function showUs() { var content = " Alodar Systems was founded by six aerospace workers who " + "had worked in the defense industry and known each other for many years.  We were " + "all part of an advanced systems laboratory in a software division of TRW.  The " + "charter of our group was to break into new market areas, bring new technologies " + "into the division, and tackle the tough nuts in large software developments.
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" + "To satisfy these requirements we recruited what we called Renaissance people, " + "ones who were sharp, got along well with others, and who were not intimidated " + "by things totally new and steep learning curves.  To keep such a group together " + "we tried very hard to maintain a people oriented culture with high levels of communication, " + "appreciation, and interesting things to do.
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" + "Some of our successes created demands for many more people.  But rather than growth " + "just for growth's sake, we maintained that being good was more important than " + "being big.  We focused on doing quality work and going the extra mile to solve " + "all the ancillary aspects of a total system solution.  We left to others the building " + "of corporate empires.
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" + "The cold war was won and it became time to move on.  In addition, evolving technology " + "has opened up the possibility of the distributed company primarily connected electronically " + "rather than in a single physical location.  The exciting challenge for the founders " + "is to see if the culture we had in TRW can be recreated in the commercial environment. " + "
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" + "We think we have met that challenge, and continue to meet it every day, by collecting " + "together a group of employees that help us create the essence of the company.  " + "We remain open to the fresh ideas that new minds bring.
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