Practical Geniuses of Technology--Amazon Chief, Java Problem.... Monica Soto Ouchi.
by Ouchi, Monica Soto; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 73Science. Publisher: The Seattle Times, 2004ISSN: 1522-3264;.Subject(s): Amazon.com Inc | Java (Computer program language) | Vermeulen, AlDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Things to know about Al Vermeulen, chief technology officer of Amazon.com: He works in Seattle and lives in Corvallis--Oregon. To bridge the distance, he learned to fly. He co-wrote a book about Java (the computer language, not the drink). At one point, it afforded him some 'serious geek cachet.' He knows how to harvest tobacco by hand....Vermeulen, who oversees Amazon's huge technology operations, is something of a linguist....Today [2004], Vermeulen guides Amazon's $100 million-a-year effort to use computer power to refine its e-commerce prowess. Indeed, the company is defined as much for its technology as its ability to sell caviar, lawnmowers and books." (THE SEATTLE TIMES) This article discusses the man, Al Vermeulen, who controls Amazon's technology operations.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Practical Geniuses of Technology--Amazon Chief, Java Problem..., May 5, 2004; pp. n.p..
"Things to know about Al Vermeulen, chief technology officer of Amazon.com: He works in Seattle and lives in Corvallis--Oregon. To bridge the distance, he learned to fly. He co-wrote a book about Java (the computer language, not the drink). At one point, it afforded him some 'serious geek cachet.' He knows how to harvest tobacco by hand....Vermeulen, who oversees Amazon's huge technology operations, is something of a linguist....Today [2004], Vermeulen guides Amazon's $100 million-a-year effort to use computer power to refine its e-commerce prowess. Indeed, the company is defined as much for its technology as its ability to sell caviar, lawnmowers and books." (THE SEATTLE TIMES) This article discusses the man, Al Vermeulen, who controls Amazon's technology operations.
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