But servers divided into low-end commodity systems and high-end machines that tended to be sold as part of a solution, and competition hounded the joy out of commodity servers, too.
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While the store is only built to work with Kaleidescape's high-end disc-playback systems -- these usually start in the thousands of dollars, and you'll need M-Class hardware for HD -- it currently offers movies from Warner Bros. with an Ultraviolet copy attached, so buyers can play them back on mobile devices through apps such as Flixster and Vudu.
These transactions were driven by buyer demand for integrated end-to-end talent and HR systems, and this trend should accelerate.
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Further, since 4G is an IP-based technology, back-end systems will be upgraded to IP-capable networks and this will provide opportunities for Cisco and other companies in the IP router and infrastructure business.
The DA-F60 incorporates neodymium magnets and a passive radiator to produce results typically found in high-end Hi-Fi audio systems, including tuned low-frequency reproduction and virtually no distortion even at high volumes.
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The moral of this tale: There is no substitute for end-to-end testing of all IT systems and where corporate revenue is involved, simple testing could well be the difference between profitability and disaster.
Engineers and designers eagerly watch as we test out plush seat recliners, back massagers and high-end audio systems all of which seem taken straight from a multimillion-dollar mansion.
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If a city were to try to go it alone, it would have to make huge investments in back-end systems to provide all of these services, to run the fiber directly to the homes, and in-home devices.
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One can draw the analogy with current electricity and running-water systems, where end-users can use services from providers with ease, without being concerned with the technical complexity behind those systems.
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Connecting to back-end systems to integrate existing enterprise data into the workflow becomes critical.
In the old model, software was created to smooth processes and increase efficiency for back-end systems.
Oracle is helping out by adapting its database software to run on lower-end systems.
It is also empowering the high-end navigation systems of VW group brands Volkswagen and Skoda.
The company has to evolve into selling cloud software as well as higher-end hardware systems.
It was no easy feat and required dealing with exceedingly complex back-end systems, as well as many handsets.
It can run on high-end systems and on Hadoop or cloud installations.
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So even as prospects for arms sales in the Middle East are receding, domestic demand for high-end military systems looks likely to rise.
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The distributed denial-of-service attack failed to crash those payment networks, but David says Anonymous did manage to poke around their back-end computer systems.
As for services, a new generation of easy-connection software like Sun Microsystems Jini might wipe out low- end systems integrators in a blink.
On the right, there are those who argue that we should end employer-based systems and leave individuals to buy health insurance on their own.
It does this by communicating between those programs and back-end systems.
Instead, their customer service agents spend most of their time bridging a digital divide between the consumer and those back-end systems only the agents can reach.
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In other words: if you want to get the most out of your mobile devices and apps, then you need to bolster, if not overhaul, your back-end systems.
The best of them deliver lively performance and offer upscale amenities like heated leather seats and high-end audio systems that can integrate with smartphones to stream music and data from the Internet.
On the wired side, there is concern that bandwidth will not be able to keep up with demand since the companies that build the back-end systems have no real incentive to continue adding capacity.
The days of 60% margins on high-end storage systems may be gone, but Darren Thomas, a former head of storage at Compaq and now chief executive of Zambeel, a start-up, says that storage remains the most durable part of the technology industry.
Public safety is unified in its quest for this additional spectrum and as the network begins to take shape, it will be working with the commercial network operators to share some services, back-end systems, and other assets in order to maximize the network while minimizing its costs.
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But these established giants face competition at the electronics-systems end of defence contracts.
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Since Polycom sells business-focused, high-end Telepresence video systems to companies, the app will also link to those systems, as well as to more modest, desktop-based video setups.
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