Among the factors that made IBM and EMC Celera's top choice is IBM's experience migrating data from old systems to new ones.

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Leidal also realized that his colleagues did not fully recognize the cost of redundant systems as new systems did not always lead to old ones being shut down, or if they were shutdown may not have much cost saving if they were home grown.

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Clever - Provides technology to connect traditional old school databases and information systems with new technology.

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Until then, it will be stuck selling machines that run its old versions of Unix, with questionable ability to switch the systems over to the new Itanium technology when it arrives.

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This is an old story at the Pentagon, where the time required to field new systems typically is some multiple of the time it takes for administrations and intellectual fashions to change.

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The FAA gave Boeing the go-ahead to replace the old battery systems, which developed fires on two aircraft, with a new design last week.

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Never mind buying new weapons systems to replace those that are now a quarter-century old.

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Given that so much of military equipment is already old and that force transformation will result in many new systems and platforms, now is an opportune time to begin dealing with this problem.

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Qualcomm started out making satellite-based tracking systems for trucking companies, but Irwin had far bigger plans:selling the world on a new digital way to connect cellular calls and carry 40 times as much traffic as the old analog systems then in place.

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