Nerdinization of America reshapes tech power in business
A public broadcast essay argues that overreliance on technicians in early cinema and business erodes focus on core goals. Economist Martin Bailey says U.S. firms mismanage advanced tech, overuse capacity, and inflate system investments. With leadership, firms can leverage tech to gain market share, as airlines did with computerized reservations.
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Public Broadcasting
America
Martin Baily
Brookings Institution
U.S
Baily
Bailey
Norwood plant closure leaves some hoping GM reopens
In Norwood Ohio former GM workers adapt to new jobs while others still hope the Norwood plant will restart. The community faces a pending 318 million suit against GM over economic damage and a stalled 50 million redevelopment of the plant site.
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Norwood
Ohio
General Motors Corp
Cleon Montgomery
Human Resource Center
United Auto Workers Union
UAW
Harper
Fairfield
Clais Harper
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Technical College
Erasable smart cards to boost bank computer security
Five of the nation's top money center banks will deploy erasable smart cards by year end to protect corporate computer systems. Micro Card Technologies and DialGuard will install $8500 readers and use HEPROM based cards that generate a new password after each use, reducing hacker access.
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Dallas
Micro Card Technologies Inc
DialGuard Inc
Corte Madera
Calif
Micro Card
Richard L. Dunham
Dial- Guard
Peter Mazonas
Money Center
Mazonas
Lee Spelman
Spelman
Insurance and telecom leaders attend regional events and appointments
Dennis Dall of Prudential Lorain district joins four day Florida region conference at Disney World with Michael E. Wrobel and agents Vassie Scott and Virendra Patel. Centel names Richard Vanderwoude as vice president of Central Telephone Winds and Ohio, succeeding Donna Eskridge at Centel Chicago headquarters. Vanderwoude, formerly with New York Telephone, holds an MBA and SUNY Cortland degree.
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Dennis Dall
Prudential Insurance Company
Lorain
Florida
Disney World
Michael E. Wrobel
Vassie Scott
Virendra
Patel
Richard $8. Vanderwoude
Centel Corporation
Central Telephone Company
Winds
Ohio
Donna K. Eskridge
Centel
Chicago
John P. Frazee, Jr
Centel Corp
Vanderwoude
Washington DC
New York Telephone Co
State University of New York
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Ital Notes Department
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Transoulo Savings Bank
Transohio Savings Bank
Transohio
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
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