To get a hands-on view of what the use of personal devices has meant for IT, I turned to Brian Madocks, CEO of PC Helps, a services firm that provides supplemental help desk support for companies of all sizes.

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Throughout that first week, we continued to provide critical services such as customer service, help desk, technology operations, and finance support for our global enterprise.

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Naturally, Goldman is in the process of trying to centralize all equity orders from every part of the firm, including its block trading desk and the division that services high net wealth clients, to increase its market share of all equities traded.

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The high-tech variety enables customers to avail themselves of the same services and more from the comfort of their office desk or bedside table.

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Marketing Services Agreements (MSA), Joint Ventures, Desk Rentals and whatever other form these relationships take, may seem counter to RESPA (Real Estate Settlement and Procedures Act), rules governing compensation for real estate referrals, but they are industry norms.

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Inside, they are greeted by a concierge-like Help Desk of about a dozen support personnel, whose services include occasional free hugs.

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Facilitating those companies are matchmaking services such as Loosecubes.com and LiquidSpace.com, which connect desk-seeking employees with unused space.

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