"These highways, or more accurately networks
of distributed intelligence ...
will allow us to share information,
to connect and to communicate
as a global community. From these connections we will derive
robust and sustainable economic progress, strong democracies,
better solutions to global and local environmental challenges,
improved health care, and - ultimately - a greater sense of
shared stewardship of our small planet."
Al Gore, Vice-President of The United States of America
The easiest place to look for new oil fields is probably to data mine
the files and libraries of major oil companies. Virtual Environments
and related network technologies have the promise of automating this process.