Its self-healing architecture, for example, and the ability to plug in and remove processors while the machine is running, would have obvious uses in e-commerce, where servers must be kept online around the clock and the amount of processing power needed may vary seasonally.

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Formatted for Macs with simple plug n' play connectivity, the G-DRIVE slim is Time Machine(R) ready for added backup protection.

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The only cog in the machine would be that eventually HelloSign would need to get a plug-in for users of various other email accounts including Yahoo and Hotmail among others.

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