| From: | Evan Hughes <ehughes@****.carleton.ca> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Some info on SI. |
| Date: | Tue, 21 Nov 95 18:10:51 EST |
> Sheppard-Intrepid Technologies: Overview.
>
> Intrepid Arms took over Sheppard Pharmacuticals about ten years ago,
> thats when the corp started moving into the major leagues. As you
> know, they supply the other corps with weapons, arms, security and
> "services".
>
> Sheppard-Intrepid Industries: The main holding company. The director,
> Elyena Hayes, keeps tight rein over all of the subsidiaries. SI-I is
> based in New England, however there are secondary offices scattered
> over most of the continent. Including one small one just outside Tir.
>
> Divisions:
> Intrepid.
> Intrepid Systems -- Weapons and building control systems. Work
> mostly in software and Res&Dev. Products: ICE, expert-systems
> (cybernetics, building control, weapon control, vehicle control),
> neural nets (same).
> Intrepid Designs -- Design custom systems, and more arcane and wierd
> of SI's stuff (this is the most active and agile of all parts.
> Most of the important groundbreaking Res&Dev is done here.
> Intrepid HardWare -- As the name suggests, they build hardware. All
> types: cybernetics, weapons, computers, some smartframes (for internal
> use), and vehicles. This division has fabrication plants in Asia,
> Europe and North America.
>
> Intrepid Light Arms -- A near autonomous (in action and
> self-control) corporate structure through which most of SI's profit
> comes. Builds personal weapons, it contains a number of divisions of
> it's own for R&D, sales, and production.
>
> Vista Arms -- The sales figurehead of SI. Most small-scale deals go
> through VA.
>
>
> Sheppard.
> Sheppard Pharmacuticles -- The progeny of the original Sheppard.
> This is primarily a production group, with little or no active
> research. SP produces a few vaccines and treatments for commercial
> sale (nothing cutting edge), and makes doc-kits for sale to other
> corps.
> Sheppard BioMedical -- Research into design and building methods
> for bioware. SB works mostly on figuring out how to implant and
> replace things more efficiently and effectively. The results of
> this go to IH.
> Sheppard BioTech -- Cybernetics and hardware. Like SBM, mostly into
> Res&Dev of design and implanting techniques. The results, likewise,
> go to IH.
>
>
> Most largescale sales and "services" go through the SITech holding
> company. SI, with the exception of Intrepid Designs, has made little or
> no attempt to branch and move forward in the past few years (most
> weapons systems, although very high quality, are only refinements of
> what was built five years ago), apart from Vista Arms which has been
> trying to grab (not without some succes) a few small and medium-scale
> contracts.
>
> SBT and SBM occasionally make sudden "leaps forward" (probably aided
> by outside sources).
>
> The corporation is currently fairly strong and robust, although
> for the past few years most of the major initiatives appear to have
> gone on hold. SI periodically comes out with new devices and
> developments, but nothing revolutionary has been produced in the past
> six years, with most money coming from re-issues of old technology or
> services contracts.
A basic rundown of the SI corporate structure. Just so that
everyone can follow along the next few week's events... =)
(should it ever come to that, as we all hope it won't... =)
