Today the increased processing power of mobile devices as well as more ubiquitous network connectivity and the ability of data centers to provide (almost) always available storage capacity and applications, are causing a return to thin client computers accessing larger shared processing and storage resources.

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Facebook, the near ubiquitous social network, didn't fare as well as the top two companies, although with 58% favorable responses, it still has enough votes to get re-elected.

CNN: Poll: Google more popular than Apple, Facebook

He established Al Jazeera the Arab world's ubiquitous television network, and began programmes to upgrade Qatar's educational, healthcare and infrastructure facilities funded by massive increases in hydrocarbon production.

BBC: Qatar: regional backwater to global player

Nor does a ubiquitous branch network seem to improve profitability.

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It may seem ubiquitous to turn on network news and see reporters shouting market updates over the noisy hubbub at the New York Stock Exchange.

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While you may not get a network of ubiquitous branches like big banks, the customer service and financial products at smaller financial institutions have a reputation for excellence.

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The Internet protocol suite has become the de facto standard for global Internet services and consumers, but it also serves as a near ubiquitous substrate for running critical network infrastructure and applications.

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Now, imagine every single device in the store was hooked to a ubiquitous, high-speed wireless network.

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The East Berlin regime was propped up not only by its ubiquitous secret police and a huge network of informers, but also by a monolithic control of the media and repressive capabilities ranging from the subtle to the brutal.

ECONOMIST: B?rbel Bohley