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Sequels of any sort always walk a fine line between
completing a picture or pushing a frontier and tainting the
original while trying to wring every last dollar from a
particular idea. The "Rocky" series gives us perfect
examples of both. The first few movies all told compelling
stories of struggle and triumph over adversity, but the
public was eventually force fed a stream of "Rocky v. the
Martian President" type of fare that quickly approached the
absurd. While many sequels take this track to our wallets,
some genuinely seek to enhance the enjoyment of the
viewer (or reader). In the scientific community today, we
have one of these more righteous endeavors, namely the
Internet2 project.
That's who's playing, but what is their game? Well, Internet2 is designed to be a fertile breeding ground for the design and development of new network application and engineering technologies. Internet2 is also seen as the supporting network that will help people working on important IT problems to quickly gain access to the newest technologies. In the coming weeks, we'll take a deeper look at the origins of Internet2, who is involved, and what it will all mean to the average technology worker. In the meantime, you can visit the Internet2 web site at http://www.internet2.edu for more information. It's a pretty safe bet that this sequel will not be a waste of our time Go To Page: 1
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