BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Internet
- the global network of computers accessed with the aid of a modem. The Internet includes Web sites, e-mail, newsgroups, and other forums. It is a public network, although many of the computers connected to it are also part of intranets. It uses the Internet Protocol (IP) as a communication standard.
Wiktionary Definition for: Internet
- #The specific internet consisting of the global network of computers.
- #the Internet#English Internet
Additional Resources
- Internet turns 40
- Glenn Chapman in Los Angeles | October 30, 2009TECHNOLOGY and media stars, pundits, and entrepreneurs joined the internet's father to celebrate the 40th anniversary of his culture-changing child."It's the 40th year since the infant internet first spoke," said University of California's Professor Leonard Kleinrock, who headed the team that first...
- News items 2009-10-29
- Forty years of the internet: how the world changed for ever
- In October 1969, a student typed 'LO' on a computer - and the internet was born Towards the end of the summer of 1969 – a few weeks after the moon landings, a few days after Woodstock, and a month before the first broadcast of Monty Python's Flying Circus...
- News items 2009-10-25
- The internet and the 'e-solated'
- A decade ago most of us had never used the internet – now we can't imagine life without it. Actually, some of us can: there are 10 million people in the UK still without a connection. Are they, Tim Adams asks, losing out economically and culturally? Below, we ask four...
- News items 2009-10-26
- First U.S. Rehab Center for Internet Addiction Opens Its Doors
- Over the last few years, a new and disturbing phenomenon has been increasing in frequency. It's called Internet Addiction Disorder IAD, and it has been the subject of new research and debate. It is not currently included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM, but many argue...
- News items 2009-08-24
- Television on The Internet ââ¬" How much Bandwidth is Needed? Where?
- There’s no question about it, watching live video over an Internet connection is not something you want to on a dialup connection. On the other hand, if you receive TV today either over the air the old way, from a satellite dish, or through a...
- Blog posts 2007-02-20
- Using the Internet to Support Retailers
- Using the Internet to support retailers saves time, and also provides higher quality information than telephone-based systems allow. Therefore, transferring routine processes to the Internet helps improve productivity and increase profits by allowing retailers more time to do what they do best: selling products. What You Need to KnowHow...
- Articles 2007-10-03
- FCC sets Internet regulation in motion
- FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski(Credit: FCC)The Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously Thursday to get the ball rolling on creating regulation that will keep the Internet open.All five commissioners voted in favor of advancing the rule-making process for a proposal that was put forth by FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski during the agency's...
- News items 2009-10-22
- Using the Internet to Publish Product Information
- It is simple, quick, and cost-effective to publish product information on the Internet. The Internet provides an unmatched level of accessibility and customer convenience, but for many companies, it may be best to consider Internet marketing material as a supplement to your regular print marketing material and not a replacement...
- Articles 2007-07-30
- Built To Be Bought: Internet Companies That Can't Manage
- Are Internet companies so inefficient and clueless about management that have to be acquired? Lost in the commentary about Bernstein’s “U.S. Internet â€" The End of the Beginning†report, which concluded that Amazon and Google would be the dominant Internet duopoly, are the reasons why today’s leading...
- Blog posts 2008-06-10
- The Internet Can Make Customers Stupid
- The Internet Can Make Customers StupidRE: The Internet Can Make Customers StupidInternet is the greater mechanism to initiate a prospect follow up sale call.RE: The Internet Can Make Customers StupidIt's not either or.... Wikipedia and Google are remarkable tools for providing certain info fast. For example, I saw a...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-30
- REVIEW: Novatel MiFi 2200 Makes Effective Mobile Internet Connection
- The Novatel MiFi 2200 is a small device that provides 3G Internet access and Wi-Fi connectivity for as many as five wireless users. eWEEK Labs' tests show that the device is an attractive option for providing mobile Internet access for temporary offices, traveling work teams, meetings and many other situations...
- News items 2009-10-15
- McCain Bill Would Ban FCC Internet Regulations
- It was good while it lasted. Just when it seemed like net neutrality stakeholders had reached a cautious consensus on Thursday's proposed Federal Communications Commission rules, our favorite maverick stepped in with an idea of his own. Sen. John McCain, an Arizona Republican, introduced a bill Thursday that would prohibit...
- News items 2009-10-23
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 Is Updated with New Default Options
- Microsoft is offering users the up-front option of making Internet Explorer 8 their default browser, or else staying with a rival browser, as part of a Patch Tuesday update. The new version of IE 8 comes as Microsoft finds itself losing browser market-share to Firefox and other rivals, and negotiating...
- News items 2009-08-11
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Support Continues, Despite Calls for Phase-Out
- Microsoft will continue to support Internet Explorer 6 through April 2014, despite calls from certain portions of the online community to phase out the eight-year-old browser. Although a significant percentage of people continue to use IE 6, that number has been dropping more of the online community either adopts Internet...
- News items 2009-08-12
- Malaysia to Scrap Internet Filter Plan
- KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Malaysia's government on Thursday said it would seek other ways of curbing "the spread of lies and seditious materials" online after earlier plans for an Internet filter were apparently scrapped. A source had earlier told Reuters the government was cancelling a tender for Internet...
- News items 2009-08-13
- Internet Governance Forum kicks off in Egypt
- The fourth meeting of the UN-backed Internet Governance Forum IGF kicked off in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, with discussions covering access, diversity, openness, security, and critical Internet resources. UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs Sha Zukang, opened the four-day IGF meeting outlining the importance and necessity of wide internet...
- News items 2009-11-15
- Internet Alternatives: A Good Beginning
- The big Internet news recently was almost ignored in all the hullabaloo about Viacom suing GooTube. A coalition of Microsoft, Google, Dell, Hewlett Packard, Intel and Phillips have been urging the FCC to allow frequencies in the 700MHz spectrum which will become available in 2009 to be used for highspeed...
- Blog posts 2007-03-26
- Protecting Your Business from Internet Threats
- Internet security is a critical issue for any business. A breach in Internet security that damages your business computer system can result in reduced productivity and lost consumer confidence. Internet security depends as much on human expertise and experience as it does on security software, so be sure to involve...
- Articles 2007-10-25
- Internet Banking: Developments and Prospects
- This report addresses significant gaps in knowledge about the Internet banking landscape. Among institutions offering Internet banking, large banks are more likely than small ones to offer a broad range of services on the Internet. Internet banking tended to rely less on interest-yielding activities and deposits than non-Internet banks do,...
- White papers 2002-04-01
- Is the Internet in Lockdown Phase?
- Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet and Society has generated a rushing river of ideas and discussions at the intersection of technology and society since its formation 10 years ago. The work has been so fundamental that Harvard announced this week that the Center, which is based in the law...
- Blog posts 2008-05-16
Neighboring Terms
- International Monetary Fund
- International Organization Of Securities Commissions
- International Securities Market Association
- International Union Of Credit And Investment Insurers
- Internesia
- Internet
- Internet Access Provider
- Internet Commerce
- Internet Marketing
- Internet Merchant
- Internet Message Access Protocol
