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body> (MCC) One of the first,
and now one of the largest, US
computer industry research
and development consortia.
Founded in late 1982 by major
computer and semiconductor
manufacturers, MCC's membership has diversified to include a
broad range of high-profile corporations from electronics,
computers, aerospace, semiconductors,
and related industries,
reflecting the full range of companies vital to the life cycle
of
Information Technology products. Active involvement of
small-
and medium-sized firms
and technology users, along with
well-established alliances with government research
and
development agencies
and leading universities, allows MCC's
partners to maximise the benefit of scarce research
and
development resources.
Some of the technical areas in which MCC has distinguished
itself are:
System Architecture
and Design (optimise hardware
and software
design, provide for scalability
and interoperability, allow
rapid prototyping for improved time-to-market,
and support the
re-engineering of existing systems for open systems).
Advanced
Microelectronics Packaging
and Interconnection
(smaller, faster, more powerful,
and cost-competitive).
Hardware Systems Engineering (tools
and methodologies for
cost-efficient, up-front design of advanced electronic
systems, including modelling
and design-for-test techniques to
improve cost, yield, quality,
and time-to-market).
Environmentally Conscious Technologies (process control
and
optimisation tools, information management
and analysis
capabilities,
and non-hazardous material alternatives
supporting cost-efficient production, waste minimisation,
and
reduced environmental impact).
Distributed
Information Technology (managing
and maintaining
physically distributed corporate information resources on
different
platforms, building blocks for the {national
information infrastructure}, networking tools
and services for
integration within
and between companies,
and electronic
commerce).
Intelligent Systems (systems that "intelligently" support
business processes
and enhance performance, including
decision support,
data management, forecasting
and
prediction).
http://mcc.com/.
Address: Austin, Texas, USA.
(1995-04-25)