[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 74 (Friday, June 7, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S5254]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                       ENTREPRENEURS OF THE YEAR

 Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Mr. President, today I pay tribute 
to Melissa Mabon and Brooke Savage, two of New Hampshire's 
Entrepreneurs of the Year. It is doubtless that their success is a 
tribute to their hard work and dedication.
  As cofounders of Pragmatech Software Inc. in Amherst, Brooke and 
Melissa have built a company from conception into what it is today. 
Their business knowledge and planning have led them to build a company 
with no outside investment giving them greater flexibility with respect 
to management decisions. Pragmatech, which was founded in 1994, offers 
several services including an expert knowledge base that supports 
automated responses to ``requests for proposals'' and ``form-based 
proposals.'' They also feature programs that assemble proposals, 
provide point-by-point responses to specifications, publish on the Web, 
and gauge the effectiveness of proposals, just to name a few.
  It is my great pleasure and honor to represent Brooke and Melissa in 
the United States Senate and wish them all the best in future 
endeavors.

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