A set of programmming tools that allow developers to use the Java programming language to write applications that will run on Microsoft's .NET runtime platform.

Microsoft's visual programming environment for creating Web services based on use of the Extensible Markup Language (XML). It comes with the .NET Framework, including the Common Language Runtime, and also Visual Basic, Visual C++, and Visual C#.

A freeware version of Microsoft's Visual Studio development environment toolset. VSE is scaled-down but still reasonably functional. It is a free, lightweight, easy-to-use and has easy-to-learn tools for the hobbyist, novice, and student developer.  

An extension of the Microsoft Visual Studio architecture that allows it to encompass development teams, with special roles and tools for software architects, developer specialties and testers. 

Part of Microsoft's Visual Studio .NET tools suite and supports the Microsoft .NET Framework. It is used to connect Microsoft Office Word, Excel and Outlook applications. Developers using VSTO can employ C# or Visual Basic languages.

Visualforce is a Web-based framework that lets developers to build sophisticated, custom user interfaces that can be hosted natively on the Force.com platform. The framework includes a tag-based markup language, similar to HTML and a set of server-side “standard controllers” that make basic database operations, such as queries and saves, very simple to perform.

The process of representing abstract business or scientific data as images that can aid in understanding the meaning of the data.  

Visually attractive due to features that provide positive visual stimulation, usually in the context of a screen or other user interface.

Information about a device that is stored on a computer's hard disk (or the device itself) that allows the device to be administered at a system or network level. Typical VPD information includes a product model number, a unique serial number, etc.

A method of attacking a network by sending packets to a port that is not normally accessible from a given end system.

Very-large-scale integration (VLSI) is the process of creating an integrated circuit (IC) by combining thousands of transistors into a single chip.

A virtual machine (VM) snapshot is a snapshot of a virtual machine's disk data, configuration, and overall state at a particular moment in time. A VM snapshot can be taken while the virtual machine is running, and you can take multiple snapshots as well. Snapshots provide a change log for the virtual disk and are used to restore a VM to a particular point in time when a failure or system error occurs. Snapshots alone do not provide backup.

VMDK (virtual Machine Disk) is an open file format that describes containers for virtual hard disk drives to be used in virtual machines like VMware Workstation or VirtualBox. It is one of the disk formats used in the Open Virtualization Format for virtual appliances. Till 2013, the maximum VMDK size was generally 2TB, but since the introduction of vSphere 5.5, the maximum capacity has gone up to 64TB.

A company that provides virtualization software for x86-compatible computers. The term "VMware" is often used in reference to specific VMware Inc. products such as VMware Workstation, VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, and VMware Server.

The copying of data on a Virtual Machine (VM) in a VMware environment to prevent data loss. VMware backup, and virtual server backup in general, is a common challenge for storage and backup administrators. 

A utility that facilitates the creation of VMware Virtual Machines (VM) from physical systems or virtual machines associated with third-party vendors. It also enables migration of VM between VMware platforms from a centralized management console.