Jimmy, Thank you.
Will Gray KB7QL On Mon, Jun 22, 2020 at 1:56 PM Jimmy Vance via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > From Wikipedia > > *Zoom Video Communications, Inc.* (*Zoom*) is an American communications > technology company headquartered in San Jose, California > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Jose,_California>. It provides > videotelephony <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videotelephony> and online > chat <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_chat> services through a > cloud-based peer-to-peer <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peer-to-peer> software > platform and is used for teleconferencing > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleconference>, telecommuting > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommuting>, distance education > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distance_education>, and social relations > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_relation>.[2] > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoom_Video_Communications#cite_note-10K-2> > [3] > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoom_Video_Communications#cite_note-zoomnow-3> > Zoom's business strategy focuses on providing an easier to use product > than competitors, as well as cost savings, which include minimizing > computational costs at the infrastructure level and having a high degree of > employee efficiency. [2] > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoom_Video_Communications#cite_note-10K-2> > [4] > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoom_Video_Communications#cite_note-The_DBT_News_2020-4> > > Eric Yuan <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Yuan>, a former Cisco Webex > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cisco_Webex> engineer and executive, > founded Zoom in 2011, and launched its software in 2013.[5] > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoom_Video_Communications#cite_note-backstory-5> > Zoom's aggressive revenue growth, and perceived ease-of-use and > reliability of its software, resulted in a $1 billion valuation in 2017, > making it a "unicorn <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicorn_(finance)>" > company.[6] > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoom_Video_Communications#cite_note-Ray_2020-6> > The company first became profitable in 2019.[7] > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoom_Video_Communications#cite_note-7>[4] > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoom_Video_Communications#cite_note-The_DBT_News_2020-4> > In 2019, the company completed an initial public offering > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initial_public_offering>.[8] > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoom_Video_Communications#cite_note-value-8> > The company joined the NASDAQ-100 > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASDAQ-100> stock index on April 30, 2020. > [9] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoom_Video_Communications#cite_note-9> > > > > Yes Zoom has data centers in China. Meetings initiated in other countries > are probably not being automatically routed through China unless there are > participants there. If you are worried about it as a host, you can specify > what countries your meetings can use. I checked on of my accounts today > and by default China is unchecked. You need to have a paid account to > access this option > > > > On 6/22/2020 12:33 PM, Will Gray via BVARC wrote: > > Any search of the web: Business Insider for one. > > Will > KB7QL > > On Mon, Jun 22, 2020 at 11:47 AM Keith Dutson via BVARC <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Please post your source for this information. Thanks. >> >> >> >> 73, Keith NM5G >> >> >> >> *From:* BVARC <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Will Gray via >> BVARC >> *Sent:* Monday, June 22, 2020 11:29 AM >> *To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <[email protected]> >> *Cc:* Will Gray <[email protected]> >> *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] Update on Houston ECHO Society >> >> >> >> I find it disturbing that China owns/operates ZOOM with the servers in >> China. >> >> >> >> Will KB7QL >> >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Jun 22, 2020 at 10:53 AM Chris Heustis via BVARC <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> This was a good presentation during the Zoom meeting, but there were >> several questions regarding the history of the call sign system itself. >> >> >> >> There is a QST article from '94 that does a pretty good job. >> >> >> >> >> https://archive.org/details/AnOverviewOfAmateurCallSignsPastAndPresent/mode/1up?q=X >> >> >> >> >> '73 >> >> Chris Heustis >> >> W5GX >> >> >> >> On Thu, Feb 13, 2020 at 5:28 PM Jimmy Vance via BVARC <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> I just did a presentation on call signs, primarily focused on the vanity >> system at the last KARS meeting. Everyone said it was good information. I’d >> be happy to do it at ECHO or BVARC >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> > On Feb 13, 2020, at 3:39 PM, Martin Blaise via BVARC <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > >> > We've finally established a date and meeting location for our club >> Second Monday of each month (except December holiday dinner) at Tracy Gee >> Community Center. Also, I am in need of presentations for the ECHO >> meetings, so if you have one you'd like to share just let me know. >> Likewise, I can share presentation ideas from ECHO with BVARC and NARS. >> Marty Blaise, AG5T >> > ________________________________________________ >> > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> > Friday Night Greater Houston Hamfest Spaghetti Supper $15 >> > >> > BVARC mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> Friday Night Greater Houston Hamfest Spaghetti Supper $15 >> >> BVARC mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Chris Heustis >> >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> 431 Forest Circle >> >> Ruston, LA 71270-2642 >> >> H:318-251-2219 >> >> C:318-265-2976 (text) >> >> wpgraypm@gmailcom <[email protected]> >> >> >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> > > > -- > 431 Forest Circle > Ruston, LA 71270-2642 > H:318-251-2219 > C:318-265-2976 (text) > [email protected] > > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing > [email protected]http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > -- 431 Forest Circle Ruston, LA 71270-2642 H:318-251-2219 C:318-265-2976 (text) [email protected]
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