The internet, first conceived in the mid-1960s by a couple of academics, was proposed merely as a means of communicating via simple textual and tabular data links. Around thirty years later, things needed to get a little more sophisticated. The existing infrastructure had its limitations, so it was down to the web designers to exploit the potential of the net and help stimulate its development - today the web is part of everyday life.

What next?
The latest web connection technology is collectively known as ‘broadband’. This is available either via your telephone line as an ADSL connection or via cable and satellite. With Broadband, download times are reduced considerably. Most images appear instantaneously as the page appears and the whole internet experience is smoother and more professional

Ultra fast data transfer
Based on the progress made during the last decade, the internet of the future will no longer be constrained by the present bandwidth limitations and the potential to create exciting new web-based applications is immense. After all, who could have predicted only ten years ago that one would be able to access estate agents’ property details, wherever they may be based, from the comfort of one’s own home 24/7, all for the price of a local telephone call?