IBM Fellow Bernard Meyerson, BBN Technologies and Nokia to Receive IEEE Engineering Leadership and Corporate Innovation Awards.PISCATAWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 24, 1999-- Director of Telecommunication Technologies for IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Bernard Meyerson, BBN Technologies and Nokia Corporation will be honored by the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. for engineering leadership and corporate innovation at a Corporate Recognitions luncheon, Monday, 27 September, at The Pierre in New York. Meyerson, an IBM Fellow, will receive the 1999 IEEE Ernst Weber Engineering Leadership Recognition award. He is being honored for "his leadership in bringing about seminal advances in growth and control of Si/SiGe heterostructures enabling the emergence of new technological applications." Meyerson's leadership resulted in the development of the first silicon:germanium germanium (jərmā`nēəm) [from Germany], semimetallic chemical element; symbol Ge; at. no. 32; at. wt. 72.59; m.p. 937.4°C;; b.p. 2,830°C;; sp. gr. 5.323 at 25°C;; valence +2 or +4. integrated circuits and has been driving an industry-wide transition to this high-performance technology for wireless communication devices, voice and data networks, and numerous other applications. BBN Technologies, a division of GTE GTE General Telephone & Electronics GTE Génie Thermique et Énergie (French) GTE Gas Turbine Engine GTE Global Tropospheric Experiment GTE Geothermal Energy GTE Gas Turbine Efficiency plc (Sweden & USA) , will receive one of two 1999 IEEE Corporate Innovation Recognition awards at the event. BBN (BBN Technologies, Cambridge, MA, www.bbn.com) A consulting firm that participated in the development of some of the most extensive networks in the world, including ARPANET, which evolved into the Internet. It was founded in 1948 as a consulting service in acoustics by Dr. is being recognized for "pioneering contributions to computer networking technology through the development of the first packet switches, the ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency NETwork) The research network funded by the U.S. Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA). The software was developed by Bolt, Beranek and Newman (BBN), and Honeywell 516 minicomputers were the first hardware used as Interface Message Processor (networking) Interface Message Processor - (IMP) The original message switching node on the ARPANET. (IMP) and Terminal Interface Message Processor (TIP)." These contributions helped to launch the Internet and enabled BBN to play a central role in the development of today's communications industry. Robert G. Elmer, president of BBN, will accept the award. Nokia Corp. will receive a 1999 IEEE Corporate Innovation Recognition "for the creation of a new class of integrated communication devices as exemplified by the Nokia 9000 Communicator The Nokia 9000 Communicator was the first in Nokia's Communicator series, introduced in 1996. The phone was huge and heavy (397 g) in comparison with its modern equivalent the Nokia 9500. The Communicator part is driven by an Intel 24 MHz 386 CPU. , and for leadership in the development of cellular network systems." The Nokia 9000 Communicator, commercialized in 1997, is widely recognized as the first integrated telephone and hand-held computer. This technology is leading the convergence of wireless communication and the Internet. Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, executive vice-president and chief financial officer, will be accepting the award. The IEEE is the world's largest technical professional society serving more than 335,000 members in approximately 150 countries. Through its members, the IEEE is a leading authority in areas ranging from aerospace, computers and telecommunications to biomedical engineering electric power and consumer electronics. In keeping with its "Networking the World" slogan, the IEEE helps to foster technological innovation, enable members' careers and promote worldwide professional community. |
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