Doctors use such databases to monitor the long-term well-being of patients undergoing many kinds of treatments.

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They also use aging-brain software to collect data on symptoms, track the stress level of family members and monitor how well patients' goals and needs are being met.

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Hearsay Social responded by giving companies a service that would let companies set business rules and monitor how well its employees were complying with those rules in their use of social networks.

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Matthew Hopkinson, director of the Local Data Company, which researches retail trends, said the 888 shopping centres they monitor are doing well.

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