The Ultimate Internet
Network World asked me to write an 850 word summary of my view about the future of the Internet. The story appears in the November 10 issue of the magazine and also online at NetworkWorldFusion. They named the story "The Ultimate Internet". I don’t know if "ultimate" is the right term, and 850 words isn’t […]
Return To Singapore
According to the Magellan SporTrakColor handheld GPS, Singapore is a bit south and east from Kuala Lumpur. The latitude is 1 degree 17.582 minutes North and the longitude is 103 degrees 51.202 minutes East. That makes it 9,485 miles from home. Singapore is a tiny island compared to the size of Malaysia but the strategic […]
Land Of Palm Trees
I was very fortunate to be in Malaysia this week. It was a long trip — 28 hours to get from my house to the J.W. Marriott in downtown Kuala Lumpur — but one which enabled me to make many new acquaintances and to learn much more about Asia. According to the Magellan SporTrakColor handheld […]
e-government
It is not surprising that most governments of the world have web sites — in fact, many call themselves "e-governments". In early November, the United Nations issued a report entitled “E-Government at the Crossroads” which showed that 173 of the U.N.’s 191 members had Web sites. That is the good news. The bad news is […]
Long Distance – Part 7
The future of "long distance" is getting more clear each day. Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal carried two stories, that appeared as unrelated, but which I believe are actually part of the same overall picture. One was about number portability and the other about WiFi roaming. Number portability means that you can take your phone number […]