weblogs , inc. is a blog network of about 90 blogs , covering a variety of subjects , from computers and gaming to the likes of food and independent film .

roughly half of these blogs are regularly updated and maintained .

weblogs , inc. was founded in september 2003 and has been owned by aol since october 2005 .

weblogs , inc .

for more on weblogs , inc . , please visit ( urltoken ) ) . weblogs and the weblogs corporate logo are trademarks of weblogs , inc .
the tension : aol buys 85 blogs , engadget , autoblog , weblogs inc .
the weblogs , inc . network brings you its best of the best - autoblog
weblogs is aol ' s third acquisition this year . the company acquired wildseed inc . and xdrive inc . in august .
weblogs , inc . is aol inc . ' s third acquisition in 2005 - following the acquisitions of wildseed , ltd . and xdrive , inc . in august .
the weblog ad directory ( + weblogs , inc . v . gawker stats ! )
aol buys blog network weblogs inc . - technology & science - tech and gadgets | nbc news
the weblog ad directory ( + weblogs , inc . v . gawker stats ! ) – urltoken
september 2003 jason calacanis founds weblogs , inc . , which eventually grows into a portfolio of 85 blogs .
judith meskill is out at aol’s weblogs inc . this follows the departures of jim bankoff , former aol ceo jon miller and weblogs inc . founder jason calacanis . no word on where meskill will land , but at this rate it seems only a matter of time before weblogs inc . / engadget golden boy peter rojas looks for his exit .
16 . september 2003 jason calacanis founds weblogs , inc . , which eventually grows into a portfolio of 85 blogs .
a lot of other successful news blogs are affiliated with weblogs inc , just check out urltoken or joystiq . com !
aol , a unit of time warner inc , could announce the acquisition of new york - based weblogs inc . urltoken as early as thursday ,
a source tells reuters .
america online inc . , the world ' s largest internet service provider , will boost its presence in the blog community with its acquisition of weblogs inc . , a leading blogging company .
founded in december 2004 , tuaw was part of the weblogs , inc . stable along with engadget , autoblog and joystiq , which is also being closed .
download squad to the rescue ! the popular and useful downloads blog from weblogs inc . posted about a utility that can help you monitor your own network .
congratulations to all of the bloggers and employees of weblogs , inc . there are a number of additional public / private acquisition deals that will be announced this month as well .
with 3 wins , weblogs inc . takes the cake . we try to get their blogs to match the gawker’s . if you have some disputes against these results , comment .
, autoblog , hack a day , and other popular blogs . you can already see and add to aol newsfeed link at the top right corner of weblogs inc . , sites . aol is reported to have paid $ 25 million in an all cash deal for the properties . weblogs inc . , will become an independently editorial wholly owned subsidiary and part of the
weblogs content will also be incorporated within aol properties such as moviefone and netscape . urltoken users will be able to connect to weblogs via the liveweb and people connection links on the homepage .
the 85 blogging sites that aol is getting as part of its purchase of weblogs inc . let users read about everything from travel to technology and debate on topics like parenting and movies .
there are reports that aol has acquired weblogs , inc . and will officially announce it later this week . the acquisition price , including earnouts , is reported to be $ 20 - 35 million .
earlier this month news corp . celebrated the three year anniversary of the acquisition of myspace . today , aol does the same for the weblogs , inc . blog network they acquired in october 2005 .
about america online , inc . america online , inc . is a wholly owned subsidiary of time warner inc . ( nyse : twx ) . based in dulles , virginia , america online is the world ' s leader in interactive services , web brands , internet technologies and e - commerce services .
weblogs , inc . , founded by jason calacanis and brian alvey was launched just two years ago and is funded by mark cuban . calacanis has reported a revenue run rate of about $ 2 million .
im sorry . it just sucks without hacks , and you know its just weblogs inc . trying to get a crap load of coverage . you think all those posts about live8 were because vince was so darn happy about it ? no . they were because weblogs started a live8 blog and vince lived conveintly in philly .
media : compuserve | huffpost | netscape | nullsoft | tacoda | techcrunch | truveo | weblogs , inc . | awesomenesstv ( 24 . 5 % ) 2 | verizon hearst media partners ( 50 % ) | yahoo !
in july 1969 , operators formed alvarado drive - in theatre inc . in january 1972 , the business was purchased by syufy century theatres inc . of san francisco , which ran several other indoor and outdoor california screens .
in 2004 , brian alvey and jason calacanis created the publishing company weblogs , inc . — home to such category leading blogs as engadget , autoblog , joystiq , tuaw , tv squad , cinematical , download squad , wow insider and slashfood . aol acquired weblogs , inc . in 2005 . while at aol , brian was named the chief architect of netscape and lead the development team which turned the struggling portal into a thriving social news site .
gawker media and weblogs inc . both run many blogs , and some are popular with tech geeks alike . so , how many blogs do they run ? more importanly , who has the most average readers… terence huynh writes .
download squad was a very popular blog , and the sudden shutdown has many in shock . one of the weblogs , inc . blogs , it was named among computerworld ' s list of the ten best written blogs in 2008 .
jason mccabe calacanis , co - founder and chief executive of weblogs , has said that weblogs gets more than $ 1 million a year by participating in a google inc . program in which text ads are triggered by keywords on a web page . but the company generates even more revenues from other advertising , calacanis said , refusing to provide details .
best j ——————— jason mccabe calacanis ceo , weblogs , inc . , an aol company . gm , urltoken office : 310 - 979 - 5654 | mobile : 310 - 456 - 4900 blog : urltoken yahoo / aol im : jasoncalacanis
a while back , peter caputa called me out for not talking about the star system of comment ratings that have popped up on weblogs inc blogs . i took notice and have been checking it out . here is how jason calacanis describes it .
the agreement with weblogs , signed wednesday , is expected to close next week . dulles , va . - based aol will now sign agreements with the more than 100 independent , freelance bloggers who produce more than 1 , 000 postings weekly on weblogs’ blogs .
america online , inc . today announced that is has signed a definitive agreement to acquire one of the online medium ' s leading blogging companies , weblogs , inc . ( urltoken ) of santa monica , ca and new york , ny . the financial terms of the deal were not disclosed . the agreement was signed wednesday , october 5 , and is expected to close next week .
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welcome to apple world today . while this is a new website , the roots of it go back ten years to the founding of a site called the unofficial apple weblog ( tuaw ) . that site grew out of weblogs , inc . , which had a large stable of websites including engadget , joystiq , and autoblog . weblogs , inc . was acquired in 2005 by aol , which regrettably decided to discontinue some of the
smaller
websites in the last week . tuaw was down , but not out .
aol members and visitors to urltoken will be provided with access to weblogs ' content in a number of areas . links to weblogs ' 85 unique blogs will be seamlessly embedded and integrated across the aol service , such as the personal finance channel , the autos channel , the travel channel , the games channel , the television channel , and at aol news - among others . weblogs content will also be integrated within aol , inc . ' s network of properties , such as moviefone , aol music and netscape . on urltoken , visitors will be able to connect to weblogs via the ' liveweb ' and ' people connection ' links on the homepage .
to techcrunch , aol will be folding both tuaw and jostiq , a video gaming blog founded in 2004 , into engadget , another high - profile publication it acquired as part of the 2005 purchase of weblogs , inc . and its network of about 90 blogs .
has been providing apple news , reviews , how - tos and other content about the cupertino - based company since december 2004 . aol gained ownership of the website through its acquisition of weblogs inc . in 2005 . the company has three other flagship media properties in
weblogs will become a wholly - owned , stand - alone subsidiary of aol . it will operate with full editorial control and independence .
but weblogs inc . currently have 54 blogs , many just extensions of a brand , and three yearly event blogs . most of their blogs have become either retired or on hiatus . 11 of the current blogs are extensions of engadget . overusing their brand… who knew ?
urltoken is jason calacanis’s blog – and while he’s technically retired from blogging ( for now ) – his site serves as his personal hub and an archive of previous blog posts . jason founded weblogs , inc and is the founder of urltoken a “human - powered search engine” .
weblogs , inc . , founded in september 2003 , is a privately - held , venture - backed company . weblogs operates a media network , launched in january 2004 , of 85 blogging sites covering a range of subject matters . the company features more than 100 independent , freelance expert bloggers producing over 1 , 000 blog postings weekly - providing rich , unfiltered content for millions of dedicated blog visitors and contributors .
weblogs is delighted to join up with aol , and in so doing , we ' ve reached a milestone in the development of citizen media ,
jason mccabe calacanis , co - founder and ceo of weblogs , inc . stated .
weblogs has made great strides over the past two years building high - profile blogs . yet , we realized that taking our network to the next level required a partner not only with a significant audience , but the advertising expertise to leverage it . in aol , we found the ideal company to join .
just a quick question… why is hack - a - day even under this weblogs inc . thing . i’ve never heard of it , or any other blog affiliated with it besides this one . why stick with it if it only hinders what you can do with the blog ?
in the following table , i took a look at the list of blogs listed on the weblogs inc . main site and ran the technorati site numbers against them ( duplicate entries in the weblogsinc list were removed as well as entries that pointed to sites which no longer exist ) .
sad news in the apple publishing community today . word on the street is that aol , amid a new round of lay - offs , is going to shut down tuaw , one of the longest - standing publications and among the most successful blogs in the weblogs , inc . portfolio .
now , before you get too excited let me tell you we’ve got 103 bloggers on the payroll and nine staffers here at weblogs , inc . we’re a big , little company so to speak . plus i gotta pay for peter rojas’ gadget habit ( let’s just say it ain’t pretty ) !
weblogs inc ' s family of sites are announcing a video game blog - urltoken . i thought i read in this month ' s wired that nick denton ala gawker , gizmodo and the rest was coming out with a video game blog as well . i guess calacanis beat him to the punch .
although santa monica , calif . - based weblogs will operate with full editorial control and independence as a wholly owned subsidiary , aol will integrate the blogs into its urltoken portal by linking to the best entries . visitors to aol’s moviefone , for instance , might see referrals to weblogs’ cinematical blog on films .
as the years went on and the technology evolved , agreda’s passion helped land him a job at weblogs inc . , which ran sites like engadget and tuaw . he was a top - ranked commenter and was offered a job by the blogging network , which aol later bought , to write about software .
aol bought weblogs inc . , the two year old weblog network founded by jason calacanis and brian alvey , for a number that is rumored to be anywhere between $ 25 million and $ 40 million . in this process , time warner may be providing some ideas as to the valuation of blogs by traditional media .
engadget and tuaw were part of weblogs , inc . , a company formed to launch gazillions of special - interest blogs . among the dozens it spawned were sites about cars , photoshop , google , yahoo , open - source software , bluetooth , wi - fi , downloads , tv , babies , and mortgages .
i could wait for a quote from weblogs themselves , but instead i ' ve put in a request to gizmodo . stirring the pot . . . moi ?
engadget was founded by former gizmodo technology weblog editor and co - founder , peter rojas . engadget was the largest blog in weblogs , inc . , a blog network with over 75 weblogs including autoblog and joystiq which formerly included hack - a - day . weblogs inc . was purchased by aol in 2005 . [ 3 ] engadget ' s editor - in - chief , ryan block , announced on july 22 , 2008 , that he would be stepping down as editor - in - chief in late august , leaving the role to joshua topolsky . on march 12 , 2011 , topolsky announced that he was leaving engadget to start the verge , appointing tim stevens - - profiled by fortune on may 31 , 2012 [ 4 ] - - as the editor - in - chief . [ 5 ]
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there was some testing going on and discussions on yesterday about google adsense adds located in rss feeds . now , weblogs inc has announced that it is the first platform to test google’s much - anticipated rss advertising service . rss feeds for the unofficial apple weblog ( urltoken ) are now carrying google adsense powered contextually relevant text ads .
in acquiring weblogs inc . , aol has now provided us with some numbers traditional media are willing to pay for a blog . looking at the numbers above , one can try to guess at the value of a link from an external site . a single link on the weblogsinc network represents 0 . 002258559942180087 percent of the overall network .
weblogs’ blogs , which include joystiq on gaming , blogging baby on parenting and gadling on travel , appear to have accomplished what other blogs only dream of : they make money .
with the re - launch , aol took down great television site tv squad and integrated some of its staff and content into aol tv . aol has operated tv squad since 2005 , when it acquired weblogs , inc . and its roster of sites like tv squad , engadget , and tuaw . users that go to the url urltoken are now automatically redirected urltoken .
now lets get this post rolling [ does this even make sense ? ] . gawker has bloggers across the world , but will not open more bloggers until a job opportunity . weblogs inc . , however , lets people join the ever growing role of blogging for their blogs , with at least 3 examples . so you can join the site and get paid .
welcome to the blog - apocalypse . weblogs inc , the leading network of 90 or so blogs including engadget , tuaw and autoblog , has racked up more than one hour of downtime so far tonight . it ' s incredibly rare for an entire blog network to go down , but engadget et al all currently deliver the error : http / 1 . 1 service unavailable
weblogs includes roughly 80 advertising - supported sites published by a group of more than 100 bloggers . examples include autoblog , bloggingbaby and engadget , weblog inc . ' s most trafficked site , which is aimed at
rapid gadget freaks .
engadget ranks as one of the web ' s most visited blogs , according to data on traffic measurement site technorati .
the weblogs , inc . network features over 100 independent , unfiltered bloggers producing over 1 , 000 blog posts a week across over 75 industry - leading blogs . each week we ask our bloggers to choose their top posts , which we bring to you in one easy - to - read weekly post . you ' ll find lots more links after the jump . enjoy !
jason calacanis is the founder and ceo of mahalo , a video and app creator . he also founded the silicon alley reporter ( sold to dow jones ) , as well as weblogs , inc . which created engadget , autoblog and joystiq . weblogs , inc . was purchased by aol and is now the cornerstone of their content strategy . calacanis is an active angel investor and has hosted the popular podcast
this week in startups
since 2009 . after three years of hosting techcrunch50 , he founded launch media , which publishes the launch ticker and produces a number of events including the annual launch festival in san francisco . the festival features 40 + startups that launch in front of 2 , 000 + industry leaders . previous graduates include mint , dropbox , yammer , fitbit and room 77 .
adjab was deleted from the internet entirely about a year after the site was shut down by new owners aol , which also eventually folded cinematical into moviefone and did a content purge . same goes for tv squad , another part of the former weblogs inc network . marketingvox stopped publishing in 2014 , long after i’d ceased writing there and i found that links i’d saved to my posts no longer work .
weblogs was cited by fortune in a recent cover story on the
10 tech trends to watch in 2005
, and in february was named by businessweek as one of
five net names to watch in ' 05
. in addition , luxist , a luxury lifestyle blog and one of weblogs ' most popular destinations , was named by usa today as one of the web ' s
hot sites
.
the weblogs , inc . network features over 100 independent , unfiltered bloggers producing over 1 , 000 blog posts a week across over 75 industry - leading blogs . each week we ask our bloggers to choose their top posts , which we bring to you in one easy - to - read weekly post . you ' ll find links to the hottest posts from the fourth week of july after the jump . enjoy !
jim bankoff , aol’s executive vice president for programming and products , said the company will work with the weblogs team to create additional journals that fit with aol’s existing lineup of programming channels and new ones that emerge .
weblogs inc . is an independent company from aol . owning over 90 blogs , it has become the bloggers choic for content . with engadget , download squad , tv sqaud and many more , with blogs dedicated to one event . founded by brian alvey and jason calacanis , aol acquired it in 2005 . it’s popular blog , engadget , has spawned many spinoffs for china , japanese and spain and for mobile and hd addicts .
gawker and weblogs , inc . have been talking about making a directory of blogs and their traffic for advertisers . john battelle’s folks over at federated media are interested as well . the group of us have been talking with measurement folks ( i . e . ipro ) , but frankly i think this is a project that is so important that we , as a group , should fund it and manage it by an open board .
america online inc . will inherit engadget , autoblog and other popular web journals as part of a $ 25 million deal announced thursday that expands aol’s presence in the blogging community and the company’s potential to attract advertising dollars .
weblogs produces blogs in specialized , ' niche ' consumer and trade markets , with over 30 million monthly web page views and 25 million monthly rss page views per month . weblogs ' more popular blogs include : engadget ( technology ) , autoblog ( automotive ) , joystiq ( gaming ) , cinematical ( films ) , blogging baby ( parenting ) , luxist ( luxury ) , gadling ( travel ) , the wireless weblog , slashfood , and tvsquad .
a number of popular blogs got their start in the early 2000s , including boing boing , dooce , gizmodo , gawker ( the first major gossip blog to launch ) , wonkette , and the huffington post . weblogs , inc . was started by jason calacanis in 2003 , and was then sold to aol for $ 25 million . it was that sale that helped to cement blogs as a force to be reckoned with rather than just a passing fad .
episode reviews . when i first started at tv squad – the late , great web site started by weblogs , inc and eventually gobbled up by aol – i thought episode reviews were the greatest thing since blue jeans and remote controls . it was great to watch an episode of a show and then write a review of it and get it up quickly . and it was really fun to engage the community of tv fans and read their comments and thoughts about the episode .
selling advertising on highly focused blogs without enormous audiences didn’t turn out to be all that easy . most of weblogs’ weblogs didn’t last all that long , especially after aol acquired the company in 2005 . engadget thrived by getting more and more ambitious , adding full - blown product reviews , subsections and spinoffs , and multimedia efforts until the term “gadget blog” was a hopelessly insufficient definition of its aspirations . gizmodo , while not resembling engadget all that much , also got outgrew the original gadget - blog template .
john calacanis of weblogs inc explains the new adsense channel : what does this mean ? well , it means we know we can make money off of our rss feeds and that we can justify providing you—our readers—with free “full” feeds to our content . many folks are moving to headline only feeds so that you have to click through to the web… i can understand this , how else is a publisher going to make money ? well , that question is answered and we’re psyched to be part of it .
aol , a division of time warner inc . , is paying $ 25 million in an all - cash transaction , said an executive familiar with the deal . the executive spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to disclose financial details .
aol , a division of time warner inc . , is paying $ 25 million in an all - cash transaction , said an industry executive familiar with the deal . the executive spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to disclose financial details .
yesterday i saw that darren murph ' s 17 , 212 engadget - related blog posts had snagged him a guinness world record . my first thought was ,
now that is a staggering number of blog posts .
between this blog , blogstakes ( from back in 2003 ) and a bunch of weblogs , inc . blogs like the rss weblog and tv squad i have done roughly 900 blog posts . i don ' t think i ' ll ever even reach 17 , 000 tweets , much less blog posts .
the weblogs , inc . network features over 100 independent , unfiltered bloggers producing over 1 , 000 blog posts a week across over 75 industry - leading blogs . each week we ask our bloggers to choose their top posts , which we bring to you in one easy - to - read weekly post . you ' ll find links to the hottest posts from the past week after the jump including birthday poetry , a request for someone to act like the champion they are , and five favorite treehouses of horror . enjoy !
download squad was a highly prolific blog covering all types of software : desktop , mobile , and software residing in the cloud . it was one of the best destinations to go if you wanted news about new versions of popular software . as part of popular blog network weblogs , inc . - together with engadget , techcrunch , tuaw and joystiq , to name a few - it was purchased by aol in october 2005 . in 2008 , computerworld named download squad one of the
top 10 best - written blogs .
the agreement , which was signed wednesday , is expected to close next week . the deal will make the santa monica , california , and new york - based weblogs a wholly owned , stand - alone subsidiary of aol , operating with full editorial control and independence .
congratulations , darren murph . thanks for inspiring my little trip into weblogs history — and my first blog post since july . it was wild to see that spreadsheet again and reread a lot of the email conversations with many of the bloggers as we made our transition into aol .
back in the pre - aol weblogs , inc . days we had special reporting screens in my blogsmith cms that would show how many posts our bloggers had done in the last 24 hours , 7 days and 30 days . if a blogger had failed to do a blog post in the last 30 days — and that blogger was not named mark cuban — we would lock them out of the system and even have our editorial director judith meskill re - interview them before allowing them back in . so blogger post counts have always been a critical business metric .
the appeal of blogs , which can range from one teenager’s ranting about school to an industry insider’s take on the latest gadgets and trends , comes from their unfettered , conversational nature , though those qualities can also give larger companies headaches . some weblogs blogs , for instance , contain occasional profanity .
to make the aol tv relaunch possible , aol has integrated the features from tv squad , which it acquired with the rest of the weblogs , inc . network of sites ( including engadget and tuaw ) in 2005 for $ 25 million . until now , aol television and tv squad continued to operate as separate , independent sites , but now aol tv has merged the two together , which means all of the old tv squad content can now be found on aol tv . ( and if you go to tvsquad . com , it will automatically redirect you to aoltv . com . )
since the acquisition , aol says , the weblogs , inc . blogs ( which include engadget , tmz , download squad , tuaw , joystiq , autoblog and others ) have seen worldwide unique visitors climb nearly 1000 % ( 122 % annually , on average ) and page views rise over 1 , 500 % ( 154 % annually , on average ) , according to august 2008 comscore media metrix . in october 2005 , the blogs had a u . s . audience of 1 . 4 million unique visitors and were generating about $ 6 million in revenue . today its 13 million uniques and revenues of about $ 30 million .
founded just over 10 years ago in december 2004 , tuaw was acquired by aol in 2005 when it purchased weblogs , inc . , alongside other influential sites including autoblog , joystiq , and engadget . tuaw currently has 11 editorial staffers , according to its about page . aol ceo tim armstrong forecasted these changes during an earnings call back in november , stating that the company would
simplify everything that can be simplified .
armstrong said aol would try to increase growth and value from its content sites by
simplifying the portfolio of brands ,
while improving its video offerings , which has rapidly become the backbone of just about every new media company’s advertising strategy .
sam j . russo and co - op theatres inc . were listed as chief operators . the russo family ran several local movie houses , including the nearby college theater ( sold in the early ' 70s ) , as well as owning minority stakes in theaters operated by others , such as the tu - vu drive - in .
aol has always been at the forefront of creating , expanding and celebrating flourishing communities online , where our members ' voice is elevated to new levels of expression , creativity , and self - publishing ,
said jim bankoff , executive vice president of programming & products at aol .
this exciting and groundbreaking combination allows our audiences to be able to do a ' deep - dive ' into a vast array of compelling topics that keep them interested and entertained on our network of properties , day after day . moreover , weblogs , inc . provides aol with the ability to quickly launch websites and communities across areas our audience is passionate about , and advertisers are interested in ,
bankoff added .
during the period where topolsky was editor - in - chief , engadget was routinely accused of being biased towards apple inc . and the company ' s products . engadget seemed to be giving higher ratings to apple products , de - emphasizing their disadvantages . competing products were allegedly given the opposite treatment . [ 54 ] [ 55 ] [ 56 ] [ 57 ]
the engadget podcast [ 14 ] was launched in october 2004 and was originally hosted by phillip torrone and len pryor . torrone was the host for the first 22 episodes of the podcast at which point eric rice took over . eric rice is known for his own podcast , called the eric rice show and has also produced podcasts for weblogs , inc . . eric hosted and produced 4 episodes of the podcast for engadget until the show was taken over by peter rojas and ryan block . the podcast was hosted by editor - in - chief joshua topolsky along with editors paul miller and nilay patel with occasional special guests until their 2011 departure . the podcast was produced by trent wolbe under topolsky ' s editorship and continued to be under tim stevens until december 2012 .
the move will give aol users access to an array of unfiltered content . weblogs hosts more than 100 independent , freelance expert bloggers producing more than 1 , 000 blog postings weekly . some of its most popular blogs include topics such as luxury , technology , automotive and gaming . blog links will be embedded and integrated across the aol service , such as the autos channel and games channel .
the drive - in was torn down in 1980 . in 1985 , jack guttman and his guttman construction inc . built the $ 10 million bella pacific project on the former ozone lot , featuring 120 “condominium - grade” apartments . guttman also built the $ 8 million village grove project on the old ace drive - in lot , featuring 161 rental apartments , earning him an ominous nickname on several cinema aficionado websites : “the ozone killer . ”
the lemon bowl cinema dine opened at the beginning of 1948 , san diego ' s second drive - in theater . located on federal boulevard in lemon grove , the 1948 - 49 theatre catalog lists its original owners as c . e . norcross , suburban theatres inc . of loma linda , california . the lot included a restaurant , where everything from grilled - cheese sandwiches to seafood dinners was served , as well as prewarmed bottles of baby formula .
in 1990 , the lease on the property beneath the aero ran out , and operators were talking about closing up shop . this is when regan myles and his regan group inc . began running the aero , though it didn ' t take long for trouble to find them . the vista - based company ( which also operated the harbor drive - in in national city ) was sued by the san diego union - tribune over unpaid advertising , losing a judgment of $ 8645 in august 1992 .
the harbor drive - in at 3150 national avenue ( i . e . , national city avenue , near highway 54 ) opened in 1949 with a single screen and built to hold 500 cars . it was operated independently for years by t . p . huntington , whose firm harbor drive - in theatres inc . was launched january 15 , 1948 . the lot at 32nd and d avenue was open through all seasons , and raffles were a popular theater tradition beginning in the late ' 70s .
the midway drive - in was constructed in 1947 at the intersection of midway drive and sports arena boulevard , back when the boulevard was still frontier street and navy barracks stood on acreage later occupied by a fedmart . the midway drive - in theatre corporation was incorporated july 31 , 1946 , with floyd bernard jr . listed as company president . soon , joseph shure and his shure theatres inc . bought into the drive - in , though bernard maintained his stake for the entire life of the theater , later working with his son dusty bernard and dusty ' s wife lynn .
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aol also provides its members and urltoken visitors with access to aol journals ( urltoken ) , which launched in august 2003 . aol journals provides users with an easy way to share thoughts , photos and more with friends , family and others on the internet . in september 2005 , aol also released a milestone study called the aol
blog trends survey
, conducted by digital marketing services , inc . ( dms ) . the survey questioned 600 people who write one or more blogs on the web , and examined why they write blogs and what they write about . for the results , please click here .
in 1978 , oldknow sold the rancho drive - in for just over $ 1 million to a la mesa company , alessio leasing inc . , which had been renting part of the property for a used truck lot ( standard oil leased another triangular corner of the lot for a filling station that partially obscured the neon screen mural ) .
that really breaks my heart ,
his daughter teri says .
the rancho was the first in a whole circuit of drive - ins we ran in california , utah , nevada , arizona , and atlanta , georgia . i understand that , from a land - value aspect , the property was worth more to developers , but it still makes me sad .
the company will launch an ipo on a ' recognized ' us stock exchange .
it comes with boards , fishing rods , a tent and a solar - powered shower .
a couple of weeks ago one of our engineers woke up and read that hackaday was going up for sale . his first reaction was much the same as most regular readers of hackaday , he was worried and concerned that a site that he has read daily for years was going to be sold to someone who would promptly carve it up and ruin it . so he bumped it up the chain here at supplyframe and we decided that had would be a good fit for us and so we made an offer and here we are !
we’re a technology company on a mission to improve all aspects of the engineering and electronics industry . you’ve probably not heard of us directly , but if you’ve ever used findchips then you’ve used one of our sites . if you do a little digging you’ll soon find that we provide an advertising network to the electronics industry . while technically this might make us ‘the evil’ in many peoples eyes , we’re more than yet another media company . our platform and products are used by millions of engineers every month , and we’re building new tools to make designing and manufacturing electronics even easier .
we build tools for engineers , it only makes sense that we build a closer relationship with the community here . a few of our staff are regular readers , one has even had one of his hacks featured on had . we want to do more of that . while we’re mostly computer science nerds , we are aspiring makers and hackers – we have a hacklab in our office and a couple of projects under way ( check out the blog over here ) . we try to eat our own dogfood and to generally have a good time building cool stuff . hopefully soon we’ll have some hacks of our own to post up .
obviously we have to get some return on our investment , we make most of our money from our advertising network so we’ll probably change out the ads on the site , but that’s the only major change we want to make to the site at this point . rest assured we won’t be filtering or shaping the content based on our advertisers whims and our main focus will always be on the community and finding ways we can help to make it better .
well , we’ll keep had running mostly as it has been , the adverts will be more relevant ( which many of you might actually find refreshing ) , but other than that not much will change . we’ll try and bring in a few more writers and to help polish up things that have been left unattended . many of the plans that were proposed in brian’s presentation align nicely with our thoughts so hopefully we’ll see some of those happen .
in the longer term we’re going to see if we can help out with our contacts , our software development expertise and whatever else we can think of . we’ve got a good relationship with lots of companies in the electronics industry , we hope we can leverage some of those relationships to make good stuff happen here .
really we’re open to ideas , so let us know your thoughts on how to improve had and we’ll see what we can help with . one thing you can be sure of , we’re not here to do evil , we’re here to hack stuff and have fun doing it !
after several very long talks with these guys i am very pleased with this . this move is going to be massively positive for hackaday !
i’m working at urltoken now which leaves little room in my schedule for contributing to anyone else . i lurk here religiously though , and maybe i’m whispering ideas in the new owners ears… just maybe .
eetimes is great and now , it will be greater . thanks for your good work – robot
in fact , i would argue there is a statistically significant correlation between the two .
yeah , they are behind datasheet . net . good deal . having some cross site advertising from the new overlords would be a welcome thing .
that’s how i felt about it . there are completely irrelevant ads there at the moment , at least they’ll be relevant now .
but they should keep the ‘i used to care’ t - shirt ad . that one’s nice ; p
not if you’re wife ever looks over your shoulder ; ) i could do without them and the half - naked computer model girls .
i agree to keep that one too , for the obvious reasons . . they’re …uh…cool shirts…bonus , my wife finds those t - shirts hilarious .
i seem to get the “chinese women date” one . i’m cool with that .
massively positive for hackaday’s owner . the site , after that , he probably doesn’t care much about .
yes , i cannot think of a better company to own hack a day . my worst fear was that it got acquired by element 14 : - /
hopefully the new owners are not pot - heads that think pipe and bong tutorials are “hacks” .
it should be built into your browser . it should be built into your brain ! and there’s lots of proper nouns and comedic mis - spellings it would get in the way of . not to mention half the names of companies on the internet .
‘there’s’ is a contraction of ‘there’ and ‘is’ . ‘lots’ is plural . i think we have conclusively demonstrated that ‘sould be built into your brain’ and ‘is functionally effective’ are two separate things . i would not presume to demand a spelling or grammar checking feature , but many of us know it might be helpful to any of us .
spellcheck is knot a substitute four proofreading . had would benefit from and be far more professional appearing if it had a person or process to edit out the stuff that spellcheck leaves behind . seriously , 10 minutes with a “you want fries with that” english student would do wonders for a lot of posts .
i realize this is a “fly in the soup” kind of thing but communicating ideas well is a necessary part of being a success . the next generation of engineers , tinkerers , researchers and scientists are looking at this site too . it’d be nice to give them a good impression .
i come to this site for an education in spelling , grammar , and literary content . i find the posts to be exciting , but somewhat lacking in plot .
had would benefit from and be far more professional appearing if it had a person or process to edit out some of the had posters .
pretty sure all major browsers have built in spellcheck these days . or are you referring to the articles ?
they are fans of hackaday , not “suits” looking for a money machine . i’ve got a really good feeling about this .
the word “marketing” on their front page gave me a shiver . but then i saw their chief technology guy has long hair , so it balanced out .
the ‘contacts in the industry’ and ‘more targeted ads’ make me fear tte doom of censoring of comments on the horizon , and if that happens i’m outta here ( like too many times on various sites before ) .
but that’s a worse - case scenario , maybe it’ll be alright , we’ll see .
oh or one of those famous ‘sign this insane eula - of - bondage if you wish to register to post’ kinds of things , let’s hope that won’t happen either .
since this isn’t going to merge with their site , they will probably just heavily use the advertising . a customer won’t see this site and think of them , so they don’t need to censor it unless they think it will increase views .
i don’t know , based on a quick perusal of their website , i’m pretty convinced it’s going to be a bad thing .
in my experience , and i speak from the viewpoint of a 52 year old , whenever someone hypes how good something is , it always turns out to be very bad .
i’m with caleb on this one . if all they want to do is bring relevant ads ( which , from an even quicker perusal , seems to be their sole business model ) , then that’s kind of what hack - a - day already does . hack - a - day is about bringing interesting and innovative hacks to an appreciative audience . supplyframe simply does the same thing with relevant electronic products . and there is a significant overlap between the two .
so… what happens when a hack competes with an advertiser ? for example the whole thing with the 75mhz scope that with a simple hack , turns it into a 200mhz scope that the maker normally brands as a separate , unique product ( which it is clearly not ) .
good point . and if you go to eevblog , you’ll notice that supplyframe advertises on that site as well .
that is not a who cares . this is an extremely valid point and i for one would really like an answer . caleb or new overlords care to comment ?
i’ll tell you what . if stuff like that goes down , i’ll leave .
hey guys , as i have mentioned , we really have no plans on censoring content etc . we’ll do everything we can to keep it that way .
we have a very good track record for not suppressing content for any reason . i see this continuing . the essence of hacking is using stuff in a way in which it was not intended . i would hope that advertisers understand that’s the type of customer they’re reaching when supporting this site .
we’re still early on in our relationship with supply frame . but so far i agree with caleb . these seem like good folks and i’m getting nothing other than good vibes for the future .
if there are changes that seem like they alter the type of environment we have here now we’re going to talk about them openly . so stay tuned , keep reading , and keep us on our toes like you always do by leaving comments .
i like and regularly use findchips , so that at least is one point in favor of welcoming our new evil overlords .
yay ! and of course , the other required trope besides “i , for one , welcome…” is that the evil overlord is supposed to make a long enough speech about his / her evil plans that our hero can figure out how to get away and thwart them . ( oh , wait , but in this case the evil overlord is actually the hero , thwarting the plans of entropy itself… so , go overlord ! )
so , we refer to you as “lord bradic ? ” remember , we’re “hackers” which means we engineer things outside our usual area of expertise , if we even have an area of expertise .
question : will there be a policy regarding content of questionable nature that might reflect bad on your company ? e . g . dildo hacks , cannabis bongs , weapons of some sort , illegal hacking scopes , …
you stated ” we won’t be filtering or shaping the content based on our advertisers whims” but what about filtering / shaping that doesn’t involve the advertisers but the company itself .
at the moment we have no intentions of putting any new editorial policies in place . we’ll do our best to keep the spirit of posts intact .
ok then , i look forward to the first dildo bong crossbow hack post ( with tasteful photos of course ) .
in all seriousness though , i think there’s actually something to be said for intentionally posting some controversial stuff in the coming weeks to prove your continued commitment to anti - censorship . one of my all - time favorite things about hackaday is the fact that it isn’t afraid to post “questionable” content . my primary concern isn’t that the new owners will intentionally ruin the site , but that the new owners will have a paranoid legal team who end up pushing the content in a “safer” direction .
seconded : ) one of the best things about this site is the general lack of censorship . projects are posted ( mostly ) based on technical merit regardless of there taboo - ness .
agreed . fucking with the site by censoring anything adult related is going to be like what happened to yahoo / tumblr . don’t do it .
nva ‘north vietnamese army’ food is not welcome anywhere . cong rats . yum !
counterculture groups are pretty much always suspicious of whomever they deem to be the man , and frequently measure social status by how against the man you are . the more strident and unaccommodating , the more legit .


measurex was an american company based in cupertino , california .

measurex was one of the first companies to develop computer control systems for industry , primarily the paper-making industry .

the development of the control systems included the development of control software , and development of scanning sensors to measure different properties of paper .

the company was acquired by honeywell in march 1997 , at a price tag of almost $ 600 million .

at the acquisition , measurex had 2,250 employees in 30 countries and a revenue of $ 254 million .

measurex

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exhibit 21 - - - measurex corporation listing of subsidiaries ( continued ) notes : ( 1 ) subsidiary of measurex corporation ( 2 ) subsidiary of measurex international corporation ( 3 ) subsidiary of measurex ( ireland ) limited ( 4 ) subsidiary of measurex inc . ( 5 ) subsidiary of measurex oy ( 6 ) 51 % owned by measurex latin america , 49 % owned by measurex international corporation ( 7 ) 70 % owned by measurex oy and 30 % owned by bcf holding oy . ( 8 ) subsidiary of measurex data measurement corporation
( 2 ) measurex pty . limited australia ( 2 ) measurex international gmbh austria ( 1 ) measurex foreign sales corporation barbados ( 2 ) measurex do brasil ltda . brazil ( 1 ) measurex systems , inc . california ( 1 ) measurex international corporation california ( 2 ) measurex latin america california ( 2 ) measurex asia , inc . california ( 2 ) measurex korea , inc . california ( 2 ) measurex taiwan , inc . california ( 4 ) measurex devron inc . canada ( 2 ) measurex inc . canada ( 1 ) measurex acquisition company delaware ( 5 ) bcf holding oy finland ( 2 ) measurex oy finland ( 7 ) roibox oy finland ( 2 ) measurex s . a . r . l . france ( 2 ) measurex gmbh germany ( 2 ) measurex italia s . r . l . italy ( 1 ) measurex japan limited japan ( 6 ) measurex s . a . de c . v . mexico ( 2 ) measurex b . v . the netherlands ( 2 ) measurex credit international b . v . the netherlands ( 2 ) measurex systems n . z . limited new zealand ( 2 ) measurex norway a . s . norway ( 2 ) measurex international financial , inc . panama ( 2 ) measurex ( portugal ) sistemas de controle , lda portugal ( 2 ) measurex ( ireland ) limited republic of ireland ( 2 ) measurex service company limited republic of ireland ( 3 ) measurex ireland finance republic of ireland ( 2 ) map results pte . ltd . singapore ( 2 ) measurex africa propriety limited south africa ( 2 ) measurex sweden a . b . sweden ( 2 ) measurex , a . g . ( switzerland ) switzerland ( 2 ) measurex international systems limited united kingdom ( 2 ) measurex de venezuela , c . a . venezuela
( 1 ) subsidiary of measurex corporation ( 2 ) subsidiary of measurex international corporation ( 3 ) subsidiary of measurex ( ireland ) limited ( 4 ) subsidiary of measurex inc . ( 5 ) subsidiary of measurex oy ( 6 ) 51 % owned by measurex latin america , 49 % owned by measurex international corporation ( 7 ) 99 . 9 % owned by measurex oy and bcf holding oy , 0 . 1 % owned by unrelated parties
exhibit 21 - - measurex corporation listing of subsidiaries ( continued ) notes : ( 1 ) subsidiary of measurex corporation ( 2 ) subsidiary of measurex international corporation ( 3 ) subsidiary of measurex ( ireland ) limited ( 4 ) subsidiary of measurex inc . ( 5 ) subsidiary of measurex oy ( 6 ) 51 % owned by measurex latin america , 49 % owned by measurex international corporation ( 7 ) 99 . 9 % owned by measurex oy and bcf holding oy , 0 . 1 % owned by unrelated parties
acs services most measurex electronic equipment . visit our repair services page to learn more about the types of measurex electronics we service .
( 2 ) measurex pty . limited australia ( 2 ) measurex international gmbh austria ( 1 ) measurex foreign sales corporation barbados ( 2 ) measurex do brasil ltda . brazil ( 1 ) measurex systems , inc . california ( 1 ) measurex international corporation california ( 2 ) measurex latin america california ( 2 ) measurex asia , inc . california ( 2 ) measurex korea , inc . california ( 2 ) measurex taiwan , inc . california ( 4 ) measurex devron inc . canada ( 2 ) measurex inc . canada ( 8 ) industrial gauging disc , inc . district of columbia ( 5 ) bcf holding oy finland ( 2 ) measurex oy finland ( 7 ) roibox oy finland ( 2 ) measurex s . a . r . l . france ( 8 ) dmc france s . a . r . l . france ( 2 ) measurex gmbh germany ( 8 ) dmc mess & regeltechnik gmbh germany ( 2 ) measurex italia s . r . l . italy ( 1 ) measurex japan limited japan ( 1 ) measurex data measurement corporation maryland ( 6 ) measurex s . a . de c . v . mexico ( 2 ) measurex b . v . the netherlands ( 2 ) measurex credit international b . v . the netherlands ( 2 ) measurex systems n . z . limited new zealand ( 2 ) measurex norway a . s . norway ( 2 ) measurex international financial , inc . panama ( 2 ) measurex ( portugal ) sistemas de controle , lda portugal ( 2 ) measurex ( ireland ) limited republic of ireland ( 3 ) measurex ireland finance republic of ireland ( 2 ) map results pte . ltd . singapore ( 2 ) measurex africa propriety limited south africa ( 2 ) measurex sweden a . b . sweden ( 2 ) measurex , a . g . ( switzerland ) switzerland ( 2 ) measurex olcum aletleri ticaret limited sirketi turkey ( 2 ) measurex international systems limited united kingdom ( 8 ) dmc ( u . k . ) limited united kingdom ( 8 ) dmc foreign sales corporation u . s . virgin islands ( 2 ) measurex de venezuela , c . a . venezuela
at one point , harnischfeger industries owned 25 percent of measurex , and measurex might have asked its parent for cash to help it develop a total plant system . but measurex bought out harnischfeger ' s interest last year .
it will be nice to all folks remember great time we had with measurex .
her
analysis of relationships
testing for employment at measurex started after that .
measurex machine gauging system with measurex scanner , central electronics unit , complete documentation and some spare parts . scan width 87
. moisture , basis weight , caliper .
the tps system will be the system platform for all the measurex systems ,
says tambakeras .
windows nt tps provides an excellent opportunity to leverage the technology within honeywell and measurex . honeywell ' s strength complements measurex in control systems .
he had some 6 inch slide rules made with the measurex logo on the back .
we will preserve the measurex approach to the marketplace in our new organization .
' ' people said , ' measurex sells to the paper industry ; we should sell measurex , ' ' ' said alexander p . paris sr . , an analyst with barrington research .
i was bored and decided to look up measurex , and was amazed to find your site .
the new honeywell - measurex organization will be headquartered in cupertino , california . it will be headed by gingerich , who is currently president and coo of measurex . the existing honeywell employees who are focused on the pulp and paper industry and the existing measurex organization will merge to form a single entity . tambakeras feels that there is an outstanding potential for blending the people skills of honeywell and measurex .
the
destruction
of measurex was because of many factors . honeywell just being one of them .
john gingerich , president and coo of measurex will be heading up the new honeywell - measurex organization , reporting to tambakeras .
i am very positive on this merger ,
gingerich says .
it gives measurex the broad systems base that we need to be successful in the pulp and paper industry .
both honeywell and measurex have service revenues that exceed a third of their total revenues , and this is high for the industry . measurex is a leader in services for quality control systems in the paper industry .
it was many years before someone wanted measurex equipment removed . customer wouldn ' t / couldn ' t pay , measurex wouldn ' t remove its equipment - fearing negative publicity ? - customer finally cut our equipment out - but by then measurex had a good reputation and the publicity hit was not serious : - |
the matrikonopc server for measurex provides read access to measurex systems via a serial port . the opc server communicates with the system as a foreign host , using the foreign host ascii protocol in half - duplex contention mode .
markos tambakeras , president of honeywell industrial control , describes the merger between honeywell and measurex as
outstanding synergy . we are extremely compatible . there is an uncanny similarity between the mission statements of honeywell and measurex .
no other issue raised by measurex merits discussion . we conclude , therefore , that the superior court correctly decided that measurex failed to establish that its lease of computer systems to the paper companies was not a taxable use .
is the word ! - dave ' s new company was
measurex
, and dodie was personnel manager .
system was in late development in 1972 when i joined measurex , and unknown to those outside of xerox parc .
best of luck to you and all the other folks that i had the privilege to work with at measurex .
it now appeared that indeed providence had kindly gazed down on herb and his quest to enter into measurex grail legend .
measurex consequently advanced to exceptional success in numerous countries worldwide with offices in australia , japan , and europe et al .
call now to speak to one of our measurex customer service reps , 800 - 605 - 6419 , or send your measurex electronics to acs for a free evaluation today ! click here for our free evaluation repair form , acs repair form .
there ' s a measurex® scoop to meet virtually every need : food , beverage , chemical , powdered , and more .
measurex knew how to make money : - ) have good enough software to sell it many times on its own specialized hardware .
it ' s kind of funny to see some of the names from so long ago . i read the bio of measurex .
one of the founders of measurex was eric dahlin . he was well known in the industry for his control techniques and alogrythms .
when i joined measurex in 1969 , dodie was not yet there . she was going to stanford earning her masters / phd .
the honeywell family . this family consists of honeywell regulator co . , brown instruments , measurex , “ge” , tetratech , etc .
dodie and dave send to all measurex folks this card . i lost all others that i had from 1978 . this one survived .
merger of the companies . the merger of honeywell and measurex gives the combined company a springboard in asia and latin america to offer totally integrated systems for the new mills and paper machines being built there . measurex ' s strength in quality management systems complements honeywell ' s dcs presence . this will help as mills want to buy more integrated systems . tambakeras sees measurex ' s strength in japan as especially important .
john c . gingerich , measurex ' s president , says wall street has overreacted , in that measurex ' s earnings growth has merely slowed , not stopped . ' ' the market trades on momentum , and our earnings growth just lost its momentum , ' ' he said .
dirk said in a 2011 e - mail
the software group for the keck telescopes [ 10 meter diameter , mona kea , hawaii ] is now heavily measurex - flavored . their director is kevin mccann who you might have met at measurex . i think you were still there when kevin came from ireland . he now has two people under him who used to be my colleagues at measurex in the later years .
measurex figured that companies rose and fell too fast in silicon valley and did not pretend to have a company retirement plan . instead , measurex provided generous matching funds into individual
401k
type plans . seems very foresighted now that former employees of many major companies are getting abandoned .
when measurex was the new kid on the block , the main selling point was digital control . industrial nucleonics was still selling the analog functions .
in 1987 , measurex hired a video production company called
great caesar ' s ghost , inc .
to produce a promotional / educational video
- ( sept 7 , 2007 ) ellen hightower e - mailed the measurex list
sorry to tell you that lumon morrow has passed on .
don’t know if you recall me , i worked at measurex from 1978 - 88 and shared my office for most of that period with marilyn clemo .
what kind / grade of paper did the first measurex system measure ? ( e . g . kraft , tissue , paper board , etc . )
we will preserve the measurex approach to the marketplace in our new organization ,
says gingerich . gingerich lists his most important tasks as follows :
measurex systems , inc . , appeals from a judgment of the superior court , kennebec county , upholding a use tax assessment by the state tax assessor based upon measurex leases of computer equipment to maine companies . on appeal measurex contends , inter alia , ( 1 ) that the measurex leases should be deemed
in lieu of purchase
under 36 m . r . s . a . § 1752 ( 13 ) ( 1978 ) ; ( 2 ) that measurex ' s use of the equipment is tax exempt under 36 m . r . s . a . § 1760 ( 31 ) ( 1978 ) ; ( 3 ) that the assessor ' s denial of exemption to measurex violates constitutional guarantees of equal protection ; and ( 4 ) that the software used with the computer systems is not subject to the use tax because it is not tangible personal property under 36 m . r . s . a . § 1752 ( 17 ) ( 1978 ) . because measurex failed to meet its burden of proving that the transactions were not taxable , we affirm the judgment .
part i . financial information item 1 . financial statements measurex corporation consolidated statements of income ( unaudited ) ( dollar amounts in thousands except per share data )
according to tambakeras , there is excellent synergy between the honeywell tps ( total plant solution ) system and the measurex qcs system . the new tps system will be based on intel technology , as well as that from motorola . this will work well with measurex ' s technology , which is intel - based .
measurex was acquired by honeywell in 1997 . bossen had served measurex as ceo and then chairman of the board until 1997 . he retired in 2000 as “chairman emeritus” . he was a tappi fellow , a member of pima , and a member of american electronics association . he had 19 patents to his credits .
measurex ' s third contention is based upon the fact that as a supplier / lessor it is required to pay use tax while a manufacturer / lessor is not required to pay such tax . thus , measurex argues , it has been denied equal protection of the law in violation of the maine and united states constitutions . measurex has the burden of proving the constitutional violation . brann v . state , 424 a . 2d 699 , 703 ( me . 1981 ) .
measurex is the leading supplier of controls for machines that turn pulp into paper , providing technologies for monitoring the condition of the machines that make paper as well as the quality of the paper they turn out . mr . paris says that a modern paper machine could use $ 2 . 7 million of measurex equipment .
just found your page about measurex . i am a technician at honeywell , formerly measurex , qcs integration facility in north vancouver , bc , canada . started in the fall 2007 . many techs and assemblers have been around much , much longer . they fondly remember the measurex time , when the company splurged on parties and such . the company name may be different , but the spirit that drives the place seems to have survived . there is a lot of camaraderie that makes it such a nice place to go to every day ! nice to see that the history of measurex is not being forgotten . keep up the good work !
featured text / code editing with an early mouse - really handy compared to the keyboard controlled editing we were using . although very memory cramped by today ' s standards , this wave of the future was developed about 10 miles from measurex . then steve jobs of apple , 2 miles from measurex , commercialized this idea with the
somehow a pool of $ 120 dollars was collected and that saturday night a delegation of mostly measurex software engineering showed up at the saddlerack to participate in the excitement .
system no 1 was at simpson lee paper in ripon ca . they made fine paper of various grades . i was measurex ' s first field service engineer there .
in about 1970 ? , gunnar joined measurex as part of sensor development . the following are my recollections , corrected by john dahlquist , thanks much john : - ) )
dave bossen and assorted vps loitered nearby with mellifluous music playing as the beer and wine flowed at a ‘end of the quarter’ party in the measurex parking lot ; the consumed libations inspired jerry mccann to swiftly seize robin sinee and fling her over his shoulder to then hastily sprint away from the measurex assemblage while loudly exclaiming , as robin screamed , ……”i got mine ! ” ty chen became mortified and feared that some would cease gainful employment owing to such frolics . fortunately , measurex leadership exhibited broad tolerance to such undomesticated behavior .
while in the venture capital business , bill draper was a founding investor in apollo computer dionex , integrated genetics , quantum , activision , measurex , hybritech , and lsi logic .
measurex acquired the north vancouver firm devron - hercules inc . in 1991 . devron was a company specializing in solutions for cross directional optimization of the paper sheet in paper machines .
i was recently cleaning out my garage and discovered a bunch of promotional
giveaways
measurex used in the past . ( see attached photo ) the variety is quite impressive : - measurex - branded golf balls , - various pens , - key chains , - measurex - branded books about silicon valley , - beer mugs , - coasters / paper weights i know a variety of golf shirts were produced but i think those were for employees rather than customers . and i ' m guessing there were many other promotional giveaways as well .
measurex systems , inc . v . state tax assessor : : 1985 : : maine supreme judicial court decisions : : maine case law : : maine law : : us law : : justia
in 1968 , bossen founded measurex corporation and was at its helm until 1997 . this was a revolutionary period for the paper industry , since prior to this time few paper machines were equipped with on - line measurement sensors and control systems . the technology developed by measurex led to improved paper quality , reduced paper losses , better machine efficiency , energy savings and optimized use of raw materials .
a few years later , honeywell was bought by allied signal , which renamed its self to
honeywell
. allied signal / honeywell was strictly bean counters squeezing cash cow old measurex . see below
on may 24 , 1978 , the assessor imposed a use tax assessment against measurex systems ( measurex ) of $ 76 , 870 . 90 plus additional interest of $ 13 , 619 . 83 . measurex protested the assessment and petitioned for a reconsideration pursuant to the version of 36 m . r . s . a . § 151 ( supp . 1984 ) then in effect . [ 1 ] on august 22 , 1979 , the assessor denied the petition . measurex then appealed to the superior court for a hearing de novo under section 151 . [ 2 ] after considerable delay , the parties submitted an agreed statement of facts . on march 8 , 1984 , the superior court affirmed the assessor ' s decision that the systems were taxable but found that to the extent that software was customized , its cost was exempt as services . we review the decision of the superior court [ 3 ] to determine whether measurex has met its burden of proving that the transaction was not taxable . [ 4 ]
honeywell inc . and measurex corp . have reached an agreement , announced on january 27 , to merge the two companies in an all - cash transaction valued at about $ 600 million , or about $ 35 per share . honeywell will start a tender offer for all measurex stock in an agreement approved by the board of directors of both companies . the merger is expected to be completed this month .
his vision from the beginning was to secure outstanding economic results for his customers so they could afford to pay a price that would enable measurex to have outstanding economic results for both its employees and shareholders . in addition , he wanted to provide an opportunity for personal growth for the employees so that as the company grew , they would grow . bossen also wanted measurex to be an enjoyable place to work .
bossen was so confident of his technology that he offered a “results guarantee” of 99 % uptime operation . hence , as the “results company” , measurex grew rapidly installing over 3 , 000 paper machine control systems worldwide by 1988 . today , close to 100 % of paper machines use on - line control systems benefitting from technologies developed by measurex ( and subsequently by others ) that allow paper machines to operate efficiently .
measurex corporation index part i . financial information - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
i´m the first measurex employed in brazil . i had been visiting this page and last week working on my office i found a nice picture received from dodie and dave bossen in december 1988 . great times it was .
location total sq . ft . use - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - kuopio , finland 40 , 000 measurex roibox oy ' s offices , research and manufacturing operations . gaithersburg , maryland 100 , 000 measurex dmc ' s offices , research and manufacturing operations .
the first sucessful measurex grade change was made by a simpson lee backtender long before grade change was implemented in the software . he simply changed the bw target by 20lb not knowing the equipment was not designed to do it .
indeed , while news of the merger pushed measurex ' s stock up $ 10 . 50 , to $ 34 . 75 , honeywell ' s shares dipped just 62 . 5 cents , closing at $ 69 . 375 .
david a . bossen , chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer , measurex corporation orion l . hoch director jeffery t . grade director john w . larson director j . w . mckittrick director graham tyson director
measurex service company limited was founded on 18 aug 1977 and has its registered office in dublin 4 . . the organisation ' s status is listed as
dissolved
. it had 3 directors at the time it closed .
i never met you , but your remarks sure ring a bell . my measurex experience served me to this day , for the reasons you state – good training , great boss , and “grow as much as you can” attitude .
some of the initial strikes against measurex within honeywell were caused by some executives stacking the books in their favor when they retired . that caused the year after their retirement to be a disaster which caused honeywell to come in heavy handed .
this is dave bossen at a reunion of ex - measurex folks at the duke of edinburgh - cupertino january 7 , 2006 , almost 40 years after he started measurex . there is a rumor that he still plays a good game of golf . good straight drives , . . . when pressed for a weakness , the informant said that his chip shot game could improve ; - ) ) about 50 of us ex - measurex folks had a good time telling of the past and what we are doing now : - ) ) ( update - photo of big dave at jan 2007 reunion courtesy jeanne whitmer , organizer ) this continues to be an annual event , a saturday evening in early january . about 60 folks -
harold welch got the picture ( below )
from john swan who works for honeywell - measurex as a trainer here in the atlanta area . he said that the picture originated from terry kerr , an ex measurex field guy . also , while it looks like it could be system 1 , i am not sure . the scanner is very short which was the case for system 1 at simpson lee in ripon ca .
folks think that is jerry patel behind the scanner heads .
i also had the distinction of getting called in to repair a system that had failed because the mains had shorted . at the back of the measurex unit where 3 long vertical power strips that feed the various pieces of equipment . the wires had rubbed along these strips wearing through the insulation and causing a massive short with sparks . i remember the mill guys clapping when i was trying to figure out what went wrong and then there were massive sparks flying out of the measurex unit . they thought it was me that caused the problem . i bowed gracefully and called my boss who was still sleeping . then the big boss dennis reminded me that i seemed to have my share of problems with measurex . after that i left for europe .
. i confess i must suffer some responsibility or accountability for the emergence of that nefarious episode in measurex history . my role in much of life from college on has been one of instigator , leaving the flowering of such instigation to more entrepreneurial types .
honeywell has been very active in expanding its products for the pulp and paper industry . this has been achieved by a combination of internal developments as well as acquisitions . this latest proposed acquisition of measurex will give honeywell a very strong presence in the pulp and paper industry . it combines honeywell ' s strength in distributed control systems ( dcss ) , pulp mill controls , and process control services with measurex ' s strengths in sensor - based paper quality control systems ( qcss ) , paper machine actuators , and paper quality control services .
honeywell already has a strong dcs focus on the paper industry . now this will be combined with the very aggressive and entrepreneurial organization of measurex . it will be interesting to watch as the two cultures seek a common value system and a common approach to the customers .
this is a picture of a scanner after measurex was purchased by honeywell . the scan heads go back and forth across the paper as a pair measuring
slices
( say 2 inches wide ) of the sheet . if the customer has suitable equipment , measurex could control each say 2 inch slice to proper characteristics : - ) ) gauges included moisture , fiber , ( moisture vs fiber gave basis weight ) , color , thickness . a scanner was about 7 feet tall and up to 30 feet wide depending on customer equipment width .
honeywell insists it did not overpay for measurex . the $ 35 price represents 11 times pretax earnings and 8 . 1 times cash flow ; mr . bonsignore insists that buyers of industrial companies in the last year paid 16 times earnings and 11 . 7 times cash flow .
tambakeras sums up the merger this way :
the number one priority is the customer , as honeywell and measurex define their combined systems and service organizations . honeywell will move rapidly on the merger to address the needs of customers in the area of products and support .
they started in a garage setup at 330 matthew street in santa clara ( on the perimeter of san jose airport ) , later used by stormedia ( a ridgid disk maker ) . later on measurex moved to the cupertino location when they bought the cannery property in monta vista .
honeywell has a long history of customer support . new products , such as the tps system , are backwards compatible with existing total distributed control ( tdc ) systems . and tdc 3000 systems were compatible with tdc 2000 . this will continue as the honeywell and measurex systems converge .
having been with measurex from march 1971 to june of 1977 starting on mathew street , then # 1 results way in cupertino and then finally out of the portland , oregon office ; well there were a lot of
interesting
stories to tell . . . and interesting people .
conclusion . dave bossen still bristles at the idea of retirement . in his new position as chairman and ceo , he will focus on long - term trends and opportunities . he is now focusing on potential acquisitions and business development . he has taken over direct control of the measurex systems div . in cincinnati , ohio , in an effort to change the paradigm to well - documented packaged systems . in the acquisition area , he is investigating several opportunities and considers the environmental field very interesting . and after 25 years , he still finds measurex an enjoyable place to work .
conclusion . dave bossen still bristles at the idea of retirement . in his new position as chairman and ceo , he will focus on long - term trends and opportunities . he is now focusing on potential acquisitions and business development . he has taken over direct control of the measurex systems div . in cincinnati , ohio , in an effort to change the paradigm to well - documented packaged systems . in the acquisition area , he is investigating several opportunities and considers the environmental field very interesting . and after 25 years , he still finds measurex an enjoyable place to work .
jim had an advanced degree in psychology , but had gotten hooked on the statistical aspect , and hence into programming . not only was he programming full time at measurex , he was a featured columnist in some unix / c publication , and he was supplementing his income doing contract software for others . he unfortunately did some work for jack tramiel , boss of commodore . jack was getting the name
jack - so sue me - tramiel
. he usually wouldn ' t pay unless sued . painful lesson in various business practices . i never heard of measurex screwing anyone .
the first measurex system was installed on a fine paper machine at ripon , california . this was before my time but i worked there much later , after system # 1 had been replaced by system # 2000 . the machine made fine paper , lots of colors , lots of weights .
recently , a few of us old ex - measurex guys living close to appleton wisconsin were invited to attend a dinner where dave bossen was inducted into the paper industry international hall of fame and honored for his contribution to the industry . darlene bossen and anders axellson were also in attendance .
it had better be . honeywell is paying $ 35 a share for measurex , a level the company ' s stock has not seen since late 1995 , when paper prices started to fall . it closed at $ 24 on friday , the last trading day before the merger was announced .
by that time , the six months was up - - my friend ' s attempted document was not published . - he was not invited back . - there never was an approved document developed - - this was at measurex , the world leader in paper process control for over 20 years -
following a multi - year effort to streamline processes and enhance its internal infrastructure , honeywell - measurex announced plans nov . 16 to consolidate its facilities in finland . the company will combine its web inspection and imaging systems ( wis ) business unit with its printa unit during the next year , and will add its kuopio facility to its neaby varkaus operation . honeywell - measurex says the transition will be managed to prevent any disruption in deliveries or service to customers . wis systems manufacturing for north america will be tranferred to the new cupertino - based regional delivery center , due in mid - 1999 .
i gave two - weeks’ notice to jack in the box , figuring i could grind it out working graveyard , then 8 hours at measurex immediately thereafter , for a small amount of time . i learned differently very quickly . on my second day of work at measurex , i arrived about 20 minutes early from my restaurant gig and figured i’d take a short nap in my car . i woke up three hours later , ran in to the mail room , where carl ( who had assumed that after my first day i had just walked out ) gave me some good - natured razzing and doddy never said a word about it . on one of my breaks that day i called the manager at jack in the box and told him i was done . i worked at measurex until march of 1980 , and i’ll never forget the warmth and family atmosphere that existed there at the time .
honeywell makes controls for machines that turn wood into pulp , and has a lot of experience making total - plant control systems for chemical and oil companies . like measurex , it gets about a third of its paper - related revenue from services , which offer much higher profit margins than manufacturing controls .
this project was the consolidation of honeywell - measurex from nine ( 9 ) existing buildings into four ( 4 ) buildings and the construction of a new manufacturing building . over the course of approximately one ( 1 ) year mai renovated / remodeled approximately 170 , 000 sf of existing / occupied office / lab area
measurex corporation signatures pursuant to the requirements of the securities exchange act of 1934 , the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized . measurex corporation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ( registrant ) date : july 11 , 1994 by : / s / carl a . thomsen - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - senior vice president and chief financial officer 17
honeywell inc . , the minneapolis maker of electronic controls , said yesterday that it would acquire the measurex corporation , a cupertino , calif . , maker of controls for the paper industry , for $ 600 million in cash . the merger makes honeywell the leading seller of controls and services for pulp and paper plants .
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exhibit 23 - - consent of independent accountants we consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements of measurex corporation and subsidiaries on form s - 8 ( file nos . 33 - 65762 , 33 - 22589 , 2 - 76707 and 2 - 67736 ) of our report dated december 19 , 1995 on our audits of the consolidated financial statements of measurex corporation and subsidiaries as of december 3 , 1995 and november 27 , 1994 and for each of the three fiscal years in the period ended december 3 , 1995 appearing on page 30 of measurex corporation ' s 1995 annual report to shareholders and incorporated by reference in this annual report on form 10 - k and our report dated december 19 , 1995 on the financial statement schedules of measurex corporation and subsidiaries as of december 3 , 1995 and november 27 , 1994 and for each of the three fiscal years in the period ended december 3 , 1995 , which report is included in this annual report on form 10 - k . / s / coopers & lybrand l . l . p . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - coopers & lybrand l . l . p . san jose , california february 29 , 1996
one evening i ventured into san jose’s saddle rack to experience the largest bar in the area equipped with a mechanical bull and became quite fascinated with mud wrestling and the contemplation that some member of measurex’s more audacious staff could possibly vie for the much vaunted mud wrestling title . upon sharing my experience and hopes with some promising promoters the next day we quickly found many measurex hopefuls in attendance at the saddle rack the very next week . regrettably , i was unable to attend this first gathering , but fortunately for me , the bidding war for the privilege was lost to a more affluent congregation . but with little despair and brimming with great hope , the same assemblage returned to the saddle rack the following week and victory this time was ours . the honor of representing measurex fell to mike powell . mike performed admirably and was designated the winner of this hard fought contest with fame and celebrity his reward . sadly though , mike never defended his title and fell into mud wrestling historical obscurity afterwards .
second , measurex argues that the transaction should be exempt from the use tax pursuant to 36 m . r . s . a . § 1760 ( 31 ) ( 1978 ) as a use
by the purchaser . . . in the production of tangible personal property .
[ 7 ] in harold macquinn , inc . v . halperin , 415 a . 2d 818 ( me . 1980 ) , we determined that the bailment of machinery to another contractor was not use by the purchaser within the meaning of section 1760 ( 31 ) . as we stated in macquinn , when the legislature intended to include leasing in exemptions from sales and use tax , it specifically said so . moreover , exemptions in tax statutes should be strictly construed . id . at 820 . measurex has failed to demonstrate that its transaction is distinguishable from the bailment in macquinn . measurex has not shown , therefore , that the systems are in * 1195
use by the purchaser
as required by section 1760 ( 31 ) .
it ' s the passing of an era for process control . three of the pioneers who changed the way that paper machine quality parameters are measured and controlled have recently turned over the daily operation of their companies to others . they are david bossen at measurex , david nelson at accuray ( abb ) , and alois kohl at lippke ( honeywell ) .
measurex corporation signatures pursuant to the requirements of the securities exchange act of 1934 , the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized . measurex corporation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ( registrant ) date april 11 , 1994 by / s / carl a . thomsen - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - senior vice president and chief financial officer 16
exhibit 23 - - consent of independent accountants we consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements of measurex corporation and subsidiaries on form s - 8 ( file nos . 33 - 65762 , 33 - 22589 , 2 - 76707 and 2 - 67736 ) of our report dated december 17 , 1996 ( january 27 , 1997 as to the information included in the note titled
subsequent event
) on our audits of the consolidated financial statements of measurex corporation and subsidiaries as of december 1 , 1996 and december 3 , 1995 and for each of the three fiscal years in the period ended december 1 , 1996 appearing in this annual report on form 10 - k of measurex corporation and subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended december 1 , 1996 . / s / coopers & lybrand l . l . p . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - coopers & lybrand l . l . p . san jose , california february 21 , 1997
most importantly , the merger will bring the two companies in line with a major industry trend , the integration of all steps in manufacturing operations . by themselves , neither honeywell nor measurex offered the controls or systems necessary to take paper items from raw material all the way to shipped product . but combining their operations will enable the companies to move toward integration .
following a multi - year effort to streamline processes and enhance its internal infrastructure , honeywell - measurex announced plans nov . 16 to consolidate its facilities in finland . the company will combine its web inspection and imaging systems ( wis ) business unit with its printa unit during the next year , and will add its kuopio facility to its neaby varkaus oper . . .
the open
mix and match
approach is especially important for the north american and european paper makers .
i believe the merger will be good , because measurex is a strong quality control supplier , while honeywell is strong in dcs ,
commented tom grubb , director of information technology at donohue inc . he does not see a big impact on his mill .
report of independent accountants to the shareholders measurex corporation our report on the consolidated financial statements of measurex corporation and subsidiaries as of december 3 , 1995 and november 27 , 1994 and for each of the three fiscal years in the period ended december 3 , 1995 , has been incorporated by reference in this form 10 - k from page 30 of measurex corporation ' s 1995 annual report to shareholders . in connection with our audits of such financial statements , we have also audited the related financial statement schedules listed in the index on page 13 of this form 10 - k . in our opinion , the financial statement schedules referred to above , when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole , present fairly , in all material respects , the information required to be included therein . / s / coopers & lybrand l . l . p . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - coopers & lybrand l . l . p . san jose , california december 19 , 1995 14
i had a techwriter friend , bill hauser , who got a contract with measurex . the six month contract was to write the manual for calibrating a sensor which measured the weight of fiber in paper . the weight of fiber in an area of paper is called
basis weight
, that is the weight you see on a ream of paper - like 20 lbs .
i have a sign on my office door that reads ,
we don ' t get paid for effort , we get paid for results
. it doesn ' t matter that i ' m the only one who knows where it came from , the message is clear . i think that little snippet of philosophy is what drives me . measurex will always be special .
the dde server for honeywell measurex is opc certified ! opc certification is the process of ensuring that applications meet the standards specified by the opc foundation . opc certification requires extensive testing to ensure true interoperability . opc certification means multi - vendor system interoperability is guaranteed . if your opc products are not certified , you need to ask your vendor what sort of guarantees they offer .
impact on products . the merger is good for both companies because it gives honeywell an increased market and product presence in sensor - based quality systems for the paper mill , while measurex gets an excellent distributed control system platform upon which to base its sensors and applications . individually , both companies had attempted this development internally , but were not as successful as they had wished .
however , tantalizing near the conclusion of the testing period mike shelly , the measurex qa man assigned to herb’s system and unaware of this historic mission , audaciously documented a discrepancy into the hereto error free qa system log . understandably disconcerted by this shocking setback , herb departed the premises abruptly and his whereabouts remained uncertain for several days ; sadly this terminated the last known grail quest .
dave , a world war ii veteran serving in the u . s . marine corps , would often proudly fly the u . s . marine corps flag alongside the american and state flags at the company headquarters in cupertino , ca . yet with all his success , he and his wife doris remained caring and affable as they kindly greeted anyone encountering them in the hallways of measurex .
report of independent accountants to the shareholders , measurex corporation our report on the consolidated financial statements of measurex corporation and subsidiaries is included on page 25 of this form 10 - k . in connection with our audit of such financial statements , we have also audited the related financial statement schedules listed in the index on page 29 of this form 10 - k . in our opinion , the financial statement schedules referred to above , when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole , present fairly , in all material respects , the information required to be included therein . / s / coopers & lybrand llp san jose , california december 17 , 1996 , except for the note titled
subsequent event
, as to which the date is january 27 , 1997 . 32
friday going away parties in the software department for measurex employees transitioning to other employments were usually raucous affairs and generally , with very few exceptions , persisting well past friday lunch hours , and some advancing into the evening hours as well . during one occasion at a hwy 9 restaurant , a male and female employee became embroiled in an inebriated tiff , in which the man dumped an iced drink in the lady’s lap . not to be outdone , the woman commenced to open up a ketchup container and vigorously wave the container past the fellow , who ducked at the precise moment , only to leave a line of ketchup on the wall behind him… . . an incensed waitress witnessing the scene at that critical juncture vigorously encouraged the measurex assemblage to vacate the premises with due haste . the subsequent party necessitated scheduling at another restaurant .
in north america and europe , both honeywell and measurex have strong organizations . the control systems market in these areas , as already mentioned , are primarily oriented around process and control equipment upgrades , as opposed to new mills and machines . as a result , suppliers must offer open systems that allow the users to
mix and match
components as they desire . openness is required to survive in these markets .
dave bossen is the most successful measurement and control entrepreneur in the pulp and paper industry . bossen started measurex in 1969 . by 1993 , he had built it to a company with revenues of $ 254 million and 2 , 250 employees in 30 countries . he recently became chairman and chief executive officer , handing the day - to - day operations to john gingerich , who is now chief operating officer and president .
i arrived a little early ( a bad habit i don ' t seem to break ; - ) at the duke of edinburgh , cupertino . there was pat mcsweeney waiting for
the rest of us
- and she was wearing the old measurex badge . this was the style of badge i was issued in 1972 - george wells , employee # 3xx said the original badge at mathew street did not have a picture .
building a dec or hp system devoid of qa errors appeared unattainable and later emerged into a sort of an elusive holy grail in measurex legend . one heroic attempt , however , was documented to snatch this elusive prize . the man of the hour was herb baumgartner , our office neighbor and measurex programmer freshly entrusted with a project , now a quest , to create a new , but duplicate system he fashioned earlier for the same customer . herb , like the knight of grail legend , now seemed blessed by fate with the opportunity to craft the fabled “perfect system” and thus enter into the annals of results way legend . armed with prior knowledge of all qa errors , plus all known audit trail edits on the previous system , he meticulously lined up the foot high databases of old and new systems side - by - side to laboriously advance page by page to apprehend any elusive errors .
honeywell sells to the paper industry , too , of course , but few investors see honeywell ' s future as tied to any one customer base . measurex and honeywell together sold about $ 600 million of equipment and services to paper companies last year - - a hefty chunk of the estimated $ 2 . 2 billion world market for pulp and paper controls , but a fraction of honeywell ' s $ 7 . 3 billion sales last year .
he invited me down to the bar after grading my tests and we had a pitcher of beer - - he stood up , shook my hand and said i ' d get plane tickets to cupertino on monday ! that ' s how measurex moved in those days - - strike like a cobra . i was there 2 years . one extra job the fe had in snowflake was to also maintain the mill ' s railroad crossing light electrics . what a kick !
when a system order was determined by the sensors , we often got the order . this was especially true in difficult situations such as high - temperature positions , places with high vibration , or sheets with a lot of chemicals in them . this tended to restrict us to more of the specialty business . when a system was ordered for mass products , such as newsprint and liner , we would lose out to measurex and accuray . another reason we would lose is that we did not sell our systems on a money - back guarantee basis with a baby - sitter ; my business philosophy would not allow me to do that . as a result , we never were in the red financially , but on the other hand , this may have restricted our growth . it was also difficult for us to compete with measurex and accuray as their home market was about 50 % of the business , whereas europe only represents about 25 % of the market .