Digital technology has reduced communication costs but increased the likelihood of blowups.

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It works on phones or computers, and tracks a company's overall communication activities and costs at a central location.

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Today, the District Court of Mannheim dismissed a complaint by Nokia that HTC had infringed the German part of patent EP 1 581 016 (the '016 patent) entitled "A Communication Network Terminal for Accessing Internet", and awarded HTC its legal costs.

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Best of all, thanks to the enormous investment the U.S. Navy and its counterparts have made in the ships, sensors, communication gear, and other infrastructure needed for sea based missile defenses, the costs of putting such a capability in place are a fraction of those associated with other alternatives.

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Joining the power of Sprint's network with Microsoft's cloud-based productivity and collaboration solutions will bring organizations new ways to enhance productivity, reduce costs and collaborate with customers and partners while also extending the cloud-based communication tools to mobile workforces.

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How costs and benefits are apportioned is important, but equally important are the necessary protocols for communication and coordination between micro-grid and grid.

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With investments in high-speed transportation and communication infrastructures, the creative class should be persuaded to return to the periphery to enjoy lower housing costs and a higher quality of life, and contribute to a local economy that can then provide sustainable services.

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