1. An acceleration method for accelerating a response to a user request received from a user coupled by an Internet to a server, the server being coupled to a data storage facility for returning the response fetched therefrom to the user, the acceleration method comprising the steps of: coupling an object response accelerator (ORA) to the Internet, coupling at least one direct access communication link from the ORA to the data storage facility, and bypassing the server through the at least one direct access communication link for accelerated access to the data storage facility and for accelerated return of the response to the user, whereby the ORA relieves processing load from the server.