It conducted applied research focusing on a number of application domains, such as government, defence and health care.
It was a centre of excellence in distributed systems technologies and had an international reputation as one of the most effective and influential IT research organisations in Australia.
The company DSTC Pty Ltd was created in 1992 to manage the CRC for Distributed Systems Technology.
DSTC was one of the most successful CRCs in Australia, and was a leading centre for expertise in distributed systems and information technology.
Several spin-off companies were created from DSTC projects [2]: In addition to these commercial ventures, one of DSTC's greatest legacies is its alumni, some of whom have taken on prominent positions in academia, whilst others have found employment in some of the world's leading ICT companies.