The farmers are using SAP smart phone apps to get access to farmer information, cashew buying and loading and market information.

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Citi retorts that giving its customers access to top-branded stores at privileged prices, and loading them up with special offers, will keep them happy and loyal.

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Besides companies like Amazon and ATT, which offer computing resources other companies can use, IBM operates its own public cloud, which it is loading with more software (like email and collaboration) that companies can access without the headaches of running it themselves.

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Faster rotation translates into less time loading programs, but it will offer the biggest boost to applications such as word processors and spreadsheets that frequently access multiple files on the hard drive, says IBM's Walling.

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