Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lamont Digital Systems


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The result was   redirect to Ned Lamont. Mark Arsten (talk) 16:52, 20 February 2013 (UTC)

Lamont Digital Systems

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Article reads like an advertisement, and roughly a fourth of it is focused on its founders run for Senate; and to wrap it up it doesn't support its significance. Grammarxxx (What'd I do this time?) 06:18, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
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 * Redirect to Ned_Lamont - Google News found nothing recent and Google News archives mostly found minor mentions through Ned Lamont (some of the first results are payment required so I wouldn't know if they are mentioned more than the one time) here, here, here, here, here (this particular one is from a reliable source NY Times but it's still brief), here, here, here, here and here. I also found a Hartford Courant news article here written by Ned Lamont himself and only mentions the company once at the bottom. I also found an article for a 2010 acquisition here. In 2003, it seems they received attention for signing a deal with Sprint, with some press releases here and here (fourth result from the top) and one non-press release here. This, out of all the previous links, actually talks a little bit about the company and so do articles here (mentions some of their clients and payment rates) and here and here (a lawsuit from a former employee who accused them of racial discrimination). I also found two articles here and here which mention they have made millions of dollars and yet they're still minor mentions. The third page and fourth page of results don't seem to be much different from the minor mentions and other same stuff like the 2003 Sprint deal. Although this mentions Ned Lamont's former employer before founding Lamont Digital Systems, it's still not enough. The lack of significant coverage could be due to their "niche" clients of colleges but I would have still expected something. Additionally, it seems Ned Lamont himself is best known for the Senate race and other recent political races rather than his business history. I'm reluctant to continue searching because I think I would've found something significant after all of those brief mentions and it would probably be a waste of time. SwisterTwister   talk  20:39, 7 February 2013 (UTC)
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 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, The Bushranger One ping only 12:16, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

 
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 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, -- Cheers, Ri l ey    00:05, 19 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Redirect as suggested. SwisterTwister asked me to comment. I find I agree with her. The company is known only in connect with Lamont's political campaign--the most helpful article that indicates this is one I do not think she mentioned, from the trade publication B&C  which seems a reliable source not given to promotionalism (I intend to keep it in mind for further problems in this area of business), which specifically discussing the notability of the firm "...Lamont is... not well-known in the industry. ... That’s because Lamont Digital Systems is known to cable wonks as a “private” system. Private cable operators serve pockets of private dwellings, typically large apartment complexes or subdivisions—in effect, skimming the cream from local cable systems, which view operators like Lamont as pariahs....Colleges are Lamont Digital’s niche. Its Campus Televideo unit serves 130 colleges, with 175,000 subscribers in dorm rooms, classrooms, offices and videoconferencing facilities. ... Lamont Digital is not as valuable as a conventional cable operator...industry executives estimate Lamont Digital’s worth at $60 million. According to federal disclosure reports, Lamont’s personal stake is worth less than $5 million." I think that settles it. His role in it nevertheless became an issue in the campaign, and the article on him is  the place to cover it.  DGG ( talk ) 02:12, 19 February 2013 (UTC)

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