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Generally speaking most operations measure their performance by means of throughput numbers. That is to say, in this time frame we shipped x, and last time frame we shipped y. Unfortunately without a

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The notion of the "network" appears to be a theme that is central to our time. Of the many profound changes re-enforcing the need for identity, the "network" - with its many facets of availability, band-width, scale and complexity - is arguably one of the most significant, and the most underrated in its impact on IT infrastructures in tomorrow's web-enabled world.Networks of politics and education; networks of collaboration; telephone and mail networks; power and industrial networks; commercial networks comprising vertical market groupings; and a variety of communities of interest.