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By any measure, 2003 was a breakout year for many wireless-communications companies. For Proxim, it was a year of trying to put the pieces back together. Proxim replaced its chief executive officer, closed two out of three manufacturing facilities, and cut its workforce in half-to 330 workers. The wireless local-area
Even for organizations back in the U.S., the environment can be hazardous. In 2000, Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union’s data center took a direct hit from lightning. A bolt to a 480-volt utility cable leading into the building vaporized the Tampa facility’s electric meter and left the service panel twisted
The U.N. mission in Sierra Leone has equipment at various sites around the country to support its peacekeeping operation. Here’s a look at some of the technologies deployed to the outposts mentioned in the Baseline Case Dissection “On The Edge of Peace.” View the PDF — Turn off pop-up blockers!
The Obstacle With information-processing and networking equipment converging at a quickening pace, deciding whether a technology should be handled by a computer department or a communications unit is a sticking point for many organizations. Within the U.N., for example, there’s long been a division between the “comms guys” and the
Headquarters: Mammy Yoko Hotel, Freetown, Sierra LeoneMission: The U.N. helped bring an end to this West African nation’s civil war in 2002, and U.N. personnel are now charged with keeping the peace and helping the central government regain control over the country.Top Technology Officer: Jason Mayordomo, chief of information technology
Jason MayordomoChief of Information Technology for the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO); Communications and Information Technology Director for Mission to Sierra LeoneMayordomo—a Filipino originally educated as a mining engineer—and his UNAMSIL team oversee the purchase, deployment and maintenance of all computer and communications equipment used by peacekeepers in Sierra Leone.
NEW YORK—Like the floor wax that is also a dessert topping, Amazon.com wants to be more than just a retailer. “Amazon is a retailer, a development platform and an outsourcing solution,” said Tom Killalea, the company’s vice president of infrastructure. Soon, Amazon will be able to add another title to
Some people say the fate of cinema is invisible downloadable bytes. Netflix says the near future is plastics— shiny, silver and round. DVD rentals have made the six-year-old company with a $1.3-billion market capitalization a star. Eventually, Netflix plans to offer video downloads. But for now its key advantage is
It took Snyder’s of Hanover more than 94 years to become the world’s second-largest pretzel maker. But now the company, a family-owned and -operated firm headquartered on the outskirts of the Pennsylvania Dutch Country, is in the middle of a three-year project that will revamp the way it manages, analyzes
Jason Mayordomo has a tough assignment. A technology manager with the united nations peacekeeping force in sierra leone, he has to make sure information flows seamlessly between the U.N.’s local headquarters in freetown and its far-flung outposts on the remote edges of this war-ravaged country. In addition to dealing with