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| March 2, 2007 |
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HD Supply's White Cap to buy GSI General Materials
HD Supply's White Cap Construction Supply is set to acquire GSI General Materials, a concrete supplies wholesaler-distributor. The acquisition will increase White Cap's operations to 160 branches. Modern Distribution Management (2/27) Small Business Times (2/27)
Barnes Group acquires new spring product line
Barnes Group Inc. has purchased the assets of Di-Dro Systems Inc.'s Di-Dro Manifold Systems product line. The purchase will increase Barnes' line of high-quality gas springs, used in various industrial applications. Modern Distribution Management (2/27)
McKesson offers clinical applications on Red Hat Linux
McKesson Corp. is offering its Horizon Clinicals applications for health care providers based on Red Hat's Enterprise Linux operating system, which it says is less costly than non-open source platforms. The venture represents Red Hat's first project in the health care industry. Yahoo!/InformationWeek (2/26)
Hitachi unveils an even smaller RFID chip
Hitachi's latest RFID chip is one-sixtieth of the size of its Mu-chip predecessor. The as-yet-unnamed chip is thin enough to be embedded in a piece of paper, although, because of its minuscule size, it requires an external antenna to read information from it. Wired/Associated Press (2/2007)
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Gain respect, avoid fear
Accept blame when you mess up, set examples with your actions and hold fast to your thoughts and convictions to earn respect from co-workers and subordinates. Demanding will only lead to fear and resentment. DC Velocity (2/2007)
Success comes to those who work hard
A common theme running through many recently published career self-help books is that you get from your work and career what you're willing to put into it. CFO Magazine (2/2007)
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Wholesale Distributor Cuts Invoice Costs by 50%
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Prospects: Use 'em, or lose 'em
You must follow up with prospects -- whether by phone, mail or in person -- and ideally, you should contact them more than once. Also be sure to manage contact information properly and record each contact attempt, by date and form of communication, in order to stay organized. Manage Smarter (2/23)
Rack up new clients
Referrals are a great source of new business, but they shouldn't be your only option. Advertising online, networking and making contacts within the local community, and Web communications, including e-newsletters and search engine visibility, are alternative ways to draw in new prospects BusinessWeek (2/26)
Survey: Orlando, Vegas, NYC remain top hot spots
A recent American Society of Travel Agents survey of destinations being booked for this summer found Orlando, Fla., Las Vegas and New York retained their spots as the top three domestic destinations for the fifth consecutive year. Internationally, Western Europe was hot with six of the top 10 destinations: London, Rome, Paris, Florence, Venice and Frankfurt. TravelPulse (2/27)
HDTV confuses consumers
A new study by Leichtman Research Group found that close to 50% of HDTV owners don't watch any high-definition programming because they lack the proper hardware. The study also found that six million HDTV owners don't realize they aren't watching high-definition TV. The Wall Street Journal (2/28)
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Wholesaler-distributors may be held liable for product defects
Although manufacturers not wholesaler-distributors are usually held responsible for injury arising from a defective product, wholesaler-distributors may be held liable for product defects under certain circumstances. More information is available here.
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