Example 1 has a network of PC's which are connected through a LAN or WAN. The directories of the PC's gathering the data are mapped to a PC Server on that network.

Each PC is operating a program such as Wonderware, which uses DDE, OLE or any other data exchange method. The data could be coming from an automated machinery based system using for example PLC's. Also the data could be coming form a point of sale program or an inventory control/sales program.

Www-Link^TM is installed on each of these PC's. Www-Link^TM will then generated .MOD files which are transferred to the PC server in HTML format. This will greatly reduce the network traffic since the data exchange i.e. DDE, is not being done on the network, eliminating the need for NETDDE.

The PC server will also have Www-Link^TM installed, which is receiving the .MOD files from each individual PC by mapping their directories to a directory on the PC server.

The PC server will then publish all of the .MOD files to be viewed by any PC on the LAN, WAN, or World Wide Web.

An example of this design is several off shore oil production platforms gathering data through Wonderware. The off shore PC's have mapped one of their directories to the on shore PC's.

Therefor all the data from the off shore PC's is transferred to the on shore PC which in turns publishes the data to everyone on the LAN, WAN, or World Wide Web. Also the on PC could act as a totaling station were the items being gathered are totaled and then even republished.