For instance, a help desk can encourage, support, coordinate, and control end user activities. The 60 help desk analysts and technicians at Schering-Plough handle more than 9,000 calls a month. The front-line analysts use expert system software to quickly find the answers to user’s questions and then provide callers with scripted answers. The second-line technicians handle the more complicated queries. Other companies use multimedia software with animation or videos to help first-line staffers walk callers through a complicated process. Duties of the help desk include the following: