LEADER 04171cam a22004574a 4500001 17209582 005 20151111201147.0 008 120314s2012 nyu b 001 0 eng 003 hubpceuo 010 2012002593 020 9780465021970 (hardback) 020 0465021972 (hardback) 020 9780465029075 (ebook) 020 0465029078 (ebook) 035 (OCoLC)ocn744287804 040 DLC |beng |cDLC |dYDX |dBTCTA |dBDX |dCDX |dYDXCP |dGK8 |dBWX |dDLC 042 pcc 050 00 TA168 |b.P26 2012 082 00 620.001/1 |223 084 TEC000000BUS000000 |2bisacsh 100 1 Palfrey, John G. |q(John Gorham), |d1972- 242 |yEnglish 245 10 Interop : |bthe promise and perils of highly interconnected systems / |cJohn Palfrey and Urs Gasser. 246 30 Promise and perils of highly interconnected systems 260 New York : |bBasic Books, |cc2012. 300 vii, 296 p. ; |c25 cm. 504 Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-279) and index. 520 "In Interop, technology experts John Palfrey and Urs Gasser explore the immense importance of interoperability -- the standardization and integration of technology -- and show how this simple principle will hold the key to our success in the coming decades and beyond. The practice of standardization has been facilitating innovation and economic growth for centuries. The standardization of the railroad gauge revolutionized the flow of commodities, the standardization of money revolutionized debt markets and simplified trade, and the standardization of credit networks has allowed for the purchase of goods using money deposited in a bank half a world away. These advancements did not eradicate the different systems they affected; instead, each system has been transformed so that it can interoperate with systems all over the world, while still preserving local diversity. As Palfrey and Gasser show, interoperability is a critical aspect of any successful system-and now it is more important than ever. Today we are confronted with challenges that affect us on a global scale: the financial crisis, the quest for sustainable energy, and the need to reform health care systems and improve global disaster response systems. The successful flow of information across systems is crucial if we are to solve these problems, but we must also learn to manage the vast degree of interconnection inherent in each system involved. Interoperability offers a number of solutions to these global challenges, but Palfrey and Gasser also consider its potential negative effects, especially with respect to privacy, security, and co-dependence of states; indeed, interoperability has already sparked debates about document data formats, digital music, and how to create successful yet safe cloud computing. Interop demonstrates that, in order to get the most out of interoperability while minimizing its risks, we will need to fundamentally revisit our understanding of how it works, and how it can allow for improvements in each of its constituent parts.In Interop, Palfrey and Gasser argue that there needs to be a nuanced, stable theory of interoperability-one that still generates efficiencies, but which also ensures a sustainable mode of interconnection. Pointing the way forward for the new information economy, Interop provides valuable insights into how technological integration and innovation can flourish in the twenty-first century"--Provided by publisher. 650 0 Systems integration. 650 0 Standards, Engineering. 650 0 Technology |xSocial aspects. 650 0 Internetworking (Telecommunication) 700 1 Gasser, Urs. 906 7 |bcbc |corignew |d1 |eecip |f20 |gy-gencatlg 942 |2ddc |cBK 955 |bxh12 2012-03-14 |ixh12 2012-03-14 ONIX to Deweyxn05 2012-06-14 1 copy rec'd., to CIP ver. 952 |00 |10 |2ddc |40 |6620_001100000000000_PAL |70 |8REF |925158OSA |bOSA |d2014-01-15 |eOSA |l0 |o620.001/1 PAL |r2014-01-15 |w2014-01-15 |yBK |cReference 920 01 yoz3d7Xr 992 01 620_001100000000000_PAL |bTXZ_ZZYYZZZZZZZZZZZ_APE 966 |cIn the Research Room