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18 Organizations Join Carnegie Mellon To Enhance Software Reliability

Calendar May 23, 2002 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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A group of 18 organizations from all sectors of the economy has teamed with Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh to form a technology consortium dedicated to improving the reliability and security of commercial software. Armed with $30 million in seed . . . A group of 18 organizations from all sectors of the economy has teamed with Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh to form a technology consortium dedicated to improving the reliability and security of commercial software. Armed with $30 million in seed money from grants from private institutions, the new Sustainable Computing Consortium (SCC) announced this week will work to initiate public policy debates and create new standards and techniques for developing more reliable software.

In addition to the university, SCC founders include Microsoft Corp., Oracle Corp., American International Group Inc. (AIG), Cisco Systems Inc., Mellon Financial Corp. and NASA.

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