> So are they talking about software or hardware? Well, if you read the very first sentence of the article: A series of ultra-high-speed fiber-optic cables wi

> So are they talking about software or hardware? Well, if you read the very first sentence of the article: A series of ultra-high-speed fiber-optic cables will weave a cluster of West Coast university laboratories and supercomputer centers into a network called the Pacific Research Platform as part of a five-year $5 million dollar grant from the National Science Foundation.