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IT-Architects - Skills glossary Category: Technical and IT Date & country: 12/11/2007, UK Words: 1098

SonicWALL
(In topic `Security`) SonicWALL Inc`s firewall of the same name that provides Internet security for broadband customers in the SME market.

Sopheon Knowledge Management
(In topic `Knowledge, Document, Workflow & Content Management`) Sopheon is recognised as a leading information and knowledge solutions company. Its knowledge management solutions enable the creation, management and leveraging of internal and external content throughout the complete knowledge life cycle. Sopheon`s knowledge management solutions comp

SpyVision
(In topic `Knowledge, Document, Workflow & Content Management`) SpyVision is Magellan Software`s electronic content management & e-business solution that enables companies to capture, organise and securely distribute knowledge assets. Magellan Software merged with Gauss Interprise in July 2000. The merged company, known as Gauss Interprise, intends

Squid
(In topic `Web Development`) Squid is a free, high-speed proxy caching server (program) for Web clients that is used to speed up Internet access and reduce bandwidth consumption.

SS7
(In topic `Network Architectures`) SS7 (Signaling System 7) is a telecommunications protocol defined by the ITU that is characterised by high-speed packet switching. It is used in the US telephone system to set up calls and enable new transaction services such as caller ID.

SSA
(In topic `ERP & Supply Chain`) SSA (System Software Associates) is one of the world`s largest ERP solutions providers with its flagship product, BPCS, now known as eBPCS, being installed in over 18,000 global sites in more than 90 countries.

SSADM
(In topic `Tools, Methods & Processes`) SSADM (Structured Systems Analysis & Design Methodology) was developed in the early 1980`s by LBMS, with the co-operation of the CCTA, on behalf of the UK Government in order to provide a standard methodology for its DP development projects. Aimed mainly at the development of systems on the basis of database

SSH
(In topic `Security`) SSH (Secure Shell) is a protocol used for providing authentication and secure communications over insecure channels. 

SSI`s
(In topic `Web Development`) SSI`s is an acronym for Server Side Includes, which are scripts that can be used to create dynamic Web pages. SSI`s enable the server to parse HTML pages and replace them with information as requested such as a CGI script or command. This all occurs on the server side so that users viewing the Web pages are unaware of t

SSL
(In topic `Security`) SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is a protocol  developed by Netscape to transmit private data securely over the Internet. SSL works by securing the connection between a client and  a server thereby enabling any amount of data to be sent securely. SSL is supported by both Netscape Navigate & Internet Explorer and is used by many Web

SST
(In topic `Security`) SST (Secure Transaction Technology) is a secure payment protocol developed by Microsoft and Visa to work in conjunction with the PCT protocol (see PCT).

Staffware 2000
(In topic `Knowledge, Document, Workflow & Content Management`) Staffware 2000 is the name of the UK headquartered Staffware`s latest business process automation solution. Staffware 2000 provides production level workflow capabilities for the major e-business models. The translation of a business process into a workflow application is underpinned b

Star Schema
(In topic `Data Warehousing & BI`) A star schema is a very simple database design consisting of a central fact table (for the subject area) that is linked to  one or more related attribute or dimension tables (that contain descriptive information of the subjects dimensions). This schema  clearly presents the multi-dimensional character of the data

Step2000
(In topic `Knowledge, Document, Workflow & Content Management`) Step2000 is UDMS`s development environment that provides integrated e-process and  e-content management and allows the rapid development and deployment of workflow-enabled applications.

Sun Decision Warehouse
(In topic `Data Warehousing & BI`) Sun Microsystem`s Sun Decision Warehouse System platform  xxx

SuperProject
(In topic `Tools, Methods & Processes`) SuperProject is the name of Computer Associates` project management tool that provides tools for the management of multiple projects. SuperProject 5.0, the latest version of the tool that was announced by Computer Associates in May 2000, provides a Web-based enterprise-wide project management solution for eBu

SupplierExpress
(In topic `operations support systems`) NightFire Software`s solution

SupplySolution`s i-Supply Service
(In topic `ERP & Supply Chain`) SupplySolution`s i-Supply Service is a B2B service that is designed to create supply chain efficiencies by allowing manufacturers to collaborate on fulfilment with their suppliers in realtime and live.  By enabling a company`s suppliers to perform VMI through a simple browser interface, it provides for a relatively i

SVC`s
(In topic `Network Architectures`) SVC`s (Switched Virtual Circuits) which are virtual circuit connections between two locations which get set up and switched (ie  torn down) dependent upon whether data is being transmitted. They are useful in  situations where data transmission is sporadic. By providing dynamic, on-demand connectivity, their use e

SWAP
(In topic `Knowledge, Document, Workflow & Content Management`) SWAP is an acronym for the IETF`s ‘Simple Workflow Access Protocol.` It provides a way to start a process instance or a workflow process. (see IETF)

Swing
(In topic `Web Development`) Swing is a Java toolkit written in Java comprising of a set of program components used by Java developers to create GUI`s. Swing is included in the Java Foundation Classes (JFC) which are provided in the  Java Developers Toolkit (JDK).

Sybase Warehouse Studio
(In topic `Data Warehousing & BI`) Sybase Warehouse Studio is an integrated product for data warehousing that facilitates the use of BI tools such as Impromptu and Business Objects.

SyncML
(In topic `Mobile Internet`) SyncML (Synchronisation Markup Language) is the result of an industry-wide effort set up by the SyncML consortium (including IBM, Nokia & Psion) to create a single, common data synchronisation protocol optimised for wireless networks. 

Syndesis NetProvision
(In topic `operations support systems`) Syndesis` NetProvision software suite is an off-the-shelf service provisioning OSS solution which enables telecom service providers to deliver customized services to their customers.

System Architect
(In topic `Tools, Methods & Processes`) System Architect is Popkin Software`s modeling solution which covers all areas of modeling including business process modeling, object-oriented and component modeling with UML, relational data modeling , and structured analysis and design. It is a fully-scaleable multi-user case tool that supports all of the

System ESS
(In topic `ERP & Supply Chain`) System ESS is IMI`s (Industri-Matematik International) client server supply chain management solution. As a customer focused supply chain management solution, it improves logistics productivity by optimising the execution of order fulfilment in high-volume order environments.

Systematic application servers
(In topic `Web Development`) Systematic projects, which are well-funded & strategic in nature, lean towards systematic application servers as provided by BEA, IBM, Iona, Kiva (Netscape/AOL) & WebLogic (BEA) as opposed to opportunistic application servers.

Systems Management Architecture
(In topic `architecture`) The systems management architecture defines the systems management of  both the hardware and software components and addresses a number of performance related issues including configuration management, event management  and fault detection. 

tacit knowledge
(In topic `Knowledge, Document, Workflow & Content Management`) Tacit knowledge, sometimes referred to as ‘soft` knowledge, is  the automatic, unexpressed knowledge that individuals, groups and companies possess without necessarily realising it.. Examples of tacit knowledge include an individuals natural sporting ability or ability to speak their m

Tcl
(In topic `Web Development`) Tcl (pronounced ‘Tickle`) is a scripting language

TDM
(In topic `Network Architectures`) Time Division Multiplexing

TDMA
(In topic `Mobile Internet`) TDMA (Time-Division Multiple Access) is a mobile communications system standard which has a market share in countries where GSM has not been adopted such as the USA.

TeamSite
(In topic `E-Business Solutions`) see Interwoven

TeamWare
(In topic `Knowledge, Document, Workflow & Content Management`) As part of the Fujitsu Software Group, the Finland headquartered Teamware develops, markets and supplies software products and services that support the efficient interaction of  communities of professionals. Designed to facilitate human networking and to make communities intelligent,

Technical Architecture
(In topic `architecture`) Technical architecture is a term used to describe the infrastructure component of enterprise architectures and encompasses all the infrastructure component architectures including the network architecture, middleware architecture, and database architecture. It provides the framework and an underlying set of rules and desc

Technology Baseline
(In topic `architecture`) The technology baseline is simply a description of the ‘as-is` state of technology in order to help determine what can be leveraged for the future and what changes are required to achieve the target state. 

Technology Roadmap
(In topic `architecture`) A technology roadmap is a strategy fast becoming an indispensable tool for an organisation to articulate the technology pathways and milestones needed to realise its vision. In this context, technology roadmapping guides technology selection and investment decisions and needs to be able to do so in the face of a growing n

Technology Trends
(In topic `architecture`) Technology trends are patterns of change that can be used to infer or predict the future course of technology.

Telcare
(In topic `operations support systems`) Sigma Systems` next generation, end-to-end billing & customer care solution.

Tempest Messenger System
(In topic `Middleware & EAI`) Tempest Software`s B2B integration solution

Tengah
(In topic `Web Development`) see BEA WebLogic

Teoss 2000
(In topic `operations support systems`) InConcert`s  solution used by the telecommunications companies for seamless OSS integration. By providing a next-generation EBI (Enterprise Business Integration) backbone, it  manages the entire provisioning process including order management, billing and customer care rather than simply managing individual n

Teradata
(In topic `Data Warehousing & BI`) see NCR Teradata

TES
(In topic `CRM Skills`) TES is an acronym for technology-enabled selling.

TheMarkets.com
(In topic `E-Business Solutions`) TheMarkets.com is a new global, information-rich financial portal for institutional investors created by a group of seven major investment banks including CS First Boston, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, MSDW (Morgan Stanley Dean Witter), Salomon Smith Barney, and UBS Warburg. Scheduled to launch in th

ThemeScape
(In topic `Knowledge, Document, Workflow & Content Management`) Cartia`s ThemeScape is a software system that is able to automatically organise documents and Web pages based on their content. By creating  a ‘visual landscape of information`, ThemScape provides a clear picture of the documents inside and how they relate to one another.

thin client
(In topic `architecture`) A thin client is a low cost computing device, designed to be small and to work in a server-centric client-server environment in which  most or all of the application processing is done on the server. It has become a popular buzzword due to the division of the computer industry into the Netscape/Sun Microsystems led camp (

three-tier architecture
(In topic `architecture`) A three-tier architecture is special type of client-server architecture consisting of 3 layers:  the user interface running on the user`s computer ( the ‘‘client` or ‘thin client); a middle tier, running on a server, of functional modules that process the data (the ‘application server`); and a DBMS. running on a second se

Thru-Put
(In topic `ERP & Supply Chain`) Thru-Put is MAPICS` APS/SCM solution.

Tibco
(In topic `Middleware & EAI`) Tibco Software`s application integration solution. It comprises of real-time e-Business infrastructure software for EAI (via Tibco ActiveEnterprise), B2B Commerce (via Tibco ActiveExchange) and for connecting businesses with other enterprises and e-marketplaces (Tibco Active Portal).

Timeboxing
(In topic `Tools, Methods & Processes`) Every RAD project has a fixed completion date which provides an overall timebox for the work to be completed. DSDM refines the concept of timeboxing by nesting shorter timeboxes of 2-6 weeks within the overall time frame, each of which has an immovable end-date and prioritised set of requirements assigned to

TIP
(In topic `Middleware & EAI`) TIP (Transaction Internet Protocol) is a transaction protocol

TIP
(In topic `Security`) In order to build trust, CA`s must have in place requisite TIP ( ie technology, infrastructure & practices.)

TLS
(In topic `Network Architectures`) TLS (Transport Layer Security) is a security protocol from the IETF that is expected to supersede SSL to become a major security standard for the Internet. TLS uses Triple DES encryption.

TMN
(In topic `Network Architectures`) TMN (Telecommunication Management Network) is one of the two main standards for controlling telecommunications equipment, the other being SNMP. The TMN standards are complex and difficult to implement. Despite the integration requirements being more complex than SNMP, TMN is gaining popularity for large complex ne

TogetherJ
(In topic `Tools, Methods & Processes`) Object International`s visual UML modeling tool

Token Ring
(In topic `Network Architectures`) Token Ring is one of the most common types of network architectures. Unlike Ethernet, Token Ring is distinguished by its token passing communication method rather than by the physical characteristics of its cabling. The main types of token ring networks are ARCnet, FDDI and Circuit Switched Digital Services.

TopEnd
(In topic `Middleware & EAI`) see BEA TopEnd

Total-e-Server
(In topic `Web Development`) Total-e-Server is the name given to the next generation of Bluestone Software`s Sapphire/Web Application Server for the development, deployment, integration and management of e-business applications. It provides the foundation for Blustone`s Total-e-Business platform (which includes Total-e-B2B, Total-eB2C, Total-e-Wire

Tower IDM
(In topic `Knowledge, Document, Workflow & Content Management`) Tower IDM (Integrated Document Management) is Tower Technology`s integrated document management solution that combines production imaging, COLD/ERM,  electronic document management, content management and workflow for both  e-Business and traditional environments. It allows documents,

TRADACOMS
(In topic `Web Development`) TRADACOMS is the European EDI standard used mainly in UK`s retail sector.

TradeMatrix.com
(In topic `E-Business Solutions`) TradeMatrix.com is i2 Technologies` intelligent eBusiness portal that enables companies to deploy B2B and B2C e-marketplaces. Spanning multiple digital marketplaces, it provides a one-stop destination for online collaboration, dynamic trading, e-procurement, selling  & order fulfilment, logistics services & design

Tradeum
(In topic `E-Business Solutions`) Tradeum is a provider of B2B platforms for supporting Internet-based marketplaces (on-line catalogs, auctions and exchanges.) In March 2000, it was announced that Tradeum was to be acquired by VerticalNet, thereby enabling it to add a core technology platform to its 55 vertical trade communities (industry specific

Tradex
(In topic `E-Business Solutions`) Tradex Technologies` Commerce Center platform provides the foundation for the world`s leading digital marketplaces by enabling multiple buyers and suppliers to exchange goods, services and information in online trading communities. Ariba`s acquisition of Tradex in March 2000 will, through the integration of its IBX

trading communities
(In topic `E-Business Solutions`) Trading communities are Internet based hubs that focus on specific industry verticals or specific industry processes.

TradingDynamics
(In topic `E-Business Solutions`) TradingDynamics, a leading provider of B2B Internet trading applications for Internet exchange, sales and procurement markets, was acquired by Ariba in November 1999.. These trading applications (dynamic pricing solutions) enable net market makers and corporations to quickly deploy and configure a range of dynamica

Transaction
(In topic `Middleware & EAI`) The transaction is a unit of work that has a number of properties, usually refered to as the ACID properties, that ensure that a transaction is never incomplete, that its effects are persistent, the data is never inconsistent, and that concurrent transactions are independent. (see transactional integrity, ACID test and

Transaction Management
(In topic `Middleware & EAI`) Enterprise applications, which  typically require concurrent access to distributed data that is shared amongst multiple components, should be able to maintain transactional integrity. The arrival of new transaction processing technologies, namely MTS and EJB, has simplified distribution transaction management. The conc

Transaction Manager
(In topic `Middleware & EAI`) The transaction manager, with its ability to create transactions when requested by application components, allow resource enlistment and delistment, and to initiate and conduct two-phase commit (also known as 2PC) with the resource managers, forms the core component of a transaction processing environment. (see transac

Transactional Integrity
(In topic `Middleware & EAI`) The ability to guarantee consistency of data in data transactions. (see ACID test)

TransCom AIDM
(In topic `Knowledge, Document, Workflow & Content Management`) Dublin based TransCom Software`s is a developer of software products, based on its AIDM (Automated Intelligent Decision-Making) systems, that help people find, organise and share information. Knowledge management is one of the key areas of focus for its Internet/Intranet-centric techno

TREEV
(In topic `Knowledge, Document, Workflow & Content Management`) TREEV is a leader in delivering enterprise-wide integrated content management solutions. It enables companies to extend their mission-critical applications by applying information content to business processes over the Web. TREEV`s integrated product suite combines Internet-based techn

Trilogy
(In topic `CRM Skills`) e-business solutions for Global 2000 companies implementing multichannel e-business.

Trilogy
(In topic `ERP & Supply Chain`) e-business solutions for Global 2000 companies implementing multi-channel e-business.

Triple DES (aka 3DES)
(In topic `Security`) Triple DES is an encryption configuration in which the DES algorithm is used three times with three different keys. (see DES)

TrustedDOC
(In topic `Security`) TrustedDOC is SSE`s e-Business product that utilises leading digital signature technologies to produce trustworthy digitally signed documents for use in e-Business environments. It allows identification of the signatory and the authentication of the data that was signed. In addition, it has a Trusted Timestamp feature that pin

TrustedMIME
(In topic `Security`) TrustedMIME is SSE`s plug-in for existing mail systems that provides strong encryption, authentication and smart card support. It thereby provides a highly cost-effective means of establishing a highly secure channel for internal and external business communications. It is regarded as an excellent solution for those seeking to

TrustedWEB
(In topic `Security`) TrustedWEB is SSE`s Internet security solution.

Tumbleweed Messaging Solutions
(In topic `Security`) Tumbleweed Communications` secure e-mail solutions which enable enterprises to connect safely to anyone on the Internet

Tuxedo
(In topic `Middleware & EAI`)  see BEA Tuxedo

Tuxedo
(In topic `Web Development`) see BEA Tuxedo

Twister
(In topic `E-Business Solutions`) Twister is Brokat AG`s kernel product that provides a modular, integrated Enterprise Application Server for customer-oriented e-Business applications. Its Enterprise Application Server technology enables the integration of corporate IT systems into the e-environment. With additional applications such as X-AGENT (fo

Twister
(In topic `Web Development`) Twister is Brokat AG`s kernel product that provides a modular, integrated Enterprise Application Server for customer-oriented e-Business applications. Its Enterprise Application Server technology enables the integration of corporate IT systems into the e-environment. With additional applications such as X-AGENT (for cus

Two-Phase Commit
(In topic `Middleware & EAI`)  see 2PC

two-tier architecture
(In topic `architecture`) A two-tier architecture is type of client-server architecture consisting of three components (user system interface, process management, and database management components) distributed in two layers (the client and the server). The user system interface component is handled by the client, database management is handled by

UA
(In topic `Mobile Internet`) UA is an acronym for User Agent, another name for a WAP device or microbrowser that interprets content coded in formats such as WML, WMLScript, HTML, HDML etc.

UDDI
(In topic `E-Business Solutions`) UDDI (Universal Discovery and Integration) is a current initiative being undertaken by a  consortium of 30 plus companies, led by Ariba, IBM and Microsoft, to design XML-based open standard specifications and operate a business registry that will enable the seamless integration of B2B e-commerce sites and Web servi

UDMS
(In topic `Knowledge, Document, Workflow & Content Management`) Universal Document Management Systems, Inc., with its flagship Step2000 product, is a provider of flexible e-process (ie workflow) and e-content management solutions. (see Step2000).  

Ultimus Workflow
(In topic `Knowledge, Document, Workflow & Content Management`) Ultimus` Workflow is a suite comprising 6 applications, including Ultimus Designer, Ultimus Workflow Server, Ultimus Client and Ultimus FloStation, that work together to enable the automation of business processes. It uses an Intranet/Extranet/Internet-based Web as a backbone for imple

UML
(In topic `Tools, Methods & Processes`) UML ( Unified Modeling Language) is a standard developed by the OMG for component and object modeling. It provides a powerful method for describing business processes in a manner helpful to both developers and users. Systems architects can use a UML to describe classes & methods and document their relationshi

UMTS
(In topic `Mobile Internet`) UMTS (Universal Mobile Telephone System) is the name of the mobile networks which will replace the current GSM systems. Also known as 3rd Generation or 3G, this technology will support a theoretical data throughput of up to 2 MBps and will allow full multimedia content such as TV, Internet and video-conferencing on mobi

UNI
(In topic `Network Architectures`) UNI is an acronym for User Network Interface.

UniCert
(In topic `Security`) UniCert is Baltimore Technologies` comprehensive, interoperable PKI security solution for e-business. It is recognised by many as the world`s leading PKI technology.  As a policy driven Certificate Management System, it  enables companies to define all policies within their PKI.  UniCert consists of a highly secure Certificate

Unified Messaging
(In topic `Network Architectures`) Unified Messaging (UM), the outcome of the general convergence in the world of communications, is the creation of a single infrastructure allowing the integration of voice telephony, wireless data, and Internet networking. This gives users the ability to retrieve and send voice, fax, and e-mail messages from a sin

Unified Messaging Platform
(In topic `Network Architectures`) A variety of plaftforms have emerged to provide Unified Messaging. Vendors include Alcatel, Calltech Communications, Callware Technologies, ITC, Lucent Technologies, Microsoft and Telcordia. (see Unified Messaging).

Unified Process
(In topic `Tools, Methods & Processes`) see RUP

Unify Vision AppServer
(In topic `Web Development`) Vision AppServer is Unify`s application server designed to centrally coordinate, manage and integrate legacy, custom-built and packaged applications with the Internet.  It provides support for Java, ActiveX, and CORBA-based applications and includes built-in support for IBM`s MQSeries messaging technology. It includes i

Use Case Model
(In topic `Tools, Methods & Processes`) In modeling, a  ‘use case model` is describes the complete functionality of a system by identifying how everything that is outside the system interacts with it.

USOC
(In topic `operations support systems`) USOC (universal service order code) is a standard set of codes that is used to identify specific services or equipment offered on the voice network for the purposes of billing and/or service provisioning.

Vality Integrity
(In topic `Data Warehousing & BI`) Integrity Data Reengineering Environment is Vality Technology`s flagship product which enables organisations to uncover patterns and relationships within their data and thereby optimise their strategic information assets in areas such as DW & BI systems, ERP conversions and e-commerce.