A computer system used to process an organization's daily work. It implies a real-time operation and the most mission critical computer system in the enterprise. Contrast with a system used only for development and testing or for ad hoc inquiries and analysis. See data warehouse.
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- Depressing...So much innovation happened in America in the 90's. Alot of what we have now was accomplished by American engineers, and now we are not being included anymore because of what? Arbitrage. Sad, Sad, Sad....Of courseBecause all these CEOs and wannabe businesspeople think quality doesn't matter so...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-20
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- Software downloads 2009-11-19
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- Webcasts 2009-11-19
- SOA promotes a sea change for the US Coast Guard
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-18
- Three new codenames and how they fit into Microsoft's cloud vision
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-17
- AudioFinder 4.9.8 (Mac)
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- Software downloads 2009-11-15
- Android army keeps growing as Dell enlists; Will the mobile OS war follow PC history?
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-13
- Vvidget 10.6.2 (Mac)
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- Software downloads 2009-11-12
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-09
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- Software downloads 2009-11-09
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- Software downloads 2009-11-09
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-06
- Smartplanet: Apple can grab more share by slashing Mac prices
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-04
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- Software downloads 2009-11-03
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-02
- Wave disk engines to make hybrid vehicles cheaper, more efficient
- RE: Wave disk engines to make hybrid vehicles cheaper, more efficientIt would require an encyclopedia simply to list all the turbine applications developed over the past century. What turbines continue to dislike, however, is speed alterations. Change their speed and you lose much of their efficiency. That's...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-02
- What should open source do in a car?
- Engine Management...The owners should be able to tweak the engine management settings.There is no reason I should be forced to stick with the 'safe' mode settings from the factory. Other Ford enthusiasts could tweak their cars and post their engine profiles online and people could adjust their cars engine...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-30
- JumpBox for the Joomla! CMS 1.1.14 (Mac)
- Joomla! is an award-winning Content Management System CMS that will help you build websites and other powerful online applications. It's one of the most popular Open Source applications around and the JumpBox for Joomla is a huge time saver. It captures the experience of a skilled IT admin in a...
- Software downloads 2009-10-29
- ZFS on Snow Leopard? Forget about it!
- Isn't it funny how the Apple crowd ........ attacked Microsoft when WinFS was pulled from Vista but appear to be totally absent on this story? I can't wait to see how they alibi Apple for this move.They'll defend it based upon licensingbut all that will prove is Apple was...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-27
- Will a flu pandemic really bring down the Internet?
- Is the last bulleted list a joke??That last bulleted list is a joke. It worships a model, and is not the best tool for the job.Keep in mind through all this:-The problem is going to be network congestion. Therefore steps should be taken to [b]REDUCE[/b] network usage."Monitor your VPNs. Make...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-27
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