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Internet Hall of Fame to Recognize Landmark Achievements of Internet Pioneers, Innovators, and Global Leaders
WASHINGTON & GENEVA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
The Internet Society today announced that in conjunction with its 20th
anniversary celebration, it is establishing an annual Internet Hall of
Fame program to honor leaders and luminaries who have made significant
contributions to the development and advancement of the global Internet.
Inaugural inductees will be announced at an Awards Gala during the
Internet Society’s Global INET 2012 conference in Geneva, Switzerland,
22-24 April 2012, www.internetsociety.org/globalinet.
“There are extraordinary people around the world who have helped to make
the Internet a global platform for innovation and communication,
spurring economic development and social progress,” noted… Continue reading
FatPipe Addresses the Need for Internet Redundancy and Business Continuity After Internet Service Fails Across Australia
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA–(Marketwire -02/23/12)- Millions of Australians lost Internet connectivity for nearly an hour on Thursday, when Telstra‘s Internet services failed due to router hardware failure. ISP Dodo stated, “…a minor hardware failure on one of the routers… has caused some big issues between ourselves and Telstra and had a flow on effect to others which it absolutely shouldn’t have,” said Dodo CEO, Larry Kestelman. Fixed-line and mobile Internet connections were affected, as well as 3 million BigPond mail, and Next G mobile services customers.
FatPipe Networks™, the inventor and multiple patents holder of Wide Area Network (WAN) redundancy,… Continue reading
15 Years On, President Clinton's 5 Principles for Internet Policy Remain the Perfect Paradigm
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What principles should guide Internet policy? Fifteen years ago, the Clinton Administration proposed a paradigm for how cyberspace should be governed that remains the most succinct articulation of a pro-liberty, market-oriented vision for cyberspace ever penned. It recommended that we rely on civil society, contractual negotiations, voluntary agreements, and ongoing marketplace experiments to solve information age problems. In essence, they were recommending a high-tech Hippocratic oath: First, do no harm (to the Internet).
Unfortunately, most governments across the globe—including ours here in the U.S.—are increasingly taking a very different approach. While many politicians promised originally to keep… Continue reading
Internet firms aren't broadcasters: court
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Internet service providers are not broadcasters, and don’t need to adhere to strict rules designed to boost Canadian content on domestic television and radio, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Thursday.
The decision is a victory for telecommunications and Internet companies, including Bell Canada, Telus, Rogers Communications, Cogeco Cable and Bell Aliant, and a loss for Canadian performers and producers.
The communications regulator, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), had asked the court to clarify whether companies that provide access to programming via Internet should be considered as broadcasters.
That would… Continue reading
How The Internet Has Changed Investing
The Net has been a single of the most revolutionary and disruptive technologies in history. It has had a profound impact on the way that customers listen to music, observe videos, acquire and market items, and communicate. It has also had a hugely helpful effect on investing, specially for retail traders.
Evolution of Communication
The broad availability of details is possibly the most significant benefit that the Internet has had on investing. Prior to the Internet, the retail investor‘s greatest bet was to head to the neighborhood library to go through fiscal literature, and research companies and securities… Continue reading
Firms warned of Olympics Internet gaps
Companies are being warned of attainable Net breakdowns, data caps and “unavoidable” mobile telephone troubles during the London 2012 Olympics, in official advice from the Video games organisers.
In a document on the Video games site entitled “Preparing your business for the Video games”, the document warns that Net connections could be lost due to surges in the numbers of men and women logging on at peak occasions.
“It is feasible that Web solutions may be slower during the Video games or, in extremely serious circumstances, there could be drop-outs due to an increased amount of men and women accessing… Continue reading
Virtual World Computing Launches Cocoon for Internet Explorer
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.–(Organization WIRE)–
Nowadays Virtual
Planet Computing launched the Cocoon World wide web privacy and safety
software program for the Net Explorer browser. Web Explorer users can
effortlessly get the free plug-in, which instantly provides consumers with
increased privacy protection, safety and convenience when surfing the
Web. Cocoon works by securely connecting over any network to Cocoon’s
servers, offering enterprise-grade virus protection and encrypting all
interactions stopping guy-in- the-middle attacks.
“Today’s digital way of life has us connected to the Web from a
assortment of devices and places,” explained Vernon Irvin, CEO of Virtual
Globe Computing. “Cocoon provides secure… Continue reading
