Makers of complementary products expect to grow rich too and will look elsewhere if profits fall.

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At the same time, the company added specialist roles for complementary products in the software portfolio, such as a customer relationship management product.

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ViaSat also offers design capabilities and a number of complementary products including monolithic microwave integrated circuits and modules, DVB-S2 satellite communication components, video data link systems, data acceleration and compression, and mobile satellite antenna systems.

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Asked about plans for acquisitions, Pfizer said its focus is on "bolt-on" deals, meaning purchases of companies with complementary businesses or products, with a price tag of up to several billion dollars.

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The alliance will enable Deutsche Telekom to deliver next-generation television, as well as complementary interactive services and a range of entertainment products, over its ultra high-speed VDSL broadband network.

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