Computerworld Names Calence to List of Best Places to Work in Technology.Business/Technology Editors TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 2002 Calence, a leader in building and managing networks, announced today that it has been selected as one of the best places to work in information technology (IT) by IDG's Computerworld, the newspaper for IT leaders. The distinction comes as part of the weekly publication's annual "Best Places to Work in IT" survey, which was published in the May 6th issue. The Best Places to Work list is an annual ranking of the best work environments for IT workers. To compile the lists, Computerworld measured companies in several categories, including diversity, training, career development, benefits, hot projects, retention and other criteria prospective IT employees find most compelling. In addition, information is collected on each organization's hot projects, mentoring programs and benefits, ranging from elder care and childcare to flextime flextime, system of assigning hours for work that permits employees to choose, within specified limits, the hours that they will be at their place of employment. In many companies, there is a "core time" when all employees must be present each workday. and stock options. "Calence is extremely proud to be the only Arizona representative on this prestigious list," said Mike Fong, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Calence. "At Calence, we invest in our people through training and professional certifications as well as a state-of-the-art training program and facility. Our goal is to nurture employees and help them develop the technical skills, business acumen and leadership potential to impact our client's business and make a difference. We are honored that Computerworld has recognized our work environment as one of the best places for IT employees." "The companies selected to our Best Places to Work rankings really understand that it takes more than salary increases to keep technology workers satisfied, even in a slowly recovering economy," noted Maryfran Johnson Maryfran Johnson, nicknamed "Fran," is currently VP & Editorial Director, CIO Decisions Media Group, TechTarget. Prior to joining TechTarget, she served as Editor in Chief of Computerworld, where she held a variety of reporting, editing and managerial positions for 15 years. , editor in chief of Computerworld. "These organizations offer a chance to pitch in on challenging, rewarding projects. They create opportunities for career advancement. They provide a balanced set In linear algebra and related areas of mathematics a balanced set, circled set or disk in a vector space (over a field K with an absolute value |.|) is a set S so that for all scalars α with |α| ≤ 1 Other companies that Computerworld ranked among the Best Places to Work include Comerica Inc., Home Depot The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is an American retailer of home improvement and construction products and services. Headquartered in Vinings, just outside Atlanta in unincorporated Cobb County, Georgia, Home Depot employs more than 355,000 people and operates 2,164 big-box and State Farm Insurance Cos. To view the complete worldwide list of the Best Places to Work in IT or the complete U.S.-based rankings, visit www.computerworld.com/bestplaces2002. About Computerworld Based in Framingham, Mass., Computerworld, Inc. is a complete information services See Information Systems. company for the IT Leader community, providing print and online publications, books, conferences and research services. The company's flagship weekly newspaper for IT Leaders has been recognized numerous times by Folio: Magazine and the Computer Press Association as the best computer newspaper. With a circulation of 202,000, Computerworld has a total audience of 1,539,000, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. IntelliQuest CIM (1) (Computer-Integrated Manufacturing) Integrating office/accounting functions with automated factory systems. Point of sale, billing, machine tool scheduling and supply ordering are part of CIM. v.8.0. News and resources for the IT Leader community are available at www.computerworld.com. Computerworld is a business unit of IDG IDG International Data Group IDG Integrated Drive Generator IDG Installation Design Guide IDG Internet Discussion Group IDG Inset Dielectric Guide IDG International Dangerous Goods (mail, shipping) , the world's leading technology media, research and event company. IDG publishes more than 300 magazines and newspapers and offers online users the largest network of technology-specific sites around the world through IDG.net (www.idg.net), which comprises more than 330 targeted Web sites in 80 countries. IDG is also a leading producer of 168 computer-related events worldwide, and IDG's research company, IDC, provides global market intelligence and advice through 51 offices in 43 countries. Company information is available at www.idg.com. About Calence Calence (www.calence.com) builds and manages customized, client-centric networks that are strategically tailored to meet an organization's specific business goals and requirements. Drawing upon both business and technical expertise and experience, Calence designs, implements and manages network solutions that reduce information technology costs, improve internal processes and increase operational efficiency. The company offers strategic services as well as expertise in a wide range of specialty areas, including voice, data, application profiling, wireless and information security. Calence has earned designation as a Cisco Gold Partner, as well as one of a select group of Cisco AVVID AVVID Architecture for Voice, Video and Integrated Data (Cisco) AVVID Architecture for Voice Video and Integrated Data Partners. Recently named one of the fastest growing privately held companies privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. in the country, Calence is headquartered in Tempe, with additional offices in Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City Kansas City, two adjacent cities of the same name, one (1990 pop. 149,767), seat of Wyandotte co., NE Kansas (inc. 1859), the other (1990 pop. 435,146), Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties, NW Mo. (inc. 1850). , Los Angeles, and Minneapolis. |
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