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The National Science Foundation fosters the development of innovative small businesses. In a despatch of October 7, taken by "Science Daily", it highlights a spin-off of MIT proposes to use Linux and computers to control general and GSM radio antennas. Such technology will provide mobile phone or high speed Internet in rural areas.

A great idea ... Current systems are based on emissions of specific materials. This results in two disadvantages:

- Energy emissions, because the geographical coverage is expensive. But energy microwaves could develop health problems. Potential hazards are poorly understood, but epidemiological investigations already people living with antennas show that the out-standard, too energetic, are probably dangerous.

- A difficulty to follow the antennas and the overall infrastructure of the wireless telecommunications standards developments. Yet precisely these developments go in the direction of greater security and greater reliability, even at low energy.

By connecting the antenna to a software system, we can provide constantly updated systems for tracking innovation. And using inexpensive materials, whose development has already paid for itself on the mass markets, we can lower the cost of installing an antenna, multiplying them to ensure full coverage of low energy radiation.

No wonder that Linux is involved in such applications: to invent, test, implement, operate, it should have an open operating system and modified it to add specific modules (for driving the analog- Digital necessary). It should also have a operating system lightweight, modular, allowing the proliferation of embedded systems.

That's because Linux is free software that such development is possible: we can add, edit, select pieces of code that are necessary for the application, having a freedom to experiment and installation.

That software freedom. This is also the benefit to society as a whole .... and it goes far beyond the issue of "price" of software that is yet one of the WSIS.

The company Vanu Inc. has received support from NSF is following the work of Vanu Bose, developed at MIT. Nice side: the texts of works, scholars like entrepreuneuriaux are presented directly to the public on their website: http://vanu.com

And if, contrary to general ideological discourse, there was no clear boundary between business and academic research ... the sense that the forms of exploitation of research (the "logic of gift") might also work for the company. And service to society.

Yes, there is another way of developing and installing new tolls, new "properties" on the global public good that can become the software and digital knowledge.

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In fact, this idea of ??software radio is definitely an "idea in the air", an idea that runs alone, and innovators, policy makers, engineers will now turn into operational applications ... This will soon change the game in the infrastructure issues for the information society.

Before falling on the despatch of the NSF, I already had echoes of that process and applications not later than in my area. It is Philip Duchein (pduchein@nomotech.com), one of my former students, who introduced me to her company there is less than a month. It provides wireless networks for broadband rural communities, networks based on low-energy antenna, controlled by a card under Linux, and subject to change with the standards, by remote control and replacement of software. He had just returned from an experiment in size to the Ile de Re. And he has won a contract running with rural communities south of the Channel.

So an idea that advances apace, both in Normandy than in Texas. That those who speak in rhyme of "French lag" in the province are ... that there's no cross in life ....

This is also because there is something other than saving hold on the world that I can both lead a relentless battle against monopolies and practices opposed to the common good and encourage my students to create companies. The market against commodification.

Especially when it affects a fundamental change in the whole concept of telecommunication infrastructure. With such high stakes, there's damn interest in using open source software and provide a network of small businesses. To ensure that they can exist anywhere, and be controlled by their players, Texas, in the Channel or the South.

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Software Radio, Radio Revolution?

Imagine a mobile phone capable of running all over the world, surf on most wireless networks, and become Positioning System satellite TV or miniature. This terminal should do everything to become a reality thanks to the SDR (software-defined radio). This technology allows the manufacture of flexible radios that can adapt to different standards by downloading a simple software. Long reserved for research labs, these stations 'Smart' finally arrived on the market. By Yann Filipino.

What is the common point between a TV, a walkie-talkie, a mobile telephone, a satellite positioning system and a wireless card for laptop? These are all radios, that is to say the machines are capable of capturing (and / or transmit) electromagnetic waves and decode the information they carry. Today, this work is handled by specialized chips, programmed at birth to treat a single frequency range, according to a specific standard. Result: the different types of radios are not only incompatible, but confined to the small specialty.
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But a small revolution is happening: the SDR (software-defined radio, SDR), also called "reconfigurable radio" or "smart radio". This technology uses chips generalists, capable, as their name suggests, moving from one standard to another by selecting the appropriate software. A mobile phone CSD could access all systems in use worldwide. The various corps (marine, aviation, infantry), would finally be able to use their respective networks and emergency services (police, ambulance, fire). Second advantage: the CSD could automatically adapt to new standards for wireless communication, by downloading the software.

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The value of SDR is becoming increasingly apparent as the standards proliferate. The mobile phone alone has three second-generation standards (GSM, CDMA and TDMA), two standards 2.5G (GPRS, EDGE), and three 3G standards: the European W-CDMA, CDMA2000 U.S., and TD-CDMA Chinese. Which must be added Bluetooth, which allows electronic devices to communicate at close range, as well as Wi-Fi to access local networks without son. And others are looming on the horizon, such as 4G, WiMax, or the 802.20. Making a phone Wi-Fi and Bluetooth therefore requires at least four different radio chips. "Now consumers are demanding more and more mobile multi-standard, able to meet their different needs," said Seppo Aaltonen, Director Marketing, Nokia. The CSD is very interesting, provided it is economically viable. "

This is not quite the case. "There is a penalty to pay to enjoy the flexibility," said Jason Delaney, researcher at Siemens Roke Manor English (http://www.roke.co.uk). A software radio is up even more expensive and consumes more energy than a specialized chip. Anecdotally, one of the first prototype military has put his dead battery in seconds. "

But academics and industry work hard to eliminate these disadvantages. An extensive research program funded by the European Union has started early this year: the European project E2R (http://www.e2r.motlabs.com). The SDR Forum (http://www.sdrforum.org), the consortium for the advancement of software radio based in the United States, already has 128 members, including many heavy goods vehicles (NASA, Toshiba, Orange, Boeing, Sharp, Motorola, etc.).

Today, the most promising product on the market called Sandblaster. This chip SDR, designed by the New York startup Sandbridge (http://www.sandbridgetech.com) is compatible with most standard mobile 2G and 3G, but also with Bluetooth, Wi-Fi system GPS satellite. "Our chip can even perform several different connections at the same time, such as 3G and Bluetooth, and consumes little more than specialized equivalent chip," said Sandbridge CEO, Guenter Weinberger. He received the support of investors weight, as the German giant Infineon chips (http://www.infineon.com) and the Siemens group, which could be the first manufacturer to integrate its smart phones. "Sandblaster is fully developed this year and the first devices available in 2005," said Rudi Hamann, Siemens Ventures.

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Other startups have launched in the segment of reconfigurable chips, such as American QuickSilver Technologies (http://www.qstech.com) and the English exiled, after a research lab of Hewlett Packard. Multinationals are not left out: Infineon bought Morphic Technology (http://www.morphics.com), Philips has absorbed Systemonic (http://www.systemonic.com), and Motorola Morpho Technologies (http:// www.morphotech.com). But the most ambitious is probably Intel. Two years ago, the world leader in microprocessors has launched the research program "Radio Free Intel" (http://www.intel.com/labs/radio/index.htm?iid=labs+radiofree_homepage &), which aims to introduce a software radio in all its chips. Without forgetting the GNU Radio (http://www.gnu.org/software/gnuradio), whose objective is to develop a phone based universal free software.

But some experts remain cautious. "I think the conventional low-cost phones, will continue to dominate the market, said Peter Weichsel, head of technology division of Booz Allen & Hamilton in Berlin. Manufacturers are subject to such pressure on prices as the advent of software radio in phones seems unlikely before five years. According to him, the true potential of the CSD for the antennas, which form the infrastructure of mobile networks. "The software radio will significantly reduce maintenance costs and investments by operators. I think most new base stations will be equipped with three to four years. "

In this area, the most active companies are start-ups, like the English PicoChip (http://www.picochip.com) and the U.S. Airnet (http://www.aircom.com). But it Vanu (http://www.vanu.com), after the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), who developed the most original: a base station built around a typical server running Linux. "A cellular network is so expensive that an operator must be amortized over several years, which stifles innovation, says CEO, Vanu Bose. With the CSD, it will be much easier to test and deploy new services. "The antennas software could also provide high speed Internet in rural areas. "With WiMax, which offers a longer range than Wi-Fi, a single base station can both manage the communications of mobile phones and provide wireless Internet access where ADSL is not available" says Jean-Louis Hurel, marketing director of the radio division of Alcatel.

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Meanwhile, the main users of the CSD are the military. United States, a program called JTRS (Joint Tactical Radio System) should provide within fifteen years of software radios to all corps. "The Navy, Air Force and Army have different systems so that they can not communicate with them," said Will Strauss, president of U.S. research firm Forward Concepts (http:// / www.fwdconcepts.com). General Dynamics (http://www.generaldynamics.com) has already delivered 208 software-defined radio to the Navy and has won a contract worth $ 5.3 million for the upgrade to 61 to the JTRS standard. In France, Thales (formerly Thomson CSF, http://www.thalesgroup.com) won in January last two contracts totaling 22 million euros with the Ministry of Defence, one of which is on the development of JTRS radios compatible software.

Finally, on September 11 has demonstrated the potential of the CSD for emergency services. In many American cities, police radios, firefighters and ambulances are incompatible, which can be serious consequences in case of attack. In France, Samu different regions can not use their respective networks, and the police had deliberately chosen to deploy a proprietary system, different from standard European Tetra. Vanu and Thales have developed prototypes that make the link between the different standards, which allow firefighters to such request temporary access to the network of the police.

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In the future, software radios will be able to automatically adapt to their environment, and can "learn" to function optimally. "If the terminal and infrastructure are both equipped with software radio systems, there are no limits," enthuses Vanu Bose. The phone will contact the air and say "I want to make a call via videoconference, but I have such a reserve battery available". The antenna will analyze the spectrum, the weather, the level of saturation, and answer: "The best part is that you are using this frequency and this standard, this is the necessary software" At this point, the CSD truly deserve it's called "cognitive radio".

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Bose Corporation is an American electronics based in Framingham, Massachusetts, founded in 1964 by Amar G. Bose.

Bose specializes in developing, building and selling loudspeakers, home audio systems, professional and board (for cars and boats), acoustic insulation technologies for aerospace and software simulation acoustics.

Focusing primarily on the production of power amplifiers for the Department of Defense U.S., Bose factory then the Bose 901 Direct / Reflecting that the company will launch a series of technological innovations resulting including miniaturization of consumer audio systems. The company has plants in the United States, Mexico and Ireland. Its products are sold at retail directly to consumers via their website, by mail or through advertising in magazines and newspapers.

The founder of Bose Corporation, Dr. Amar G. Bose was born in 1929 in Philadelphia. He studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he obtained a doctorate in electrical engineering in 1956.

The idea for the company resulted in part from the disappointment of Amar Bose following the purchase of speakers for his stereo system, including the sound produced was very disappointing. As an engineer, he expected indeed that laboratories include the concept of sound quality research. However, he realizes that the measured sound and perceived sound were different. Dr. Bose then directs its efforts in psychoacoustics, the study of sound as the Man perceives it, and psychophysics, the study of the relationship between measurement and perception. His research led to the filing of numerous patents, and the creation of Bose Corporation in 1964 to develop and manufacture products using those patents. Despite his start in business, Dr. Bose remained in the MIT team, including teaching electrical engineering and computer science.

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He founded the Bose Corporation on the proposal of one of his fellow professors at MIT, Dr. YW Lee, who invests the initial capital of $ 100 000. This investment was worth $ 250 000 according to an estimate when the shares were bought by Lee in 1972. So he can continue his teaching career, Amar Bose hired one of his students, Sherwin Greenblatt, to help develop and sell a product. During their first year of operation, according to a publication, Greenblatt was the only employee, and Dr. Bose, who was still teaching, Greenblatt paid more than he perceived himself as a teacher at MIT. Greenblatt would later become company president from 1980 to 2000.
Consumer Electronics
The Bose 901

Produced its first speaker Bose 901 Direct / Reflecting in 1968. The 901 was based on research by Dr. Bose, who showed that over 80% of the sound perceived by a listener in a concert hall for example, is reflected sound, the sound reverberating on the walls, floor, or ceiling, likely contributing to the quality of the listening experience. Amar Bose was convinced that his disappointment vis-à-vis the speakers on the market was that the speakers in question spreading the sound directly, as in a vacuum. Therefore, Bose developed the 901 to accomplish a better spatial distribution of sound, by pointing 8 of her 9-speaker to the rear of the unit, or where the sound could be reflected in the room before reaching the listener. The 901 used a filter / equalizer worker1. To sell the product, Dr. Bose decided to use an innovative marketing strategy. In this regard, he said "I knew this place was the best on the market. But if I had left the product as sellers, they would not even try to explain these characteristics. So I got the idea of ??a demonstration in 7 minutes. For me it was like teaching or writing a textbook. "

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The series underwent several revisions 901 through which the sound quality has improved and the speakers have been adapted to the digital age. Bose also applied the concept Direct / Reflecting speakers for other brand and began marketing speakers for the general public.
Bose systems for automotive

In 1972, Bose began selling loudspeakers for professional musicians. Later in the decade, Dr. Bose was interested in the development of sound reproduction in the car, noting that consumers - probably disappointed with the audio systems present in series in American cars - bought Japanese sound systems. The project seemed to present very specific challenges, related to the presence of glass, upholstery and plastic surfaces inside a car. Greenblatt, in a 1990 paper of Electronic Business magazine, said about it: "I thought I could create the best sound in a car than a piece because you can control the direction of sound in a car. "

Bose introduced the ideas of embedded audio systems to General Motors in 1979, and a verbal agreement was reached between Dr. Bose and Edward Czapor, president of Delco Electronics. This agreement resulted in a search period of 4 years at a cost of $ 13 million to adapt the audio systems in the acoustic environment of a car. After this period of research, Bose and GM formed a joint venture in 1983 to design and produce audio systems for Cadillac Seville, Cadillac Deville, Cadillac Eldorado, Buick Riviera and Oldsmobile Toronado.

Although initially slow to make profits, Bose audio systems for cars were successful, then quickly leading to partnerships with other manufacturers. For example, to meet the high demands of Honda, Bose managed to obtain a failure rate of their products not exceeding 30 per million. The company markets its products in series, therefore, in some vehicle models and optional for the buyer at the dealership.

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Today, customers are automakers Acura, Alfa Romeo, Audi, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Ferrari, GMC, Honda, Hummer, Infiniti, Lancia, Maserati, Maybach, Mazda, Mercedes, Nissan, Porsche, Renault and Saab .
Conquer the Japanese market

In the 1970s, Bose began efforts to break into the Japanese market for home audio products, an effort that began with much frustration. Their initial efforts were translated in failure and the company even losing money on its first 8 years in Japan. The problem seemed to be that the representatives of the mark had neglected their relationships with Japanese distributors. Bose decided to hire a Japanese native to lead the sales effort in Japan and recruited Sumiyoshi Sakura, who revived the Bose products in Japan and later became vice-president of the company.
Miniaturization of audio systems

The register of innovations, technology adds Bose Acoustic Waveguide or acoustic waveguide, through which the smaller portable speakers and have been developed. More specifically, the Acoustic Waveguide technology showed that the lower frequencies could be produced through a tube similar to that of the organ. By amplifying the low frequencies through a tube folded in less than 2 meters 30 cm ² of space, the Bose Acoustic Wave Music System was introduced in 1984. The objective was to propose an alternative to larger speakers and more expensive to reproduce low frequencies.

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In 1985, Bose became interested in the TV market. As for the agreement with General Motors, Dr. Bose approached Zenith Electronics and proposed that its engineers are creating an audio system incorporating their Acoustic Waveguide to equip Zenith televisions. An agreement is concluded, and the companies entered a joint venture that produces the Deluxe Zenith / Bose. This TV had a module Acoustic Waveguide and measured only 3 inches more in width than the previous model.

The year 1986 saw the emergence of technology Acoustimass. This technology including a multi-chamber subwoofer, the design can amplify the spread of low frequencies. Another innovation, the speakers are miniaturized form of small cubes, lorsqu'assemblés pairs, can exploit the concept Direct / Reflecting dear to the brand.
Acoustic insulation

In 1989, Bose introduces a pair of sound-proofing, operator Acoustic Noise Cancelling technology designed to eliminate unwanted sound, allowing for example a radio communication intelligible. Noting the need for such a helmet, a reporter for New Scientist magazine quoted Dr. Bose: "The U.S. government spends 200 million dollars a year in compensation for hearing loss related to military service. Hearing loss is the second reason for the early retirement of pilots, the psychological causes behind. In fact, the helmet can be very useful during military service, particularly for pilots of aircraft and tanks. Bose gave two of these helmets to Dick Rutan and Jeanna Yeager, who led their light aircraft The Voyager to sail around the world nonstop in 1986. Later in 1998, Bose Aviation Headset Launches X. According to data provided by Bose, these headphones reached a level of intelligibility of sound from 95% to a sound level of 115 dB. A version for the general public is proposed as the QuietComfort.

In 1989, the total sales of Bose was estimated at 300 million, a figure that was considered by the specialists listed below. In addition, almost half of their sales came from overseas markets, with particularly good sales in the Japanese market for speakers. The early 1990s saw steady gains for Bose, with revenues increasing to $ 424 million in 1992.
LIFESTYLE

On the domestic market front, the 1990s began by marketing a new product line called Lifestyle. With an integrated design, the Lifestyle system was a hi-fi designed to complement existing domestic electronic equipment and for integration into the market of "home cinema", while growing, on the eve of the birth of DVD.

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Wave Radio

In 1993, we witness the launch of the Wave Radio, Alarm Clock Radio with Remote Control for home use. The Wave Radio sounds better displayed than conventional alarm clock and could be connected to a television or CD player. Expensive for a radio and providing a stunning design, this product was greeted with caution by retailers, which led the company to sell its Wave Radio directly by mail and through advertising in magazines and newspapers. The success was the appointment, and the company sold 200 000 Wave Radio in 1998.

Other developments include the expansion of the automotive business of the company in 1998 playing music in cars more popular - at lower prices - like the Chevrolet Blazer and the Oldsmobile Intrigue. The following year, online sales on the website of Bose are launched and a new version of the Wave with the integration of a CD player.
The SoundDock system

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In 2004, Bose enjoys the success of the iPod MP3 player made by Apple to begin the SoundDock Digital Music. This compact sound system can accommodate an iPod and reading the titles it contains. During its first year of marketing, became the third SoundDock branded product on sale and the best product launch in company history.
The Acoustimass

Bose has managed to change the ideas between size and sound of the speakers, because Bose has designed small speakers with exceptional sound quality.
Professional Electronics

Besides the consumer market, the Bose Corporation is present among professionals with speakers of all sizes, designed to add sound or enclosed public spaces as outdoor bars, restaurants, hotels, etc.. And on the concert stage.

In the 1990s, Bose unveiled the Auditioner Demonstrator Audio and Sound System Modeler, computer software that enable builders and architects to listen to the acoustics of a building based on data from building plans in question. This technology has been developed for ten years, and became a reality when computer technology has caught the imagination of engineers Bose. This tool has contributed to the widespread availability of the brand to large buildings such as stadiums (Air Canada Centre, Pengrowth Saddledome, Louisiana Superdome, Staples Center) or amusement parks. The company has also noted some big challenges like the sound of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican or the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca.

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Electromagnetic shock absorbers

In 2007, after 25 years of research, created the first Bose electromagnetic dampers. These dampers are based on a technology similar to the Acoustic Noise Cancelling, but to "erase" the vibrations of the road instead of sound vibrations. There is more room for mechanical or fluid, based on the principle of electromagnetism (as for the speakers). The system is far more effective than conventional suspensions with a fluid or gas, as shown in the video demonstration, with total control and virtually instantaneous ground clearance 4-wheel.
Business Strategy

The company philosophy is a reflection of its founder. The company literature says "Bose believes that audio products exist to bring music to everyone, everywhere - the music, not equipment, is the ultimate blessing. The goal is to create Bose products combining high technology, simplicity and small size, to create sound systems that are easy to use and accessible to all consumers. "

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Since its inception in 1964, Bose invests all its profits into research and development, claiming to have a greater incentive to make good products rather than to generate profit. This strategy is risky because of the very important time available to conduct various research, which is not always guaranteed success: most of the major innovations of the company occurred after 10 or more years of research. Moreover, Dr. Bose admits he has not always made the best choices for his company: "If I had been on the board of directors of a public company, I would have been fired at least five times, "he said. "To me, profits are falling like blood in the human body. Still, the real excitement is the way the body works. " Indeed, the company was always under the control of private Amar Bose: it is not dependent on independent shareholders for its development, and Amar Bose has full powers to implement his vision to the company

Dr. Bose and company officials also stressed the importance of creativity in business. Operations in the magazine, Greenblatt said that "our challenge is to push people to be innovative and use their own creativity to make something better. In the long term is the source of sustainable advantages over our competitors. "

With its production, the Bose Corporation is a supporter of the concept of Total Quality Management (TQM) invented by Edwards Deming. Employees of the assembly line of Bose are trained to occupy several positions and are promoted according to their performance. Furthermore, Bose seeks to build a team based on the principles of mutual respect and trust, operating according to principles of responsibility and hard work. Describing the management style of the company in 1993, vice-president in charge of production Bose, Tom Beeson, said "Call. Spend much time in the workshops. Micromanage every aspect. Involve everyone. Make the perfect system for errors that can not be committed. Find the cause of problems. Understand manufacturing by applying the fundamental principle: do it right the first time. "

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Legal battles

Starting with the long legal battle against the magazine Consumer Reports, the Bose Corporation has acquired a reputation for high litigious. In 1970, Consumer Reports criticized the Bose 901, stating that "the different instruments played by the system seem to swell up into huge proportions and tend to wander around the room." Bose considered such remarks as defamatory and sued the magazine, saying it had unfairly impaired his product. The procedure lasted 14 years, and although Bose lost his case before the Supreme Court of the United States in 1984,2 the 901 had since acquired a reputation as one of the best products in its range on the market.

In the late 1990s, Bose Corporation was involved in a series of trials with Cambridge SoundWorks (CSW), based near Bose Newton, Massachusetts. In 1994, Bose CSW suing for patent infringement and false advertising. In response, CSW launches cons trial, challenging the validity of certain patents and accusing Bose turn of false advertising.

In February 2000, Bose wins appeal against Motorola, which wanted some patented products under the name Lifestyle, already filed by Bose. In November 2000, Bose sues QSC Audio Products Inc.. a dispute over a patent QSC, the Powerwave, considered too close according to the name Bose Wave patents and Acoustic Wave. The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, which will hear disputes relating to patents and trademarks, dismissed Bose Corporation. In June 2002 the company conducted the case before the Court of Appeal judge in his favor, finding that the USPTO had erred in granting the patent to Powerwave QSC.

The company instituted a new trial to JBL in 2000 for violating its patent for technology Acoustimass. The Court of Appeal sentenced JBL to pay $ 5.6 million of dommages3.

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In March 2003, Bose sues Tatum Electronics for violation of copyright and trademark, false advertising and unfair competition for having declared to be a vendor authorized Bose on its website. The court issues a permanent order prohibiting Tatum Electronics the right to sell Bose products over the internet.
Implantation

Framingham, Massachusetts: Headquarters
Yuma, Arizona
Stow, Massachusetts
San Luis Rio Colorado, Mexico
Tijuana, Mexico
Carrickmacross, Ireland
Hillsdale, Michigan
Columbia, South Carolina.

Bose has about 100 outlets in the United States.

In the mid-1990s, Bose embarked on an expansion of its headquarters in Gramingham, Mass., for 150 million dollars4. The nickname of this site is "the mountain" because of its dominance in the countryside. The operation consisted in the construction of a modern 6 storey building (6500 m²) with a glass facade, for 800 employees and a dining hall for 400 people, everything was completed in 1997. At the same time, the company phased out its plant in Westboro, Massachusetts, justifying the transaction cost of production too high in this state. Westboro production facilities was transferred to Hillsdale, Michigan and Columbia, South Carolina. In 2004, Bose bought a production site to HP in Stow, Massachusetts to base their automotive business and marketing growth.

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Figures

Bose France French subsidiary, based in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, was founded in 1977.
According to Forbes, Bose is contained in the 196th position of private enterprises owned United States, 5.
According to market research from NPD Group, at the end of the decade, Bose was the number one electronics brand in the U.S. with a market share of 20% in a highly fragmented market, the closest competitor, Harman International industries were 13% market share with its two companies JBL and Infinity.
Between 1998 and 2002, the company opened 70 retail stores in the United States. It has about 100 today.
For fiscal year 1999, Bose estimated its operating profits on sales of $ 170 million on sales of $ 1 billion.
Bose has also held its first position in the world in terms of sales speaker, with 25% of the world.
Since 2000, sales increased an average of about 5% per year. In 2005, sales totaled $ 1.8 billion and employs 8,000 people.
With its innovative product development and its range of sales methods, Bose is positioned to retain its No. 1 in the future.

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