But Stimac was more excited by what had been left out of the server: There were no connections for a keyboard, mouse or CD-ROM drive.

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They could also be hand-delivered on DVD discs, from which the feature would be loaded into a server, or over broadband Internet connections.

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Other e-tailers cite the high cost - some five to 10 times higher than in the U.S. - of leasing Net connections and maintaining "server" computers for managing online transactions.

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Neffenger's tests employed VolanoMark, a 100% Pure Java server benchmark characterized by long-lasting network connections and high thread counts.

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Video calls between mobile phones may require contacting a main server in one country, then setting up connections in another.

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