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IT-Business Articles, Tutorials & Webcasts
E-Business Terms
B2B is a complex area that requires an understanding of basic business and technical terms. The "alphabet soup" of B2B and/or E-Business acronyms and jargon can be confusing even for seasoned pros. That’s why RMS created this new section – to help you, our visitors, better understand and relate to the changes in progress and to come.
The following sites were selected because they provide online B2B and/or E-Business definitions and related information that RMS believes will be useful to you. These are not sponsored links; RMS does not endorse the sites or services. We simply acknowledge that they are offering helpful information that we wish to share with you. RMS does not attempt to validate the information.
Auction-specific Terms
Useful basic definitions of common terms describing online auctions (e.g. "Dutch
Auction") and some of the mechanics. Excerpted from Chapter 23 of Creating Stores
on the Web, 2nd Edition, by Ben Sawyer, Dave Greely, and Joe Cataudella.
B2B Company List
Not quite a glossary but a useful listing of many of the high-profile B2B-related firms
that you are likely to read about. Click on a firm’s stock symbol and you’ll get
a short description of the business, more financial information links to company news, SEC
filings, and more financial stuff. Provided by stockSet Guide to Internet Companies.
B2B and IT Terms
With definitions of about 14,000 e-business and information technology terms, this might
be the largest single source available online. Fast lookup and list of related terms.
From
CMPnet in partnership with The Computer Language Company Inc.
"Component Speak"
The CIO who understands the lingo will more easily persuade
other executives of the benefits of software reuse. From CIO Magazine
Domain Name Handbook
Everything you need to know about Internet domain names; from "@" to
"WWW". From Ellen Rony and Peter Rony (Authors) and R&D Books
(Publisher).
Electronic Commerce Definitions
Definitions of key ideas used when discussing electronic commerce. From Roger
Clark at Xamax Consultancy Pty Ltd.
Electronic Payments Glossary
Short listing of terms related to electronic payments. From
epaynews.com.
Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) Glossary
A small, but growing, list of important terms for those who are concerned with EAI issues.
From EAIQuadrant.com, a provider of EAI news and information.
General Interest Terms
For those who want some of the basic communications, computer, and Internet terminology
you’ll see in articles about B2B electronic commerce. More than 3,000 searchable
terms (e.g., "domain name" and "T1"). Good general listing, but go to
one of the others listed here to find many of the B2B definitions. From
internet.com,
a provider of information to Internet technology professionals.
Outsourcing Definitions
A large resource of terms related to outsourcing. From
OutsourcingDefinitions.com.
Retail Trade Terms
This is an excellent collection of industry, B2B, and electronic commerce terms of
interest to the retail trade and others (e.g., EDI: electronic data integration, and
electronic data interchange). From About.com, a network of diverse information sites.
Software Technology Review Glossary Listing
Technology terms listed (see acquisition cycle time to vulnerability)
by Carnegie Mellon University. From the Software Engineering Institute at
Carnegie Mellon.