Christmas Holiday to be Unaffected by Economic Downturn
North Pole Software Contractor Leaks Details of North Pole Readiness
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – December 7, 2009 – Fears of the worldwide economic downturn affecting a core component of the Christmas Holiday are unfounded, according to the CEO of noted North Pole software contractor, Surround Technologies.
Leaking rare details of conversations with executives of the closely-held firm, Lee Paul of Surround Technologies today shared, “The entire preparedness of the North Pole has been uninfluenced by world events. In fact, I can report that inventories are at projected levels. Christmas is still happening!”
Surround Technologies may be in the unusual position of being able to offer insights into the secretive operations, as it has gained notoriety for its software development efforts with the North Pole. Surround first alluded to the relationship in the 2006 Press Release Surround Technologies accelerates World’s Largest Non-Profit, as it purported to have modernized the world’s oldest legacy application.
Then, in 2008, Surround openly named the North Pole and Santa Claus as it completed a massive, fully integrated ERP system for the World’s Largest Toy Manufacturing Plant. Pundits were abuzz then that the North Pole had authorized the communication and even direct quotes. The current comments may indicate a further thawing of the public relations freeze that has been perpetual at the North Pole.
When questioned directly on this, Mr. Paul offered, “Why, I think Santa Claus wants everyone to be assured that nothing will stop Christmas from coming. The true spirit of Christmas lives on!” Further comments from Mr. Paul went into details of the advancing Microsoft WPF and Silverlight interface front ends into Santa’s IBM System i environment, Windows 7 Touch Screen on the Sleigh, cloud development with Windows Azure, what Visual Studio provides on top of Visual LANSA, and continued references to something about “Better Together”, like milk and cookies. Uninterested journalists promptly left the room.
Attempts for comment from the North Pole were met only with Mrs. Claus, answering the door dusted with flour and holding a large mixing bowl, remarking, “Oh, dear, we are so busy right now! But Merry Christmas!”
About Santa Claus and The North Pole
Holding the titles of World’s Largest Non-Profit and World’s Largest Toy Manufacturing operation, the North Pole is headquartered in a secret northern hemisphere location. The North Pole is led by its charismatic CEO, Santa Claus, who regularly appears on multiple celebrity lists, including Most Admired, Most Influential, Most Written-To and Best Dressed. The Mission Statement of the North Pole is to spread holiday cheer throughout the world through philanthropic giving programs to children. More at www.NorthPole.com.
About Surround Technologies
Surround Technologies develops highly usable software tools that accelerate custom application development for Windows, IBM System i, Unix and Linux Platforms. Surround provides software products and professional services that help enterprises produce advanced agile software. Surround Technologies’ Accelerator products are in use modernizing applications at companies like Gannett, Verizon, and the North Pole. For more, visit www.SurroundTech.com.