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Business Definition for: Best-of-breed

  • in marketing, sales, and competitive analysis, describes a computer product that is the best available software, hardware, or system in its class

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10 BEST BAGS
BEST DESIGNER LOOKALIKE pounds 22, Miss Selfridge BEST MOOD BRIGHTENER pounds 14.99, Tie Rack BEST SATCHEL pounds 45, John Rocha at Debenhams BEST ORGANISER pounds 20, Wonderbag ...
Tags: New Look Co.
Research articles 2004-01-11
Best Plants for your bookshelf: read all about it.(Theodore Kinni's 'Guide to World Class Manufacturing Plants' and his Oct 21-25 online forum on CompuServe at GOINDWEEK)(IW InfoCenter)(Brief Article)
00-00-0000 IW's annual search for America's Best Plants and the best practices the IW team has uncovered are now detailed in a hardcover book, America' s Best: INDUSTRYWEEK's Guide to World-Class Manufacturing Plants, by Theodore Kinni. Published by 00-00-0000 IW's annual search for...
Research articles 1996-10-21
Best Buy snags Lion, Elton: studio gives horror deal, singer an exclusive.(Retail)(MGM Home Entertainment)(Best Buy Company Inc.)(Brief Article)
MGM Home Entertainment will debut 12 horror titles that haven't been on DVD exclusively at Best Buy under its Midnite Movies double feature line beginning Aug. 24. The MGM exclusive is the latest in a series for Best Buy, which also...
Tags: Best Buy Co. Inc., entertainment, home entertainment, Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios
Research articles 2004-07-19
Shocker: 'Best TV repairman in the land' toils in Parma. (Christopher Gerrick wins Best Repairman Award sponsored by Sharp Electronics Corp.)
Shocker: |Best TV repairman in the land' toils in Parma To friends and business associates, Christopher Gerrick is a genuine turn-on. But to the folks at Sharp Electronics Corp., he's something even more -- the best TV repairman in America. Mr. GeShocker:...
Tags: Sharp Corp., TV
Research articles 1990-10-08
Gateway 2000 Best Overall Supplier 5th Straight Year; Company also takes Best Overall Hardware and Service Support award
NORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D.--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 20, 1995-- Gateway 2000R was the top Computer Shopper Best Buy Awards winner for computer systems November 14 at COMDEX in Las Vegas. This year's ceremony marked the fifth consecutive year Gateway 2000 has dominated the awards. It won two overall and three...
Tags: Gateway Inc., hardware
Research articles 1995-11-20
ADC Named a Finalist in 2006 American Business Awards; Company a Contender in Best Business Turnaround, Best Executive and Best Turnaround Executive Categories
MINNEAPOLIS -- ADC (NASDAQ:ADCT) (www.adc.com) today announced it was named a finalist in the Best Business Turnaround, Best Executive and Best Turnaround Executive categories in the 2006 American Business AwardsSM, also known as the StevieR Awards. Winners will be announced during the annual gala on Monday, June 12, 2006 at...
Tags: ADC Telecommunications Inc.
Research articles 2006-05-22
BEST BUY BROADBAND.(Best Buy to offer selected AT and T Broadband services)(Brief Article)
Best Buy retail stores will offer selected AT&T Broadband services beginning this fall. Customers will be able to learn about and buy the services at interactive kiosks at Best Buy locations within AT&T Broadband service ... Best Buy...
Tags: AT&T Broadband, Best Buy Co. Inc., broadband
Research articles 2000-10-16
DVDINSIDER: Best Buy Earnings Boost 51 Percent
DVD News 03-31-2000 DVDINSIDER: Best Buy Earnings Boost 51 Percent DVD NEWS-31 March 2000-DVDINSIDER: Best Buy Earnings Boost 51 Percent C1999-2000 DVD News. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Best Bu ...
Tags: Best Buy Co. Inc., DVD, Earnings
Research articles 2000-03-31
Tenaga National named `Best Employer in Malaysia', BUSINESS TIMES
Business Times Malaysia 09-07-2001 LOCAL utility giant Tenaga National Bhd has been named the best employer in Malaysia and the 11th best in Asia in the inaugural "Best Employers in Asia" survey. Tenaga made it to the top because...
Tags: company, Intel Corp., judge, survey
Research articles 2001-09-07
Best Buy 2Q Earnings Up 10 Percent
DVD News 09-19-2001 Best Buy 2Q Earnings Up 10 Percent DVD NEWS-19 September 2001-DVDINSIDER: Best Buy 2Q Earnings Up 10 Percent C1999-2001 DVD News. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Best Buy...
Tags: Best Buy Co. Inc., sales
Research articles 2001-09-19
DVDINSIDER: Best Buy Reports Record Revenues
DVD News 03-09-2001 DVDINSIDER: Best Buy Reports Record Revenues DVD NEWS-9 March 2001-DVDINSIDER: Best Buy Reports Record Revenues C1999-2001 DVD News. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Best Buy has rep DVD News ...
Tags: Best Buy Co. Inc., Company, DVD, sales
Research articles 2001-03-09
Best Buy Reports 3Q Earnings Up 40 Percent
DVD News 12-19-2001 Best Buy Reports 3Q Earnings Up 40 Percent DVD NEWS-19 December 2001-Best Buy Reports 3Q Earnings Up 40 Percent C1999-2001 DVD News. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 Communications Ltd (www.m2.com). Best...
Tags: Best Buy Co. Inc., DVD, earnings, sales
Research articles 2001-12-19
A.M. best comments on hurricane Katrina's impact.(A.M. Best Co.)(Brief Article)
In response to Hurricane Katrina, A.M. Best Co. has begun to aggregate public and private information in order to assess the financial impact it will have on the global property/casualty insurance and reinsurance industry. A.M. Best expects that virt In response to Hurricane Katrina, A.M. Best...
Tags: A.M. Best Co., Hurricane Katrina
Research articles 2005-10-01
Best Buy Sells the iPhone; Sales Projections Raised
Seth Gilbert submits: Apple AAPL and retailer Best Buy BBY got cozy with a “store within a store” pilot project a couple years ago.  After a successful test, the pilot became a full-fledged roll out.  Last week,  Best Buy finished another project: a long effort to upgrade its...
Tags: Best Buy Co. Inc., Retail, Gadgets, Apple Inc.
External links 2008-08-14
ARAMARK Recognized with Two Awards by Food Management; ARAMARK Receives Best Customer Service Concept and Best Convenience Retailing Operation Awards
PHILADELPHIA -- ARAMARK, (NYSE:RMK), a world leader in managed services, today announced that Food Management magazine has recognized it with two Best Concepts awards: the Best Customer Service Concept award for the new, research-based menu platform, Just4UTM-- Food that fits your life! -- and the Best Convenience Retailing Operation award...
Tags: food, George Washington University, Manufacturing
Research articles 2005-05-09
Delta wins top honor in American Express SkyGuide "Best in Travel Awards"; Subscriber poll recognizes Delta as Best Domestic Airline.
M2 PRESSWIRE-21 August 2003-DELTA AIR LINES: Delta wins top honor in American Express SkyGuide "Best in Travel Awards"; Subscriber poll recognizes Delta as Best Domestic AirlineC1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:08202003 ATLANTA -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) has been named best...
Tags: American Express Co., Delta Air Lines Inc., E-mail, Transportation
Research articles 2003-08-21
Best, worst entering NFL year
The best and the worst and other observations and predictions for the 89th NFL season, which gets under way Thursday night: Why the NFL game is better than the college game: No celebration rule, no NCAA, no Brent Musburger, plus this revolutionary idea: Playoffs! Best reason...
Tags: NFL, team
Research articles 2008-09-03
Phillips Business Information Wins Seven APEX Editorial Content and Graphic Design Excellence Awards, Including Best Web Site, Best Magazine and Best Newsletter
POTOMAC, Md.--BUSINESS WIRE--July 6, 1998--Phillips Business Information PBI has won seven APEX excellence awards for the 1997 calendar year, including Best Web Site, Best Magazine and Best Newsletter.With 4,600 entries this year, the competition was fierce. "Phillips truly is a full-service information solutions provider and these awards prove it," said...
Tags: Business Wire, MARKETING, newsletter, SOFTWARE, Web
Research articles 1998-07-06
Best-Managed Aerospace Companies and Airlines Named
NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--May 28, 1999-- Six companies have emerged as the global aerospace industry's Best-Managed Companies for 1999, according to AVIATION WEEK & SPACE TECHNOLOGY'S May 31 "Best in the Business" issue. The winning companies, by category, are: -- British Aerospace, plc, Best-Managed Large Aerospace Company --...
Tags: aerospace, Business Wire, Manufacturing
Research articles 1999-05-28
Year's Best-Managed Aerospace Companies and Airlines Named by Aviation Week & Space Technology
Business Editors NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--June 4, 2001 Annual "Best in the Business" issue spotlights company strengths, not just profits Seven companies have emerged as the global aviation and aerospace industry's Best-Managed Companies, according to Aviation Week & Space Technology's (AW&ST) annual "Best in the Business" issue...
Tags: aerospace, aviation, Manufacturing, McGraw-Hill Companies
Research articles 2001-06-04
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