Other advantages of cloud computing include improved application availability and lower infrastructure costs.

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In addition, 62 percent have experienced improved application availability.

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Nokia's new smartphone doesn't match Apple's iPhone in terms of services and application availability, but it could still sell well in the wider smartphone market because it offers good hardware for its price, Mr. Johansson said.

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Details regarding pricing and availability for both the application and the TomTom car kit for iPhone will be made available in advance of the products' launch later this summer.

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To sweeten the deal, start-up Waze is announcing the availability of a free navigation application for the iPhone Thursday.

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It is essential to evaluate the roles and failure modes of cloud services in your application, and how they affect durability and availability.

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