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IP won't win over ATM, ATM won't win over IP. It will be a multiprotocol world running over ATM and other networks. That's where Integrated Public Network-to-Node Interface (I-PNNI) and Ross Callon come in. I-PNNI is the routing protocol for Multiprotocol Over ATM (MPOA), and Callon is the principal author of I-PNNI. As I-PNNI is initially deployed this year, Callon will focus on resolving the last tricky technical issues, then completing the protocol's march to standardhood. n Millennium Forecast: Huge growth in networking's scale will let a range of people use the Internet for electronic commerce, games and e-mail, as well as audio and video, leading to a significant all-electronic information component in the world economy. n Millennium Disturbance: Network break-ins will result in attacks on the privacy and content of information. Strong security measures, including encryption, are essential. Car: Subaru Legacy Wagon