Alfred DiMora´s High Tech Company

In July 1997, Alfred J. DiMora and Kent L. Gilson formed a company to develop computer hardware and software to exploit the capabilities of a certain type of computer chip called a field programmable gate array (FPGA).  They named it Star Bridge Systems, honoring an earlier DiMora business in the entertainment industry.  Gilson had worked extensively with FPGAs at other companies, and believed that his approach could lead to significantly faster computers in a wide range of applications. Star Bridge (sometimes called Starbridge) created powerful, high-performance computers and a new software language called Viva, for a new supercomputer concept called hypercomputing. Star Bridge customers include NASA, the U.S. Air Force, and the National Cancer Institute. Alfred DiMora served as Chairman, CEO, and President. He nurtured the company through its startup phases, culminating in the first delivery to a commercial customer in late 2000. Once the technology was proven successful and orders were flowing, he returned to California to purse his first love—motorcars. This section provides a glimpse at the history of Star Bridge under Mr. DiMora's leadership.

Alfred DiMora's innovative approaches to creating the next generation of supercomputers.	Alfred DiMora's  supercomputer weighed only 150 pounds, fit on a desktop, and plugged into a 110 outlet.
ABC Channel 4 in Utah reports on Star Bridge and the world's first hypercomputer, selling for $26 million.	NASA/JPL invites Star Bridge to make a presentation at their November 1998 seminar.
NASA takes an early interest in the power of the new Star Bridge hypercomputers.	KSL Channel 5 reports on Hollywood's interest in the computing power of a Star Bridge hypercomputer.
Can Star Bridge's next generation hypercomputer be the desktop computer of the future?	Amsterdam Computable magazine interviews Alfred DiMora about the future of hypercomputing.
Home video shows Alfred DiMora leading the team as they assemble the first Star Bridge hypercomputer.	In July 1999, NBC's KSL Channel 5 posts their Star Bridge story on their website.
Mike Alix features the next-generation Star Bridge technology on his website in July 1999.	This white paper explains the theory of the Star Bridge approach to using FPGAs for very high speed processing.
"There is nothing like it in the world," says Alfred DiMora to Personal Computer World, April 1999.	January 1999 sees Alfred DiMora building out one of the first HAL's.
Word of the new HAL computer spreads to the Norwegian press.	Russia joins the Star Bridge bandwagon publishing an article with Kent Gilson and Alfred DiMora pictured.
Does the hypercomputer blow away the supercomputer? February 1999.	The Star Bridge hypercomputer, nicknamed HAL, makes its debut in Texas in June 2000.
View the opening clip of a 90 minute video shot by Alfred DiMora.	Telecommunications switching looks to HAL and Star Bridge Systems to keep up with the speed requirements of VOIP and video.
South America gets the Star Bridge buzz in February 1999.	In the UK, PC Magazine takes note of Alfred DiMora's startup launching PC-sized supercomputer February 1999.
Startup Star Bridge Sustems has launched what it claims is the fastest and most versatile supercomputer yet - and it sits on a desktop, April 1999.	Star Bridge announces a strategic alliance with CeriStar in December 1999.
HPC Wire reports on the first Star Bridge HAL-15GrW1 hypercomputer delivery in August 2000.	Star Bridge announces that Viva will work on any field programmable gate array (FPGA) chip.
August 2000 sees Alfred DiMora announce the first delivery of the Star Bridge hypercomputer.	News of the first HAL delivery reaches Poland in August 2000.