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Subject:Re: FW: Telcordia vs Bellcore From:Wrdfinesse -at- aol -dot- com To:r_bailie -at- trillium -dot- com, techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com Date:Tue, 28 Mar 2000 20:57:26 EST
In a message dated 3/28/00 1:54:56 PM Mountain Standard Time,
r_bailie -at- trillium -dot- com writes:
> When referring to a standard that has been a Bellcore standard, how have
> > you been referring to it since Bellcore became Telcordia: Bellcore,
> > Bellcore (now Telcordia), Telcordia, Telcordia (formerly Bellcore), or
> > other?
Hi, Rahel.
I currently work with a whole passle of Telcordia folk.
According to their legal department, it is no longer permissable
to use the "formerly Bellcore" version of the corporate
logo; this became a no-no long about October 1999 or
thereabouts.
I would recommend referring to Telcordia. If need be, add
an entry to your glossary that explains the company's provenance.
To be honest, however, in today's world of mergers
and acquisitions, I don't think folks care.
