The EuroSPI 2000 Partnership

With 1929 employees and a turnover of NOK 1.4 billion, the SINTEF Group is Scandinavia's largest independent research organization. Contracts for industry and the public sector account for 90 percent of operating revenues.

 DELTA develops new solutions, solves problems and transfers technology in: Electronics, software technology, light, optics, acoustics, vibrations and noise. Total staff is 220 and the annual turnover amounts to USD 23 Mill.

 Its strongest business areas are software process improvement and project management. STTF organises training related to the areas of IT project management and SPICE method. It provides also estimation and assessment services. STTF cooperates with several international research and sales partners.

 The UK's Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA) is one of Europe's largest research organisations, employing 12,000 staff. DERA provides impartial services to its defence and civil customers in support of complex system procurement and development. DERA's System and Software Engineering Center (200 staff) are DERA's main focus in software development and best practice.

 The ASQF e.V. is a group of software professionals whose aims are: to promote discussion and raise awareness of the important role software has to play in the wider community; to foster exchange of experience amongst software developers and quality managers; to underpin the sharing of knowledge between software developers from industry, research institutions and academia; and to encourage publication in the field of software quality.