Breaking into the boys' club
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Sterling Software's Jeannette Meier is the only woman listed among the electronics industry's 40 highest-paid executives. Meier ranks 31st on the list with a total compensation of $10,062,774, including $422,000 in salary and $9,239,826 in options. There are few women among the executive ranks in the electronics industry. Two software design companies are run by women, Autodesk CEO Carol Bartz and Simplex Solutions CEO Penny Herscher. Other industry executives include Stratus VP and general counsel Eileen Casal and Ascend's co-founder Jeanette Symons. Stereotypes continue to limit women's abilities to move up through the corporate ranks. Top ranking women in the industry are closely watched and the observers tend to be judgemental. The belief that women cannot be as strong technically as men continues to be a definite barrier to career development.
Publication Name: Electronic Business Today
Subject: Electronics and electrical industries
ISSN: 1085-8288
Year: 1997
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LIghts, camera...inaction
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Digital video disc (DVD) standards have been set for nearly 12 months, but DVD players are still not available on the market due to copyright protection issues. Philips, Sony, Matsushita and Thomson Consumer Electronics all are ready to introduce DVD systems, but the vendors have been unable to reach consensus with movie producers. Vendors are likely to miss out on the lucrative Christmas 1996 buying season, as a result. DVD vendors, under the auspices of the Consumer Electronics Manufacturers Association, are talking with Hollywood studio representatives, as well as the Motion Picture Association of America. The main issues are how movie firms will collect royalties from sales of discs and how to protect content from pirates. Piracy losses are estimated to be around $18 billion, and the movie industry is lobbying for stringent controls.
Publication Name: Electronic Business Today
Subject: Electronics and electrical industries
ISSN: 1085-8288
Year: 1996
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Sleeper site for electronics: Minnesota has quietly built up an electronics presence
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Minnesota's traditional mainframe business has declined, but the area is still very involved in computers and the electronics industry. The area is attractive to technology companies because of its highly educated work force. The Twin Cities area has the highest high school graduation rate in the US and 28 percent of its residents have at least four years of college. There are 13 four-year colleges in the area as well as six community colleges and nine technical institutes. The University of Minnesota is a research institution with 45,000 students. The area's rapidly growing economy is attracting many new high-tech businesses. Drawbacks to the area include harsh winters, humid summers and a high cost of living.
Publication Name: Electronic Business Today
Subject: Electronics and electrical industries
ISSN: 1085-8288
Year: 1997
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