A teleconference system and method is disclosed comprising, a teleconference
bridge
having a plurality of ports for establishing a teleconference between two or more
attendees. A maintenance and administration terminal is connected to said bridge,
for generating one or more transaction records in response to a change in the status
of any port on said teleconference bridge. A first server is connected to said
maintenance and administration terminal, for receiving the one or more transaction
records generated by said maintenance and administrative terminal and storing the
one or more transaction records in a first database. A second server is connected
to said first server having an interface operable to send the one or more transaction
records stored in said first database, to a remote computer.