On Fri, 10 Aug 2001 09:29, Geoff Soutter wrote:
> > Another key
> > difference is the emphasis on ubiquity.
>
> Yes, seems to me this one of the main difference (apart from the
> "marketing" aspects). This comes from using a public, "free" network rather
> than private, fee based network to transmit the data.
I wonder how long that will last. I don't have any experience in this area
but I would find it insane for any decent sized organization to rely on the
internet for any time sensitive data. Imagine what happens when network goes
down or slows up. Time sensitive data may not be delivered on time and thus
may incur fines or may have to wait till next delivery period. And I would
hazard to guess that this could be costly for the organiztion.
Cheers,
Pete
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