15. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media having collectively thereon computer-executable instructions that configure one or more computers to collectively, at least: cause simultaneous browser-based display of a plurality of browser-rendered windows, the plurality of browser-rendered windows being selected and arranged according to a user profile customizable by a user, said plurality of browser-rendered windows including: a first browser-rendered window displaying first information derived from at least one business information system module; and a second browser-rendered window displaying second information derived from said at least one business information system module; cause the browser-based display of the first information in the first browser-rendered window to be updated at first regular time intervals in accordance with a first setting in the user profile; and cause the browser-based display of the second information in the second browser-rendered window to be updated at second regular time intervals in accordance with a second setting in the user profile.
15. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media having collectively thereon computer-executable instructions that configure one or more computers to collectively, at least: cause simultaneous browser-based display of a plurality of browser-rendered windows, the plurality of browser-rendered windows being selected and arranged according to a user profile customizable by a user, said plurality of browser-rendered windows including: a first browser-rendered window displaying first information derived from at least one business information system module; and a second browser-rendered window displaying second information derived from said at least one business information system module; cause the browser-based display of the first information in the first browser-rendered window to be updated at first regular time intervals in accordance with a first setting in the user profile; and cause the browser-based display of the second information in the second browser-rendered window to be updated at second regular time intervals in accordance with a second setting in the user profile. 19. One or more computer-readable media in accordance with claim 15 , wherein the user is assigned a predefined business role selected from a plurality of predefined business roles each associated with one of a plurality of default user profiles pre-customized for the predefined business role, and the user profile of the user is initially set to the default user profile associated with the user's assigned predefined business role.