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• Manufacturing ERP
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  • quality function deployment

    Quality function deployment (QFD) is the translation of user requirements or requests into designs. The goal of QFD is to build a product that does exactly what the customer wants instead of delivering a product that emphasizes expertise the builder already has.

  • SaaS ERP (software-as-a-service ERP hosting)

    SaaS ERP is a hosting model for enterprise resource planning (ERP) software which involves a firm's ERP software applications on a vendor's servers.

  • Fast Guide to acronyms used in manufacturing

    These acronyms are often used in internal communications within a manufacturing environment.

• Windows Server
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  • gpresult

    Gpresult is a command-line tool that shows the RSoP (Resultant Set of Policy) for a user or computer based on applied Group Policy settings.

  • Group Policy Preferences

    Group Policy Preferences are a set of extensions, introduced in Windows Server 2008, that increase the functionality of Group Policy Objects.

  • Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012

    Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 (SCVMM 2012) is Microsoft's virtualization management product. It is part of the System Center 2012 systems management suite.

• Security UK
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  • CESG Good Practice Guides (GPG)

    Good Practice Guides (GPG) are documents created by the CESG, which provides guidance on aspects of information assurance (IA) to help organisations manage risk effectively.

  • Office of Cyber Security and Information Assurance (OCSIA)

    The Office of Cyber Security and Information Assurance (OCSIA) is part of the UK Cabinet Office, which sits at the centre of government.

  • CESG

    CESG is the UK government's national technical authority for information assurance (IA).

• CIO Midmarket
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  • Digg

    Digg is a social news site that allows members to raise the visibility of stories they like best and bury stories they don’t like. Digg was launched back in 2004.

  • VKontakte (VK)

    VKontakte (VK) is Europe's largest social networking website, with more than 100 million users.

  • adware

    Generically, adware (spelled all lower case) is any software application in which advertising banners are displayed while the program is running.

• Server Virtualization
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  • IT showback

    An IT showback system tracks the data center utilization rates of an organization’s business units or end users.

  • Type 2 hypervisor (hosted hypervisor)

    A Type 2 hypervisor, also known as a hosted hypervisor, is a virtual machine manager that installs on top of a host's operating system (OS). 

  • virtual machine (VM)

    A virtual machine (VM) is an environment, usually a program or operating system, which does not physically exist but is created within another environment. In this context, a VM is called a guest while the environment it runs within is called a host. Virtual machines are often created to execute an instruction set different than that of the host environment. (...Continued)

• Compliance
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  • Volcker rule

    The Volcker rule is a section of the Dodd–Frank Act that restricts U.S. banks from making speculative, high-risk investments that do not benefit customers.

  • Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

    Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is a federal organization (part of the Department of Labor) that ensures safe and healthy working conditions for Americans by enforcing standards and providing workplace safety training.

  • event log manager (ELM)

    An event log manager (ELM) is an application that tracks changes in an organization's IT infrastructure.

• SOA
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  • mobile middleware

    Mobile middleware is software that connects disparate mobile applications, programs and systems.

  • polyfill

    A polyfill, also called a pollyfiller, is a small piece of JavaScript code that will mimic the API of a newer browser to provide functionality for an older browser. Such code may also be called a shim. In construction, a shim is a thin piece of wood or other material that can be used to fill a gap.

  • XML infoset (XML information set)

    The XML information set, also called the XML Infoset, is a specification for an abstract model of an Extensible Markup Language (XML) document... (Continued)

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  • attack vector

    An attack vector is a path or means by which a hacker (or cracker) can gain access to a computer or network server in order to deliver a payload or malicious outcome.

  • Zeus Trojan (Zbot)

    Zeus, also known as Zbot, is a malware toolkit that allows a cybercriminal to build his own Trojan Horse. A Trojan Horse is programming that appears to be legitimate but actually hides an attack.

  • memory-scraping malware

    Memory-scraping malware is a type of malware that helps hackers to find personal data. It examines memory to search for sensitive data that is not available through other processes.

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