FutureNet: The Past, Present, and Future of the Internet as Told by Its Creators and Visionaries

By Sally Richards

An eye-opening look at the next generation of the Internet As the Internet becomes more mature, its ability to create and support new types of business models with the potential for sustained growth and profitability have captured the interest of a broad group of managers, investors, and entrepreneurs. In FutureNet, author Sally Richards introduces readers to the visionaries and companies shaping the networked world. The experiences and voices of Internet founders Vint Cerf and Len Kleinrock will take readers on a fascinating journey, revealing the power and scope of the next generation of the Internet. Powerhouse firms such as AT&T, Cisco, and MCI provide examples of how influential organizations are facilitating the next generation of the Internet, and creating solid business models that take advantage of this maturing technology. FutureNet will provide readers with an inside account of what lies ahead.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471433241
• ISBN13: 9780471433248
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.1" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

Fascinating, Exciting and Scary

This book scared the hell out of me. Inside is a web of politics, technology and science (fiction?) of an intricate nature. Futurenet explores the past, drawing links to the present and possibly the future through her meetings with the fathers of the internet and many more great minds. Together, they give us a glimpse of possible futures enlightened by technology or endangered by legistration. Sally Richards weaves all this wonderful material into a fascinating story that will leave you with much thought to process.