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American Family Insurance Ranked 97th Best Place to Work in IT by Computerworld

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American Family Insurance has been named one of the best places to work in IT by Computerworld magazine, ranking 97th in the nation. This recognition comes from a survey of companies with revenues of $500 million or more and an IT staff of 15 or more employees in 1999. The survey assessed various aspects of IT departments, including benefits, training, development, compensation, and diversity among IT management.

Key Takeaways:

  • Computerworld magazine ranked American Family Insurance 97th in the nation as one of the best places to work in IT.
  • The ranking was based on a 46-question online survey of companies with revenues of $500 million or more and an IT staff of 15 or more employees in 1999.
  • The survey assessed various aspects of IT departments, including benefits, training, development, compensation, and diversity among IT management.
  • 250,000 subscribers read Computerworld magazine weekly.
  • Intel launched three faster versions of its Celeron processor, enabling low-cost desktop computers to run at speeds of 633, 667, and 700 MHz.
  • Intel's Celeron chip competes with AMD's Duron processor, which was unveiled by AMD just days before Intel's announcement.
  • Dell Computer Corp. and Micron Electronics Inc. plan to launch systems using Intel's new Celeron processor this week.
  • Other leading computer makers are expected to debut systems using the Celeron chip during the next 30 days.
  • Priceline.com Inc. formed a European partnership, Priceline.com Europe, which will offer online purchasing services in Europe later this year.
  • Priceline.com Europe will license Priceline's business model and pay an annual licensing fee for intellectual property.
  • Yahoo! Inc. agreed to buy eGroups Inc. for approximately $430 million in stock in 1999.
  • eGroups is a free e-mail group communication service with 17 million members and over 800,000 active e-mail groups.
  • Yahoo! will switch to using Google Inc.'s search technology within a month, having previously farmed out its search engine service to Inktomi.

Statistics:

  • 97th ranking by Computerworld magazine as one of the best places to work in IT.
  • 46-question online survey assessing IT departments.
  • 250,000 subscribers of Computerworld magazine weekly.
  • 20 nm as the transistor size of Intel's Pentium 4 processor in 1999.
  • 17 million members of eGroups e-mail group communication service.
  • Over 800,000 active e-mail groups on eGroups.

Sources:

  • Computerworld magazine
  • Intel Corporation press release
  • Priceline.com Inc. press release
  • Yahoo! Inc. press release
  • eGroups Inc. press release
  • General Atlantic LLC press release

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