Through its industry-leading OpenSMA program, uControl brings together all the players who power the Connected Home, integrating and enabling a diverse ecosystem, from Service Providers such as cable and telephone companies to Platform Hardware and Lifestyle Device manufacturers who supply items such as thermostats, lighting controls, touch screen tablets and security sensors.
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We are creating a complete service delivery ecosystem, which connects informal rural health providers to qualified doctors and provides people with access to a wide range of critical health services and products, in part through telemedicine.
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But at the end of the day, if the ecosystem is great and the service just works, people won't mind.
Book reviewers are an essential part of the publishing ecosystem, acting as a matchmaking service between author and reader.
In this context, a network effect is a positive feedback loop whereby platforms with stronger ecosystem of developers, content and service providers attract more customers.
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My question for the new policies is whether this will continue to be supported given the increasing importance of cross-service data to the overall Google ad ecosystem.
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As the industry matured, an end-to-end ecosystem evolved whereby not only the producers but also the service providers were able to share the revenue from broadcast video.
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The Intel Learning Series brings together a strong ecosystem of PC manufacturers, operating system vendors, education service providers, content and software providers to deliver a complete, end-to-end education solution.
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Additionally, the Smart Ecosystem is architected to integrate with automotive infotainment and mobile network service platforms.
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Microsoft may have a motive since having a well known service such as Netflix could help it promote its Windows 8 ecosystem with mobile users.
Kindle Fire is sold out, but we have an exciting roadmap ahead-we will continue to offer our customers the best hardware, the best prices, the best customer service, the best cross-platform interoperability, and the best content ecosystem.
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In the long term, if Amazon Coins can reward developers while feeling fair to users encountering the service in their apps, then this is for the benefit of the whole app ecosystem on mobile devices.
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