Things like security, that should fall outside the realm of competition, are things that are becoming the basis for competition … I prefer one security standard. Some combination of Netscape Communications Corp. and Microsoft could best pull that off.
Predictor: Gosh, Shikhar
Prediction, in context:In a 1995 article for Computer Reseller News, Monica Young reports on action taking place at the Forrester Research Inc. Forum in Boston, quoting Shikhar Gosh, co-founder and CEO of Open Market Inc. Young writes: ”One of the most important elements of conducting business over the Internet is security. Poor security, said Shikhar Gosh, co-founder and chief executive of Open Market Inc., is ‘like having a hole in a ship, but you don’t know where the hole exists.’ He said security must be standardized to lower failed security incidents. ‘I think there is a real problem there because things like security, that should fall outside the realm of competition, are things that are becoming the basis for competition.’ As that happens, companies start to develop their own standards, he said. ‘I prefer one security standard. Some combination of Netscape Communications Corp. and Microsoft could best pull that off.'”
Date of prediction: November 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Communication
Subtopic: Security/Encryption
Name of publication: Computer Reseller News
Title, headline, chapter name: Unlocking the Internet
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
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