And as software increasingly simplifies administrative tasks and eliminates a significant need for lesson planning and delivering one-size-fits-none lessons, there will be significantly more time for teachers to work in the ways that motivated many of them to enter teaching originally to work one-on-one and in small groups with students on the problems where they are in fact struggling.

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They have handled research, Web postings, software testing and other administrative tasks, freeing up more personal time for him.

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For a harried executive, or an even more harried administrative assistant, Rearden Commerce' software would replace the repetition of making trips to Web sites like FedEx, Hotels, Orbitz, Travelocity and OpenTable.

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"It's going to put an undue administrative burden on customers to make upgrades to their software, " says Gene Signorini, research director at the Yankee Group.

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The site oDesk in particular hires contractors, not just in writing but also in web development, software development, networking and information systems, administrative support, and other fields.

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Ensuring that their systems are set to operate as simple users rather than a having the powerful administrative rights of system administrators, can keep the attackers from running malicious software on their computers and stop the attacks.

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For example, if an employer can demonstrate that a typing test and skills tests using Microsoft Office software products constitute a fair sample of the content of an administrative assistant job, then the tests will probably be considered content valid.

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It makes software for health-care providers to manage electronic patient records and administrative functions.

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SAP, a German software firm, and PeopleSoft, an American one, are now offering standard ways of organising and delivering administrative office work.

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But in any case, they will beg for custom software design as large and complex health care delivery systems go through compliance procedures and also look to streamline administrative costs.

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