Net Backbone Corporations
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access routinely through the web. | access routinely through the web. | ||
- | ''AlephNull Systems, Inc. (Seattle, [[United States]]): | + | '''AlephNull Systems, Inc.''' (Seattle, [[United States]]): A major manufacturer |
of hyperfast routers, switches, and dataflow security hardware. | of hyperfast routers, switches, and dataflow security hardware. | ||
- | ''Alhambra Sensuals S.A. (Málaga, [[Spain]]): | + | '''Alhambra Sensuals S.A.''' (Málaga, [[Spain]]): A German-Spanish producer |
of (very popular) slink-porn, made famous by Ayesha Lovecraft. | of (very popular) slink-porn, made famous by Ayesha Lovecraft. | ||
- | ''Bharat Teleproductions Pvt. Ltd. (Mumbai, [[India]]): | + | '''Bharat Teleproductions Pvt. Ltd.''' (Mumbai, [[India]]): One of the |
world’s largest producers of old-style videos, InVids, and slinkies. | world’s largest producers of old-style videos, InVids, and slinkies. | ||
- | ''Gemini Volksrobotics (Melbourne, [[Australia]]): | + | '''Gemini Volksrobotics''' (Melbourne, [[Australia]]): A very popular producer |
of utility and companion cybershells for the global household market. | of utility and companion cybershells for the global household market. | ||
- | ''Kanzaki Robotics (Osaka, [[Japan]]): | + | '''Kanzaki Robotics''' (Osaka, [[Japan]]): A major manufacturer of industrial |
robots and automated vehicles. Known for its innovations in low level | robots and automated vehicles. Known for its innovations in low level | ||
AI design. | AI design. | ||
- | ''Kogitant GmbH (Salzburg, [[Austria]]): | + | '''Kogitant GmbH''' (Salzburg, [[Austria]]): A well-known designer of |
advanced sentient-AI software. Currently under suspicion of performing | advanced sentient-AI software. Currently under suspicion of performing | ||
illicit research on emergent intelligence. | illicit research on emergent intelligence. | ||
- | ''Ludimages (Cannes, [[France]]): | + | '''Ludimages''' (Cannes, [[France]]): Major producer of interactive VR |
entertainment, emphasizing strategy and roleplaying games. | entertainment, emphasizing strategy and roleplaying games. | ||
- | ''Portcullis General Security Systems, Inc. (Baltimore, [[United States]]): | + | '''Portcullis General Security Systems, Inc.''' (Baltimore, [[United States]]): Data security consultancy known for its innovative use of low sentience |
software agents. | software agents. | ||
- | ''SegFault Inc. (Spokane, [[United States]]): | + | '''SegFault Inc.''' (Spokane, [[United States]]): Specializes in cheap distributed- |
processing systems and “evolved” software agents. | processing systems and “evolved” software agents. | ||
- | ''PT Nolsatu (Djakarta, [[Indonesia]]): | + | '''PT Nolsatu''' (Djakarta, [[Indonesia]]): The largest software-engineering |
house in Southeast Asia. Has a robust research division, which earns | house in Southeast Asia. Has a robust research division, which earns | ||
plenty of income from state subsidies. | plenty of income from state subsidies. | ||
- | ''Xarxa Enllaç SL (Barcelona, [[Catalonia]]): | + | '''Xarxa Enllaç SL''' (Barcelona, [[Catalonia]]): One of the largest |
telecommunications and networking firms in Europe. | telecommunications and networking firms in Europe. |
Latest revision as of 20:40, 17 June 2010
The global information web has been over a century in the building and requires massive capital investments to maintain. Many large businesses are involved with producing the hardware that carries data or the software that manages it. Others provide “content” that the world’s citizens access routinely through the web.
AlephNull Systems, Inc. (Seattle, United States): A major manufacturer of hyperfast routers, switches, and dataflow security hardware.
Alhambra Sensuals S.A. (Málaga, Spain): A German-Spanish producer of (very popular) slink-porn, made famous by Ayesha Lovecraft.
Bharat Teleproductions Pvt. Ltd. (Mumbai, India): One of the world’s largest producers of old-style videos, InVids, and slinkies.
Gemini Volksrobotics (Melbourne, Australia): A very popular producer of utility and companion cybershells for the global household market.
Kanzaki Robotics (Osaka, Japan): A major manufacturer of industrial robots and automated vehicles. Known for its innovations in low level AI design.
Kogitant GmbH (Salzburg, Austria): A well-known designer of advanced sentient-AI software. Currently under suspicion of performing illicit research on emergent intelligence.
Ludimages (Cannes, France): Major producer of interactive VR entertainment, emphasizing strategy and roleplaying games.
Portcullis General Security Systems, Inc. (Baltimore, United States): Data security consultancy known for its innovative use of low sentience software agents.
SegFault Inc. (Spokane, United States): Specializes in cheap distributed- processing systems and “evolved” software agents.
PT Nolsatu (Djakarta, Indonesia): The largest software-engineering house in Southeast Asia. Has a robust research division, which earns plenty of income from state subsidies.
Xarxa Enllaç SL (Barcelona, Catalonia): One of the largest telecommunications and networking firms in Europe.