| AXLE Newsletter | July 2002 |
AXLE = The Association of ex-lotus employees
Hello, AXLE members. It’s almost Spring (although you’d never know it with the Boston weather) and that means that it’s time for another AXLE get together. Events Update We have three AXLE events that are taking place this spring. Please check out the AXLE website for all of the details. If you don’t see your location on the list, consider throwing your own reunion. We’ll help you publicize it on the web and in future emails. - Massachusetts "Spring" Party 2004 - April 13: Watch City Brewery, Waltham, 6:00 pm - Seattle Reunion 2004 - April 16: Rock Bottom in downtown Bellevue, 5:00pm - Austin, Texas, Reunion 2004 - April 17-18: this 2-day fest includes a picnic on day one for all and a golf Verde Cup on day two for you golfers out there. Hiring Help the Legato division of EMC find software engineers, quality assurance engineers, and a senior product manager. Visit the AXLE site to see six new job postings. Welcome, New Members Welcome to our most recent additions which include: Dennis Cunningham, Elizabeth Hjul, and Pina Hirano. Have you tried Orkut yet? Orkut (found at www.orkut.com) is an online community that is affiliated with Google. It’s in its beta stages and has a lot of community members. Osamu Higuchi, formerly of Lotus Japan, has set up a site that has already attracted 68 former Loti from around the world. If you haven't tried Orkut yet, we encourage you to check it out. Message from our generous sponsor SELIGENCE is a sales intelligence and market development firm comprised of ex-Loti. We provide actionable intelligence to help our clients identify and develop better customer relationships and new sources of revenue. We operate as an extension of our clients sales and marketing teams and collect intelligence to help make strategic decisions about penetrating a specific market segment and/or tactically to identify and develop new short term revenue opportunities. We are an approved Microsoft vendor. Contact Seligence locally 425-753-6065 rsalm@seligence.com or @ 978-689-9566. http://www.seligence.com NEW Ex-Employee of the Quarter This could be you! Write and let us know if you are interested. Update, Update, Update! Don't forget to update your member profile. Moved? Changed jobs? Stay involved. Stay current! Also, have you noticed anyone missing? Help keep AXLE vibrant and growing. Go to the "Who Are We Missing?" on the directory page and share a lead. If you can't remember your password, simply email webmaster@axle.org and we'll help you out. Hope to see you at one of our AXLE events! Carole Gunst, Jason Lee, Reed Sturtevant, & Chris Wraight About The Association of Ex-Lotus Employees The Association of Ex-Lotus Employees (www.axle.org) is a volunteer organization created so that former Lotus employees can connect and share experiences as our lives move forward. Through organized events and an online community, AXLE members have the opportunity to continue developing professional and personal relationships. The organization was founded in August, 1997 and now has over 2500 members.