On top of that in-house development, the service ties in IBM's acquisition of Web presentation company WebDialog in August 2007.

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The Leaders also discussed ways to encourage and expand the development of social, cultural and educational ties between ASEAN and the United States.

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The arrangement arose out of his longstanding ties to Sulia CEO Jonathan Glick, who earlier was head of product development under Nisenholtz at the Times Co.

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Security Council, we discussed how we can work together around the world, including our shared goal of promoting development in Africa, where Portugal has historic ties.

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However, state media have taken care to emphasise how China is balancing an "all-weather" friendship with Islamabad with improved ties with India for the benefit of South Asia's stability and economic development.

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Rolapp's digital staff grew from 8 to 180 employees in a matter of months, most of them based in Los Angeles, which has sort of become the NFL's software-development arm, where the employees "don't wear ties, " says Rolapp.

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We are willing to partner with countries around the world to deepen ties of trade and investment, and science and technology, energy and development -- all efforts that can spark economic growth for all our people and stabilize democratic change.

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Beyond cementing ties between the two families, this latest development, say Ambani watchers, marks a coming of age for Nita Ambani and her formal debut into the corporate world.

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Their Sailfish OS is still under development, but has an Android Compatibility Layer that should answer one of the concerns of a new platform, but it still ties them to Google.

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