Because UCB develops our own proprietary software system, every box we purchase is tracked and reported online in real-time.

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But the EDI system requires proprietary software and private networks which most small Asian manufacturers can't afford, says Joe Sweeney, research director in Hong Kong for the Gartner Group.

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Microsoft is hated chiefly because it represents the opposite model, proprietary software, and because its operating system, Windows, is the main rival to Linux, the best-known open-source software today.

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Digital Storm technicians stress-test and benchmark the system via industry standard testing software coupled with a proprietary testing process that detects components which can be prone to future failure.

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In the past, Sun sold only proprietary boxes that included its own chips and Solaris, its own operating-system software.

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This segment also reduces adverse drug events and potential medication errors, and offers infusion system that helps protect all types of infusions with proprietary dose error reduction software.

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To create a custom wireless system, the group had to agree to use proprietary, non-open-source software.

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