The Pandemic and Bio Defense fund is intended to accelerate innovation in an area that has aroused widespread concern, particularly due to the spread of the avian flu in Asia, Africa and now Europe.

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Geoff Hollingworth, Head of Business Innovation at Ericsson, was more specific in his concern.

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Concern over the impact of the case on innovation was quickly voiced throughout the technology industry, which means that Samsung has the enviable advantage of simply seizing on what people are thinking anyway.

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Looking at the West's current economic woes, it is easy to share Ms. McCloskey's concern that unless we revive a sense of dignity and approbation for entrepreneurship and innovation, we might easily kill the goose that lays the golden eggs of our prosperity.

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Its foray into autos raised concern about the driver distraction implications of its Terminal mode head unit device, an innovation that is right-on, in theory, but poorly executed.

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Competition is also likely to increase over the next 12-18 months and become a growing concern amongst investors, however, we believe VMware is well positioned to maintain its leadership role through innovation solutions and continue to deliver strong long-term growth.

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