Internet Researchers Set 'Land-Speed Record'

Researchers from the University of Washington, the University of Southern California Information Sciences Institute, Microsoft Corporation, and Qwest Communications International Inc. had the winning entry in the first Internet2 "land-speed record" contest.

Internet2 officials said the team had set a new transcontinental-speed record for the Internet protocol by transferring 8.4 gigabytes of data from Redmond, Wash., to Arlington, Va., in less than 82 seconds

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