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information utility

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information utility

(1) A service bureau that maintains up-to-date databases for public access.

(2) A central source of information for an organization or group.


information utility [‚in·fər′mā·shən yü‚til·əd·ē]
(computer science)
An information network that specializes in supplying information to businesses and other organizations.


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Storage Networking requires successfully integrating many components that are evolving at different speeds but are all aiming at delivering the information utility class levels of service when they come together.
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The information utility will be a public infrastructure as widespread as electricity, an intelligent network of networks stacked with services, such as intelligent directories, the Library of Congress online, the expertise of the world's best doctors.
 
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