The maximum value a piece of software can deliver is limited by the number of downstream consumers of that software who have the ability to leverage it. Deploying your software on a widely available network can increase the overall impact it has on your organization or community of consumers. This last section takes a look at the kinds of applications opened up by this transition.
A whole new computing world
Long – distance communication
Thanks to communication protocols such as File Transfer Protocol (FTP) and Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), it is possible to write to, or receive a letter from, someone on the entire other side of the globe within a few seconds of them having sent it. This feat of engineering...