"Despite the technology, and yet because of the technology, many of the students have developed very close friendships with each other and with the tutors, " she said.

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That's partly because Dell depends so heavily on technology developed by others to lift its own fortunes.

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Video startup is nearly instantaneous because of the back-end proprietary Microsoft technology developed by Zune that seamlessly transitions between many different bitrates and resolutions of video.

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India has developed a strong a Space program over 50 years, mostly by indigenous efforts (necessary, because cutting edge technology, was long denied to it by the developed countries, especially the US).

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Bowman expects this application, which was developed with Calgary Scientific, to be popular on EVO because its fast processor and 4G technology support will speed up the sending and receiving of detailed medical images.

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Brian Jones of computer company Oracle, who co-developed the system with Idaho Technology, EYT and ScenPro said it was easy to set up because the software runs off a central server accessed via the Net, so the hospitals do not have to install additional hardware or software.

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In the 1980s, he claims, he developed the technology for Saswitch, the system that linked up ATMs across South Africa, which, because of international sanctions, couldn't import existing technology.

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