Volkswagen Group of America

The Palo Alto Research Center works with varied enterprises, government entities and new ventures to discover breakthrough business and technology concepts that solve needs and transform how enterprises deliver value to customers. The center combines physical, computer, biological and social scientists who aim to convert advanced scientific findings into industrial-strength prototypes. Incorporated in 2002, it is an independent research business that has contributed to such innovations as laser printing, distributed and ubiquitous computing, graphical user interface and object-oriented programming. PARC employs nearly 170 researchers from approximately 50 different countries. The agency is a wholly owned subsidiary of Xerox Corporation. It maintains a location in Palo Alto, Calif.

As Hewlett-Packard Company's central research organization, HP Labs invent for the company's future. A majority of HP's research is conducted within the company s business groups, which develops the products and services the company offers. HP Labs technologies and technology advancements create business opportunities that go beyond the company s current strategies. The lab also contributes to HP s strategy creation and alignment and invests in fundamental science and technology in areas of interest to HP. Its public-sector and academic partners include CERN, one of Europe s premier particle physics labs; the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society; Gelato, a worldwide research community for Linux on the Itanium platform; and Planet Consortium, an open platform for planetary-scale services and governments throughout the world. Established in 1966, HP Labs is located in cities such as Palo Alto, Calif.