Proprietary formats require a specific vendor's package to view the files.

Can interface to multiple databases - Not vendor specific.

Neither the auditor's office nor the inspector general's office would release the names of specific vendors or projects, saying the investigations were continuing.

Implementations from specific vendors are also available for less common programming languages and software reuse technologies.

It is not dependent on peripherals or sound cards from a specific vendor.

GetApp.com claims to be vendor-independent and platform-neutral (i.e. it does not recommend specific vendors or technology platforms above others).

As no standard is yet in place, current solutions are vendor specific.

Under Alberta's deregulated market for electricity, large consumers can contract to purchase their electricity from a specific vendor.

The report also did not take into account specific application servers - servers that need low maintenance and are provided by a specific vendor.

Device communications software typically operates through polled or change based protocols that are vendor specific.