Barry M. Leiner joins MCC as vice president, West Coast Laboratories; network expert to lead MCC's advanced communications research efforts.AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 16, 1996--Barry M. Leiner has joined the Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation (body) Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation - (MCC) One of the first, and now one of the largest, US computer industry research and development consortia. (MCC (The Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation, Austin, TX) The first high-tech research and development consortium in the U.S., created in 1982 by leading companies within the electronics industry. ) as vice president, responsible for its newly formed West Coast Laboratories. Leiner will head up MCC's distributed system See distributed computing. distributed system - A collection of (probably heterogeneous) automata whose distribution is transparent to the user so that the system appears as one local machine. and networking technology effort and will direct a new MCC study addressing Network-Delivered, Value-Added Services. Leiner comes to MCC from the Information Technology Office (ITO Ito, city (1990 pop. 71,223), Shizuoka prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Izu Peninsula and the Sagami Sea. It is an important fishing port and hot spring resort. See indium. ) of the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA ARPA - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency ). As an assistant director and head of ITO's Networked Systems group, Leiner managed research and development of advanced computer communications technologies in the areas of networking, distributed information systems, and security. Leiner, 50, received a master's degree and doctorate in electrical engineering from Stanford University. He received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, at Troy, N.Y.; coeducational; founded and opened 1824 as Rensselaer School; chartered 1826. It was called Rensselaer Institute from 1837 to 1861. . Network-Delivered, Value-Added Services Study The Network-Delivered, Value-Added Services study is addressing the growth of the Internet and World Wide Web and the resulting impact on the existing information infrastructure. Leiner believes that the existing infrastructure must be scaled up in order to accommodate this growth. "Substantial research and development is required in order to scale up existing information technologies and services and to integrate these technologies with advanced voice and video communication technologies," says Leiner. "New technologies must address key issues such as advanced information storage and retrieval information storage and retrieval, the systematic process of collecting and cataloging data so that they can be located and displayed on request. Computers and data processing techniques have made possible the high-speed, selective retrieval of large amounts of , ease of use, interoperability, dependability, and manageability in this integrated setting." "MCC is in a unique position to help industry and government define an integrating infrastructure for applications and to prototype revolutionary value-added services," adds Leiner. The study will conduct a survey of key emerging technologies, each of which is envisioned as providing a key technology component. The result will be an assessment of MCC's role and a comprehensive project plan, potentially leading to a full-scale consortial project with joint participation by industry and government. About MCC Since 1983, MCC has been one of the nation's leading technology research and development consortia. MCC provides a wide range of consortial R&D services, mapping precompetitive technology in advanced electronics and information technology to requirements for global business operations. MCC provides a rich environment for multidisciplinary research and development, technology sourcing, and technology integration with a pervasive commitment to accelerating the creation, commercialization, and adoption of innovation in information technologies and advanced electronics. CONTACT: GTT GTT, n See test, glucose tolerance. GTT Glucose tolerance test, see there Communications Joyce Graham, 512/347-1016 |
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