The nervous system in the human body carries information from all parts of the organism, even the extremities, to the brain. The information is analysed instantly and a suitable response initiated. What would the world of business be like if every company had a digital nervous system, which gathered data in real time from its internal processes and its external dealings with customers and suppliers? What if the companies could respond at the speed that the human body responds when threatened?
Bill Gates lays out a stunning vision of a Web lifestyle, in which the collection and exchange of information is made as simple as the use of electrical products from the electricity lifestyle.