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ALSO CALLED: Packaged Software, Application Programs, COTS Software, Downloadable Software, Application Software, Functional Programs, Application Program, Applications, Programs, Computer Programs, Software Packages, Software Applications, Computer Software, Software Programs, Commercial Off the Shelf Software, and Off the Shelf Software
DEFINITION: Software is a general term for the various kinds of programs used to operate computers and related devices. (The term hardware describes the physical aspects of computers and related devices.)

Software can be thought of as the variable part of a computer and hardware the invariable part. Software is often divided into application software (programs …
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IBM X-Architecture Technology: A Story of Innovation for x86-Based Servers sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Posted: 16 May 2008 \| Published: 01 Mar 2007 SUMMARY: In this white paper, you'll see how IBM helped elevate x86 servers to mission critical roles by incorporating X-Architecture® technologies. TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Hardware \| Servers \| Software \| TCO \| Virtualization

The CRM Value Proposition sponsored by Touchtone Corporation WHITE PAPER: Posted: 16 May 2008 \| Published: 01 May 2008 SUMMARY: A CRM can reduce costs by automating some tasks currently performed manually, accelerating cash flows and eliminating some unproductive sales activity. TOPICS: Contact Management Software \| CRM \| Customer Loyalty \| Customer Satisfaction \| Software

The Online Shadow Economy: A Billion Dollar Market for Malware Authors sponsored by MessageLabs WHITE PAPER: Posted: 16 May 2008 \| Published: 01 Jan 2007 SUMMARY: The shadow economy has all the attributes of a traditional economy - division of labor, price competition, marketing and so on - accelerated to Internet speed and carried out online. TOPICS: Antivirus \| Computer Viruses \| Malware \| Software \| Spyware

Bringing the Power of Web 2.0 to the Enterprise sponsored by Open Text Corporation WHITE PAPER: Posted: 14 May 2008 \| Published: 09 May 2008 SUMMARY: The key to Enterprise 2.0 is to bring the worlds of ECM and Web 2.0 together, so that companies can gain the best of both. TOPICS: Business Processes \| Collaboration \| Enterprise Content Management \| Software \| Wireless Broadband

A Day in a Low Carbon Life: What Might It Be like to Lead a Business in 2012? sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Posted: 14 May 2008 \| Published: 01 May 2008 SUMMARY: This paper describes a day in the life of a fictional Chief Executive Officer, preparing to face market analysts in 2012. TOPICS: Collaboration \| Data Centres \| Software \| Systems Management

A Global Sales Force Spread over Five Continents Becomes More Effective with Cameleon sponsored by ACCESS COMMERCE CASE STUDY: Posted: 13 May 2008 \| Published: 01 Jan 2007 SUMMARY: Cameleon helped the SDMO Industries sales organization become more effective and productive, and has provided a solid foundation to support future growth. TOPICS: Customer Satisfaction \| Customer Service \| ERP System \| Integration \| Software

Optimizing the Lead-to-Order Process sponsored by ACCESS COMMERCE WHITE PAPER: Posted: 13 May 2008 \| Published: 01 Jan 2007 SUMMARY: This paper is written specifically for non-IT executives, with the primary objectives to describe the LTO process and how software provides value to these business process improvements. TOPICS: Lean Manufacturing \| ROI \| Software \| TCO \| User Needs Assessments

Evaluation Guide: Is Your SCM Tool Ready for Agile? sponsored by AccuRev WHITE PAPER: Posted: 12 May 2008 \| Published: 09 May 2008 SUMMARY: In this paper, we identify fifteen key feature areas and five related use cases for selecting an SCM tool that is appropriate for agile software development. TOPICS: Agile Software Development \| Regulatory Compliance \| Software \| Software Configuration Management

Message and Document Classification - Advantages for US DoD sponsored by Titus Labs WHITE PAPER: Posted: 10 May 2008 \| Published: 01 Apr 2008 SUMMARY: Titus Labs has developed a complete family of classification solutions for Microsoft Outlook email and Microsoft Office documents, these message and document classification tools offer many advantages which are outlined in this paper. TOPICS: Hardware \| Metadata \| Microsoft Active Directory \| Software \| Total Cost of Ownership

Dow Corning Uses Classification Labels to Help Protect Intellectual Property sponsored by Titus Labs CASE STUDY: Posted: 10 May 2008 \| Published: 10 May 2008 SUMMARY: As part of an overall IP protection program, Dow Corning turned to Titus Labs Message Classification™ and Document Classification™ software. TOPICS: Integration \| Intellectual Property \| Metadata \| Software \| Total Cost of Ownership

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SOFTWARE DEFINITION (continued): … that do work users are directly interested in) and system software (which includes operating systems and any program that supports application software). The term middleware is sometimes used to describe programming that mediates between application and system software or between two different kinds of application software (for example, sending a remote work request from an application in a computer that has one kind of operating system to an application in a computer with a different operating system).

An additional and difficult-to-classify category …
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