a group of independent organizations that join forces to achieve a particular goal, for example, to bid for a project or to conduct cooperative purchasing. A consortium goes on to complete the project if its bid is successful and is often dissolved on completion. This form of temporary alliance allows diverse skills, capabilities, and knowledge to be brought together.
an association of several entities with a view to carrying out a joint venture.
IRVINE, Calif. -- The Plug-In Hybrid Development Consortium (the "Consortium") announced that Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. ("Quantum") (Nasdaq:QTWW) and Mr. Alan Perriton, former Senior Executive of General Motors Asia/Pacific, have joined the Consortium. The Consortium is made up of a growing number of automotive suppliers, manufacturers and other...
PROVO, Utah -- The Plug-In Hybrid Development Consortium (the "Consortium") announced that Southern California Edison ("SCE") (NYSE:EIX) has joined them as a founding member. The Consortium is made up of a growing number of automotive suppliers, manufacturers and other organizations working together to accelerate the commercial production of Plug-in Hybrid...
SAN JOSE, Calif., USA & GRENOBLE, France -- Emic Joins Consortium With Goal of Promoting Open Source Adoption in the Enterprise; Reinforces Consortium International Outreach; Appoints ObjectWeb's Chief Architect as Principal Architect of Java Technologies
SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- The HyperTransportTM Technology Consortium, a nonprofit industry organization that manages and promotes low-latency HyperTransport technology, today announced the election of David Rich, Director of Business Development and Support, Boston Design Center at AMD, as President of the Consortium, reporting to the Consortium's Board of Directors. Mr. Rich...
SAN JOSE, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--July 21, 1997--The Salutation Consortium today announced that it is working with Hewlett-Packard Company, a member of the Consortium, on ways to support HP's newly announced JetSend technology in the Salutation Architecture.
IBM today announced that Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) has joined the AFP Color Consortium, bringing the membership total to 18. The consortium, involving leaders from across the printing industry, is working to bring reliability, data integrity, quality and consistency to high volume color printing environments.
TEL AVIV, Israel -- Compugen Ltd. (Nasdaq:CGEN) announced today that it is leading a consortium for the development of a platform to simulate the MAP-kinase pathway, a signaling pathway related to cancer which is already targeted by a number of cancer therapies and diagnostic tests.
Unhappy with what many see as the steady hemorrhaging of quality journalism at the L.A. Times, a consortium of Los Angeles business and civic leaders are proposing to make a serious offer to purchase the paper from the Tribune Co.
U.S. energy giant, Enron, has refuted reports that it has joined an international consortium which is planning to establish a $2-billion power station in the Arava region. Representatives of the consortium recently held talks with Prime Minister ShimonU.S. energy giant, Enron, has refuted reports that it has...
LSI LOGIC CORP. LAST WEEK SAID IT HAS BECOME THE LATEST company to join the HyperTransport Technology Consortium. LSI Logic joins a number of high-profile companies as a member of the consortium supporting the emerging, open interconnect standard, including Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, Broadcom, Cisco, Nvidia, PMC-Sierra, Sun Microsystems and...
WASHINGTON--BUSINESS WIRE--March 16, 1995--The United States Display Consortium USDC, a government/industry-backed effort aimed at establishing American leadership in critical information display technology, announced that it has received new funding of $25 million from the Advanced Research Projects Agency ARPA of the U.S. Department of Defense.
The Materials Data Management Consortium MDMC had its third working meeting in January, at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The consortium marked the start of its second year by welcoming new members Concurrent Technolog The Materials Data Management Consortium MDMC...
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