Data is going to be scattered across lots and lots of different repositories. And a lot of them are relational [databases] on network servers and mainframes. The data, still today, is … pretty hard to get at; it requires customized front-end applications.
Predictor: Andreessen, Marc
Prediction, in context:In a 1995 article for InfoWorld magazine, writer Nick Wingfield asks Marc Andreessen the question, “So you’re talking about going into mainstream database applications?” His answer: ”In a typical large heterogeneous enterprise network, data is going to be scattered across lots and lots of different repositories. And a lot of them are relational [databases] on network servers and mainframes. The data, still today, is … pretty hard to get at; it requires customized front-end applications.”
Biography:Marc Andreessen worked with Eric Bina at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois in 1992, to develop a browser that would be usable on any computer, easy to use and graphically rich. In 1993, their browser, Mosaic, completely changed the face of the Internet 脨 it allowed HTML “image” tags which make it so text and art can appear on the same page; it allowed easy text scrolling; and it introduced hyperlinks, allowing users to simply click on an area of the screen to go to another document on the Internet. In1994, Mosaic was developed and marketed; the product eventually was named Netscape. (Pioneer/Originator.)
Date of prediction: January 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Getting, Sharing Information
Subtopic: Libraries/Databases
Name of publication: InfoWorld
Title, headline, chapter name: Interview: Marc Andreessen Tackles Internet Issues
Quote Type: Direct quote
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