For the top executive at Iomega Corp. iom ( iom) , the Roy, Utah-based maker of computer storage devices, March proved to be the unkindest month.

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Its first shake-up was the introduction of the iPod, and later the iPhone, but these devices required syncing to a computer primarily for software updates and content storage.

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The American Institute of Architects has found that renovation projects are increasingly spanning nontraditional features like computer stations or recharging areas for electronic devices, built-in recycling centers and wine storage areas as well.

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Flash memory is the backbone of modern mobile consumer devices and the higher performance and ruggedness of this storage technology make it attractive for computer application as well.

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Other computer makers are now following suit with slim devices that forgo economical and capacious hard drives for slim solid state storage.

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Virtualisation provides a way of hiding a computer's resources its central processor, operating system, internal memory, network controller, and storage devices behind a software curtain.

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