A method for transferring information between multiple buyers and multiple
vendors is provided. Information is received from a plurality of sources.
This information corresponds to a plurality of products. This information
is stored in a first database. A request is received. The request
concerns a portion of the information stored in the first database. The
request is then retrieved from the first database and posted to a second
database. Access is provided to subsets of the second database to a
plurality of subscribers.