MICROGRAFX AIMS TO DRAW ON NICHE MARKETS
Micrografx Inc. of Allen, Texas, which in 1985 offered the first graphics program based on Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system, is now putting much of its effort into staying a...
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ANOTHER KIND OF CYBER-REVOLUTION
Even as e-commerce start-ups are setting records on Wall Street, a parallel revolution is taking place within corporate walls. Companies such as MCI WorldCom, J.C. Penney, Paymentech and Texas Instruments...
IT’S A BLUR
In a recent television commercial, a woman dances across the floor. She looks great in her red dress except for the fact that her head is a computer monitor. "It's...
PAY ATTENTION TO COMPUTER REBATE RULES
Computer shoppers need to brush up on their arithmetic skills--and not just to calculate how much processor speed their machines need. Rebates have become part of the retail landscape, and...
FORCE OF CHARACTER
It's easy--sometimes--to overlook the many virtues of aging. We assign value to antique furniture, stately homes, classic cars. But at the first gray hair, we shudder with fear as if...
THE EVOLUTION OF DAD
Fathers became dads sometime early in the evolution of humans, the standard theory goes, because feeding and protecting the kids helped their genes get passed on to future generations. The...
LURING TEMPS WITH PERKS
Temporary staffing, an industry once known for low-paid clerical jobs, now lures employees with benefits ranging from paid vacations to free technical training. And temp firms are using innovative recruiting...
FENG SHUI STABLE
The Equest stables is home to horses named Brandy, Rags, Cowboy and Velvet. Most of the horses munch their grain, but one or two amble over to see if you...
AMBITIOUS ON-LINE STRATEGY–AOL ANYWHERE–IS HERE
Eons ago in Internet time--three years ago in standard time--the average daily use of America Online per customer was only about 14 minutes. Now, with people increasingly addicted to their...
TECHNOLOGY WORKERS CAN FLEE THEIR URBAN LIFE BUT HOLD ON TO CAREER
During the years she worked in Los Angeles as a programmer-analyst, Sylvia Wulf felt a persistent, "achy" longing for the rural Minnesota countryside where she grew up. So after her...