N.Y. State Technology Law § 101: Definitions

§ 101. Definitions. As used in this article the following terms shall

mean:

1. "Council" means the advisory council for technology.

2. "Director" means the director of the office.

3. "Office" means the office of information technology services.

4. "State agency" means any department, board, bureau, commission,

division, office, council, committee or officer of the state. Such term

shall not include the legislature or judiciary.

5. "Technology" means either a good or a service or a combination

thereof, used in the application of any computer or electronic

information or interconnected system that is used in the acquisition,

storage, manipulation, management, movement, control, display,

switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data or voice

including, but not limited to, hardware, software, information

appliances, firmware, programs, systems, networks, infrastructure,

media, and related material used to automatically and electronically

collect, receive, access, transmit, display, store, record, retrieve,

analyze, evaluate, process, classify, manipulate, manage, assimilate,

control, communicate, exchange, convert, coverage, interface, switch, or

disseminate data of any kind or form, and shall include all associated

consulting, management, facilities, maintenance, support and training.

Goods may be either new or used.

6. "Cloud computing" shall have the same meaning as defined by the

national institute of standards and technology's special publication

800-145, and any subsequent version of such publication.