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a general-purpose specification for creating custom markup languages.

It is classified as an extensible language because it allows its users to define their own elements. Its primary purpose is to facilitate the sharing of structured data across different information systems, particularly via the Internet >,

<book>This is a book.... </book>

By generating the HTML locally within the browser, and only bringing down JavaScript calls and the actual data, Ajax web pages can appear to load relatively quickly since the payload coming down is much smaller in size.

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The company provides a monthly flat-fee service for the rental of DVD movies. A subscriber creates an ordered list, called a rental queue, of DVDs to rent. The DVDs are delivered individually via the United States Postal Service from an array of regional warehouses. Currently, there are 44 warehouses located throughout the United States.[4] A subscriber can keep a rented DVD as long as desired but has a limit on the number of DVDs (determined by subscription level) that can be checked out at any one time. To rent a new DVD, the subscriber mails the previous one back to Netflix in a prepaid mailing envelope. Upon receipt of the disc, Netflix ships the next disc in the subscriber's rental queue.

As of February, 2007, Netflix's most popular plan costs US $17.99 (plus tax) per month, which allows a subscriber to check out up to 3 DVDs at a time. Other monthly plans range from US $4.99 for one disc at a time and a limit of two per month to US $47.99 for eight, unlimited exchange. For the three-out plan and up, each rental slot costs the subscriber approximately US $6 a month. Netflix also sells gift subscriptions for various intervals, although the recipient needs a credit/debit card.

Competitive environment

Netflix's success has inspired a number of other DVD rental companies both in the United States and abroad, but none of the purely online companies appear to approach Netflix in terms of size or revenues. Wal-Mart began an online rental service in October 2002, but left the market in May 2005 and now has a cross-promotional arrangement with Netflix. Netflix has also cited Amazon.com as a potential competitor.[14] Amazon.com operates online rentals in the UK and Germany but has remained coy about any intentions for the U.S. market.

Mashup editors

a mashup is a Web application that combines data from one or more sources into a single integrated tool.

An example of a mashup is the use of cartographic data from Google Maps to add location information to real estate data, thereby creating a new and distinct Web service that was not originally provided by either source.

Mashup editors

Product life cycle management, so that new and existing products can be optimally integrated into the supply chain and capacity management

161 by the end of 2004.

Wikipedia receives between 10,000 and 30,000 page requests per second

an investigation by Nature comparing Wikipedia to the Encyclopædia Britannica suggested a near similar level of accuracy in terms of its natural science articles.[48]

eBay 101: Understanding the World's Largest Marketplace

E-shops E-procurement E-malls E-auctions Virtual Communities Collaboration Platforms Third-party Marketplaces Value-chain Integrators Value-chain Service Providers Information Brokerage

a variety of channels, such as internet, email, or automated phone answering system.

Analytical CRM analyzes customer data for a variety of purposes, including: design and execution of targeted marketing campaigns to optimize marketing effectiveness design and execution of specific customer campaigns, including customer acquisition, cross-selling, up-selling, retention analysis of customer behavior to aid product and service decision making (eg pricing, new product development, etc) management decisions, e.g. financial forecasting and customer profitability analysis risk assessment and fraud detular for credit card transactions

Operational CRM provides support to "front office" business processes, e.g. to sales, marketing and service staff.

Sales Intelligence CRM is similar to Analytical CRM, but is intended as a more direct sales tool. Features include alerts sent to sales staff regarding: Cross-selling/Up-selling/

Campaign Management Campaign management combines elements of Operational and Analytical CRM. Campaign management functions include: Target groups formed from the client base according to selected criteria Sending campaign-related material (e.g. on special offers) to selected recipients using various channels (e.g. e-mail, telephone, SMS, post) Tracking, storing, and analyzing campaign statistics, including tracking responses and analyzing trends

Sales Intelligence CRM

Analytical CRM

Staff members from different departments can share information collected when interacting with customers

Collaborative CRM

2. Source

3. Make

Each of the five major supply chain steps previously outlined composes dozens of specific tasks, many of which have their own specific software

logistics

5. Return

Supply chain management software is possibly the most fractured group of software applications

4. Deliver

Schedule the activities necessary for production, testing, packaging and preparation for delivery.