摘要 |
A portal for transferring information between a master server (210) and a third-party client (250) using a transportable replicating server (220) is provided. The portal may be particularly useful for and may provide a significant cost advantage and benefit when access to front and back-office servers (212, 214) is limited or not accessible. The master server (210) may replicate information (e.g., applications and data) from the front and back-office servers (212, 214) to the replicating server (220). After replication, the replicating server (220) appears to the third-party clients (250) as the front and back-office servers (212, 214), containing the functionality and data to facilitate front and back-office operations. Being transportable, the replicating server (220) can move from a first location at which the replicating server (220) can communicate with the master server (210) to a second location at which the replicating server (220) can communicate with the third-party clients (250). At the second location, the information on the replicating server (220) may be communicated to the third party devices (250). |