The UB and the UPC create the first joint spin-off: a company devoted to the compression of large data volumes [NOT TRANSLATED]

On 22nd February, DAPCOM-DATA Services was set up. It is the first spin-off created by the University of Barcelona (UB) and the Technical University of Catalonia (UPC) in order to develop data compression technologies which are really useful in spatial missions and can be applied to aeronautical, supercomputing and ICT sectors.

DAPCOM-DATE Services, a technological company fostered by the UB and the UPC•BarcelonaTech, will develop and commercialize FAPEC (Fully adapted prediction error code), an algorithm to compress large data volumes —larger than 1 terabyte (1012 bytes)— that allow to make a more efficient use of the hardware and the broadband available in many applications and sectors. It was initially created to fulfil important requirements of the compression systems used in space missions and the aeronautical sector. The algorithm FAPEC can be really useful in processing and interpreting the scientific research data used by supercomputers and those companies that need to manage large volumes of data in the ICT, multimedia, social networks or online games sectors.

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