Human Reproduction, Vol. 14, No. 3, 586-589,
March 1999
© 1999 European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
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The Internet, intranets and reproductive medicine
Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St. Michael's Hospital, Southwell Street, Bristol BS2 8EG, UK
The Internet (net) is an ever-expanding, worldwide, computer network connecting millions of computers providing many services, the most notable of which is the world wide web (web, www or W3). The web provides an exciting way to navigate (surf) between documents, incorporating multimedia, held on computers throughout the world. Although open access to information provided by the Internet is one of its greatest strengths, often security of access to information is essential, thus many organizations employ internet technology in closed networks termed intranets. Intranets may be completely separated from the Internet or connected to the Internet through security systems called firewalls. Already this technology is being applied in reproductive medicine and the use is likely to increase substantially in the future.
The Internet
In the late 1960s the US Department of Defense funded the Advanced Research Projects Agency to design a network, which allowed computers on different types of networks to communicate
World wide web
Finding information on the world wide web
Using the Internet to communicate
Education on the Internet
Research
Intranets
Conclusions
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