This all implies, therefore, that the next SI prefixes should be based on the Greek ennea (for nine).

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Over the years Nortel (nyse: NT - news - people ), Honeywell (nyse: HON - news - people ), Scientific-Atlanta (nyse: SFA - news - people ) and Siemens (nyse: SI - news - people ) all tried--and failed--to devise reliable power line networks.

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But what's bad for the radiologist and all the big companies selling him new equipment--General Electric, Siemens (nyse: SI - news - people ) and Philips--is good for everyone who foots the bill.

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