Word: fax
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Harvard as in the rest of the U.S., fax machines have become the newest form of professional insignia. They perch on desks like pieces of art, symbols of academic prestige. They don't need to be used, just to be seen. Today, a fax is as important as the degree hanging on the wall above...
...machines have revolutionized long-distance communication during the last decade, and fax sales have risen exponentially. Proposals, memos, documents, agreements can now be sent across the country or over seas in less time than it takes to dial the phone number...
According to Judy M. Matthews of the Office of Information Technology (OIT), Harvard bought--or "placed," as she likes to put it--a total of 68 fax machines during the last fiscal year. Another 30 have been bought since July 1, she says...
Some branches of the University seem to have taken the fax craze to extremes. The Government Department has not one, but four of the machines. And still the University keeps buying more...
...more and more faxes are placed around the world, more fax machines are being used," said Linda Gillis, supervisor of the Message Center at OIT. "The fact is, more and more people are faxing...