Internet

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History of innovation November 17, 2021 Communication, Computing, Health, Internet, Software, Speech/ audio, The 1970s

Deafnet

SRI International November 17, 2021

National telecommunications system raises awareness within the deaf community of email’s potential.

History of innovation November 17, 2021 Business, Communication, Computing, Education, Firsts, Internet, Seminal Innovations, Software, The 1970s

Internetworking

SRI International November 17, 2021

Today’s internet was born in a 1970’s van.

History of innovation November 17, 2021 Business, Communication, Computing, Firsts, Internet, The 1970s

Domain names and the Network Information Center

SRI International November 17, 2021

From a simple network information hub to the first ever “dot com.”

History of innovation November 17, 2021 Business, Communication, Computing, Firsts, Internet, Seminal Innovations, Software, The 1960s

ARPANET

SRI International November 17, 2021

We helped invent ARPANET. You may know it as The Internet.

History of innovation November 16, 2021 Computing, Cyber Security, Internet, Products, Safety, Security and Defense, Seminal Innovations, Software, The 1990s

Network intrusion detection

SRI International November 16, 2021

Fewer cyber attacks for a safer internet.

History of innovation November 16, 2021 Communication, Computing, Cyber Security, Firsts, Internet, Security and Defense, Software, The 1990s

Virtual private networks

SRI International November 16, 2021

VPNs let people connect to work from home. Sorry it’s been so successful.