In the absence of a reliable base of information we can all agree on, we guess.

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At the end of 2005, a single consolidated data base of personnel security clearance information was established and is easily accessible by authorized users to confirm who already has what clearances.

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Fiserv Inc. a leading financial technology services provider, pools the information assets from a base of more than 2, 000 banks to enable its small and medium sized bank clients to build more effective retention, growth and cross-sell strategies.

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He, Al-Hamid and other members began regularly posting updates about their campaign on ACPRA's website and e-mailing information to a growing base of members and supporters.

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This makes it easier to recall, find or discover relevant posts later, thus improving the base social business capability of finding information across a knowledge network.

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This allows the VA to build a knowledge base of each of these injuries that provide doctors and researchers with data-driven information on how to treat a particular condition and also the natural history of conditions that we are now seeing in larger numbers than before.

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