 |
Further
Reading ...
|
|
How to re-record other video files Have you ever wanted to re-record movies, music videos or other stuff playing on the web? Well, the problem is that these players use video overlay. A video overlay is invisible to Windows capture programs because it is handled by a special video...
How To Build Your Own Web Site For Your Online Home Business Most everyone will agree, if you are going to do business online, you need your own web site. It can be a mini-site or a full blown multi-page site. These days, maybe you just need a blog as a web site. Find out what you need to know to build your...
Bad Attitude It never ceases to amaze me that some people trying to do business on the Internet exhibit a bad attitude. It can take many forms. I recently sent out an email request to someone, and the answer I received, was to say the least, brusque. Needless to...
A Tale of Might & Magical Teamwork: A Mac OS X Weather Application Review Once upon a time, a clever guy named, Matt came up with this simply brilliant idea for an app called Meteorologist, that allows you to choose several cities and display their current weather conditions on your menu bar or dock or both. He began...
|
|
|
"Internet2-A Future So Bright!"
|
 |
Written By:
A.T.Rendon
|
|
|
Some months ago, a scam artist was attempting to sell participation in the "New Internet". As it turned out, the offer to secure yourself an e-commerce spot in the next generation Internet was a scam.
But the Internet 2 is as real as it gets.
Launched in 1996, the Internet2 offers lightning-fast connections to two fiber-optic backbone networks that ensure data arrives at its destination without loss or delay and already connects at least one university in each of the 50 states in the US.
Abilene, the Internet2(R) backbone network, is in operation at speeds up to 2.4 gigabits per second, or 45,000 times faster than a typical modem.
It was developed in partnership with Qwest Communications, http://www.quest.net.nz/, Cisco Systems, http://www.cisco.com/, Nortel Networks, http://www.nortelnetworks.com/, and Indiana University, http://www.indiana.edu/.
It currently provides nationwide high-performance networking capabilities for over 180 Internet2 universities, which, in addition to high speed, provides advanced networking services such as multi-casting, IPv6, enables advanced applications such as High-Definition TV, tele-medicine and remote access to scientific instruments.
TV may soon stream into your home via your computer in a quality and level never before envisioned. And the average person may well be able to create their own TV shows right on their own home computer.
Speed was one of the major reasons for the inception of the "New Internet". Government and educational institutions were beginning to get bogged down within the old Internet network system. If the original vision was to be maintained, a new system would have to be implemented.
At the moment, only government, universities and corporate sponsors are allowed to participate. It is still in research and the network itself is still under development.
For more information on Abilene please - continued below ...
|
|
|
continued ...
see: http://www.internet2.edu/abilene/
One of the reasons individuals are not allowed into the club are the monetary restrictions. Although many an individual might be willing and able to plunk down the yearly fee of $10,000 to $25,000, the cost of accessing the network itself can run $1,000,000 or more.
What are the current participants getting for their money?
"This milestone in advanced networking opens possibilities for researchers, students and teachers at universities across the country to collaborate with each other and to access resources in ways not possible using the commercial Internet," said Steve Corbató, Internet2 director of backbone network infrastructure.
"Abilene provides a unique leading-edge network environment that enables people to experiment with and test new capabilities that can make their way into the global Internet."
Internet2(R) is developing and deploying advanced network applications and technologies for research and also for higher education, accelerating the creation of tomorrow's Internet.
Internet2 recreates the partnership of academia, industry and government that helped foster today's Internet in its infancy.
For more information about Internet2, see: http://www.internet2.edu/
Internet2 is expected to go, "Public", in about 3 to 5 years. That is when the average Internet surfer will have access.
However, no one is certain what that actually means.
If you were excited by the possibilities of the Internet, the future is far brighter for Internet2. So get out your best pair of shades and your thinking cap because the new frontier just got even newer.
About the Author
A.T.Rendon is an entrepreneur and published writer. Subscribe to FREE Business Classifieds Newsletter & receive FREE online access to our Password Protected "FREE Submit To Over 2.7 MILLION FREE Ad Sites!" mailto:subscribe_fbcn9@emailexchange.org Visit us at:http://emailexchange.org/?articles
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
| _Additional Resources ... |



|
What is Blu-Ray DVD Video technology has increased significantly over the past years, and is continuing to grow at an incredible rate. Digital Video Disc’s aka DVD’s are the most likely the last big jump in consumer video technology that everyone is familiar with. To...
Purchasing Ink Cartridges There is something hard and difficult about finding the right printer cartridges for your specific needs. The good news is that you do not have to worry about where you can purchase them. You don't have to hope that the office supply store down the...
Microsoft Great Plains Implementation for Midsize & Large Corporation: Lockbox Processing
Microsoft Great Plains is now targeting large and midsize businesses and being matured ERP has advanced, but still very simple in use modules and features: Lockbox Processing for Accounts Receivables, Customer/Vendor Consolidation, Multicurrency...
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|