Category: 1988

1988

Morris worm

Post author By Alfredo contreras
Post date January 27, 2021

Internet Event

Morris worm

1988

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23 year old Robert T. Morris, the son of a computer security expert for the National Security Agency, sends a nondestructive worm through the Internet causing major problems for days for about 6,000 of the 60,000 hosts linked to the network. This is the first worm to have a major effect on real-world computer systems, and publicizes the importance of network security.

Tags Internet Event, small

1988

Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (IGRP)

Post author By Lisbeth Macias
Post date January 21, 2021

innovation

Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (IGRP)

1988

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Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (IGRP) is a multi-parameter technique for automatic packet routing and flow optimization. IGRP eliminates the need for the static, or manual, routing tables used by other network equipment of its time to determine routing pathways.

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Tags innovation, Medium, Software

1988

John Morgridge becomes CEO

Post author By Lisbeth Macias
Post date January 20, 2021

Leadership

John Morgridge becomes CEO

1988

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John Morgridge joins Cisco as President and CEO. Morgridge grew the company from $5 million to more than $1 billion in sales and from 34 to more than 2,250 employees. In 1990 he took Cisco public, in 1995 was appointed chairman, and in 2006 became chairman emeritus.

Tags large, Leadership

1988

First price list

culture

First price list

1988

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Early marketing for cisco products focus on sales to early consumers, touting the first separation of software from hardware purchases. Updating software requires physically changing out boards, leading to close contact between cisco and our customers.