enterprise
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A business, generally a large one.
Last updated: 1994-11-22
Enterprise Application Integration
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(EAI) The use of middleware to integrate the application programs, databases, and legacy systems involved in an organisation's critical business processes.
[Example?]Last updated: 1999-09-28
Enterprise JavaBeans
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(EJB) A server-side component architecture for writing reusable business logic and portable enterprise applications. EJB is the basis of Sun's Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE).
Enterprise JavaBean components are written entirely in Java and run on any EJB compliant server. They are operating system, platform, and middleware independent, preventing vendor lock-in. EJB servers provide system-level services (the "plumbing") such as transactions, security, threading, and persistence. The EJB architecture is inherently transactional, distributed, multi-tier, scalable, secure, and wire protocol neutral - any protocol can be used: IIOP, JRMP, HTTP, DCOM etc. EJB 1.1 requires RMI for communication with components. EJB 2.0 is expected to require support for RMI/IIOP. EJB applications can serve assorted clients: browsers, Java, ActiveX, CORBA etc. EJB can be used to wrap legacy systems. EJB 1.1 was released in December 1999. EJB 2.0 is in development. Sun claims broad industry adoption. 30 vendors are shipping server products implementing EJB. Supporting vendors include IBM, Fujitsu, Sybase, Borland, Oracle, and Symantec. An alternative is Microsoft's MTS (Microsoft Transaction Server). http://java.sun.com/products/ejb/. FAQ.Last updated: 2000-04-20
Enterprise Report Management
Electronic Report ManagementEnterprise Resource Planning
(ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses. This may include manufacturing, distribution, personnel, project management, payroll, and financials.
ERP systems are accounting-oriented information systems for identifying and planning the enterprise-wide resources needed to take, make, distribute, and account for customer orders. ERP systems were originally extensions of MRP II systems, but have since widened their scope. An ERP system also differs from the typical MRP II system in technical requirements such as relational database, use of object oriented programming language, computer aided software engineering tools in development, client/server architecture, and open system portability. JBOPS are the major producers of ERP software. "ERP Systems - Using IT to gain a competitive advantage", Shankarnarayanan S..Last updated: 1999-07-27
Enterprise Systems CONnectivity
(ESCON) Optical fibre connections between a mainframe and its peripherals. Also an IBM registered trademark.
Last updated: 1997-03-31
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