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ALSO CALLED: Web Utilities, Utilities, System Utilities, Utility Programs, Software Utilities, and Internet Utilities
DEFINITION: In computers, a utility is a small program that provides an addition to the capabilities provided by the operating system. In some usages, a utility is a special and nonessential part of the operating system. The print "utility" that comes with the operating system is an example. It's not absolutely required to run programs and, if it didn't come with the operating system, you could  … 
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Recent Vendor Reports on Utility Software
City of Nanaimo - Technical Case Study
sponsored by BlackBerry
CASE STUDY: The City of Nanaimo wanted to update its wireless inspection process with a solution that offered inspectors more features, including a simpler way to remotely print inspections while at job sites. They turned to a blackberry solution.
Posted: 08 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
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Demystifying Unix dump
sponsored by Storage Magazine
JOURNAL ARTICLE: dump is a powerful tool to back up Unix files. However, the dump utility isn't intuitive and can produce some unexpected results, especially during a restore. Here's how dump works.
Posted: 15 Aug 2007 | Published: 01 Aug 2007
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Automatic Web Site Protection
sponsored by Lockstep Systems, Inc.
PRODUCT OVERVIEW:WebAgain protects your web site 24/7 and kicks into action to automatically repair the content damage caused by hackers.
Posted: 13 Nov 2003 | Published: 01 Nov 2003
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UTILITY SOFTWARE DEFINITION (continued): … In computers, a utility is a small program that provides an addition to the capabilities provided by the operating system. In some usages, a utility is a special and nonessential part of the operating system. The print "utility" that comes with the operating system is an example. It's not absolutely required to run programs and, if it didn't come with the operating system, you could perhaps add it. In other usages, a utility is an application that is very specialized and relatively limited in capability. A good example is a search-and-replace utility. Some operating systems provide a limited capability to do a search-and-replace for given character strings. You can add a much more capable search-and-replace utility that runs as an application program. However, compared to a word processor, a search-and-replace utility has limited capability.
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