Many of them are running accounting or inventory management systems that are a decade old.

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The company powers the textbook rental services of 250 campus bookstores through white-label partnerships, running touchscreen kiosks, iPhone apps and inventory management software.

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You know how it works: people see unusual product names in inventory systems, and imaginations start running wild.

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High taxes and inventory haven't stopped Garmin from holding to its 2008 guidance, though the news has sent investors running.

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