Chuck Sannipoli
- December 8, 2015
- 70 years
- complications from brain cancer and Parkinson's disease
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Chuck Sannipoli, 70, American computer scientist, complications from brain cancer and Parkinson's disease.
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|Charles Joseph Sannipoli (1945–2015) was an executive in the computer networking industry, having served for more than 3 decades in many roles.
Life
He held a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology and was a Senior Member of the IEEE. He was a resident of North Carolina.
Sannipoli completed a long career at IBM during which he held key senior management positions in the networking business area, spanning hardware and software research and development, as well as product and program management. He was involved in IBM's Rainier network processor development effort. He holds several patents and has patents pending in IBM's portfolio based on network processing technology.
Sannipoli served as the vice president and general manager of the Network Processor Group at IP Infusion Inc. This is a firm which specialized in delivering software to the communications and networking marketplace. It was sold to the Japanese company Access in 2006.
Sannipoli was instrumental in the creation of, and was the initial chairman of the Network Processing Forum (NPF), a position he held until his departure from IBM. The NPF is the standards body dedicated to creating a standards-oriented marketplace around the emerging technology of Network Processing. He was reelected to the NPF board of directors in June 2002 on behalf of IP Infusion and was elected to serve as chairman again in 2005. The NPF merged with the Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) in June 2006, and Sannipoli was elected to the OIF board of directors in October 2006.
He died on December 8, 2015.
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Trivia & Knowledge· 16 questions
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1.Which specific network development effort was Charles Joseph Sannipoli involved in while at IBM?
- A.The Summit core processor
- B.The Rainier network processorcorrect
- C.The Atlantic routing system
- D.The Zenith signal transmitter
Charles Joseph Sannipoli was involved in IBM's Rainier network processor development effort.
Source: Life section
2.What company acquired IP Infusion Inc. in 2006?
- A.Accesscorrect
- B.Intel
- C.Cisco
- D.Fujitsu
IP Infusion Inc. was sold to the Japanese company Access in 2006.
Source: Life section
3.What was the role of the Network Processing Forum (NPF) that Charles Joseph Sannipoli helped create?
- A.Creating a standards-oriented marketplacecorrect
- B.Developing consumer software applications
- C.Providing hardware financing for startups
- D.Regulating international internet traffic
The NPF is the standards body dedicated to creating a standards-oriented marketplace around the emerging technology of Network Processing.
Source: Life section
4.Charles Joseph Sannipoli held which professional membership title?
- A.Certified Network Architect
- B.Fellow of the ACM
- C.Senior Member of the IEEEcorrect
- D.Distinguished Systems Engineer
Charles Joseph Sannipoli was a Senior Member of the IEEE.
Source: Life section
5.In what year was Charles Joseph Sannipoli reelected to the NPF board of directors while representing IP Infusion?
- A.2000
- B.2006
- C.2002correct
- D.2004
Charles Joseph Sannipoli was reelected to the NPF board of directors in June 2002 on behalf of IP Infusion.
Source: Life section
6.With which organization did the Network Processing Forum merge in June 2006?
- A.Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF)correct
- B.IEEE Communications Society
- C.International Networking Alliance
- D.Global Network Standards Union
The NPF merged with the Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) in June 2006.
Source: Life section
7.Charles Joseph Sannipoli was elected to the OIF board of directors in which month of 2006?
- A.June
- B.August
- C.December
- D.Octobercorrect
Charles Joseph Sannipoli was elected to the OIF board of directors in October 2006.
Source: Life section
8.What health conditions contributed to the passing of Charles Joseph Sannipoli?
- A.Brain cancer and Parkinson's diseasecorrect
- B.Lung cancer and dementia
- C.Heart disease and stroke
- D.Liver disease and multiple sclerosis
Charles Joseph Sannipoli died due to complications from brain cancer and Parkinson's disease.
Source: Biography introduction
9.At which company did Charles Joseph Sannipoli serve as vice president and general manager of the Network Processor Group?
- A.Access
- B.Network Processing Forum
- C.IP Infusion Inc.correct
- D.IBM
Charles Joseph Sannipoli served as the vice president and general manager of the Network Processor Group at IP Infusion Inc.
Source: Life section
10.What was the duration of the chairmanship Charles Joseph Sannipoli held at the Network Processing Forum?
- A.Until his retirement in 2010
- B.Until his departure from IBMcorrect
- C.Until the acquisition of IP Infusion
- D.Until the merger with OIF
Charles Joseph Sannipoli was the initial chairman of the Network Processing Forum (NPF), a position he held until his departure from IBM.
Source: Life section
11.Which areas of expertise were included in Charles Joseph Sannipoli's management responsibilities at IBM?
- A.International sales and legal compliance
- B.Hardware and software research and developmentcorrect
- C.Marketing strategy and financial auditing
- D.Human resources and public relations
Charles Joseph Sannipoli held management positions spanning hardware and software research and development, as well as product and program management at IBM.
Source: Life section
12.What was the birth year of Charles Joseph Sannipoli?
- A.1955
- B.1945correct
- C.1940
- D.1950
Charles Joseph Sannipoli was born in 1945.
Source: Biography introduction
13.Which university granted Charles Joseph Sannipoli his Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree?
- A.North Carolina State University
- B.Georgia Institute of Technologycorrect
- C.Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- D.Duke University
Charles Joseph Sannipoli held a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Source: Life section
14.In which state did Charles Joseph Sannipoli reside?
- A.North Carolinacorrect
- B.New York
- C.Georgia
- D.California
Charles Joseph Sannipoli was a resident of North Carolina.
Source: Life section
15.On what date did Charles Joseph Sannipoli pass away?
- A.November 30, 2015
- B.June 20, 2015
- C.January 12, 2015
- D.December 8, 2015correct
Charles Joseph Sannipoli died on December 8, 2015.
Source: Life section
16.Charles Joseph Sannipoli spent over three decades working in which industry?
- A.Financial consulting
- B.Pharmaceutical research
- C.Automotive manufacturing
- D.Computer networkingcorrect
Charles Joseph Sannipoli served for more than three decades as an executive in the computer networking industry.
Source: Biography introduction
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