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Unresolved bug, 476f Vine, 6 WhiteHat Security, 399
Unresolved failure, 476f Viral hook, 296 Wholsen, Marcus, 108n
Unstructured decision, 43 VirtualBox, 129 “Why the World Isn’t Flat” (Ghemawat), 501–502
Unsupervised data mining, 359–360 Virtualization, computer software and, 129–130 Wide area network (WAN), 214, 217
URL (uniform resource locator), 219 Virtual machine (vm), 129, 130f WikiLeaks, 392
USB flash drives, 116 Virtual meetings, 48, 49 Wikimedia Foundation, 309n
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 9, 26, 390n Virtual private clouds (VPC), 233–234 Wikipedia, 75, 151
U.S. Department of Commerce, 219 Virtual private networks (VPNs), 231–232 Wilfong, Kevin, 119n
U.S. Department of Defense, 131, 467 Virus, computer, malware, 407 Willis, David, 145
Use increases value, 309 Vishen, Neeraj, 340n Windows RT, 126f, 128
User-generated content (UGC), 321 VisualBasic, computer language, 175 Windows Server, 126f, 128
User interface, computer operating system, 125 VMWare Workstation, 129 hosting two virtual machines, 129f
User(s) Vodafone, data theft, 395 Winehouse, Amy, 320
IS, rights and responsibilities, 443–445 Vogel, Werner, 188n Winklevoss, Cameron, 303
role in database development, 187 Volatile memory, 119 Winklevoss, Tyler, 303
social media, 295 Volume data, 363 Wireless connectivity, 139, 217
Super Users, 272 VPNs, virtual private networks, 231–232 Wireless LAN, 215
Users in motion, 139 Vulnerability, security and, 390–391 Wong, Vanessa, 125n
User tier, 220–221 Work breakdown structure (WBS), 477–478
Usurpation, 393 W Workflow control, version management, 60
Utilitarianism, ethics and, 56–57 Wadleigh, Jim, 288–289 Workflow problems, 264
Wahlman, Anton, 22n Workgroup information system, 253
V Wallach, Deborah A., 188n Workgroup processes, 253–254
Vadon, Mark, 31–33 Wall Street Journal, The, 153, 309 Work of Nations, The (Reich), 7n, 237
Vagata, Pamela, 119n Walmart, 119 Worm, as computer malware, 407
Valentine, Brian, 75 bribery scandal, 512 WORM (write once, read many times) devices,
Value, 88 supply chain, 508, 509f 245–246
Value, business processes and, 90–92 WANs (wide area networks), 214, 217 WSDL (Web Services Description Language),
Value chain WAN wireless connection, 217 225–227
activities, 299f Wardrivers, 393 Wyatt, Edward, 419n
for Bicycle Rental Companies, 93f Warner, Bernhard, 322n Wyman, Nancy, 288
business processes, global economy and, Warnick, Jennifer, 121n
503–504 Waterfall method, 483 X
Value chain structure, 88–90 Watson, Ivan, 511n XML (eXtensible Markup Language), 225–227
business process and, 90–92 Wearable computing devices, 133
linkages, 90 Web 2.0, 317 Y
primary activities in, 88–89 Web ads, 312 Yahoo!, 22, 151, 418
Value of social capital, 303 Web application, 126 Yammer, social media, 304–305, 318
van Diggelen, Wouter, 49n characteristics of, 136f Yarow, Jay, 308n
Vanity metrics, 314 developing, 137–139 YouTube, 6, 151
Variety, data, 363 native app vs., 139 PRISM and, 418
Vaughn-Nichols, Steven J., 128n Webex.com (webinar app), 49
Velocity Webinar, 49 Z
data, 363 Web page, 220–221 Zachary, Raven, 452
tasks and, 489 Web servers, 220–221 ZB (zettabyte), 118
Vera, Dusya, 23 Web services, organizational internal use of, ZDNet, 152
Version control, shared content and, 58–60 228–229 Zettabyte (ZB), 118
document checkout, 59 Web services, protocols supporting, 224–227 Zetter, Kim, 418n
permission-limited activity, 59 Internet protocols: ftp, http, https, smtp, Zuckerberg, Mark, 143, 303
version history, 59 224–225 zulily, 6, 14, 220f, 221f
workflow control, 60 TCP/IP protocol architecture, 224 business model, 31–32
Version management, Google Drive, WSDL, SOAP, XML, JSON, 225–227 growth-management problems, 33
53–55, 58 Web Services Description Language (WSDL), how they did it, 32
Vertical-market application, 131, 132f 225–227 learning from, 33
Vetvik, Ole Jorgen, 316n Whang, S., 509n merchandise variety, 31f
Vice president of information services, 430 WhatsApp, 316 performance, 32f
Videoconferencing, 49, 50f Whiteboard, use in meetings, 48–49 technology use, 32–33