<s>
Hyperconnectivity	B-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
term	O
invented	O
by	O
Canadian	O
social	O
scientists	O
Anabel	O
Quan-Haase	O
and	O
Barry	O
Wellman	O
,	O
arising	O
from	O
their	O
studies	O
of	O
person-to-person	O
and	O
person-to-machine	O
communication	O
in	O
networked	O
organizations	O
and	O
networked	O
societies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
term	O
refers	O
to	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
multiple	O
means	O
of	O
communication	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
email	O
,	O
instant	B-Application
messaging	I-Application
,	O
telephone	O
,	O
face-to-face	O
contact	O
and	O
Web	O
2.0	O
information	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hyperconnectivity	B-Operating_System
is	O
also	O
a	O
trend	O
in	O
computer	B-Architecture
networking	I-Architecture
in	O
which	O
all	O
things	O
that	O
can	O
or	O
should	O
communicate	O
through	O
the	O
network	O
will	O
communicate	O
through	O
the	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
communications	O
equipment	O
maker	O
Nortel	O
has	O
recognized	O
hyperconnectivity	B-Operating_System
as	O
a	O
pervasive	O
and	O
growing	O
market	O
condition	O
that	O
is	O
at	O
the	O
core	O
of	O
their	O
business	O
strategy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apart	O
from	O
network-connected	O
devices	O
such	O
as	O
landline	B-Application
telephones	I-Application
,	O
mobile	O
phones	O
and	O
computers	O
,	O
newly-connectable	O
devices	O
range	O
from	O
mobile	O
devices	O
such	O
as	O
PDAs	B-Application
,	O
MP3	O
players	O
,	O
GPS	O
receivers	O
and	O
cameras	B-Device
through	O
to	O
an	O
ever	O
wider	O
collection	O
of	O
machines	O
including	O
cars	O
refrigerators	O
and	O
coffee	O
makers	O
,	O
all	O
equipped	O
with	O
embedded	O
wireline	O
or	O
wireless	O
networking	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IP	O
enablement	O
of	O
all	O
devices	O
is	O
a	O
fundamental	O
limitation	O
of	O
IP	O
version	O
4	O
,	O
and	O
IPv6	B-Protocol
is	O
the	O
enabling	O
technology	O
to	O
support	O
massive	O
address	O
explosions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
U.S.	O
Army	O
describes	O
hyperconnectivity	B-Operating_System
as	O
a	O
digitization	O
of	O
the	O
battlefield	O
where	O
all	O
military	O
elements	O
are	O
connected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
examples	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
existence	O
of	O
this	O
accelerating	O
trend	O
to	O
hyperconnectivity	B-Operating_System
include	O
the	O
following	O
facts	O
and	O
assertions	O
:	O
</s>
