However, regular use of the property waned by 1978 and it lay almost unused for 25 years before a fund-raising effort led to its restoration.

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HP's software, for instance, helped John Hancock Financial Services, the insurance and mutual fund company, figure out that 1, 000 of its PCs went unused.

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Unused cash in bank accounts that had been dormant for more than 15 years can be used to fund social investment under the the Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Act from 2011.

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