It says it has a "proprietary network of banks and cash pickup locations" for receiving money (versus some others that use aggregated services).
The molfile format is still very popular and despite it being a proprietary format, it has become a de facto standard.
It is sticky, but it is a proprietary architecture".
Finally, Holthausen notes, a site will be more valuable if it uses a proprietary technology than if it simply offers services competitors can easily duplicate.
A bank may buy a derivative or security from a client in order to make a market, then decide it is worth hanging onto, turning it into a proprietary bet.
Moreover, because it is a proprietary system, not based on Internet standards, it is expensive to write programs for.
One of the downsides of the Wello is that it uses a proprietary charging cable, but that was required to get it so slim.
In New York, at least one top investment bank has changed how it runs a proprietary fund to avoid sending out obvious signals about what it buys and sells.
The company said it uses a proprietary method to print the photo on the case so that it resists scratching.
It also puts Skype onto a roadmap of becoming the default "Telco 2.0", since it remains a proprietary and not open system.
