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PC financial services continue to grow, but receptivity declines. Asset growth shifts to stock mutual funds from individual stocks. All debt levels continue to increase. Life insurance coverage shows signs of a turnaround. This Technology Map includes analysis of the commercial parameters affecting the development of storage technologies, the specific areas that will have high impact on business, and the implications of these technologies for different commercial sectors.