Computer hardware and software for transmitting digital data into electronic mail in connection with computer networks and global communication networks; computer peripherals; computer software supplied on-line from an electronic database or through the Internet for use in creating and managing communication via electronic mail, voice messages services and facsimile transmission services; computer software to enable the searching of data; computer software and telecommunications apparatus, namely modems to enable connection to databases and the Internet; data carriers; electronic bulletin boards apparatus, namely, receiving and transmitting data, voice messages and facsimile communication apparatus; electronic notice boards; electronic publications; firmware; pre-recorded media in the nature of CD-ROMS, videotapes and cassettes featuring information on creating, sending, receiving and managing data communication, voice message transmission and facsimile transmission services over the global communication networks; online publications, namely, newsletters and magazines in computer readable form on the subject of communication be electronic mail, facsimile transmission, voice messages, general news, corporate news and information, market news and information, market data, economic, financial and other statistics