SupportingThe Boeing Company
"UCI is a technology-rich institution. IRUS has proven to be a
significant channel for technology inputs at Sun."
Dr. Thomas D. Arkwright, Java Architect
Sun Microsystems
"The IRUS software engineering and computer science faculty at
UC Irvine have shown a consistently high level of commitment to
working closely with their industry partners. This is reflected in the
selection of research topics that are relevant to the needs of indus
try, such as hypertext technology, software process support, and
software testing. It is also reflected in the industry-relevant themes
of the research colloquia that they organize, such as the California
Software Symposium. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, it is
reflected in the ongoing, frequent informal interactions they wel
come and encourage from their industry partners."
Gregory F. Johnson, Principal Engineer
Northrop Grumman Corporation
"IRUS has provided a forum for Boeing to openly communicate
with academia on topics relevant to its software process improve
ment needs. Boeing's participation in IRUS has also provided the
opportunity to interact, coordinate and collaborate with other com
panies in the exchange of information, experiences, and ideas that
are unique to the development of high quality software through
process improvement."
Paul Arnold, Senior Manager, Software Engineering Technology
The Boeing Company
"Beckman is pleased to continue our sponsorship of the Irvine Research
Unit in Software. Through a variety of events and forums IRUS provides
an opportunity for industry and academia to exchange ideas on current
best practices as well as peek into the future."
Gayle Nobbs, Manager, Software Development Diagnostics Center
Beckman Instruments
"TRW has supported IRUS for the past six years and has been active in
the Southern California SPIN, California Software Symposium (CSS),
the Conference on Software Process Improvement (CoSPI), and technol
ogy symposia such as "WIRED: the Internet and the World Wide Web",
and technical research reviews. IRUS activities have provided us with
the opportunity to exchange software engineering knowledge with in
dustry, government, and academia."
Barbara Mann, Chair, Data Technologies Division SEPG
TRW
"Printronix is very pleased to be an industry sponsor for IRUS. Software
engineering is a rapidly expanding component of our product develop
ment, and our association with IRUS has provided us with the capability
to network with other companies, and academia, on trends and advance
ments that are important to our engineers. The seminars provide very
current information and the topics have been quite relevant to our devel
opment environment."
Andy Chapman, Vice President, Engineering
Printronix, Inc.
"The Southern California SPIN and other IRUS programs help FileNet
engineering managers and staff stay current with the ever-changing
"state of the practice" in the worldwide software industry. IRUS' collab
orative programs on object-oriented methods, testing, software quality
assurance, process technology, reuse and metrics have helped us inte
grate new software technology into our engineering practices, which is
essential if we are to continue to be a major player in the dynamic
information technology markets of the 90's."
Bill Ball, Director, Software Quality Assurance and Support
FileNet Corporation
"We have been an industry sponsor of IRUS for seven years and continue to be
an enthusiastic supporter of this new model of industry/university
collaboration.
The Southern California SPIN, California Software Symposium, Bay Area
Roundtable (BART), and special events such as the Conference on Software
Process Improvement and World Wide Web and Internet symposium are just a
few of the reasons we feel IRUS has been a WINNER for us!"
Terry Snyder, Corporate Vice-President, Systems and Software Engineering
Hughes Electronics Corporation
"Northrop Grumman has been a sponsor of IRUS for seven years.
Software engineering professionals throughout the company fre
quently participate in the various activities that IRUS offers. These
activities are professionally conducted and contain relevant and
timely information which the participants can directly apply to
their work. We are pleased to continue our partnership with IRUS."
Leitha Purcell, Corporate Director for Software Processes
Northrop Grumman Corporation
"Boeing has supported IRUS and the Southern California SPIN since its
inception. IRUS and its associated programs provide much needed forums for
industry and academia to communicate on current software
topics. The continuing high quality of the programs and timeliness of the
topics are a credit to IRUS."
Donald D. Dillehunt, Director, Software Engineering and Simulation
Boeing North American