Synergy redux

The concept of "synergy" outlived the conglomerate movement in the 1950s and 1960s. Recent example of contemporary usage comes from stock analyst Timothy Horan, discussing the Cingular -AT&T Wireless merger: "Investors are going to give them the benefit of the doubt because the synergies are ahead of them."

Matt Richtel, "Drop in Quarterly Earnings for Cingular," New York Times [nytimes.com], 1/25/05.