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Here are some links to the kind of reporting Vicki did at Forbes; the kind of work that got her a Loeb Nomination for excellence in business writing. The first entry is a recent press release pick-up off the wires; the remainder are stories Vicki wrote for Forbes... Universal Protection Service Security Officers Foil Bank Robbery
Vicki Contavespi, Forbes.com, 05.05.06 "Washington Mutual Bank was robbed last week, but a Universal Protection Service officer was on the scene during the robbery and promptly reacted, successfully capturing a photograph of the suspect, which was immediately distributed as a security bulletin to the local police as well as to all of the neighboring properties that Universal protects." (Read more...) Nortel quietly takes the lead
Vicki Contavespi, Forbes.com, 03.04.99 "In the competitive world of telecommunications there are only a handful of key players. The role equipment makers play in developing and building the increasingly complex machines that govern telecommunications' networks will only grow as government and corporate demand for bandwidth grows." (Read more...) Pipe dreams
Vicki Contavespi, Forbes.com, 03.01.99 "In the red-hot telecommunications market, speed and bandwidth are the new Holy Grails. Companies have made headway in solving data storage and memory problems in recent years, as personal and corporate computing needs have grown, but there is an ever increasing demand for speed, especially in the wire connecting our computers to the outside world." (Read more...) GSM technology wins another round
Vicki Contavespi, Forbes.com, 02.18.99 "As part of the deal, Nortel Networks will provide services such as switches and a $16 million vendor financing program. The extra $4 million is to cover authorized third-party expenses like engineering, construction and site acquisition." (Read more...) Almost debutantes
Vicki Contavespi, Forbes.com, 01.28.99 "To be considered an Affiliate, a company must be working on developments that are supportive of an existing Newbridge Network product. Also, it must be developing core competencies that are outside of Newbridge's. Some work on underlying technologies, some on applications to work on top of a network." (Read more...) Nurturing the future
Vicki Contavespi, Forbes.com, 01.28.99 "In 1992 Newbridge Networks' chairman and chief executive officer, Terence Matthews, came up with a novel idea for incubating the technology his company needed: Newbridge would grow its own high tech firms, not acquire them. Matthews, who grew up in Newbridge, Wales, began his telecommunications career at 16 with British Telecom Research Labs. He cofounded Mitel Corp., which made PBXs, and then moved on to found Newbridge Networks nn (nn) in 1986." (Read more...) Roth marches on
Vicki Contavespi, Forbes.com, 01.23.99 "Senator Roth, 77, is a Republican from Delaware. He began his congressional career in 1966 when he was elected to the House of Representatives. After two terms there, he became a Senator in 1970. He is currently the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee. The Roth IRA was created by the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997." (Read more...) "I hope we know what we're doing"
Vicki Contavespi, Forbes.com, 12.24.98 "Last June Forbes Digital Tool looked into some top performing mutual funds. We were surprised by what we found. Their returns had as much to do with stakes in private companies as they did with the performance of the public companies the funds owned. " (Read more...) The Best Defense is a good offense
Vicki Contavespi, Forbes Magazine, 03.14.94 "SHORTLY AFTER 10 p.m. the two Canadian businessmen finished dinner at a restaurant on Beauchamp Place in London. They began strolling back to the Sheraton Park Tower in Knights bridge. As they turned up a side street, they ran into five skinheads practicing martial arts moves. The Canadians crossed the street, but the leader of the skinheads jogged in front of them and said: "Hey, mate, have you got some money for us?" (Read more...) To see more of the work she did at Forbes, go to www.forbes.com and enter "Vicki Contavespi" into the search engine. Or, just use Google to find her!
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