Cambridge Computer Lab Ring

British alumni organisation

The Cambridge Computer Lab Ring[1] is a members' association[2] for staff and graduates of the Cambridge University Computer Laboratory. It was formed in 2002[3] by Stephen Allott[4] as a non-profit, independent and voluntary members’ association,[2] but was absorbed into the Cambridge University Computer Laboratory in 2012.[5][1] It was named by Maurice Wilkes.[2]

The association was mentioned by Richard Lambert in the Lambert Review of Business-University Collaboration as an example of how "universities, departments and faculties should develop their alumni networks in order to build closer relationships with their graduates working in the business community."[6]

1. ^ a b "Cambridge Computer Lab Ring". Department of Computer Science and Technology Lab Ring. University of Cambridge. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
2. ^ a b c "Computer Laboratory: Careers". University of Cambridge. Archived from the original on 16 January 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
3. ^ Quested, Tony (27 March 2012). "Gates no barrier to Bango enterprise". Business Weekly. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
4. ^ University of Cambridge (24 February 2025). "Stephen Allott". www.cst.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
5. ^ "Cambridge Computer Lab Ring – Filing history (free information from Companies House)". Archived from the original on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
6. ^ Lambert, Richard (December 2003). "Lambert Review of Business-University Collaboration" (PDF). Lambert Review. Her Majesty's Stationery Office. p. 32\. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2008. Retrieved 28 March 2012.

## Hall of Fame

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The association claims that, as of May 2025, there are 353 companies created by computer lab graduates and staff.[1] A 'Company of the Year' is chosen from this list annually.[2]

* 2005 Sophos
* 2006 Codian
* 2007 Jagex[3]
* 2008 Xensource
* 2009 Linguamatics[4]
* 2010 Ubisense[3]
* 2011 RealVNC[3]
* 2012 Trampoline Systems[3]
* 2013 Raspberry Pi[5]
* 2014 DeepMind Technologies[5]
* 2015 SwiftKey[5]
* 2016 Unikernel Systems[6]
* 2017 Improbable[5]
* 2018 Bromium[3]
* 2019 PolyAI
* 2020 DisplayLink[3]
* 2021 iKVA[3]
* 2022 Tenyks[7]
* 2023 ARM[8]
* 2024 Tractable[9]

## References

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1. ^ "The Hall of Fame – companies started by Computer Lab graduates and staff". Retrieved 11 May 2025.
2. ^ "Hall of Fame Awards". Retrieved 11 May 2025.
3. ^ a b c d e f g "Computer Lab's 'nannies for newcos'". Business Weekly. 17 May 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
4. ^ "Linguamatics named lord of the Ring". Business Weekly. 20 April 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
5. ^ a b c d "Cambridge spawns its 15th $1 billion company". Business Weekly. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
6. ^ "Mistral wins 'Product of the Year'". 14 April 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
7. ^ "Presenting the 2022 Hall of Fame Awards". 23 April 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
8. ^ "Celebrating our Hall of Fame Awards". 28 April 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
9. ^ "Announcing the Winners of our Hall of Fame Awards". 28 April 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2025.

## External links

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* Cambridge Computer Lab Ring
* Lambert Review of Business-University Collaboration December 2003

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