The integration challenge for these companies, except for Google Buzz, is to first do the integration to create the complete collaborative dial tone, then the integration with external applications.

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As a member of the West African Economic and Monetary Union, Senegal is working toward greater regional integration with a unified external tariff and a more stable monetary policy.

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Separate Flexible Interfaces from Foundational Data IT will cease to be the sole provider of interfaces and will build an integration and security layer that connects a portfolio of interfaces with internal and external sources of data.

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