AFS Receives Certificate of Appreciation.AFS A distributed file system for large, widely dispersed Unix and Windows networks from Transarc Corporation, now part of IBM. It is noted for its ease of administration and expandability and stems from Carnegie-Mellon's Andrew File System. AFS - Andrew File System received a certificate of appreciation from the Dept. of Energy's Office of Advanced Automotive Technologies for its participation in the "Design for Product Optimization for Cast Light Metals (Chem.) the metallic elements of the alkali and alkaline earth groups, as sodium, lithium, calcium, magnesium, etc.; also, sometimes, the metals of the earths, as aluminium. See also: Metal Program." The project was aimed at exploring opportunities for using lighter weight metals to achieve energy savings. AFS served as the "conduit for technology transfer" for the project. The report summary is expected in the first quarter of 2001. The certificate was presented to AFS at the quarterly review meeting on November 27 by Joseph A. Carpenter, Jr., manager for Automotive Lightweight Materials at the Mercury Marine Mercury Marine, founded in 1939, is a division of Brunswick Corporation of Lake Forest, Illinois, in the United States. Company beginnings The company began when engineer Carl Kiekhaefer purchased a small outboard motor company in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. Mercabo test facility in Placida, Florida Placida is a town in Charlotte County, Florida, United States. It is located near where County Road 771 becomes County Road 775, and the Coral Creek meets Gasparilla Sound. Geography Placida is located at (26.83194, -82.265). . |
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