Mr. Mbindyo, Equity's Kibera branch manager, said that Mr. Kimote's business had resulted in other customers for the bank, including his suppliers, his drivers and others linked to his enterprise.

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But important drivers of services, such as new installations of enterprise resource planning software, are slowing down sharply.

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But important drivers of services, such as new installations of enterprise resource planning software from SAP and others, are slowing down sharply.

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The other significant drivers for RIM share gains are data compression, Blackberry Social Plans and enterprise security.

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To be sure the economy here is not powered by the exact same drivers as the US, still, we share a passion for free enterprise.

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