Functionality derived from a particular software program. For example, network services may refer to programs that transmit data or provide conversion of data in a network. Database services provide for the storage and retrieval of data in a database. Web services are applications that interact with each other on the Internet (see Web services).
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- Blog posts 2009-11-05
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- Software downloads 2009-11-05
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-04
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- Videos 2009-11-04
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-04
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-03
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-02
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- Software downloads 2009-11-02
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- Discussion threads 2009-10-30
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- Discussion threads 2009-10-30
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- Discussion threads 2009-10-29
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- News items 2009-10-29
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- Discussion threads 2009-10-29
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