Looking beyond innovation, an award for results: Frito-Lay, Raychem and the Tenderloin Times winners for productivity
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Computerworld, the magazine, and the Smithsonian Institution hold annual ceremonies, in the week of Jun 17, 1991, honoring companies that have used technologies effectively to improve business productivity. Frito-Lay Inc, Plano, TX, wins an award, in the category of business and related services, for its use of hand-held computers, which are used by the company's 10,000 sales representatives. The salesmen use Fujitsu computers, sending detailed sales and inventory information to Frito-Lay's headquarters, so that data can be processed and compiled daily. A manufacturing award goes to Raychem-Advanter, a division of Raychem Corp, which is a state-of-the-art facility that makes specialized electronic adapters and connectors. The Tenderloin Times, a nonprofit newspaper in San Francisco, uses Apple Macintosh microcomputers and desktop publishing equipment to publish a four-language newspaper. The Tenderloin Times receives an award in the category of media, arts and entertainment.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1991
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Fantasy baseball's dream teams
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Prodigy Interactive Services Co's Prodigy Baseball Manager is seen to be an involving, and possibly addicting, game played on the online information service that allows users to manage their own fantasy baseball teams, made up of real players and using actual statistics from real games. Users with a microcomputer, a modem and a subscription to Prodigy can interact with each other through Baseball Manager by electronically forming leagues, teams and lineups. Trades are made and competition expressed through electronic mail on Prodigy. An entire season of games can be purchased for $119.95, or a shortened season for $59.95, in addition to the $12.95 monthly subscription to Prodigy. Prodigy is slower than other online information services, such as Compuserve or Dow Jones, but users can use the time to savor their plays and trades.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1992
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Kids' stuff
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Voice mail systems in education help reduce absenteeism and tardiness, relieves administration of time-consuming clerical chores and improves homework completion by providing a direct line between teacher and student. Voice mail systems cost $8,000 and upwards but costs can average less than $4 per student over five years. The system consists of a computer, an automatic dialing mechanism and software, which provides student home telephone numbers. Advocates of the voice mail system in education state that the primary benefit is involving parents with their students' education. Drawbacks to the system include cost and quality of voice mail messages.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1990
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