1.   Each participating company will field a team of four players who must compete without technological assistance.

2.   Once Grand Circle decided to offer refunds, Guevara said, the company fielded requests as they came in rather than seeking out affected customers.

3.   The company fields calls daily from collectors attempting to track down special-occasion Jack balls.

4.   The company has fielded hundreds of complaints about blocked sites related to such unsexy topics as animal rights and civil liberties.

5.   The company fielded about twice as many customer calls on refinancing in July as in June, he said.

6.   A St. Louis company has consistently fielded calls from people interested in a decades-old product that prevents windows from shattering.

7.   The company will also field a Worldwide Operations unit to oversee global efforts, finance, customer operations and other company-wide services.