BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Interoperability
- the ability of products from different manufacturers to be used in conjunction with each other
Wiktionary Definition for: Interoperability
- #(''military'') the ability of dfferent forces to exchange services so as to operate effectively together
- # computing the ability of software systems running under different operating systems and on different hardware to exchange information using the same file formats and protocols
- #"Metering" the ability of using the same software to read different make of meter (electricity, water, gas, etc.)
Additional Resources
- Novell, Microsoft Celebrate 3rd Year of Interoperability
- Microsoft and Novell celebrated the third year of their interoperability agreement an event taking place at the Society for Information Management, SIMposium09, conference in Seattle on November 9.Microsoft and Novell celebrated the third year of their interoperability agreement an event taking place at the Society for Information Management, SIMposium09, conference...
- News items 2009-11-09
- DHS opens new interoperability office; urges states, cities to speed up plans.(Department of Homeland Security, Office of Interoperability and Compatibility)
- With the goal of accelerating responder communications interoperability across the nation, DHS has launched the Office of Interoperability and Compatibility OIC. The new organization gathers under one umbrella the public safety interoperability programs previously scattered throughout the department. OIC priorities include: *...
- Research articles 2004-10-05
- DSL Forum completes first VDSL2 system integrator interoperability event.(INTEROPERABILITY)
- Twenty companies converged at the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) in the USA for the DSL Forum's first BroadbandAccess VDSL2 System Integrator Interoperability Plugfest, from September 11-15, 2006. This interoperability event united companies implementing the next generation of broadband network access, building on...
- Research articles 2006-10-01
- DSL Forum completes first VDSL2 system integrator interoperability event.(INTEROPERABILITY)
- Twenty companies converged at the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) in the USA for the DSL Forum's first BroadbandAccess VDSL2 System Integrator Interoperability Plugfest, from September 11-15, 2006. This interoperability event united companies implementing the next generation of broadband network access, building on...
- Research articles 2006-10-01
- DTN News: Northrop Grumman Successfully Demonstrates Interoperability Between Manned And Unmanned Platforms
- DTN News: Northrop Grumman Successfully Demonstrates Interoperability Between Manned And Unmanned Platforms*Source: DTN News / Northrop Grumman CorporationNSI News Source Info BETHPAGE, N.Y., - August 25, 2009: A leader in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance ISR, Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) successfully demonstrated Joint STARS and E-2 Hawkeye interoperability between manned...
- News items 2009-08-25
- Providing Enterprise Information Services for Multinational Interoperability - The EIM Approach
- Coalition operations for multi-national forces require network enabled coalition interoperability to be effective. There are many opportunities to provide the capability for coalition interoperability, but there are also many challenges. This paper identifies the opportunities for enabling information sharing for coalition forces, identify the associated challenges of integrating information systems...
- White papers 2005-04-15
- Nokia opens interoperability lab.
- PARIS--Nokia Corp. opened a third-generation interoperability testing laboratory in Paris, concentrating on network integration and interoperability testing between Nokia's network elements and other vendors' networks. The laboratory will hav PARIS--Nokia Corp. opened a third-generation interoperability testing laboratory...
- Research articles 2000-09-18
- Vendors drive toward true interoperability.
- Byline: SAM OMATSEYE Comverse Technology Inc. said it can solve the interoperability gap between GSM and CDMA technologies. The company demonstrated its interoperability solution at last week's 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France. How ...
- Research articles 2004-03-01
- CHINA UNICOM SIGNS ON INTEROPERABILITY WITH COUNTERPARTS
- AsiaInfo Services 10-19-2004 China Unicom Signs on Interoperability with Counterparts CHINA, Oct 19, 2004 SinoCast via COMTEX -- China Unicom has signed an agreement on cross-carrier point-to-point SMS interoperability and settlement with Chi AsiaInfo Services 10-19-2004 ...
- Research articles 2004-10-19
- CHINESE CARRIERS TO REALIZE SMS INTEROPERABILITY
- AsiaInfo Services 09-13-2004 Chinese Carriers to Realize SMS Interoperability CHINA, Sep 13, 2004 SinoCast via COMTEX -- The interoperability of PHS short messaging service between China Telecom, China's biggest fixed-phone carrier, and China AsiaInfo Services 09-13-2004 ...
- Research articles 2004-09-13
- China RailCom Achieves Interconnection and Interoperability with China Telecom. (Data Communications).(Brief Article)
- China RailCom has signed agreements on interconnection and interoperability with all the provincial companies of China Telecom. Furthermore, it has achieved interconnection and interoperability with China Telecom in 50 cities in 15 provinces and auto China RailCom has signed agreements on interconnection and interoperability with...
- Research articles 2001-11-01
- VocalTec Passes Interoperability Test in China.(voice over Internet protocol)(Brief Article)
- VocalTec has passed interoperability testing conducted by the Ministry of Information Industry MII in China. The company is one of four non-Chinese IP telephony vendors to pass the stringent requirements for interoperability with the China standard VocalTec has passed interoperability testing conducted by the Ministry...
- Research articles 2001-01-01
- Dice support joint interoperability testing, training and exercise transformation initiatives
- The Department of Defense DoD Interoperability Communications Exercise DICE is an annual training exercise, sponsored by U.S. Joint Forces Command JFCOM and conducted by the Defense Information Systems Agency DISA Joint Interoperability Test Command JITC. DICE is the only DoD exercise whose primary purpose is to certify systems for...
- Research articles 2004-09-22
- Nortel Networks passes U. S. Defense Department voice over IP interoperability test; Joint interoperability test command validation enables potential voice over IP deployments connecting to the Defense Switched Network.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-1 March 2004-NORTEL NETWORKS: Nortel Networks passes U. S. Defense Department voice over IP interoperability test; Joint interoperability test command validation enables potential voice over IP deployments connecting to the Defense Switched NetworkC1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:02272004 WASHINGTON -...
- Research articles 2004-03-01
- MPLS & Frame Relay Alliance interoperability testing to take place at MPLS World Congress; Alliance members to demonstrate interoperability of QoS enabled MPLS using Traffic Engineering and Diffserv.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-15 January 2004-RAD DATA: MPLS & Frame Relay Alliance interoperability testing to take place at MPLS World Congress; Alliance members to demonstrate interoperability of QoS enabled MPLS using Traffic Engineering and DiffservC1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:01142004 FREMONT, CA: The MPLS...
- Research articles 2004-01-15
- Paradyne teams up with DSL Forum to demo 100 percent interoperability; With more than 30 endpoints at Supercomm Paradyne maximizes service providers' potential DSL market penetration by accelerating its standards-based interoperability initiative.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-6 June 2000-PARADYNE NETWORKS: Paradyne teams up with DSL Forum to demo 100 percent interoperability; With more than 30 endpoints at Supercomm Paradyne maximizes service providers' potential DSL market penetration by accelerating its standards-based interoperability initiative C1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD ...
- Research articles 2000-06-06
- LAMBDA OPTICALSYSTEMS Validates Real-World Interoperability at University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory 'Plugfest'
- RESTON, Va. -- Multi-Vendor, Multi-Layer Interoperability Tests Demonstrate Significant Progress in IP-Based Optical Networking Technology LAMBDA OPTICALSYSTEMS, an advanced optical network solutions provider, announced today that its LAMBDA NODE 2000 Intelligent Optical Switch successfully completed interoperability testing hosted by the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL). The tests...
- Research articles 2004-10-12
- Information Integration or Process Integration? How to Achieve Interoperability in Administration
- IT managers in administration must decide how to contribute to cross-organizational integration and what strategy and means to choose for achieving interoperability. Comparing the frameworks and guidelines provided by central European and U.S. governmental units, it is found information integration and process integration as prominent concepts to guide interoperability efforts,...
- White papers 2004-06-02
- VPN Interoperability: Better Than Expected.(Industry Trend or Event)(Brief Article)
- A recent VPN interoperability event hosted by Mier Communications Inc. (www.mier.com) found, quite surprisingly, that vendors' VPN gateways could achieve high-security, "out of the box," IPsec-based interoperability in 80 percent of the m A recent VPN interoperability event hosted by Mier Communications Inc....
- Research articles 2001-04-01
- Polycom Joins Digium Asterisk Partners Program as a Premier Interoperability Partner; Partnership Confirms Interoperability between Polycom's SIP Desktop and Conference Phones and Digium's Asterisk Business Edition IP PBX
- PLEASANTON, Calif. & HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- PolycomR, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLCM), the world's leading provider of unified collaborative communications solutions, today announced it has joined the Digium Partners Program as a Premier Interoperability Partner to confirm interoperability between Polycom's award-winning SIP desktop and conference phones with Asterisk Business Edition, the professional-grade version...
- Research articles 2005-09-20
