vCard automates the exchange of personal information typically found on a traditional business card. vCard is used in applications such as Internet mail, voice mail, Web browsers, telephony applications, call centers, video conferencing, PIMs (Personal Information Managers), PDAs (Personal Data Assistants), pagers, fax, office equipment, and smart cards. vCard information goes way beyond simple text, and includes elements like pictures, company logos, live Web addresses, and so on.

vCard version 3 is defined in two parts:

• RFC 2425, MIME Content-Type for Directory Information
• RFC 2426, vCard MIME Directory Profile

• An overview of vCard
• vCard White Paper
• Specifications and other materials for product developers
• A non-IMC extension to vCard for pronunciation and sorting