The integration challenge for these companies, except for Google Buzz, is to first do the integration to create the complete collaborative dial tone, then the integration with external applications.

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Their job is to show that this interconnected collection of applications is going to become the center of integration, a collaborative dial tone for business applications.

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The Partnership will build upon the existing energy initiatives in the region, including the ASEAN-United States Energy Cooperation Work Plan, the APEC Energy Working Group, the East Asia Summit Energy Ministers and other forums to expand practical cooperation across the region, promote greater energy connectivity and integration, and encourage collaborative work across these and other forums, including through joint capacity building efforts.

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