I sure wouldn't suggest changing to that piece of crap that the crooks in Florida are putting out.
At 08:50 PM 1/25/2008, william lomas wrote: >hi all > > >god is it really worth sticking with humanware? we may as well all >shift to another product instead of braillenote as looks like no >development gonna happen anymore > >On 26 Jan 2008, at 00:40, Noel Brailet wrote: > >>Oh my god! what's happening? >> >>From: http://www.stuff.co.nz/thepress/4373770a24035.html >>Fast fall 'from hero to zero' >>By TINA LAW - The Press | Saturday, 26 January 2008 >> >>Christchurch has lost another manufacturer as nearly 60 HumanWare >>staff lose their jobs. >> >>Staff were told the news yesterday via a video link with chief >>executive Giles Pepin, who was in Canada. >> >>HumanWare, created by Christchurch innovator Dr Russell Smith, makes >>hi-tech aids for the blind. >> >>An employee said yesterday the company would have nothing more than a >>branch office in Christchurch. >> >>He said about six staff would remain, including two sales staff and >>four employees involved in research and development. >> >>It was understood all the manufacturing was being outsourced and the >>research and development was shifting to Canada. >> >>"I think some people were angry," the employee said. >> >>"Others were resigned," she added. >> >>"We've been through two weeks of consultation but we knew from the >>beginning the decision had been made." >> >>Management would not talk to The Press yesterday and instead passed on >>the Canadian contact details of Ivan Lagace, the marketing >>vice-president. >> >>Lagace did not return calls. >> >>At least two of HumanWare's vice-presidents were thought to be on >>site. >> >>Pepin told The Press last week that the two, Richard Nadeau, >>operations vice-president, and Pierre Hamel, research and development >>vice-president, were staying until the end of the month to reorganise >>projects. >> >>The redundancies added to announcements in the past year by a handful >>of local firms, including GPC Electronics, Click-Clack and Skellerup, >>of the axing of more than 500 jobs over the next year. >> >>Smith built PulseData, which later became HumanWare, into a >>high-profile multimillion-dollar company with 230 staff and sales >>worldwide. >> >>In August 2005 Smith, 60, died in a light-plane crash off the North >>Canterbury coast with his wife, Marian D'Eve, 57. Since then, the >>company has been through almost constant change, with new overseas >>owners and managers. >> >>When Jolimont Capital, an Australian private-equity fund, bought 70 >>per cent of HumanWare last May it said no changes would be made. >> >>Just four months later, eight staff were laid off, and in November, it >>was announced the company was shifting its headquarters to North >>America. >> >>"It's amazing how fast the turnaround was," the employee said. >> >>"One minute we received a pat on the back from (Prime Minister) Helen >>Clark, and the next minute we're given slips of paper telling us when >>we finish. In the space of 18 months we've gone from hero to zero. >>Very quickly." >> >>He said staff were told HumanWare would be out of its existing >>building in Hillsborough within six months. >> >>About 20 people were paid out yesterday and would not be returning to >>work on Monday. Others in manufacturing had been given departure >>dates. >> >>It was thought the company was attempting to find a local manufacturer >>which could take on its manufacturing for a short period. >> >>___ >>Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. >>If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a >>copy to the list as well. >> >>To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >>http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > >___ >Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. >If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a >copy to the list as well. > >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.12/1245 >- Release Date: 1/26/2008 3:45 PM ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a copy to the list as well. To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
