A client stores a first set of workspace data, and is coupled via a computer network to a global server. The client may be configured to synchronize portions of the first set of workspace data with the global server, which stores independently modifiable copies of the portions. The global server may...http://www.google.de/patents/US20040139178?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20040139178 - System and method for globally and securely accessing unified information in a computer network
