188 results for: Webber, Phil H.
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U.S. delegates at WTO conference, Seattle, December 3, 1999
The Third Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) was held in Seattle from November 30 to December 3, 1999. Trade ministers and other officials from the WTO's 135 member nations met in an unsuccessful attempt to plan negotiations to further deregulate free trade. Tens of thousands of activists for many causes gathered to protest what they saw as…
ID Number:2000.107.19991203.10.07
Date:1999
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Bill Gates and Jim Allchin with Windows XP discs, Redmond, August 24, 2001
On August 24, 2001, Microsoft released its new Windows XP operating system to computer manufacturers. In an event on the lawn of the company's Redmond campus, with 350 programmers and their families present, the company distributed briefcases containing Windows XP CDs to representatives of the six largest PC makers in the US. This image shows Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates (left)…
ID Number:2000.107.20010824.1.10
Date:2001
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Microsoft programmers applauding completion of Windows XP, Redmond, August 24, 2001
On August 24, 2001, Microsoft released its new Windows XP operating system to computer manufacturers. In an event on the lawn of the company's Redmond campus, with 350 programmers and their families present, the company distributed briefcases containing Windows XP CDs to representatives of the six largest PC makers in the US. This image shows the Microsoft programmers and their…
ID Number:2000.107.20010824.1.31
Date:2001
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Mary Snapp and Brad Smith, Microsoft compliance officers, Redmond, Washington, August 2002
After intense litigation in the early 2000s, Microsoft Corporation entered agreements to settle antitrust suits with the Justice Department, the Federal Trade Commission, and the Securities and Exchange Commission. This led to the creation of a "general code of conduct" that tells all employees their obligations under the law and "provides principled, ethical pathways," according to Microsoft Compliance Director Odell…
ID Number:2000.107.200208.CD02.04.001
Date:2002
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Ray Brown eating breakfast at Randy's Restaurant, Tukwila, September 5, 2002
For nearly 40 years, aviation enthusiasts, Museum of Flight visitors, and local workers enjoyed eating at Randy’s Restaurant. This Tukwila diner, south of Seattle’s Boeing Field, was open 24/7 and served fried chicken, pancakes, and a variety of other American dishes. The décor included a large collection of plane models and other aviation memorabilia assembled by owners Richard and Lucia…
ID Number:2000.107.20020905.CD01.001
Date:2002
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Tony Falaschi testing a product at Intra Technologies, Tukwila, December 23, 2002
Intra Technologies was founded in 1998, with headquarters in Tukwila, Washington. Intra specialized in developing DC power management products to enhance power generation, storage, and consumption within DC power systems. It developed the Intra Switch, which handled large amounts of current but generated only small amounts of heat. The switches also monitored the condition of components of the DC power…
ID Number:2000.107.20021223.CD01.001
Date:2002
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Larry Jacobson at RealNetworks, Inc. Seattle, January 28, 2003
RealNetworks is a Seattle-based digital media company founded in 1994. Originally known as Progressive Networks, the company pioneered streaming media technology in the early days of the internet. It developed RealAudio and RealVideo technologies and the RealPlayer software, which allowed users to stream audio and video over the web long before it became mainstream. Over time, the company shifted its…
ID Number:2000.107.20030128.CD01.001
Date:2003
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Joy Krahner in her office at Boeing, Seattle, January 14, 2004
According to a 2000 National Organization on Disability/Harris survey, the number of developmentally disabled people employed in the United States was 32 percent, despite the desire to work by 67 percent of all unemployed individuals with developmental disabilities. At the time, The Boeing Co. spent about $200,000 a year to employ six neurodivergent workers in a variety of roles, such…
ID Number:2000.107.20040114.CD02.01.001
Date:2004