We remember the way they challenged us, the way they made us feel, how they pushed us, the encouragement that they gave us, the values that they taught us, the way they helped us to understand the world and analyze it and ask questions.

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The presidents dealt separately with that issue, instructing their experts to work together to carry out a joint threat assessment, analyze ballistic missile threats in the world and prepare appropriate recommendations.

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And once it hits the Web, the game will take a primitive, but impressive, step into a brave new world where computers will watch and analyze your preferences and habits and reprogram themselves accordingly.

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We were fixated on how to track, compile and analyze the massive amounts of data streaming around our world.

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The airline industry aside, the bullet points above offer a broad strategic outline for just about any industry because the customer experience is becoming pre-eminent in each and there is simply no way to deliver world-class customer experiences unless a company can capture, manage, and analyze all of the relevant data in real-time.

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In a post-financial crisis world where credit and capital flows are particularly challenged, it is especially critical to analyze the optimal deployment of both financial and human capital.

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