The growing economy has been stimulated by corporate investment in information technology as the service industry has finally cashed on the significant productivity gains.
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Integrated performance support systems are one type of multimedia application that have contributed to the large productivity gains.
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Consumer demand for increasing choice has brought opportunity to the many small companies that can provide the many options. So, the displaced personnel have been more than absorbed by the growing service sector. The small companies, in turn, require the services of the large information provider/computer service companies to implement cost-saving technologies and applications.
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In spite of overall business growth, the form of the traditional business organization and environment has remained similar to that of the early 90's.
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Competition for market share at all levels of business is enormous resulting in a very competitive labor market for those individuals with the rare set of creativity, technical, and liberal art skills.
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