The network INTERNET, originally reserved for the military communications networks USA and a little later at the universities, was opened to the public in 1994 and, to this day (March 2002), it must rely more than six hundred million people in more than a hundred countries.
The official figures were 377 million in September 2000, and 513 million in August 2001, Mr. divided into 4 for Africa, 144 million for Asia-Pacific, 154 million for Europe, 4.25 M the Middle East, 181 million for USA and Canada, 15 million for Latin America. For 2004, is projected 720 million Internet users: North America: 200 million Latin America: 60 million, Africa: 10 million, Asia-Pacific: 230 M, Europe: Mr. 220 (France: 18.4 M) . For 2007, forecasts, always a little uncertain, about 840 million subscribers, of which 17.1% in high-speed (ADSL and the like). (more…)

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The Icann, the body responsible for domain names on the net, decided after his 32nd international meeting (which ran from June 23 to 27), to extend the possibilities of filing names domain. This liberalization of domain names aims to relieve the canvas billions of domain names ending with “. Com. The Icann wishes to create domain names much easier to remember. Thus, new extensions, which will come into force from 1 January 2009, may nominate a city like “. Nyc” for New York, or economic activities “. Bank.” (more…)

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