It packs four functions into one small, sleek device.

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Since spring 2012, one of Black Paris Tours' four guides functions as a "nightlife coordinator" for guests who want to experience Paris after dark.

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But if an organization that runs four separate application delivery functions, for example, could consolidate them on a single application delivery controller, it could reduce the total number of devices from eight to two.

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Add Microsoft and Amazon to the mix and you have potentially four branches of flow for the same kinds of information and functions.

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After X-raying and wiggling 194 cables (which adds up to 6, 056 meetings of copper and connecting pins), they found four loose wires that perform crucial command, control and pyrotechnic functions.

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About one of four seniors now favor Advantage and enrollment is rising at 6%, mostly because this coverage functions like the normal insurance they've had all their lives.

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