We're at a very key transition point, ... There are going to be lots of devices, but a new model that makes them work together. It is going to require an architecture approach that is different than what we have today.

Computation has become a tool for all the sciences, ... We need an approach that scales from the smallest supercomputer up to the largest.

We need an approach here that scales from the smallest supercomputer up to the very largest,

I never expected Microsoft to be so successful, ... We're not ashamed that we've taken the low-price, high-volume approach here, which is different than the competitors, who are trying to get a leg-up from the government.

Today we are using passwords, and they won't cut it. We need to move to multifunction authentication. A lot of that will be using a smart-card approach that needs to be built down into the system.

Governments around the world tell us that to interoperate effectively they need a more structured approach to building information technology (IT) systems.