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EAI

Data interchange “based application integration within a company, involving both new and legacy systems, to gain IS synergy.

e-business

Doing business processes over the Web.

ebXML

Modular suite of specifications, sponsored by OASIS and the United Nations, to facilitate global e-business using XML.

e-commerce

A subset of e-business related to buying or selling products or services over the Web.

EJB

Server-side version of JavaBeans fortified with built-in access to various Java services (e.g., Java directory and naming).

Enterprise Portal

Ambiguous term , which could mean either a partners -only portal or a consolidated, partitioned corporate portal serving both internal and external users.

ERP

Rapidly becoming a generic term to describe all the mission-critical, business-related IT applications essential for running a contemporary corporation.

Extranet

Intranets interconnected over the Internet.

Firewall

Security technology to control and monitor access to and from the Internet (and other networks).