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ICCsearch for term
International Chamber of Commerce
IEEEsearch for term
An organization whose Learning Technology Standards Committee is working to develop technical standards, recommended practices, and guides for computer implementations of education and training systems.
IEGsearch for term
The Investment Experts' Group (IEGi) assists the Committee on Trade and Investment to encourage and facilitate free and open investment in the region.
ILOsearch for term
International Labour Organisation
ILSsearch for term
A complete software, hardware, and network system used for instruction. In addition to providing curriculum and lessons organized by level, an ILSi usually includes a number of tools such as assessments, record keeping, report writing, and user information files that help to identify learning needs, monitor progress, and maintain student records.
IMFsearch for term
International Monetary Fund
InfiniBandsearch for term
InfiniBandi is the next generation switch fabric architecture that enables increased network bandwidth (10Gbps), redundant connectivity support, shared resources, lower CPUi utilization, and use of industry standard (vs. proprietary) components. InfiniBand technology can be used to connect servers with remote storage, networking devices, and other servers. It can also be used inside servers for inter-processor communication (IPC) in clusters. www.infinibandta.org
Information Securitysearch for term

.Information security is the protection of information from a wide range of threats in order to


-ensure business continuity,
-minimize business risk, and
-maximize return on investments and business opportunities.


.Information security is achieved by implementing a suitable set of controls, including policies, processes, procedures, organizational structures and software and hardware functions.


. These controls need to be established, implemented, monitored, reviewed and improved, where necessary, to ensure that the specific security and business objectives of the organization are met.

Infrastructuresearch for term
The underlying mechanism or framework of a system. In e-learning, the infrastructure includes the means by which voice, video, and data can be transferred from one site to another and be processed.
Initiativesearch for term
APECi Leaders have progressively identified key strategic priorities and action plans as an outcome of their annual meetings. Within APEC, these are referred to as Initiatives. Information in the Clearing Housei has been classified by Initiative.
Intellectual propertysearch for term
An idea, invention, formula, literary work, presentation, or other knowledge asset owned by an organization or individual. Intellectual propertyi can be protected by patents, trademarks, service marks, and/or copyrights.
Internetsearch for term
An international network first used to connect education and research networks, begun by the US government. The Interneti now provides communication and application services to an international base of businesses, consumers, educational institutions, governments, and research organizations.
Intranetsearch for term
A LANi or WANi that's owned by a company and is only accessible to people working internally. It is protected from outside intrusion by a combination of firewalls and other security measures.
INTUGsearch for term

International Telecommunications Users Group


www.intug.net


INTUGi
Boulevard Reyers 80
B-1030 Brussels
Belgium


tel  +32 2 706 82 55
info@intug.net

IPsearch for term
The international standard for addressing and sending data via the Interneti.
IPEGsearch for term
The Intellectual Property Rights Experts' Group (IPEGi) was established as Intellectual Property Rights Get Together (IPR-GT) to address the work required on intellectual property rights issues by the Osaka Action Agendai in 1996. In August 1997, CTIi reconstituted the IPR-GT as a Subgroup with explicit terms of reference and renamed it the Intellectual Property Rights Experts' Group (IPEG). IPEG is working to support a strong and effective IPR system.
IPv6search for term
IPv6i is a new layer 3 protocol (see linuxports/howto/intro_to_networking/ISOi - OSI Model) which will supersede IPv4 (also known as IP). IPv4 was designed long time ago (RFC 760 / Interneti Protocoli from January 1980) and since its inception, there have been many requests for more addresses and enhanced capabilities. Latest RFC is RFC 2460 / Internet Protocol Version 6 Specification. Major changes in IPv6 are the redesign of the header, including the increase of address size from 32 bits to 128 bits. Because layer 3 is responsible for end-to-end packet transport using packet routing based on addresses, it must include the new IPv6 addresses (source and destination), like IPv4.

For more information about the IPv6 history take a look at older IPv6 related RFCs listed e.g. at SWITCH IPv6 Pilot / References.
ISDNsearch for term
A telecommunications standard enabling communications channels to carry voice, video, and data simultaneously.
ISOsearch for term
An international federation of national standards bodies.
ISO17799search for term
ISOi 17799 (part 1) is a guide containing  controls and recommendations by which an organization can ensure the  security of its information.
ISO27001search for term
ISO27001i (BS 7799 part 2) proposes measures for an efficient information security management framework. ISO27001helps an organization establish an information security management system (ISMS) and thus prepare for the audit.
ISPsearch for term
A hosting company that provides end user access to such Interneti services as email, the World Wide Web, FTPi, newsgroups, and so forth.
ISTsearch for term
ISTWGsearch for term
The Industrial Science and Technology Working Group (ISTWGi) was formed as the Working Group on Expansion of Investment and Technology Transfer at the APECi Ministerial Meeting in Singapore in 1990. It has changed names several times since then. The ISTWG has six key priorities: improved availability of information; improved human resources development; improved business climate; contribution to sustainable development; enhanced policy dialogue and review; and facilitation of networks and partnership.