Abstract: A system and method for verifying the authenticity of documents is provided. The method and system includes incorporating a machine readable code (102, 102a) to the document (101); storing the document and/or other useful information that assists in verifying the authenticity on a secure document verification system (SDVS) (104); the machine code (102, 102a), which contains a secure uniform resource locator (URL) optionally along with other information regarding the document, can then be scanned by a reader (103) such as a camera 103 attached to a computing device for example a smart-phone; the computing device would then, on extracting the URL, redirect to the secure document verification system (104) which then reveals the document and/or relevant information (105) regarding the document which accordingly verifies the authenticity of the document.

Abstract: A system for storing and retrieving user-specific content in a client-server computer network according to a computer network architecture is described. The system comprises means for sending, from a first computer, a request relating to user-specific content to a second computer in a client-server computer network, and means for determining a third computer in the client-server computer network which is geographically proximal to the first computer. The system also comprises means for redirecting, by the second computer, the request to the third computer, and means for providing a user-specific content transaction between the first and third computers.