The vendor, part of the exhibit, roamed in front of a plate-glass window with mannequins depicting black characters from famous paintings in museums throughout Venice.

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In addition Citrix, one of the major players in server virtualization, recently purchased MDM vendor Zenprise and claims as part of that acquisition that virtualization is a major component of its mobile management capabilities.

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On one occasion he even fired a vendor who had been considered a valued part of the team for several years over inappropriate comments he made to the receptionist.

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That court overturned a previous ruling by Jackson that barred Microsoft from requiring PC makers licensing Microsoft's Windows 95 operating system to also take the software vendor's Internet Explorer Web browser as part of the license.

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In Q4 2010, Dell became the second largest PC vendor, jumping ahead of Acer which recorded notable sales declines in part due to weak sales of Mini Notebook PCs.

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Two common exceptions: If the vendor is already working up a prototype for a similar device, or if the invention is considered part of the "public domain, " then all bets are off.

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