Michael Allen

A lot of schools are looking at open source ? budgets come into play here. Microsoft licensing takes a big read more

A lot of schools are looking at open source ? budgets come into play here. Microsoft licensing takes a big chunk out of schools budgets. The biggest issue is cost, basically.

We seem to be an outlier in sales tax with this weak growth, ... We anticipate with the home heating read more

We seem to be an outlier in sales tax with this weak growth, ... We anticipate with the home heating oil season coming back, it's going to be bad. The sales tax will probably take a hit in the final quarter of this [calendar] year and through first quarter unless prices all of a sudden correct themselves and come back down.

[In other words, business travelers are behaving like leisure travelers to qualify for a better price. That puts the airlines, read more

[In other words, business travelers are behaving like leisure travelers to qualify for a better price. That puts the airlines, particularly the ailing network airlines, in a tight spot.] Profits are elusive, ... Airlines either need to raise fares, or the price of oil has to come down.

They have to have sufficient detail in their plan to both satisfy the court and get the funds they need read more

They have to have sufficient detail in their plan to both satisfy the court and get the funds they need to exit bankruptcy. They need to show that they have a plan that will function properly for the longer term.

Sonny was a no-frills kind of guy. He shot straight from the shoulder. You knew exactly where you stood with read more

Sonny was a no-frills kind of guy. He shot straight from the shoulder. You knew exactly where you stood with him.