Long-distance foot races, like marathons, are intriguing, aren't they?
Even more interesting is the story of Pheidippides. When Athens defeated the Persian force during the battle of Marathon, he ran 25 miles to deliver the victory message.
In ancient Athens, messengers ran long distances to convey important messages. As Phidippides approached the Acropolis, he praised Nike, the Greek goddess of victory, and collapsed dead because of exhaustion (keep in mind this is a myth, so events may be slightly exaggerated).
In data communication and networking, data transmission systems are equivalent to messengers like Pheidippides (without the whole death thing). To transfer analog and digital data among global business networks, companies use data exchange software or electronic data interchange (EDI) software.
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