Similarly, nobody today would question a position in technology stocks, but it took Phil Fisher to break that ground in a painstaking, multi-decade way.
She left her senior position with a major technology vendor in 2005 and set out to build a global investment accounting system that would look at the world in a position centric, multi-jurisdictional way.
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Giving users the power to work with digital tools in a completely natural and intuitive way, multi-touch supports gestures for rotating canvases, zooming and panning.
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Strict divisions between disciplines have given way to multi-disciplinary teams.
Similarly, the SC-HTB70 allows for four-way, multi-angle positional placement enabling a user to set the speaker to the most suitable angle regardless if it is placed on a top or middle shelf.
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Britain's crumbling one-screen cinemas, many of which have either been destroyed or restored as listed buildings, have made way for the multi-screen venue.
KOR-fx, a new form of acousto-haptic technology being introduced in a device by the same name, will revolutionize the way consumers experience multi-media when it is introduced later this year.
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The N230 fits seamlessly into active users' lives, matching the way busy mobile workers multi-task.
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XBox is leading the way in offering a multi-entertainment package, with On Demand TV becoming a larger part of its offering.
Pianist, singer and songwriter Bruce Hornsby has sold more than 10 million records since releasing his multi-platinum debut, The Way It Is, in 1986.
The force is currently the subject of a multi-agency review of the way it handled the complaints and is likely to know the outcome next month.
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An ambitious multi-disciplinary study is under way to address the issue of climate change and public health, and its findings are being posted on a World Wide Web site set up by a Johns Hopkins University engineering graduate student.
This versatile tablet lets users work the way they want to with multi-finger touch support, pen input or the ability to connect to the optional ThinkPad Tablet 2 keyboard and dock for a PC-like computing experience.
However, Intel has to educate developers away from that behavior, or at least towards multi-architecture optimization, and the only way it does that is by pushing lots of Intel-equipped devices into the hands of users.
As the Aprimo CMO, I have shared five multi-faceted, strategic initiatives all the way from the board room to our sales and finance sister organizations, and while revenue targets are a critical part of these proposals, other metrics are equally important, too.
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But those choices were good ones: that multi-disciplinary training has contributed significantly to the way I do my job today.
By creating a more immersive entertainment experience, KOR-fx totally reinvents the way consumers can enjoy all forms of multi-media entertainment.
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Garmin's new multi-controller concept provides a new and unique way of controlling essential functions of an in-car infotainment system, such as audio, apps, communications and navigation.
That way, they avoid detection by the multi-national interception force, which polices the UN sanctions but which can only operate in the international waters in the Gulf.
Yet the only way the TPP can be a successful multi-lateral trade agreement is if stringent and enforceable intellectual property safeguards are put in place to ensure a level playing field among all partners.
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This wall created the impetus for multi-core design, which has been the orthodox way forward since then.
Europe believes a sat-nav system that is independent of GPS but inter-operable with it will drive a multi-billion euro industry in which receivers find their way into many more markets - from consumer mobile devices such as cell phones to safety-critical applications such as guided trains and buses.
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This does not guarantee that an athlete will receive a multi-year deal, but at least in this small way competition can work to ensure that the most meritorious will be able to bargain for better terms.
The possibilities are limitless, as more and more application developers understand the power of the pen and multi-touch combination - for example, picture a unique way of sending personalized handwritten notes on Facebook, or even the fun of playing Farmville by drawing in your own crops or scarecrows.
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Though the policymakers will be playing a straight bat here, saying a multi-lateral, co-ordinated approach is the only way, two top UK economists I've interviewed - one from the free market wing and one Keynesian - are remarkably close to saying it's time to forget worrying about protectionism, and for the mainstream to start responding to the demands for national solutions.
The best way to do that is by passing a comprehensive, multi-year farm bill that not only provides much-needed disaster assistance but gives farmers and ranchers the certainty they deserve while enacting critical reforms.
The latest part of a multi-million pound regeneration project in Douglas town centre will get under way next week and take nine months to complete.
Originally announced at CES this year, this gaming headset is a multi-functional tool that works first and foremost as a two-way communication device for gamers who love to yap while fragging.
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The Justice Committee found changes to EU data protection laws could leave the taxpayer with a multi-million pound bill if the government does not find a new way to finance the commissioner.
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