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A process used by clinicians to identify and assess a patient’s health status, and the subsequent treatments or course of therapy to improve this status.
Industry:Technology
Sub-11GHz proprietary broadband wireless access (BWA) systems are not WiMAX-certified or designed for IEEE 802.16. They include technologies such as IPWireless, Flarion and iBurst. In most cases, they are deployed to provide service providers with quick and easy access to business subscribers or to allow the delivery of broadband data services or fast Internet access to business and residential subscribers. In addition, these systems enable cost-effective network access in remote rural areas. Sub-11GHz proprietary BWA systems provide more than 1 Mbps per subscriber.
Industry:Technology
A relational data language that provides a consistent, English keyword-oriented set of facilities for query, data definition, data manipulation and data control. It is a programmed interface to relational database management systems (RDBMSs). IBM introduced SQL as the main external interface to its experimental RDBMS, System R, which it developed in the 1970s. SQL statements include:
• Data manipulation language statements: SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE and DELETE
• Data definition language statements, including the CREATE and DROP statements for tables and indexes
• Statements that control data consistency, and grant and revoke authority
SQL statements are called “dynamic” when they are not completely specified until the program is executed. They are called “static” when they are completely specified when the program is compiled. SQL is precise, because it is based on predicate logic, but is difficult for average users to deal with, and its most fruitful position is as a protocol for software-to-software connectivity, rather than for human-to-software access.
Industry:Technology
A framework for creating documents that requires four core mechanisms for defining the structure, scripting, populating (filling) and output channels of documents.
1. Structure definition consists of tools to define components (e.g., title, author, introduction, conclusion) and their sequence (e.g., “introductions” precede “conclusions”). The defined sequence cannot be modified or removed through editing.
2. Scripting is procedural logic that defines how to derive (i.e., calculate) content, and how to access or create queries that test and conditionally incorporate content from external sources (e.g., databases), other applications and content repositories.
3. Populating executes scripts against the structural definition to create an instance of the content model expressed in the document definition. This includes executing data and content retrieval, queries and computations to generate a fleshed-out document (an “instance”) from the document skeleton defined by the structural and scripting elements.
4. Output channels control the content so that the same content can be formatted and composed for multiple media, such as print, Web or CD-ROM delivery.
Industry:Technology
Deep-reaching change that alters the way authority, capital, information and responsibility flow within and between organizations. Structural change affects all parties directly or indirectly in one or more particular industries.
Industry:Technology
Technique that supports the continuous, one-way transmission of audio and/or video data via the Internet and, more recently, via a mobile network. In contrast to audio (for example, MP3) and movie (for example, MPEG) files that must first be downloaded, streaming media begins playing within a few seconds of the request. Streaming requires a streaming encoder (which converts the audio or video source to a data stream), a streaming server that delivers the encoded media over a network, and a client media player that cooperates with the server to deliver uninterrupted media. To compensate for variations in network quality and latency, the client buffers a few seconds of audio or video before beginning delivery, then tries to stay ahead during playback. Examples of streaming systems include Windows Media, QuickTime and RealPlayer.
Industry:Technology
Information systems (IS) departments have a history in application development of following a design process of planning, prototyping, testing and development, resulting in justifiable design decisions. SITE is a Gartner concept that seeks to build on this long-established IS department practice by creating a structured framework within which both business unit (BU) managers and IS staff see clearly identified roles maximize their talents and skills. As a result, issues such as staffing, success factors, return on investment (ROI) guidelines, request for proposals (RFPs), interface design and graphic design are addressed in an environment where decisions are not arbitrary. Whether final execution is in-house or outsourced, adhering to SITE principles provides a project blueprint meaningful to multiple audiences.
Industry:Technology
A business-unit-neutral information office whose role is to propagate the importance of enterprise information management to all business units, generate excitement for these initiatives, negotiate organizational and technological issues across the enterprise, and enforce implementation of and compliance with standards at all levels of the enterprise. Members of the SIO should have in-depth knowledge of, and experience in, both business and technology, with at least one representative from senior management.
Industry:Technology
Store-and-forward voice is a processor-controlled system that enables voice messages to be created, edited, sent, stored and forwarded. Users access and operate the system by means of any 12-button dial pad in response to voice prompts from the system.
Industry:Technology
A component that handles interapplication, asynchronous messaging for data consistency and multistep process coordination.
Industry:Technology
