1. A system for processing information, the system comprising: a request region including a plurality of request handlers; and a plurality of processing regions, each of the plurality of processing regions including a plurality of process handlers; wherein each of the plurality of request handlers is configured to respond to a client service request for a processing job, and if identified to handle the processing job: (a) to query one or more of the processing regions to identify and assign a particular process handler to service the processing job, and (b) to receive a processing result from the particular process handler; and wherein each of the process handlers within said one or more of the processing regions is configured to respond to said query, and if identified as the particular process handler: (a) to service the processing job, (b) to process the processing job, and (c) to communicate the processing result to said identified request handler.