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Exhibitor pavilions from Spain, Italy, Germany and Austria are already pointing to a major difference between other trade shows and ISH North America, which will debut October 31-November 2 in Toronto.

The ASA Education Foundation's newest project, "Essentials in Profitable Distribution," is a book/ workbook designed to help your employees understand what the distribution business is and isn't.

If the ASA News sounds a little opinionated this month, it's because it is. I thought I'd lend a little slant to it this time. So even if you don't agree with me, maybe you'll find it interesting reading.

Within the same week last month, we received two news items relating to the same company.

Several years ago, a number of lawsuits were filed in the courts alleging violations of patent infringement on behalf of a plaintiff who claimed rights to the technology involved in bar code scanners.

At press time, the 2002 ASA Annual Convention, featuring the "Supply Chain Summit" was seeing a healthy pre-registration turnout.

What about the argument that EDI has the potential to disenfranchise the independent rep?

The fact that Jack Hester is also President of ASA was not lost on the reps in attendance at his program.

This month we begin developing your new ASA Education Foundation website.

Last month we introduced the revised ProductPro CD-ROM based PVF courses.