Glossary

BlackBerry AtHoc

 management system

: The web-based interface, and its required components, used for configuring and managing alerts, users, devices, and settings for 

BlackBerry AtHoc

 alerting. Formerly known as IWSAlerts or the IWS management system. 

BlackBerry AtHoc

 server

: The server on which the 

BlackBerry AtHoc

 management system and related tools are installed. Also called the 

AtHoc

 application server. Formerly known as IWS Server or just IWS. 

NDS

: Notification Delivery Service. The delivery service that processes and delivers alert messages from the hosted services (plug-ins) and mobile alerting. 

NDS

 application server

: A server that hosts the delivery plug-ins, such as 

TAS

, 

OPM

, and 

SMS

. Called the “application server” in this guide. 

NDS

 console

: The user interface for configuring and managing the 

NDS

 plug-ins, accounts, and settings. 

NDS

 database server

: A server on which the 

NDS

 databases are located. Called the “database server” in this guide. 

NDS

 farm

: The set of application servers managed by 

NDS

.