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An authoring language used by organizations to design the appearance of and relationship between data. XML is information wrapped in data tags. A program must be written to use the data. The way XML is constructed, older versions of an application can still work. Therefore XML makes it easier to expand or upgrade operating systems.

Employee self-service allows an employee to handle many job-related tasks (such as applications for reimbursement, updates to personal information, and access to company information) over the company's intranet or portal, via mobile device, or through specialized kiosks, and may be confined to a company's private network or may be part of a Web self-service solution. ESS software is available as a stand-alone product or as a component of some larger application, such as an enterprise resource planning (ERP) product.

The process of using an algorithm to transform information to make it unreadable for unauthorized users. The process of converting plaintext into ciphertext using cryptographic algorithms to protect data confidentiality and integrity.

A software system that facilitates the flow of your businesses information by pulling business information together and making it quickly and easily accessible to those who need it. It integrates all facets of the business such as Human Resources, Finance, Procurement, Manufacturing, document management and customer relationship management.

The process of viewing data from a summary level to a more detailed level. To drill down through a series of folders, for example, on a desktop means to go through the hierarchy of folders to find a specific file or to click through drop-down menus in a graphical user interface (GUI). To drill down through a database is to access information by starting with a general category and moving through the hierarchy of field to file to record.