Finally, as more of the economy moves towards higher-quality products that are personalized, we also expect to see the emergence of new services that are social by design to address the large worldwide problems we face in job creation, education and health care.

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For SAP Business By Design, the Software-as-a-Service offering, using cloud based services is natural, because Business By Design is delivered in the cloud.

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We know that ObamaCare and its Independent Payment Advisory Board, IPAB, will force prices for medical services lower and lower by direct design, so that by 2019, payments for Medicare will be even lower than Medicaid.

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Schaefer noted that increasing reliance of U.S. companies on computers could have contributed to the nearly 18 percent growth experienced by computer systems design and related services (NAICS 5415) over the last 12 months.

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The commercial off-the-shelf software solution includes a three-year commitment by Microsoft Consulting Services for technical support during the ship's software design, development and deployment.

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Privately held companies involved in computer systems design and related services, too, are apparently benefiting from this increased emphasis by businesses, according Sageworks Inc.

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Many marketers design communications aimed at justifying the price they charge for goods and services, either by emphasizing a low price or touting the benefits the company can provide to buyers.

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The interior-design profession is regulated because the designers provide services that carry substantial risk of harm if performed by unqualified people.

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"The design of public services around the needs of the public not the needs of the state enabled by the internet, that's the big change, " he said.

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