The New Wave in Information Technology

This textbook is the result of an extensive international research programme, involving 89 industrial organizations and academic institutions and 285 technologists in computers, communications and software. It provides an up-to-date resource on the evolving structure of an information superhighway.

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This textbook is the result of an extensive international research programme, involving 89 industrial organizations and academic institutions and 285 technologists in computers, communications and software. The research, conducted throughout three continents, resulted in new applications of networks and systems, representing breakthroughs in technology. The book therefore provides an up-to-date resource on the evolving structure of an information superhighway.