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2001

NetHope launches

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NetHope launches

2001

NetHope uses technology to speed emergency response, build capacity, and reduce communications costs for member humanitarian organizations to reimagine how technology can improve our world. Cisco supports NetHope with resources and by loaning executives for the first two executive directors, before it spun out from Save the Children.

NetHope uses technology to speed emergency response, build capacity, and reduce communications costs for member humanitarian organizations to reimagine how technology can improve our world. Cisco supports NetHope with resources and by loaning executives for the first two executive directors, before it spun out from Save the Children.

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2014

3 Billion Internet Users

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3 Billion Internet Users

2014

40% of the human population, nearly 3 billion people, are using the Internet, two-thirds connecting from the developed world.

40% of the human population, nearly 3 billion people, are using the Internet, two-thirds connecting from the developed world.

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2014

7 Billion Mobile Cellular Subscriptions

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7 Billion Mobile Cellular Subscriptions

2014

Almost 7 billion mobile phones worldwide, with developing countries home to more than three quarters of all connections.

Almost 7 billion mobile phones worldwide, with developing countries home to more than three quarters of all connections.

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2017

WannaCry

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WannaCry

2017

WannaCry, a ransomware worm, spread rapidly across a number of computer networks in May of 2017, initiating a wave of increasing global security breaches.

WannaCry, a ransomware worm, spread rapidly across a number of computer networks in May of 2017, initiating a wave of increasing global security breaches.

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1999

Y2K

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Y2K

1999

The Year 2000 problem, known as Y2K, is a bug in calendar data storage where years are represented by the last two digits instead of the full four. Diligent work by many companies limited the impact, but the anticipation of the bug led to a cultural tone of uncertainty and careful preparation.

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The Year 2000 problem, known as Y2K, is a bug in calendar data storage where years are represented by the last two digits instead of the full four. Diligent work by many companies limited the impact, but the anticipation of the bug led to a cultural tone of uncertainty and careful preparation.

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2001

Dot Com boom and bust

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Dot Com boom and bust

2001

As the public embraced the Web and e-commerce, web-based business expectations boomed. Nearly every possible business transaction moved to the Web to fulfill anticipated user needs. Many believed this to be the new Gold Rush and bought in big. Demand did not rise to meet expectations and within one year, technology stocks lost about 60% of their value.

As the public embraced the Web and e-commerce, web-based business expectations boomed. Nearly every possible business transaction moved to the Web to fulfill anticipated user needs. Many believed this to be the new Gold Rush and bought in big. Demand did not rise to meet expectations and within one year, technology stocks lost about 60% of their value.

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1988

Morris worm

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Morris worm

1988

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.

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.

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1991

NSF lifts restrictions on commercial use of the Internet

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NSF lifts restrictions on commercial use of the Internet

1991

After the National Science Foundation (NSF) changes its policy, the Internet is for the first time a publicly accessible network with no commercial restrictions. Four years later the NSF will turn over the Internet’s backbone (main high speed lines and nodes) completely to private industry.

After the National Science Foundation (NSF) changes its policy, the Internet is for the first time a publicly accessible network with no commercial restrictions. Four years later the NSF will turn over the Internet’s backbone (main high speed lines and nodes) completely to private industry.

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1993

Mosaic popularizes the Web

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Mosaic popularizes the Web

1993

Mosaic, the first browser supported by a major institution, starts the Web on the road from research project to blockbuster success.Unlike other browsers it was reliable and could be installed by amateurs. Along with other browsers around this time Mosaic added graphics within Web pages instead of in separate windows.

Mosaic, the first browser supported by a major institution, starts the Web on the road from research project to blockbuster success.Unlike other browsers it was reliable and could be installed by amateurs. Along with other browsers around this time Mosaic added graphics within Web pages instead of in separate windows.

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1996

Web users reach 36 million

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Web users reach 36 million

1996

At the end of 1996, the 36 million Web users surpass the 30 million on France’s Minitel, until now the most popular online system. By decade’s end, the Web will hit 360 million. By 2010, two billion.

At the end of 1996, the 36 million Web users surpass the 30 million on France’s Minitel, until now the most popular online system. By decade’s end, the Web will hit 360 million. By 2010, two billion.