Web Servers
The client/server protocol used by Web servers was first developed in Switzerland by Tim Berners-Lee at CERN in 1991. This began the end of the mainframe computer dynasty where terminals were “dumb,” that is, they did not really do anything except manipulate the mainframe computer from a remote location. Click for more...

Databases
If there were only one word that the Internet has added to our business vocabulary it would be interactivity. The Web is one vast, interconnected network tying millions of personal computers and servers together in (usually) seamless integration. Click for more...

Personalization
Personalization is the term used for displaying information on a Web page that is customized for a unique individual. Personalization is the technology used in all of those MyThis and MyThat Web sites that let you create your own personal home page with your stocks, your city’s weather, your favorite sports teams, and other personal information that is continually updated all the time. Click for more...

HTML and Web Page Development
There are dozens of commercially available programs that will allow you to develop your Web site just as you would layout and advertisement on a page. These are called WYSIWYG programs. WYSIWYG stands for What You See Is What You Get, which is an apt description of what these programs do. Click for more...

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