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<br />located at a central headquarters, exercises control of appraxima�ely 40
<br />substationa which supply electric power to the Houston area.
<br />The Florida Power and Light Company, which has been an extensive �:
<br />user of Control Corporation s�.�pervisory control equipment throughout the `
<br />` Miami area, recently installed a gas data logging system. This gas data
<br />logging system is new to the electric utility industry. The equipment aut�- `'
<br />matically collects and records the volume of gas consumed by each electric ��
<br />power generating plant. � '
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<br />Durin� the past year, the Company engaged in research and develop-
<br />ment programa amounting to $31/; million. This amount includea both �;
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<br />Company as well as government sponsored work. This was an increase
<br />of 4 timea over the year before und indicates the vigor with which the ;
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<br />': � Company is pursuing new ideas and the development of new producta.
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<br />Control Data is a highly professional-oriented Company. During the ;
<br />��'v ': r year the number of professional scientista, mathematicians, and engineers L`
<br />{��H 4-= increased from 100 to 269, out of a total employment of 690 at the end of
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<br />`'� �� Government contracts for research and development ei%rt have led z�
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<br />�"`� '� Control Data. into new product areas such as the Control Computer dewel- �"
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<br />' oped for PO�ARIS, and the SIFT communicAtions switching system. ;
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<br />�� � Cornpany sponsored research and development ef�orts have been di- '
<br />�_� ; rected toward propristary products. Last year some 20 separate reseaxch
<br />��� ` and development projects of this type were estabiished. These projecte
<br />�� have already culminated in a number of new product releases.
<br />� � Miniaturized A number of these programs were directed tow�rd apecific develop-
<br />ment of new commerc►R1 aomputing systema. These computin systema �'
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<br />� will broaden the base ot computer products in the future and further ' �
<br />� enhance the Company's competitive position. Typical af these ia a com-
<br />� t,` r, puter designed for airborne missile and military field use. This minia- ti
<br />�' �� turized� environmentalized comput�r occupies only 0.8 cubic feet and
<br />���` ° � weighs only ��l pounds. This is part of an overall company program to
<br />�� diveraify its computer pr�ducts for direct military opex�tional applica-
<br />� "` tian. A research and development effort directed toward the micra-minia- -
<br />���' ` turization of digital computers was also att�rted. Futura militai•y and com»
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<br />;�� mercial applications will require amaller and faster computers requiri.ng ;
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<br />The decision to perform applied xesearch as a separa�e activity was `
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<br />G x planned that thia laboratory will provid� the C��ipany with the necesaary '
<br />k; r ' facilities ior experimental research in semiconductors, mechanical devices, '
<br />��,� � magnetic phenomena, and basic studies of a physical nature necessary for , a
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