StarCitizen:MicroTech (company)

microTech is a StarCitizen:human manufacturer of a variety of electronics, digital displays, software, and computers, including the StarCitizen:mobiGlas wearable computer. Founded on StarCitizen:Earth in StarCitizen:2782 by programmer StarCitizen:Magnus Tobin, it is headquartered in StarCitizen:New Babbage on the planet microTech, which the company privately owns. The planet's cold temperature is ideal for the company's heat-sensitive computing and manufacturing centers. Widespread use of its products has made it the largest computer and software developer currently operating in the StarCitizen:United Empire of Earth (UEE).<ref name="galactapedia">Template:Cite RSI</ref> The current CEO is StarCitizen:Jess Alfonz.<ref>Template:Cite RSI</ref>

History

microTech was founded by StarCitizen:Magnus Tobin, who was born on StarCitizen:Earth in 2756 to a family that ran a prosperous textile manufacturing business. After overhauling the technical infrastructure of his family's company, Tobin rejected the role of heir apparent and instead convinced his parents to fund a small technology start-up that sold a modified version of his business software. microTech was incorporated in 2782 but struggled to turn a profit in its early years.<ref name="portfolio">Template:Cite RSI</ref>

Tobin recruited his former mentor StarCitizen:Aleena Tressler, whose contacts and business acumen brought the company more orders for custom software than it could handle, a position that helped it survive the economic upheaval that followed the overthrow of the Messer regime in 2792. To diversify, Tobin courted notable engineers and developers by guaranteeing them autonomy over their projects, while Tressler led an initiative to buy struggling businesses with valuable intellectual property. These acquisitions, including the education software producer StarCitizen:Empiric Education, led to many of the company's signature products.<ref name="portfolio" />

The company's flagship product grew out of its education software. An upgrade developed by Tobin included background software designed to manage the details of a student's life, and early adopters used these features well beyond studying. Developed into standalone software called Glas, it became one of the top productivity products on the market, though users had to carry both a datapad and a separate wearable computer to use all of its features. The breakthrough came when a malfunctioning simpod projected a small screen in front of Tobin's face, prompting microTech to build its own wrist-wearable hardware with Glas as a full operating system. Released in 2818, the StarCitizen:mobiGlas became an instant success and the ubiquitous wearable worn across the empire.<ref name="portfolio" />

Tobin reinvested the profits into a wide range of new devices, including a new simpod design and a line of ship computers, and bought large tracts of cheap real estate in cold biomes to house the company's growing server infrastructure. He later used the capital from selling that land for the purchase of Stanton IV. Tobin officially retired following the purchase but remained deeply involved in operations, overseeing the design and construction of StarCitizen:New Babbage, the company's primary landing zone. After Tobin died in 2912, microTech continued to expand its product line and remained well positioned within the industry.<ref name="portfolio" />

Among its subsidiaries, ship insurance company StarCitizen:ProtLife operates under the microTech brand.

Jurisdiction

Template:For Travelers within microTech-governed space are subject to both UEE law and local jurisdictional law. Violating local laws, even unknowingly, may result in expulsion, a fine, arrest, or imprisonment.

As with StarCitizen:UEE Military and Advocacy agents, local security personnel may require travelers to submit to identification scans, conduct searches of their person and vessel, and detain them with due cause.

Extent of Influence

StarCitizen:MT Protection Services enforces the laws in this jurisdiction, which applies within microTech's gravitational sphere of influence and includes its three moons, StarCitizen:Calliope, StarCitizen:Clio, and StarCitizen:Euterpe.

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Felony	Fine	Escalated Fine	CrimeStat Increase
Actively Incarcerated
Aggravated Assault
Assaulting Security Personnel
Attempted Escape from Custody
Destruction of Vehicle
Escaped from Custody
Evading Arrest
Failure to Comply
Harboring a Fugitive
Homicide
Insurance Fraud
Operating a Stolen Vehicle
Resisting Arrest
Sabotage
Trespassing (First Degree)
Unauthorized Computer Access
Unauthorized Interdiction

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Misdemeanor	Fine (aUEC)	Escalated Fine
Battery (First Degree)	7,500
Battery (Second Degree)	7,500
Failure to Comply	20,000
Parking Violation	250
Possession of Class A Controlled Substance	2,000
Possession of Class B Controlled Substance	1,250
Possession of Class C Controlled Substance
Possession of Prohibited Goods	5,625
Possession of Stolen Property	1,000
Reckless Vehicle Operation	1,250
Trafficking of Class A Controlled Substance	5,000
Trafficking of Class B Controlled Substance	4,375
Trafficking of Stolen Property	3,750
Trespassing (Second Degree)	1,250
Unauthorized Interdiction	7,500

|-| Controlled Substances and Prohibited Goods=

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