FutureNet: The Past, Present, and Future of the Internet as Told by Its Creators and Visionaries - Hardcover

Richards, Sally

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471433241 ISBN 13: 9780471433248

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2002

Synopsis

An eye–opening look at the next generation of the Internet As the Internet becomes more mature, its ability to create and support new types of business models with the potential for sustained growth and profitability have captured the interest of a broad group of managers, investors, and entrepreneurs. In FutureNet, author Sally Richards introduces readers to the visionaries and companies shaping the networked world. The experiences and voices of Internet founders Vint Cerf and Len Kleinrock will take readers on a fascinating journey, revealing the power and scope of the next generation of the Internet. Powerhouse firms such as AT&T, Cisco, and MCI provide examples of how influential organizations are facilitating the next generation of the Internet, and creating solid business models that take advantage of this maturing technology. FutureNet will provide readers with an inside account of what lies ahead.

About this title

About the Author

SALLY RICHARDS is a veteran technology and business journalist of eighteen years and an author of books addressing the future of technology, including Inside Business Incubators and Corporate Ventures, Dot–com Success! Surviving the Fallout and Consolidation, and Silicon Valley: Sand Dreams and Silicon Orchards. She is the cofounder of Wild Women of Wonder, a group of more than 200 Silicon Valley movers and shakers who meet weekly to discuss issues of the heart and mind, and LiLoTe (Life, Love, Technology), a group of technologists addressing the mounting challenges between technologists, technology, and government intervention. You can find out more at www.SallyRichards.com.

From the Back Cover

Find out where the Internet has been and where it is going FutureNet: The Past, Present, and Future of the Internet as Told by Its Creators and Visionaries delivers an eye–opening account of how the Internet has evolved from a fictional concept to a communications system for national defense to an important business tool and limitless space that continues to grow at an incredible rate. Silicon Valley insider Sally Richards introduces you to the visionaries who have shaped the networked world . . . ∗ J. C. R. Licklider ∗ Douglas Engelbart ∗ Dave Farber ∗ Len Kleinrock ∗ Vint Cerf ∗ And many others . . . and clearly addresses the new trends, concepts, and business issues arising from the evolution of the Internet. FutureNet delves deep into an ever–changing technological world in which scientists, technologists, and entrepreneurs seek to push the envelope of innovation as uninformed lawmakers try to control the Internet through legislation. From ARPANET, TCP/IPs, and the advent of the World Wide Web to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), encryption, and copyright issues, you′ll see how the Internet was developed, how it got here, and where it might be going.

From the Inside Flap

In 1945 The Atlantic Monthly published an article titled "As We May Think" by Vannevar Bush that planted the seeds for the potential uses of technology. Bush described a future device he called "memex" that enabled users to store and access all of their books, records, and communications with exceeding speed. Bush′s work inspired generations of individuals to seek a boundless future where communication and knowledge flow endlessly over computer networks. Since that time, individuals, companies, and countries have put forth an effort to build the Internet and make it a viable tool of communication, commerce, and, more recently, an instrument to spread peace. Author Sally Richards takes a controversial look at what events birthed the Internet, what and who carried through the task of building the infrastructure, and its biggest technological, ethical, and moral challenges going into the future. Silicon Valley insider Sally Richards introduces you to the visionaries who created and shaped the Net. Technologists and visionaries such as Fred Baker, Stewart Brand, Vint Cerf, Alan Cooper, Bruce Damer, Douglas Engelbart, Judy Estrin, Dave Farber, Jerome Glenn, Brewster Kahle, Leonard Kleinrock, Stuart Lynn, Craig Newmark, Charles Ostman, John Perry Barlow, Kim Polese, Lawrence Roberts, Bob Taylor, Dave Winer, Bob Young, Phil Zimmermann, and many others speak frankly about the past, present, and future of the Internet. FutureNet takes readers through a journey from ARPANET to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), encryption and copyright issues, and patents. And what can we expect of a system that in fact did survive a terrorist attack with hardly a glitch when two major nodes were brought down? FutureNet delves deeply into the ever–changing, volatile world of today′s technology and all of its challenges. Scientists, technologists, and entrepreneurs seek to push the envelope a little further every day, as uninformed lawmakers and government agencies try to control the Internet through legislation. What will become of the Internet and how will you be affected? Through revealing profiles, candid discussions, and tireless research, Sally Richards weaves a history of the Internet′s creation and evolution as it′s never been done before. You′ll learn how and why the Internet has become such an integral part of our lives, how much further we can expect it to become integrated into our world, and why companies such as E Ink, AT&T Labs, and Bluetooth have the potential to shape the networked world.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471433241
• ISBN 13: 9780471433248
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 304