Oracle is helping out by adapting its database software to run on lower-end systems.
The brand is never mixed with lower-end stock, and never rerun in the same quarter.
And, in its lower-end Intel-based server market, Compaq is facing stiffer competition, not least from Dell.
Consequently, service providers are looking to drop sports programming from lower-end packages to control costs for customers.
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Is there a lower-end line of speakers that the pros use that I'd be able to afford?
I'm not so upbeat that I would shun the Lumia 920 for its lower-end cousin, mind you.
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They essentially scaled down IBM's software to work on the lower-end servers now ubiquitous in the corporate world.
These are more complex to build and sell than the lower-end towable RVs, a market that Thor now dominates.
Since 1990, the government's policy and strategy have been to actively promote industrial transformation from lower-end to higher-end manufacturing.
Tech does a good job disrupting a lot of the lower-end parts of business, from manufacturing to human resources.
Production of lower-end tires is slowly being moved offshore to Goodyear factories in Latin America, Asia and eastern Europe.
For lower-end consumers, the price is higher than that of some netbooks, making the purchase decision a tough one.
Gartner's data suggests weakening demand for feature phones - lower-end devices with limited functionality - led to the drop.
Lower-end models in that range will feature Core i5 or i3 processors and 1360 x 768 LED touch panels.
Indeed, we were able to take a look at the phone maker's upcoming stateside model, the lower-end Quattro II 4G.
Nomura also said that it believes that AAPL has to launch a lower-end smartphone to fully participate in emerging markets.
With cash a bit tighter and industry contacts harder to come by these days, Zoom's lower-end service has come in handy.
The lower-end AX100U adds an ambient light sensor that adjusts the output on-the-fly to help counter-act the light in the room.
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Or is RIM on its way to becoming a mostly mid-to-low-end smartphone purveyor, stuck with lower-end customers and lower margins?
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In India, where the middle class also is growing, Mr. Capuano said Marriott plans to introduce its lower-end Fairfield hotel chain.
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If we have one niggle, it's that the main volume switches remind us of the cheap volume dials found on lower-end headsets.
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The typical standards of built-in optical drive, HP QuickPlay, 6-in-1 card reader and 6-cell batter round out the capable, but lower-end laptop.
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Meanwhile, the company's traditional, lower-end cellphone business, a steady cash cow in high-growth emerging markets, is under growing threat from less-expensive Asian handsets.
Because it operates primarily through audio playback, even lower-end feature phones could eventually make use of the system if the trials go well.
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In the Caribbean and Latin America, Marriott will create 30, 000 rooms by 2017, expanding luxury hotels in Mexico and lower-end options in Brazil.
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The Wall Street Journal is today reporting that Apple is "working on a lower-end iPhone, " citing only "people familiar with the matter" as proof.
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The Wall Street Journal reports the company is working on a lower-end iPhone that increase adoption of the device in emerging markets.
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The Korean behemoth has other ideas, once again refreshing the former flagship to ensure it'll remain on store shelves as an increasingly lower-end option.
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It's that latter bit that's conspicuously intentional, as the OEM admits to hyper-targeting the style-conscious set with both the lower-end 8S and this premiere line.
Future lower-end MacBooks are expected to use Intels graphics chip tech.
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