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...event also was notable for being Florida Senator Bob Graham's first appearance with the rest of the gang. Graham brings two strong qualities to the race. He is a former Governor--and therefore, of necessity, a decision maker and plain-speaker--and he stands an excellent chance of winning his home state, which is mythic among Democrats after the 2000 debacle. But Graham didn't offend anyone; I can't remember a thing he said. (Oh, yes: he reminded the audience that he voted against the war; this drew applause...
Elsewhere, Braveheart-style battles rage between the IT department's obsession with security and the workers' demand for freedom. Slowly, freedom is winning--good news for equipment manufacturers like Cisco Systems, which recently announced it would acquire top wireless-router maker Linksys for $500 million in stock. "Once people have wireless inside their offices," says Frank Keeney, co-founder of the Southern California Wireless Users Group, "they never want to go back. It's a tremendous productivity tool...
...tailored for the executive-aircraft market, while Embraer has simply refitted one of its commercial jets." But as Knappen spoke, the government of India announced it had bought five 10-seat Legacys for use by its top officials. Bombardier--which owns Learjet, the world's most famous business-jet maker, and Global, a line of larger craft costing as much as $44 million--had competed for that contract...
...tailored for the executive-aircraft market, while Embraer has simply refitted one of its commercial jets." But as Knappen spoke, the government of India announced it had bought five 10-seat Legacys for use by its top officials. Bombardier - which owns Learjet, the world's most famous business-jet maker, and Global, a line of larger craft costing as much as $44 million - had competed for that contract. Bombardier, while proud of its status as the world's third largest aircraftmaker (after Boeing and Airbus), is feeling more and more like Goliath to Embraer's David. Under new ceo Paul...
...Schick, too. The company, owned by New York-based pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, makes both reusable and disposable razors, and has seen its market share fall by half over the past five years, according to market research firm Information Resources. But earlier this year, Pfizer sold Schick to battery maker Energizer for $930 million. A spokeswoman says Energizer liked Schick because razors are sold in many of the same outlets as its batteries, and the firm sees good opportunities to grow worldwide. Bic may have the most at stake. Razors are the third and smallest division of the family-controlled company...