The Riddle of the Unified Namespace (UNS)

It was not so much born in flame and war but wrapped in a shroud of ambiguity and mystery. It did not so much explode onto the technological scene in a vibrant and eruptive entrance that rocked us all back on our heels. Instead it seeped pervasively almost subliminally, unannounced, until we realised one day that it was all people were talking about.

I cannot remember in my 30 odd years in the technology field an emerging technology that raised so much slow burn, a creeping interest that le...