The Information Superhighway and Private Households: Case Studies of Business Impacts

The book deals with infrastructures, applications, current projects and business impacts of information technology for the private home. After a first introductory section the second part discusses software, hardware and network issues. The third part explains the broad range of applications. The fourth part brings together infrastructures and applications by a description of current projects in Asia, North America and Europe. Finally, the main business and social implications are explored. Authors from science and well-known international companies like IBM, Microsoft, Sony, Philips, Silicon Graphics, Oracle or Andersen Consulting introduce the new field of information technology in private households.