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proprietary system refers to a software, technology, or product that is privately owned and controlled by a specific company or individual. It means that the system is not freely available to the public, and its use, distribution, and modifications are restricted by the owner.
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It is arguably easier to check an open - source system for security flaws, but it is easier to find and acquire the rights to
use proprietary systems.
Many corporations and universities have built their
own proprietary systems and have made them available only in a limited way if at all.
If the prices increased an oppressive amount then wouldn't librarians and other researchers start to take the information / ideas and transfer them to a
non proprietary system?
All of our insurance and administrative services are performed in - house, and each division and department is integrated on the
same proprietary system and in real time.
This made the production of ebook readers very hard as text rendering would have to be based
on proprietary systems.
Toyota and Lexus don't support Apple Car Play or Android Auto, and instead rely on
proprietary systems called Enform for Lexus and Entune for Toyota, which are slow and clunky to use.
Right now learners are collaborating using popular social media platforms like Facebook and Google +, as well
as proprietary systems developed by companies in - house.
These days, TV operating systems come down to Samsung's Tizen, Android TV, Panasonic (uses a version of Firefox) and
proprietary systems from each manufacturer — most loosely based on Linux.
With multiple tools and years of production experience, Lighthouse accommodates all production specifications: standard or customized, in any native or image format, and for any review platform in the industry, including
most proprietary systems.
Outerknown also is partnering with Swiss startup Bluesign Technologies,
whose proprietary system evaluates and reduces resource consumption across the textile supply chain and helps manufacturers manage their use of chemicals, dyes and finishes.
Some have also made strategic appointments at the board level, while others have collaborated with FinTech start - ups, providing further evidence that banks could be set to replace their
costly proprietary systems with distributive ledger technology.
RBC Dominion Securities forecasts that Apple's dominance will erode from nearly 90 per cent in 2010 to around 35 per cent in 2014, as more devices running Android and Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 platform flood the market, as well as
proprietary systems such as QNX, which powers RIM's PlayBook.
ProteinSimple develops and
commercializes proprietary systems and consumables for protein analysis that ultimately help reveal new insights into the true nature of proteins.
Proprietary systems come with templates, content, a suite of supporting tools (analytics, powerful grade books, and web conferencing tools), not to mention dedicated design and tech support.
Or does the fact that so many people have already purchased so many titles using Amazon's and Thalia's
proprietary system mean they will remain loyal.
While proprietary systems can lead to rapid and targeted innovation (without the need for messy group consensus that is so often the case with open standards), it does leave a considerable amount of power concentrated in the hands of one or very few parties.
Unlike other major brokerage firms in Canada which use third party clearing systems, at Virtual Brokers, we use the most
current proprietary system «PARIO».
For the most part, however, while applying similar safety criteria, other countries have not adopted the same type of
proprietary system adopted under FDA's FCN program.
That's why we created FileTracker, an innovative and
collaborative proprietary system that manages workflow and account processing and allows for fixed - fee and contingency billing models for our insurance clients.
Whited's
proprietary system automatically converts each offer to a PDF file — and the associate with the listing e-mails the offer to Whited, who forwards it to the sellers.
Through the HomeSmart platform, we're able to provide an end - to -
end proprietary system that helps them run their business from one place.
«One of the issues for attendees interested in DITA or XML is that many of them are currently
using proprietary systems of standards.
This pulls content via the RSS feed and
other proprietary systems and existing developers have been monetizing it from some time.
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