Engineering:Technology transfer in computer science
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Technology transfer in computer science refers to the transfer of technology developed in computer science or applied computing research, from universities and governments to the private sector. These technologies may be abstract, such as algorithms and data structures, or concrete, such as open source software packages.
Examples
Notable examples of technology transfer in computer science include:
Year of transfer | Technology |
Field(s) |
Originally developed at | Transfer method(s) | Commercialised at | Patented | Used by |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
c. 1964 | BASIC | Programming languages | ![]() |
Freeware | Computer manufacturers and others | No | Numerous BASIC dialects |
1974 (Internet Protocol published)
1992 (interconnection) |
The Internet | Computer networking
The Internet |
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RFC
1992 law permitting commercial interconnection |
Numerous companies | No | Millions of web sites and other internet properties |
1981 | KMS | Hypertext | ![]() |
Spin-out | Knowledge Systems | No | ? |
1984 | MATLAB | Programming languages
Scientific computing |
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Incorporation and rewrite[1] | ![]() |
No (original)
Yes (from 2001)[2] |
Millions of users |
c. 1985 | HyperTIES | Hypertext | ![]() |
Licensing[3] | ![]() |
? | Union Carbide, Hewlett-Packard, others[4] |
1990 (initial software)
1994 (Netscape)[5] |
World Wide Web | Hypertext | ![]() |
Unfettered use (no patents)
Consortium (to create recommended standards) |
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No | Millions of web sites |
1991 | Gopher | Computer networking
The Internet |
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RFC | Numerous companies | No | Numerous Gopher sites |
1998 | PageRank | Information retrieval
Algorithms |
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Spin-out | ![]() |
Yes | Google Search |
2004 (software)
2011 (incorporation) |
Scala | Programming languages | ![]() |
Open source | ![]() |
? | Play, Akka and others |
2013 | CRDTs | Distributed computing | ![]() |
? | ![]() |
No | Riak[6] |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Moler, Cleve (2004). "The Origins of MATLAB". http://uk.mathworks.com/company/newsletters/articles/the-origins-of-matlab.html. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ↑ "Patents". http://uk.mathworks.com/company/aboutus/policies_statements/patents.html. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Hypertext Research: The Development of HyperTIES". University of Maryland. http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/hyperties/. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ↑ "Cognetics History". Cognetics Corporation. http://www.leadersintheknow.biz/AboutUs/OurHistory/tabid/174/Default.aspx. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ↑ Lasar, Matthew (11 October 2011). "Before Netscape: the forgotten Web browsers of the early 1990s". https://arstechnica.com/business/2011/10/before-netscape-forgotten-web-browsers-of-the-early-1990s/. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Introducing Riak 2.0: Data Types, Strong Consistency, Full-Text Search, and Much More". Basho Technologies. 29 October 2013. http://basho.com/introducing-riak-2-0/. Retrieved 29 November 2014.