MCC
| Montgomery County Center
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| MEPIS | MEPIS (pronounced MEHP-us) is a Linux distribution that includes the K Desktop Environment (KDE) based on the Trolltech Qt toolkit; it also includes the ClamAV anti-virus program. MEPIS was originally released in 2003 by Warren Woodford, who built it to satisfy his own desire for a simple, user-friendly platform that incorporated the functions he found most useful. MEPIS was developed based on Debian, another Linux distribution, and continues to include many of the features of that distribution. |
| Mesh Connectivity Layer | Mesh Connectivity Layer (MCL) is a technology that allows a computer user to connect to a wireless mesh network that uses Wi-Fi or WiMAX. The wireless mesh network can be connected to the Internet through a single computer using a leased T-1 line or broadband satellite connection, allowing all network users high-speed Internet access. The MCL system is being developed by Microsoft, in conjunction with several major universities, for computers that use Windows operating systems. |
Metabase
| a database for storing metadata (data used to describe other data) for a specific purpose.
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Middleware
| often referred to as "glue", is a layer of software between the network and the applications. This software provides services such as identification, authentication, authorization, directories, and security. In today's Internet, applications usually have to provide these services themselves, which leads to competing and incompatible standards. By promoting standardization and interoperability, Middleware will make advanced network applications much easier to use.
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Modulation
| the addition of information to an electronic or optical signal carrier.
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(MOM) Microsoft Operations Manager
| tool to help manage server operations and avoid common IT service woes. |
(MSC) Medical Services Corporation
| provides independent medical advocate services and cost and quality management services to employer health and welfare plans.
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Multicast
| single packets copied by the network and sent to a specific subset of network addresses. These addresses are specified in the Destination Address Field.
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Multichannel Marketing
top | offers customers more than one way to buy something.
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| Mytob | Mytob is a worm used by hackers to gather personal and financial information through phishing, a form of e-mail fraud where the perpetrator sends out legitimate-looking messages that appear to come from well-known and trustworthy Web sites. Since Mytob first originated in February 2005, numerous variants have emerged. Some forms of the worm cause infected computers to send out e-mail messages containing a link to a Web site that hosts rogue programming code. Earlier versions appear as e-mail attachments. |
| National Nanotechnology Initiative | The National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) is a research-and development (R&D) program funded by the U.S. government and managed by the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC). It contributes funds for university and government education and R&D programs, and promotes partnerships and communication among corporations, government agencies, and educational institutions. |
(NDS) Novell Directory Services
| this product is the most widely used directory at Johns Hopkins. It provides a full-service directory for a wide range of network platforms including Windows NT, Solaris, Netware, Tru64 and Linux.
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Net Meeting
| a software package from Microsoft that delivers a complete Internet conferencing solution for all Windows users with multi-point data conferencing, text chat, whiteboard, and file transfer, as well as point-to-point audio and video.
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Network
| series of points interconnected by communication paths; they can be interconnected with other networks and contain subnetworks.
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(NGI) Next Generation Internet
| will create a foundation for more powerful and versatile networks of the 21st century. It will foster partnerships among academia, industry, and Government that will keep the U.S. at the cutting-edge of information and communications technologies. It will accelerate the introduction of new networking services for our businesses, schools, and homes. This initiative is possible because of the very strong Federal agency programs that are currently underway. The Large Scale Networking R&D crosscut for FY 1998, for example, is $288.3 million, which included the $100 million for NGI.
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Non-liscenced Radio Frequencies for Data
top | wireless LANs are typically designed to operate in portions of the radio spectrum where the FCC does not require the end-user to purchase license to use the airwaves. In the U.S. most wireless LANs broadcast over one of the ISM (Instrumentation, Scientific, and Medical) bands. These include 902-928 MHZ, 2.4-2.483 GHz, 5.15-5.35 GHz, and 5.725-5.875 GHz. Licensed data networks , usually point to point or point to multipoint run at 2.5-2.7 GHz and 28-31GHz.
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(NSF) National Science Foundation
| the National Science Foundation funds research and education in science and engineering. It does this through grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements to more than 2,000 colleges, universities and other research and/or education institutions in all parts of the United States. The Foundation accounts for about 20 percent of federal support to academic institutions for basic research.
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NTS
| Networking & Telecommunications Services
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NutriNet
| Diet Order Entry System
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| Open Source | In general, open source refers to any program whose source code is made available for use or modification as users or other developers see fit. (Historically, the makers of proprietary software have generally not made source code available.) Open source software is usually developed as a public collaboration and made freely available. |
Operating System
| program, that after being initialized by a boot program, manages all other programs in a computer.
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| Operations Research | Operations research (OR) is an analytical method of problem-solving and decision-making that is useful in the management of organizations. In operations research, problems are broken down into basic components and then solved in defined steps by mathematical analysis. |
ORDERNET
| a physician order entry system which automates Laboratory, Radiology, Pharmacy, Nursing and other types of patient care orders from inpatient nursing units in the department of Medicine.
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ORMS top
| Operating Room Management System
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