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Current awareness service sourcing news and documents from the internet : I download selected press releases & other documents from "certain websites", as and when they are published. I log on to the web many times during the day for other purposes, so I check my target sites quite often. The press releases are then emailed to a group of people. (In the case of the documents, which can be quite large, those that wish to have the full text, have to email me back to get a copy. There are not more than 30 people in this group) Our IT dept wishes to set up a database on our inhouse system, so that instead of emailing the items out, I would put them into this file. The homepage subscription feature then notifies people automatically. That automates part of the process, with the benefit to the users of not being deluged with emails from me. What are the options for automating the ENTIRE process? - software products? I know that there are products which can be programmed to download from particular websites automatically & the docs are available on a local server. The endusers can access them there) Insight Technologies INSIGHT being one such product. - contact the organisations to see if they will sell a feed to their data? Copyright problems ? I would be keen to know what the standard practice in your organisations might be. RSM Robson Rhodes is registered to carry on audit work and authorised to carry on investment business by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. This message is intended only for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is private and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication and its attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication and its attachments in error, please return the original message and attachments to us using the reply facility on e-mail.