C

C#

A Microsoft developed, object-oriented hybrid of C and C++, targeted for .NET initiatives and meant to compete with Java.

Cascading Stylesheets

Simple but powerful mechanism for adding formatting styles to Web documents.

Certificate Authority

A trusted authority that issues digital certificates.

CLR

.NET s Windows-specific run-time environment ”in essence the .NET JVM.

Clustering

Combining multiple machines to increase processing power and resilience.

Collaboration

Tools, such as e-mail, bulletin boards , and calendering, to facilitate fast interpersonal interactions and communications.

COM

Microsoft s highly influential and widely used component architecture that was unveiled in 1993.

Container

In the context of Java, the preferred terminology for a JVM as of Java 2.

CORBA

Object Management Group s standard framework for distributed computing, formalized in 1989, which, similar to Web services, enables interoperability between objects, irrespective of the language they were written in or the platform on which they are running.

Corporate Portal

A secure, Web-based, easy-to-use focal point of access to a diverse range of potentially personalized corporate information, services, applications, and expertise ”to both internal and external users.

CRM

Everything to do with adroitly handling all interactions that an enterprise has with its customer base.

CSS

Stylesheet that tells Web browsers certain document formatting preferences, such as font type, font size , and margin settings.