The present invention provides methods and apparatus for storing
information in a computer system, and for retrieving the information from
the computer system. More specifically, the present invention provides
methods and apparatus for storing and retrieving business contact
information, including dynamic business cards in an internet-accessible
database of a computer system. In one general aspect, the invention
features an information management method. The information management
method includes steps of assigning a first user a unique user
identification number, storing information related to the first user in a
remote database operatively coupled to a remote computer, and enabling a
second user to access the remote database over a network using a second
computer to retrieve the information related to the first user by
entering the unique user identification number.