10. Abbreviations

DOM

Document Object Model

DNS

Domain Name Server

ebXML

E-business XML

EDI

Electronic data exchange

EGU

The E-government Unit of the State Services Commission

FTP

File Transfer Protocol

GCSB

Government Communication Security Bureau

GIF

Graphical Interchange Format

GML

Geography Markup Language

HTML

Hypertext Markup Language

HTTP

Hypertext Transfer Protocol

LDAP

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

MIME and S/MIME

Multi-Purpose Internet Mail Extensions and Secure Multi-Purpose Internet Mail Extensions

PKI

Public Key Infrastructure

PNG

Portable Network Graphic

RDF

Resource Description Framework

RSS

Rich Site Summary

SAX

Simple API for XML

S.E.E.™

Secure Electronic Environment

SOAP

Simple Object Access Protocol

SSC

State Services Commission

SVG

Scalar Vector Graphics

TCP/IP

Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol

UDDI

Universal Description, Discovery and Integration

WFS

Web Feature Server

WMS

Web Map Server

WSDL

Web Services Definition Language

XMI

XML Metadata Interchange

XSL

Extensible Stylesheet Language