Why use WWW?

* The Internet is HUGE. January 1995 Estimates are of more than 4.85 Million hosts with access, an estimated 40 Million users with at least Electronic Mail access and a rate of growth of over 100% per annum. (see Internet Domain Survey and Net Measure

* It's becoming ubiquitous, as the growth stats will tell you (see log plot, all methods, or all but ftp)

World-Wide Web growth. Statistics available by FTP from nic.merit.edu.

* It's an easy way to distribute lots of information including sounds and animations

More Information.


Electronic Commerce on the Internet - WWW (World Wide Web) - the "Glossy Brochure"
Rodney Campbell [Rodney.Campbell@Telstra.com.au]
(c) Copyright 1995 Telstra Corporation.

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