The proposed Public Key Authentication Framework addresses these two issues with a hierarchical structure of certification authorities who either issue certificates or certify issuing authorities. Widespread public interest in digital signatures and implied acceptance of the framework is yet to be demonstrated. Flexibility to adapt to rapid developments. Identifying Short Term objectives and performance indicators for the underlying business models. The timeshared systems of the seventies provided access to expensive resources for compute intensive applications.
Internet based systems have the potential to integrate business systems across enterprises.
This requires a technology model which can exploit short term and strategic opportunities by implementing systems, which can adapt to evolving business models.