Dowling said Pure Networks is sharing its APIs with partners like AOL and D-Link so they can write both agents and applications that leverage the Network Magic platform to the enhance the value of their hardware and software offerings.

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Microsoft, Lenovo, Google, and all the other hardware and software brands that rely on the PC platform are in a world of confusion and uncertainty.

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"The Pentium 4 processor will be the fastest desktop platform in the world, " Yu promised an audience of software and hardware developers assembled here.

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The BUG platform is a collection of discrete hardware modules, Verizon Wireless network-ready 3G modems, and associated software that can be easily combined and re-combined to create new, custom wireless devices.

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