Dr Morency therefore set out to develop a computer system that can automate the process.

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Harris also helped develop computer trading systems that seem certain to doom the open-outcry system for good, though the exchange is preserving both systems as long as demand is there.

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ViaVideo used the money to develop a new videoconferencing system in a sleek black case a little larger than a notebook computer.

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