Banks are trying to recover their lost revenues by forcing card networks to raise debit card fees for small transactions, but the real hit from this move would be taken by the card networks themselves.

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Another new choice, Computer Associates, vendor of software to corporate networks, is revamping its strategy to better compete with Oracle and recover its lost profitability.

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The banks might also pass on some of their lost revenues by reducing what they pay to the card networks such as MasterCard.

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Carrier1, another European telecom firm, has sought bankruptcy protection, partly because networks providing it with capacity lost faith in its ability to pay.

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Since normal communication lines with our customers may be lost during an IT infrastructure outage, we utilize social networks like Twitter and Facebook to provide status updates to our customers.

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Pounded for its disappointing December-quarter profits, Lucent's share price has lost more than 40% since we suggested that investors ought to buy Canadian rival Nortel Networks rather than Lucent ("Closing the gap, " May 17, 1999).

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But aside from those requirements, have laptops lost out to tablets and other devices that are smaller, lighter, and configured to connect directly to cellular networks?

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