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The names of the inaugural Internet Hall of Fame inductees were announced today at the Internet Societys Global INET 2012 conference in Geneva, Switzerland. Internet pioneers and luminaries from around the world gathered at the conference to mark the Internet Societys 20th anniversary, and attend an Awards Gala to honor the following 2012 inductees:

Pioneers Circle

Recognizing individuals who were instrumental in the early design and development of the Internet: Paul Baran, Vint Cerf, Danny Cohen, Steve Crocker, Donald Davies, Elizabeth Feinler, Charles Herzfeld, Robert Kahn, Peter Kirstein, Leonard Kleinrock, John Klensin, Jon Postel, Louis Pouzin, and Lawrence Roberts.

Innovators

Recognizing individuals who made outstanding technological, commercial, or policy advances and helped to expand the Internets reach: Mitchell Baker, Tim Berners-Lee, Robert Cailliau, Van Jacobson, Lawrence Landweber, Paul Mockapetris, Craig Newmark, Raymond Tomlinson, Linus Torvalds, and Philip Zimmermann.

Global Connectors

Recognizing individuals from around the world who have made significant contributions to the global growth and use of the Internet: Randy Bush, Kilnam Chon, Al Gore, Nancy Hafkin, Geoff Huston, Brewster Kahle, Daniel Karrenberg, Toru Takahashi, and Tan Tin Wee.

Commenting on the 2012 Internet Hall of Fame inductees, Internet Society President and CEO Lynn St.Amour stated, This historic assembly of Internet visionaries, innovators, and leaders represents an extraordinary breadth of vision and work. While the inductees have extremely diverse backgrounds and represent many different countries, each individual has an incredible passion for their work. We all benefit from their outstanding contributions to a global Internet, making it one of the greatest catalysts of economic and societal development of all time.

Ral Echeberra, Chairman of the Internet Societys Board of Trustees, noted, "The Internet, which connects more than two billion people around the world today, is the result of many important contributions from creative and visionary individuals over the past several decades. The 2012 Internet Hall of Fame celebrates the advancements of 33 talented people who have made significant contributions to the design, development, and expansion of the Internet."

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Internet Hall of Fame Inductees Honored at Historic First Annual Awards Ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Ray Tomlinson, a principal engineer at Raytheon BBN Technologies who sent the first network email in 1971 and saved the "@" symbol from probable extinction, is being honored among the first inductees into the Internet Hall of Fame for his invention of email. It was Tomlinson who made the historic choice to separate the name of his message's recipient from the name of the host computer using the "@" symbol, now one of the most universally recognized digital icons on the planet. His induction into the Hall of Fame was announced April 23 at the Internet Society's Global INET 2012meeting in Geneva, Switzerland. Raytheon BBN Technologies is a wholly owned subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN - News).

"I am honored to be selected to the Internet Hall of Fame and have my name mentioned among such an elite and accomplished group," said Tomlinson. "The invention of email came out of a personal desire for a more convenient and functional way to communicate. Basically, I was looking for a method that did not require the person to be there when the message was sent and enabled the receiver to read and answer communications at their convenience. I still use email every day. In fact, it is my preferred form of communication."

In 1971, Tomlinson developed ARPANET's first application for network email by combining the SNDMSG and CPYNET programs, allowing messages to be sent to users on other computers. He chose the "@" sign to separate local from global emails in the mailing address. Person-to-person network email was born and "user@host" became the standard for email addresses -- and remains so to this day.

Tomlinson's email program revolutionized communications, fundamentally changing the way people and organizations interact and altering the cadence of every day life. Businesses, from global companies to tiny shops, transformed the way they communicated. People changed their ways of doing everything from shopping to banking to staying in touch with friends and family -- whether across town or on the other side of the world. Today, an estimated 1.9 billion people worldwide use email to communicate. They are sending 300 billion emails a day, eliminating traditional barriers of time and space.

This is the most recent of Tomlinson's many prestigious honors. In 2000, Tomlinson received the George R. Stibitz Computer Pioneer Award from the American Computer Museum. In 2001, he was honored with a Webby Award from the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences and was inducted into the Rensselaer Alumni Hall of Fame. In 2002, Discover Magazine awarded him its Innovation Award. In 2004, he earned the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Internet Award. In 2009, he was named the Prince of Asturias Award Laureate for Technical and Scientific Research. In 2011, he was honored with the Eduard Rhein Kulturpreis Cultural Award. Ray Tomlinson is ranked No. 4 on the list of the top 150 MIT-related "ideas, inventions and innovators," compiled by The Boston Globe.

About The Internet Society and Its Internet Hall of Fame

The Internet Society is the world's trusted independent source of Internet leadership. The organization promotes open dialogue on Internet policy, technology, and future development among users, companies, governments, and other organizations. Working with its members and Chapters around the world, the Internet Society enables the continued evolution and growth of the Internet for everyone.

The Internet Society established the Internet Hall of Fame this year to mark its 20th birthday and to acknowledge the Internet's profound impact. An Advisory Board of computer scientists, software engineers, Internet developers, historians, executives, venture capitalists, authors, researchers, futurists, academics, analysts, and journalists selected Internet Hall of Fame honorees from an open nomination process.

About Raytheon

Raytheon Company, with 2011 sales of $25 billion, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other government markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning 90 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and command, control, communications and intelligence systems, as well as a broad range of mission support services. With headquarters in Waltham, Mass., Raytheon employs 71,000 people worldwide. For more about Raytheon, visit us at http://www.raytheon.com and follow us on Twitter at @raytheon.

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By Howard Baldwin, PCWorld Apr 17, 2012 6:55 AM

The Pew Internet Projects recent survey on Digital Differences revealed that 20 percent of adults are Internet innocents people who dont go online and do not think the Web is relevant to them -- but hidden beneath those overall numbers are even more interesting tidbits.

I delved further into the Pew survey results and these five surprising results:

When those Internet innocents were asked why they didnt go online, 31 percent of respondents said they were just not interested. This was by far the biggest percentage -- the next largest group of respondents (12 percent) said they didnt have a computer. How can you just not be interested in something that is rewriting the rules of communication, politics, publishing, commerce the list goes on. Even my 92-year-old father gets e-mail.

And speaking of senior citizens, the fastest-growing segment on social networking sites are older adults. You might have noticed this after your Aunt Ruth friended you on Facebook, but the results show that this growth may be driven by several factors, some of which include the ability to reconnect with people from the past, find supporting communities to deal with a chronic disease, and connect with younger generations.

Smartphones are doing what computers cant. The survey notes that groups that have traditionally been on the other side of the digital divide in basic Internet access are using wireless connections to go online. For instance, among those who own one, the smartphone is main source of Internet access not only young adults (no surprise there), but also minorities, high school graduates, and those with lower-than-average household incomes.

Even more surprising, in almost every smartphone category, Hispanics are more likely than whites to use smartphone features with greater frequency, whether its text messaging, Internet access, sending video, downloading an app or playing a game. Blacks also surpassed whites in their usage in most of the 14 categories, except for three in which the difference wasnt statistically significant.

Heres the only depressing statistic. According to Pew, the 27 percent of adults living with disability in the U.S. today are significantly less likely than adults without a disability to go online (54 percent vs. 81 percent). Computers have been heralded as the portal for the disabled to more fully participate in society, but whether because of cost, ability or technologys limitations, that hasnt come true yet.

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The IAB Internet Advertising Revenue Report for the full-year 2011 reveals that revenues soared to a landmark high of $31 billion. That milestone represents a 22 percent increase over 2010s full-year number, which itself had been a record-breaker at $26 billion. The report, released today by the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and prepared by PwC U.S., also unveils that fourth quarter revenues for 2011 hit a best-ever at $9 billion, marking a 15 percent increase over the third quarter 2011, which came in at $7.8 billion, and a 20 percent growth year-over-year in comparison to 2010s $7.4 billion.

Other highlights of the report include:

This historic moment, with an especially impressive achievement in mobile, is indicative of an increased awareness from advertisers that they need to reach consumers where they are spending their time--in digital media, said Randall Rothenberg, President and CEO, IAB. Pushing past the $30 billion barrier, the interactive advertising industry confirms its central place in media. Across search, display, digital video, digital provides a wealth of opportunity for brands and consumers. With the proliferation of smartphones and tablets, it is likely that the tremendous growth in mobile will continue as these screens become even more crucial to the marketing mix.

The year 2011 saw mobile advertising become a meaningful category, said David Silverman, Partner, PwC U.S. By combining some of the best features of the internet, along with portability and location-based technology, mobile advertising is enabling marketers to deliver timely, targeted, relevant, and local advertisements in a manner that was not previously possible. It is for these reasons that we expect strong growth to continue with mobile advertising.

Digital advertisings stellar performance in 2011 attests to the high-value marketers put on the medium, said Sherrill Mane, Senior Vice President, Research, Analytics, and Measurement, IAB. In addition, with advancement in areas like mobile and digital video, it appears that there will be robust avenues for interactives growth in the future.

Here are the results from the full year in comparison with last years numbers:

Total display-related

IAB sponsors the IAB Internet Advertising Revenue Report, which is conducted independently by the New Media Group of PwC. The results are considered the most accurate measurement of interactive advertising revenues because the data is compiled directly from information supplied by companies selling advertisements on the internet.

The survey includes data concerning online advertising revenues from Web sites, commercial online services, free email providers, and all other companies selling online advertising. The full report is issued twice yearly for full and half-year data, and top-line quarterly estimates are issued for the first and third quarters. PwC does not audit the information and provides no opinion or other form of assurance with respect to the information.

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Internet Ad Revenues Hit $31 Billion in 2011, Historic High Up 22% Over 2010 Record-Breaking Numbers

NEW YORK, April 18 (UPI) -- Internet advertising revenue soared in 2011, hitting $31 billion, a trade group based in New York reported Wednesday.

The Internet Advertising Bureau said revenues for ads rose 22 percent over 2010, putting revenues at a record high two years running.

The report on the industry was prepared by accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.

The report also says the fourth quarter of 2011 produced $9 billion in advertising revenues on the Internet, a record for a three-month span.

For the quarter, revenues jumped 15 percent over the third quarter's take.

The fastest growth segment in the digital landscape was mobile advertising, which rose by 149 percent to $1.6 billion in 2011 from revenues of $600 million in 2010.

The report said display-related advertising brought in $11.1 billion in revenues, 35 percent of the total.

Retailers maintained their spot at the top of the list of industries using the Internet to spread the word about their wares.

Retailers spent $7.1 billion on Internet ads in 2011, 22 percent of the total, up from 21 percent and $5.5 billion in 2010.

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