Austin Business Journal articles from February 2001

Austin Business Journal archives from February 2001

$55M project planned.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 23, 2001... Endeavor, Virginia partner plot as many as 350,000 s.f. at Bee Caves, Loop 360 in Southwest Developers are preparing to launch as much as 325,000 square feet of offices at the northwest corner of Bee Caves Road and Loop 360. ...

VisionWeb picks up partner.(Allergan Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 23, 2001... Pharmaceutical giant Allergan aligns with eye care startup, invests undisclosed sum of equity An Austin online startup backed by eye care leaders Johnson & Johnson and Essilor has snagged an eye-popping third partner and investor. ...

Adding to the layoff heap.(Zippity.com Inc. and Ibooks.com Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 23, 2001... Two more Austin companies are making the layoff list. Ibooks.com Inc., a publisher of online IT reference materials, laid off 20 more employees Feb. 20, a month after laying off 70, the bulk of its staff. It now employs about 12 people....

Chamber of comedy.
February 23, 2001... This year's Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce annual meeting served up lots of laughs. Austin's own Esther's Follies provided plenty of comic relief with a parody of a Lyle Lovett song about Austin, and impersonations of Bill Clinton,...

Hoopin' it up?(Austin, Texas and professional basketball)(Brief Article)
February 23, 2001... Could Austin score an NBA team? One study suggests we've got a shot. A study by Street & Smith's SportsBusiness Journal indicates Austin would be a "prime candidate" for a National Basketball Association team. Austin doesn't boast...

Grammy goods.
February 23, 2001... If you want a peek at Grammy Awards belonging to notables such as Willie Nelson and Shawn Colvin, check out a new exhibit at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. The exhibit honors the work of nine Grammy-winning musicians from Austin...

Back to quack.(Austin Duck Adventures resumes services)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 23, 2001... Tourist tour boat company Austin Duck Adventures resumed service Feb. 16 after a six-week break. The company's amphibious military vehicles, which drive and float on water, were parked when the Lower Colorado River Authority and the City...

Whose doughnuts are you dunkin'?(Dunkin' Donuts Inc. legal suit against Tony Yueh-Tang Sai)(Brief Article)
February 23, 2001... A local Dunkin' Donuts franchisee is being threatened with being dunked by its franchiser. A lawsuit suit filed Feb. 9 in U.S. District Court in Austin by Randolph, Mass.-based Dunkin' Donuts Inc. alleges the franchisee, Tony Yueh-Tang...

Two manufacturers close DEW plants.(Pilkington PLC, Sidran Inc. closing plants and lating off employees)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 23, 2001... DALLAS -- Two unrelated manufacturing plants, one in Sherman and the other in Bonham, are closing their doors and laying off a total of about 500 people. The North American division of United Kingdom-based Pilkington PLC is closing its...

Pixel Magic opens San Antonio office.(Pixel Magic Inc., San Antonio, Texas)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 23, 2001... Pixel Magic Imaging Inc. is opening a technology center in San Antonio in March that will play a key role in helping the software developer create new digital photography products. The San Marcos-based company has leased space in the...

WSNet rides acquisition trail.(WSNet Inc. seeking possible acquisitions in the future)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 23, 2001... Digital satellite company, ready to buy companies, raise up to $200M for expansion Two years after acquiring Minneapolis-based World Satellite Network Inc., the company's Austin management team plans to acquire companies and raise...

New CEO glides into InfoGlide.(InfoGlide Corp., Mike Shultz)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 23, 2001... Austin software maker InfoGlide Corp. has named its first outside CEO since revamping the business three years ago. Mike Shultz, former CEO of Austin-based QuestLink Technology Inc., will take the top spot from Jay Valentine, who took...

Sixth Street turns green.(Brief Article)
February 23, 2001... Entertainment district's pilot program encourages bars, restaurants to recycle trash Businesses on half a block of the Sixth Street entertainment district are part of a new recycling initiative called Sixth Street Recycles. The...

Vignette project on tap.(Vignette Corp. planning offices in Austin, Texas)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 23, 2001... Downtown campus still on drawing board, but observers question ability to get funding Although representatives of Vignette Corp. say the software company is moving forward on a 1 million-square-foot headquarters in downtown Austin, real...

Hardware supplier files Chapter 11 bankruptcy.(NLlnx Systems Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 23, 2001... Austin-based NLynx Systems Inc., also known as Decision Data, has filed for protection from creditors under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The company is a worldwide supplier of connectivity products and peripherals for...

Avatar seeking to buy assets of Future Protocol.(Avatar Technology Inc., Future Protocol Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 23, 2001... Through U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Austin-based Avatar Technology Inc. is seeking to buy the assets of Austin-based Future Protocol Inc. Under a deal outlined in Future Protocol's Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, Avatar would acquire Future...

Austin law firm chooses to remain on Congress.(McGinnis Lochridge and Kilgore L.L.P. renews downtown lease in Texas)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 23, 2001... An Austin law firm that had considered moving to the suburbs has renewed its lease downtown. McGinnis Lochridge & Kilgore LLP signed a lease this month for about 48,000 square feet in Capitol Center at 919 Congress Ave. The size of the...

About 100,000 s.f. added to project in NW Austin.(office development)(Brief Article)
February 23, 2001... Simmons Vedder & Co.'s plans for a speculative office development in Northwest Austin have grown by roughly 100,000 square feet for a total of 360,000 square feet. The Houston-based company also is acting as development manager for $20...

Grande taps French giant Alcatel as key vendor.(Alcatel providing telecommunications products for Grande Communications Inc., contract agreement)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 23, 2001... San Marcos-based Grande Communications Inc. is pressing ahead with its telecommunications network after signing a deal valued at more than $50 million for Paris-based telecom equipment giant Alcatel to supply fiber-optic cable and related...

Troubled EpicEdge still moving here, seeking CEO.(Brief Article)
February 23, 2001... When EpicEdge Inc. first considered moving its headquarters to Austin a year ago, the Houston-based Internet consulting company had just raised more than $11 million in venture capital and was on a recruiting reconnaissance. Now,...

Dell Computer Corp. (Austin).(laying off workers in central Texas)(Brief Article)
February 23, 2001... Austin-based Dell Computer Corp. is laying off 1,700 full-time workers in Central Texas, mostly in administrative, marketing and product operations. Dell had employed about 22,000 pie in Central Texas and 40,200 worldwide. Dell is the...

Millennium Teleservices -- owned by Civic Development Group (San Antonio).(opening call center in Seguin)(Brief Article)
February 23, 2001... Seguin has landed its first call center, marking a small victory in the city's effort to move away from a heavy reliance on manufacturing. Millennium Teleservices -- owned by Civic Development Group in Woodbridge, N.J. -- is wrapping up...

Pacific Bell (San Jose).(provides digital subscriber line service)(Brief Article)
February 23, 2001... Silicon Valley's two largest broadband players are spending hundreds of millions of dollars on their local networks. But the similarity ends there. Pacific Bell is picking up steam in Silicon Valley's broadband service market just as...

enews.com (Washington, D.C.).(Brief Article)
February 23, 2001... Stop the presses: Another dot-coin is hitting the skids. Online magazine retailer enews.com in need of capital and is looking for investors or a buyer, according to sources familiar with the company. The Washington, DC.-based company...

StudioDirect (San Francisco).(online retail venture)(Brief Article)
February 23, 2001... A San Francisco online retail venture launched this week by a huge Hong Kong parent company and backed by $250 million in Asian money is aiming to put out-of-reach private-label goods in the hands of small and midsized retailers. ...

Ford donates $7.3M to UT engineering, biz schools.(Brief Article)
February 23, 2001... The Ford Motor Co. has donated $7.3 million to the engineering and business schools at the University of Texas for a variety of student programs. Brian Kelley, vice president of Dearborn, Mich.-based Ford [NYSE: F], says the money is...

Workforce board opens center for laid-off workers.(Capital Area Workforce Development Board)(Brief Article)
February 23, 2001... Austin area employees who recently have been laid off now have a new avenue for finding jobs. The Capital Area Workforce Development Board has opened a reemployment center to help Austin area workers affected by mass layoffs and plant...

Legerity opens design center in Ottawa, Canada.(Brief Article)
February 23, 2001... Austin-based Legerity Inc. has opened a chip design center in Ottawa, Ontario. The design center will house about 10 engineers. "We think there's a tremendous amount of talent in Ottawa, and we're going after a certain kind of...

Agency spells out bankruptcy effects.(health care benefits)(Brief Article)
February 23, 2001... What happens to employees' health care benefits when a company files for bankruptcy? The U.S. Department of Labor's Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, which administers the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, recently...

A gem of a business.
February 23, 2001... Firm goes from designing scarves to creating. jewelry Anthony Camargo and David Nakard Armstrong arrived in Austin in 1996 to start a business. Armstrong, who had attended the University of Texas and had family in El Paso, had been a...

Taming the 'fear' beast in the workplace.(Brief Article)
February 23, 2001... Everyone called him "Big Nate." This struck me as odd; he was just a pinch over 5 feet tall. But I knew what they meant. He was the owner of the company where I had just begun working, and when he walked into a room, it was like a general...

Services for disabled open doors for vendors.(governmental agencies will be required to procure and use IT hardware and software)(Brief Article)
February 23, 2001... Digital government mandates soon will affect the way public sector services are delivered. Government faces regulations governing the dissemination of information and services that go beyond what most private sector businesses face. For...

Laredo banking company acquires first Equity.(International Bancshares Corp.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 23, 2001... Laredo-based International Bancshares Corp. [Nasdaq: IBOC] says it has acquired the assets of First Equity Corp., an Austin-based mortgage banker. First Equity originates second mortgages, home equity loans and home improvement loans in...

Safeguards can prevent fraud at your workplace.(Brief Article)
February 23, 2001... It's every business owner's worst nightmare: You spend years of hard work building a business, only to discover that an internal theft puts the business in jeopardy. "The best way to prevent someone from robbing you blind is not to hire...

Bush still 'committed' to repeal of estate tax.(Brief Article)
February 23, 2001... President Bush remains "deeply committed" to repealing the estate tax, his press secretary says, no matter what the director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives says. John Dilulio Jr., director of the new...

Ergonomics foes lobbying for quick vote in Congress.(Brief Article)
February 23, 2001... Opponents of OSHA's ergonomics regulation are pushing Congress for a vote by mid-May on a resolution that would use the Congressional Review Act to void the rule. The "tight time frame" for action on the act is good news for employers...

Women's High-Tech Coalition links industry with Congress.(Brief Article)
February 23, 2001... A handful of Congress' leaders on technology issues attended the inaugural luncheon meeting of the Women's High-Tech Coalition, a group that aims to connect Capitol Hill with women who work in the high tech industry. "I think this is...

AMPAM posts big gains in revenue, profit.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 23, 2001... Round Rock-based American Plumbing & Mechanical Inc, known as AMPAM, reported big jumps in revenue and profit for fiscal 2000. For the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, revenue was $557.9 million, up from $488 million in fiscal 1999. Net income...

InfiniBand has infinite possibilities in Austin.(Brief Article)
February 23, 2001... InfiniBand is as foreign to most of us as McDonald's hamburger and fries would be to a traditional East African Masai warrior. The warrior knows how to herd cattle, start fires and build shelters. We know how to operate computers and surf...

High tech layoffs signal 'good dose of realism'.(Brief Article)
February 23, 2001... Layoffs in Austin's high tech industry have held the spotlight for several weeks, with the number of laid-off workers approaching the 4,000 mark. But while the worst might not be over the result should be companies that are stronger,...

Tech newbie mothers tech training company.(Brief Article)
February 23, 2001... Linda Burzynski doesn't have any experience working for a high tech startup. In fact, she was the only candidate for president and CEO of Austin-based computer moms international corp. who hadn't worked in the computer-related business. ...

Internet presence puts startup in driver's seat.(Brief Article)
February 23, 2001... Ask some automobile dealers how they feel about the Internet as an instrument in selling used cars, and you're likely to get some unprintable answers. That's because many previous Web tools took dealers out of the sales loop and money out of...

Perks on the decline as tech firms cut expenses.(Brief Article)
February 23, 2001... Catered lunches every Monday. Chair massages each Friday. An incentive trip to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Austin-based Agillion Inc., in response to Austin's tight labor market, provided expensive perks in hopes of creating company...

Health care critical to software firm's success.(Brief Article)
February 23, 2001... The beneficiaries of Caducian Inc.'s work range from drug-addicted infants to emergency room patients. Austin-based Caducian is working to improve patient care, assist physicians in making critical decisions and secure the flow of data to...

BPA Systems changes name to ClearOrbit.(Brief Article)
February 23, 2001... Austin-based BPA Systems Inc. has changed its name to ClearOrbit. The company, founded in 1994, provides technology for companies' resource planning software systems. ClearOrbit has selected Vernon Hills, 111.-based Zebra Technologies...

LARGEST INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS.(Brief Article)
February 23, 2001... LARGEST INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS Ranked by number of accounts as of Dec. 31, 2000 Name Address Number of Local ISP Phone/Fax Austin-area...

LARGEST CO-LOCATION FACILITIES IN THE AUSTIN AREA.(Brief Article)
February 23, 2001... LARGEST CO-LOCATION FACILITIES IN THE AUSTIN AREA Ranked by 2000 local co-location revenues Company name Austin-area Address Co-location Phone/Fax ...

PEOPLE.(Brief Article)
February 23, 2001... The Austin Business Journal publishes news about promotions and hirings each week. Listings in People are free. Send a typewritten announcement including the person's name, new position title, the name of the company, job responsibilities,...

Chamber changes course.(Brief Article)
February 23, 2001... A year ago, this publication took the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce to task. In a time when much of the city was watching the organization in a transition -- not only new leadership, but seeking a way to be relevant to a New Economy --...

CLARIFICATION.(Brief Article)
February 23, 2001... Steve Hicks is an investor in Austin's Eco Associates LP but says he doesn't have day-to-day involvement in the operation.

Layoff roller coaster.(Brief Article)
February 23, 2001... Layoff roller coaster Hundreds of high tech workers in the Austin area have been laid of this year, but one economic expert says it's a "good dose of realism." For more details, see story on page 24 in TechAustin. Austin high...

CORRECTION.(Brief Article)
February 23, 2001... A story in the Feb. 16-22 issue of the Austin Business Journal titled "Principal Principle" spelled Arnold Van Den Berg's name incorrectly in some instances. Also, Van Den Berg's history with mutual funds investing was mischaracterized....

Sublease space soars.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 9, 2001... Survey finds more than 1.2M square feet of space available for sublease from Austin tenants Austin companies seeking space are finding their glass half-full of available real estate, thanks to a recent surge in subleasing. "It wasn't...

Startup closes on CEO.(Expeditrix hires Steve Pittman)(Brief Article)
February 9, 2001... Austin real estate technology startup Expeditrix Corp. has tapped its first outside CEO to guide the company into its nationwide expansion. Expeditrix named Steve Pittman, former president and chief operating officer of Austin's...

Environmental feud erupts.(development in Hays County, Texas)(Brief Article)
February 9, 2001... Reminiscent of battles in Austin, letter from SOS touches off war of words in growing Hays County The acrimonious battles between environmentalists and real estate developers that dominated Travis County in the last decade appear to have...

Code of fortune.(affluent zip code areas)(Brief Article)
February 9, 2001... The Austin neighborhood of Michael Dell and other well-off executives is in good company: It's one of the country's 176 superaffluent ZIP codes. Austin's 78746 ZIP code ranked No. 120 on the new list, compiled by Demographics Daily. The...

Park and fly.(Contoy Corp. develops new parking lot at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport)(Brief Article)
February 9, 2001... Austin-Bergstrom International Airport's first private parking lot, ABI Park & Ride, has taken flight. The lot opened Jan. 25, nearly three months later than owners initially hoped. Kathleen Meece, president of Austin-based Contoy...

On your marks.(Motorola Marathon)(Brief Article)
February 9, 2001... Set down the boots and lace up the sneakers -- the Motorola Marathon celebrates its 10th anniversary this year with more than 8,000 participants expected. The race, set for Feb. 18, will feature a full marathon and half-marathon relay....

Super-size debate.(Brief Article)
February 9, 2001... Controversy about superhero breast size has erupted because of illustrations appearing on a Georgetown-based superhero illustration Web site, (www.heromachine.com). Visitors to the site can create their own superheroes, starting with a...

High-low art.(Edward Ruscha art exhibit)(Brief Article)
February 9, 2001... As Andy Warhol added the Campbell's soup can to the canon of American art, so too does contemporary graphic artist Edward Ruscha blur the line between high art and pop culture. Beginning Feb. 17, the Austin Museum of Art presents an...

Doggone good.(commercial praised by American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals)(Brief Article)
February 9, 2001... Austin advertising agency GSD&M has barked up the right tree. A television commercial created by GSD&M for Land Rover North America Inc. has earned praise from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The ASPCA...

Got Milk?(Austin chosen as test market for vending machines)(Brief Article)
February 9, 2001... Capture that milk mustache with a picture. Austin has been chosen by DixieNarco, a division of Newton, Iowa-based Maytag Corp., as a test market for its new product line -- vending machines that sell cameras and milk instead of the...

Pavilion dealing for posh hotel.(Pavilion on Post Oak, Fairmont Hotels and Resorts Inc.)(Brief Article)
February 9, 2001... HOUSTON -- One of the most prestigious hotel chains in the nation soon might be heading for uptown Houston. Radler Enterprises -- owner of the Pavilion on Post Oak -- is negotiating with Canadian-based Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Inc. to...

Major shakeup looms at Jenkens & Gilchrist.(Brief Article)
February 9, 2001... SAN ANTONIO -- A major restructuring by Dallas-based Jenkens & Gilchrist law firm could reduce the size of the firm's San Antonio office by 25 attorneys. The move stems from the firm's efforts to de-emphasize some of its practices,...

Role of Sematech challenged.(Process Specialists Corp.'s lawsuit against International Sematech)(Brief Article)
February 9, 2001... California company accuses nonprofit Austin consortium of monopolizing wafer market As part of a legal case claiming Austin's International Sematech is monopolizing the semiconductor test wafer market, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP's Austin...

Dell to establish Linux center.(Dell Computer Corp.)(Brief Article)
February 9, 2001... Dell Computer Corp. will boost its backing of the Linux operating system with the opening of a new "competency" center in Round Rock. Linux is an operating system many corporations consider cheaper and more reliable than other operating...

E-tailer gets second shot.(Chip Shot Golf Corp. headquarters moved to Austin)(Brief Article)
February 9, 2001... Austin's Eco Associates rescues online golf store, moves headquarters here Golf is back in swing on Austin's e-commerce course. Despite the demise of golf e-tailer igogolf.com, Austin will be home to yet another online golf retailer....

Study sounds warning.(Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization)(Brief Article)
February 9, 2001... CAMPO report: Economy will hurt if action isn't taken on regional transportation woes The local economy will begin to suffer if immediate action isn't taken on Central Texas' transportation problems, according to a new study. One of...

Board frowns on plan to sell restaurant chain.(Pancho's Mexican Buffet Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 9, 2001... The board of Fort Worth-based Pancho's Mexican Buffet Inc. is opposing a plan by an Austin commercial real estate developer and restaurateur to sell the company. The proposal, by Austin's Stephen "Duffy" Oyster, calls for publicly held...

Tennessee hospital exec named CEO of St. David's.(Jon Foster; St. David's HealthCare Partnership)(Brief Article)
February 9, 2001... Jon Foster has been named president and CEO of the Austin-based St. David's HealthCare Partnership. Foster replaces Jack Campbell, who retired in June. Foster was hired Feb. 6 by the St. David's board of governors. Foster currently...

Company sues former managers over startup.(Class I.C. Components Corp.)(Brief Article)
February 9, 2001... Torrance, Calif.-based Class I.C. Components Corp. alleges two former managers committed a breach of fiduciary duty when they resigned to launch Austin-based Velocity Electronics Corp. Both companies distribute high tech electronic...

AIM Technologies set to liquidate, shut its doors.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 9, 2001... Austin's AIM Technologies Inc., which managed fan reward programs for dozens of sports teams, will liquidate its assets and cease operations, its president says. Tim Keyes, president of AIM, says two banks -- Imperial and Sam Hill...

NaviSite Inc.(layoffs in Austin, Chicago)(Brief Article)
February 9, 2001... NaviSite Inc. says it is closing its Austin and Chicago regional sales offices and laying off 44 employees. The layoffs represent about 7 percent of the company's workforce. NaviSite says productivity "was below target levels" in the...

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.(creates Eliance Biotechnology Inc.)(Brief Article)
February 9, 2001... In the first major breakthrough in the attempt to create a biotechnology industry in Dallas, the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas is spinning out a company whose technology promises to cut at least a year off the time...

California Independent System Operator.(energy crisis forecast)(Brief Article)
February 9, 2001... Even if California solves its long-term power supply problems, energy experts say Silicon Valley could endure blackouts and other disruptions for years because it lacks local sources to generate power and sufficient transmission...

Sun Microsystems Inc.(market competition with Microsoft Corp., Oracle Corp.)(Brief Article)
February 9, 2001... In the $90 billion battle to dominate the enterprise market, Microsoft Corp., Oracle Corp. and Sun Microsystems Inc. are watching each other carefully. While Sun and Oracle executives have been laughing loudly up and down the Valley...

TechRepublic.(survey shows 45 percent of tech workers would join a labor union)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 9, 2001... Organized labor has been desperately trying to organize technology workers and, according to a recent survey, nearly half of those sought-after people would join a labor union if one existed. According to the survey by TechRepublic, a Web...

TAKING STOCK OF AUSTIN.(Illustration)
February 9, 2001... TAKING STOCK OF AUSTIN Closing Price Name Ticker Location [02/02/01] Active Power ACPW Austin 20.56 Brigham Exploration BEXP...

For-profit University of Phoenix to rise in Austin.(Brief Article)
February 9, 2001... A for-profit provider of higher education programs for working adults plans to setup shop in Austin within the next three years. University of Phoenix Inc. initially will enter the Texas market by opening sites this spring in Houston and...

Unit of Visa to move to NW Austin.(Brief Article)
February 9, 2001... A subsidiary of Visa International is establishing a Northwest Austin office. Inovant Inc. is working on a deal to sublease about 45,000 square feet from Janus Capital Corp. in Riata Corporate Park. Janus is marketing the entire...

Commercial property up for grabs near Dell.(Brief Article)
February 9, 2001... More than 22 acres ready for commercial development is for sale off I-35 a mile north of Dell Computer Corp.'s Round Rock campus. Mays Crossing consists of about 10 lots between the I-35 and South Mays Street south of McNeil Road. The...

Four spec buildings set near I-35 in Round Rock.(Brief Article)
February 9, 2001... A California developer has broken ground on 163,000 square feet of speculative office and industrial space in Round Rock. Orange County, Calif.-based Burke Real Estate Group is building four speculative buildings in Chandler Creek...

Wells Fargo adds bankers.(Brief Article)
February 9, 2001... Wells Fargo & Co. has added seven business bankers who will work in five business banking hubs in the Austin area. The new business bankers are Torrance Abell, William Britton, Chris James, D.J. Lewis, Hunter Ohlen Bryan Scott and Ellen...

TOP 25 HIGH TECH RECRUITING FIRMS.(Illustration)
February 9, 2001... TOP 25 HIGH TECH RECRUITING FIRMS Ranked by 1999 permanent technical placements 1999 Technical placements: Name ...