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- Putting the phone down gently
- For the uninitiated, a PTT is a Post, Telegraph and Telephone ministry, while POTS stands for Plain Old Telephone Service. A trip through acronym country investigates how telecoms suppliers and regulators are re-shaping Europe's communications landscape.
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- The way the Web works
- We all need to know about it, and where it's going to go next. The technical foundations of the World Wide Web are collected in this one volume, providing an introduction, an historical overview, and comprehensive coverage of both current features and new ideas in development.
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- A new voice in cyberspace
- Every year, researchers from around the world gather under the auspices of IFIP (the International Federation for Information Processing) to discuss a specific issue in information technology. And they come formidably prepared. As this book witnesses, sometimes the results of these preparations exceed expectations.
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- Stuck in the MUD?
- Universities, like the rest of the public sector, are facing financial stringency, and have to compete hard for students and research funding. While many of the best research projects already involve international collaboration, the arrival of computer-based distance learning promises to internationalise competition for students as well. IT is globalising teaching and research, and streamlining administration and support.
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- Closely observed computers
- The world is truly going digital: computers, the Internet, cable services and telephones are converging towards a seamless electronic environment. But Europe seems to be behind the USA in developing and profiting from the new technology. Where are we heading, how fast are we getting there, and can political intervention help?
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- Does bureaucracy have a future?
- Government is perched precariously on the edge of an information revolution, ready to step off into the unknown. But it should take a close look before it leaps, according to this collection of theories about public administration in an information age.
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