But, for now, Hunter said that the focus will be on crafting APIs that sit above lower-layer networking tasks housed in an NPE. IBM, Intel, Nortel and Sun are helping the NCI group define the new API.

This article is published by AllBusiness.com, a partner of TIME. What are "APIs?" An API (Application Programming Interface) is a set of protocol routines, and tools for building software.

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API keys, a fundamental aspect of API usage, are the gatekeepers controlling access to these interfaces. This article delves into the origins, significance, usage and security considerations ...