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CA 2268683 10, 2000 This patent is Subject to a terminal dis EP O332304 9, 1989 claimer. (Continued) OTHER PUBLICATIONS (21) Appl. No.: 13/915,814 Back to the future: using application service providers, Knoblauch, (22) Filed: Jun. 12, 2013 C. Conference: Internet Librarian 2000. Proceedings—2000. Internet Conference and Exhibition for Librarians and Information (65) Prior Publication Data Managers, p. 67-72, Information Today, Medford, NJ. USA 2000. US 2013/02755OO A1 Oct. 17, 2013 (Continued) Primary Examiner — David Lazaro Related U.S. Application Data Assistant Examiner — Marie Georges Henry (63) Continuation of application No. 1 1/537,224, filed on (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm — Neugeboren O'Dowd PC Sep. 29, 2006, now Pat. No. 8,572.267. (57) ABSTRACT (51) Int. C. A managed services platform. 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