Support services and technology, hardware and equipment companies issued the greatest number of warnings in Scotland during 2012, with three each, followed by construction and materials businesses and software and computer services firms.

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As an example of this collaboration, the City of Seattle has proposed implementation of the Great Student Initiative, an effort to form new partnerships with information, communication and technology companies including Microsoft, Comcast, One Economy and lenders to provide low-cost, high-speed Internet access, computer, software and services for low-income students in the Seattle Public Schools.

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So it may make sense to display advertisements for computer hardware, software or services alongside the online version of this article.

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