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We have been gathering companies that utilize algorithms or 
hypertext or both to create smart business applications into a trade 
association, "The Management Software Association."  So far 17 companies 
have joined over the past year and we have garnered stories in some 15 
publications including 10 pages on MBA-ware in the Nov. 8th issue of PC 
Mag, cover story in PC AI (Nov.), Working Woman, Computer Currents, 
Boston Globe, Jrnl of Bus. Strategy, PC Expert, Resellers Management, 
Inc. (upcoming in March '95), Training Magazine, etc.

If you or someone you know would like to join to help us further 
publicize this category of software (not spreadsheets, word processing, 
and databases) or you would like more information about our association 
send me some mail.  If there is interest I will post some more 
details about the companies and their applications.  Generally the 
apps fall into the following categories:
	- managing people and projects
	- strategic analyis
	- business process engineering
	- statistical forecasting

All the programs embed a fair amount of domain content and are considered
electronic performance support systems (EPSS) - a not a widely discussed
category of software (unfortunately).  Oddly, all the apps we have 
located so far are from smaller companies in the US.  Maybe we aren't 
looking in the right places?  Any help would be much appreciated.  

Dan Burnstein
nproco@world.std.com

(response to Robert Wallick (rwallick@bu.edu) post)