In many poor countries the number of mobile users has overtaken the number of land-line users in less time than it takes to get a land line installed.

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"We believe that this acquisition gives Blackboard an additional presence in less-penetrated international markets, as well as large installed base to which it can upsell its product suites, " Roderick said.

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And, Air Force officials say, with radar systems now installed in Hungary and Bosnia, the weather should be less of a problem -- although it could still shut down transports for days.

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