Playcast, based in Israel and London, is a games-on-demand system for cable and IPTV operators.
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At the same time, greater emphasis on a demand-driven visa system would create new ways for workers to enter the U.S. who will be increasingly needed as baby boomers retire.
Reinert, national manager for Toyota's advanced technology group, suggests that an on-demand, personal rapid transit system might be just as effective and no more costly than self-guided cars.
Of course, if there were instead systems of assessments in a competency-based learning system built for students to take an assessment on-demand when they were ready to demonstrate mastery on specific competencies, we would see a different picture develop with assessments that left no doubt that they were different.
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These services could include Global Positioning System (GPS), on-demand entertainment, Internet and Web access, or weather and traffic conditions.
Android operating system and includes video-on-demand, traditional-TV and Internet applications.
However, since Brazil switched on more gas-fired thermal plants in October, to cope with growing demand and ease the pressure on the hydroelectric power system, costs have increased significantly.
Each of the airline's business-class seats will offer video on-demand on a 15.4-inch television, iPod-playing capability through an in-flight entertainment system, a USB port and power outlet, and noise-canceling headphones.
The devices will run on Sun's Java-based operating system and will boost demand for the company's big servers, which already power some of the most popular websites.
Dell uses the system to give suppliers real-time information on customer demand and expects them to pass along some of the savings.
One WindTamer customer is the U.S. Army, which purchased last year a mobile trailer-mounted turbine and renewable energy storage unit containing the Power on Demand system that the military would be able to move around even in battle zones.
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In essence, the Power on Demand system, which Arista has installed in several of its small-business customers, is a storage and power management unit rolled into one.
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In essence, the Power on Demand system, which WindTamer has installed in several of its small-business customers, is a storage and power management unit rolled into one.
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This year, USCIS and immigration lawyers expect such a high demand for H-1B visas that the agency may need to rely on a lottery system.
Microsoft shares surged in after-hours trading after the software icon announced strong quarterly results on high demand for its Vista operating system, as well as other products.
Not to be outdone, Ford's similar Sync system, which now comes standard on many vehicles, is adding voice-activated, on-demand traffic, sports and weather reports, plus GPS-assisted navigation.
Dell's purchasing managers are working equally hard with suppliers to watch parts inventories on an hour-by-hour basis, making sure Dell has just enough parts to meet expected demand without clogging the system with excess inventory.
When asked about bringing iPlayer to Windows Phone, the corporation's on-demand honcho, Daniel Danker, responded by saying it's not cost-or-time effective for the system -- thanks to a lack of support for HTTP Live Streaming.
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