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| − | '''European Computer & Cybertechnology''' or '''ECC Eurotronics''' was founded as an answer to [[Asian]] dominance in the computer and electronics markets ([[Renraku]], [[MCT]], [[Shiawase]]). Several [[European]] corporations united to create a counterweight. Against those opponents ECC fights hard, using all legal and quasi-legal means available. It also competes with [[Aztechnology]] on the European market of personal electronic appliances. |
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| − | Eurotronics is a consortium: it is a corporation, incorporated and headquartered in [[Turin]], [[Italy]], whose shareholders (also called "consortium members") are the European electronic manufacturer who conduce business together. |
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| − | === Consortium members === |
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| − | *[[Alcatel-Nokia]] |
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| − | *[[Consumer Electronics Amalgamated]] (Philips, Polaris, Xenon) |
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| − | *[[Gemsys]] |
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| − | *[[Siemens-Nixdorf]] |
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| − | In the past years, nearly all of the members of the Eurotronics Consortium passed under the direct or indirect control of one of the [[Prime Megacorporations]]: [[Alcatel-Nokia]] is controlled by [[Cross Applied Technologies]] and [[Erika]], [[Gemsys]] by [[Novatech]], and [[Siemens-Nixdorf]] and [[Consumer Electronics Amalgamated|CEA]] by [[Saeder-Krupp]] (Siemens-Nixdorf being previously affiliated to [[Fuchi]]). The arrival of [[S-K]] in particular had a big impact, the megacorporation's maneuvers to manipulate the consortium making several of its business partners leave. |
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| − | === Major Subsidiaries === |
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| − | ;'''Cyberdynamix''' |
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| − | :Cyberdynamix is ECC's [[Matrix]] branch. While its products are generally less advanced than their [[Asian]] equivalents they are quite durable and notably cheaper. |
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| − | ==The End== |
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| − | Somewhen after [[Crash 2.0]] ECC Eurotronics was dissolved. Those assets not belonging to one of the consortium members were bought by [[NeoNET]].<br>This includes the former Cyberdynamix/DrakenSys [[arcology]] in the [[SOX]]. |
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| − | == Differences between US and German material == |
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| − | Eurotronics was first introduced in the German sourcebook ''Deutschland in der Schatten'' translated to English under the title ''Germany Sourcebook'' with no discernable alteration concerning this corporation (page 61). It was presented as a single corporation created by a merger of various other companies, with the original company names now existing only as brand names.<br>Later, details in the American sourcebook ''Corporate Download'' (page 87) implied that Eurotronics had a consortium structure instead (meaning the founding companies still existed as separate entities - see [[Eurocar]]).<br>Even though the German sourcebook ''Deutschland in den Schatten II'' still presented the "original" Eurotronics ''Shadows of Europe'' followed ''Corporate Download'' and clearly stated that Eurotronics was a consortium (pages 15, 22, 23 and 24). |
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| − | ==Sources== |
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| − | *''Corporate Download'' |
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| − | *''Shadows of Europe'' |
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| − | *''SOX'' (available only in German and French) |
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| − | [[Category:Corporations]][[Category:A Corporations]] |
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Revision as of 15:03, 14 June 2007
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