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The Internet, the World Wide Web, and Open Information Services: How to Build the Global Information Infrastructure
Pages 201-204

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From page 201...
... Vermeer is developing open, stan~rds-based, client-server visual tools for collaborative World Wide Web service development. These visual tools will enable end-users to use the Internet to inexpensively develop and operate powerful World Wide Web information services, which currently · ~ require comp ex progIammung.
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From page 202...
... The Internet architecture already provides excellent nonproprietary standards for basic connectivity, electronic mail, bulletin boards, and, perhaps most critically of all, the World Wide Web architecture for distributed information services. The Internet Engineering Task Force JETF)
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From page 203...
... In contrast, the World Wide Web offers the potential for millions of electronic publications, information services, authors, and publishers to evolve in a layered, open, interoperable industry with support from navigation and directory services. THE CURRENT SITUATION AND SOME PRINCIPLES FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT The Internet, the Web, and Mosaic have already laid an excellent foundation for the development of standardized, open, distributed information services.
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From page 204...
... Our vendor-independent, open APIs wall enable us to construct partnerships with other industry leaders in complementary areas such as text indexing, electronic payment systems, high-performance Web servers, and other functionalities to be developed in the future. Vermeer intends to rigorously support lETF and W3C standards and is a member of the World Wide Web Consortium.
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