CORDA Technologies' Employees Help Family in Southeast Asia by Donating Water Buffalo; High-Tech Meets Low-Tech.Business Editors LINDON, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 21, 2001 Employees at CORDA Technologies, a Lindon-based developer of dynamic, interactive, data-driven charting and graphing solutions decided to use this holiday season to give a unique gift that will continue to give far into the future -- a water buffalo water buffalo: see buffalo. water buffalo or Indian buffalo Any of three subspecies of oxlike bovid (species Bubalus bubalis). Two have been domesticated in Asia since the earliest recorded history. . Most people in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. would not recognize a water buffalo if it stepped on their toes, but not CORDA Chief Executive Officer Neal Williams. Although he spends his time running a high-tech software company today, Williams saw plenty of water buffalo while living in Korea for two years. He saw their usefulness daily as he watched them pull carts and plows. When the opportunity to provide a water buffalo to a poor rural family in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, region of Asia (1990 est. pop. 442,500,000), c.1,740,000 sq mi (4,506,600 sq km), bounded roughly by the Indian subcontinent on the west, China on the north, and the Pacific Ocean on the east. through Heifer International Heifer International is a non-profit charitable organization based in Little Rock, Arkansas, dedicated to relieving global hunger and poverty. It provides gifts of livestock and plants, as well as education in sustainable agriculture, to financially-disadvantaged families around , an organization dedicated to fighting hunger worldwide, was suggested by CORDA employees, Williams gave his full support. "I realize the contribution that a water buffalo can provide to a family's well being. With this kind of donation, they gain a means of becoming self-sufficient by producing their own food and having their own transportation. "I am proud of our employees for supporting this quality charity. They have donated do·nate v. do·nat·ed, do·nat·ing, do·nates v.tr. To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute. v.intr. To make a contribution to a fund or cause. their money to help in a significant way that will benefit people's lives for years to come." While many CORDA Technologies employees will be giving high-tech gifts to family and friends this Christmas, perhaps the most significant gift of all will have four legs and make its home on the other side of the world. About Heifer International Heifer International is a nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. world hunger organization that provides more than 20 different kinds of livestock livestock Farm animals, with the exception of poultry. In Western countries the category encompasses primarily cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, horses, donkeys, and mules; other animals (e.g., buffalo, oxen, or camels) may predominate in other areas. to families in 48 countries and in seven regions in the United States. Since 1944, Heifer International has directly helped more than 4 million families in 125 countries, providing dairy cows, goats, sheep, rabbits and many other kinds of food- and income-producing animals, as well as training in animal management, environmentally sound agricultural practices and community development to help families become self-reliant for food and income. About CORDA Technologies CORDA Technologies is the global leader in providing the most powerful charts and graphs on the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the . With more flexibility, scalability and speed than any other charting solutions, CORDA's family of tools and services is the leading choice for fast and easy-to-build charts and graphs. CORDA's solutions display data as visual images allowing customers to explore relationships, perform analysis, and more easily understand their data. Readers can contact CORDA at www.corda.com |
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