NeoNET

NeoNET
"Tomorrow Runs on NeoNET"
Rating Formerly AAA World Headquarters Boston, UCAS President/CEO Richard Villiers Chairman of the Board N/A Corporate Status N/A Major Shareholders N/A

NeoNET was a AAA megacorporation headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, UCAS, that was formed from the merger of Transys Neuronet, Erika, and Novatech shortly after the Novatech IPO and Matrix Crash 2.0.

Primarily responsible for the wireless backbone of the new Matrix throughout the world, the influx of money brought on by the IPO and its lucrative wireless network contracts has allowed it to buy into a diverse group of businesses in almost every industry, including Matrix infrastructure, software, electronics, biotech, aerospace and small arms.

At the end of 2079, NeoNET is dismantled and cease to exist as a corporate entity. While Erika and Transys-Neuronet could reemerge from the dissolution relatively unscathed, Novatech was saddled with many debts and were made to sell off some assets, some of which were former Fuchi companies that Richard Villiers had brought with him into Novatech when Fuchi dissolved in 2060.

Major Divisions

• NeoNET Seattle
• NeoNET TransAsia (NNTA)
  • Headquarters: Neo-Tokyo, Japan
  • Overseen by Samantha Villiers, NeoNET Seattle; daily operations by Jennifer Sung
  • Assets and products:
    • Wireless Matrix infrastructure of Neo-Tokyo
    • Commlinks, wireless devices
    • Professional Augmented Reality tool packages

History

Following the Novatech IPO in 2064, the newly formed merger of Erika and Transys-Neuronet merged with Novatech to create NeoNET. In the early 2060's, Erika had spearheaded the Wireless Matrix Initiative (WMI), which with their collective influence could be implemented on a global scale while the world was recovering from the repercussions of Crash 2.0.

In 2076, NeoNET was at the centre of mysterious happenings in Boston, such as the appearance of a dragon and, seemingly, various ghosts. As a result, most of the downtown area and Southie was locked down for some time.

As of late 2079, NeoNET has been officially dismantled. While the collapse of the megarcorporation has many reasons the most obvious one is the CFD crisis and the fact that the Boston Lockdown has been blamed on its CEO Richard Villiers.

Index

• o07914318Corporate Enclaves, 68
• o90760406Shadowrun Fourth Edition
• Shadows of Europe
• Power Plays, 117