You Know Where it's @, but Do You Know How it Got There? - Mobility TechZone

Date: 3/11/2016

Featured Articles » Smartphones Now Account for 60 Percent of Malware on Mobile Nets says Nokia Report » GoTenna Raises Cash, Nets Launch With REI » What's Unsafe at Any Speed? Texting » MobileIron Security Report Finds Mix of Lax Security and Sophisticated Attacks in BYOD Environments Sponsored by: IoT Evolution Expo - July 11 - 14, 2016, Las Vegas, Nevada Top Stories » Aruba Announces New Push to Digital Workforce Operations » Two Industry Leaders Partner to Drive Mobile Workforce » Google to Debut Hands Free Payment App » Wireless Options Now Part of the Raspberry Pi 3   From The Expert Corner March 11, 2016 You Know Where it's @, but Do You Know How it Got There? By Carl Ford Partner, Crossfire Media The @ sign, which before 1971 was best known for quoting prices “at a rate of $ each” being symbolized by @$, now is part of the daily lives with email and Twitter. But how did it become the symbol that separates your name from your domain? According to Wikipedia -- and for that matter Vint Cerf -- Ray Tomlinson, who recently passed, is to be credited with the use of the @ sign as a separator. This idea of the symbol representing ‘located at’ in the form user@host is also seen in other tools and protocols; for example, the Unix shell command ssh jdoe@example.net tries to establish an ssh connection to the computer with the hostname example.net using the username jdoe. Read More Featured Videos IoT Evolution Expo Battle of the Platforms: my Devices Featured Resources » Smart Mobile Apps Empower Business Executives on the Go » 5 Things Every Workplace Should Consider As They Cope With Enterprise Mobility » Secure Mobile Devices, Apps, and Content with Cloud-Based Management Solutions Featured Channels » Mobile Apps » Mobile Security » Mobile VoIP Resource Center Advertise With Us   General advertising Info: Click here      Become a MobilityTechzone columnist! Interested in reaching Mobility Techzone's Global Wireless and Mobile Communications Audience of 70,000 Unique Visitors? Please contact Matthew Gleeson to learn how at mgleeson@tmcnet.com or 1 (203) 852-6800 x145.

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