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1.4.4 Benefiting Business

   Information Systems (IS) management wants to use computers in more 
   strategic ways like re-engineering business processes, mining their 
   companies' information assets, managing work-flow and helping teams be 
   more productive.  With the wide and often complex range of platforms and 
   applications, IS managers need to simplify operations.  At the same time, 
   they want to protect and leverage existing investments in training, 
   equipment and software.  OpenDoc's component software architecture will 
   enable development of custom applications, interoperability on multiple 
   platforms and access to applications, information and services distributed 
   on heterogeneous networks. 

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