1. A computer-implemented method for providing information to a business application using captured image information, comprising: receiving image information visually encoded in an image, wherein the received image information is encoded with business object identifying data for identification of at least one business object for use by at least one business application; analyzing, by a computer, the received image information to identify the business object identifying data; identifying, by a computer, business object information associated with the at least one business object corresponding to the identified business object identifying data; and transmitting the identified business object information to the at least one business application.