That has given the client a near turnkey solution to leverage his standard software package and use a standard network provider, SWIFT, to connect with his banks.

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The contrast is all the sharper given some of the successes shown by those using open-source software: the District of Columbia, for example, has junked its servers and proprietary software in favour of the standard package of applications offered and hosted by Google.

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