Why does France, the land of Pascal and Descartes, home to top nuclear physicists and aviation engineers--the birthplace of the World Wide Web's precursor, Minitel--lag little Israel in technology entrepreneurship?

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Other analysts maintain that computer-maker IPC has similar problems -- high inventories, a lag in cutting-edge technology and not much brand recognition, compared to the likes of Compaq, Acer or Packard Bell.

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The tools to secure these new devices always lag behind the new releases, forcing the enterprise to either accept new devices before they can be fully secured, or lag behind in adoption of new technology.

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Despite these successes, financing for women in technology continues to lag behind that for men.

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Financing for women in startups, particularly in technology continues to lag with less than 11% angel financing and 6% of venture funding going to women owned and founded startups, notwithstanding their demonstrated successes.

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The foreigners are also bringing in the latest in information technology, an area in which most local banks lag badly.

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This is all still speculation, but if Apple chooses to wait until the iPhone 6 to showcase NFC, it will lag behind in the most important development in smartphone technology since the touchscreen.

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Anyone who studies the ways in which technology gooses productivity will quickly learn that there's always such a lag.

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The tech earnings so far in 2011 have been stronger than most expected, but the technology sector has continued to lag the overall market.

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