Jargon Buster
.NET
The .NET framework created by Microsoft is a software development platform focused on rapid application development, platform independence and network transparency. .NET is Microsoft's strategic initiative for server and desktop development for the next decade. According to Microsoft, .NET includes many technologies that are designed to facilitate rapid development of Internet and intranet applications.
CMS
a content management system (CMS) is a system used to organize and facilitate collaborative creation of documents and other content. A CMS is frequently a web application used for managing websites and web content, though in many cases, content management systems require special client software for editing and constructing articles. HTML In computing, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) is a hypertext markup language designed for the creation of web pages and other information viewable in a browser. HTML is used to structure information denoting certain text as headings, paragraphs, lists and so on and can be used to define the semantics of a document.Originally defined as a highly simplified subset of SGML, HTML is now an international standard (ISO/IEC 15445:2000). The HTML specification is maintained by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). CSS In computing, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a stylesheet language used to describe the presentation of a document written in a markuplanguage. Its most common application is to style webpages written in HTML and XHTML,but the language can be applied to any application of XML, such as SVG or XUL. The CSS specifications are maintained by the WorldWide Web Consortium (W3C). PHP PHP is a popular open-source, reflective programming language used mainly for developing server-side applications and dynamic web content, and more recently, other software. The name is a recursive acronym for "PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor". XML The Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a W3C recommended general-purpose markup language for creating special-purpose markup languages. It is a simplified subset of SGML,capable of describing many different kinds of data.Its primary purpose is to facilitate the sharing of data across different systems, particularly systems connected via the Internet. Languages based on XML (for example, RDF, RSS, MathML, XHTML and SVG) are defined in a formal way, allowing programs to modify and validate documents in these languages without prior knowledge of their form. CRM Customer Relationship Management (CRM) purpose is to enable organizations to better serve their customers through the introduction of reliable processes and procedures for interacting with those customers. A successful CRM strategy is usually implemented through a software package designed to support these processes. OLAP OLAP is an acronym for online analytical processing. It is an approach to quickly providing the answer to complex database queries. It is used in business reporting for sales, marketing, management reporting, data mining and similar areas. ERP Enterprise resource planning systems (ERP) are management information systems that integrate and automate many of the business practices associated with the operations or production aspects of a company. These typically include manufacturing, logistics, distribution, inventory, shipping, invoicing, and accounting. SCM Supply chain management (SCM) deals with the planning and execution issues involved in managing a supply chain, such as demand planning, order promising, production and distribution planning and production scheduling. WAP Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) is an open international standard for applications that use wireless communication, for example Internet access from a mobile phone. J2EE Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) is a Standard for developing distributed Multi-tier architecture applications, based on modular components. It uses several technologies, including JDBC and CORBA, and extends their functionality with Enterprise Java Beans, Java Servlets, Java Server Pages and XML technologies. PSA Professional Services Automation is used when describing software which allows an organization to manage people and skilled resources. PLM Product Lifecycle Management describes the process of managing the entire lifecycle of a product from the concept and design phase, product analysis (Finite Element Analysis) through production planning, visualization and marketing to the end of life of a product.
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