In their views, the IT architectural transformation driven by in-memory computing might be as profound as the business transformation one.

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The upgrade, he writes in a research note, reflects improving 2011 prospects for NAND flash memory demand, driven by tablets, smart phones and solid-state drives.

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The Brooks Robinson fan, though, was instantly recognizable as human driven by passion, fueled by memory, eager to connect and relate.

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In a recent report by research firm IHS iSuppli, the sale of solid-state NAND flash drives are projected to increase by 400% in 2011 driven by increasing adoption of tablets which primarily use flash memory for data storage.

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That is now a distant memory: the rise of powerful regional identity-driven parties has virtually altered the nature of federalism.

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Driven by rising multimedia use, present PC configurations are seeing greater memory and hard drive capabilities, on top of which a new operating system could drive PC unit gains toward the 20% year to year level in each of the next two years.

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