Famous Quotes & Sayings

In 2005, the industry witnessed great momentum around open source databases, from product enhancement, improved customer support and increased adoption to new vendors jumping on the bandwagon. Open source databases continue to make inroads into enterprises, offering low-cost database management system alternatives to support all types of business applications.

Sheila Nevins

I didn't realize, actually, at the time how terribly important this documentary was. I didn't know that the issue of gay marriage, gay rights, gay adoption was going to actually become an issue that would probably tear this country apart.

J. I. Packer

Adoption is the highest privilege the gospel offers.

Foreign investors may not need to build up networks or provide services on their own. Instead, content developers and value-added services providers may have better revenue prospects if they work closely with broadband service providers who lead the adoption of FTTX in those markets.

In the last 18 months or so, we've seen a significant shift to the adoption of personal networks or home-based networks used in small retail stores or small offices. Those networks are very inexpensive and very easy to use.

In our meetings (with French officials), we stress that adoption of the bill could lead to irreparable damage in long-standing Turkish-French ties and that this should not be allowed.

In our view, there is the feeling that the adoption of this resolution might have a negative impact on the prospects for concluding a peace agreement within the time period.

Companies that have large population of notebook users and are experiencing pain with Windows 95 or 98 crashing are prime candidates for the adoption of Windows 2000, as are companies with a very chaotic environment that want to establish greater degree of lock down and control around the client.

Despite the fact that the market has corrected dramatically, we don't see any letting up of the explosion in the adoption of Internet technology. We think the Net is going to be the largest business and investment opportunity in history by a substantial margin, bigger than the Industrial Revolution itself.

John Mica

Depending on the adoption of various reforms, Slovakia could very well be included in the next round of NATO expansion.

A fairly rapid evolution has taken place in transportation over the last few years with the adoption of the Internet. Really the focus is in inventory management and the management of cargo.

Robert Pittman

A lot of companies go broke trying to speed up the consumer adoption curve,

This milestone will help the industry see new products based on Certified Wireless USB in the price range needed for broad consumer adoption to occur. We're happy to see our members simplifying and accelerating the design-in process for manufacturers.

There was this assumption that as soon as people got a notion for what broadband was, they would want it -- that it would be as automatic in some ways as adoption of the dial-up Internet was in the U.S., where growth was very quick and almost happened by itself as opposed to really needing to be sold.

This issue of the Internet or Internet-based services being less reliable is disappearing. We did not find that this was a barrier to adoption of IP services.

John Bolton

The United States is very pleased at the council's unanimous adoption

The secretary-general warmly welcomes the adoption by the parliament of France of a levy on airline tickets issued locally that will benefit the health sector of developing countries.

The simple logical substitution of running Linux on less expensive hardware does not play out on the client. Businesses don't look at the client and say they want to make a 100 percent crossover from client to client, unless I can do something to improve the workflow and lower the cost of execution and the cost of ownership. Some of the simple models that drove server adoption will not drive client adoption.

Our third quarter results demonstrated the ongoing strength of our business model. We also delivered on the growth strategies that are enabling us to expand our industry leadership position, including advancements focused on accelerating the adoption of Internet media and the viable business models to support it.

Open standards tend to encourage creativity. We believe that entrepreneurs everywhere can better improve the world with open platforms to work from. Our affiliates in emerging countries and all their portfolio companies will almost certainly benefit from the adoption of open standards.

Of larger significance is that this initiative fuels the potential adoption of a certified Red Hat Linux stack within U.S. government departments and agencies. For instance, Red Hat offers certificate management, clustering and other applications on top of Linux.

Caroline Leavitt

Open adoption, when it works, is fabulous. But when it goes wrong, it's so traumatizing for everybody.

Keegan-Michael Key

[Adoption] could turn you into an exquisite comedian. Ask Richard Pryor's ghost.

Kristen Stewart

Adoption was something that was always under my skin, that I knew would be a part of my life, and, when I decided to start filing, it was very clear. It was like I knew that this was exactly what it needed to be. So then you go through the process, and it's tough. It's not the easiest process - and then again, I've never liked things too easy in life. But it emotionally knocks you out.

The numbers seem a bit aggressive, but you will see rapid adoption near term. Companies are dipping their toe in the water and waiting for the technology to mature.

Even with the adoption of this IAEA resolution, it is the belief of most of the members there that a diplomatic solution is the way out within the framework of the IAEA.

The adoption rate of RFID technology has been hindered by both the large capital outlays and the significant operational expenses that suppliers must incur to meet the RFID compliance standards set by their largest customers, particularly those serving retail and government markets. This problem is especially severe for mid-sized suppliers that generate less than 1000 RFID tags per month. The RFID Fulfillment Network delivers huge printing cost reductions and improves the end-to-end order fulfillment process, further lowering operating costs.

Chris Butler

The adoption rate in the region is slow, but we forecast that it will pick up gradually. Just like managed care originated on the West Coast and worked its way east, we think there will be a similar pattern with that here.

The adoption program is critical to us for the management of the wild horses. It's our mechanism to place our excess horses that are removed from the range.

The adoption of Windows 2000 has been slower than we anticipated initially, but it will be one of the drivers that keeps PC demand going in the future.

The adoption of semiconductors appears to be broadening. This should be a good, strong year,

The adoption of Linux on the desktop will be slow because a platform migration can be expensive and time-consuming.

Peter Morgan

The adoption of digital TV is accelerating around the world, ... As a result, the board can look forward with more confidence than was possible a year ago.