(2) A software-based control panel for one or more applications, network devices or industrial machines. Dashboards display simulated gauges and dials that look somewhat like an automobile dashboard.
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Additional Resources
- Google Dashboard brings security settings to the forefront
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- Blog posts 2009-11-06
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- Blog posts 2009-11-06
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- Blog posts 2009-11-05
- What the Google Privacy Dashboard can mean for health
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-05
- What the Google Privacy Dashboard can mean for health
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- Blog posts 2009-11-05
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- Software downloads 2009-11-03
- GV Connect 1.7.2 (Mac)
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- Software downloads 2009-10-30
- Five reasons to deliver a virtual service, not a virtual server
- What began as an interesting technological experiment has now become an opportunity for IT to shape its future, says Fortisphere's Lilac Berniker Commentary - As virtualization becomes an increasingly commonplace technology in the datacenter, the breadth of stakeholders in the virtual environment is growing. ...
- News items 2009-10-29
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- Discussion threads 2009-10-28
- 2010 Scion xB
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- Product reviews 2009-10-27
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- Blog posts 2009-10-27
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- Software downloads 2009-10-23
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- Software downloads 2009-10-23
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- Blog posts 2009-10-21
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- Software downloads 2009-10-21
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- Software downloads 2009-10-21
- 2010 Lexus RX 350 photos
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- Image galleries 2009-10-20
- Looking beyond Windows 7 and Office; Pondering the alternatives
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- Discussion threads 2009-10-20
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- Software downloads 2009-10-20
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- Software downloads 2009-10-19








