The emergence of hardware and software IP load-balancers in the late 1990s catalyzed the development of server-farms by transparently distributing incoming client requests among the servers of a farm.

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HEROtsc said the results were largely driven by the development of new accounts and strong growth in its existing client base.

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This of course requires more time, and the development of friendship between carer and client, which is not possible in 15 minute segments of care.

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Investigators are constantly being called in to sniff out traitors selling critical business information to the competition, or plotting to defect with the crown jewels - such as the client list, or details of products in development.

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The tasks include things like client management and web and software development.

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According to AICPA rules for auditor independence, PwC can support software development and implementation for its audit client if that system is not the financial accounting software that produces the books and records the firm will audit.

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Pam Lassiter, a consultant in Boston and author of The New Job Security: The 5 Best Strategies for Taking Control of Your Career, had a client who worked in business development at a three-year-old energy technology company.

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