Corporate Profile for Force Computers Inc., dated Dec. 5, 1997.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The following Corporate Profile is available for inclusion in your files. News releases for this client are distributed by Business Wire and also become part of the leading databases and online services, including all of the leading Internet-based services. -0-
Published Date: Dec. 5, 1997
Company Name: Force Computers Inc.
Address: 2001 Logic Drive
San Jose CA 95124-3468
Main Telephone
Number: 408/369-6000
Internet Home
Page Address
(URL): www.forcecomputers.com
Chief Executive
Officer: Juergen Jaekel
Investor Relations
Contact: Susan Wang
Business number: 408/957-8500
Public Relations
Contact: Mia Bradway
Business number: 408/369-6276
Home number: 510/440-8713
Trading Symbol/
Exchange: NYSE:SLR
Industry: Embedded Computing/CompactPCI
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Company description: Force Computers (www.forcecomputers.com), a Solectron subsidiary, (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :SLR (1) (Scalable Linear Recording) A line of magnetic tape drives from Tandberg Data that evolved from the QIC Data Cartridge format. See QIC. (2) (Single Lens Reflex) A camera that uses the same lens for viewing and shooting. ), is a supplier of embedded computer solutions based on VMEbus and CompactPCI(R) bus architectures for original equipment manufacturers (OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and ). Force delivers open scalable, processor independent embedded computing platforms based on SPARC (Scalable Performance ARChitecture) A family of RISC CPUs from Sun that runs mostly under Sun's Solaris, but also under Linux and BSD operating systems. After development began in the mid-1980s by David Patterson of the University of California at Berkeley and Bill , Pentium, PowerPC and 68K technologies. An ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001 certified company, Force Computers practices Total Quality Management principles in all phases of the company's global operations Global Operations is a first-person shooter computer game developed by Barking Dog Studios and published by both Crave Entertainment and Electronic Arts. It was released in March of 2002, following its public multiplayer beta version which contained only the Quebec map. . Force's parent company, Solectron Corp., a $3.7 billion manufacturer, based in Milpitas, Calif., is the 1997 and 1991 winner of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award is given by the United States National Institute of Standards and Technology. Through the actions of the National Productivity Advisory Committee chaired by Jack Grayson, it was established by the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality . Force's quality program is aligned with Solectron's quality program in all aspects. The company's corporate headquarters are located in Silicon Valley at 2001 Logic Dr., San Jose, CA 95124. Force's European headquarters are located in Munich, Germany, and its Japanese headquarters are located in Tokyo. Sales, service and support are provided worldwide via direct sales offices and a network of distributors and representatives. Force Computers can be reached at 408/369-6000 or by fax at 408/371-3992. CONTACT: Force Computers |
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