New Technology Development Methodology
Internal Development
- Invest in high risk/high payoff/longer term advanced technology projects
- Invest in high payoff probability/nearer term advanced development projects
- Focus on intellectual property protection
External
- Technology scouting and monitoring to rapidly identify important developments and determine best means and timing to exploit
- Equity investments in early stage strategic technology companies
- Act as lead customer and greatly enhance probability of success of start-up
- Influence product roadmap to meet InFocus needs
- Share in financial rewards of new company when its products become successful in the marketplace
- Joint development agreements