He said he did not believe that people backed the idea of a "treasure trove of data which you can then dip into if you need to", and said there were doubts whether it was even technically feasible.

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Amidst all the turmoil and double dip recessionary-esque data, Cisco Systems (CSCO) looks to emerge a potential leader.

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Some of my real estate reporter colleagues at other media outlets were quite fast to assume this data meant a housing double-dip was upon us.

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