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>A company sells a software product called "X".  They also maintain some older software called "Y", and have a secret project "Z".  An effective use of Products might be to create Products "X", "Y", and "Z", each with Components "User Interface", "Database", and "Business Logic".  They might also change group permissions so that only those people who are members of Group "Z" can see components and bugs under Product "Z".</P
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