... protocol. Furthermore, the presented mechanisms are discussed regarding their usability, usefulness and manageability. Describes the way some of these mechanisms were applied to the Greek Research & Technology Network (GRNET). The operation of the DSTM is bi‐directional, which means...

... used to gauge project impacts in community networks and community technology centers. This study finds that community networks and community technology center assessments fall into five key areas: strong democracy; social capital; individual empowerment; sense of community; and economic development...

...Hsiang‐Fu Yu; Li‐Ming Tseng The World Wide Web (WWW) has become an extremely popular information service. Large HTTP packets result in network congestion. Proxy cache servers are widely deployed on the Internet to overcome this obstacle. However, the approach yields an undesirable phenomenon...

...George Tovstiga; Ernest J. Fantner Explores how the spread of connectivity and the introduction of new standards is driving the emergence of entirely new value constructs that deliver to multiple stakeholders. Examines the new economics of network growth and the associated “economics of increasing...

...Larry Scheuermann; Gary Taylor Netiquette is derived by merging the words network and etiquette. More specifically the term netiquette has been described as the conventions of politeness recognized on Usenet and in mailing lists. In the context of the new Internet global culture, attempts are being...

... governments, schools, and health care facilities onto the national computer network. HPCC technologies are needed to enable application development in these economic sectors, and at the same time,present pervasive opportunities for strengthening the competitiveness of United States industry. Trends...

..., teleliteracy, and technofear. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Community relations Information Internet Networks Communities of all sizes now have the ability to gain access to the Internet for minimal costs. Access to the Internet has created a kind of global “infomarketplace” by making business...