We implement this principle technically by ensuring that each system performs only one major task.

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Observers like Hsu say that will take a sales pitch that appeals to how today's gamer plays as much as, or more than, how the new system performs.

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To avoid the risk of contaminants being mixed into the recycled plastic, the new recycling system performs quality control based on a chemical substances risk management database developed by Fujitsu Laboratories, thereby ensuring that notebook PCs and other ICT devices comply with legal requirements for chemical components.

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The Smart Grid independently identifies and reacts to system disturbances and performs mitigation efforts to correct them.

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But when a claim comes into a private company it is entered into the computer system, which performs several routine checks.

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Amazon spokeswoman Patty Smith said the price differences on certain DVDs are the result of tests that the company performs to re-evaluate various aspects of its Web site, such as the navigation system, what the home page looks like, overall site design and product pricing.

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