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Xerox recognizes this, and part of Thoman's mandate was, in fact, to turn the company from a seller of boxes to a seller of services, a so-called solutions provider like IBM that would help bewildered companies manage their document flow. That is easier said than done. Apart from the challenge of taking on established powerhouses like IBM and EDS, Xerox has had to deal with a perception problem. "Xerox, as a brand, is so associated with copying that it's almost like Kleenex trying to sell paper towels," notes Charlie Corr, a group director at Cap Ventures...
Inside the center, it was even worse. "The whole world fell apart," said an FAA employee on duty. First, the system started rebooting, distorting the critical information the radars displayed. When no quick fix could be found, the controllers who direct the almost 7,000 flights a day that flow through the airspace were switched to the emergency system. Some of them were not up to speed on that version, though, and they became confused and started yelling, "The backup system isn't working!" The problem was caused by what an agency spokesman called a glitch in the software--installed...
...huge inflow of campaign money is a grave threat to our democracy and it is growing. Gore is committed to cleaning up the system by banning soft money, the unlimited corporate, individual and labor donations that flow into party coffers. His commitment to reform is not new. He proposed full public financing of campaigns when he was first elected to Congress, to completely rid Washington of the overpowering influence of the special-interests...
...unfortunate goal changed the flow of the game for the Crimson...
...time." Others maintain that impromptu dialogues are the raison d'etre of the open office. At the Pasadena, Calif., quarters of idealab!, an incubator for start-up Internet companies, Gary Horwitz, vice president for real estate and facilities, notes, "The openness of the space is conducive to a free flow of communication and problem solving...