9. A system for communicating business information, comprising: at least one business information system module including at least one enterprise resource planning module; at least one interface server communicatively coupled with said at least one business information system module, said at least one interface server configured to perform steps including: causing simultaneous browser-based display of a plurality of portlets, the plurality of portlets being selected and arranged according to a user profile customizable by a user, said plurality of portlets including: a first portlet displaying first information derived from said at least one business information system module; and a second portlet displaying second information derived from said at least one business information system module; causing the browser-based display of the first information in the first portlet to be updated at first regular time intervals in accordance with a first setting in the user profile; and causing the browser-based display of the second information in the second portlet to be updated at second regular time intervals in accordance with a second setting in the user profile.
9. A system for communicating business information, comprising: at least one business information system module including at least one enterprise resource planning module; at least one interface server communicatively coupled with said at least one business information system module, said at least one interface server configured to perform steps including: causing simultaneous browser-based display of a plurality of portlets, the plurality of portlets being selected and arranged according to a user profile customizable by a user, said plurality of portlets including: a first portlet displaying first information derived from said at least one business information system module; and a second portlet displaying second information derived from said at least one business information system module; causing the browser-based display of the first information in the first portlet to be updated at first regular time intervals in accordance with a first setting in the user profile; and causing the browser-based display of the second information in the second portlet to be updated at second regular time intervals in accordance with a second setting in the user profile. 10. A system in accordance with claim 9 , wherein said at least one business information system module further includes at least one customer relationship management module and said second information is derived from said at least one enterprise resource planning module or said at least one customer relationship management module.