Abstract: The present invention includes an electronic business transaction method for conducting a business transaction over a computer network. The method includes creating on an originating computer an electronic business transaction document that is compatible with a business management software program capable of automatically populating and extracting information from electronic business transaction document. The electronic business transaction document is transmitted over the computer network to an intended recipient computer. Also, a determination is made as to whether the intended recipient computer is capable of viewing the electronic business transaction document. If it is determined that the intended recipient computer is not capable of viewing the electronic business transaction document, a viewer application or access to it is transmitted to the recipient computer with the electronic business transaction document.

Abstract: An electronic business transaction service method includes creating on an originating computer an electronic business transaction document that is compatible with a business management software program capable of automatically populating and extracting information from electronic business transaction document. The electronic business transaction document is directed to at least one recipient party to a business transaction in a computer communication format and to at least one other recipient party in to the business transaction a non-computer communication format. The electronic business transaction document is transmitted over the computer network to a network-connected transaction service server computer, which sends the electronic business transaction document to the recipient parties in their computer and non-computer communication formats. The non-computer communication format may include telephonic facsimile.