Currently the data center portion of the total energy consumed in developed countries is in the neighborhood of 2-3% but the rapid pace of on-line equipment growth will drive this to 10% or higher in a few years time.

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The army, in particular, is overstretched, and the navy is being forced to reduce the battle-readiness of some ships to concentrate men and equipment in those on front-line duty.

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Digital Equipment uses it to provide an on-line catalogue of product information.

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The in-dash messaging center and heated side mirrors with turn signals will be standard equipment on the top-of-the-line Lariat.

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On-line data centers are increasing their capacity to deal with this increased demand for processing power, communication speeds and digital storage capacity but despite the increases in efficiency of enterprise equipment and software there is a price to pay for universal connectivity and general on-line resources.

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On the other hand, while survey respondents said they were trying to hold the line on equipment (this is over all ages), the expected spending on travel and pay-to-play is rising rapidly.

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The interactive cooking classes coupled with perfectly paired wines are held in the made for TV Tuscany Kitchen, a state-of-the-art demonstration facility with top-of-the-line Viking equipment and three cameras above the stations and stove to project overhead shots of the chef on 60-inch plasma screens (shown).

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