Infobahn definition
(After the German "Autobahn") Information Superhighway.
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Info BASIC definition
Variant of Pick BASIC used with PRIME's PRIMOS.
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infobot definition
<chat> A bot that serves as a common database of information
(often noteworthy URLs) for users on a chat system.
Infobots often have a simple chatbot interface, responding
to key-phrases, as well as to direct queries.
Here, in a real conversation, the bot Purl's first response is
triggered by the phrase "just tell me", and its second
response is triggered by being directly asked "perlfunc?":
<eesh> can someone tell me what: $num9 =
substr($number,9,1); means
<Tkil> eesh -- man perlfunc, look at "substr".
<eesh> just tell me
<purl> Didn't your momma ever tell you, "Go
look it up in the dictionary"?!
<Tkil> eesh -- no. that's all we'll tell
you. read the documentation.
<Tkil> eesh -- if you haven't man pages or
perldoc, you can read them on the 'net.
<Tkil> purl, perlfunc?
<purl> well, perlfunc is Perl builtin
functions, at man perlfunc or
http://www.perl.com/CPAN-local/doc/manual/html/pod/perlfunc.html
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~lenzo/infobot.html/.
(1998-10-30)
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Informatics Corporation definition
<company> Renamed to Sterling Software Corp.
[When?]
(1998-10-30)
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Information Algebra definition
Theoretical formalism for DP, never resulted in a language.
Language Structure Group of CODASYL, ca. 1962. Sammet 1969,
709.
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Information and Communication Technology definition
<education> (ICT) The study of the technology used to handle
information and aid communication. The phrase was coined by
[?] Stevenson in his 1997 report to the UK government and
promoted by the new National Curriculum documents for the UK
in 2000.
http://rubble.ultralab.anglia.ac.uk/stevenson/ICTUKIndex.html.
(2000-11-06)
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Information Appliance definition
<hardware> (IA) A consumer device that performs only a few
targeted tasks and is controlled by a simple touch-screen
interface or push buttons on the device's enclosure.
[How does this differ from a PDA?]
(1998-02-24)
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Information Builders definition
Distributors of LEVEL5 OBJECT. Telephone +1 800 969 INFO.
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Information Engineering Facility definition
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information highway definition
information superhighway
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Information Innovation definition
A group of companies with offices in Amsterdam and New York
which acts as an information filter for the World-Wide Web.
They analyse what happens in the Web community and organise
the Web's information so that it is accessible and efficient
to use.
Information Innovation provides:
"The Management Guide" - a guide for managers in the
information age. The Guide consists of 22 parts, each
concentrating on a particular technology or issue facing
managers. Topics range from Artificial Intelligence and
Telecommunications to Finance and Marketing. Each part
contains references to additional valuable information,
including CD ROMs, conferences, magazines, articles and
books.
"The Hypergraphic Matrix" - a "hypergraphic" matrix of 250
graphics discussing the interrelationships between technology,
change, business functions and specific industries.
"Dictionary" - the largest Internet dictionary on management
and technology.
"The Delphi Oracle" - a comprehensive guide to the latest
management ideas and issues. Over 500 articles and books have
been read, analysed, rated and catalogued.
"Management Software" - a guide to software which is useful to
managers. Both Web software, Internet software and commecial
products are included in this guide.
"The Web Word" - an information service about the Web. It
includes a regular newsletter and databases about Web
resources, news, interviews with Web personalities and, of
course, the most comprehensive guide to sites.
"Web Bibliography" - a guide to the latest Web information
printed. Over 150 articles, magazines, market research
reports and books are catalogued.
"The Power Launch Pad" - our own list of useful sites on the
Web. Also includes links to our own lists of special subjects
such as Finance, Telecommunications, Manufacturing, Technology
and so forth.
http://www.euro.net/innovation/WelcomeHP.html. E-mail:
<innovation@euronet.nl>.
(1994-10-27)
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information island definition
<jargon> A body of information (i.e. electronic files) that
needs to be shared but has no network connection.
(1995-03-16)
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Information Management definition
The planning, budgeting, control and exploitation of the
information resources in an organisation. The term
encompasses both the information itself and the related
aspects such as personnel, finance, marketing, organisation
and technologies and systems. Information Managers are
responsible for the coordination and integration of a wide
range of information handling activities within the
organisation. These include the formulation of corporate
information policy, design, evaluation and integration of
effective information systems and services, the exploitation
of IT for competitive advantage and the integration of
internal and external information and data.
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Information Management System definition
<database> (IMS, IMS/VS, IMS/ESA) A database system from IBM
consisting of IMS/Data Base and IMS/Data Communications.
(1999-01-11)
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information overload definition
<jargon> When a person feels unable to read all the
information that is presented or available to them,
particularly where they need to make decisions based on that
information but can't because there is just too much to take
in in the time available.
(2005-01-09)
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Information Processing Language definition
(IPL) Said to be the first list-processing language, also the
first language to support recursion. Written by Allen
Newell, J.C. Shaw and H. Simon at Carnegie ca. 1956. It was
very low level.
Versions: IPL-I (never implemented), IPL-II (1957 for
JOHNNIAC), IPL-III (existed briefly), IPL-IV, IPL-V (1958,
for IBM 650, IBM 704, IBM 7090, many others. Widely
used), IPL-VI.
[Sammet 1969, pp. 388-400].
["Information Processing Language-V Manual", A. Newell ed, P-H
1965].
(1994-11-04)
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Information Resource Management definition
(IRM) A philosophical and practical approach to managing
government information. Information is regarded as a valuable
resource which should be managed like other resources, and
should contribute directly to accomplishing organisational
goals and objectives. IRM provides an integrated view for
managing the entire life-cycle of information, from
generation, to dissemination, to archiving and/or destruction,
for maximising the overall usefulness of information, and
improving service delivery and program management.
IRM views information and Information Technology as an
integrating factor in the organisation, that is, the various
organisational positions that manage information are
coordinated and work together toward common ends. Further,
IRM looks for ways in which the management of information and
the management of Information Technology are interrelated, and
fosters that interrelationship and organisational integration.
IRM includes the management of (1) the broad range of
information resources, e.g., printed materials, electronic
information, and microforms, (2) the various technologies and
equipment that manipulate these resources, and (3) the people
who generate, organise, and disseminate those resources.
Overall the intent of IRM is to increase the usefulness of
government information both to the government and to the
public.
[Gary D. Blass et al. "Finding Government Information: The
Federal Information Locator System (FILS)", Government
Information Quarterly, JAI Press, Inc., Greenwich,
Connecticut. Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 11-32. 1991].
(1995-11-12)
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information superhighway definition
<communications> (Or "Infobahn", "Info Strada") The name
coined by US Vice-president Al Gore in the early 1990s for the
emerging high-speed global communications network capable of
carrying voice, data, video, and other services around the
world. These services use satellite, copper cable, optical
fibre, cellular telecommunications, and are accessible via
set-top boxes or suitably equipped computers.
See also National Information Infrastructure.
(2001-03-31)
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Information Systems Factory definition
(ISF) An equivalent to an SEE.
[Simultaneous Engineering Environment or Software
Engineering Environment?]
(2000-12-30)
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Information Technology definition
<business, jargon> (IT) Applied computer systems - both
hardware and software, and often including networking
and telecommunications, usually in the context of a business
or other enterprise. Often the name of the part of an
enterprise that deals with all things electronic.
The term "computer science" is usually reserved for the more
theoretical, academic aspects of computing, while the vaguer
terms "information systems" (IS) or "information services" may
include more of the human activities and non-computerised
business processes like knowledge management. Others say
that IT includes computer science.
(2000-10-02)
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Information Technology Infrastructure Library definition
(ITIL) A method of organising the system and network
management departments of large organisations. ITIL defines
the (work) processes involved and the interfaces between them.
(1995-06-27)
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Informix definition
A relational DBMS vendor.
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InfoSeek definition
<company> A company providing InfoSeek Net Search, a free
World-Wide Web search service which, in August 1995, indexed
the full text of over 400,000 web pages. Net Search was rated
as the fourth most popular site on the web by Interactive Age
magazine.
The also sell a commercial service, InfoSeek Search, that
offers access to all the Usenet news groups, daily
newswires, business and computer periodicals, and more.
Home.
(1995-11-09)
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InfoStreet, Inc. definition
<company> An Internet consulting and development company
dedicated to assisting companies in establishing an Internet
presence. InfoStreet develope Internet strategies, design and
create web pages, and host and maintain websites.
InfoStreet, has been recognized by PC/Computing as the "Best
of the Top Home Page Services" (August 1996) and has been
featured in Netguide magazine and the Wiley and Son's
Electronic Marketing book.
Home.
Home page hosting service.
(1997-01-30)
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InfoWord Office definition
<tool> A suite of applications for Unix including a word
processor, spreadsheet and database.
Light Infocon S.A..
(1998-07-21)
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