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  • Standard Version v1.0

    JSON available at https://github.com/nicolereineke/cat-mip [{“id”: “CAT-MIP-08072025-000000010”,“canonical_term”: “Access Point”,“definition”: “An Access Point is a network device that allows wireless-capable devices to connect to a wired network using Wi-Fi or other wireless standards. It acts as a bridge between wireless clients and the wired infrastructure, managing traffic, authentication, and radio frequency (RF) coverage. In MSP and IT environments,…

  • N-able Launches Cat-MIP, Setting the Industry Standard for AI Accuracy in Cybersecurity and IT Management

    Vendor-agnostic collaboration to ensure interoperability and consistent AI communication across IT ecosystem BURLINGTON, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–N-able, Inc. (NYSE: NABL), a global software company delivering a unified cyber resiliency platform, has introduced Cat-MIP, a market-first solution designed to standardize and document terminology for seamless AI automation and MCP Server behaviors across MSP and IT ecosystems. This breakthrough enables IT…

  • Standard Version 0.2

    0.2 Augmented with Roop Peterson contributions July 24, 2025 JSON available at https://github.com/nicolereineke/cat-mip Access Point Canonical Term: Access Point Definition: An Access Point is a network device that allows wireless-capable devices to connect to a wired network using Wi-Fi or other wireless standards. It acts as a bridge between wireless clients and the wired infrastructure,…

  • Standard Version 0.1

    Initial Terminology List v 0.1 Contact Nicole . reineke @ n-able. com with submissions, questions • N-able• Distributor• Partner• MSP• Organization• Service Organization• Site• Location• Tenant (customer)• Integration• External Vendor• Asset (Device)• Server• Account• User• Template• Resource• Data• Cloud• Software• Package (see also Patch)• File• Patch• Vulnerability• Hardware• Disk• Firewall• Performance• Warranty• Certificate• Product• Service• Script• License• Backup• Storage• Notification• Report• Network• IP• Workflow• Task• Agent• AI Agent Definitions N-able Canonical Term: N-able Definition:The top-level platform node representing N-able as the vendor and service provider. This is a unique, singular entity in the model. It serves as the source of platform-wide…