There are a hundred other technologies similar to that, with the ability to process data and communicate.

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The megahertz number so often cited in the marketing materials of computer companies refers to the computer's central processing unit chip as a partial measure of its ability to process data.

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Another growing problem is the ability to process the vast amount of data through data process or real-time analytics.

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Another hurdle is that the capacity of these kinds of cameras to capture data-rich images is far outpacing the ability of computers to usefully process the millions of pixels that make up the picture.

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Executives at Warner Brothers, part of the Time Warner (nyse: TWX - news - people ) empire, say they were drawn to HP for its ability to store, organize and process huge amounts of data.

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The result has been that the amount of data computers can store has grown even faster than their ability to process it.

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