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Star Techies As computers become more indispensable, computer consulting becomes more profitable.

By Gayle Sato Stodder

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As computers become more indispensable, computer consultingbecomes more profitable.

Every day, computers become faster and more sophisticated.Unfortunately, computer users do not. Throughout the history ofcomputing, these truths have remained painfully self-evident:Computer technology progresses at breakneck speed, while the peoplewho use computers break their necks trying to keep up.

Perhaps that's why computer consultants continue to be inhigh demand, despite a relative flourishing of computer literacyamong businesspeople. As computers have become more indispensablein the workplace, the need for high-tech expertise has onlyintensified. Consultants who can set up complex informationsystems, troubleshoot office networks, train business owners onInternet usage, or provide teams of programmers for short-termassignments (to name but a few consulting concepts) face a massivemarket.