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FEATURE 1
Untold Stories Behind the Breakthrough of the World Wide Web
• Revealed by Developers Who Made Internet History
The unknown path that the World Wide Web took on the way to its domination
of the Internet
- The World Wide Web, which made its debut in 1989, is synonymous with
“Internet application.” It took only five years for the WWW
to establish its current form. Nikkei Network examines its highly
concentrated history based on testimonies of developers who contributed
to the establishment of the World Wide Web.
Prologue - Run-up: An ideal form of the system was conceived
before World War II, along with the mouse
First Half - Takeoff: Things took off when hypertext was combined
with the Internet
Second Half - Nose-up: There was a sudden increase in use thanks
to the boost in technology achieved by accelerating the speed and improving
the appearance
Epilogue - Soaring: What has been achieved is just the first
step to “the ideal system,” and the WWW will evolve based
on its three core technologies: URI, HTTP, and HTML
Boxed Article: HyperCard is a precursor of hypertext
FEATURE 2
Seven Network Technologies to Watch in 2004
- Various network technologies received a lot of attention in 2003.
This article focuses on seven key technologies that readers should keep
in mind in 2004. A review of them is certainly useful.
• IPsec: IPsec connects two locations using the Internet
as a dedicated network and creating a secure tunnel in the Internet
• Attack Computer Virus: A huge risk is posed by steady streams
of Blaster type viruses that attack all personal computers directly
• IP Phone: IP phones have become a core technology that
supports telephone service, and 2004 will see a leap forward in the
use of IP phones in the office as well as at home
• WPA: WPA improves the security of wireless LAN, and it
will be adopted as a standard in 2004
• QoS: QoS is a technology that identifies the content of
transmitted packets and processes them differently according to their
content. More and more low-priced routers are equipped with QoS technology.
• Faster-Than-20 Mbps & Faster-Than-40 Mbps ADSLs: The
bandwidth and the speed of 12 Mbps ADSL is doubled or quadrupled, but
the effect can only be enjoyed by users who are located within a distance
of about 2 km from a telephone exchange station
• 30 Mbps CATV Internet Service: The high speed of CATV
Internet service is attributable to not only a faster modem but also
to an innovative infrastructure design and its implementation
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