And as I said, our view here is that it's quite important for our interest and it's important for the interest of this region for the United States to put the resources in place, to continue to provide what it's provided for the last 60-plus years, which is the foundation, the platform on which you've seen this tremendous rise in economies here and social development.
During the call, Holbrow took pains to draw a distinction between the Symbian Foundation and the Symbian platform.
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This may indicate a desire to ditch the platform -- and the Foundation -- altogether.
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They definitely have a solid foundation for success with the cross-platform compatibility and user-friendliness.
Intel platform and enabling programs have been the foundation of OEM and ODM innovation for decades.
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The comprehensive portfolio that Red Hat has developed with platform, virtualization and middleware products provides enterprise customers with a foundation to deploy the next generation infrastructure.
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BiTMICRO's new platform architecture, considered as the only solid state drive storage platform design featuring two customized ASIC controllers, serves as the foundation for its new breed of SSD storage solutions expected to be released soon.
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Cross Platform Integration : Perhaps more for the future, but QNX, the foundation of BB10 is still a leading OS for the automotive market.
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That said, the Foundation's funding situation could force Nokia to take action if it wants the platform to continue to develop and evolve, but we suppose we'll cross that bridge when we get to it.
In order to spur the development of innovation and entrepreneurship in desktop fabrication and 3D printing, the Kauffman Foundation, Maker Education Initiative and Inventables launched the Desktop Fabrication Competition on the iStart platform last summer.
In addition to individual membership, the Bitcoin Foundation provides a way for corporate enterprises from all industries to participate in the expansion of the bitcoin network and platform.
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Inside the ultraminimalist exterior lies a miraculous machine: The chassis hangs from a floating seismic platform with four-point spring suspension using a single piece of milled solid aluminum subassembly as its foundation.
As we'd figured out last night, Symbian's big reveal for today was the completion of its move to a fully open, royalty-free platform -- meaning you no longer need to be a paid-in-full member of the Foundation to see all the code -- and they're ready to talk about it and spread the word far and wide.
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