Dietzen anticipates XtremIO will introduce its product by the second half of 2013 so he wants to make sure that Pure Storage can maintain its lead.

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In late October Union Bank of Switzerland was lead manager for Nichiei in the largest pure overseas share issue ever by a Japanese firm.

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As executive chairman of McLaren Automotive, Dennis will lead the group's project to develop a range of pure McLaren sports cars, with the launch date for the first model set for 2011.

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It is probably fair to say that deep-sea research today is equally important to both pure and applied research, since the discovery of new species not only nurtures basic knowledge but is also likely to lead to the identification of new chemicals, which in turn tend to lead to new applications and new economic markets.

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