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1995: Ten years of NetworkWorld.com

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Oct 31, 20051 min

 

1995 was the year the Web really began to bust out: Amazon.com and eBay launched – as did Microsoft Internet Explorer 1.0. On the horizon: Gigabit Ethernet.

 

Win95 wins ’em over

Win 95 releases the oft-delayed successor to Windows 3.1 which includes Internet Explorer 1.0

Ethernnet in overdrive

Vendors start talking about Gigabit Ethernet

IBM buys Lotus

Remember when Lotus was larger than Microsoft?

More: Amazon.com launched Cisco acquires Grand Junction, the inventor and leading supplier of Ethernet switching products AT&T carves itself up, forming AT&T, Lucent and NCR eBay launched

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Jump to: 1995   1996   1997   1998   1999   2000   2001   2002   2003   2004   2005

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Year that start ups were launched that went on to be household names

  • Brocade Communications
  • VeriSign
  • Keynote Systems
  • WebEx Communications
  • BEA Systems
  • Amazon.com (was actually founded in 1994, but site went live in 95)
  • eBay
  • Yahoo
  • Craigslist
 

Riding the wave

NetworkWorld.com has grown with industry over ten years as …