For example, even if you use commercial tax prep software, you can either e-file or print and mail your return.

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"If you have 1, 000 geographically dispersed file and print servers, you can manage them as a single image, " he said.

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Developers will be able to create subgroups such as the ability to put all of their file and print servers in one group and their Web servers in another.

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No one pays until it's time to file electronically, print out a return, or download the data to a hard drive.

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He said they may include the ability to update antivirus programs on every PC with single click, to add guest users to the HAN, to print a file from home at a remote location, and the ability to actually fix the network from a remote location.

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That button will allow you to print to your 3D printer, or send a 3D file to be created for you at a long print shop or in mass quantity in software enabled factory.

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Gipps will be creating a print-ready electronic file, and he hopes that Random House will then use that to produce ebook editions themselves, thus making Uncle available to a much wider audience.

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Print reporters sometimes waste time on stories that get spiked, file under-reported stories to meet arbitrary deadlines, or cut out interesting material to save space.

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Most companies offer deals so parents can purchase a digital file of the school photo or a variety of different-size photos, or a combination package of digital and print.

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