cm, Re: Nobody Asked...As regards the management talent at N*ABLE, Countryboy from RB has connected quite a few dots here too. If true (I didn't verify all claims but Countryboy has a good rep on RB.) makes for an interesting picture, Huh?....Later
By: Countryboy Reply To: None Wednesday, 4 Aug 1999 at 6:41 AM EDT Post # of 59410
N*Able Background.
Some interesting N*Able and related info.
Jeffrey Grammer got his start at Intel and left in 1985 to join Chips and Technologies.
Patrick Chiumiento joined Chips and Technologies in 1987.
In 1995 Chips and Technologies, partners with Databook. - Databook was listed as a leading security chip designer and manufacturer. Had Cardbus Technology.
In 1995 two Chips and Technology people take positions in Databook as new management. Jeffrey H. Grammer Patrick Chiumiento
Grammer and Chiumiento moved Databook from Ithaca, N.Y. to Danvers, MA.
Databook partners with Fujitsu Microelectronics.
In Oct. 1996 N*Able was founded and Databook is listed as one of the 5 primary investors providing seed money to N*Able. Three of N*Able' founder's came from Databook, one from a Databook partner.
Jeffrey H. Grammer - President and CEO. Patrick Chiumiento - Vice President of Sales and Marketing. William J. Junkermier - Vice President of Finance.
Leonard Veil - Vice President, Engineering. - Fujitsu.
In third quarter 1996 Databook and it's engineering talent was acquired by Standard Microsystems.
In 1997 Chips and Technologies was acquired by Intel.
In 1997 Intel Makes investment in Standard Microsystems.
Chips and Technologies, Intel and a div. of Lockheed Martin Corp. were jointly developing the i740 a desktop three-dimensional graphics chip for broadband media. Intel was to merge this company into it's subsidary Intel Enterprises Corp.
In June 1998, Sigma Designs Announces Single-Chip REALmagic DVD/MPEG-2 Decoder to Accompany Intel i740 Graphics Controller Chip.
In 1999 Wave Systems acquires N*Able.
Countryboy.
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