Drobo BeyondRAID, which provides thin provisioning, instant expansion, mixed drive size flexibilty, automatic protection levels, dual-disk redundancy, virtual hot spare, and drive reordering.

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The result is a pair of intelligent, high-fidelity active sound-reduction earplugs that allow natural hearing when sound is safe and provide automatic protection from both loud, sustained music and sudden, loud percussive sounds.

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For starters, the rear pillar has been reinforced to give total support for the absent top, to accommodate an automatic protection system for passengers, and to provide the engine compartment with ample ventilation.

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For easier maintenance, updates to the BIOS, drivers, and virus protection should be automatic, he says.

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The best hope for turning the trend around, EBRI says, is the automatic enrollment provisions Congress passed in the Pension Protection Act of 2006.

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