Since arranging for secure key distribution was a logistical hassle, cryptography was mostly limited to military applications where secrecy was of the utmost importance.
The deal gave Petra key distribution assets in Southeast Asia's second-biggest chocolate market, as well as ownership of such popular confections as Goya chocolate bars and Knick Knacks biscuits.
Quantum key distribution has been demonstrated successfully in fibres, but it suffers from one major drawback: it requires a dedicated link, and so cannot be implemented in a network.
Quantum key distribution does this by encoding the information in the polarisation states of individual photons, the particles of light, which are sent from Alice to Bob over an optical fibre.
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The third advantage for quantum key distribution is more speculative.
He also succeeded in striking key distribution deals with Radio Shack (nyse: RSH - news - people ) and Wal-Mart Stores (nyse: WMT - news - people ), two retailers that were already working with DirecTV.
In practice, quantum-key-distribution systems rely on sophisticated optical equipment to prepare, transmit and detect the individual polarised photons that make up the key.
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"Oshkosh is meeting weak market conditions head-on by investing in global initiatives to improve distribution in key international growth markets and reducing costs across all businesses, " said CEO Robert Bohn.
The government recognises that controlling distribution costs is key to keeping consumer bills down.
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Fiat would also provide distribution capabilities in key growth markets, as well as substantial cost savings opportunities.
The key issue in Scotland is distribution of literacies skills across the population, which mirrors poverty in our communities.
As a key step towards beginning worldwide distribution of Model S, Tesla Motors announced today that it will begin operations this month at its new European Distribution Center in Tilburg, Netherlands.
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The key to the Caspian is the distribution of oilfields across the seabed.
Anheuser-Busch InBev , the alcoholic beverage conglomerate, with its worldwide scale and distribution and strong positions in key markets like Brazil and China.
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One key area is oil processing and gasoline distribution.
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In addition to new products and a new distribution channel, SanDisk today also announced a key design win for its SSD technology.
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" In that vein, the report also recommended "breaking up state monopolies or oligopolies in key industries, " including petroleum, chemicals, electricity distribution and telecommunications, and letting private firms compete in some sectors the state deems "strategic.
Broader distribution monetization strategies to create residual revenues for content creators are key.
But first Fiat needs to lay down roots in the U.S. The key was gaining access to Chrysler's 2, 300-dealer distribution network through the bankruptcy deal.
To leverage geographic distribution as well, each bank stores only part of a key, so if a single deposit box is compromised, no funds are lost.
Talks that began this summer failed to produce much progress on the writers' key demands for a bigger slice of DVD profits and revenue from the distribution of films and TV shows over the Internet.
For example it may become very clear that the marketing team develops poor advertising, the finance team makes lousy forecasts, the sales force is not hitting its distribution goals, or the product development team failed to incorporate key elements.
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Republicans, who have lost four of the last six presidential elections, are moving in key battleground states to change electoral voting from winner-takes-all to a distribution of votes depending on the popular vote.
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Informed by these historic curves, we can then ask ourselves the key question at the heart of venture capital going forward: how do we bend this distribution curve?
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"Participating in this Institute allows us to utilize advances in predictive analytics to optimize the operation of our key assets and improve the reliability of our electric grid, " said Vince Dow, Vice President Distribution Operations, DTE Energy.
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