The Anglo-Australian miner,however, warns that markets could remain volatile as governments start to end their stimulus programs.
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Only one thing will eliminate or reduce the risk of vendor lock-in in the long run: if end-user customers start demanding standardization and interoperability, just as they have in the past with on-premises applications.
In the negotiating end-game on START II, however, the United States agreed to such inspections in connection with new limitations governing the accountability of long-range bombers as nuclear delivery systems.