visitors, through the browser-accessible user interface, to the portal who are authorized to view the selected electronic content through the portal;
• and
• analyzing use of the electronic content and portal use in real-time or near real-time, wherein analyzing includes providing a browser accessible interface usable by the privileged users to analyze use of the published electronic content and visitor behavior.

A computer system, comprising processing circuitry configured to operate on instructions stored in a memory to provide:

• a content repository adapted to store electronic content in a computer-readable storage medium;
• a communication portal developer to develop customized portals, including:
• a portal owner-interface to provide a list of potential owners and to enable selection of a portal owner from the list of potential owners;
• an audience interface to provide a list of potential audiences and to enable selection of an audience from the list of potential audiences, wherein the audience interface includes:
• an audience type interface to provide a list of potential audience types and to enable selection of an audience type from the list of potential audience types;
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• an audience industry interface to provide a list of potential audience industries and to enable selection of an audience industry from the list of potential audience industries;
• a portal content interface to provide a list of potential electronic content stored in the content repository and accessible through the portal, and to enable selection of portal content from the list of potential electronic contents;
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• a portal user interface to enter one or more portal users;
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• a real-time or near real-time analytic engine configured to provide a browser accessible interface for the privileged users to analyze use of the published electronic content on the customizable portals and visitor behavior while logged into their customizable portal, wherein the analytic engine includes an interface configured to present a list of selectable reports.