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Force Computers http://www.forcecomputers.com,was founded in 1981 and is a leading designer and worldwide supplier of standard and custom systems and board-level computer platforms and services for the embedded market. The processor-independent company helps its customers develop embedded applications based on Alpha, MIPS, Pentium(R), PowerPC(TM), PowerQUICC(TM), SPARC(R), StrongARM and 68K(TM) technologies, for embedded UNIX(R),Linux(TM), Windows NT(R) and real-time applications. Force supports VME,CompactPCI(R), PCI,PCI/ISA and PMC bus architectures, as well as custom form factors. An ISO 9001 certified company, Force Computers practices Total Quality Management principles in all phases of the company's global operations. The company, along with its parent company, Solectron Corporation, is the 1997 winner of the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award for Manufacturing. Force's corporate headquarters and Asia Pacific headquarters is located in San Jose, California. Force's European headquarters is located in Munich, Germany.