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Online transaction processing (OLTP) is a mode of processing that is characterized by short transactions recording business events and that normally requires high availability and consistent, short response times. This category of applications requires that a request for service be answered within a predictable period that approaches “real time.” Unlike traditional mainframe data processing, in which data is processed only at specific times, transaction processing puts terminals online, where they can update the database instantly to reflect changes as they occur. In other words, the data processing models the actual business in real time, and a transaction transforms this model from one business state to another. Tasks such as making reservations, scheduling and inventory control are especially complex; all the information must be current.
Industry:Technology
Online complex processing is an extension of online transaction processing (OLTP) that includes concurrent ad hoc query and batch processing.
Industry:Technology
OneAPI, as defined by the telecom industry—led by the Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) and the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA)—is a set of standardized and lightweight Web-friendly application programming interface (API) for communications service providers (CSPs) to use to expose their networks. Building on OneAPI version 2.0 specifications, the current OneAPI specifications, which are at version 3 beta (published from February to April 2012), add the following capabilities: Femto Zonal Presence, Customer Profile, and Anonymous Customer Reference.
Industry:Technology
Small downloadable mobile applications provided by media companies, handset vendors and some operators that make it easier for users to obtain new services such as music, videos, games and applications “off-deck” — that is, from independent websites. The traditional operator approach to media distribution has been to allow access only to an operator-controlled “walled garden” of content. This has not been popular with consumers, and many operators now allow open access to the Internet, seeking revenue growth from increased data traffic. Examples of ODPs include the Apple iPhone’s top-level menu and mobile clients such as Flickr and Facebook. See also off-deck portal.
Industry:Technology
On-device monitoring applications collect data on a customer’s use of his or her device (mobile, IPTV, tablet, PC or broadband hub) using client software installed on the device. These applications can be used for fault detection and resolution on an individual or aggregate basis; can inform customer services during an interaction with the customer; or provide information during device or service testing.
Industry:Technology
Onboarding is the business process that organizations execute from the point at which a job applicant has accepted an offer of employment to the point at which the new employee is productive at work. The onboarding software includes administrative activities (enrolling in benefits), provisioning activities (assigning office space, user identification and employer property) and orientation (connecting with colleagues and training). Some organizations include employee performance management as part of onboarding.
Industry:Technology
Olfactory interfaces synthesize odorants from a digital signature. They consist of a palette of odorants, a flow delivery system, and a control algorithm that determines the mixing ratios, concentration and timing of the stimulus. The palette stores odorants in either gel or microencapsulated form, and the diffuser is typically a set of nozzles equipped with microvalves or ink jet printer nozzles that release gels or liquid droplets by means of electrostatics or heat. A full interface also recognizes odors given off by users.
Industry:Technology
Offshore programming refers to the contracting by a company for software services to be carried out in a country other than its own — e.g., a user located in North America may choose to have applications maintenance work carried out in India.
Industry:Technology
Off the shelf refers to equipmentthat has already been manufactured and is available for delivery from stock.
Industry:Technology
The Occam Process is a solderless approach to electronics manufacturing. The process utilizes a reverse-order interconnection solution that employs mature, low-risk, familiar basic assembly technologies in a novel sequence. Components are interconnected by means of printing or plating after they are held into their final positions via an encapsulation process, thus eliminating conventional printed circuit boards (PCBs) and traditional solder.
Industry:Technology
