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Intel Predicts Death Of WWW

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the any-time-now dept.

LostCluster writes "Forbes is running a report saying that Intel's CTO claims that the WWW is 'running up on some architectural limitations' that will eventually cause its downfall. He's pushing a project called PlanetLab that has Princeton, Cambridge, Hewlett-Packard and AT&T on board, but Cisco is notably absent from that team."

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  1. Well... by spieters · · Score: 5, Informative

    Don't bother to RTFA this time, the article's about as low on info as the summary.

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    1. Re:Well... by Ranx · · Score: 5, Informative

      Intel's press release about the same speech has a little bit more information, although nothing technical.

      http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/20 040909corp.htm

      Also interesting: a link to the open platform website:

      http://www.planet-lab.org/

      Interesting quotes:

      "Applications run on PlanetLab are decentralized, with pieces running on many machines spread across the global Internet. They can also self-organize to form their own networks, and include some form of application processing inside the network (instead of at the edges), adding new intelligence and capabilities to the Internet."

      "It would provide a platform on which Web services can run and a way to connect grid computing sites and utility data centers. It sits above the new physical infrastructure supplied by Internet 2 and above the networking layer where IPv6 functions, adding a new stratum of higher-level functionality to the Internet."

      Why it has to replace the current TCP/IP-infrastructure is still unclear (apart from selling more hardware).

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    2. Re:Well... by Skjellifetti · · Score: 4, Informative

      Forbes once wrote an article about 64 bit computing where they defined a 64 bit machine as one that could address 64! bytes of memory. There writers and editors really don't have much of a clue about technology.

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  2. Swamped in dupes by BenjyD · · Score: 4, Informative

    Dupes

  3. "InterWeb" by Scoria · · Score: 4, Informative

    Article summary: FUD.

    However, it is somewhat humorous that the writer often substitutes "World Wide Web" for "Internet." Considering that the number of estimated Internet users increased from 38,000,000 at the end of 1994 to 604,000,000 in 2004, I am somewhat incredulous to the belief that our current architecture is incapable of accommodating expansion. It may not be inexpensive, but it is possible.

    Aside from that, the article contains no other information. A substantial percentage of the article body is actually dedicated to FinancialWire and StreetSignals.

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  4. Re:Dupe by 808140 · · Score: 4, Informative

    No, I think it's meant to be to the tune of "Duke of Earl", which is much funnier, imho.

  5. Planetlab connection by FU_Fish · · Score: 4, Informative

    As a user of both the WWW and Planetlab I can say that they are totally unrelated. The WWW is a source for finding/exchanging existing data. Planetlab is a testbed for new networking/computing technologies. Planetlab produces data, the WWW distributes data.

  6. PlanetLab as an alternative for WWW? by InfiniteWisdom · · Score: 3, Informative

    If Intel's CTO really said that its time for him to be fired. Except that he didn't. What he really said is this

    Planetlab isn't an alternative to anything. Its not even a network really. Its a research testbed, for people who want to evaluate their protocols on more realistic network conditions than the LAN in their labs. Its a good tool to help design the next generation Internet, but Plantlab in itself isn't going to do anything.

    I know this because I happen to be one of the people who does network research on Planetlab, and one of those 429 happens to sit on a table across the room from me right now.