Organisation and Technology Research
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Organisation and Technology Research (or OTR plc) is a Europe
an Information Technology
research company, founded in 1985. The group has offices in Brussels
(Belgium
), London
(United Kingdom
) and The Hague
(The Netherlands). The company supports large companies (such as Marks and Spencer) in keeping up to date with IT issues and changes in the context of their business. OTR also organizes regular briefing sessions and associated reports for their customers. The company operates internationally, mainly in Europe, but also in Asia.
Among its more prominent activities, the company has assisted and advised the European Commission
in its legal battle with Microsoft
.
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an Information Technology
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
research company, founded in 1985. The group has offices in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
(Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
), London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
(United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
) and The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
(The Netherlands). The company supports large companies (such as Marks and Spencer) in keeping up to date with IT issues and changes in the context of their business. OTR also organizes regular briefing sessions and associated reports for their customers. The company operates internationally, mainly in Europe, but also in Asia.
Among its more prominent activities, the company has assisted and advised the European Commission
European Commission
The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....
in its legal battle with Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
.