"The network infrastructure is quickly moving to a user-centric, wireless model where access to information is both pervasive and highly personalised according to the user's specifications."
- Eric Benhamou, 3Com Chairman and CEO, in an inaugural Carrier Strategic Advisory Council (CSAC) meeting in Orlando
"It is the greatest game in the history of chess. The sheer number of ideas, the complexity, and the contribution it has made to chess make it the most important game ever played."
- World chess champion Garry Kasparov, who is currently playing chess against the rest of the world on the Internet.
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