"Export controls remain the most powerful obstacle to the development and free flow of encryption, but they are steadily being relaxed because of the Internet and demands for secure electronic commerce, " the report said.

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Expected development of free cash flow in the Group for 2013 through 2015.

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U.S.-based NGO Water for People is helping lead the charge in this area with the development of a new system called FLOW (Field Level Operations Watch).

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This cash flow will be geared towards IT research and development, facilitating more proactive platform innovations, office communication, content collaboration and marketing analytics.

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The California-based Internet giant says that barriers to the free flow of information over the Web restrict commerce and economic development, and should therefore be considered barriers to free trade as well.

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Even where a loan is related to development, risk can be managed with guarantees, additional capital and cash flow projections based on reasonable assumptions.

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By delaying plans and conditioning development upon unnecessary additional funding, the Commission has very publicly effectively stemmed the flow.

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Wall Street's scrutiny of these firms seems to have increased the flow of good, timely information to investors, and cut the amount of speculative development.

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Scenario development helps them to understand what the future can be like, and drive their product development toward creating new markets with more customers, more unit sales, higher revenues and improved cash flow.

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