History of Web Hosting Industry

The credit of web hosting goes to Tim Berners Lee when he wrote the first program in the year 1990. Soon after, the same program was further developed and many companies participated in taking it to the present stage, where we have seen unprecedented growth of web hosting market.
It sounds unbelievable, but is true that nearly thirty five thousand businesses host more than hundred sites at the same server, and the list is always increasing. The first program for the World Wide Web was that of a hypertext editor that was executed in the NeXT machine. The first ever browser – “line mode browser" was used by a student – Nicola Pellow.

The specifications of the HTML (Hypertext Markup Language), HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol, and UDI (Unified Display Interface) were published on the server. It was done to facilitate a discussion on these three by the experts who do research on these.

To access the web, clients that can work on the machines other than NeXT were needed and hence the browsers like Viola, Cello, Erwise, and Mosaic came into existence. The inception of World Wide Consortium in 1994 prompted the companies to involve themselves in creating the common protocols for the Web. As a result new standards began to evolve. Before web made its mark, TCP/IP were used for networking purpose only, without realizing its real potential in coming years.

Discussions were held on the features of the tools required for the web. Basic networking products were developed that provided connectivity and fundamental services for internet. Slowly, web began to expand and the developments in the technology fueled its growth. At present, there are hundreds of products that are available for the internet.

When giants like Microsoft, IBM, and the Sun Microsystems stepped into internet scenario, the market got decent options as many new products and technologies were launched to be used for web.

The internet has changed the life of a common man. From personal computers to client server to peer-to-peer network, internet itself has changed. File sharing, remote login, email, and voice conferencing – everything is possible through internet. It has not completed its transformation as it is still in the process. It's hard to realize what is in store next!