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@@ -39,15 +39,16 @@ _with_
 - non-functional, boilerplate code done for you
   - dynamically generated APIs and datasources
   - transparent integration and persistence
-  - AI inference against streaming data in real time (AIoT)
-  - dedicated thread pools supporting CPU-bound workloads
+  - distributed worklow
+  - distributed cache
+  - multithreaded design to integrate I/O and CPU-bound workloads
   - shared memory for efficient processing across threads
-  - fast streaming using QUIC protocol and async I/0
+  - fast streaming based on Async I/O supporting DDS and QUIC protocols
   - in-process, self-forming service mesh supporting data federation and other application services.
   - autonomous self-administration (e.g. CA certs provisioned/renewed programmatically)
   - exhaustive portability: Aegis can run as a server, cluster, or serverless function, in the datacenter, at the edge, and beyond (browser, phone, drone, pi, eventually arduino)
 - and capabilities that enhance the development experience
-  - comprehensive, rapid deployment (deploy in seconds to any compute primitive: serverless, container, IoT, etc)
+  - self-deployment (deploy in seconds to any compute primitive: serverless, container, IoT, etc)
   - runtime binding and hot reload (e.g. add new functionality on the fly, switch from on-prem to cloud live)
   - zero downtime, zero installation, independent deployment--even for components running in the same process
   - Polyglot, portable, containerless, sandboxed, AoT-compiled modules run safely anywhere, at native speeds