E Commerce Glossary5

Technology Convergence It is a strategy in which companies use technology to produce cross industry products and services that offer multiple benefits (e.g. PC cum Television).

Third party Aggregators They search market for information regarding specific product component such as the number of suppliers producing the component, the standards they adopt and prices they charge. They help companies in locating the best supplier in the industry for any component they need to purchase.

Time Stamping Time stamping ensures that the time of transactions is recorded promptly and this is especially relevant to submission of requests for proposals and adherence to deadlines.

Transaction Integrity The degree to which a transaction passing through a network reaches its expected destination without damage to its function, content or meaning. Transaction Integrity ensures that no one can tamper with transactional data.

Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) It monitors data transmission from client to server and server to client and ensures that the data reaches its destination without any loss.

Troubleshoot Page It enables customers to call company's service engineers to solve their problems.

Trusted Third Party (TTP) The clearing payment transaction process is carried out by an intermediary, who settles payments, verifies the authenticity of seller and buyer identities, and ordering and payment requests. This intermediary is called Trusted Third Party.

TrustPoint It is a PKI product that provides a total, extensible PKI solution that can be used by businesses to implement and manage PKI solutions.

TWINS (Twin Cities Network Services) It is an information system deployed in the state of Andhra Pradesh that helps residents of twin cities (Hyderabad and Secunderabad) access services and information of state and central government departments.

Twisted Pair Cabling This is a data transmission medium in which a pair of twisted wires are used for data transfer. One wire is used for positive data signal transmission and the other wire is used for negative data signal transmission. The noises and disturbances which interfere with original data cancel out each other as they travel through two wires of opposite polarities.

Tying The process in which a company seeks to maintain good relations with customers by not allowing their data to be misused by its business partners is known as tying.

Use management Tool It is a software application that schedules jobs, monitors events, data output, backup and recovery. It manages the applications when they are being accessed by users.

Value Added Suppliers (VAS) They provide engineered or configured components or subassemblies built to meet the specifications given by customers.

Value added E Marketplaces These marketplaces aim at providing value added services to customers and also customize products and services to suit customer requirements. They marked the second phase in the evolution of e marketplace.

Vein Patterns Recognition It is a biometric technique in which the pattern of veins on the back of an individual's hand are captured using camera and infrared light to very his identity.

Vender Managed Inventory (VMI) It refers to the process in which a vendor accesses the real time information of the customer's inventory and replenishes the material that falls below the desired level. It increases information visibility in the supply chain and benefits the vendor (by enabling him to better manage his inventory) and customers (by reducing their. costs associated with planning and procuring materials).

Vertical E Marketplaces The e marketplaces that are confined to a specific industry or market segment are known as vertical e marketplaces.

Virtual Community It is a group of people with common interests and needs who come together online to share their thoughts and opinions on various issues. Many online companies encourage these communities because the interaction among the customers help them understand their customers' tastes and preferences better and develop customized products and marketing messages.

Virtual PIN The Virtual PIN is a proxy for the account number of the account holders who have accounts with First Virtual. A buyer sends this Virtual PIN unencrypted to merchants that accept these PINs. The PIN is then sent to First Virtual, who( provides account information. First Virtual then sends e mail to the user requesting authentication of the purchase request.

VLAN VLAN is an extension of Local Area Network (LAN) which allows a group of devices like computers, peripherals, workstations that are present on different LAN segments to communicate with each other as if they were networked on a single LAN.

Voice Recognition This biometric technique seeks to recognize individuals on the basis of differences in voice characteristics like cadence, pitch and tone.

WAN A WAN is a computer network which spreads over a wide geographical area and connects various networking lines including telephone lines, leased lines and satellites.

Web Server It is a combination of hardware platforms, operating systems, networking software and a Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) server. The web server software is also called HTTP server and it handles the data flow in computers connected to the Internet or intranet.

Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) It is an application communication protocol and the standard for using wireless technology for accessing the Internet over thin client devices like mobile phones. The standard of WAP is brought out by the WAP forum, which was founded in 1997 by leading communication services providers such as Ericsson, Motorola, Nokia and Unwired Planet.

Wireless Cable It transmits digital data through microwave links with the help of multichannel multipoint distribution services (MMDS) and is used in mobile communications.

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