the precursor to the Internet, an experimental network that linked scientists engaged in military research. It was developed by the U.S. Defense Department in the late 1960s, and was originally intended to link together different computers spread out throughout the world.
Little did they know back in 1967, when the Internet began as Arpanet, that transmitting information electronically would not only be popular, but would become the norm. Little did they know back in 1967, when the Internet began as Arpanet, that transmitting information electronically...
In pursuit of computer security Even before last November's Arpanet virus attack attracted national attention, the Department of Defense DoD and the intelligence community had put the computer industry on notice that its computer security requireme In pursuit of computer security Even before last November's ...
MENLO PARK, Calif. -- This month, SRI International, an independent, nonprofit research institute well known for its pioneering technology innovations, marks its role in what many consider to be one of the most important developments of the computer age: the first transmission on a network.
Jan 06, 2003 (The West Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) The date of 1 January 2003 is believed by many to have marked the 20th anniversary of the Internet. Although on 2 September 1969, two computers linked together at the University of California sent...
Today, October 20 is the 30th anniversary of the first message sent over the Arpanet, the US government-funded network that eventually became one of the networks comprising the internet. As the internet is primarily a communications medium, we thought it best to mark that as the anniversary, rather than September...
The National Science Foundation NSF has given $514,000 to researchers at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University of Chicago to put together a nationwide, experimental information infrastructure to test technologies and services. A technology grid is a distributed infrastructure...
COLD WAR COMPUTERS PHARMA e-marketers have the Cold War to thank for their craft. Historical accounts show that in the 1960s, the US Department of Defense's Advanced Research Projects Agency ARPA decided to try to connect a handful of computers to share information as a way to communicate...
1950s: Cold war paranoia In the late 1950s when the average computer would have filled your living room, Pentagon planners dreamed of a computer system to manage military affairs that would be resilient enough to survive nuclear attack. Instead of centralized control, information would be accessible simultaneously from every...
The quote of the week award must go to Vice President Al "information superhighway" Gore's comments during a CNN interview last Tuesday. "During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the internet," said a modest Gore, while extolling his virtues...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 12 -- In a county awash in e-business activity and Internet veterans, Global Commerce Systems is the early bird staying a few beats ahead of the flock. The Boulder company traces its Internet roots back to the...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- PodZinger, the only audio and video search engine that enables full-text results (www.podzinger.com), today announced it has closed on $5 million in financing from parent company BBN Technologies. BBN is an advanced technology solutions firm known for its networking expertise, including the development of ARPANET, the forerunner...
QUIZA LO SEPAS, QUIZA NO, PERO LA INTERNET COMEZO COMO ARPANET DURANTE LA GUERRA FRIA EN 1969. FUE DESARROLLADA POR EL DEPARTAMENTO DE DEFENSA DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONJUNAMENTE CON UN NUMERO DE MILITARES Y UNIVERSITARIOS CONTRATADOS PARA EXPLORAR LA POSIBILIDAD DE UNA...
The End of Silicon ValleyRE: The End of Silicon ValleyRe: Your interesting take on Silicon Valley & Judy Estrin's viewsThere's another challenge in the Estrin view, though it may *indirectly* support her.When the finance infrastructure (venture, investment funds, etc.), which are essentially janitorial support services start running the show, the...
One of the main challenges to breakthrough ideas happens because these ideas sit outside the most efficient financing structures. That's the theme of a long response to my post Silicon Valley is Dead, about the new book "Closing the Innovation Gap," by Judy Estrin. In my post, I mentioned the...
