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1996 Technologies Of The Year

Each December since 1993 IndustryWeek's Technology and Innovation Awards Program celebrates the primary drivers of the world's economic progress -- innovators and technologies. The awards are given in the spirit of Josef Schumpeter, the distinguished Harvard economist and social theorist who posited more than 50 years ago that the mission of both organizations and societies should be to accelerate the pace of innovation.

Read about the 1996 IndustryWeek's Technologies of the Year

American Honda Motor Co. Inc.
Torrance, Calif.

Multi Matic continuously variable transmission

ANSYS Inc.
Houston, Pa.

ANSYS/AutoFEA 3D validation

Applied Sciences Inc.
Cedarville, Ohio

Pyrograf vapor-grown carbon fibers

Battelle Memorial Institute
Columbus, OH

Autonomous Environmental Sentinel

Bell Laboratories
Murray Hill, N.J.

Room-temperature quantum cascade laser

Bentley Systems Inc.
Exton, Pa.

MicroStation Link

BHR Software
San Jose, Ca.

Java-based ERP system

Boothroyd Dewhurst Inc.
Wakefield, R.I.

Design for Environment

Calico Technology
San Jose, Ca.

Concinity configuration/quotation system

Cadis Inc.
Boulder, Colo.

Krakatoa interactive-finding technology

Caliper Technologies Corp.
Palo Alto, Calif.

LabChip

Computer Associates International Inc.
Islandia, N.Y.

CA-Unicenter TNG

Connect Inc.
Mountain View, Calif.

OneServer electronic-commerce software

Engineering Animation Inc.
Ames, Iowa

VisFly 3D Interactive Visualizer

General Motors Corp.
Auburn Hills, Mich.

EV1 electric vehicle

Innovative Knowledge Products Inc.
Roswell, Ga.

KnowDev Learning System

Lam Research Corp.
Fremont, Calif.

Continuum etch system for flat-panel displays

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Livermore, Calif.

Extreme Ultraviolet Light (EUV) lithography

Lockheed Martin Corp.
Palmsdale, Calif.

X-33 VentureStar reusable launch vehicle

Neural Applications Corp.
Coralville, Iowa

Intelligent process-optimization system

Oracle Corp. and subsidiary Network Computer Inc.
Redwood Shores, Calif.

Network computing

SAP America Inc.
Wayne, Pa.

Release 3.1 Internet application components

Shell Chemical Co.
Houston, Tx.

Carilon thermoplastic engineering polymers

3-D Technology Laboratories Inc.
Mountain View, Calif.

Three-dimensional display

Trilogy Development Group
Austin, Tx.

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