think-cell's R&D partner Fraunhofer FIRST celebrates 20th anniversary

Berlin, November 7, 2003

The Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Architecture and Software Technology (FIRST) today celebrated its 20th anniversary and looked back on two decades of continuous success.

FIRST's director, Prof. Dr. Stefan Jähnichen, also a think-cell advisory board member, said, "For the last 20 years, FIRST has been a premier institution for academic and industrial research in understanding and mastering complex systems. Our partners can rely on that."

The special relationship between FIRST and its spin-off think-cell has led to numerous joint academic contributions, particularly in the area of intelligent systems. These contributions continue to inspire think-cell's innovative products.

About Fraunhofer FIRST

As part of Europe's leading organization for technical and organizational innovations – the Fraunhofer Society – FIRST conducts research to understand and master complex systems. To do so, FIRST puts a strong emphasis on constraint technologies and combinatorial optimization.

Fraunhofer FIRST

About think-cell

think-cell Software GmbH is a software vendor headquartered in Berlin, Germany. The company is a technology leader in presentation software based on Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel and serves several renowned consulting firms.