In the world of the internet, operators are looking at ways of marrying up the algorithms that find the shortest path through a network and those that control the speed with which information flows.

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Equipped with ample political connections and control of the airwaves through his group's powerful TV Globo network, Marinho, now 95, gained a reputation in the 1980s as a kingmaker for selecting one Brazilian presidential candidate and influencing more than one election.

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By enabling a security architecture centered on data control, IT solves longstanding security problems through empowering the environment to protect sensitive data regardless of access method, device, network, ownership or location.

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