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Symbol Technologies: Takes A Licking

SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES1 Symbol PlazaHoltsville, NY 11742(631) 738-2400www.symbol.com/mobile TICKER: SBLEXCHANGE: NYSE EMPLOYEES: 6,200 Jerome Swartz Chairman, Chief Scientist Credited with more than 150 patents, he cofounded the company in 1975. Was

Worldspan: Up, Up and Away

In 1996, the management of Worldspan was faced with a critical decision. Of the big three U.S.-based computerized travel reservations companies, Worldspan was a dust-eating third. Market leader Sabre had

Is a Picture Really Worth a Thousand Words?

It’s been more than two decades since videoconferencing vendors began promising to revolutionize the way the world does business. The revolution still has yet to arrive, but when—or if—it finally

Lightnin: Flash of Brilliance

Lightnin, a manufacturer of custom-designed industrial mixers, couldn’t move fast enough in the 1990s. Botched orders and delayed shipments added up to unhappy customers. So Lightnin executives looked to make

PepsiCo: No Deposit, No Return

A salty-snack maker in Texas pioneered the use of wireless communications on delivery routes. Among the copycats: Pepsico, Pepsi bottling companies and such Pepsi subsidiaries as Quaker Oats and Tropicana.

Growth Spurt: Endo Pharmaceuticals

Birmingham, Ala., March 25 (The New York Times)—The investigation into accounting fraud at HealthSouth is expected to widen to include not only executives at the company but also investment bankers

Roadblock: The Business Unit CIO

THE OBSTACLE When a diversified company decides to unify technology across business units, power is rearranged. Some people lose it (field executives) and others gain (often the corporate chief information

Bumps and Grime

Summertime is hot and sweaty. You’re likely to be munching on chips at neighborhood barbecues or pulling on a cold beverage from dawn to dusk. PepsiCo drivers, in turn, must

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