Internet services

The Internet can be used in in different ways: for distributing and retrieving information, for one-to-one, one-to-many and many-to-many communication, and for the access services. Accordingly, there are different services on offer. The most important of these are listed below.

Telnet

FTP (File Transfer Protocol)

Electronic Messaging (E-Mail)

World Wide Web (WWW)

Bulletin Board Systems (BBS)

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)

Internet Relay Chat (IRC)

Multiple User Dimensions (MUDs)

Gopher

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Goldman Sachs

Broker-dealer and futures commission merchant specializing in investment, finance, research, mergers and acquisitions.

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NationsBank

Provider of banking and financial services to individuals, businesses, and corporations.

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Johnson & Johnson

Johnson and Johnson is a manufacturer of health care products serving the consumer, pharmaceutical and professional markets. For the nine months ended 10/3/99, revenues increased 17% to $20.24 billion. Net income increased 14% to $3.38 billion.

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BankAmerica Corporation

American holding company incorporated on Oct. 7, 1968, which owns Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association (incorporated Nov. 3, 1930) and several subsidiaries engaged in financial services, insurance, real estate, investment management, computer leasing, and other banking-related services. Bank of America NT & SA has some 1,400 branches in California and operates subsidiary banks and financial institutions in several other U.S. states and in Europe, Latin America, and the Far East. It is one of the world's largest banks in assets. Headquarters for both BankAmerica Corporation and Bank of America NT & SA are in San Francisco.

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