It was a deception project where we created what appeared to be a bank front end, a Web-based front end where transactions were taking place.
Nokia's N95 and N96 phones also support video conferencing outside the U.S. HTC makes several high-end phones with front-facing cameras for video conferencing, including the Touch Diamond, Touch Pro and Touch HD.
The industry responded to investor unease about front-end loads by almost eliminating them: Sales of front-loaded funds declined from 90% of the market in 1961 to 35% in 1999.
Today it's not uncommon for suppliers to build large chunks of an automobile--a complete dashboard or a front-end module, say--at their own factories, then ship them to the auto plant for final assembly.
The big goal is to push all the heavy back-end work forward to front-line workers, often as a "dashboard" on a handheld device.
Facebook is just the front end -- the consumer interface -- of a big data engine.
It will have some costs on the front end -- you buy a new boiler, or you get some insulation, or you get some new windows, that's going to have an initial cost, and the same is true from a government perspective.
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Same-store sales at the front-end of the drugstore chain rose 2.7%, while same-store pharmacy sales rose 1.2%.
Front-loaded funds put less money to work right away because of a front-end commission of 8% or so, but if the fund is well managed, it is a better investment than a no-load fund that underperforms.
Braking is straight and secure with minimal front-end dive and brake fade in hard stopping situations.
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The Eaton Vance product carries a 2.25% front-end load, making it useless for a short-term investor.
These funds charge a 5.25% front-end load and annual expenses of 1.2% of assets.
The Tinypass site has been redesigned recently and the front-end look is beautiful and confidence-inspiring.
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This effectively precludes front-end load funds unless the initial investment is large enough to eliminate the load.
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In other words, by reducing the principal investment, front-end charges permanently impair the future returns to investors.
There is a 3% front-end load and .75% on the way out and expenses run 1.29% of assets.
Wheels, instrument panels and front-end modules are delivered in the same manner, but they don't arrive on trucks.
Site visitors are herded to download uTorrent, a front-end client for managing file-sharing.
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Front-end load is a nasty cost because it hurts investors in two ways.
Her fund charges a 5.75% front-end load and 1.3% a year in fees.
Redistribution of wealth needs to happen on the front-end, prior to state involvement if it is going to be sustainable.
Morgan Fleming European ( VEUCX) funds are no load, but AIM European Small Company has a front-end sales charge.
Like coupons, the real money of the model is probably in infrastructure and database management, not owning a dedicated front-end site.
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The feedback I got from potential users on my front-end prototypes was invaluable in shaping and focusing our product road map.
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Instead, those contractors and enterprise vendors have begun to build their own front-end interfaces to open these searches to the consumer market.
Assuming a three-year holding period (the average length of investment in mutual funds), this front-end load is costing investors 2.1% per year.
Brumfield is frantically trying to protect his patented front-end technology from rivals.
"It amounted to the sort of front-end screen the credit-card industry does at the point of sale, " says assistant IRS commissioner Ted Brown.
As public clouds continue to grow, the opportunity to transform companies providing dedicated hosting, content delivery or front-end Web servers are also growing.
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