Computer e-commerce software to allow users to perform electronic business transactions via a global computer network; Computer firmware for automated document scanning, image processing, data extraction and transmission of images and data over a network; Computer programs for automated import, storage, recognition, extraction, indexing, search, retrieval, viewing, and management of documents and imaged, and/or embedded data over a network; Computer software for application and database integration; Computer software for creating searchable databases of information and data; Computer software for automated import, storage, recognition, extraction, indexing, search, retrieval, viewing, and management of documents and imaged, and/or embedded data over a network; Database management software for automated import, storage, recognition, extraction, indexing, search, retrieval, viewing, and management of documents and imaged, and/or embedded data over a network; Downloadable software for automated document scanning, image processing, data extraction and transmission of images and data over a network; Enterprise software in the nature of a database for non-transactional data and a search engine for database content; Optical character recognition apparatus ; Secure terminals for electronic transactions; Software for optical character recognition