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In 1949, George Orwell published his masterpiece novel 1984. Even if they haven't read it, most people remember the book's key takeaway: Big Brother is watching.
Fast forward to 2008 and Big Brother really is watching. The vehicle that makes Big Brother's omniscience possible is the network.
The network: that mass of boxes, interface cards, cables, and antennae that when combined become a platform for every type of human interaction and collaboration on the planet Earth (and beyond).
Let's take a look at how the networking world of 2008 will become all knowing and all seeing -- a silicon- and fiber based
Big Brother, if you will.
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