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Profiles Intermax Media, manufacturer and developer of high technology business cards in Weymouth, Massachusetts. Creation of the product by company owner Steven Ridder; Capability of the card to contain 20 megabytes of information; Customers' reaction to the product.

Discusses strategies adopted by some employers to discourage the use of company-provided Internet and electronic mail for personal reasons. Creation of electronic communication policies that clearly spell out employee rights and responsibilities; Monitoring of workplace e-mail and Internet communications to prevent potential legal problems; Utilization of anti-surf abuse software.

Reports on the viability of operating family businesses in Massachusetts. Estimated number of small businesses; Business categories where family business growth was noted; Competition of `mom and pop' businesses with national chains; Receptiveness of the market to small businesses; Inability by small business to obtain government contracts.

Discusses the process of negotiating a construction contract (CC). Importance of CC; Need for more specificity in the contract; Changes made in the construction process; Characteristics of a good CC.

Focuses on the growth of the commercial used computer industry in Boston, Massachusetts. Pre-Owned Electronics' sale of its used Apple computers to educational institutions; Definition of a refurbished computer; Boston Computer Exchange's sale of refurbished computers to individual and corporate end users and resellers; Declining trend in used computer prices.

Reports on Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, Massachusetts' Internet-based architecture course. Information about the institution's architecture course pilot program; Reason for Wentworth's decision to offer the course using the Internet; Advantages of the Internet class for students in terms of high technology approach in higher education.