Fishgill
Gov. George E. Pataki
Palmisano
Samuel J. Palmisano
Kelly
Who asked for more capacity in that end of the market?
New York and Vermont
Vt. and Virginia
California and North Carolina
New York State and Connecticut
Virginia and New York State
New York State and Vt
In what two states can you find an IBM manufacturing plant?
The plant should be insulated from a falloff
The cost of getting out of the business of manufacturing hard disks for storage, which it sold to Hitachi, and closing down some of its older semiconductor operations
Demand for advanced chips
Needing more capacity
Getting out of the business of manufacturing hard disk for storage
Factory is critical to meeting that growing demand
The cost o getting out of the business of manufacturing hard disks for storage and closing down some of its older semiconductor operations
What was the main reason IBM gave for putting $2 billion dollars against earnings?
Fishgill
Gov. George E. Pataki
George E Pataki
Samuel J. Palmisano
Samuel J Palmisano
Kelly
Who delivered a short speech about playing to win in technology?
"a critical partner in our economic development efforts"
"I need more capacity in that end of the market,"
"To play to win in technology, you innovate and you lead."
"a critical partner in our economic development efforts" in New York state
He expected the facility to generate thousands more jobs in the Hudson Valley area for contractors and suppliers catering to the factory
What comments did IBM CEO make at Wednesday's ribbon cutting ceremony?
East Fishkill Factory
Vermont Factory
IBM Factory
Fishkill Factory
Burlington
Burlington Factory
What Factory was just opened in Hudson Valley with a ribbon cutting ceremony?
IBM
Hitachi
Toshiba
Apple
What company did George Pataki praise for being a critical partner in economic development in New York?
In remarks during a ribbon-cutting ceremony here on Wednesday, Gov. George E. Pataki said he expected the facility to generate thousands more jobs in the Hudson Valley area for contractors and suppliers catering to the factory. He praised IBM for being "a critical partner in our economic development efforts" in New York state. In a brief speech, Samuel J. Palmisano, IBM's chief executive, emphasized that it was important to make long-term investments despite the current slump in the technology business. "To play to win in technology, you innovate and you lead," he said. But manufacturing technology products is a costly and cyclical business. In June, IBM announced that it was taking a charge of more than $2 billion against earnings. The largest single reasons for the charge were the cost of getting out of the business of manufacturing hard disks for storage, which it sold to Hitachi, and closing down some of its older semiconductor operations. But Kelly said the demand for advanced chips, like those produced at IBM's facility in Burlington, Vt., is strong. "I need more capacity in that end of the market," he said, "and this is factory is critical to meeting that growing demand." If IBM has miscalculated the demand, it will suffer badly as both the high operating costs and depreciation on the huge capital investment for the East Fishkill factory drag down earnings. But industry analysts said the plant should be insulated from a falloff in one or a few segments of the semiconductor market. 