"Once the cameras are installed and operational, once they're networked to central computers, then it's a simple matter of upgrading the software, " he says.

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Again, we want to ensure that a patrol in Afghanistan has the very best intelligence, the very up-to-date operational knowledge for what they're walking into.

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They're so focused on the operational side of the business, or on pleasing customers in the here and now, that they miss the very real threats from new competitors unencumbered by traditional technologies and business models.

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"We must also recognize that we're working at the edge of the operational envelope, " Wall said.

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There was no Internet connection, which made my Belkin N300 USB WiFi adapter the only piece of hardware that needed to be re-installed from its CD before I had a basically operational system.

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So just the very idea of getting down to operational and tactical levels with these folks is quite a change from what they're used to.

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In addition to the petrol engine and electric motor, the LF-CC hybrid drive system further comprises a generator, a high-performance battery, a power split device which, via planetary reduction gears, combines and re-allocates power from the engine, electric motor and generator according to operational requirements, and a compact power control unit to govern the high speed interaction of the system components.

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We've seen this, where oftentimes, the wireless community can get up and be operational, but if you evacuate and you forget your chargers and your phone dies, or if you're without power not knowing how to charge things.

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