Igor Savenkov Jan 23, 2008:

2Simon Johnson: "Environments" is uising in IT in a VERY WIDE context, for example: "server environments", "file environments", "hardware environments", "software environments" etc. So what?

PoveyTrans (X) Jan 23, 2008:

Environments can also be used in IT to describe a version of an application e.g. the test, development and production environments which is different from the context above, hence I think it might be confusing to use it here.

Vladimir Pochinov Jan 23, 2008:

For Simon Johnson: E.g. This course is suitable for those wishing to learn how to use VBA to make macros to improve the MS Office environment. --- You may try and run a Google search on "MS Office environment".

Igor Savenkov Jan 23, 2008:

Если очень хочется, можно уточнить: standard software environment, если кроме ПО там дальше ничего не подразумевается.

Igor Savenkov Jan 23, 2008:

Examples: HMI system in 32-bit standard environment (Windows 95, Windows NT, Windows 2000) - www.asticontrol.ro/siemens2.htm
...focuses on stand-alone products in a standard environment (Windows) - linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0048733301001603