Tech Center Opens at Nashua Boys & Girls Club
CRL Moves to One Cambridge Center
Tech Center Opens at Nashua Boys & Girls Club
Compaq in New England was on hand to celebrate the Grand Opening of the Compaq Technology Center at the Boys & Girls Club of Nashua on May 3. In appreciation of Compaq's contribution, the Boys & Girls Club honored the company during the event. Gene Nelson, Compaq's vice president of Worldwide CustomSystems & Solutions, accepted an award that commended Compaq for its "commitment to provide youth with the technological skills to succeed." Two club members, brothers Mario and Toby Pena, presented the award.
CRL Moves to One Cambridge Center
One of the world's premier computer science research facilities has a new home. After more than a decade in one location, Compaq's Cambridge Research Laboratory (CRL) moved to One Cambridge Center in May.
The 41,000-square-foot space on the 11th and 12th floors required considerable reconstruction to integrate 21st century technology features. A new computing and communications infrastructure replaced the one that had evolved over the last 10 years at One Kendall Square, including greatly improved multimedia facilities that support the lab's focus on media and human/computer interfaces. Better local and network conference capabilities also were incorporated into the new space, fostering cooperation between members of the lab and colleagues all over Compaq, including Research sites in Palo Alto, California; Houston; and Australia.
"The new lab facilities in Cambridge reinforce our commitment to doing world-class research in New England," said Bob Iannucci, vice president of Corporate Research. "This lab has three major strengths: the creativity of our people, their connection to Compaq product groups, and their presence in the wider computer science community. The new lab will give us an excellent place from which to grow these strengths and connections."
In addition to the move, the lab is also gearing up to host more than 20 summer interns from graduate computer science programs across the country. This long-running program brings potential future researchers to the lab to work with Compaq researchers and share their insights and ideas.
