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Abstract

A preferred embodiment provides a selection system to facilitate the provision of services on a computer network to prospective service users. According to a first aspect of the invention provides a system for enabling the selection of a service provider from a plurality of service providers for the performance of a job, said system including, a database which is accessible by a service user via a network, the database including a plurality of records, each record being associated with a service provider, wherein each record includes a service provider profile including a plurality of comparable performance criteria indicative of the performance attributes of the service provider; interface means for receiving a job request comprising at least one desired performance criterion from said service user, and processor means for comparing the stored comparable performance criteria and the at least one desired performance criterion, and for extracting at least one preferred service provider from the database on the basis of said comparison. The invention also provides a method of enabling a service user to select a service provider from a plurality of service providers for the performance of a job, said method including the steps of: providing a database which is accessible by the service user via a network, storing in said database a plurality of records, each record being associated with a service provider, wherein each record includes a service provider profile including a plurality of comparable performance criteria indicative of the performance attributes of the service provider; receiving a job request comprising at least one desired performance criterion from said service user, comparing the plurality of stored performance criteria with the desired performance criterion, and automatically selecting at least one preferred service provider from the database on the basis of said comparison.

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First Claim