But the software touted at this conference by both Sage and its partners is the same boring, un-sexy stuff.

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At the same time, they are equally clear that they feel un-equipped to cope effectively with this task.

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UN-sponsored report on Arab development, written by Arab scholars, comes to much the same conclusion.

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