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...much the fear of a terrorist attack as the worry of being stranded far from home that crimped air travel. Long waits at security checkpoints took their toll. Companies sought alternatives--driving and taking Amtrak; doing business by phone and e-mail or via better-quality and lower-cost videoconferencing technologies--and found they weren't so bad, especially since they helped cut costs. When they did fly, business travelers and their bookers joined leisure travelers in seeking the best deals on the Internet, even if that required planning trips further in advance. And firms learned to rely more...
...Optillion Private company based in Kista, Sweden CEO: Patrik Evaldsson What it does: Produces fiber-optic Ethernet 10-Gbps (and above) transceivers, which offer better, lower-cost Ethernet at 10 times the current speed Why it is hot: Its innovations are expected to lead to low-cost, high-speed connections for consumers www.optillion.com...
...health care costs is one way to do that." When a pet is enrolled in Pet Assure, the cost of every health procedure is cut by 25 percent, from routine visits to chemotherapy to hip replacements. And this isn't just a plan for pets of the furry persuasion, says Hirsch. "We've got monkeys and lizards on the program, too," he says. "We also have a pet llama as a subscriber." Pet lovers everywhere can rejoice, but let's just hope human health care doesn't fall by the wayside in favor of lower-cost veterinary care...
...them. A wave of defense-industry mergers has resulted in handoffs of businesses ranging from cruise missiles to space stations. Another problem may be brain drain. As the wizened engineers who first got the country into space have retired--or been downsized--they've often been replaced by younger, lower-cost ones. "Lockheed-Martin has been stitched together like Frankenstein's monster," says John Pike, an analyst at the Federation of American Scientists. "[This has] got to raise questions about corners being...
Since that date, the union has been without aworking contract, and has publicly complained thatthe University is intent on replacing the forcewith lower-cost private security agencies...