The final sign of a turnaround, which I call "long-term value creation, " occurs if and when the country's leaders seriously address long-term competitiveness issues: quality of products, value-added component of exports, acquisition of state-of-the-art technology and educational reforms.

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But Drew Prairie of Advanced Micro's media relations division, said the acquisition is an essential component of the company's long-term strategy to integrate Advanced Micro's microprocessors and ATI's graphics and chipsets.

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In addition Citrix, one of the major players in server virtualization, recently purchased MDM vendor Zenprise and claims as part of that acquisition that virtualization is a major component of its mobile management capabilities.

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The acquisition reflects that security is now a fundamental component of online computing.

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The 54-year-old CEO of Summa Industries, a plastics component manufacturer in Torrance, California, was checking out an acquisition target.

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Another noteworthy structure is the special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) which may be a key component of the next evolution.

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Rival and fellow Dow component Merck, which reported a steep profit decline of its own on acquisition-related charges last week, gained 1.2% Tuesday.

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The acquisition of Combat Sports will enable Bauer to expand its hockey and lacrosse departments, while adding a new component to its offering in the form of baseball and softball bats.

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