Word: ma
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...Moses Ma, founder of BusinessBots, based in San Francisco, which is developing smart software for e-markets, says B2B resembles the California Gold Rush. During the Gold Rush, the only ones assured of making money were the obscure shopkeepers who sold the prospectors their shovels, clothes, pots and pans. In the case of B2B, it's companies like Tradex Technologies, Extricity Software Inc. and BusinessBots. They sell the glue (in the form of hardware, software and services) that links individual businesses to their suppliers, customers, partners and distributors. "The true value in B2B is when...
Boston Magazine also gave special recognition to some Harvard favorites. The magazine listed the defunct Tasty diner as a Boston Classic, eulogizing it as "the late, lamented, all-night greasy spoon, another victim of Harvard Square's decline into homogeneity." Harvard University and Yo-Yo Ma '76 were also declared "Boston Classics...
Boston Magazine also gave special recognition to some Harvard favorites. The magazine listed the defunct Tasty diner as a Boston Classic, eulogizing it as "the late, lamented, all-night greasy spoon, another victim of Harvard Square's decline into homogeneity." Harvard University and Yo-Yo Ma '76 were also declared "Boston Classics...
That said, from a purely business standpoint Fiorina was a logical choice to take over HP, coming off a remarkable run as president of the $20 billion Global Services division at Lucent. She was partly responsible for re-engineering Lucent into a technology highflyer from what was once Ma Bell's phonemaker. Lucent is now a leading global supplier of cell-phone networking gear and the digital-switching systems that are critical components of voice and data networks--you know, the Internet. She even helped design the red-swirl logo that marks Lucent as a leading-edge company...
Louisiana tried to take the matter out of the hands of feckless parents like me last week when the Governor signed into law the "Respect Bill," which requires kids in public schools to address teachers as ma'am or sir; Mr., Mrs. or Ms.--and it's starting to sound good to me, because it gets us all off the hook, first-name-wise. Mr. Trey Williams, Governor Mike Foster's press secretary, told me the Governor feels that the use of ma'am and sir should be taught at home, but it isn't. He called...