Although Internet2 is so far used mostly by universities, its developers say that eventually its high-speed technology will help to improve the Internet and thus offer benefits to businesses. Companies could benefit if new technologies ensure high-quality video and audio links over the Web, for example. Texas A&M researcher James Wall has already seen the benefits of Internet2 - he's saving $1,000 per hour in satellite link fees to test an intelligent communications manager used in trauma care. The Internet2's high-speed nature - operating at about 2.6 Gbps - is ideal for systems such as Wall's. But some Internet2 application developers say that bandwidth isn't everything, and are calling for end-to- end systems that can control and prioritize traffic. "We can put out tons of data, but we can't deal with the data," says University of Oklahoma researcher David Jahn. Currently, Internet2 is "like drinking water from a fire hose," he says. (Computerworld 05/03/99 - EduPage 5 May 99)