"Some of the things may not be relevant," said Rodney C. Adkins, general manager of I.B.M.'s pervasive computing division.
While a number of technology configurations could make wireless shopping possible, Dr. Michael Karasick, the chief technology officer at I.B.M.'s pervasive computing division, said it would most likely start with the shopper's carrying a smart card that identifies him or her to the store's computer system through a radio transmission.
Rod Adkins, general manager, pervasive computing division, IBM: "I'm really looking forward to a personal handset having the ability to do video conferencing on the spot with full-motion video.
"You won't see this box from I.B.M.," said Jonathan Prial, vice president for marketing in the pervasive-computing division at I.B.M.
In October last year, Lanier wrote: "The president's autocratic tendencies, as well as Uganda's pervasive corruption, sharpening ethnic divisions and explosive population growth, have eroding [sic] Uganda's status as an African success story.
Weight is so important, in fact, that minimum body-mass-index levels had to be imposed in the men's division order to fight pervasive eating disorders.
The Los Angeles department has won praise for its transformation into a model police agency under the consent decree, which was entered into after the Justice Department found pervasive corruption in the Rampart community division.
Lasting political and social transformation will be further complicated in many countries by high levels of unemployment, a pervasive lack of education and sectarian and ethnic divisions.
Although competition between different divisions or units for resources is pervasive in many organizations, much of the accounting literature examines non-competitive resource allocation and thus does not provide guidance on this point.
The political and physical division of Berlin had a profound and pervasive influence on urban planning.
