Sentences with phrase «global information infrastructure»

Among other things, it establishes the Canadian Security Establishment, and the Minister of Defense's power to order it to sweep the «global information infrastructure» for «foreign intelligence».

The emerging global information infrastructure (GII) was a new and exciting environment full of promise and opportunity for research, education, commerce, entertainment, social change, and democratic governance, but where laws and ethical standards remained unwritten, and where individuals and institutions are still testing the bounds of acceptable behavior.

When he launched the Global Information Infrastructure project in a 1994 speech at the conference of the International Telecommunication Union in Buenos Aires, US Vice President Al Gore spoke very movingly about the creation of this mother of all networks.

Not exact matches

Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: (1) worldwide economic, political, and capital markets conditions and other factors beyond the Company's control, including natural and other disasters or climate change affecting the operations of the Company or its customers and suppliers; (2) the Company's credit ratings and its cost of capital; (3) competitive conditions and customer preferences; (4) foreign currency exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates; (5) the timing and market acceptance of new product offerings; (6) the availability and cost of purchased components, compounds, raw materials and energy (including oil and natural gas and their derivatives) due to shortages, increased demand or supply interruptions (including those caused by natural and other disasters and other events); (7) the impact of acquisitions, strategic alliances, divestitures, and other unusual events resulting from portfolio management actions and other evolving business strategies, and possible organizational restructuring; (8) generating fewer productivity improvements than estimated; (9) unanticipated problems or delays with the phased implementation of a global enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, or security breaches and other disruptions to the Company's information technology infrastructure; (10) financial market risks that may affect the Company's funding obligations under defined benefit pension and postretirement plans; and (11) legal proceedings, including significant developments that could occur in the legal and regulatory proceedings described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2017, and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10 - Q (the «Reports»).

We see attractive dividend - growth opportunities in global pharmaceuticals, international telecom, emerging market (EM) infrastructure and selected information technology companies.

In fact, one could argue that communication / information technologies provide the essential infrastructure for global transactions.

Digitization provides the technical infrastructure for the much heralded «global information superhighway».

«The big dig: Global software solution for road, water and sewer repairs: Researchers develop streamlined program to integrate key infrastructure information.»

Because broadband connections are the railroads of the 21st century — essential infrastructure required to transmit products (these days, in the form of information) from seller to buyer — our creaky Internet makes it harder for U.S. entrepreneurs to compete in global markets.

Roger Longhorn, Chair of the Global Spatial Data Infrastructure Association's Legal and Socioeconomic Committee and Information Policy Advisor to EUCC

Before Peak Ten, Jim was a Partner in Union Square Advisors, an M&A advisory firm focused on the technology sector, where he led the firm's global Information Technology infrastructure practice.

We see attractive dividend - growth opportunities in global pharmaceuticals, international telecom, emerging market (EM) infrastructure and selected information technology companies.

Artists, architects, researchers and filmmakers explore global infrastructure and the movement of people, things and information.

Artists, architects, researchers and filmmakers explored global infrastructure and the movement of people, things and information during An Evening on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

Based on information and analysis about the North American crude transport infrastructure (particularly the proven ability of rail to transport substantial quantities of crude oil profitably under current market conditions, and to add capacity relatively rapidly) and the global crude oil market, the draft Supplemental EIS concludes that approval or denial of the proposed Project is unlikely to have a substantial impact on the rate of development in the oil sands, or on the amount of heavy crude oil refined in the Gulf Coast area.

«Some of the most serious legal issues confronting companies today relate to cybersecurity and national security law,» said Mark D. Wasserman, Eversheds Sutherland (US) Managing Partner and Co-CEO of Eversheds Sutherland Ltd. «These issues affect the critical infrastructure supporting the US and global economies, and Michael will be of immediate value to clients as they face increasing pressure to have best practices and policies in place to protect customer and sensitive business information.»

Represented Dimension Data, a global infrastructure solution (IS) provider and an NTT Group company, in its acquisition of Nexus IS, Inc., a $ 471 million information technology (IT) solutions provider

Allianz Global Assistance's Survey Shows Safety Concerns and Fear of Communism are Beginning to Fade, But Travelers are Needing More Travel Information, Infrastructure and Internet AccessibilityA year since the U.S. government's easing of travel restrictions to Cuba, an annual survey * by leading travel insurance provider Allianz Global Assistance is reporting that Americans are less interested in taking a trip to the country than in 2016.

Allianz Global Assistance's Survey Shows Safety Concerns and Fear of Communism are Beginning to Fade, But Travelers are Needing More Travel Information, Infrastructure and Internet Accessibility

To protect its members and the public at large, the Global Cyber Alliance will not collect any Personal Identifiable Information, and will only possess what is voluntarily provided — data that describes or identifies the attackers» information, such as location or infrastructure, and the threats associatedInformation, and will only possess what is voluntarily provided — data that describes or identifies the attackers» information, such as location or infrastructure, and the threats associatedinformation, such as location or infrastructure, and the threats associated with them.

«We are bombarded with news reports of cyber attacks and breaches that compromise sensitive information or impair the operations of critical services or infrastructure, but greater awareness of the problem has not led to greater security,» said Phil Reitinger, President and CEO of the Global Cyber Alliance.

Serious - minded IT professional with 12 years of experience in systems administration and information security in a fast - paced work environment, supporting a global IT infrastructure.

Performed Third Party Information Security Assessment (TPISA) quality assurance reviews against Global Citi Information Security standards and the TPISA Quality Assurance (QA) framework, i.e. Security Policies, Identification & Authorization, Confidentiality & Integrity, Incident Detection & Response, Administration, Training & Awareness, Infrastructure and Core Process Platforms, Software Development & System Security Testing, Business Continuity Management, Physical Security, Third Party / Sub-contractors, Legal & Compliance, Electronic Transportable Media Security, Couriers, Internet Web Hosting, etc..

Extensive experience with solutions - focused IT Business Services Management with expertise in technical solutions for major global clients large systems design, infrastructure deployment, financial management, operations management enterprise management and information technology system management.

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The ESR Global Screening website offers U.S. businesses valuable information such as the limitations associated with international background screening, how international screening is very different from screening employers use in the U.S., and the problems associated with so - called «Red Zone» countries where war, political unrest, unreliable communications infrastructure, and lack of standardized procedures can affect screening.

Summary: A successful Global Procurement Manager & Information Technology professional with experience in all major technology infrastructures.

Career Summary: Program Manager with demonstrated success in global organizations strengths include: * Identifying and articulating strategic organizational strengths and opportunities for process and systems improvement * Successfully executing tactical solutions for business and technical requirement, in multiple industries * Leveraging Lean Six Sigma (LSS) and Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) standard...

Summary Experienced Information Technology professional with extensive experience in organization and program management providing a broad range of IT services in support of business objectives, strategic goals, and global IT infrastructure initiatives.

Summary - A versatile IT Leader with 20 years» experience in delivering Global Solutions, setting Strategies for Application Management, Streamlining Operations and delivering on Information Security Strategy - Extensive background in Identity Management (11 years), Infrastructure / Application Management (12 years), Cloud adoption (3 years), Application Development (7 years), Vendor Management (6 years) and Information Secur...

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Regional IT Manager • Manage HQ infrastructure team and Asia information technology team, leading 11 staff in the servicing of over 800 users and 9 offices with responsibility for global infrastructure architecture and global network and focus groups • Drive global standardization firm - wide within networks, storage, backup, servers, computers and other critical hardware • Utilize cross-regional focus groups to connect functional experts between sites, establishing roadmaps, creating annual project plans and delivering global projects • Define incident management and change management processes, working with application teams for full implementation • Create datacenter in ShenZhen technology center to support ASIC team, software team, firmware team, hardware team and sales and FAE teams • Manage high volume of acquisitions and IT integrations on a global scale, including the CSR integration preparation (2011), the Microtune integration (2010), the Letitwave integration in France (2008) and the Emblaze Semiconductor in Israel (2004) • Supervise and lead numerous technology refresh projects including the global Exchange 2010 upgrade, the global MPLS network upgrade, the network switch upgrade, a global firewall project and internet bandwidth upgrade • Execute critical operations functions and projects including global wireless technology management, network monitoring, the global SSL VPN project, the management of Microsoft licenses and the e-mail gateway • Support critical business continuity tasks, including the development of a low - cost Oracle ERP system DR solution, server virtualization, E-mail DR and Perforce DR • Lead cost - saving and expense management endeavors including the build - up of a Quintum VoIP gateway globally to utilize traditional PBX gateway and the build - up of near - line archive storage with de-duplication technologic

Professional Experience Motorola Solutions, Inc. (Schaumburg, IL) 1997 — Present IT Manager, Global Engineering Core Operations (02/2010 — Present) • Serve as Application and Infrastructure Support Manager for Global Engineering Tools • Set and strictly adhere to departmental budgets and timelines ensuring cost effective and efficient operations • Implement staff development activities for the Engineering Core Operations team • Create an atmosphere of respect and dedication to corporate goals and long term business development • Provide a competitive advantage for Motorola Solutions in support of the development environment • Deliver significant project cost - savings through effective strategic planning, personnel management, and resource application • Maintain information integrity through the development and implementation of data security measures • Build and strengthen professional relationships with vendors, clients, and partners • Oversee procurement and tracking of HW and SW assets per corporate policies and procedures