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1.4.5 Benefiting the Industry

   The software industry must face up to and solve the business problems 
   created by the following: 

   °   Competitive pressures 

   °   Stalled innovation 

   °   The growth of mega-applications 


   Component software provides solutions to these problems by separating 
   applications into independent and reusable modules of code called 
   components.  OpenDoc's component software architecture will enable 
   software developers to focus on the areas where they can add value.  They 
   will no longer have to recreate all the features of an application 
   themselves.  With OpenDoc, vendors will have new marketing options, 
   shorter development cycles and a quicker time to market. 

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