This could be important in future high-speed links, because when rates of data transfer approach 100 gigabits per second, non-linear effects begin to mess up the signals.

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The smart phone market will only take off when technologies such as GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) are implemented in mobile networks, enabling faster transfer rates of data via mobile phone, she said.

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He also invested heavily in technology to help better manage the increasingly international operations. (TeleTech is now in 17 countries, including South Africa, Costa Rica and Argentina.) He streamlined 60 data centers into 4 network access points that support data transfer rates of at least 1 gigabyte per second.

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In the estate tax arena, reversion to 2009 federal transfer tax rates and exemptions as of 2018.

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However, there was evidence of risk management procedures being improved and patient transfer rates were found to be appropriate.

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This provision may allow you to transfer a significant value out of your plan at very favorable tax rates.

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Today, new kinds of devices and media formats require considerably more interface bandwidth and higher transfer rates to move, store and edit data quickly.

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The microP2 card will ensure high-speed transfer, high reliability and the writing assurance of all P2 frame rates, formats and codecs, as well as Panasonic's newest compression platform, up to the AVC-Intra200 mode of AVC-ULTRA, which will be available within 2013.

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Digital cameras are a handy way to quickly put photos on to Internet sites or to share pictures of the grandkids with grandma, but high-resolution digital images eat a lot of bandwidth when they're sent over the Internet and can slow down transfer rates.

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