Then there have been subtle but important barriers: For instance, Macintosh computers have long been incompatible with a security keycard-reading system known as Common Access Cards system, or CAC, which is heavily used by the military.
And the same technology infrastructure that is built to link and integrate services for the citizen can provide the platform for a secure government intranet that allows common access for government employees and enables them to work better together across all departments.
But what they all seem to have in common is access, talent, and desire to connect online.
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Thanks to free markets, common laborers can access more comfort, superior sanitation and even entertainment than nobles experienced before the stirrings of modern industry.
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We assessed the six contending products on three criteria: user-friendliness, ability to work with common programs that access the Internet, and prowess at repelling hacking attempts.
Forty Chicago technology companies and 250 individuals pay for round-theclock access to common areas and huddle rooms within 25, 000 square feet on the 15th floor of a skyscraper across from the Sears Tower.
"We're thrilled to be part of the Google TV initiative with other industry leaders who share a common vision of enabling access to the best web experiences possible, " said Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen, who attended the event.
Foreign partnerships are common, giving Chinese winemakers access to international technology and expertise.
According to Nick Nikols, Vice President and GM, Identity, Security, and Windows Management for Quest Software, it is common to find incorrect resource access permission in almost all organizations.
Internet access will become common in retail stores and the trend will continue toward online customer service, with "live" salespeople ready at their computer keyboards to assist visitors at retail Web sites.
In Ratanakiri, home to a large number of indigenous people who do not speak Khmer, for example, the adult literacy rate is just 45.9%, as illiteracy is more common in remote areas where access to intervention is difficult.
Hence developers only have access to the lowest common denominator set of features.
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In a 2002 paper James Speta of Northwestern University laid out three broad historical justifications for applying common carriage to regulate prices and access.
Affirmative answers to these questions can go a long way to protecting internet-enabled devices from the most common threats, which include unauthorized access to the device, compromised data and denial of service (DoS) attacks.
And because no common law governs software and Internet-access transactions, proponents say manufacturers have nearly exclusive power to decide software sales terms.
Ms Lister said, as a significant landowner in mid Cornwall, fly-tipping near Imerys's entrances and access points had become "common hotspots" for dumping waste.
And from making health care more affordable to ensuring new technologies are accessible, we have continued to build on that progress, guided by the belief that equal access and equal opportunity are common principles that unite us as one Nation.
His holding company, Access Industries, started by purchasing common stock in LyondellBasell during the restructuring, issued through a rights offering and on the Pink Sheets.
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It should also improve security, providing a common data set that gives the authorities electronic access to some 20 documents that describe who is shipping what, whence, whither and to whom.
It uses the Simple Object Access Protocol, a protocol for a common XML (Extensible Markup Language) messaging format for Internet applications.
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And my final complaint is a common one: you have to move the bed to access an outlet anywhere near where you sleep.
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Many of the state laws seeking to restrict what children may read demonstrate a lack of tolerance and prohibit access to ideas based on a lowest-common-denominator viewpoint.
Ms Evans listed the common problems that rare disease suffers face: "Access to timely diagnosis, misdiagnosis, lack of access to information, poor coordination of care, problematic transition from children's to adult services, poor access to treatment, lack of research and inequality of provisions".
The good news is that immediate access to your plan is becoming more and more common.
And of course, they hope to save money over competitors by being the first to use common wireless services--calling, text messaging, Internet access and so on.
"Constant, always-on access to friends, information and entertainment is a common expectation today, " said Satjiv S. Chahil, senior vice president, worldwide marketing, Personal Systems Group, HP.
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Dangers can be reduced if responders have easy access to battery packs and if auto manufacturers create common disconnect locations in all hybrid and electric vehicles, NHTSA said.
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