11.   Apparel makers have yet to seal any deals with Olympians, and the jury is still out on whether such endorsements are worth the money.

12.   Armed with those studies, the implant makers have had a reversal of fortune.

13.   Auto makers have a tradition of letting the union take credit for labor contracts at first, particularly until the workers vote on ratification.

14.   Australian film makers have a way of celebrating their ugly ducklings in exuberantly high style.

15.   Because anything goes now, film makers have to work harder to keep their heterosexual characters separated.

16.   Big software makers have information on their Web sites describing how their products will react to the new millennium.

17.   A lower won means that Korean memory-chip makers have lower costs in dollar terms.

18.   A look at how gun makers have chosen to use, or not use, the magazine safety provides a glimpse into an industry driven by unique marketing forces.

19.   A McDonnell Douglas spokesman said the aircraft maker had no information on the issue at this time.

20.   A problem for producers of CMOS imagers is the head start that CCD makers have.