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Convergence

Coming together two or more different factor or phenomenon

3G, 4G

New generations of mobile phone standards, allowing mobile network operators to offer advanced services

Ethernet

A very high bandwidth data networking technology used by companies in LANs and increasingly WANs

GSM

Global System for mobile communications. A worldwide standard for mobile phones making phones from one operator compatible with different operator in another country

MPLS

Multi-Protocol Label Switching. A data networkng protocol and service that can carry different kinds of traffic - voice, data, video etc.

Open Source

Software that is mada available to developers and users, licensed to encourage re-use without charge.

SaaS

Software as a Service

Wi-Fi

A technology providing wireless transmission of data over a short range (for example, in a house or office)

Wi-Max

A technology providing wireless transmission of high speed data over a large area (for example, a city)

Proprietary software

Computer software for which the software's publisher or another person retains intellectual property rights—usually copyright of the source code, but sometimes patent rights.

Bluetooth

A technology that allows short-range, wireless connection between devices

LBS

Location-Based Services. Information, products, or services provided to you based on the location of your device (using GPS or the mobile network)

GPRS

General Packet Radio Service. Provides packet-based connections on mobile networks

GPS

Global Positioning System. Allows receiver to identify its position anywhere on earth

EPOS

Electronic Point of Sale. A networked and programmable electronic till

RFID

Radio Frequence IDentificaiton. A system of tags and readers that communicate information via radio frequency

LAN

Local Area Notwork. A computer network covering a local area, such as a home or an office

CAL

Computer Assistant Learning

CLI

Command Line Interface

GUI

Graphical User Interface

HCI

Human-computer interaction

HTML

Hyper Text Markup Language

HTTP

HyperText Transfer Protocol

ISP

Internet Service Provider

RAM

Random Access Memory

ROM

Read Only Memory

URL

Uniform Resource Locator

USB

Universal Serial Bus

VLE

Virtual Learning Environment

WIMP

Windows icon menu pointer

LBS

Location Based Service