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<description>Networking market research products provide analysis of the latest trends, developments and market data for this industry.  Research information will help you make informed business decisions.</description>
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<title>Commercial Payment Cards: The U.S. and Global Markets and Trends, 6th Edition</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R567-769.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[The commercial payment card market has undergone a transformation in recent years as the associations and issuers strive to convince companies of the various benefits. Once a fairly simple market comprising travel and entertainment cards and fuel cards, the commercial payment card universe has become more complex with increased segmentation and functionality. But the lines between products have also blurred resulting in card products that combine several cards into one. Purchasing cards have emerged as the champion of commercial payments with the expectation of eventually replacing a substantial portion of paper-based procurement. The fact that commercial cards capture a mere fraction of total commercial payments highlights the potential of the opportunity at hand.  
The financial crisis of 2008 that led to the economic meltdown in 2009 posed both a hurdle and an opportunity for the commercial payment card market. On the one hand, products such as small business cards ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>The Warranty War: Networking Vendors' Use of Warranties as a Differentiator</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R104-40458.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[ This IDC Insight investigates the growing popularity of limited lifetime warranties from networking vendors. The findings are the result of a series of networking vendor interviews. The interviews were conducted in September ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Snapshots Italy ATMs 2009</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R512-12206.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[Snapdata's Snapshots Italy ATMs 2009 provides 2008 year-end market size data, with 2009 estimates, 5 years of historical data and five-year forecasts. The Snapshots report gives an instant overview of the Italian ATM market and covers branch ATMs and ATMs in offices or public places.  Market volume is based on number of ATMs in operation. The data is supplied in both graphical and tabular format for ease of interpretation and analysis. The Snapshots Italy ATMs 2009 forms part of Snapdata's Financial Services industry ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Japan Network Disk Market Trends: Does the Economic Downturn Affect Demand?</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R104-40484.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[ This IDC Insight (a translation of the Japanese report IDC #J9450157) sets forth Japan shipment trends for network disks from 1H08 to 1H09 and reviews the impact of the economic slowdown in 2H08. In the past, IDC conducted two analyses of shipment trends for network disks, which an increased number of small and medium-sized Japan users are adopting ( New Business Opportunities Brought by Network Disk Market: the Realities of SMB Data Management,  IDC #JP262111Q, January 2008 and  Japan Network Disk Market Update  :   Increasing Capacity Needs of Small and Medium Businesses,  IDC #JP262114Q, October ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Net Neutrality: Proposed Rules Set to Disrupt the Future of U.S. Broadband</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R104-40420.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[ This IDC Insight discusses the FCC's long-awaited Notice of Proposed Rulemaking concerning net neutrality, which was issued on October 22. The more than 100 page FCC document outlines the FCC's plans to deal with the key issues surrounding the net neutrality debate. The Notice is an extraordinarily important document as the proposed rules have the potential to fundamentally alter the United States' fixed and mobile broadband landscape in many key areas. This document attempts to bring focus on the areas that IDC believes will have the greatest ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Japan Carrier Solutions and Managed Services 2009-2013 Forecast and 2008 Analysis</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R104-40438.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[ This IDC study (which is a translation of the Japanese report IDC #J9010102) analyzes the trends in the Japan carrier solution/message market, as well as market conditions in 2008, and forecasts the market sizes and growth rates between 2009 and 2013.  "The Japan economy, especially the foreign-demand dependent industries, are impacted by the economic recession, and companies are cutting down on new IT investment and scaling down investment. On the other hand, against the background of costs, internal compliance and business continuity measures, the trend of shifting from ownership to service usage has persisted. Market will remain stagnant in the short-term but grow steadily in the long term. Solution/Managed services providers should identify areas that are likely to possess or have reserve capacity for IT spending by targeting businesses expanding into growth markets of restructured industries and developing countries, and formulate appropriate proposals swiftly. In addition, providers should strengthen collaboration with ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Japan Network Infrastructure Market Trend by Network Services 2009</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R104-40437.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[ This IDC study, which is a translation of the Japanese report IDC #J9030106, analyzes and forecasts carrier router and Ethernet switch market in consideration to its relation with the trends in the network services market. While the enterprise market reaches maturity, the carrier market in the Japan network equipment market enjoyed remarkable growth in 2008 due to new investments on the next-generation network (NGN) implementation. In 2008, the edge router market expanded substantially following the launch of NGN services by the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) group. Investments by mobile carriers are expected to increase most significantly in the future. The largest reason for the increase in expenditure is the development of IP/Ethernet implementation in mobile backbones/backhauls such as Long-Term Evolution (LTE).  "Vendors in the Japan carrier router market should equip their products for the small and medium providers with the features for efficient use of resources and high scalability, which ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Japan Carrier Network Capex 2009-2013 Forecast and 2008 Analysis</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R104-40439.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[ This IDC study provides an overview of the carrier capex market in Japan. A broad set of equipment categories including data transport, optical access, optical core and edge devices, network management, next-generation network (NGN) infrastructure, wireless infrastructure, and others are included. Updated market size by equipment segment is provided for 2008; in addition, market forecasts by product category are provided up to 2013. A breakdown of carrier capex by major network equipment category for Japan's major carriers are also provided.  "As carrier networks migrate to IP and open standards, local network equipment vendors with established ties with carriers should actively explore and establish strategic partnerships with overseas technology vendors that can provide differentiation. Overseas companies such as Huawei and ZTE are slowly increasing their presence in Japan's carrier equipment market, and it is only a matter of time before they become a major force to contend with in the domestic equipment, ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Middle East MVNO Market and Competitive Analysis 2010</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R331-173.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[Middle East MVNO Market and Competitive Analysis 2010 is the only publication that provides competitive analysis, market evaluation and current market data for the Middle East MVNO marketplace.
   
This report provides an in-depth critical analysis of the Middle East MVNO landscape today. The report is aimed at investors, consultants, integrators and analysts in the mobile space, suppliers of MVNO equipment and software, and network operators and other service providers.  The Competitive Analysis report focuses on a telecom sector that has experienced a billion-dollar wave of new investment in many of the worlds developed markets. The report evaluates each market within the Middle East region, the existing competition, the MVNO regulation and proposes where the next big opportunities may arise. 
   
The report covers not only the new MVNO entrants but also critically reviews the existing resellers and MVNOs, providing a deep-dive into the existing and ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Global IT Security Market Forecast to 2013</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R459-1374.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[The world continues to see rapid growth in demand for IT security solutions owing to the increasing deployment of IT-enabled business solutions. Businesses and corporate worldwide have been migrating from their conventional operations to IT-enabled solutions in order to increase their productivity and keep themselves updated with the rapidly changing IT trends. Rapid increase in Internet adoption and ever-increasing wave of online threats have also been fuelling the demand for IT security products and services worldwide.  

According to our recent research report &ldquo;Global IT Security Market Forecast to 2013&rdquo;, growing concerns over IT security among all sized organizations helped the global market for IT security to grow in 2008 despite recession. Our report estimates the global IT security market to worth over US$ 54 Billion in 2008, which is further projected to grow at a CAGR of nearly 11%  during 2009-2013. Various factors that will drive the market ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Western European IP PBX and IP Phone Vendor Shares, 2008</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R104-40435.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[ This IDC study highlights the shipment and revenue market shares for enterprise IP PBX (pure and hybrid) systems, IP telephony lines/seats, and IP telephones for 2008.  "The Western European IP PBX market reached $2.1 billion in 2008 and IP phone revenues were $839.7 million. The economic turmoil showed its impact towards the end of 2008 and caused a slight drop in most vendors' IP line and IP phone shipments in the fourth quarter," says Melissa Fremeijer, research analyst, Western European IP PBX, ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>US Mobile Traffic Forecasts: 2009-2015</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R3730-8.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[This report provides traffic forecasts across traffic types and across notebooks, netbooks and phones from 2009-2015, with an examination into drivers to
changes. Forecasts are around the following: 
 Video traffic 
 Music traffic 
 P2P traffic 
 Data traffic (including SMS and MMS) 
 Share of traffic for each of the above across notebooks, netbooks and phones 


  Headline forecasts: 
Traffic will rise from 15 TB (terabytes) per month in 2009, to 723 TB per month in 2015
Mobile phones will take up two thirds (68%) of this traffic in 2015
Video will form nearly two thirds (63%) of 3G/3G+ traffic in 2015
  
Included in this report: 
44 pages of commentary and forecasts 
15 forecast and data charts   Please note:  this is delivered as a Powerpoint ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>The Taiwanese Optical Disk Drive Industry, 3Q 2009</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R760-672.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[This research report presents shipment volume and value forecast and recent quarter review of the Taiwanese optical disk drive industry. The report includes optical disk drive shipment volume, value, ASP, manufacturer volume ranking, and product mix analysis, as well as breakdowns by price trend, shipment destination, production location, and business type. The content of this report is based on primary data obtained through interviews with optical disk drive makers. The report finds that the optical disk drive shipments in the first half of 2009 were affected by declines in mainstream PC shipments. The inventory replenishment in anticipation of peak-season demand in the second half of 2009, along with sufficient pick-up head supply, were expected to help the industry's shipment volume and value achieve sequential growth in the third quarter of 2009. It is anticipated, however, the industry's third-quarter sequential growth will not continue into the fourth quarter of ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Company Financials: Nortel Networks Corporation</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R313-57935.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[ Introduction   The Company Financials offers insights into the financial performance of the company over last five years for about 1000 leading global companies. The datapack covers wealth of financial information relating to income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statements.    Scope   Contains five years data on income statement, balance sheet, cash flows and other financials in the reported currency and its US Dollar translation  Provides key ratios  Includes information on revenue distribution by business segments and geographies   Highlights   Nortel Networks supplies end-to-end networking products and solutions for telecommunications providers, cable operators, enterprise communications and other related service providers. The company filled for bankruptcy in early 2009 and is undergoing restructuring.   Reasons to Purchase   Access important financial information and analysis on the company in a single datapack  Understand the financial evolution of the company over the last five years  Build the periodic assessment of the company's performance for five year adjusted financial data along with key ratios and market capitalization   Please note:  ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Anticipating Changes: New Value in the Computing System Industry</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R760-671.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[Cisco's foray into the server market, the merger between Oracle and Sun Microsystem, the acquisition of Fujitsu Siemens Computers by Fujitsu, and the acquisition of Silicon Graphics International by Rackable Systems have stirred the equilibrium in the worldwide computer system industry in 2009. The industry is expected to see more companies engage in horizontal and vertical cooperation. Looking ahead to 2010, as the effects of the global financial crisis continue to be felt, the industry is expected to face changes within the next two to five years resulting from Moore's Law, virtualization, and cloud computing. The computing centralization effect stemming from cloud computing will intensify the competition in the green data center segment. Virtualization, energy-saving, and cloud computing are to lead to more acquisitions and mergers in ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Building Better Broadband (Strategic Focus)</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R313-57630.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[ Introduction   Broadband internet access plays a key role in economic and social development by providing governments and their constituents with the tools for e-government initiatives and better environments in which to work, live and do business. As such, governments are implementing policies that enhance penetration, increase speeds and lower the costs of broadband internet access for their constituents.   Scope   Examines the drivers behind government's interest in promoting broadband development  Discusses regulatory issues around government involvement in network rollout  Provides an assessment of the challenges for the market going forward  Makes recommendations for agencies and vendors looking to implement successful broadband initiatives   Highlights   Economic development provides the impetus behind the rollout of broadband services  Broadband rollout is being promoted in order to help bridge the digital divide  Broadband makes public services more accessible and government more efficient   Reasons to Purchase   Understand why governments are promoting high-speed broadband for their constituents  Learn about different approaches for public sector involvement in ensuring successful initiatives  Understand strategies that ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Key Differences in Networking Support Between Western Europe and the United States</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R104-40380.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[ This IDC Insight reviews the differences networking vendors face in providing support and maintenance services in Western Europe compared with the United ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>2008 Consumer Markets: Audio Survey Results - Home Audio Technologies</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R104-40368.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[ This IDC study presents data from and an analysis of IDC's  2008 Consumer Markets: Audio Survey,  fielded in October and November 2008. The document provides an examination of survey responses related to home audio device ownership and purchase intention.  "Device vendors and retailers need to get more creative with home audio technologies, in particular A/V receiver, sound bar speakers, and home networked audio devices, to demonstrate their value to consumers and thereby drive demand and revenue. Avenues include better and more ubiquitous hands-on demos at retail, information about mixing and matching home theater technologies for optimum listening and viewing experience, and also further new paradigm development such as receiver integration in sound bar speaker systems." &mdash; Susan Kevorkian, program director, Digital ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Computer Networking Equipment Manufacturing</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R3470-3192.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[The US computer networking equipment industry includes about 1,000 companies with combined annual revenue of $50 billion. Major companies include Brocade Communications, Cisco Systems, Extreme Networks, and Juniper Networks, as well as the US operations of foreign companies such as Alcatel-Lucent, Fujitsu, NEC, and Siemens. The industry is highly concentrated: the 50 largest companies generate about 90 percent of revenue.  COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE  Demand is driven by economic growth as enterprises and service providers expand networks to meet increasing user needs, and by the superior performance of new equipment, which encourages replacement of existing equipment. Profitability of individual companies depends on timely development and delivery of products in high volumes for large customers. Large companies have advantages in economies of scale in broad product offerings and services. Small companies can successfully compete by designing and developing products that meet highly specialized needs. The industry is capital-intensive.  The US telecommunication industry is in transition: the ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Worldwide Network Test and Measurement 2009-2014 Forecast and 2008 and 1H09 Vendor Shares</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R104-40364.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[ This IDC study provides a top-down sizing of the network test and measurement market for the first half of 2009 and full-year 2008 and a 2009-2014 forecast for this market. Historical and forecast revenue data is shown for the total worldwide market and by geographic region, customer type, and network, service, and use. This study also contains vendor-specific revenue and market shares for full-year 2008 and the first half of 2009.   "The network test and measurement market is experiencing the pain of telecommunications industry transformation. As SPs turn to focus on services creation and enablement, they are prioritizing their investments differently, but ultimately ensuring customer satisfaction requires the kind of reliable network and services that testing yields," says Elisabeth Rainge, director, Network ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Enterprise IP Usage and Preferences Survey by Country, 2009</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R104-40386.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[ This IDC study looks at the requirements of enterprise telecommunications managers in the Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) or APEJ region. It analyzes the usage preferences and adoption behaviors of enterprises across a range of industries. Some of the primary issues covered include current and future adoption behaviors, technologies, and SP selection criteria.  "The majority of enterprises are now becoming more concerned about cost/pricing. The survey respondents cited cost/pricing as the key factor in selecting a telecom SP and the services that they subscribe to. This trend is a result of diminishing differentiation among connectivity services, as most SPs now provide similar services," says Kenneth Liew, senior market analyst, Communications Research, IDC ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Devoteam SA - SWOT Analysis</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R313-57111.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[Datamonitor's Devoteam SA - SWOT Analysis company profile is the essential source for top-level company data and information. Devoteam SA - SWOT Analysis examines the company&rsquo;s key business structure and operations, history and products, and provides summary analysis of its key revenue lines and strategy.   Devoteam is an information technology (IT) infrastructure services and technology consulting company. The company offers business and technology consulting, and outsourcing services to various industries. The group primarily operates in France. It is headquartered at Levallois-Perret, France and employs 4,280 people.  The company recorded revenues of E459.5 million ($676.1 million) during the financial year ended December 2008 (FY2008), an increase of 24.2% over 2007. The operating profit of the company was E32.7 million ($48.1 million) in FY2008, an increase of 12.2% over 2007. Its net profit was E19.2 million ($28.2 million) in FY2008, a decrease of 1.4% over 2007.   Scope of the Report   Provides all the ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Telecommunication Networking Equipment Manufacturing in the US - Industry Risk Rating Report</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R538-30731.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[  Industry Risk Ratings Synopsis   This Industry Risk Ratings report from IBISWorld evaluates the inherent risks associated with the Telecommunication Networking Equipment Manufacturing in the US industry. Industry Risk is assumed to be 'the difficulty, or otherwise, of the business operating environment'.  The report looks at the operational risk associated with this industry. Three types of risk are recognized in our analysis. These are: risk arising from within the industry itself (structural risk), risks arising from the expected future performance of the industry (growth risk) and risk arising from forces external to the industry (external sensitivity risk).  This approach is new in that it analyses non-financial information surrounding each industry. Industries are scored on a 9-point scale, where 1 represents the lowest risk and 9 the highest. The Industry Risk score measures expected Industry Risk over the coming 12-18 months.   Industry Definition   This industry includes firms engaged in manufacturing wire telephone and data communications equipment. These ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>The Taiwanese DSL Industry, 3Q 2009</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R760-665.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[This research report presents shipment volume forecast and recent quarter review of global subscriber scale by region, DSL equipment shipment volume, shipment value, and shipment by maker. The report includes manufacturer volume rankings, price trends, shipment volume by solution provider, and shipment by function. Also examined are production locations, shipment destinations, business types, and OEM/ODM customer portfolios. The content of this report is based on primary data obtained through interviews with DSL equipment makers. The report finds that Taiwanese DSL CPE shipment was affected by the economic downturn in the first half of 2009. Shipment performance in the second half of 2009 is expected to be stronger than the first half of the ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Policy Management: Optimizing the Customer Experience</title>
<link>http://www.mindbranch.com/products/R104-40323.html</link>
<description> <![CDATA[ This IDC study defines the policy management market and discusses the competitive dynamics among vendors seeking to serve service provider requirements for policy management. This document includes four use cases, specifying the types of technologies to be applied to the use cases. In the analysis, we present a table of selected vendors with PCRF and PCEF assets.  "Policy management is a compelling class of solutions that has the potential to introduce operational flexibility into the telecommunications industry," said Elisabeth Rainge, director, NGN Operations. "Policy management, or policy charging and control (PCC), pulls together network infrastructure enforcement tools with the monetization ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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