Poe
    n 1: United States writer and poet (1809-1849) [syn: Poe,
         Edgar Allan Poe]

Poe \Po"e\, n.
   Same as Poi.
   [1913 Webster]

POE
       PERL Object Environment (PERL)
       

POE
       PowerOpen Association (Apple, IBM, Motorola, ..., org.)
       

POE
       Power Over Ethernet (LAN), "PoE"
       

PowerOpen Environment
POE

    (POE) A definition containing API and
   ABI specifications based on the PowerPC architecture.  It
   is not an operating system.  The presence of the ABI
   specification in the POE distinguishes it from other open
   systems (POSIX, XPG4, etc.)  since it allows platform
   independent binary compatibility which is otherwise typically
   limited to particular hardware.

   The POE is an open standard, derived from AIX and
   conforming to industry open standards including POSIX,
   XPG4 and Motif.  The POE specification will be publicly
   available to anyone wishing to produce either application
   programs or hardware platforms.  The PowerOpen
   Association will provide the necessary conformance testing
   and POE branding.

   The POE is hardware bus independent.  System implementations
   can range from laptop computers to supercomputers.  It
   requires a multi-user, multitasking operating system.  It
   provides networking support, an X Window System extension, a
   Macintosh Application Services extension and Motif.  It is
   conformance tested and certified by an independent party
   (the PowerOpen Association).

   The POE specification is targeted for availability in the
   first quarter of 1994.  The PowerOpen Association will soon
   have some of the information material available on-line.

   (1994-11-08)