Access: Definition and additional resources from BNET
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BNET Business Dictionary

Business Definition for: Access

  • the right to sell goods or services into a particular market without contravening related legislation

Wiktionary Definition for: Access

  • # uncountable A way or means of approaching or entering; an entrance; a passage.
  • # uncountable The act of approaching or entering; an advance.
  • # uncountable The right or ability of approaching or entering; admittance; admission; accessibility.
  • # uncountable Admission to sexual intercourse.
  • # countable An increase by addition; accession; as, an '''access''' of territory.
  • # countable An onset, attack, or fit of disease; an ague fit.
  • Ex:*The first '''access''' looked like an apoplexy. - Burnet
  • # countable An outburst of an emotion; a paroxysm; a fit of passion; as, an '''access''' of fury.
  • # uncountable law The right of a non-custodial parent to visit their child.
  • # uncountable computing The process of locating data in memory.
  • # uncountable internet connection Connection to or communication with a computer program or to the Internet.
  • transitive To gain or obtain access to.
  • transitive computing To have access to (data).

Additional Resources

Access To Personnel Files Policy
The Access to Personnel Files policy establishes who has legal access to personnel employment, medical, and immigration records, and when that access should be granted. It further addresses the following: additions to records, corrections to records, access by other employees and supervisors, and access by nonemployees. It also covers situations...
Tags: Microsoft Access, Record, Business & Legal Reports, Microsoft Office, Databases, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software, Data Management
Tools & templates 2007-11-16
Citrix Combines Secure, Granular Access Control with Universal SSL VPN Appliance in New Citrix Access Gateway 4.0
MUNICH, Germany -- Access Gateway with Advanced Access Control Provides Secure Access to All Business-Critical Applications, Including IP Telephony
Tags: access control, Citrix Systems Inc., SSL VPN, VPN
Research articles 2005-04-26
Enterprise Dynamic Access Control (EDAC)
The Enterprise Dynamic Access Control EDAC represents an access control model that adheres to the basic principles of Role-Based Access Control RBAC standard. The EDAC accommodates complex and scalable access control situations many government and civilian organizations are experiencing when managing resource access. Unlike static listings, the EDAC criteria for...
Tags: Access Control, United States Navy, Enterprise Dynamic Access Control
White papers 2005-03-14
Improvements To Creating Data Access Pages In Access
A common issue with data access pages in Access 2000 relates to creating pages using the Page Wizard. The wizard does not allow you to set the UniqueTable property, which specifies the table whose fields can be updated. In Access 2002, the Page Wizard has a new screen in which...
Tags: Microsoft Access, Microsoft Access 2002, Data Access, Microsoft Office, Databases, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software, Data Management
White papers
A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Access Dental Plan and Premier Access Insurance Company; Revises Outlook of Premier Access to Stable
OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating FSR of A- Excellent and issuer credit rating ICR of "a-" of Access Dental Plan Access Dental and Premier Access Insurance Company Premier Access (both of Sacramento, CA). The rating outlook for Premier Access has been revised to...
Tags: A.M. Best Co., Microsoft Access, Microsoft Outlook
Research articles 2008-06-06
Regulating duct access for NGA in Europe: lessons from the U.S. regulatory framework
Aside from Portugal, which has regulated access to the incumbent's ducts since 2004, most European countries are only now examining duct access as a potential new SMP remedy to help regulate next generation access NGA networks (1). Is duct access a "silver bullet" in terms of regulating NGA? Certainly not....
Tags: conduit, FCC, fiber, Government, incumbent, MARKETING, network, NETWORKING, pole, Pricing, telecommunications, U.S.
Research articles 2007-10-01
ACCC: Telecommunications access disputes.
M2 PRESSWIRE-26 March 1999-ACCC: Telecommunications access disputes C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:260399 AAPT Limited has notified the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission of four access disputes under Part XIC of the Trade Practices Act 1974. The disputes relate...
Tags: arbitration, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, telecommunications
Research articles 1999-03-26
Improvements To Deploying Data Access Pages In Access
One goal of Access 2002 is to make it less confusing to create and deploy data access pages. Access 2002 has added database, project, and page properties that make it easier to deploy pages that use connection files. Finding data sources have also been made easier in Access 2002. In...
Tags: Microsoft Access, Microsoft Access 2002, Data Access, Data Access Page, Microsoft Office, Databases, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software, Data Management
White papers
Citrix Upgrades Citrix Access Suite to Set New Benchmarks for Security and Performance; Latest Application Delivery and Access Technologies Integrated into Flagship Access Suite 4.2
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTXS), the global leader in access infrastructure solutions, today announced the general availability of the newest release of Citrix Access SuiteTM, a comprehensive information access solution which includes updated versions of Citrix Presentation ServerTM, Citrix Password ManagerTM and Citrix Access GatewayTM, an SSL...
Tags: Citrix Systems Inc., Microsoft Access, performance, security
Research articles 2005-12-14
StillSecure Expands Enterprise Network Access Control Capabilities With Safe Access v5.0
StillSecure®, provider of an award-winning, integrated suite of enterprise network security solutions, today announced Safe Access TM v5.0, the industry's most powerful, flexible network access control NAC solution. Customers seamlessly integrate Safe Access v5.0 into distributed environments regardless of size or complexity using...
Tags: enterprise network
Research articles 2006-09-18
Access to What? - competitive access for railroad customers
The industry's meager profits? That's what railroads fear will happen if powerful customers win their "competitive access" bettle. Shippers scent a red herring. The litany goes like this: Major mergers have failed, service is abysmal, captive customers are getting kicked around, and the only way to get the railroads...
Tags: FINANCE, industry, Investment, MARKETING, Pricing, railroad, Strategy, Transportation, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2000-11-01
Ericsson launches Copper Broadband Access products
RICHARDSON, Texas--BUSINESS WIRE--June 3, 1997--Ericsson today announced the launch of its new Copper Broadband Access product family. The new Copper Broadband Access family enables operators and service providers to offer high-speed Internet access, remote LAN access, switched broadcast video, video conferencing and other services requiring high bandwidth in the...
Tags: broadband, Ericsson Inc.
Research articles 1997-06-03
Link Data From Excel To Access With AccessLinks
If you're working in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Access, you can use several Access features to maintain your Excel data with the AccessLinks add-in program. If the Convert to MS Access, MS Access Report or MS Access Form commands are not available from the Data menu, you can install the...
Tags: Microsoft Access, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Databases, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software, Data Management
White papers
ADC Kentrox Rounds-out PACESETTER Access Router Family; Announces industry-first HDSL remote access router
PORTLAND, Ore.--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 30, 1996--ADC Kentrox (NASDAQ: ADCT), the Network Access Company, announced today several new PACESETTER access routers and a bundling strategy that combines its most popular DSU/CSUs with the PACESETTERtm Pro access router.
Tags: ADC Telecommunications Inc., industry, remote access, router
Research articles 1996-09-30
Carrier Access Corp. announces FXO DPT capabilities for Access Bank family of T1 access solutions
BOULDER, Colo.--BUSINESS WIRE--Aug. 5, 1996--Carrier Access Corp. CAC, a leading manufacturer of network access solutions for the telecommunications and data communications industries, announced today the availability of a Foreign Exchange Office FXO and Dial Pulse Termination DPT integrated circuit card for the Access Banktm family of T1 Multiplexers.
Tags: bank, Microsoft Access, T1
Research articles 1996-08-05
Passing Parameters To A Data Access Page In Access
A parameter query enables you to prompt for information, such as criteria for retrieving records in a form or report that is based on the query. You can also pass parameters from one data access page to another by using cookies. This paper explains the various steps to pass parameters...
Tags: Parameter, Microsoft Access, Data Access
White papers
TechRepublic's Access 2003 Lunch and Learn collection
You can use this collection of TechRepublic Lunch and Learns to get users up to speed quickly on Microsoft Access 2003. This download contains the following five Lunch and Learn presentations: Crash Course - Microsoft Access 2003 Access...
Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Microsoft Access, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Databases, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software, Data Management
Download resources 2007-07-18
Improvements To Designing Data Access Pages In Access
In Access 2000, it is difficult for new users to locate the connection information and refresh the schema. In Access 2002, the Page Connection properties and Refresh field list commands are available on the toolbar above the field list. Improvements to the design canvas make it easier and faster to...
Tags: Microsoft Access, Microsoft Access 2002, Data Access, Microsoft Office, Databases, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software, Data Management
White papers
New Access Bank II from Carrier Access Corp. provides 'future-proof' voice and data bandwidth
BOULDER, Colo.--BUSINESS WIRE--June 26, 1996--Carrier Access Corp. CAC, a leading manufacturer of network access solutions for the telecommunications and data communications industries, announced today the Access BankTM II T1 Voice & Data Multiplexer.
Research articles 1996-06-26
AT&T Introduces Affordable, Feature-Rich High Speed Network Access Option to Small, Midsize Businesses; SMBs Now Have Access to a Dense Wave Division Multiplexing Solution
BEDMINSTER, N.J. -- AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) today announced a new high speed access option for small to midsize businesses, which allows them access to advanced optical access solutions.
Tags: AT&T Corp., Microsoft Access, midsize business
Research articles 2006-03-08