Instead, businesses will likely choose dedicated DSL lines for direct Internet access and to connect remote workers to corporate intranets by employing virtual private networking technology.

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Nortel claims its Shasta 5000 BSN for aggregated DSL or cable offers services such as network-based firewalls, virtual private networking, and traffic engineering for several thousand subscribers over a single chassis.

CNN: Nortel targets new market for broadband

It is hard to see how social networking can be both a platform for me openly share stuff and my private virtual locker.

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