Meanwhile, Windows and Unix programmers had access to a host of popular application development tools, ranging from Visual Basic to Visual C.

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The next step would be for the plans to go before the boards of the respective unions for approval, before a formal application to host the World Cup is submitted.

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Microsoft has a long list of Windows 2000-centric products due out this year -- including Exchange 2000, SQL Server 2000, Host Integration Server 2000, Application Center 2000, BizTalk 2000, and Commerce Server 2000.

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Unlike FireEye, Deep Discovery can host multiple, custom, versions of operating systems and application configurations.

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The uses for the new application in the hospitality industry, retail management, healthcare, and a host of other situations as a part of social media strategy and CRM management is phenomenal.

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"On Friday she was humiliated when her host, the Irish foreign minister, said that Scotland would have to go through a lengthy application process", he said.

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Having received a much needed makeover from its comparatively barebones earlier incarnation, the tracking application's now laid out with an intuitive simplicity that's on par with its host hardware.

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