But enterprise software companies have been an IPO bright spot, with Splunk, ServiceNow, Palo Alto Networks and others performing relatively well.
Consumer technology companies often get the press coverage, but enterprise technology companies are also making a major impact and building large businesses.
Last year, consumer Internet companies reaching their IPOs, such as Facebook, were closely watched, but enterprise software companies ended up having large exits in the IPO market.
But Enterprise Inns said the tied house model was working for thousands of publicans, offering a "low cost of entry", as buying a lease was far cheaper than having to purchase the building outright.
Bangle is a major figure not just in design but in enterprise and product vision.
He hired a chief operating officer, Alexis Mourot, in 2007, but the enterprise retains an idiosyncratic, human feel.
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Test pilots demonstrated that it could fly and land in the atmosphere like airplanes, but the Enterprise never flew in space.
They need certainty that we are on their side, and I do not mean by this private-government partnerships, but private enterprise itself.
But the enterprise side of the business is much more conservative.
But the enterprise zone idea is back, repackaged in the 2011 Budget by Conservative Chancellor George Osborne as a way of helping some of Britain's most economically-deprived areas to attract investment.
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But once the enterprise software is in the door it is almost impossible to extricate.
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Some Apps look business-ready, but lack robust enterprise compatibility, or integration API on the back end.
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This may mean rapid user adoption but sacrifice of enterprise-class requirements such as security across your organization.
Now its portfolio has expanded not only to consumer devices but also to enterprise networking equipment as well.
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The situation may be improving, but mostly for enterprise more than consumer companies.
But creativity, enterprise and business acumen are not necessarily fostered at such places.
But critics of enterprise zones say they do not really create new jobs or investment opportunities, they merely relocate them.
Centuries ago if a business went bust, the proprietors could lose not only the money they put into the enterprise but also everything else they owned.
Yes, the PlayBook has a special "Presentation Mode" useful for businessmen frequently giving PowerPoint presentations, but will the enterprise really allow extra software to be installed just for simple file transfers?
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James modeled Fair Trade Sports on Newman's Own, the salad dressing and popcorn company set up by the late Paul Newman: Fair Trade is a for-profit enterprise but pledges to give away all its aftertax profits to charity.
That's how Las Vegas became Las Vegas -- a balance of private enterprise but also a regulatory structure that made sure that people could come here and enjoy themselves and thrive and bring their families in an environment that was safe for them and secure.
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Oracle has been a major player in the traditional on-premise enterprise software market, but with the rise of cloud computing, most major enterprise software makers have been launching cloud based versions of their offerings.
But Whiting's enterprise multiple of 6 compares favorably with 9 for the typical exploration stock.
Both Cooney and Mould signed agreements under the Enterprise Act but continued to mis-sell mobility products.
But cross-platform enterprise app development is quickly morphing from a nice-to-have to a gotta-have feature.
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But the adoption within enterprise of the iPhone pales in comparison to the iPad.
But the real doubt over this sort of enterprise is not the supply, but the demand.
Properly constructing and operating wells is a highly technical enterprise, but most natural-gas producers know how to do it.
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