Computer software platforms for network communication apparatus; computer software that provides real-time, integrated business management intelligence by combining information from various databases and presenting it in an easy-to-understand user interface; computer software for use in the encryption and decryption of digital files, including audio, video, text, binary, still images, graphics and multimedia files; computer software for providing an online database in the field of transaction processing to upload transactional data, provide statistical analysis, and produce notifications and reports; computer software for administration of computer local area networks computer software for controlling and managing access server applications; computer software for the collection, editing, organizing, modifying, book marking, transmission, storage and sharing of data and information; computer software for application and database integration; computer software for accessing information directories that may be downloaded from the global computer network; computer software for use as a spreadsheet and word processing; communications software for connecting computer network users and global computer networks; network communication apparatus, namely, computer network adapters, computer network hubs, switches and routers, LAN (local area network) access points for connecting network computer users and network access server hardware; data processors