These have made management more effective (better information, more timely) and increased the ability of the firm to support expanded operations on expensive but high capacity platforms, spreading the expense over a larger base.

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Now the near-infinite capacity of these glass tendrils is spreading from long-distance networks to local nets and, one day, to corporate desktops and your living room.

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