The Internet Encyclopedia (Volume 3)

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898 INDEX

Basis of Estimate (BOE),V1:585, 586

Bastion host,V1:833, 839

Batch optimistic lock type,V1:30, 34

Batch processing,V1:238, 633

sequential,V3: 494

Baudot code,V1: 237

Bayesian belief networks,V1: 403

B-commerce,V2: 441

BeanInfo interface,V2: 393

Because It’s Time Network (BITNET),

V1:180, 669;V2:119.See also

BITNET mail

Beenz,V1: 133

Behavioral agents,V2: 200

Behavioral profiles,V3:51–53

Behavior-based software,V1: 258

Bell Operating Companies (BOCs),

V3: 168

Benchmarking,V1:57–71

business,V1:58–59

company,V1: 59

defined,V1: 58

extensions of,V1:59–60

formal,V1: 59

of framework conditions,V1: 60

international,V1:60, 63–66

Internet,V1:57, 61–63, 63–66

public sector,V1: 60

stages of,V1: 59

studies,V1: 60

system performance,V1: 144

technical,V1:65–66

time framework for,V1:68–69

types of,V1: 59

Web sites and associations concerning,

V1:57–58

Benchmarking Belgium,V1: 65

Benchmarking eEurope,V1: 64

Benchmarking Exchange,V1: 57

Beowulf,V3: 27

Berkeley Digital Library SunSITE,

V1:509, 518

Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD),

V3:497– 498

Berne Convention for the Protection of

Literary and Artistic Works,

V1: 312

Berners-Lee, Tim,V1: 444

Bertillon system,V1: 73

Best Buy,V1: 608

“Best practice” management,V2: 552

Best Web Buys,V1: 285

Beta testing,V2: 5

Better Business Bureau,V1: 101

BetterButton,V1:19–20

Beyond Budgeting Round Table (BBRT)

model,V1: 209

Bezos, Jeff,V1: 285

B-frames,V3:559–560

Bibliographic control,V2: 485

Bibliographic instruction,V2:480 – 481

Bibliographic utility,V2: 485

Bidders Edge,V1: 348

Bid shielding,V1: 331

Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) nonprofit

organization,V2:677–678

Bill payment, electronic,V2:726 –727

Bill presentment, electronic,V1: 631

Biological terrorism Web sites,

V2: 446

Biometric Applications Programming

Interface (BioAPI) standards,

V1:79–80

Biometric authentication,V1:72–83,

530 –531, 533

applications for,V1:72–73

history of,V1: 73

Internet applications for,V1: 80

performance testing in,V1:76 –77

privacy and,V1:78–79

Biometric Certification Authority (BCA),

V1: 80

Biometric devices,V1: 49

transaction times for,V1: 77

Biometric forgeries,V1: 77

Biometric measures,V1: 81

theft of,V1: 79

Biometrics,V1:72, 526, 530 –531

commonsense use of,V1: 80

international standards for,V1:79–80

Biometric systems,V1:73–76

Biotechnology,V1: 440

Bit Error Rate (BER),V1:461;V3: 130

Bitmap animations,V2:654 –656

Bitmap editing,V2: 647

Bitmap (BMP) images,V1: 821

still,V2: 650

Bitmap rotoscoping,V2: 655

Bitmap-to-vector converters,V2:649–651

BITNET mail,V1:663;V3:202.See also

Because It’s Time Network (BITNET)

Bit rate,V3: 173

Bits,V3: 647

Bizrate,V1: 278

Blackboard 5 community portal system,

V2: 69

Black market goods, auctioning,

V1: 331

B language,V1: 164

“Blended learning,”V2: 158

Blind-bidding direct negotiation,V2: 751

Block elements, XHTML,V2: 132

Blogs,V2:795–796;V3:203.See alsoWeb

logs

BluetoothTM,V1:84 –95;V3:843–844

adopted protocols in,V1:91–92

applications for,V1:86 –88

history of,V1:84 –85

module,V1: 88

operation of,V1:93–94

profiles for,V1:92–93

protocol stack for,V1:88–91;V2: 633

BluetoothTMArchitecture Review Board

(BARB),V1: 85

BluetoothTMLocal Positioning Profile,

V1: 88

BluetoothTMNetwork Encapsulation

Protocol (BNEP),V1: 87

BluetoothTMQualification Program,

V1: 92

BluetoothTMSpecial Interest Group (SIG),

V1:84, 85, 95

Blurring, trademark,V3: 451

Bobby Accessibility Evaluation Web

resource,V3:487, 488

BOMBSQUAD software,V1: 258

Bond exchange, online,V1: 676

BOOKMAN Writer,V2: 791

Books.See alsoE-books; Electronic books

(e-books)

audio,V2: 791

collections of digital,V1:509–510

electronic,V2:478, 788–789

future of,V1: 524

online sales of,V1:285–286

Bookstore vendor sites,V2: 478

Boolean logic,V1:842, 844

expressions,V1: 769

Boot-record infector viruses,V1: 328

Boot Sector Infectors (BSIs),V1: 253

Border,V1: 163

Border Gateway Protocol (BGP),V1:362,

368;V3:786, 834 –835

Bots,V1:348, 816

Bot software tool,V1:132, 137

Box model,V1: 163

CSS,V1:154 –155

Brainstorming,V3: 233

in computer game design,V2:6–7

Branding/brands,V2: 779

building loyalty to,V1: 101

community,V3:854 –855

managing,V2: 580

publicity for,V2: 570

Brick-and-click firms,V1:104, 137, 603

Brick-and-mortar firms,V1:104, 129–130,

281

e-ventures of,V1:98, 102

Brick-and-mortar marketplace,V1:672,

685

Bricks and clicks approach,V2:575.

See alsoClick-and-mortar firms

Bridge-builders, religious,V2: 804

Britain, e-business in,V1: 809

British Naval Connector (BNC),

V1: 266

Broadband,V1:183, 261;V3: 88

infrastructure,V1: 806

nontelephone services,V1: 299

webcasting and,V3: 684

Broadband ISDN (B-ISDN),V2:180,

187–189

Broadcasts:

e-mail,V2: 779

modeling,V1:177–178

networks for,V1: 184

services for,V2: 248

Brocade SANs,V3: 334

Brochureware,V1:129, 596, 811, 816

travel and tourism,V3: 465

Brokerage firm applications,

V2:294 –295

Brokerage models,V1: 604

Brokerage services,V2:728.See also

Brokers

e-commerce and,V3:195–196

Brokers:

discount,V3:280 –281

online,V1: 486

Browser data, IP addresses and,V3: 102

Browser objects,V1:445– 446, 455

Netscape,V1:447– 448

Browsers,V1:10;V2:288.See also

Browsing

“Browser sniffing,”V1: 450

“Browser wars,”V2: 121

Browsing:

downloading files by,V1: 570

GUI and non-GUI,V2: 303

history of,V2: 121