[olug] business case in omaha for linux?

Sat Dec 13 22:56:15 UTC 2003

Dialogic, bought buy Intel. Intel boards with Motorola chips. Unless 
you're into emasculation, West Interactive is not a place you'd want to 
apply. You'll carry a pager 24/7, you'll be salary so they don't have to 
pay you the extra hours, and "proactivity" is dangerous to your health. 
Turnover is high and knowledge transfer between generations does not 
exist. Instead, the job post should read "Human Shield".

Brian Wiese wrote:

>Only ones on my list I saw to add are:
>
>* Dialogic (website anyone?)
>* Cash Flow Billing Solutions <http://cashflowbilling.com/>
>  (No current IT openings found - Bellevue)
>* SecurityPosture <http://www.securityposture.com/>
>  (No current IT openings found)
>* West Interactive <http://www.west.com/>
>  (Information Systems positions open in Omaha: Network Engineer 
>  and Systems Analyst... search "Omaha, NE" and not "Omaha, NE*")
>
>Schools (only on servers - so far except UNL)
>
>* Omaha/Millard Public School District - ops.org, mpsomaha.org
>* UNO Library (plus Free/Open BSD) - library.unomaha.edu
>* UNO College of IS&T - www.ist.unomaha.edu
>  (PKI - www.pki.nebraska.edu)
>* UNL College of Computer Science and Engineering - csce.unl.edu
>  (Ferguson computing lab - SuSE on desktop) and servers?
> 
>http://csce.unl.edu/Student_Resources/Student_Resources.php3?page=Lab_Facilities.php3&file=Labs/ferg_16.html&current=System_Information
>
>
>On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 15:34:17 -0600
>Jay Woods <woodsjay at cox.net> wrote:
>
>|A List of Linux Companies in the Area.
>|
>|    * Omni Hotels <http://www.omnihotels.hcareers.com/jobs?all=true>
>|      (Omni Hotels' central reservation center is located in Omaha,
>|      Nebraska.) No IT jobs indicated at this time.
>|    *
>|
>|      The following are related to each other (somehow):
>|
>|          o Electricshoes Productions <http://www.electricshoes.com/>
>|            (The intelligent web design studio.) No IT jobs indicated at
>|            this time.
>|          o Lunar Gravity Networks <http://www.lunargravity.com/>
>|            (provides Dial-up, DSL, full and fractional T1 internet
>|            access, 2437 S 130th Cir Omaha, NE 68144, Main Phone:
>|            402-898-4728.) No IT jobs indicated at this time.
>|          o Douglas Theatre Company <http://www.douglastheatres.com/> No
>|            IT jobs indicated at this time.
>|    * PROTEC Systems, LLC <http://www.protec-usa.net/about_us.html>
>|      (Improved Hiring, Safer Workplace, 12165 W. Center Rd., Ste. 55,
>|      Omaha, 68144, School safety and risk management, Michael G.
>|      Matthews, 800 or 402/691-0919.) No IT jobs indicated at this time.
>|    * Aurora E-Solutions <http://www.aurora-e-solutions.com/index.php>
>|      (custom e-commerce sites.) No IT jobs indicated at this time.
>|    * Optimum Data <http://www.optimumdata.com/index.php3> (new and used
>|      communications equipment, 5066 S 111th St Omaha, NE 68137, (402)
>|      575-3000, Phil Brutsche works there.) No IT jobs indicated at this
>|      time.
>|    * John T. Turco Law Offices
>|      <http://www.bankruptcylawfirms.com/johntt/firm.html> (Filing
>|      either a Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 Bankruptcy.)
>|    * Turco-Barnhart Law Office
>|    * Omaha Christian Academy <http://www.omahachristianacademy.com/>
>|      (private Christian school). No IT jobs indicated at this time.
>|    * Epsen-Hillmer Graphics <http://www.ehg.net/Pages/contactinfo.html>
>|      (a graphics arts place not far from Creighton U.) No IT jobs
>|      indicated at this time.
>|    * Burlington Coat Factory
>|      <http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/netsys/article.php/1491931>. No
>|      IT jobs in Omaha indicated at this time.
>|    * DTN Corp.
>|      <file:///home/woodsj/public_html/notes/2003/12/www.dtn.com> Jobs
>|      <http://www.dtn.com/corp/career/jobop/jobs.cfm>
>+ and all subcompanies
>
>|    * InfoUSA <http://www.infousa.com/> Jobs
>|      <http://www.careerlink.org/emp/abi/interfac.htm>
>|    * West Corp. <http://www.west.com/about/index.asp> Jobs
>|      <http://www.west.com/careers/jobopps.asp>.
>|    * Meridian
>|      <http://www.meridianmap.com/abtMeridian/aboutMeridianIndex.htm>
>|      (Advertising.) Jobs
>|      <http://www.meridianmap.com/meridianPeople/employOpps.htm>.
>|    * Custom Computing Corporation <http://www.ccccorp.com/> (Medical
>|      Practice Management Systems.) No IT jobs indicated at this time.
>|    * CSG Systems
>|    * Securities America
>|    * AIM Institute
>|    * Applied Distribution Group
>|    * GoodLife Transportation
>|    * Precision Distribution
>|    * Top.net AKA IBS Way AKA innovativeinternet.biz
>|    * mygolf.com
>|    * IP Revolution ( Not 100% - I am sure they have at least one linux
>|      box somewhere )
>|    * phpconsulting
>|    * reboot the user
>|    * ACI Worldwide and Insession Technologies (sister companies)
>|
>|
>|
>|Shaughn wrote:
>|
>|> With the addition of the OO companies, IBUSOL Computers (grand island, 
>|> ne) uses and installes OO on all of our new built computers.
>|>
>|> K.J. Kirwan wrote:
>|>
>|>> This list of companies using GNU/linux/FOSS is
>|>> very encouraging, and should not be allowed to
>|>> fade away in some forgotten email.  (In fact,
>|>> I would add companies using OpenOffice.org to
>|>> the list, but I'll let that go for the moment.)
>|>>
>|>> Can this list be added to the OLUG web page?
>|>>
>|>> Initially, the entire list could be put into the
>|>> category "rumored but unconfirmed" or something,
>|>> and then the company could be contacted for
>|>> permission to confirm that they use Linux.
>|>>
>|>> If they agree, then their name would be moved to
>|>> the "confirmed" section and they would get an
>|>> opportunity to add a link to a paragraph or two of
>|>> their comments and experiences about GNU/linux/FOSS
>|>> if they wish.
>|>>
>|>> Does anybody else think this is a good idea?
>|>>
>|>>
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