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...painfully long time, people have been asking David Potter, chairman of British computer maker Psion, "When are you going to die?" It's nothing personal, only that Potter's company--the maker of sleek hand-held computers, with annual sales of just $235 million--is sitting astride a market now being targeted by Bill Gates and giant Microsoft Corp., plus a dozen of the world's leading computer-hardware manufacturers. The battle became so intense earlier this year that Potter was forced to issue a warning about reduced profits, and Psion's stock price took a beating...
...last couple years, we've seen achange," says Bruce L. Potter, director ofmembership services for the MassachusettsRestaurant Association. "Many chains are cominginto the area...
...nowadays should be a breeze. But is it? "Computers have made the process easier and more accessible to more people," says David Rencher of the Family History Library, but, he points out, they can also perpetuate mistakes, since "it's also impossible to call back information." Cautions archivist Connie Potter of the National Archives: "What with websites, e-mails, faxes and cell phones, people think they are going to find information right away once it's on a computer system. They're not. It's a complex, time-consuming process. You start with one fact, and it can take forever...
...young fund stars see their inexperience as (What else?) a virtue. Just ask John Potter, 29, a Wisconsin native who's been playing the market since 10th grade and has generated an 18% return in the past year at the $175 million Marshall Mid-Cap Value Fund. "We don't have any preconceived notions or emotional baggage," he says. "I know I'm not playing with paper money...
Wyant won a straight-game, 3-0 match to earn the Crimson a 5-4 victory and its eighth consecutive Potter Trophy as national champions. It is Harvard's 14th national title in 16 years...