Birthday spoiler Sep 5, 2009
Berners-Lee also developed a Universal Document Identifier which later became known as the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) and the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). So the actual Internet as we know it today is really only a teenager. (Asia Times Online)
12 Words You Can Never Say in the Office Aug 25, 2009
Popular in the mid-90s, the term referred to a private network running the Internet Protocol and other Internet standards such as the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). It was also used to describe an internal Web site that was hosted behind a firewall and was accessible only to employees. (BusinessWeek)
Protecting Your Privacy on the Internet Jul 5, 2009
IT and Internet Issues. SPECIFIC PRIVACY INFORMATION FOR. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
No wait, only watch with IIS May 16, 2009
IIS is an integrated platform that resides on a server and helps delivering audio and video using the standard hypertext transfer protocol. It also has features like intelligent progressive downloads, smooth streaming, edge caching and advanced logging all of which help cut bandwidth costs without compromising on user experience. (India Times)
'Critical' Excel Hole Fixed on Patch Tuesday Apr 17, 2009
Microsoft fixed one critical issue in how Windows processes Hypertext Transfer Protocol, or HTTP () -- the main protocol that browsers use to communicate with Web servers. It affects Windows 2000 SP4 (the latest version) up through Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008. (eSecurityPlanet)
Cyber-skirmish at the top of the world Apr 8, 2009
They involve exploiting https - the encrypted hypertext transfer protocol designed for secure financial transactions - to establish contact with computers outside China that can be used as proxies. Detailed online manuals provide instructions to Tibetan dissidents, Falungong adherents, and anybody else hoping to evade the prying eyes of the Chinese security forces and safely surf the web, communicate or blog internationally. (Asia Times Online)
Remembering the Day the World Wide Web Was Born Mar 13, 2009
The three main innovations are HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol); URLs (universal resource locators, which Tim originally referred to as URIs, for universal resource indicators); and HTML (hypertext markup language). HTTP allows you to click on a link and be brought to that document or Web page. (Scientific American)
