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all definitions of numerous technical terms

ECM, DMS, SAP? Eloquent through the IT world – in our glossary you will find definitions for many technical terms.

E-Balance Sheet

The E-Balance Sheet refers to the mandatory digital submission of annual financial statements to the German tax authorities.
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ECM

Enterprise Content Management (ECM) is a concept for better organization and management of business content in companies.
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EIM

Enterprise Information Management (EIM) is a comprehensive software concept that focuses on capturing, managing, and providing information within companies. It is considered one of the successors to Enterprise Content Management (ECM).
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Electronic seals

Electronic seals are among the cryptographically secured signature procedures that have come to the fore with the eIDAS Regulation. From a technical point of view, seals of this type belong to the category of digital signatures. However, there is a big difference in the use case. Very briefly: The seal
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Enterprise Content and Knowledge Management

Knowledge is everywhere: in people’s minds, meetings, emails, chats and especially in digital content. But how can this knowledge be systematically captured, structured, preserved, and made usable across the entire organization?
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Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

ERP systems serve as digital control centers for companies. They connect all business units and ensure smooth operations from inventory management to human resources.
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Experience Management

The term Experience Management – otherwise known as XM for short – refers to the collection and measurement of human, subjective experiences. The goal of Experience Management is to use the data that is collected in order to improve a product or a service or to experience a situation.
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Fraud Detection

Fraud Detection encompasses technologies and methods for recognising, preventing and combating fraud in companies.
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Full-Text Search

Full-text search forms the fundamental and mechanical backbone of modern organizations. As an invisible technology within Document Management Systems (DMS), it ensures that employees can find the right information within the mass of documents, emails, and data.
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GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)

The GDPR has regulated the protection of personal data across the EU since 2018 and requires organizations to implement transparent, secure processing practices.
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Generative AI

This technology uses artificial intelligence to create new content such as text, images or music. It is based on algorithms that learn from large amounts of data and deliver creative results.
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GoBD – Principles for proper bookkeeping

The principles for the proper keeping and storage of books, records and documents in electronic form and for data access are binding guidelines issued by the Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF) to tax authorities for digital bookkeeping and archiving.
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Greenfield- vs. Brownfield-Approach

Both terms originate from the field of software development and from software migration projects. Both the greenfield approach and the brownfield approach describe two different approaches and strategies for how and under what conditions software projects can be successfully implemented.
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HMI devices

What do the abbreviation and term HMI devices mean? HMI stands for human machine interfaces. So it’s about interfaces – with devices.
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Home Office – Flexible Work with Clear Rules

Working from home is no longer just a pandemic leftover. It has become a permanent feature of modern work environments.
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Human Capital Management (HCM)

How can organizations move beyond simply managing their workforce to actively developing talent, deploying skills strategically, and building long-term employee engagement?
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Hybrid cloud

A hybrid cloud allows you to move data and applications seamlessly between different environments, thus increasing flexibility and efficiency.
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IDW PS 880

In the software sector, there is no getting around it. Knowledge of abbreviations such as IDW PS 880 is simply part of the job today. In particular, people who are involved with archiving or automated invoice processing should know this abbreviation.
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Incoming goods inspection

Goods receipt and incoming goods inspection are among the critical points after ordering processes. Read here what you need to pay attention to.
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Incoming Invoice Ledger

The incoming invoice ledger is a key component of digital accounting. It records all incoming invoices for a company in a complete and structured way. Every invoice is documented and available for further processing at any time.
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