THE WHATIS.COM WORD-OF-THE-DAY September 22, 2003 ICT4D
________________ SPONSORED BY: Microsoft The Quick Guide to Windows Server 2003. Get the latest information on installation, new features and training. Click here! http://WhatIs.com/r/0,,18618,00.htm?microsoft ________________ TODAY'S WORD: ICT4D See our complete definition with hyperlinks at http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci922449,00.html ICT4D (Information and Communications Technologies for Development) is an initiative aimed at bridging the digital divide (the disparity between technological "have" and "have not" geographic locations or demographic groups) and aiding economic development by ensuring equitable access to up-to-date communications technologies. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) include any communication device -- encompassing radio, television, cellular phones, computer and network hardware and software, satellite systems and so on, as well as the various services and applications associated with them, such as videoconferencing and distance learning. The United Nations, through its UN Development Programme, actively promotes ICT4D as a powerful tool for economic and social development around the world. ______________________ RELATED TERMS: digital divide http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci214062,00.html ______________________ SELECTED LINKS: The European Commission provides a document called "What are ICTs?" http://www.ecomaccess.com/iim/pdf/ict_en.pdf The United Nations Development Programme Web site explains UNDP and ICT for Development. http://www.sdnp.undp.org/it4dev/docs/about_undp.html ______________________ TODAY'S TECH NEWS: SWEN WORM PURPORTS TO BE MICROSOFT ALERT, HITS EUROPE HARD A new mass-mailing worm is spreading quickly in Europe and has been elevated to a high threat by F-Secure Corp. Swen, or Gibe-F, coaxes users to open an infected attachment by pretending to be a security alert from Microsoft. http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid14_gci928518,00.html WINDOWS SERVICE PACK TOOL DRAWS EARLY PRAISE Windows customers say they were pleased to learn that they can now use Software Update Services (SUS) to distribute service packs, but many say they wish Microsoft had given them advance notice of the new capabilities. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci928507,00.html MICROSOFT-SUN RIVALRY ROLLS ON Sun Microsystems is a lot like baseball's Boston Red Sox. It usually fields a pretty good team, but it always seems to come up short against Microsoft, the tech world's version of the New York Yankees. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci928504,00.html >> Catch up on all the latest IT news at http://searchtechtarget.techtarget.com/ _____________________ QUIZ: DO YOU SPEAK GEEK? | Routers Are you a real know-IT-all? See how many router-related terms you can guess without peeking. >> Click here http://searchcio.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid19_gci928703,00.html ______________________ SECRET WORD-OF-THE-DAY | What is IT? In the real world, this person's job involves making arrangements for another person. In an Internet context, it's a program that serves another program, managing a list of addresses for a mail transport system. >> See if you're right! http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/gDefinition/0,294236,sid39_gci212518,00.html ______________________________ RECENT ADDITIONS AND UPDATES [1] view http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid13_gci928676,00.html [2] PayPal http://searchwebservices.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid26_gci927888,00.html [3] transistor-to-transistor logic http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci927618,00.html [4] Words-to-Go: outsourcing http://searchcio.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid19_gci928601,00.html [5] ICT http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci928405,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ ::::::::::::::::::: WHATIS.COM CONTACTS ::::::::::::::::::: LOWELL THING, Site Editor ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) MARGARET ROUSE, Associate Editor ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) IVY WIGMORE, Assistant Editor ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) ::::::::::::::::::::: ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER :::::::::::::::::::::: This newsletter is published by TechTarget, the most targeted IT media. http://www.techtarget.com Copyright 2003 TechTarget. All rights reserved. ____________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from "Word of the Day": Reply to this e-mail with REMOVE in the Subject line - OR - Go to unsubscribe: http://WhatIs.com/u?cid=468806 Please note, unsubscribe requests may take up to 24 hours to process; you may receive additional mailings during that time. A confirmation e-mail will be sent when your request has been successfully processed.
