"The mage was working on a private research project during a leave of absence." Chang continued. "A project that MCT Seattle did not officially sanction. Only when the spirit became free and killed him—and then began attacking the Matrix—did our corporation begin examining the spell that Dr. Samji had created. Because this was a task of such grave public importance, we brought in experts from around the world to work on the project—even those employed by our chief rival, Renraku Computer Systems. It was simply imperative that we find a way to bring the spirit back under control and force it to stay out of the Matrix. And so the two corporations have pooled their personnel and resources in an unprecedented effort to eliminate this threat to the world’s computer and telecommunications systems by banishing the spirit."