Vint Cerf and Larry Roberts Talk About Fixing the Internet Traffic Jam NEW YORK, July 29
NEW YORK, July 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TechWeb's Internet Evolution,
a Web 2.0 site dedicated to investigating the future of the Internet, has gone
back to the Internet's co-founders in search of answers about the looming
crisis in Web congestion.
The site today published blogs by two of the scientists who helped create
the Internet -- Vinton G. Cerf, co-author of TCP/IP, and Lawrence G. Roberts,
whose work on packet switching laid the groundwork for the modern Internet.
Internet Evolution asked both men to discuss the requirements for saving
the network they helped create. Web traffic has reached unprecedented levels,
and ISPs are throttling data flows in an effort to compensate for the
bandwidth consumed by video transmission. What will assure the Internet's
future, while preserving network neutrality and fair and open access for all
customers?
Cerf and Roberts answer separately from their perspectives as technology
insiders. "It's a back-to-the-future exercise," said Internet Evolution Editor
in Chief Terry Sweeney. "Who can better comment on what's needed to guarantee
the Internet's ongoing viability than the scientists who helped create the
network and its protocols? Internet Evolution is privileged and proud to offer
a moderated blogosphere where experts and visionaries like Drs. Cerf and
Roberts can share their opinions and challenge the conventional wisdom about
where the Internet is headed."
To read Roberts' blog click here:
http://www.internetevolution.com/author.asp?section_id=499&doc_id=160047&
To read Cerf's blog click here:
http://www.internetevolution.com/author.asp?section_id=691&doc_id=160049&
About Internet Evolution
Internet Evolution hosts more than 100 world-famous Internet experts --
such as Kevin Mitnick, once the most-wanted computer hacker in the world; Dr.
Lawrence Roberts, inventor of packet switching, and one of the world's
foremost authorities on telecom network architectures; Jack Uldrich, futurist,
scholar, and author; Craig Newmark, the founder of Craigslist.com; David
Weinberger, technologist and co-author of The Cluetrain Manifesto; Howard
Schmidt, former White House cybersecurity adviser; and Norman J. Ornstein,
political scientist and a resident scholar at the American Enterprise
Institute (AEI) -- all of whom are addressing today's critical socio-economic
issues within its ThinkerNet blogosphere. Internet Evolution also offers
broadcast-quality broadband video documentaries and interviews; investigative
reports; and user-generated content facilitated via the latest Web 2.0
technology.
About TechWeb (formerly CMP)
TechWeb, the global leader in business technology media, is an innovative
business focused on serving the needs of technology decision-makers and
marketers worldwide. TechWeb produces the most respected and consumed media
brands in the business technology market. Today, more than 10 million business
technology professionals actively engage with and rely on our global
face-to-face events, including Interop, Web 2.0, Black Hat, and VoiceCon;
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Enterprise, InformationWeek.com, bMighty.com, and The Financial Technology
Network; and the market-leading, award-winning InformationWeek, Wall Street &
Technology, TechNet, and MSDN magazines. TechWeb also provides end-to-end
services ranging from next-generation performance marketing, custom media,
research, and analyst services. TechWeb is a division of United Business Media
( http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com/ ), a global provider of news
distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization
of more than $2.5 billion.
Contact
Amy Averbook
TechWeb's Internet Evolution
(212) 925-0020 x112
averbook@lightreading.com
SOURCE Internet Evolution
