Fistiana has gone software

Article Abstract:

Sports fans and officials of international sports competitions acknowledge that players have an advantage in their own country and in countries that are politically aligned with theirs. Sports where disputes typically arise include figure skating and boxing. Computers are now being used to minimize the home country advantage in boxing. Computerized scoring was first used at the world championships in Moscow in 1989 and is now being used at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana. In amateur boxing one fighter traditionally wears red and the other wears blue. The five judges sit around the ring with a red button and a blue button in front of each of them. Each judge pushes the button of the appropriate color when a solid hit is scored. At least three of the judges must record the hit for it to be scored. At the end of the fight the computer announces the winner. Although the new system seems more impartial, one fighter has already claimed that judges did not record a substantial percentage of his hits, costing him the fight.

Software, Sports, Boxing, Sports officiating, 1991 AD, Pan American games

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Egghead net plunges 75%; official quits

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Egghead Software Inc attributes fierce competition and price-cutting in the software retailing industry to its 75 percent plunge in net income of $691,000 for its 2nd qtr ending Sep 30, 1992, compared to $2.8 million in the previous year. The decline in profits was larger than expected. Company president Matthew J. Griffin has resigned and Chmn Ronald P. Erickson will fill in as acting president and CEO until a successor is found. Second quarter retail sales fell from $56.5 million to $52.3 million and direct sales decreased by approximately 5 percent to $87.2 million. Gross profit decreased from 16.4 percent to 14.3 percent. Analysts are disappointed that both retail and direct sales have declined, especially since the competition is doing well in direct sales.

Finance, Profits, Computer stores, Revenue, Profit, Financial Report, Resignation, Second Quarter

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Egghead Software names early investor as chairman

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Ronald P. Erickson has been named the chairman of Egghead Software Inc. Erickson is an original investor in the company and has been a director at the company since 1984. He succeeds Stuart M.Sloan who joined the company in 1989 along with CEO and Pres Matthew J. Griffin. Sloan and Griffin joined Egghead during financially difficult times after the company posted a $12.1 million loss. Sloan resigned during a September 1992 meeting and Griffin plans to leave in the spring of 1992. Erickson is a partner at Erickson, Zackey law firm and chairman and interim CEO of NBI Inc network systems company. Egghead is expanding its operations and plans to open 23 new offices by the end of 1992.

Officials and employees, Computer software industry, Software industry, Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Employee selection, Hiring, Chairmen, Erickson, Ronald P.

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