Sentences with phrase «costs of particular technologies»

The social and economic costs of particular technologies and the ways in which they are used can undermine otherwise desirable ends.

But did they apply Wright's «Law» in calculating the cost of any particular technology at any point in time?

Not exact matches

These risks include, in no particular order, the following: the trends toward more high - definition, on - demand and anytime, anywhere video will not continue to develop at its current pace or will expire; the possibility that our products will not generate sales that are commensurate with our expectations or that our cost of revenue or operating expenses may exceed our expectations; the mix of products and services sold in various geographies and the effect it has on gross margins; delays or decreases in capital spending in the cable, satellite, telco, broadcast and media industries; customer concentration and consolidation; the impact of general economic conditions on our sales and operations; our ability to develop new and enhanced products in a timely manner and market acceptance of our new or existing products; losses of one or more key customers; risks associated with our international operations; exchange rate fluctuations of the currencies in which we conduct business; risks associated with our CableOS ™ and VOS ™ product solutions; dependence on market acceptance of various types of broadband services, on the adoption of new broadband technologies and on broadband industry trends; inventory management; the lack of timely availability of parts or raw materials necessary to produce our products; the impact of increases in the prices of raw materials and oil; the effect of competition, on both revenue and gross margins; difficulties associated with rapid technological changes in our markets; risks associated with unpredictable sales cycles; our dependence on contract manufacturers and sole or limited source suppliers; and the effect on our business of natural disasters.

The technology likely has a long, promising future in the medical field, but only if the makers of these machines can solve a few key problems, in particular high costs and safety concerns.

Because they can deploy new technology on relatively short time scales or move rapidly to follow up on recent discoveries, newly conceived missions of moderate cost can at times scientifically outperform the large missions on particular problems.

We've a century or more of cautionary history suggesting that well - intentioned policies designed to strengthen teacher preparation by embracing the residency presumption can all too easily stifle creative efforts to boost quality, meet particular needs, or boost cost - effectiveness by using technology or staff in unconventional ways.

In particular, the challenges of mathematical and scientific formulae need to be solved, and technology providers need to respond to the educational market with increasingly cost - effective, end - user focused and school environment appropriate solutions.

This is a particular problem for clean energy technology, because the capital costs in this area are higher than those of previous U.S. high - tech success stories such as information technology or biotechnology.

Technology cost estimates are largely based on historic prices for the US and no account is taken of the economies of scale from wide deployment of particular technologies.

An alternate way to estimate reductions is to look at the incremental cost of a particular carbon - abating technology, e.g. building an IGCC coal plant and sequestering instead of building a pulverized coal plant.

Technology has enabled lawyers to communicate about themselves and their services more easily and efficiently, and it has enabled the public to learn necessary information about lawyers, their credentials, and the particular legal services those lawyers provide as well as the cost of those services.

It is legitimate to question whether these tradeoffs are worth it for your particular situation, but that requires education of what's really going on, and a rational analysis of the costs and benefits of technology use and data security protocols, not just a resort to fear and doubt.

The language about the use of «technical support» implies that some of the costs might have been due to the plaintiff's attorney keeping IT personnel on standby to ensure that the technology ran smoothly, and that may be over-the-top for this particular case.

We believe that these estimates reasonably reflect the costs that various types of small entities will experience in general, though the actual costs of particular providers might vary considerably based on their current practices and technology.