Meadowlark Inc. has introduced a voice recognition machine system that enables machines to recognize a worker's voice and respond to commands. The company is yet to prove the full value of this product. However, organizations that have used the product appropriately have found that it efficiently speeds up various processes. Meadowlark Inc.'s voice recognition machine system is an example of a(n) _____ technology.
A)base
B)emerging
C)elevated
D)strategic
E)pacing

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Pacing technologies have yet to prove their full value but have the potential to alter the rules of competition by providing significant advantage. For example, when first installed, computer-aided manufacturing was a pacing technology. Its full potential was not yet widely realized, but companies that used it effectively developed significant speed and cost advantages.