When I worked in the data processing field 10-15 years ago I would hear this expression. It means to take a data-base of information and anlyze it in several ways, for example, break down sales figures by region and then by salesman and then by day of the week. The goal was to better understand the data and get more useful information our of it - I guess like you massage a breast to get more milk out, although I'm sure that's not the source of the phrase. Marcia McCoy in Minnesota where I really don't have time to be writing email right now but can't help it *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html