Our impetus was to help a Pennsylvania company fend off outside corporate maneuvering.

Somebody needs to be ultimately responsible for the hiring and firing of the staff. It would not be appropriate, in my view anyway, to have an employee, a Senate employee, who's not ultimately held accountable by an elected official.

I've been told he will sign it.

It's always great to see someone be able to grow and get promoted from within our own company. Finally, Russ brings passion, energy, excellence and hard work to the job he does, all excellent qualities for a PD and leader.

In their view, the universal distribution that comes with being bundled into Windows always assures victory for Microsoft. Our company is not doing too well because of this.

Before, it was more of an individual deal. Sometimes we'd get beat and other guys wouldn't be there to help out. This year, everyone is watching out for each other.