Abstract: What is described is a method for searching in a distributed environment. The method includes receiving a query at a search module, triggering the search module to search content matching the query in a distributed environment. The distributed environment includes at least one of an internal database and an external database. Thereafter, retrieving the matched content at the search module as a search result, and transmitting the search result to a destination.

Abstract: Data containing contact information may be exported to a remote application by associating contact information data for a single contact with one of a plurality of database objects. After this association has occurred, contact information data and data identifying the database object may be transmitted over a communications network to the remote application in a form that enables the remote application, when initiating one or more machine-executable processes that use the database object and contact information data associated therewith, to make use of the transmitted contact information data in executing the processes. Related apparatuses, methods, systems, computer program products are also described.