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TECHNOLOGY IN EUROPETECHNOLOGY IN EUROPEGermany on company property. SeeFigure 2. The Lord Mayor of Augsburgparticipated in their topping-out ceremonyat the end of April to honor this forwardmovingcompany. Augsburg is an oldbut very innovative city. Together withTrier, it shares the title of being the oldestcity in Central Europe that is in today’sGermany (countries such as France andGermany did not exist in those days) withmore than 2,000 years of recorded history.The physics department of the Universityof Augsburg is world class with somesignificant breakthrough discoveriesannounced this year. The Augsburgregion is perhaps the world’s foremostcenter of excellence in environmentalresearch and development (see the April2005 issue Technology in Europe column).Mozart’s parents and their ancestorscome from Augsburg. Rudolf Dieselinvented the diesel engine at Augsburg.So SBS European headquarters (within astone’s throw from Augsburg University)is embedded in an innovative, environmental,and historical environment.SBS develops advanced products usingAdvancedTCA and MicroTCA technology.SBS has developed an AMC processorboard, to be announced in time for theInternational Supercomm Conference inChicago, June 6 to 9, 2005.Figure 2Hermann Strass is an analyst andconsultant for new technologies,including industrial automation, computerbus architectures, mass storagetechnologies, and industrial networking.He is an active member of severalnational and international standardizationcommittees.For further information, contact Hermannat: hstrass@opensystems-publishing.comRSC# 17 @www.compactpci-systems.com/rscCompactPCI and AdvancedTCA Systems / June 2005 / 17