Dries Buytaert is chief technology officer at Acquia, a commercial open source software company providing products, services and technical support for the open source Drupal social publishing system.

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Literacy Initiative for Empowerment (LIFE) is a framework of collaborative action and a mechanism for technical support services and facilitation by UNESCO in the areas of policy, advocacy, partnership building, capacity-building and innovations.

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The diagnostic tool has been developed by UNESCO and provides technical support services, tools and approaches to perform a diagnosis of the situation of teachers.

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The company also offers technical and support services such as consulting, implementation and maintenance.

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Besides selling parts, the company provides services such as product testing, manufacturer assessments and technical support.

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The commercial off-the-shelf software solution includes a three-year commitment by Microsoft Consulting Services for technical support during the ship's software design, development and deployment.

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Meanwhile, Iraq needed food, technical support, appliances, automobiles and, perhaps most importantly, engineering services to build and improve its infrastructure, all of these things that the Brazilians were not only able but eager to offer.

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