Word: analyst
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Kesselman was finally run to ground in Waikiki several weeks ago, thanks to a computer program called Scorecard. The invention of Ron Wutrich, 28, a self- taught computer analyst for the Marshals Service, Scorecard is one of a new breed of investigative tools that promise to revolutionize the way authorities hunt down fugitives from justice. U.S. officials say Wutrich and Scorecard are the heroes of an international manhunt, disclosed last week by Attorney General Edwin Meese, that has resulted in the arrest of 210 people, including 166 top-priority narcotics traffickers...
...customers no longer hold their breath for the latest gear with IBM's distinctive blue markings. Even though buyers knew for much of 1986 that IBM was readying the new line, "they needed new machines and were not going to wait around forever," says Bill Lempesis, a Dataquest analyst. While some settled for deeply discounted older IBM models, others turned to Tandy, Compaq and Apple...
Corporate customers have a new appreciation for the potential of the personal computer. Increasingly, they are stringing together networks of PCs and utilizing the equipment to the fullest. "Everybody has finally started figuring out how to use all these screens, keyboards and wires to their competitive advantage," says Analyst Jonathan Fram, of Bear Stearns...
...uninvited guest also turned up: fear. The affair, sponsored by a new organization called Safe Adults, kicked off the city's first social club for people who are worried about contracting AIDS. To join, prospective members must agree to submit to an AIDS test every six months. Oil Production Analyst Mary Harter, 28, plans to sign up. At Safe Adults, she said, "you'll meet the kind of people who are at least aware of AIDS and willing to do something to protect themselves. Herpes you can treat, but AIDS will kill you, and no roll...
...slow to get off the ground. Created in 1970, the consortium is funded by publicly and privately owned aircraft builders in France, Britain, West Germany and Spain. But it did not sell a single jet to a U.S. airline for seven years. Says Robert Kugel, an aerospace analyst at the Morgan Stanley investment firm: "U.S. carriers wouldn't touch European airliners with a ten-foot pole. They had a reputation for poor quality and maintenance." That perception gradually changed. By 1987 some 360 of the medium-range A300 (up to 375 passengers) and the A310 (250 passengers) were flying under...