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An Information and Application Distribution System (IADS) is disclosed. The IADS operates, in one embodiment, to distribute, initiate and allow interaction and communication within like-minded communities. Application distribution occurs through the transmission and receipt of an "invitation applica

An Information and Application Distribution System (IADS) is disclosed. The IADS operates, in one embodiment, to distribute, initiate and allow interaction and communication within like-minded communities. Application distribution occurs through the transmission and receipt of an "invitation application" which contains both a message component and an executable component to enable multiple users to connect within a specific community. The application object includes functionality which allows the user's local computer to automatically set up a user interface to connect with a central controller which facilitates interaction and introduction between and among users.

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An Information and Application Distribution System (IADS) is disclosed. The IADS operates, in one embodiment, to distribute, initiate and allow interaction and communication within like-minded communities. Application distribution occurs through the transmission and receipt of an "invitation applica

An Information and Application Distribution System (IADS) is disclosed. The IADS operates, in one embodiment, to distribute, initiate and allow interaction and communication within like-minded communities. Application distribution occurs through the transmission and receipt of an "invitation application" which contains both a message component and an executable component to enable multiple users to connect within a specific community. The application object includes functionality which allows the user's local computer to automatically set up a user interface to connect with a central controller which facilitates interaction and introduction between and among users. tablished as a point-to-point broadband connection. 9. A method as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that an ATM connection is established as a point-to-point broadband connection. 10. A method as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the communications application (CA1) of the first computer node (CN1) compresses a data record of the first type and transmits it in compressed form to the communications application (CA3) of the second computer node (CN3). 11. A first computer node (CN1) with a communications application (CA1), the communications application is configured so that it transmits a data record which is transmitted to it for transfer to a second computer node (CN3) through a communications application (CA3) of the second computer node (CN3) wherein, the communications application (CA2) of the first computer node (CN2) is provided with control means (CSA), a first communications means (BCS) and a second communications means (WS), wherein the control means (CSA) are configured to identify a type of the data record transmitted and, as a function of the type of data record identified, directly transmit it to the communications application (CA3) of the second computer node (CN3) in one or more of a number of different ways, whereby the data record is transmitted by means of the first communications means (BCS) if a data record of the first type is identified, and the data record is transmitted by means of the second communications means (WS) if a data record of the second type is identified, wherein if the data record is a data record of a first type, the first communications means (BCS) are configured to directly transmit the data record using an established point-to-point broadband connection between the first computer node (CN1) and the second computer node (CN3), wherein the data record is sent via said broadband connection to the communications application (CA3) of the second computer node (CN3), and if the data record is a data record of a second type, the second communication means (WS) are configured to directly transmit the data record in a connectionless manner via an internet (KN1) to the communications application (CA3) of the second computer node (CN3). 12. A second computer node (CN3) with a communications application (CA3), the communication application (CA3) is configured so that it delivers to the second computer node (CN3) a data record which is transmitted to it by a communications application (CA1) of a first computer node (CN1), wherein; the communications application (CA3) of the second computer node (CN3) is provided with control means (CRA), first communications means (BCR) and second communications means (WR), such that the control means (CRA) are configured with a delivery switch to receive the data record to be delivered in one or more of a different receiving modes depending on a type of data record from the communications application (CA1) of the first computer node (CA1), and for delivery of the data record to be switched transparently between the different receiving modes, whereby the delivery switch receives the data record by means of the first communications means (BCR) when the data record received is a data record of a first type, and the delivery switch receives the data record by means of the second communications means (WR) when the data record received is a data record of a second type, wherein the first communications means (BCR) are configured to receive the data record to be delivered by means of a point-to-point broadband connection between the first computer node (CN1) and the second computer node (CN3) from the communications application (CA1) of the first computer node (CN1), when the data record is a data record of the first type, and the second communications means (WR) are configured to receive the data record to be delivered in a connectionless manner via an internet (KN1) from the communications application (CA1) of the first computer node (CN1) w hen the data record is a data record of the second type. 13. A communications application (CA1) for use in a first computer node (CN1) which is configured so that it transmits a data record which is transmitted to it for transfer to a second computer node (CN3) through a communications application (CN3) of the second computer node (CN3), wherein the communications application (CA1) is provided with a first program module (CSA), a second program module (BCS) and a third program module (WS), wherein the first program module (CSA) is configured so that upon execution, the first program module identifies a type of data record being transmitted, and depending on the type of data record identified, the program module transmits the data record in one or more of a number of different ways to the communications application (CA3) of the second computer node (CN3), whereby the communications application (CA1) transmits the data record by means of the second program module (BCS) if it identifies a data record of a first type, and transmits the data record by means of third program module (WS) if it identifies a data record of a second type, the second program module (BCS) is configured so that when the second program module (BCS) is executed for the data record to be transmitted, the second program module BCS brings about the establishment of a point-to-point broadband connection between the first computer node (CN1) and the second computer node (CN3) and the transmission of the data record via said broadband connection to the communications application (CA3) of the second computer node (CN3) if the data record is a data record of the first type, and the third program module (WS) is configured so that when it is executed, the third program module (WS) brings about the transmission of the data record to be transmitted in a connectionless manner via an internet (KN1) to the communications application (CA3) of the second computer node (CA3), if the data record is a data record of the second type. 14. A communications application (CA3) for use in a second computer node (CN3), the communication application (CA3) is configured so that it provides a data record which is transmitted to it from a communications application (CA1) of a first computer node (CN1) to the second computer node (CN3), wherein the communications application (CA3) is provided with a first program module (CRA), a second program module (BCR) and a third program module (WR), wherein the first program module (CRA) is configured so that when it is executed, the first program module receives the data record to be delivered in one or more of a different modes of reception different depending on type of data record, from the communications application (CA1) of the first computer node (CN1), and for the provision of transparent switching between the different modes of reception, whereby the communication application (CA3) it receives the data record by means of the second program module (BCR) when the data record received is a data record of first type, and receives the data record by means of the third program module (WR) when the data record received is a data record of a second type, the second program module (BCR) is configured so that when it is executed, if the data record is a data record of the first type, the second program module receives the data record to be delivered by means of a point-to-point broadband connection between the first computer node (CN1) and the second computer node (CN3) from the communications application (CA1) of the first computer node (CN1), and the third program module (WR) is configured so that when it is executed, if the data record is a data record of the second type, the third program module receives the data record to be delivered in a connectionless manner via an internet (KN1) from the communications application (CA1) of the first computer node (CN1). 15. A method of transferring a data record from a first computer node (CN1)