When it comes to nanotech, the US has the majority of companies operating in the space, while Russia has less than a third of the US total.

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The prospect of big declines in military spending has to raise doubts about whether all of the players currently operating in the military electronics space can survive over the long run.

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Microsoft needs to gain market share in the virtualize operating system space.

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