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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Since then, however, the FBI's struggles with technology have become legendary even by the standards of Washington, where agencies often must spend more to meet government requirements instead of using off-the-shelf software.

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While other entrepreneurs focused on using the Web to revolutionize commerce, Vignette set out early (1995) on a quicker path to profits: designing off-the-shelf software that would make all those new outlets work.

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