BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Attachment
- a file that is attached to a standard text e-mail message
- a process that enables a judgment creditor to secure dues from a debtor. A debtor's earnings and/or funds held at his or her bankers may be attached.
Wiktionary Definition for: Attachment
- #A strong bonding towards or with.
- Ex:''I have such an attachment towards my fiancé!''
- #A cloying type of dependency.
- Ex:''She has such an attachment on that man, why can't she back off some!''
- #A relationship that is not in the best interests of one or both of the participants.
- Ex:''He doesn't really matter to her, he's just her latest attachment.''
- Ex:''She has a huge attachment to him and is so able to manipulate him because of it!''
- #(''computing'') A file sent along with an email.
- #attachment (''to an email'')
Additional Resources
- Forgotten Attachment Detector Does What It Claims, So Much More
- Given the number of times I've told you about tools and tricks to avoid sending a message without its attachment, you might think me somewhat obsessive. But I've finally found the Holy Grail of attachment detectors for Outlook: Forgotten Attachment Detector is the ultimate tool for preventing embarrassing e-mail foibles....
- Blog posts 2009-06-01
- RIM patch fixes attachment flaw
- January 13, 2009 IDG News Service Research In Motion issued a software update to address a vulnerability that could let a hacker send malicious code in a PDF file. The update, released on Monday, fixes multiple vulnerabilities in the way that the BlackBerry Attachment Service handles certain PDF (Portable Document...
- News items 2009-08-07
- ATI Acquires Genesis.(Attachment Technologies Inc.)(Brief Article)
- Staff Genesis Equipment & Manufacturing, one of the world's leading attachment manufacturers for the scrap recycling and demolition industries, in July announced its asset acquisition by Attachment Technologies Inc. ATI of Cedar Rapids, Staff ...
- Research articles 2004-09-13
- The price of power.(Supreme Court to decide caps on pole-attachment fees)(Brief Article)
- Cable fights for caps on pole-attachment fees; court case could give-winners leg up in broadband provision The cable industry is trying to persuade the Supreme Court to preserve caps on pole-attachment fees, but much more is at stake than the ...
- Research articles 2001-06-11
- Forsythe Recognized by Cisco Systems for Service Excellence; Solutions Provider Achieves Highest Attachment Rate Among All Cisco Distributors
- SKOKIE, Ill. -- Forsythe Solutions Group was recently recognized by Cisco Systems at Cisco's annual Partner Summit in Vancouver, British Columbia, for achieving the highest attachment rate among all Cisco distributor partners in the United States. Attachment rate is the percentage of hardware devices that a partner sells for which...
- Research articles 2005-04-27
- ATI Global.(changes name to Attachment Technologies Inc.)(Brief Article)
- ATI Global (Delhi, Iowa) has changed its corporate name to Attachment Technologies Inc. ... ATI Global (Delhi, Iowa) has changed its corporate name to Attachment Technologies Inc. It is the parent company of BRADCO and The MAJOR, two construction attachment providers.
- Research articles 2000-02-01
- U.S. Dist. Court - decision on the constitutionality of pole attachment provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996
- U.S. Dist. Court Northern Fla., upheld Telecom Act and FCC, ruling that pole attachment provisions aren't unconstitutional. Electric companies had argued that Act unconstitutionally requires them to provide access to their property without adequate compensation. Utilities said pole attachment provision represented "taking" and when "taking" is involved, Constitution guarantees them...
- Research articles 1998-03-16
- Sunbelt Software Announces Third-Generation ''All-in-One'' Messaging Security; Integrated antivirus, antispam, and attachment filtering packaged into single solution; more security add-ons planned; free attachment filtering available to all
- CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Sunbelt Software, a leading provider of Windows security solutions, today announced the release of its new third-generation enterprise messaging security solution, Sunbelt Messaging NinjaTM. Built for Microsoft Exchange, the product delivers best-of-breed antivirus, antispam and anti-phishing along with the most powerful attachment filtering available, wrapped in a...
- Research articles 2006-05-22
- Cable states its pole position.(cable television industry seeks preservation of pole-attachment rules)(Brief Article)
- NCTA asks high court to preserve pole-attachment cap for Internet Service Utilities could stall introduction of high-speed Internet service if they are allowed to boost the rates that operators pay to share their power poles. That was the mes ...
- Research articles 2001-10-08
- FCC Swats Huge Hike.(Federal Communications Commission denies Alabama Power attempt to increase pole-attachment rate by 420%)(Brief Article)
- WASHINGTON -- The Federal Communications Commission on May 25 refused to allow an Alabama power company to jack up its pole-attachment rates for cable operators in the state by 420 percent. In a unanimous action, the FCC said Alabama Power's a ...
- Research articles 2001-06-04
- Net.Dreams Ships Mailagent Pro With Encryption and Attachment Support; Webmasters Extend Interactivity With Reliable Web-based Email, Now With Attachment and PGP Support
- ROHNERT PARK, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Aug. 17, 1998--Net.Dreams today announced the immediate availability of MailAgent Pro for reliably sending email from Mac-based Web sites, now with integrated attachment handling capabilities and PGP encryption. Compatible with email readers on all platforms, MailAgent Pro is an easy-to-implement Web-to-email plug-in for any business-critical, WebSTAR API-compatible...
- Research articles 1998-08-17
- Net.Dreams Ships Mailagent Pro With Encryption and Attachment Support; Webmasters Extend Interactivity With Reliable Web-based Email, Now With Attachment and PGP Support
- ROHNERT PARK, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Aug. 17, 1998--Net.Dreams today announced the immediate availability of MailAgent Pro for reliably sending email from Mac-based Web sites, now with integrated attachment handling capabilities and PGP encryption. Compatible with email readers on all platforms, MailAgent Pro is an easy-to-implement Web-to-email plug-in for any business-critical, WebSTAR API-compatible...
- Research articles 1998-08-17
- Nevada Bell Forced to Slash Rates.(pole attachment rates for cable companies)
- Federal regulators handed Nevada cable operators a major victory by ordering Nevada Bell to slash its annual pole-attachment rates by 82 percent. On June 18, the Federal Communications Commission's Cable Services Bureau declared the telco's annua Federal regulators handed Nevada cable operators...
- Research articles 1998-06-29
- ATI Becomes Paladin.(Attachment Technologies Inc.)(Brief Article)
- Staff Attachment Technologies, Inc. ATI recently announced a new company name, Paladin (www.paladinbrands.com ). The company was established in 1964 and has its corporate office in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Paladin products are produced unde ...
- Research articles 2004-10-11
- North Hills uses IBM units. (North Hills Israel introduces Lobe Attachment Concentrators product line of communication products for work stations, using IBM's CAUs)
- North Hills Israel has announced a series of new communication products that improves the communications ability of work stations connected to local communications networks. This new product series, of Lobe Attachment Concentrators LAC, will be t North Hills Israel has announced a series of...
- Research articles 1992-05-01
- Rural ops are still feeling pole-axed.(Federal Communications Commission's pole-attachment fees case settled)(Government Activity)(Legal Beat)(Brief Article)
- Cable operators hope they won't see big increases in pole-attachment fees, now that the courts and the Federal Communications Commission have solidified that agency's ability to regulate such levies. But Comcast Corp. of Kentucky's vice presi Cable operators...
- Research articles 2002-03-25
- 3M Introduces RoHS-Compliant Serial Advanced Technology Attachment Connector Family, Giving Smaller, Faster and Reliable Solutions for Storage Interface
- AUSTIN, Texas -- A family of RoHS-complianta Serial Advanced Technology Attachment SATA Connectors has been introduced by the 3M Electronic Solutions Division. The 3M Serial Advanced Technology Attachment SATA Connector family provides smaller, faster and more reliable solutions for storage interface than parallel ATA connectors. They are particularly useful for...
- Research articles 2006-10-16
- Pole Case Hearing Date Set.(pole-attachment fees)(Brief Article)
- WASHINGTON -- The cable industry and power companies will take their dispute over pole-attachment fees to the U.S. Supreme Court on Oct 2, the second day of its new term, according to the court's recently released calendar. The National Cable &...
- Research articles 2001-07-09
- Magellan Systems introduces clip-on GPS attachment for hand held computers - Brief Article - Product Announcement
- TELECOMWORLDWIRE-28 December 2000-Magellan Systems introduces clip-on GPS attachment for hand held computers C1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Magellan Systems Corp, a leading manufacturer of GPS receivers, has released a new clip-on satellite navigation receiver designed for the Palm V hand held computer and IBM Workpad. ...
- Research articles 2000-12-28
- Mission Attachment And Satisfaction As Factors In Employee Retention
- From the executive summary: ‘Non-profit organizations rely on the mission to attract resources and guide decision-making. Increasingly, mission statements are recognized as a strong management tool that can motivate employees and keep them focused on organization's purpose.' However, it has been observed that mission statements might be salient in attracting...
- White papers 2003-10-01
