UPS Technology Fact Sheet
Chief Information Officer: Ken Lacy
Number of technology employees: 4,500
Data Centers Mahwah, NJ and Atlanta, GA
Mainframes 14
Mainframe Capacity 20,061
(Millions instructions per second – MIPS)
Author: Archive
UPS Fact Sheet
FOUNDED August 28, 1907, in Seattle, Wash.
HEADQUARTERS Atlanta, Ga.
WORLD WIDE WEB ADDRESS UPS.com
CHAIRMAN AND CEO Michael L. Eskew
2002 REVENUE US$31.3 billion
Prestons of Potto joins Pall-Ex
Prestons of Potto has joined Pall-Ex, the consortium of ahliers set up to deliver palletised consignments around the UK. Prestons, which has an annual turnover exceeding £20m (30.6m Euros) and over 220 vehicles, will act for Pall-Ex in the Teeside region.
Read MoreAirlines compete for mail transportation; must provide scanning
As part of its revamping of its air transportation network, the Postal Service is holding a competitive bid with the airlines, a fundamental change in how it contracts for air transportation.
Read MoreHellenic Post Office in deal with telecoms firm
Hellenic Post Office has forged an alliance with a new fixed-line telephone company, Tellas SA, owned by the Public Power Corporation, a heavily traded stock on the Athens bourse, and Wind
Within its network, the state post office is offering Tellas’ retail and corporate fixed line phone and internet services, Hellenic said in a statement.
Read MoreRoyal Mail announces proposed date for 1p rise on stamps
Royal Mail has announced proposals for price increases to First and Second Class services from Thursday April 17 2003. Discussions with the industry regulator Postcomm are still underway, but Royal Mail is announcing the proposed date to help customers plan for the change.
Read MoreKPN to outsource logistics ops to TPG for 5 yrs
Royal KPN NV said it has finalized talks with TPG NV resulting in the outsourcing of KPN Logistics from March 1. All 163 employees and existing contracts will be transferred to TNT Logistics Netherlands.
Read MoreRussian Post Office hikes prices
The Communications Ministry on Friday increased tariffs for postal services from 3.25 rubles (10 cents) to 3.7 rubles for unregistered letters and from 2.45 rubles to 2.75 rubles for unregistered postcards.
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