Consortium
FZI
FZI is an interdisciplinary non-profit research centre funded partly by the economics ministry of Baden-Württemberg in Germany. The mission of FZI is technology transfer in novel information technologies for providers of investment and consumer products, of production processes and of information services.
Engineering Ingegneria Informatica
Founded in 1980, Engineering Ingegneria Informatica S.p.A. is the leader of the Engineering Group consisting of 12 firms specialised in different IT services, but sharing the same cultural identity and mission.
SAP
SAP has grown to become the world’s leading provider of e-business software solutions. With 12 million users, 96,400 installations, and more than 1,500 partners, SAP is the world’s largest inter-enterprise software company and the world’s third-largest independent software supplier, overall.
GPI Advanced Information Solutions
Since 1988, GPI has followed, believed and sustained the development process of health-care and welfare systems, with IT advanced and innovative solutions fitting the needs of customers. GPI is the leader of the GPI Group consisting of 11 companies and consortia, which are specialised in different IT services and fields.
Intel
Intel Corporation is the world’s largest semiconductor chip maker, developing advanced integrated digital technology platforms for the computing and communications industries. Intel’s goal is to continue to be the preeminent provider of platform solutions to the worldwide digital economy.
Technische Universität Dortmund
The University of Dortmund (Dortmund, Germany) has more than 22,000 students, 270 professors, 3,400 employees and 16 departments offer 66 study paths. Main focuses of the university are natural and engineering science as well as pedagogy.
XLAB Software Development
XLAB is software development company established in 2001 and currently employs 22 full time and 10 part time people. XLAB Research, as integral part of the XLAB is recognized as one of the strongest computer science research teams outside the academic world in Slovenia.
Queens University, Belfast
In 2001 the Belfast e-Science Centre (BeSC) at Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) was established as a regional focus of expertise, knowledge and experience in Grid technology and as part of the national infrastructure for e-Science. Since that time it has fulfilled both requirements and developed software to enhance the national and international efforts in developing middleware for computational, information and knowledge grids.
eTel Austria
eTel Austria AG had been a major alternative telecommunications provider in the Austrian market since 1998 until its acquisition by Telekom Austria in the first half of 2007. eTel Telekom Austria AG continues to offer customized data-, voice- and Internet products and associated services to both business and end customers.
City University, London
The City University was founded in 1894 and is based close to the City of London, where it contributes significantly to the capital’s academic, cultural and business life. It has almost 11,500 students from153 countries and about 2,000 academic, technical and administration staff.
Fondazione Bruno Kessler
Part of the “Bruno Kessler Foundation” (FBK), the public research foundation of the Province of Trento in Italy, the “Institute for Scientific and Technological Research” has been conducting research in the areas of Information Technologies and Microsystems for more than 30 years.
Telefónica
Telefónica Investigación y Desarrollo (TID) is a company totally owned by Telefónica S.A and operational since 1988. Telefónica S.A has created TID to fulfil its Research and Development requirements with more excellence and profitability and to contribute to Telefónica Group competitiveness through technological innovation.
Politecnico di Milano Technical University
The Politecnico di Milano Technical University was established in 1863 by a group of scholars and entrepreneurs belonging to prominent Milanese families. The Politecnico di Milano is now ranked as one of the most outstanding European universities in Engineering, Architecture and Industrial Design, and in many disciplines is regarded as a leading research institution worldwide.
