[ILUG] [Fwd: Linux on TV3]

[Padraig Brady]

A very quick search on google showed the
following timeline for Mr. J. Macri:

Someat in UK
M$ head of general sales for Ireland
M$ country manager elect for Ireland

Padraig.

Mark Fallon wrote:

> Donncha O Caoimh wrote:
> 
>> Hope this comes out as normal text, here's the reply I got from TV3.. A
>> bit disappointing, but understandable considering the short notice. One
>> question I do have, why didn't they do some research and look at
>> http://www.linux.com, search for "Ireland" and/or find
>> http://www.linux.ie/ some other way..
>> 
>> Donncha.
>> 
>> -----------------------------------------
>> 
>>  Donncha, Thanks for you email regarding the Linux item on Agenda. I can
>> confirm that Linux will be an item for discussion on this Sunday's
>> programme at 12 noon on TV3. We appreciate your offer of a
>> representative from the Linux community in Ireland but we have already
>> lined up Joe Macri from Microsoft and Adam Jollans from IBM to come onto
>> the programme. If you have any further questions or comments please feel
>> free to let us know. I hope you enjoy the programme on Sunday.Take
>> care,Emerhttp://www.tv3.ie/prog_agenda_update.html
>> 
> Hi,
> 
> I heard them announce this week and cringed when the presenter from
> Agenda mis-pronounced Linux. I did however find a bio on the IBM
> guy.
> 
> Adam Jollans:
> Adam Jollans is managing the European marketing campaigns for IBM
> Software on
> Linux. He joined IBM in 1984, and since then has worked in a range of
> technical,
> sales and marketing roles - most of them associated with PC and small
> systems
> hardware and software.During his time at IBM he has worked with a
> leading UK Bank 
> on designing and implementing their distributed branch information
> system. He also 
> spent two years on assignment to IBM development in the United States
> working on 
> advanced operating systems. He graduated from the University of
> Cambridge, England in 
> 1980 with a degree in Computer Science, and is a Chartered Engineer and
> a Member of 
> the British Computer Society. He was co-editor of "OS/2 2.11 Power
> Techniques",
> published by QUE, and has also authored IBM "Redbooks" and white papers
> on PC
> hardware and software.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Mark