The Computer Systems Policy Project
Reflection – written February 7, 2002 The Computer Systems Policy Project (CSPP) has released its new paper, Building the Foundation of the Networked World: A Vision for 21st Century Wired and Wireless Broadband. Lou Gerstner, along with other CSPP CEOs, participated in meetings in late January 2002 to present the paper to Congressional leaders and […]
Cable Or DSL – Who Is The Winner?
The single question that I get asked the most in my travels is which is better, DSL or cable? The related question often asked is which will win? The short answer is — the consumer. However, the questions are part of the bigger issue of speed. The Next Generation of the Internet has many new […]
Bandwidth Galore (Update)
In a story entitled “Fujitsu Tests Optical WDM Communication Spanning 7,400km at 2.4Tbps”, published by Nikkei Business Publications, Inc., we see some impressive but not unexpected news. In Net Attitude, I talked quite a bit in the chapter called Fast about how we would have “Bandwidth Galore”. I also wrote a 1998 reflection by that […]
Technology and the Push for Simplification
Technology and the Push for Simplification Jan. 30, 2001 “Computers are not quite there yet. And so I think one of the biggest challenges we face is to take a lot of this great technology and put it to work to make the technology itself easier“ – Dr. Irving Wladawsy Berger (VP IBM’S Technology and […]
My first JavaBean application
I have to admit…. I was skeptical but I went ahead and downloaded the BeanMachine. I have to admit… I was really impressed. It couldn’t have been easier. The BeanMachine is really a neat tool for creating Java applets. BeanMachine lets you enrich your web site with multimedia, special effects, smart forms and live data. […]