PROSPECTS HARVESTER SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING CONTACT DATA ABOUT CUSTOMERS OF PRODUCT OR SERVICE OFFERRED BY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE EXTRACTING TEXT DOCUMENTS SELECTED FROM NEWSGROUPS, DISCUSSION FORUMS, MAILING LISTS, QUERYING SUCH DATA TO PROVIDE CUSTOMERS WHO CONFIRM TO BUSINESS PROFILE DATA

A system and method for providing profile data representing profiles of potential customers of a business enterprise. The system is based on an application service provider architecture, where the business enterprise accesses the profile data via the Internet using a web browser. The system is capable of using internal data of the business enterprise generated by a variety of accounting, sales, and enterprise planning tools.