FEATURE/Silicon Press New Books: Bell Labs: Life in the Crown Jewel, Fifty-Fifty, and Networks in a Flash.Business Editors/Technology Editors/High-Tech Writers/Book Editors FEATURE... SUMMIT, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 29, 2003 Silicon Press (www.silicon-press.com) has just published the books Bell Labs: Life in the Crown Jewel Crown jewel A particularly profitable or otherwise particularly valuable corporate unit or asset of a firm. Often used in risk arbitrage. The most desirable entities within a diversified corporation as measured by asset value, earning power, and business prospects; in takeover -- Narain Gehani Fifty-Fifty -- Robbie Clipper clipper, type of sailing ship, designed for speed. Long and narrow, the clipper had the greatest beam aft of the center; the bow cleaved the waves; and the ship carried, besides topgallant and royal sails, skysails and moonrakers—a veritable cloud of sails. Sethi Networks in a Flash -- Hrair Aldermeshian & Tom London BELL LABS: LIFE IN THE CROWN JEWEL What happened to Bell Labs, the greatest research lab of the twentieth century? Gehani answers this question by providing a rare look at life inside Bell Labs, which gave its researchers tremendous freedom to advance science. Forced by Lucent's difficult financial condition, researchers once free to focus on research excellence must now worry about business relevance. This book has anecdotes that will keep you riveted to reading about a way of life possibly gone forever. Gehani worked at Bell Labs for twenty-three years. He was there during the critical years when AT&T changed from a monopoly to a competitive company. He was there when AT&T split up again and handed Bell Labs to Lucent. He was there when Lucent split up and during the rise and fall of Lucent. This book will be of special interest to those in business and technology, to those with connections to Lucent, AT&T, Bell Labs, and Bell System descendants such as Verizon, Bell South, and SBC (1) (SBC Communications Inc., San Antonio, TX, www.sbc.com) A large, national telecommunications company that grew from a multitude of local and regional companies, including Southwestern Bell, Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell, into a single, unified brand by 2002. , and academia. FIFTY-FIFTY Fifty-Fifty, a novel in stories, has been praised by KIRKUS REVIEWS as "One of the best multicultural sagas to come along in a long while." Sethi mixes comedy and "tears" in her comic, ironic stories. Fifty-Fifty is about a Punjabi family spread from New Delhi New Delhi (dĕl`ē), city (1991 pop. 294,149), capital of India and of Delhi state, N central India, on the right bank of the Yamuna River. to Half Moon Bay, California "Half Moon Bay" redirects here. For the geographical feature in California, see Half Moon Bay (California). For other uses, see Half Moon Bay (disambiguation). Half Moon Bay is a coastal city in San Mateo County, California, USA. . A series of voices tell stories of love and loss, addiction and achievement, migration and roots. NETWORKS IN A FLASH The first "in a Flash" series of books, this is "A Complete Home and Office Broadband Guide" that gives simple recipes to network a home or office and connect it to the Internet. ABOUT THE AUTHORS Gehani is a well-known computer scientist and author of many computer books See how to find a good computer book. . Sethi is the author of The Bride Wore Red, a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection. Aldermeshian and London are founders of SLA (1) (StereoLithography Apparatus) See 3D printing. (2) (Service Level Agreement) A contract between the provider and the user that specifies the level of service expected during its term. partners. |
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