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 === Conglomerates and Omnicorps == === Conglomerates and Omnicorps ==
  
-  * [[Six Stars]] - A gigacorporation formed from a merger between six of the largest GHC space megacorps:+  * [[Six Stars]] - A gigacorporation formed from a merger between six of the largest GHC space megacorps. Six Stars is the galaxy's largest Omnicorp, and controls vast swathes of space in its own jurisdictions.
     * [[Sakuraba Industries]]     * [[Sakuraba Industries]]
     * [[Grenada Galactic Corp]]     * [[Grenada Galactic Corp]]
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   * [[NEST Exascale Computing]] - NESTEC is a [[Whark Aviform Hegemony]]-based trans-stellar corporation which produces and sells much of the galaxy's hypercomputing infrastructure and subluminal communications and sensor tech. In the latter category they compete directly with [[NanoTrasen Incorporated]].   * [[NEST Exascale Computing]] - NESTEC is a [[Whark Aviform Hegemony]]-based trans-stellar corporation which produces and sells much of the galaxy's hypercomputing infrastructure and subluminal communications and sensor tech. In the latter category they compete directly with [[NanoTrasen Incorporated]].
 +  * [[Signature Systems|Signature Systems, Limited]] - A holding company which has, over the course of centuries, acquired hundreds of smaller computing companies, 
 +  * [[TETHER Softworks]] - A spaceship software company that produces the primary operating system that glues together all the disparate parts produced by manufacturers.
 +  * [[KIT Systems]] - One of the two major consumer operating system developers. KIT OS is flexible and fast, but only optimized for computer architectures produced by [[Signature Systems]].
 +  * [[Saraspova New Softworks]] - The creators of Redshift OS and numerous other widely used software products.
 +  * [[Stella Iter]] - A tiny company that produces the nearly unanimously agreed best navigation and flight software for both planetary and interstellar operation.
 +  * [[Epoch Galactic Mesh Networks]] - A large enterprise which acts as a middle-man, providing mesh-based connectivity from the major providers' backbone networks to consumers not close enough to make use of them.
 +  * [[Galactic Networking]] - The generically named company is the oldest company of its kind, and still maintains the most reliable sub and super-luminal communications backbones in the galaxy, although in recent decades they have left customer connectivity to their business partners.
 +  * [[Candela Connectivity Corp]] - A much younger competitor to GN which exploded in popularity after an exclusive contract with NanoTrasen which preempted GN's use of bluespace technology to provide superluminal communications before any other competitor.
 +  * [[Ascalon]] - A long-range intragalactic communications group focusing both on broadcast and point-to-point infrastructure.
  
 === Arms Manufacturers and Medical === === Arms Manufacturers and Medical ===
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   * [[Veridion Genetics]] - A long-term healthcare and medical company which produces remedies for long-term and chronic maladies.   * [[Veridion Genetics]] - A long-term healthcare and medical company which produces remedies for long-term and chronic maladies.
   * [[Stellar Labs]] - Known for general medicine production, research, and distribution as well as for their numerous clinics across space, Stellar Labs is known for their well-integrated supply chains as much as the distinctive "STELLAR" logo shown on all their products.   * [[Stellar Labs]] - Known for general medicine production, research, and distribution as well as for their numerous clinics across space, Stellar Labs is known for their well-integrated supply chains as much as the distinctive "STELLAR" logo shown on all their products.
 +  * [[Tristan-Lazik]] - A long-established medical conglomerate hailing from pre-FTL human space.
  
 === Exploration and Exploitation === === Exploration and Exploitation ===
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   * [[Spectra Entertainment Group]] - A major player in the entertainment industry, offering holographic experiences, virtual reality adventures, and interstellar broadcasting of various media content.   * [[Spectra Entertainment Group]] - A major player in the entertainment industry, offering holographic experiences, virtual reality adventures, and interstellar broadcasting of various media content.
   * [[Pulsar Media Corp]] - A major publishing conglomerate producing primarily games and high-budget movies. They own a network of entertainment hubs and VR arcades across the galaxy.   * [[Pulsar Media Corp]] - A major publishing conglomerate producing primarily games and high-budget movies. They own a network of entertainment hubs and VR arcades across the galaxy.
 +  * [[USENET]] - The galaxy's only trans-species, trans-governmental social media network. Their employees and operatives go to great lengths to ensure that connectivity is possible anywhere in civilized space, even in wartime.
   * [[Galactic Speed Syndicate]] - The premier organization hosting and managing high-stakes interstellar races, their most famous of which is their decennial [[Redline|Red Line]] race.   * [[Galactic Speed Syndicate]] - The premier organization hosting and managing high-stakes interstellar races, their most famous of which is their decennial [[Redline|Red Line]] race.
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 ==== Jointures and Initiatives ==== ==== Jointures and Initiatives ====
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   * [[Abrixine Catalog Index]] - A group of explorers, cataloguers, and archivists which dedicate themselves to gathering, sorting, and saving all the information in the galaxy. They are generally known for their political neutrality and numerous non-aggression pacts.   * [[Abrixine Catalog Index]] - A group of explorers, cataloguers, and archivists which dedicate themselves to gathering, sorting, and saving all the information in the galaxy. They are generally known for their political neutrality and numerous non-aggression pacts.
-  * [[NGSC]] - Originally a fast-response medical unit within the [[Galactic Sapients Coalition]], they splintered off into their own aid and relief initiative with galaxy-spanning presence after a substantial investment from [[MEKA Inc]].+  * [[NGSC]] - Originally a fast-response medical unit within the [[Galactic Sapients Coalition]], they splintered off into their own aid and relief initiative with galaxy-spanning presence after a substantial investment from [[KIGA Modular Industries]].
   * [[Pan-Galactic Ethics Committee]] - The PGEC is a neutral organization which accepts representatives from any ACI-recognized independent entity and acts as a sovereign panel to arbitrate the rules of war and inter-galactic disputes between major powers. While they are well-respected and many powers defer to their rules, they hold no actual power themselves.   * [[Pan-Galactic Ethics Committee]] - The PGEC is a neutral organization which accepts representatives from any ACI-recognized independent entity and acts as a sovereign panel to arbitrate the rules of war and inter-galactic disputes between major powers. While they are well-respected and many powers defer to their rules, they hold no actual power themselves.
   * [[Joint Human Uplift Initiative]] - An entity made from the combined forces of the [[Galactic Sapients Coalition|GSC]] and [[Greater Human Cooperative|GHC]] which seek to contain, protect, and if necessary uplift pre-spacefaring sapient species in uncontrolled space.   * [[Joint Human Uplift Initiative]] - An entity made from the combined forces of the [[Galactic Sapients Coalition|GSC]] and [[Greater Human Cooperative|GHC]] which seek to contain, protect, and if necessary uplift pre-spacefaring sapient species in uncontrolled space.