Binatone Global to Showcase New Products at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona March 2-5, 2015
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- During the annual Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2015 in Barcelona, attendees will be introduced to the newest products from Binatone Global, the official global Motorola licensee of pet and baby monitoring products, at booth 7F81.
The Motorola SCOUT2500 and SCOUT5000 collars are the latest wearable technology that allows owners to stay connected with their pets. Utilizing the latest app from Hubble Connected, these products make it easy to keep an eye on your furry friends with features such as GPRS location, live video streaming, and instant motion and sound and bark notifications.
The SCOUT2500 allows owners to track their pet and pinpoint their exact location using GPS. The SCOUT2500 also allows users to set up geo-fencing for their pet through the Hubble app. Launching in summer 2015, the SCOUT2500 will retail for $99.
Designed for slightly larger dogs, the SCOUT5000 provides all the great functionality of the SCOUT2500 with the added benefit of a camera and audio communication features. Owners can see the world through their dog's eyes with a 4K Wi-Fi(®) camera built into the collar. Using the Hubble for Motorola Monitors app, the SCOUT5000 can stream video directly from the collar to the owner's compatible smartphone*. The live stream footage can even be recorded in 720p on an SD card.
The SCOUT5000 also allows owners to communicate with their dogs like never before with a built-in speaker and two-way audio. Pet owners are able to communicate with their canine from anywhere in world by speaking through the new Hubble app, created to stream video and audio from these Motorola products directly to the user's smartphone.
The Motorola SCOUT5000 is water-resistant, robust and available in an array of styles and colors to fit your pet's personality. The product will come with a free one-year service for real GPS tracking via GPRS, meaning that the owner can locate the dog wherever they are. The SCOUT5000 will retail for $199,
"We are pleased to introduce this new integrated technology that will change the way pet owners communicate with their pets," said Dino Lalvani, Chairman of Binatone Global. "Users will be able to communicate with their pet via the SCOUT5000 from anywhere in the world as well as track exactly where they are at all times."
The Hubble app makes it easy to stay connected with your favorite people, pets and places. The app is part of Hubble Connected's range of Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity solutions that will be showcased at MWC in March.
"Hubble is a unique new service that enables industry-leading Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to rapidly and seamlessly integrate their products to The Cloud," said Craig Smith, CEO of Hubble. "Nothing like this currently exists on the market and we are excited to introduce it to consumers."
Also on showcase at MWC will be the Motorola FOCUS1000, a portable Wi-Fi HD Lifestyle Video Camera. The new FOCUS1000 offers wireless functionality through Wi-Fi connectivity, BLE connection to mobile and other BLE control devices. The camera also utilizes one-touch operation, hands-free mode, a wide field-of-view, a high-res optical sensor (16MP Low Lux Sensor Shoots 2K @ 30fps and 1080p @ 60fps Videos), a built-in microphone and speaker, a SD slot for saving videos, long lasting battery power, durable water resistant casing, and more.
To schedule an interview with Dino Lalvani, Chairman of Binatone Global, or Craig Smith, CEO of Hubble Connected, please email Kendal Hurley at Kendal@BallantinesPR.com.
* Requires wireless connection to the internet and a compatible viewing device.
About Binatone:
Binatone is the Official Licensee of Motorola Mobility for monitoring products worldwide and other companies including real estate businesses, lifestyle products and additional technology start-ups. Additionally, Binatone is the global leader in baby monitoring systems. Binatone designs, manufactures and markets high-quality Motorola products in close cooperation with Motorola Mobility. Binatone also designs and markets products under its own brand, and other consumer brands. For over 56 years, Binatone maintains its position as a key player in the consumer electronics industry by offering innovative products and solutions. For more information, visit http://www.binatoneglobal.com
About Motorola:
Motorola exists to invent, build and deliver the best mobile devices on the planet, improving the lives of millions of people.
About Hubble Connected:
Hubble Connected Limited ('Hubble') is a global Internet of Things (IoT) Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) provider with offices in Canada, Bangalore, Hong Kong and Vietnam. The Hubble platform enables leading global original equipment manufacturers (OEM) to deliver fully integrated connected propositions with rich applications that include live video streaming, (Cloud) recording and Voice over IP. Through global partnerships, Hubble has an industry leading ability to offer full global Cellular connectivity with no recurring charges to end users. As well as directly connecting a host of leading global brands such as Motorola, VTech and Beurer, Hubble is a member of the AllSeen Alliance and Thread Group; making products interoperable with other major brands, such as Electrolux, LG, Nest and Samsung. For more information, visit http://www.hubbleconnected.com
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With the largest LCD touchscreen, the Fluke TiX series takes Infrared Cameras to a whole new level
TiX560 and TiX520 Infrared Cameras offer a full 180-degree articulating lens and premium in-field viewing with the only 5.7 inch responsive LCD touchscreen in its class*
EVERETT, Wash., Feb. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Sometimes the infrared images you need to capture are the ones that are almost impossible to take. With a full 180-degree articulating lens and 5.7 inch touchscreen, the new Fluke(®) TiX560 and TiX520 Infrared Cameras allow thermographers to easily navigate over, under, and around objects to preview and capture images with ease. The cameras are ideal for predictive maintenance, R&D, oil and gas, and utility applications where flexibility and higher resolution are essential.
The TiX560 and TiX520 feature a 5.7 inch responsive LCD touchscreen -- the largest in its class with 150 percent more viewing area compared to a 3.5 inch screen. The large screen enables thermographers to quickly identify issues while still in the field as well as easily edit images directly on the camera - eliminating time in the office; time better spent solving the problem.
SuperResolution mode boosts resolution four times so the normal 320 x 240 (76,800 pixel) resolution of the images captured increases, to 640 x 480 (307,200 pixels) revealing even greater detail to better identify problems that might have been missed with lower resolution cameras. Optional telephoto and wide-angle lenses add versatility to meet a wide variety of applications.
Out of focus images may produce inaccurate temperature measurements that can be off by as much as 20 degrees, making it easy to miss potential problems. To ensure consistently in-focus images, the cameras feature LaserSharp(®) Auto Focus, exclusive to Fluke, which uses a built-in laser distance meter to pinpoint the target, and accurately calculate and display the distance.
The cameras also feature Fluke IR-Fusion(®) technology with Picture-in-Picture, full visible light, and AutoBlend(TM) modes for easier identification and reporting of problems. On-board advanced analytics allow users to adjust or enhance images right on the camera without additional software. Also included is Fluke SmartView(®) software, which provides a suite of advanced tools to view, optimize, annotate, and analyze infrared images, and generate fully customizable professional reports.
Fluke Connect
TiX560 and TiX520 are part of the Fluke Connect(TM) system (where available) -- the world's largest portfolio of connected tools -- which allows technicians to wirelessly transmit measurement data from their test tools to their smart phones and tablets for secure storage on the cloud and universal team access from the field.** Fluke Connect with ShareLive(TM) video call enables teams to easily share and access infrared inspections on the go and look at trends over time. The Fluke Connect app can be downloaded for free from the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store.
*Compared to industrial handheld infrared cameras with 320x420 detector resolution as of February 2, 2015.
** Within your provider's wireless service area. Fluke Connect is not available in all countries.
Fluke Corporation
For information on Fluke tools and applications, or to find the location of a distributor, contact Fluke Corporation, P.O. Box 9090, Everett, WA USA 98206, call (800) 44-FLUKE (800-443-5853), fax (425) 446-5116, e-mail fluke-info@fluke.com or visit the Fluke Web site at http://www.fluke.com.
About Fluke
Founded in 1948, Fluke Corporation is the world leader in compact, professional electronic test tools. Fluke customers are technicians, engineers, electricians, and metrologists who install, troubleshoot and manage industrial, electrical and electronic equipment and calibration processes.
Fluke is a registered trademark of Fluke Corporation. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. For more information, visit the Fluke website.
For more information:
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Communications Manager
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Mobile Security Market Is Expected to Reach $34.8 Billion, Global, by 2020 - Allied Market Research
PORTLAND, Oregon, February 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
According to a new report by Allied Market Research titled, "Global Mobile Security
Market - Solution, Types, OS, Trends, Opportunities, Growth and Forecast, 2013 - 2020",
the global Mobile Security Market would reach $34.8 billion by 2020, registering a CAGR of
40.8% during 2014 - 2020. Bring Your Own Device is the latest trend adopted by most of the
SMB (small and medium business) companies along with large organizations and is a major
reason for the adoption of mobile security software. Smartphones are majorly adopted in
Asia Pacific region and contributes largest revenue for the global market which is
followed by European countries and Middle East and African countries. Analysis of the
market shows that global mobile security market accounts for $3.4 billion in 2013.
Enterprises allowing BYOD expect the primary benefits to be improved-employee
satisfaction, increase in productivity and better overall enterprise security. Enterprises
are adopting BYOD as an opportunity to invest in the increasing productivity of their
employees.
Mobile device platforms have become increasingly notable to hackers and cybercriminals
as consumers do most of their transactions through their mobile devices. Individual users
contribute to generate a notable revenue where mobile phones and tablets continues to play
a critical role in consumer bank-switching decisions. As the customers experience from
mobile banking improved and adoption improved, banks and financial institutions realize
the need of offering secured financial transactions through mobile devices.
The Email security market suffers from both intense competition and bloated set of
vendors. Enterprises have been throwing solutions at the problems raised by viruses, spam,
internet security and policy. This results in the broad set of solutions located in many
edges of their networks. Thus, antivirus scanning might be on an exchange server adopted
by most of the enterprises.
The recent trend reflects the broader adoption of two-factor authentication and its
implementation across a wide range of use cases. The challenge for the enterprises is
often to maintain the balance between demand and necessities of the security, costs and
making sure that the users are not overburdened with inconvenient security measures.
According to Hewlett-Packard, IT security companies spend seven out of eight dollars on
perimeter defenses.
Key findings of the study:
- Currently antivirus software hold the largest percentage share as compared
to the Email security.
- Banking and Financial institutions would produce large revenue of mobile
security market by 2020
- Asia-Pacific region would generate highest revenue for Mobile Security market
by 2020 amongst other regions growing with the highest CAGR
The emergence of Information and Telecommunication (IT) companies in the developing
countries like India, and never ending demand for latest gadgets having advanced
technology are the major reasons for the adoption of mobile security software. The Taiwan
government noted an exponential growth in the region for the export of smartphones
reaching $480 million in 2014.
Organization for Economic Co-operation and development (OECD) noted a high growth in
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Asian Countries followed by Germany, UK
and France. The exponential rise in the smartphone and tablet market is leading to the
ultimate growth of security software. Media reports in China indicate that government in
the region is taking advanced measures over national security concerns.
Mobile manufacturing companies like Apple is improving the mobile application
management security to ensure that the users of its mobile operating system feel safe and
manage their applications as per the need ranging from browsing the web to updating their
banking accounts. The company has enforced the stringent protocols that determines the
access of software on the device in order to keep the customer safe from malicious
software.
Tablet device adoption by business users has been astonishingly quick creating
challenges for the tablet security and support. To some extent, Tablets can be treated
with same security solutions for smartphones, but they tend to be used differently thus
ask for some unique challenges of their own. For enterprises, the proliferation is
beneficial as the tablet supports the variety of gestures and knowledge the worker needs.
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3D Display Market Is Expected to Reach $112.9 Billion, Global, by 2020 - Allied Market Research
PORTLAND, Oregon, February 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
According to a new report by Allied Market Research titled, "Global 3D Display Market
- Size, Industry Analysis, Trends, Opportunities, Growth and Forecast, 2013 - 2020", the
global 3D Display market is expected to reach $112.9 billion by 2020, registering a CAGR
of 26.8% during 2014 - 2020. The 3D displays applications in TVs and smartphones would
drive the 3D display market significantly by year 2020, contributing more than 2/3rd of
overall market revenue collectively. About 50% of the TVs would be enabled with 3D display
technology by 2018. The efficient OLED technology displays would grow rapidly in future,
helping OEMs to develop compact and energy efficient electronic devices.
Among all types of 3D displays which includes volumetric, stereoscopic and HMD; the
stereoscopic and auto-stereoscopic displays should remain the most preferred type of 3D
display due to their applications in TVs, smartphones and monitors. The LED backlighted
LCD technology products are commonly used for 3D displays, which would experience further
increase in its adoption due to compact and energy efficient solution against CCFL
backlighting. The CCFL technology should be completely replaced by LED backlighting by
2015. The modern technology OLED would gain surge in terms of adoption, and experience
fastest growth over the forecast period.
The entertainment & media industry is getting evolved due to rise in 3D content. The
growing number of HD-3D games would drive the uptake of 3D monitors. Even among mobile
computing devices, the recent launches of 3D laptops, tablets and notebook PCs by
companies such as Dell, Samsung and Sony has elevated awareness among users. The 3D public
displays are used for signage and advertising. Realising the business potential, Sony
launched its first 3D display in order to broadcast FIFA 2010 matches in South Africa.
Leading display manufacturers such as LG, Panasonic, Samsung and Sony have launched
their 3D TVs and smartphone products in the market. The surge in 3D entertainment content
would drive the adoption of 3D TVs, smartphones and monitors. By 2020, more than 50% of
the TVs are expected to be 3D compatible. As a result of which, the TV application would
continue to dominate the market.
Key findings of the study:
- Global market for 3D Display would grow due to increased adoption in
applications such as smartphones, monitors, computers and HMDs during the forecast
period (2014 - 2020)
- Head mounted displays market would grow with fastest CAGR of 49.9% during
2014-2020
- Stereoscopic displays would continue driving the global 3D display market over
analysis period with more than 50% of revenue contribution each year.
- Adoption of OLED technology would increase rapidly in 3D display products,
with a CAGR of 46.9% during 2014-2020
- Asia-Pacific would prove to be one of the most lucrative markets, in terms of
growth. It should reach $49.5 billion by the year 2020, at a CAGR of 31.8% during
2014-2020
The market growth is attributable to innovative launches of 3D display products along
with rising demand from entertainment & media industry. The shift towards usage of
smartphone for entertainment is influencing the respective manufacturers to offer 3D
displays as innovative offering. Furthermore, due to rising 3D content several OEMs such
as Samsung, Panasonic, LG, etc. are upgrading their smartphone and other products with 3D
imaging capability. In order to gain higher market share, companies are focusing on
innovative product launches. For example; Dell Inc. has launched 3D laptop Inspiron 17R SE
and Alienware 3D monitor in order to excel their product portfolio. Prominent companies
profiled in the report include Sony Electronics, Panasonic Corporation, 3DIcon, 3D Fusion,
Mitsubishi and LG Electronics.
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Brite Semiconductor Improves Quality of Results and Reduces Time to Market for Four SoC Designs with Cadence Digital Implementation and Signoff Tools
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), today announced that Brite Semiconductor Corporation, used Cadence(®) digital implementation and signoff tools to complete four 28nm system-on-chip (SoC) designs and reduced their time to market by three weeks compared to previous design methodologies. By using Cadence tools, Brite Semiconductor was also able to increase performance by up to 20 percent and reduce power consumption by up to 10 percent on these designs.
Brite Semiconductor adopted the Cadence Encounter(®) Digital Implementation System for physical implementation and Voltus((TM)) IC Power Integrity Solution for power signoff and design closure. The Encounter Digital Implementation System, which incorporates GigaOpt route-driven optimization along with CCOpt concurrent clock datapath optimization, helped Brite Semiconductor to improve performance and reduce power consumption. In addition, the Voltus IC Power Integrity Solution enabled Brite Semiconductor to validate, very early on, that the designs functioned as intended, which minimized the risk of design failures later in the process and ultimately reduced development time. For more information on the Encounter Digital Implementation System, visit the Cadence website at http://www.cadence.com/products/di/edi_system/pages/default.aspx, and for more information on the Voltus IC Power Integrity solution, visit http://www.cadence.com/products/mfg/voltus/Pages/default.aspx.
"In the highly competitive mobile market, it's important that we have the right digital implementation and signoff tools to help us stay ahead of the competition," said Thomas Xu, chief operating officer of Brite Semiconductor. "The efficiencies of the Cadence Encounter Digital Implementation System and the Voltus IC Power Integrity Solution have helped us to achieve our goals. Not only have we optimized performance and power, we've also been able to shorten time to market (TTM) by up to 10 percent and enhance the reliability of our designs."
"The Cadence tools enabled Brite Semiconductor to improve quality of results and engineering productivity which helps them deliver their 28nm SoC designs on time," said Dr. Anirudh Devgan, senior vice president of the Digital and Signoff Group at Cadence. "Saving three weeks in the design schedule means that Brite Semiconductor can take on more new, innovative design projects because they have the ability to get more designs to market faster."
About Cadence
Cadence enables global electronic design innovation and plays an essential role in the creation of today's integrated circuits and electronics. Customers use Cadence software, hardware, IP, and services to design and verify advanced semiconductors, consumer electronics, networking and telecommunications equipment, and computer systems. The company is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., with sales offices, design centers, and research facilities around the world to serve the global electronics industry. More information about the company, its products, and services is available at http://www.cadence.com.
About Brite Semiconductor
Brite Semiconductor is a world-leading ASIC design services company, providing customers with ULSI ASIC/SoC chip design and manufacturing services. Brite Semiconductor was co-founded by Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation and Open-Silicon, as well as venture capital firms from China and abroad. As the strategic partners, SMIC and Open-Silicon provide Brite Semiconductor with strong technical and manufacturing support. Targeted at 90nm/65nm/40nm and high-end SoC design services, Brite Semiconductor provides flexible turn-key service from RTL/netlist to chip delivery, and seamless, low-cost, and low-risk solutions to customers. For more information, please refer to the Brite Semiconductor website: http://www.britesemi.com
DeNA and Square Enix Unveil the Ultimate FINAL FANTASY Experience
FINAL FANTASY: Record Keeper Announced for iOS, Android; Japanese Megahit Comes to North America in Spring 2015
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- DeNA and Square Enix (OTC: SQNXF) today announced FINAL FANTASY(®): Record Keeper(TM), the first mobile game where players will be able to experience the complete FINAL FANTASY universe. Currently in development for iOS and Android, FINAL FANTASY: Record Keeper is the only game to let players relive favorite moments across all past FINAL FANTASY installments and build a team of classic characters. Set to launch this spring, fans can pre-register at FinalFantasyRecordKeeper.com beginning today to receive updates about the game and unlock special in-game characters including Tidus from FINAL FANTASY X.
In FINAL FANTASY: Record Keeper, the entire FINAL FANTASY universe is at player's fingertips! Featuring an all-star cast of characters including Tidus, Lightning, and Cloud, players recruit their favorite heroes from across the entire FINAL FANTASY franchise to form the most dynamic team of all time. With a massive roster of characters, the possibilities are endless! Characters can each be completely customized and equipped to the fullest with iconic gear, powerful spells, summons, and hundreds of weapons to choose from.
Gameplay in FINAL FANTASY: Record Keeper is as strategic and challenging as ever with the classic FINAL FANTASY Active Time Battle (ATB) system in place. Players battle their way through the most epic FINAL FANTASY moments, woven together for the first time on mobile with an all-new tale. Featuring skill-based interactive gameplay, players plan attacks, carefully choose tactics, and engage enemies in active time battles.
"FINAL FANTASY: Record Keeper delivers the ultimate FINAL FANTASY experience for the dedicated and passionate fans of this franchise and we are excited to work with SQUARE ENIX to bring it to players worldwide this spring," said Shintaro Asako, CEO of DeNA West.
"We have seen great success with FINAL FANTASY: Record Keeper in Japan, with over five million downloads since the game launched," said Ichiro Hazama, Producer at SQUARE ENIX. "From classic characters and iconic moments to the legendary battle system, the game is resonating with fans and mobile gamers alike."
FINAL FANTASY: Record Keeper will be available in spring 2015 as a free download in the AppStore and Google Play. Fans can pre-register at FinalFantasyRecordKeeper.com for updates, and unlock powerful in-game content at launch.
A new gameplay trailer for FINAL FANTASY: Record Keeper is available on the DeNA YouTube channel and multi-media, including the trailer, screenshots, game logo, and more, can be downloaded via the game's online press kit.
About FINAL FANTASY
Since the release of FINAL FANTASY in 1987, this unique RPG series continues to showcase the spectacular visuals, highly imaginative worlds and rich stories leading the industry and earning the highest accolades from users around the world. Titles of the series have so far achieved a cumulative shipment of over 110 million units worldwide.
About DeNA
DeNA (pronounced "D-N-A") is a global leader of developing and operating mobile services including free-to-play games, e-commerce and other online offerings. Founded in 1999, DeNA is headquartered in Tokyo with offices and game development studios across the globe. DeNA Co., Ltd. is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (2432). For more information, visit: http://dena.com.
About Square Enix Co., Ltd.
Square Enix Co., Ltd. develops, publishes, distributes and licenses SQUARE ENIX®, EIDOS® and TAITO® branded entertainment content around the world. The Square Enix Group operates a global network of leading development studios and boasts a valuable portfolio of intellectual property, including: FINAL FANTASY, which has sold over 110 million units worldwide, and DRAGON QUEST® which has sold over 64 million units worldwide; TOMB RAIDER®, which has sold over 42 million units worldwide; and the legendary SPACE INVADERS®. Square Enix is a Japan-based, wholly-owned subsidiary of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.
Introducing HOME: Boov Pop! The Official Mobile Puzzle Game Based On DreamWorks Animation's HOME
Developed and published by Behaviour Interactive, this new puzzle game is now available exclusively on the App Store.
MONTREAL, Feb. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Emerging mobile publisher Behaviour Interactive, one of the largest independent game developers is excited to announce the release of their new title: HOME: Boov Pop!, the official puzzle game based on DreamWorks Animation's 3D comedy adventure HOME.
This free-to-play casual game offers a new twist to the puzzle genre, by adding a gravity-based design combined with out of this world 3D graphics to create a unique gaming experience! Play as Oh, Tip and Captain Smek as they battle their intergalactic enemy across three stunning settings: Paris, Asia and Florida. Connect power bubbles for epic chain reactions and use each character's special ability to maximise your score!
Jimmy Gendron, VP of Mobile at Behaviour Interactive said: "Our innovative physics based gameplay is not only unique, it's also a natural fit with the movie universe. It sets HOME: Boov Pop! apart from traditional puzzle games. We're really excited to get it out there for everyone to enjoy."
Based on the best-selling book The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex, HOME hits theaters on March 27, 2015. When Oh, a loveable misfit from another planet, lands on Earth and finds himself on the run from his own people, he forms an unlikely friendship with an adventurous girl named Tip who is on a quest of her own. Through a series of comic adventures with Tip, Oh comes to understand that being different and making mistakes is all part of being human, and together they discover the true meaning of the word HOME.
About Behaviour Interactive
Founded in 1992, Behaviour Interactive is one of the largest independent game developers. The studio's objective is to deliver high-quality and commercially successful games and explore fresh ideas and connected experiences to keep players entertained. Our studios work with the industry's top publishers and licensors, including Activision Blizzard, Bethesda, Cloud Imperium, Disney, DreamWorks, EA, Games Workshop, Majesco, Microsoft, Nickelodeon, Paramount, Pixar, Sony, Starbreeze, Ubisoft and Warner Bros. For more information, please visit: http://www.bhvr.com.
About DreamWorks Animation
DreamWorks Animation creates high-quality entertainment, including CG animated feature films, television specials and series and live entertainment properties, meant for audiences around the world. The company has world-class creative talent, a strong and experienced management team and advanced filmmaking technology and techniques. DreamWorks Animation has been named one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" by FORTUNE® Magazine for five consecutive years. In 2013, DreamWorks Animation ranked #12 on the list. All of DreamWorks Animation's feature films are produced in 3D. The Company has theatrically released a total of 30 animated feature films, including the franchise properties of Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Your Dragon, Puss In Boots and The Croods.
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Easy to use, delightful to hold, Open Web device requires no apps and creates no disruption to your life
TOKYO and BERKELEY, Calif., Feb. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Monohm Inc. announced today the creation of Runcible, the first personal device for the post-smartphone era. Runcible is modeled on the pocket watch and features a high resolution, fully round screen. The device includes a high-performance phone and camera, and includes features designed to refocus users' attention on real people and the real world.
Runcible is built on top of Mozilla's Open Source Firefox OS, and KDDI Corporation is Monohm's first carrier partnership. KDDI's Design Series, an award winning line of high end mobile devices available in Japan, will also participate in Runcible's development and help customize Runcible for the Japanese market with Monohm. http://www.au.kddi.com/original-product/archives/
"People need something to let them control their digital lives in clean, quiet, simple ways," said Aubrey Anderson, CEO and co-founder, Monohm Inc. "Runcible is the alternative to the increasingly invasive and commodified smartphone whose app-centric approach distracts us from our lives instead of helping us live them."
Features and Benefits
-- First-ever fully round screen and palm-sized form is modeled on devices
that humans have always carried with them: the pocket watch, the
compass, the magical stone that fits the palm of our hand.
-- Discovery-centric: featuring simple interfaces which focus on clean
summaries of our digital lives, and a curated maps program that differs
from others in finding the most interesting route to a destination,
versus the fastest.
-- Requires no additional software or apps: Runcible's operating system is
based on Open Web standards. Unlike other systems which rely upon
complicated middleware and cannot integrate across platforms,
applications, and devices, Runcible users can simply access the power of
the Web to command and control the growing number of IoT devices and
connected things around us.
-- Planned non-obsolescence: Unlike today's smartphones which become
entirely obsolete within two or three years, Runcible's parts can be
removed, repaired, and upgraded, enabling the device to be kept for
decades.
-- No interruptions: Runcible will never beep, alert or otherwise interrupt
us, enabling us to keep our attention where it has always meant to be.
Pricing and Availability
Runcible will be initially available in late 2015. Suggested retail price has not been confirmed but cost will be comparable to a premium, unlocked smartphone purchase. To be one of the first to experience Runcible, go to http://mono.hm to pre-order today.
Runcible can be viewed for the first time on site at Mobile World Congress in Mozilla's booth Hall 3 North, Booth 3C30.
About Monohm
Monohm creates innovative heirloom electronics. Its mission is to enable people to elegantly and simply control versus be controlled by their digital lives, while enabling a sense of wonder in the real world. The company is headquartered in Berkeley, California. For more information please visit http://mono.hm.
About Mozilla
Mozilla has been a pioneer and advocate for the Web for more than a decade. We create and promote open standards that enable innovation and advance the Web as a platform for all. Today, hundreds of millions of people worldwide use Mozilla Firefox to discover, experience and connect to the Web on computers, tablets and mobile phones. For more information please visit https://www.mozilla.com.
About KDDI Corporation
KDDI, a comprehensive communications company offering fixed-line and mobile communications services, strives to be a leading company for changing times. For individual customers, KDDI offers its mobile communications (mobile phone) and fixed-line communications (broadband Internet/telephone) services under the brand name au, helping to realize Fixed Mobile and Broadcasting Convergence (FMBC). For business clients, KDDI provides comprehensive Information and Communications Technology services, from Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC) networks to data centers, applications, and security strategies, which helps clients strengthen their businesses. For more information please visit http://www.kddi.com/english.
Synopsys' embARC Open Software Platform Accelerates Development of ARC-based Embedded Systems for the Internet of Things
Online Access to Open Source Drivers, Operating Systems and Middleware Expands Ecosystem Support for Software Developers Implementing ARC Processor-based Designs
-- Comprehensive suite of free and open-source software accelerates
development of application software for ARC-based systems and subsystems
-- Includes commonly used components for the Internet of Things (IoT) such
as MQTT and CoAP internet protocols as well as FreeRTOS and Contiki OS
operating systems
-- embARC.org downloads, documentation and user forums deliver resources
and expertise from a broad community of ARC software developers and
partners
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today launched the embARC Open Software Platform to help accelerate the development of DesignWare® ARC® processor-based embedded systems. The new embARC platform gives ARC software developers online access to a comprehensive suite of free and open-source software that eases the development of code for the IoT and other embedded applications. Device drivers, operating systems and middleware ported to and optimized for ARC processors are available for download without cost from the embARC.org website. The website also provides access to software development tools and documentation as well as user forums to facilitate the sharing of information and expertise among the ARC-based design community.
"We are pleased to see that the embARC Open Software Platform supports the use of the popular open-source FreeRTOS," said Andrew Longhurst, business development manager at Wittenstein High Integrity Systems. "We offer OPENRTOS, the only commercially licensed and supported version of FreeRTOS, thus allowing designers using embARC to move to an RTOS with professional support, maintenance and updates, if needed."
Drivers, Operating Systems and Middleware
Pre-ported drivers for the GPIO, UART, SPI, I2C and other peripherals as well as leading real-time operating systems (RTOS), including FreeRTOS and Contiki OS, give developers a choice of industry-standard software environments for their ARC-based systems. FreeRTOS is a scalable, compact and reliable operating system that is popular among embedded software developers. The Contiki OS is specifically designed for networked, memory-constrained systems such as low-power, wireless IoT applications.
The embARC platform provides a choice of middleware components and a robust starting point for the development of IoT-related devices. The components available for use with FreeRTOS include the TCP/IP stack lwIP, file system fatfs, and MQTT and libcoap IoT protocols. The Contiki OS includes a middleware package with an integrated IoT protocol stack including MQTT, a publish/subscribe messaging protocol for lightweight machine-to-machine communications, and the CoAP application layer protocol for resource-constrained IoT applications.
"FreeRTOS is professionally developed, supported and yet completely free for developers to embed in their commercial products without any requirement to expose their proprietary source code," said Richard Barry, director at Real Time Engineers Ltd. "As the leading RTOS for embedded applications, we are really pleased that Synopsys is making FreeRTOS available as part of their new embARC Platform. ARC users now have a simplified path to join the hundreds of thousands of developers worldwide who already benefit from the ease of use and proven reliability of FreeRTOS."
embARC.org
embARC.org is a dedicated website that provides developers centralized access to free and open-source software, drivers, operating systems and middleware supporting the embARC Open Software Platform. The website also provides documentation and a forum-based community where developers can share their resources, expertise and code to help speed deployment of ARC-processor based embedded systems.
Free and Premium Software Development Tools
Free software development tools built on the open-source Eclipse IDE and GNU toolchain are available for use with the embARC Open Software Platform. This gives developers a flexible software environment with an IDE, compiler, debugger and utilities that are familiar to embedded developers. The embARC software is also supported by the commercially-available Synopsys ARC MetaWare Development Toolkit, giving developers the option to use a highly optimized toolchain for maximum code density and performance.
The embARC Open Software Platform has been ported to Synopsys' ARC EM Starter Kit, a low-cost software development board consisting of pre-installed FPGA images of ARC EM Processors with peripherals and a software package. The Starter Kit enables rapid software development, code porting, software debugging and profiling for the EM4, EM6, EM5D and EM7D processor cores.
"Synopsys' embARC Open Software Platform provides a comprehensive and easily accessible software development environment that leverages widely-used open source software, operating systems and middleware targeted at IoT and other embedded applications," said John Koeter, vice president of marketing for IP and prototyping at Synopsys. "embARC strengthens the ecosystem that helps software developers get their ARC-based applications to market faster with less risk and development cost."
Availability and Resources
The embARC Open Software Platform is available now, at no cost at http://www.embarc.org
The ARC EM Starter Kit and the MetaWare Development Toolkit are also available now from the websites below:
-- ARC EM Starter Kit: http://www.synopsys.com/dw/ipdir.php?ds=arc_em_starter_kit
-- ARC MetaWare Development Toolkit: http://www.synopsys.com/dw/ipdir.php?ds=sw_metaware
About DesignWare IP
Synopsys is a leading provider of high-quality, silicon-proven IP solutions for SoC designs. The broad DesignWare IP portfolio includes logic libraries, embedded memories, analog IP, complete interface IP solutions consisting of controller, PHY and next-generation verification IP, embedded processors and subsystems. To accelerate prototyping, software development and integration of IP into SoCs, Synopsys' IP Accelerated initiative offers IP prototyping kits, IP software development kits and customized IP subsystems. Synopsys' extensive investment in IP quality, comprehensive technical support and robust IP development methodology enables designers to reduce integration risk and accelerate time-to-market. For more information on DesignWare IP, visit http://www.synopsys.com/designware.
About Synopsys
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq:SNPS) is the Silicon to Software(TM) partner for innovative companies developing the electronic products and software applications we rely on every day. As the world's 15th largest software company, Synopsys has a long history of being a global leader in electronic design automation (EDA) and semiconductor IP, and is also a leader in software quality and security testing with its Coverity® solutions. Whether you're a system-on-chip (SoC) designer creating advanced semiconductors, or a software developer writing applications that require the highest quality and security, Synopsys has the solutions needed to deliver innovative, high-quality, secure products. Learn more at http://www.synopsys.com.
Emulex Brings High Performance Enterprise-Class 10GbE to the Masses with New PCIe 3.0 10GBASE-T Ethernet Network Adapters
OneConnect Ethernet Network Adapters Lead the Industry in Price/Performance, Superior to Intel Adapters in Small Packet Performance, Throughput, Latency and CPU Efficiency
COSTA MESA, Calif., Feb. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Emulex Corporation (NYSE: ELX), a leader in network connectivity, monitoring and management, today introduced a new 10GBASE-T Ethernet Network Adapter, increasing Emulex market leadership in the breadth of its PCI Express (PCIe) 3.0 portfolio. The Company's new OneConnect® OCe14102-NT 10GBASE-T Ethernet Network Adapters deliver high performance and enterprise-class features to the 10GBASE-T market, allowing customers to take advantage of existing low-cost copper infrastructure. In addition, Emulex also announced the publication of a new Demartek Evaluation Report showing significant performance, architecture, and backward compatibility advantages of the Emulex OCe14000 series of Ethernet Network Adapters over the latest generation of Intel's Ethernet adapters.
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10GBASE-T is a standard that was created to allow 10GbE traffic to run over low-cost CAT-6 and CAT-6A copper wiring. With the ability to cover distances of up to 100 meters, 10GBASE-T provides an excellent cost effective alternative for connecting servers to top-of-rack switches. The Emulex OCe14102-NT Ethernet Network Adapter provides two ports of low-cost 10GBASE-T, while still offering all of the features that have enabled the Emulex OCe14000 family of Ethernet Network Adapters to gain broad support at more than a dozen different server, storage and system vendors worldwide with the introduction of the latest generation of x86 servers.
"Our new family of 10GBASE-T adapters further expands the Emulex portfolio in the 10GbE market by creating new leadership positions in price and performance, while continuing to provide the enterprise-class features channel partners and enterprises rely on, including overlay networking and high performance storage offloads, as well as full support for PCIe 3.0," said Shaun Walsh, senior vice president of marketing, Emulex. "As the Demartek Evaluation Report illustrates, Emulex Ethernet and Converged Network Adapters have significant performance and feature advantages over the new Intel X710 10GbE and XL710 40GbE adapters. The introduction of our new PCIe 3.0 10GBASE-T Ethernet Network Adapters provide a further advantage in the breadth of our product line over our competitors, and one more reason for customers to think of Emulex as their choice for Ethernet connectivity."
As a service to our customers, Emulex recently commissioned Demartek, a third party testing lab, to compare the Emulex OCe14000 series of Ethernet Network Adapters with the latest Intel X710 10GbE and XL710 40GbE adapters. The four key findings from this evaluation included:
-- The Emulex OCe14000 family of 10GbE and 40GbE Network Adapters showed up
to 5x greater RFC2544 small packet performance compared to the Intel
X710/XL710 adapters.
-- The Emulex OCe14102 10GbE Network Adapter has 62 percent lower (better)
average TCP latency and 55 percent lower (better) average UDP latency
than the Intel X710 adapter.
-- The Intel X710/XL710 adapters are currently missing features necessary
for high performance virtualized data center and cloud network
environments, such as Virtual Extensible Local Area Network (VXLAN)
overlay networking hardware offloads, Single Root I/O Virtualization
(SR-IOV) support for VMware, and Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA)
support.
-- The Intel X710/XL710 adapters utilize a new i40e driver architecture,
which is not compatible with the previous generation Intel IXGBE NIC
drivers.
"The importance of networking infrastructure continues to grow as enterprises expand the deployment of virtualized cloud environments, network-centric applications, and complex network topologies," said Dennis Martin, founder and president, Demartek. "To get the most out of these environments, support for advanced capabilities such as overlay networking protocol offloads, SR-IOV and RDMA over Converged Ethernet are becoming increasingly important. The lack of these features in the latest generation Intel Ethernet adapters, coupled with the performance gaps that we measured, make these Emulex OCe14000 Ethernet Network Adapters an excellent choice for data center and cloud environments."
In addition to the performance and feature advantages that are highlighted in the Demartek report, the OCe14102-NT Ethernet Network Adapter brings Emulex's intelligent offload capabilities to low-cost 10GBASE-T deployments. Emulex hardware offloads can lower overall server power consumption by up to 50 watts per server, combined with increased server CPU availability due to reduced server I/O workload(1). For large data centers, this can translate into significant operational expenditure (OPEX) savings for power and cooling, as well as improvement in workload density per server when compared to Ethernet adapters that do not possess offload capabilities. The Emulex OCe14102-NT Ethernet Network Adapter is immediately available for customers through Emulex's worldwide network of distributors and resellers.
Download the Demartek Emulex OCe14102 10GbE and OCe14401 40GbE Adapter Comparison with Intel X710 10GbE and XL710 40GbE Adapters Evaluation Report.
1. Emulex Labs Testing
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About Emulex
Emulex provides connectivity, monitoring and management solutions for high-performance networks, delivering provisioning, end-to-end application visibility, optimization and acceleration for the next generation of software-defined, telco and Web-scale data centers. The Company's I/O connectivity portfolio, which has been designed into server and storage solutions from leading OEMs and ODMs worldwide, enables organizations to manage bandwidth, latency, security and virtualization. The Emulex network visibility portfolio enables global organizations to monitor and improve application and network performance management. Emulex is headquartered in Costa Mesa, Calif. For more information about Emulex (NYSE: ELX) please visit http://www.Emulex.com.
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Anvil® Cases is thrilled to announce a new product launch around their exciting expansion into consumer products. The Anvil iPhone 6/6+ Heritage Case delivers the same legendary style that music icons and touring musicians have embraced for the past 60 years.
Designed to embody the spirit of Rock and Roll's rich history. Painstaking attention to detail, construction and style has been given to Anvil's new iPhone case. It has been engineered to follow the sleek and elegant form of the iPhone. The look and feel of the Heritage Case will conjure up images of musicians crisscrossing the globe spreading Rock and Roll. Made with a rigid CNC aluminum frame and polycarbonate back for maximum durability. Offered in silver or black aluminum frame.
Pricing and Availability
The Heritage Case for iPhone is now available to order at http://www.anvillifestyle.com for $49.95 for iPhone 6 and $54.95 for iPhone 6+.
About Anvil Cases
Originally formed as a division of Acme Pak, the first Anvil® Cases were designed for traveling musicians who, in the mid-1950s, turned to electric instruments and sound systems, which were far more prone to damage in transit than their acoustic predecessors. Anvil quickly became, and still is today, the number one name in protection for musicians on the go.
Contact:
Rene Elizondo Jr.
Creative Director
Anvil® Lifestyle
rene@anvillifestyle.com
C: (310) 924-3200
LG Electronics Announces U.S. Availabilty Of Award-Winning 2015 OLED And LED 4K ULTRA HD TVs
New 4K ULTRA HD OLED and 'PRIME UHD LED TV' Models Hitting Store Shelves this Spring
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., Feb. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- LG Electronics USA today announced pricing and availability for the first of its 2015 4K ULTRA HD (UHD) TV models, which were unveiled with great acclaim last month at the 2015 International CES®.
Leading the 2015 lineup is LG's 4K UHD OLED TV, widely praised by industry pundits for delivering the best picture ever by virtue of its perfect blacks and brighter, crisper images for infinite contrast. Other new 2015 models available this spring include LG's PRIME UHD LED TV - a premium tier above the company's ULTRA HD TV featuring LG "ColorPrime" wider color gamut technology which offers a broader range of colors for a truly premium, cinema-like experience.
"Picture quality is the top consideration for television shoppers, and LG's 2015 4K TV lineup delivers," said David VanderWaal, vice president of marketing, LG Electronics USA. "OLED is unequivocally the best screen technology in the market today, and LG is the only manufacturer to offer OLED TVs, both 4K ULTRA HD and Full HD this year. Our PRIME UHD LED TV models with ColorPrime technology offer the best in 4K LED with expanded color capability for more lifelike images and, like all of our Ultra HD LED TVs, they deliver incredible clarity and detail with four times the resolution of Full HD."
LG is also launching its PRIME UHD TV - an all-new premium line of 4K UHD LED TVs featuring LG "ColorPrime" technology, Ultra Luminance, 4K In-Plane Switching (IPS) panel and the LG Prime Mastering Engine to offer a truly premium, cinema-like experience.
LG ColorPrime models use LG proprietary technology that magnifies the range of colors that can be displayed on screen by utilizing different LED phosphor colors, creating greater image depth and realism. LG Ultra Luminance technology continuously analyzes the brightest and darkest parts of the displayed content in order to improve brightness and resolution. Also equipped with LG's 4K IPS panel, the TV renders detailed images at extremely wide viewing angles. What's more, the LG Prime Mastering Engine optimizes the settings of the TV to boost picture quality to premium levels.
In addition to premium picture quality, the UF9500 series features a stunning UltraSlim Design, among the slimmest LED TVs on the market at as little as 8.5mm in depth. The unique "auditorium" stand not only provides a stylish base for the set, but also enhances the audio system designed in collaboration with harman/kardon for an immersive audio experience. The 65- and 55-inch class (64.5 and 54.6 inches diagonal) UF9500 models will be available at retail in March for $4,499 and $3,699 respectively.
Other new LG 2015 UHD LED TVs available for the first time this spring are the new UF8500, UF7700 and UF7600 series. These come in six screen sizes ranging from 43-inch class (43.0 inches diagonal) to 70-inch class (69.5 inches diagonal) sizes. LG 4K ULTRA HD TVs offer consumers incredible detail and clarity with four times the resolution of Full HD 1080p screens. The UF8500 series also features LG's popular slim-bezel Cinema Screen design, and enhanced audio designed by harman/kardon.
All of the new models include LG's webOS 2.0, the updated version of the company's award-winning* Smart TV platform designed to make access content even simpler and faster. LG's webOS 2.0 features simple switching to let users quickly shift to any content that they'd like, as well as simple discovery to help find new sources of entertainment from 4K partners** such as Netflix, Amazon Instant Video and YouTube, and many more Full HD options.***
Series, Models and Suggested Pricing:
EG9600 - UHD OLED
65-inch class (64.5 inches diagonal) model 65EG9600: $8,999
UF9500 - Prime UHD TV
65-inch class (64.5 inches diagonal) model 65UF9500: $4,499
55-inch class (54.6 inches diagonal) model 55UF9500: $3,699
UF8500 Series - 3D UHD LED with Cinema Screen
65-inch class (64.5 inches diagonal) model 65UF8500: $3,199
60-inch class (59.5 inches diagonal) model, 60UF8500: $2,999
UF7700 Series - UHD LED
70-inch class (69.5 inches diagonal) model 70UF7700: $3,999
65-inch class (64.5 inches diagonal) model 65UF7700: $2,999
60-inch class (59.5 inches diagonal) model 60UF7700: $2,499
UF7600 Series - UHD LED
55-inch class (54.6 inches diagonal) model 55UF7600: $1,999
49-inch class (48.5 inches diagonal) model 49UF7600: $1,699
43-inch class (43 inches diagonal) model 43UF7600: $1,399
EC9300 Series - Full HD OLED
55-inch class (54.6 inches diagonal) model 55EC9300: $3,499.
*webOS awards received in 2014 include: Reviewed.com CES Editors Choice, Ubergizmo Best of CES and CEA CES Innovation Award
**4K/UHD content delivery standards still being developed.
**Wireless Internet connection & certain subscriptions required and sold separately. Agreement to smart TV terms and conditions required to use certain smart features. Content and services vary by product and are subject to change without notice. WebOS does not support Flash. In order to stream 4K content you need you will need a high speed internet plan capable of receiving 20Mb per second of data
About LG Electronics USA
LG Electronics USA, Inc., based in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., is the North American subsidiary of LG Electronics, Inc., a $56 billion global force and technology leader in consumer electronics, home appliances and mobile communications. LG Electronics, a proud 2014 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year, sells a range of stylish and innovative home entertainment products, mobile phones, home appliances, commercial displays, air conditioning systems and solar energy solutions in the United States, all under LG's "Life's Good" marketing theme.www.lg.com.
Broadcom Announces Industry's First Fully Integrated Chip for Virtual Customer Premise Equipment
Extends Portfolio Breadth for Carriers and Enables New Service Offerings
IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), a global innovation leader in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications, today announced the industry's first fully integrated system-on-a-chip (SoC) for the virtual customer premise equipment (vCPE) market. Broadcom's latest SoC is designed to provide carriers with flexibility to add new services in a dynamic, multi-vendor environment. Broadcom will showcase its innovations for the mobile and carrier ecosystem at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, March 2-5. For more news, visit Broadcom's Newsroom.
Today's legacy business-access solutions are hard-wired and lack fault management and standard operations, administration and management (OAM), thereby impacting the agility to rapidly provision new services. Broadcom's new SoC gives operators the ability to decouple services from the physical hardware and run them on standard compute infrastructure, thus facilitating faster time-to-market and enabling customers to customize their equipment based on evolving requirements.
"One of the greatest challenges facing service providers is how to offer new services to their business customers rapidly and more cost effectively," said Ed Redmond, Broadcom Vice President, Compute and Connectivity Group. "By decoupling service delivery and activation from the physical infrastructure, Broadcom's integrated and programmable device enables carriers to turn-up services as virtual network functions (VNFs) without the need for manual provisioning and expensive truck rolls."
"China Mobile is an innovator and strong supporter of the expansion of packet-based transport networking (PTN) for converged access," said Dr. Li Han, Vice Director of China Mobile Research Institute's Network Technology Department. "Through our Super-PTN deployment, we are introducing PTN for enterprise access with open Software-Defined Networking interfaces. We welcome the introduction of Broadcom's BCM88312 vCPE chip to target the need for cost-effective and open standards solutions for new market expansions."
The Broadcom BCM88312 is an integrated and programmable device that can be seamlessly connected to the operator's network to deliver vCPE services. The BCM88312 can be managed over OpenFlow, based on Broadcom's OpenFlow-Data Plane Abstraction (OF-DPA) layer framework, thereby extending OF-DPA from the infrastructure core all the way to the business CPE access.
According to a recent Infonetics report-- 'SDN and NFV Strategies: Global Service Provider Survey' -- vCPE was ranked as the number one use-case for operators looking at virtualizing networks. "With 52 percent of service providers investing in the implementation of vCPE in 2014/2015, vCPE is also the number one revenue generating business use-case," said Michael Howard, Infonetics/IHS Principal Analyst. "Broadcom's fully integrated device is the first SoC on the market to integrate the necessary vCPE functions on a single device, managed with OpenFlow, and supporting a carrier-class application."
Key Features
-- Scalable, Integrated and Programmable
-- Integrated Dual Cortex A9 cores @ 1.2GHZ
-- Integrated 8-port GE Switch, Serdes, and copper PHYs
-- Programmable Processor Forwarding Engine
-- Support for 1588v2 / SyncE
-- Low-power at 3.5W typical
Availability
The Broadcom BCM88312 is sampling with production-ready carrier-class reference code, including support for:
-- MEF-Compliant E-Line Service, based on MPLS/MPLS-TP Forwarding
-- ETY OAM (802.3ah), Ethernet OAM (Y1731), BHH / MPLS-TP Fast
OAM(G.8113.1)
-- G.8131 MPLS Linear Protection
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Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), a FORTUNE 500® company, is a global leader and innovator in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications. Broadcom® products seamlessly deliver voice, video, data and multimedia connectivity in the home, office and mobile environments. With one of the industry's broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art system-on-a-chip solutions, Broadcom is changing the world by connecting everything®. For more information, go to http://www.broadcom.com.
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SecureMailbox -- the first mobile service that supports all international bank, patient and privacy laws -- Now on App Store
STOCKHOLM and BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Mobile World Congress 2015 -- Available onApp Store: SecureMailbox for iPhone and iPad. SecureMailbox, the next generation secure messaging and collaboration platform and the only App that handles all types of international privacy laws in a mobile mail and chat format, is a true game-changer for the whole secure messaging market.
Download the App â it's free â and experience new power and control. Simple and easy, it just works. The "built in" strong sender authentication of the message receiver, gives every user a new dimension of security features and opportunities for effective and secure communication.
"Our mission is to make peoples working life safer, easier and more productive by offering an App that is not just secure, but also legally correct. Within 5-years 50% of all users in the world will have some kind of SecureMailbox attached to their email address"
Anders Jonson, founder of the SecureMailbox concept.
The solution works for every individual or group, independent of situation or place:
* Between Co-Workers â Safer than using you're corporate Intranet! * With Clients â Sharing documents, contracts or spreadsheets * The Bank â Sending you new pin-codes or account statements * The Clinic â Sharing LAB-results or x-rays direct to your phone "I use the SecureMailbox App every day in my communication with customers and clients. We share x-rays and patient data between dental offices and hospitals and can respond in minutes on what needs to be done. This is really a revolution for our whole team."
Fredric Jarnbring, watch the interview on YouTube, "SecureMailbox"
About SecureMailbox
SecureMailbox for iPhone and iPad protects your collaboration with co-workers as well as external clients or important contacts. Strong sender authentication of the receiver, legal protection and the strongest available encryption are built in by design*.
* Secure collaboration: Share important work, ideas or news * Use your camera: Snap a picture or capture a video, then share it with co-workers or your client in a secure and legally correct way * Receiver authentication: The sender can require strong authentication of the message receiver worldwide. For optimal message confidentiality and compliance with data privacy laws * Control every message: What should happen to your message when it arrives? "Burn after reading"? â Different send options give you a unique control * SMS notifications: Get notified of important activities right when it happens â and take action from the screen of your device * Secure storage: Store message dialogues and attachments in secured folders SecureMailbox have already signed up users in more than 140 countries. With the launch of the new iOS App and our upcoming external API we are able to offer a unique secure messaging service for 3rd party App developers and users around the world.
*SecureMailbox is the first App that has been implemented according to the new possibilities to handle all collaboration legally correct in an App. By combining encryption, storage, strong sender authentication of the receiver as well as laws in the right way, the service can help any user or 3rd party App developer to handle classified data, bank secrecy, patient data and personal privacy laws all over the world. SecureMailbox is operating out ofSweden where the constitution provides one of the strongest legal protections in the world of personal privacy.
Visit us at MWC in Barcelona on Tuesday (3/3) at 13.30, Hall 7, in Swedish Pavilion (7E41) with the press.
SecureMailbox - the first mobile service that supports all international bank, patient and privacy laws - Now on App Store
First Sparrow 2011 then Mailbox 2013, now it's time for SecureMailbox, with already signed up users in more than 140 countries the interest is huge everywhere for secure messaging.
STOCKHOLM and BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Mobile World Congress 2015 -- Available on App Store: SecureMailbox for iPhone and iPad. SecureMailbox, the next generation secure messaging and collaboration platform and the only App that handles all types of international privacy laws in a mobile mail and chat format, is a true game-changer for the whole secure messaging market.
Download the App - it's free - and experience new power and control. Simple and easy, it just works. The "built in" strong sender authentication of the message receiver, gives every user a new dimension of security features and opportunities for effective and secure communication.
"Our mission is to make peoples working life safer, easier and more productive by offering an App that is not just secure, but also legally correct. Within 5-years 50% of all users in the world will have some kind of SecureMailbox attached to their email address"
Anders Jonson, founder of the SecureMailbox concept.
The solution works for every individual or group, independent of situation or place:
-- Between Co-Workers - Safer than using you're corporate Intranet!
-- With Clients - Sharing documents, contracts or spreadsheets
-- The Bank - Sending you new pin-codes or account statements
-- The Clinic - Sharing LAB-results or x-rays direct to your phone
"I use the SecureMailbox App every day in my communication with customers and clients. We share x-rays and patient data between dental offices and hospitals and can respond in minutes on what needs to be done. This is really a revolution for our whole team."
Fredric Jarnbring, watch the interview on YouTube, "SecureMailbox"
About SecureMailbox
SecureMailbox for iPhone and iPad protects your collaboration with co-workers as well as external clients or important contacts. Strong sender authentication of the receiver, legal protection and the strongest available encryption are built in by design*.
-- Secure collaboration: Share important work, ideas or news
-- Use your camera: Snap a picture or capture a video, then share it with
co-workers or your client in a secure and legally correct way
-- Receiver authentication: The sender can require strong authentication of
the message receiver worldwide. For optimal message confidentiality and
compliance with data privacy laws
-- Control every message: What should happen to your message when it
arrives? "Burn after reading"? - Different send options give you a
unique control
-- SMS notifications: Get notified of important activities right when it
happens - and take action from the screen of your device
-- Secure storage: Store message dialogues and attachments in secured
folders
SecureMailbox have already signed up users in more than 140 countries. With the launch of the new iOS App and our upcoming external API we are able to offer a unique secure messaging service for 3(rd) party App developers and users around the world.
*SecureMailbox is the first App that has been implemented according to the new possibilities to handle all collaboration legally correct in an App. By combining encryption, storage, strong sender authentication of the receiver as well as laws in the right way, the service can help any user or 3(rd) party App developer to handle classified data, bank secrecy, patient data and personal privacy laws all over the world. SecureMailbox is operating out of Sweden where the constitution provides one of the strongest legal protections in the world of personal privacy.
Visit us at MWC in Barcelona on Tuesday (3/3) at 13.30, Hall 7, in Swedish Pavilion (7E41) with the press.
Adding cell sites and providing backhaul is a major challenge for service providers as
available backhaul spectrum channels are scarce. Often operators are just not able to
obtain additional frequency channels to support their wireless backhaul needs. Securing
spectrum for network growth as technology shifts from 3G to 4G and, in the future, 5G also
must be considered in order to achieve long term business success. Ceragon's Advanced
Frequency Reuse solution, available with the IP-20 platform, changes the way operators
plan and deploy their network by providing the freedom to deploy cell sites wherever they
are needed while alleviating many of the wireless backhaul constraints.
Enabled by Ceragon's unique multicore technology which is at the heart of the IP-20
Platform, the solution enables the use of a single frequency channel where multiple
channels are often required to meet wireless backhaul demand. The result is an
overwhelming saving of at least 50% of the wireless spectrum required. It also allows for
doubling the capacity of the wireless backhaul network. It does so by requiring far
smaller angular separation between wireless backhaul links that utilize the same frequency
channel; Instead of employing a separation of at least 90 degrees as required today, it
reduces the needed separation to a mere 15 degrees. The result is flexibility in network
deployment and a significant reduction in operational and capital expenditure.
The Advanced Frequency Reuse solution is an integral part of the company's leading
IP-20 Platform, vastly adopted by service providers, public safety and private network
operators worldwide and will be available via a CeraOS software release, Ceragon's
advanced Operating System.
A live demonstration of the new solution will take place in Ceragon's booth in Hall 5;
stand #5G61 from March 2-5.
"This new solution reaffirms our commitment to supporting our customers' ability to
deliver on their business strategy," said Ira Palti, president and CEO of Ceragon. "With
the IP-20 Platform, service providers are able to deploy a wireless backhaul network
without spectrum and capacity bottlenecks. Our unique multicore technology, at the heart
of the IP-20 Platform, undeniably provides a flexible and agile, future proof solution
that enables our customers to meet today's 4G needs and tomorrow's 5G requirements."
About Ceragon Networks Ltd.
Ceragon Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ: CRNT) is the #1 wireless backhaul specialist. We
provide innovative, flexible and cost-effective wireless backhaul and fronthaul solutions
that enable mobile operators and other wired/wireless service providers to deliver 2G/3G,
4G/LTE and other broadband services to their subscribers. Ceragon's high-capacity,
solutions use microwave technology to transfer voice and data traffic while maximizing
bandwidth efficiency, to deliver more capacity over longer distances under any deployment
scenario. Based on our extensive global experience, Ceragon delivers turnkey solutions
that support service provider profitability at every stage of the network lifecycle
enabling faster time to revenue, cost-effective operation and simple migration to all-IP
networks. As the demand for data pushes the need for ever-increasing capacity, Ceragon is
committed to serve the market with unmatched technology and innovation, ensuring effective
solutions for the evolving needs of the marketplace. Our solutions are deployed by more
than 430 service providers in over 130 countries.
Ceragon Networks(R) and FibeAir(R) are registered trademarks of Ceragon Networks Ltd.
in the United States and other countries. CERAGON (R) is a trademark of Ceragon Networks
Ltd., registered in various countries. Other names mentioned are owned by their respective
holders.
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"forward-looking statements" under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Examples of forward-looking statements include: projections of capital expenditures and
liquidity, competitive pressures, revenues, growth prospects, product development,
financial resources, restructuring costs, cost savings and other financial matters. You
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results to differ materially, including risks associated with the purported class action
litigation; risks associated with increased working capital needs; risks associated with
the ability of Ceragon to meet its liquidity needs; the risk that sales of Ceragon's new
IP-20 products will not meet expectations; risks associated with doing business in Latin
America, including currency export controls and recent economic concerns; risks relating
to the concentration of our business in the Asia Pacific region and in developing nations;
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the date they are made and should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any
subsequent date. We do not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements.
Media Contact:
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Calysto Communications
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Company Contact:
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Ceragon Networks
Tel: +972-3-543-1163
tanyas@ceragon.com
Procera Networks Deployed for Video Analytics by Tier 1 Broadband Operator
Video Perspectives delivers industry-leading accuracy and granular visibility into network video traffic
FREMONT, Calif., Feb. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Procera Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: PKT), the global Subscriber Experience Company, today announced that a new Tier 1 operator customer has deployed Video Perspectives. The operator selected Procera's solutions to gain insights into network issues that are affecting their subscribers' video quality of experience (QoE) and to quickly take actions to resolve any reduction in video QoE. The operator selected Procera's Video Perspectives solution due to its unique combination of delivery and presentation QoE scoring for over-the-top (OTT) video and managed video services.
"Network Operators need to have visibility into when subscribers have a bad experience with streaming video," said Andy Lovit, senior vice president, Global Sales and Services for Procera. "Video Perspectives identifies bad experiences and helps to identify the root cause of the degradation in video QoE so that operators can take action to fix the problem."
With Video Perspectives, broadband operators have a complete view of video content being consumed by their subscribers. The solution measures both the Delivery QoE (how the network delivers the video to the subscriber) and the Presentation QoE (how the video is presented to the subscriber), providing operators with meaningful metrics on how their network is delivering video to their subscribers. Video Perspectives provides a far more meaningful measurement of video QoE than the current speed indexes often issued by OTT providers.
The video analytics collected by Video Perspectives is integrated into the Insights product family - Engineering, Marketing, and Customer Care - to provide relevant information to the right audience inside of the operator. Each Insights product is optimized for the views that simplify the workflows of the target audience, and contain both pre-configured and customized reporting and analytics options.
About Procera Networks, Inc.
Procera Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: PKT), the global Subscriber Experience Company, is revolutionizing the way operators and vendors monitor, manage and monetize their network traffic. Elevate your business value and improve customer experience with Procera's sophisticated intelligence solutions. For more information, visit http://www.proceranetworks.com or follow Procera on Twitter at @ProceraNetworks.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements related to Procera Networks, Inc., including statements relating to the introduction of a new product and solutions, the potential new applications for Procera's products, the performance of and demand for Procera's new products and solutions, the timing of general availability and the ability to generate revenue from new products and solutions, and the ability of its products to interoperate effectively with other technologies and meet the requirements of customers. Statements in this release that are not historical or current facts are forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company's actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, risks and uncertainties related to the acceptance and adoption of Procera's products and solutions; the Company's ability to service and upgrade its products; its dependence on a limited product line and key customers; its dependence on key employees; its ability to compete in our industry with companies that are significantly larger and have greater resources; its ability to protect its intellectual property rights in a global market; and other risks and uncertainties described more fully in the Company's documents filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission. More information about these and other risks that may impact Procera Networks' business are described in the "Risk Factors" sections of its Form 10-K filed for the year ended December 31, 2013, its subsequently filed quarterly reports, and other reports filed with the SEC, which are available free of charge on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov or on Procera's website at http://www.proceranetworks.com. Given these risks and uncertainties, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to Procera as of the date hereof, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update, amend or clarify any forward-looking statement for any reason.
Press Contact
Bob Eastwood, Engage PR for Procera Networks, 510-748-8200 x215,
beastwood@engagepr.com
Investor Relations Contact
Michael Bishop, Blueshirt Group for Procera Networks, 415-217-4968, mike@blueshirtgroup.com
Digital SEO Announces the Launch of Two New Gaming Websites, The Escape Games and Smile Clicker
Digital SEO is a Digital Marketing Company that also Specializes in Web and Gaming Development
CHENNAI, India, Feb. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital SEO, a digital marketing company that also works on web development and gaming development, has just launched two new websites: The Escape Games and Smile Clicker Escape Games.
In the short time that the websites have been available, they have already gotten a lot of positive attention from fans of escape games. As a company spokesperson for Digital SEO noted, The Escape Games will feature a new game every day, so fans of fun and adventurous escape games should check back frequently to have the chance to play the latest titles.
From brain teasers and challenges to palace escapes, cave escapes and more, The Escape Games is a one stop shop for people who love to plan and execute successful escapes in the virtual world.
"Search for Hidden Objects, enhance your gaming talent through our Skill Games and brush your knowledge on Physics with our Physics Games," the spokesperson said, adding that there is truly something for everyone on the website.
"No matter which way you see it, you will love your experience here in Escape Games and we vow to bring it to you the way you like it - with fun and excitement being the top ingredients to this mind boggling adventure diet."
Like The Escape Games, Smile Clicker also features fun and challenging escape games as well as puzzle skill games and much more. To play a game, people simply need to select from the large selection of titles that is listed on the home page; by clicking on the thumbnail size image of the game, it will open up the game right on their computer, tablet or other mobile device.
About Digital SEO:
Digital SEO is a digital marketing company based in India. The company is made up of an assortment of talented professionals with diversified portfolios that forms a team comprising of management personnel, web designers, multimedia specialists and digital strategists who work in an integrated manner to generate the desired outcome from projects. For more information, please visit https://plus.google.com/+Theescapegames,https://plus.google.com/+Smileclicker and http://www.digitalseo.in/
Digital SEO
40, Sampangi Street,
Reddi Kuppam,
West Mambalam,
Chennai,
Tamil Nadu 600033,
India
+91 44 2371 0956
Contact:
SK Mukerjee
contact@digitalseo.in
044 23710956
World First: Gorilla Electronics Unveils Gorilla®-mobile, the First Real Alarm System for Smartphones and Tablets
HAMMINKELN, Germany, February 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
Gorilla Electronics introduces at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona (Hall 6,
Stand B40) a World First. Gorilla(R)-mobile is the first real alarm system for smartphones
and tablets. Gorilla(R)-mobile is pure hardware and requires no apps, no cloud - just plug
in and smartphone or tablet are protected.
Smartphones and tablets are stolen more often. In most cases, the loss is a disaster,
not only because the valuable device is stolen, but also the contact addresses, WhatsApp
chats, photos, videos, and other personal data. Protecting smartphones or tablets from
theft is also a current topic in Europe. In Germany the police disclosed figures which
show a sharp rise in smartphone thefts: In 2009 approximately 102.000 devices were stolen,
this number rose to 237.000 in 2013. In the first half of 2014 already 100.630 units were
reported stolen.
Gorilla(R)-mobile is an accessory for smartphones and tablets and protects against
theft, without the need to install any apps or software. The product offers an unique
design and a very simple functionality. Gorilla(R)-mobile not only creates a real added
value for the consumer, also dealers can benefit from the sale of real hardware.
About Gorilla Electronics
Gorilla Electronics GmbH is a German manufacturer of electronic devices, which solve
daily problems with clever inventions a bit different than before. Gorilla(R)-mobile is
available for sale in few weeks, for the price of a quality lock. You find us on Facebook
[https://www.facebook.com/gorilla.home ], YouTube
[https://www.youtube.com/user/GorillaElectronics ], Twitter (@Gorillatt).
Remark for editors
Visit us: MWC 2015, Hall 6, Stand B40.
On Gorilla Electronics [http://www.gorilla-home.com/pressroom.aspx ] Gorilla(R)-mobile
images can be downloaded.
The Winner Takes It All: "Forgeathon" Richer Communications App Challenge Winner Goes Global With Acision!
READING, England, February 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
Intelligent and intuitive language exchange networking app "Yoroshiku" wins
Acision's "forgeathon"
Acision, the global leader in secure, mobile engagement services and innovator in
WebRTC technology, today announces the winning application of "forgeathon", its online,
richer communications app challenge for projects built using the forge SDK
[http://forge.acision.com/products/forge-sdk ]. "Yoroshiku", a language exchange networking
app by French developer Romain Pellen, took the top prize after judges nominated it based
on criteria including SDK feature usage, Viability, Creativity and User Experience. The
name of the app was inspired by a Japanese greeting, often translated as "pleased to meet
you" or "I look to you for guidance" - suiting the aim of the app perfectly.
Using the forge by Acision SDK [http://forge.acision.com/ ], the six week online
codefest organised in conjunction with BeMyApp [http://events.bemyapp.com ], challenged
teams, individual developers and entrepreneurs from around the world to either create a
new Android, iOS or web app or service, or enhance an existing one, by taking advantage of
the richest, next-generation communication capabilities on the market today - WebRTC. The
winner now has centre stage at two of the world's leading mobile tech events, Mobile World
Congress and SXSW Interactive, to demonstrate their app live on Acision's stand, providing
a platform to take their app global!
The winning submission, Yoroshiku, built as an iOS app, provides a platform for those
learning new languages to practise their speaking, writing and reading skills with real
people, in real-time from users around the world. Users create their profile specifying
which languages they can speak or have an interest in, and can provide a short
introduction about themselves with other interests. The app then suggests potential
"matches" within its community based on these preferences, which the user can review in
"Tinder-esque" fashion by swiping their profiles from left to right. The app remembers
what choices are made and can make further suggestions based on the intelligent profiling
and user feedback. Once a user chooses to connect with another, the forge SDK integration
means they are able to see their presence and when they are online, can start a voice call
directly within the app to practise their skills, initiate a video chat session for an
even more personal experience, or send an instant message to commence a quick interaction.
The self-professed entrepreneur, Parisian developer Romain Pellen said: "While at
university, I studied for a year in Japan on an exchange program, combining my love of
learning languages, experiencing new cultures and travelling with my studies as a software
engineer. I was inspired to create a service that connects people from around the world to
provide a personalised way to practise and enhance their chosen language, often learnt
from books or apps, with real people, in real scenarios, and with native speakers,
establishing a true learning experience."
Romain continued: "While I already had the concept for this app, hearing about the
forgeathon challenge and the capabilities the forge SDK could bring using WebRTC
technology motivated me to take part. Being able to integrate such rich communication
features within my app was what I needed to bring it alive and make it a more complete
offering. Even though I was not previously aware of the forge SDK, I found the tutorials
and documentation incredibly helpful in order for me to create my app in a short
timeframe. Integrating the SDK into the app was also straightforward, and easier than
other SDKs I've tested in the past."
Among the judging panel was celebrity guest judge and WebRTC industry guru, Dean
Bubley, a communications and mobile analyst, founder of Disruptive Analysis, an
independent industry research and consulting firm. Commenting on the deliberation, Dean
said: "When choosing our top submissions and testing the apps, we rated each entry across
four criteria: the extent and effectiveness with which the forge SDK was utilised; the
viability of the application concept; the creativity and originality of the idea; and
lastly the overall user experience. Yoroshiku consistently stood out in all of these
areas, demonstrating a simple, yet intelligent concept which really utilised the richer
communications capabilities from the platform, creating an intuitive service which could
have real traction amongst users."
Along with the winning app, two runners up were also selected: Codemate by Indian
developer Akshat Goel was a firm favourite, with his real-time code pairing web app where
developers can share and collaborate on the same code with friends or other developers
using the service simultaneously, via messaging or video chat using WebRTC. Trippr,
created by team members Ricardo Vegas, Juan Miguel Garcia and Juan Ernesto Garcia, is an
Android app which helps people to decide upon a holiday destination based on publically
available photos related to a particular city or country, scraped from search engines. The
user can swipe left or right to choose the photos they prefer, which the app records and
then offers a destination suggestion based on those choices. It also allows them to book a
flight directly from within the app.
Eric Bilange, Head of Rich Engagement Services commented: "We launched our first ever
"forgeathon" as a platform to open up our SDK to developers and showcase the exciting and
varied ways in which our rich communication tools can be integrated into services,
providing new user experiences beyond capabilities popular today. Above all other
submissions, Yoroshiku, used the most features of the forge SDK, built within a sleek
prototype, whose service was most enriched as a result of the SDK capabilities. This
process has uncovered some great concepts and prototypes, which we hope will be developed
further, even among those who didn't make our top three."
The winning app Yoroshiku, will be showcased on the Acision stand during Mobile World
Congress and SXSW Interactive, with developer Romain Pellen providing live demos and
available to speak in more detail about his development experience using the forge SDK. To
book a meeting or briefing at either event, please contact events@acision.com or visit
Acision's stand A41 at Mobile World Congress in the App Planet, and stand 1235 at SXSW
Interactive.
About Acision
Acision connects the world by powering relevant, seamless mobile engagement services that
interoperate across IP platforms and enrich the user experience creating value and new
communication opportunities for carriers, enterprises and consumers across the world.
About BeMyApp
BeMyApp is specialised in developer relations, and organises developer events such as
online challenges, hackathons, incubator workshops and more, all around the world. http://www.bemyapp.com.com [http://www.bemyapp.com.com ]
Acision
CONTACT: Press contacts: Nikki Brown Acision Tel: +44-118-930-8620 Email: Nicola.brown@acision.com Karl O'Doherty Hotwire PR Tel: +44-(0)-207-608-2500 Email: acision@hotwirepr.com Maud Levy BeMyApp Tel: +33-634-416-895 Email: Maud.levy@bemyapp.com
Peter Thiel-backed Instapray app passes the 30 million prayer mark
-Pray With The World On Your Smartphone-
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Lord Tennyson once said, "More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of." This still holds true for founder of Instapray, Fryderyk Ovcaric, a polish Stanford University graduate who has big dreams for his mobile application and social network service that allows friends and strangers alike to express their faith and share in instant prayer.
"I started Instapray to create a safe, supportive online community, a place free of the overwhelming negativity present across much of the web," said Ovcaric. "As online bullying has increased in recent years, with the rise of anonymous sharing apps amplifying this destructive and hateful behavior, I believe the world can benefit from Instapray now more than ever."
This technology platform, designed to deliver instant, crowd-sourced positive feedback to all prayer requests, is already the world's leading prayer social platform. Instapray serves users in 195 countries who are seeking to pray, engage with others who share their religious and spiritual beliefs, or to discover and discuss various world events.
A testimonial from the Instapray website helps understand the concept: "I was unable to sleep last night, missing my daughter. I was reading scriptures and web pages online trying to find some spiritual comfort. I posted prayers and within minutes I had over a dozen beautiful people praying from different countries. I no longer felt isolated and alone in my grief. What a blessing! So thankful for this app!"
Members of the Instapray community can post prayers and encouragement publicly or create private groups. They can also join more broad-based groups that focus on global issues concerning peace in the Middle East, victims of natural disasters, or a cure for Ebola, for example.
The family-friendly app serves as a positive alternative to other social networks, which can sometimes foster an atmosphere of ego bolstering or divisive outbursts of intolerance.
"Instapray is an uplifting community where people don't have to be afraid to express their faith or spirituality," said Ovcaric. "They can be vulnerable, share personal struggles, or support others with a prayer, comment, or private message. And if they choose to request prayer, a caring global community will reach out and respond with love and compassion."
Exclusive PLC Starter Kit Fast Tracks Design with Schneider Electric Portfolio at RS Components
SYDNEY, Feb. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- RS Components <http://au.rs-online.com/web/> (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc <http://www.electrocomponents.com/> (LSE:ECM), the global distributor for engineers, has launched a new and exclusive starter kit that simplifies control-panel design using the advanced Schneider Electric M221 logic controller.
The Modicon M221 <http://au.rs-online.com/web/p/plc-i-o-modules/8066881/> is a versatile PLC that offers the industry's best performance for its size, with easy programming, scalability, and minimal installation requirements.
As global distributor for Schneider Electric <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHYz7Ze7htU&index=1&list=PLqnIaXrARxXHmHE23oaGC-O5VhOjGWIGM>, RS has a wide range of competitively priced products available from stock to support innovative new panel designs, or for maintenance and refurbishment. These cover the vast majority of component needs, including enclosures, contactors, circuit protection, circuit breakers, motor-control devices, PLCs, HMIs, pushbuttons, sounders, beacons, and many more.
Further key products include Acti 9, which is recognised as the fastest, simplest, and most efficient power distribution system in the market. In addition, the Altivar 32 extra-slim variable-speed motor drive saves up to 40% of cabinet space, while the market-leading Tesys D contactor range features patented EverLink interconnect technology to ensure the integrity of high-current connections.
For further information, pricing, and online ordering, please visit the website atwww.rs-online.com <http://www.rs-online.com/>.
About RS Components
RS Components and Allied Electronics are the trading brands of Electrocomponents plc, the global distributor for engineers. With operations in 32 countries, we offer around 500,000 products through the internet, catalogues and at trade counters to over one million customers, shipping more than 44,000 parcels a day. Our products, sourced from 2,500 leading suppliers, include semiconductors, interconnect, passives and electromechanical, automation and control, electrical, test and measurement, tools and consumables.
Electrocomponents is listed on the London Stock Exchange and in the last financial year ended31 March 2014 had revenues of GBP1.27bn.
Exclusive PLC Starter Kit Fast Tracks Design with Schneider Electric Portfolio at RS Components
SEOUL, South Korea, Feb. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- RS Components <http://kr.rs-online.com/web/> (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc <http://www.electrocomponents.com/> (LSE:ECM), the global distributor for engineers, has launched a new and exclusive starter kit that simplifies control-panel design using the advanced Schneider Electric M221 logic controller.
The Modicon M221 <http://kr.rs-online.com/web/p/plc-i-o-modules/8066881/> is a versatile PLC that offers the industry's best performance for its size, with easy programming, scalability, and minimal installation requirements.
As global distributor for Schneider Electric <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHYz7Ze7htU&index=1&list=PLqnIaXrARxXHmHE23oaGC-O5VhOjGWIGM>, RS has a wide range of competitively priced products available from stock to support innovative new panel designs, or for maintenance and refurbishment. These cover the vast majority of component needs, including enclosures, contactors, circuit protection, circuit breakers, motor-control devices, PLCs, HMIs, pushbuttons, sounders, beacons, and many more.
Further key products include Acti 9, which is recognised as the fastest, simplest, and most efficient power distribution system in the market. In addition, the Altivar 32 extra-slim variable-speed motor drive saves up to 40% of cabinet space, while the market-leading Tesys D contactor range features patented EverLink interconnect technology to ensure the integrity of high-current connections.
For further information, pricing, and online ordering, please visit the website atwww.rs-online.com <http://www.rs-online.com/>.
About RS Components
RS Components and Allied Electronics are the trading brands of Electrocomponents plc, the global distributor for engineers. With operations in 32 countries, we offer around 500,000 products through the internet, catalogues and at trade counters to over one million customers, shipping more than 44,000 parcels a day. Our products, sourced from 2,500 leading suppliers, include semiconductors, interconnect, passives and electromechanical, automation and control, electrical, test and measurement, tools and consumables.
Electrocomponents is listed on the London Stock Exchange and in the last financial year ended31 March 2014 had revenues of GBP1.27bn.
Exclusive PLC Starter Kit Fast Tracks Design with Schneider Electric Portfolio at RS Components
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Feb. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- RS Components <http://nz.rs-online.com/web/> (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc <http://www.electrocomponents.com/> (LSE:ECM), the global distributor for engineers, has launched a new and exclusive starter kit that simplifies control-panel design using the advanced Schneider Electric M221 logic controller.
The Modicon M221 <http://nz.rs-online.com/web/p/plc-i-o-modules/8066881/> is a versatile PLC that offers the industry's best performance for its size, with easy programming, scalability, and minimal installation requirements.
As global distributor for Schneider Electric <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHYz7Ze7htU&index=1&list=PLqnIaXrARxXHmHE23oaGC-O5VhOjGWIGM>, RS has a wide range of competitively priced products available from stock to support innovative new panel designs, or for maintenance and refurbishment. These cover the vast majority of component needs, including enclosures, contactors, circuit protection, circuit breakers, motor-control devices, PLCs, HMIs, pushbuttons, sounders, beacons, and many more.
Further key products include Acti 9, which is recognised as the fastest, simplest, and most efficient power distribution system in the market. In addition, the Altivar 32 extra-slim variable-speed motor drive saves up to 40% of cabinet space, while the market-leading Tesys D contactor range features patented EverLink interconnect technology to ensure the integrity of high-current connections.
For further information, pricing, and online ordering, please visit the website atwww.rs-online.com <http://www.rs-online.com/>.
About RS Components
RS Components and Allied Electronics are the trading brands of Electrocomponents plc, the global distributor for engineers. With operations in 32 countries, we offer around 500,000 products through the internet, catalogues and at trade counters to over one million customers, shipping more than 44,000 parcels a day. Our products, sourced from 2,500 leading suppliers, include semiconductors, interconnect, passives and electromechanical, automation and control, electrical, test and measurement, tools and consumables.
Electrocomponents is listed on the London Stock Exchange and in the last financial year ended31 March 2014 had revenues of GBP1.27bn.
Exclusive PLC Starter Kit Fast Tracks Design with Schneider Electric Portfolio at RS Components
BANGKOK, Feb. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --Â RS Components <http://th.rs-online.com/> (RS), the trading brand ofElectrocomponents plc <http://www.electrocomponents.com/> (LSE:ECM), the global distributor for engineers, has launched a new and exclusive starter kit that simplifies control-panel design using the advanced Schneider Electric M221 logic controller.
The Modicon M221 <http://th.rs-online.com/web/p/plc-i-o-modules/8066881/> is a versatile PLC that offers the industry's best performance for its size, with easy programming, scalability, and minimal installation requirements.
As global distributor for Schneider Electric <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHYz7Ze7htU&index=1&list=PLqnIaXrARxXHmHE23oaGC-O5VhOjGWIGM>, RS has a wide range of competitively priced products available from stock to support innovative new panel designs, or for maintenance and refurbishment. These cover the vast majority of component needs, including enclosures, contactors, circuit protection, circuit breakers, motor-control devices, PLCs, HMIs, pushbuttons, sounders, beacons, and many more.
Further key products include Acti 9, which is recognised as the fastest, simplest, and most efficient power distribution system in the market. In addition, the Altivar 32 extra-slim variable-speed motor drive saves up to 40% of cabinet space, while the market-leading Tesys D contactor range features patented EverLink interconnect technology to ensure the integrity of high-current connections.
RS Components and Allied Electronics are the trading brands of Electrocomponents plc, the global distributor for engineers. With operations in 32 countries, we offer around 500,000 products through the internet, catalogues and at trade counters to over one million customers, shipping more than 44,000 parcels a day. Our products, sourced from 2,500 leading suppliers, include semiconductors, interconnect, passives and electromechanical, automation and control, electrical, test and measurement, tools and consumables.
Electrocomponents is listed on the London Stock Exchange and in the last financial year ended31 March 2014 had revenues of GBP1.27bn.
Dedicated division offers consultation, training, project management, and installation support for A/V mounting solutions
Premier Mounts Announces New Solutions Group
Dedicated division offers consultation, training, project management, and installation support for A/V mounting solutionsFULLERTON, Calif., Feb. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Premier Mounts®, an internationally known leading manufacturer of innovative audio video mounting solutions, today announced the launch of their Solutions Group, a branch of trusted advisors who are exclusively dedicated to developing creative mounting solutions to best suit each client's project, budget, and timeline objectives. The Solutions Group- led by Shaun O'Brien, A/V mount expert with over 13 years of experience at Premier Mounts- specializes in consultation, training, project management, and installation support for audio video mounting solutions. The Solutions Group also performs site surveys offering innovative options that best fit the project and deliver the lowest Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), and also offer one-on-one customer support to enhance the experience.
"Digital signage is expanding our client's opportunities for customer engagement in ways that were not possible in the past," said Shaun O'Brien, Solutions Group Manager, Premier Mounts, "Getting involved in projects early in the design phase allows our customers to offload some of the responsibility to us. Providing one-on-one technical support ensures that we meet customer objectives in budgets; install efficiencies and performance; and ROI."
"We designed our Solutions Group to better serve our clients as a true Partner. The concept is built around delivering individual support, getting closer to our clients, and being in it together," said Rich Pierro, co-CEO, Premier Mounts, "Our goal is to make it as easy as possible for our Partners to engage our expertise during the design and development process, and to deliver solutions specifically created to address common pitfalls by resolving them before they even arise."
Consultation to Minimize Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
The Premier Mounts Solutions Group draws on over 38 years of industry expertise, with Engineering, Dedicated Solutions, and Leadership teams who maintain a deep bench of talent, with insight and experience used to consult and develop award winning mounting solutions. Team members are able to perform site surveys in order to develop innovative solutions that will lower each Partner's TCO, in addition to complying with each client's budgetary restrictions and project goals. Following each consultation, the Solutions Group rapidly delivers design drawings, matching efficiency with a deep knowledge of A/V mounting solutions for any application.
A Trusted Advisor, Right from the Start
The Solutions Group is comprised of recognized and certified A/V industry experts, with the ability to provide essential foresight during project management for any application. Teamed with the Premier Engineering Services Group and a UL and ETL certification and testing facility, the Solutions Group is supported by vertically integrated in-house manufacturing that goes beyond basic mounting solutions. Members of the Solutions Group collectively understand structural integrity, wind load testing, modes of attachment, environmental effects on equipment, thermal engineering, and human factors, and provide insight into a variety of potential hazards that can be avoided by bringing early attention to issues before they arise, saving time and money.
Your Premier Partner for Engaging Solutions
The Solutions Group provides a Partnership through the full breadth of each project, as team members seek to understand each of their client's pain points in order to deliver expert solutions. Each solution is specifically designed to meet the client's unique needs by drawing upon a vast inventory of stock products, and developing semi-custom, and fully customized product to best suit any application and project goals. Premier Partners also have direct access to the Solutions Group through a dedicated phone line and email communication to ensure fast response times and customer service that goes beyond the mounting solution. For more information on the Premier Mounts Solutions Group, or to request a consultation, please call 877-472-2991, or email them at: Solutions@mounts.com
About Premier Mounts
An internationally recognized leader in the development and delivery of innovative mounting solutions for more than 38 years, Premier Mounts provides state-of-the-art, top-quality mounting systems for A/V installations in any setting, no matter the challenge. From commercial to consumer settings, or universal to custom-made solutions Premier Mounts is committed to delivering the utmost in product quality and customer service by continually meeting the needs of our customers. For more information on Premier Mounts, please visit http://www.mounts.com
Violin Memory Announces Flash Storage Platform, Industry's First All-Flash Based Primary Storage System
SINGAPORE, Feb. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Violin Memory®, Inc. <http://www.violin-memory.com/>, (NYSE: VMEM) a leading provider and pioneer of award-winning all-flash storage arrays, announced worldwide availability of the Flash Storage Platform⢠(FSP), including the new 7300 and 7700 all flash arrays, Concerto⢠OS 7, and Symphony⢠3 simple management control. The Flash Storage Platform is the first all-flash storage system designed to run all primary storage and active workloads below the cost of traditional disk. The Flash Storage Platform achieves the ultimate consolidation and simplification of next generation data centre workloads by delivering the highest performance storage at the lowest Capex and Opex possible today.
"The Flash Storage Platform is a game changer for our customers and the industry as it creates the tipping point for enterprises to capture the promise of flash for all primary storage workloads, and to migrate and refresh disk storage to all-flash cost effectively. At the same time, customers gain 10X performance improvements for most applications. These performance improvements deliver efficiencies that can completely change the competitive dynamics of most industries by removing the latency and bottlenecks created in the data center by legacy disk," saidKevin DeNuccio, CEO at Violin Memory.
"The Flash Storage Platform delivers the performance of flash, and enterprise-grade data services, including user selectable block-level, inline de-duplication and compression at end-user costs that compete with traditional disk array prices on a single, simple, powerful platform," DeNuccio concluded.
At the heart of this engineering achievement is Concerto OS 7. It combines Violin's system-level flash management and control, block-level de-duplication and compression data efficiency engine, and one of the broadest sets of data management, protection, and recovery services, into a single, integrated operating system. All the power of Concerto OS 7 is managed by the user through Symphony 3, delivering the ultimate flexibility and granular control on a per workload, application or LUN level of all features with the most elegant, and simple, single pane of glass storage management solution in the industry.
"The explosive growth of data has had a significant impact on how organisations inAustralia store and manage data. In a fast-paced environment, everyone demands data fast, in real-time without any downtime. For the first time, customers here no longer need complex solutions with multiple components running different software environments and fragmented feature sets. With Concerto OS 7 as the foundation for the Flash Storage Platform, data protection, data reduction, performance, and scalability for the vast majority of primary storage needs are met in a single enclosure running a single operating system managed through a single pane of glass," saidRoss Lynch, Violin's Director for ANZ.
The 7300 and 7700 Flash Storage Platform designs reduce the effective cost-per-gigabyte by more than 75 percent over Violin's prior generation of arrays, and are more than 25 percent lower in cost-per-gigabyte than the competition. For large deployments the system delivers all-flash storage for as low as$1.50 effective cost-per-gigabyte, making it possible for the first time, to upgrade all primary storage to all-flash, opening up the roughly$15B primary storage market to all-flash based solutions.
The Flash Storage Platform's fourth generation Flash Fabric Architecture⢠(FFA) sets new and unprecedented levels of performance, scale and density. The capacity of the 7300 FSP is 217TB effective in a three rack unit space, while the Violin 7700 FSP six-shelf configuration exceeds 1.3 petabytes effective, delivering an industry-record scale and density of 2.2 petabytes effective in a rack. Each shelf or array delivers sustained performance that can achieve 1 million IOPS at sub-millisecond latencies.
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APAC:
"We are excited to enhance our Toshiba Total Storage Platform portfolio with Violin Memory's new 7300/7300E Flash Storage Platforms series, which utilize Toshiba's state-of-the-art NAND technology, and augment its comprehensive data service capabilities with the sophisticated inline deduplication and compression functions. We will continue to strengthen our relationship with Violin Memory to deliver flash memory solution to the market."
Toshiba Corporation Cloud & Solutions Company Koichi Kagawa, General Manager
"While the adoption of all flash arrays is widely apparent to enterprise users, they remain concerned about the stability of software for services like data protection and data migration tacked onto these systems. Because data service and protection software is embedded at the kernel level, the Violin Flash Storage Platform eliminates this concern, ensuring end users an easy upgrade path and simplified management."
About Violin MemoryBusiness in a Flash. Violin Memory transforms the speed of business with high performance, always available, low cost management of critical business information and applications. Violin's All Flash optimized solutions accelerate breakthrough CAPEX and OPEX savings for building the next generation data center. Violin's Flash Fabric Architecture⢠(FFA) speeds data delivery with chip-to-chassis data protection, data efficiency and performance optimization that achieves lower consistent latency and cost per transaction for Cloud, Enterprise and Virtualized mission-critical applications. Violin's Flash Storage Platforms, All Flash Arrays and Appliances, enhance agility and mobility while revolutionizing data center economics. Founded in 2005, Violin Memory is headquartered inSanta Clara, California. For more information, visit http://www.violin-memory.com <http://www.violin-memory.com/>. Follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/violinmemory <https://twitter.com/violinmemory>
All Violin Memory news releases (financial, acquisitions, manufacturing, products, technology, etc.) are issued exclusively by Business Wire and are immediately thereafter posted on the company's external website,www.violin-memory.com <http://www.violin-memory.com/>. Violin, Violin Memory, the Violin Memory logo, Flash Fabric Architecture (FFA) and Concerto are trademarks of Violin Memory, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries.
Violin Memory Forward-looking StatementThis public announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements with respect to: (1) the performance, features and functionality of the new Violin Memory products; the impact of the new Violin Memory products on Violin's competitive position in the marketplace; (3) the impact of the new Violin Memory products on the primary storage market; (4) the possible business, economic, financial, performance and other benefits that customers and others may realize by using Violin's new products; and (5) Violin Memory's business plans and strategy. Additional risks and uncertainties that could affect Violin Memory's business performance and financial results are included under the captions "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," in Violin Memory's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the first quarter of fiscal year 2015, which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and which is available on the Violin Memory's investor relations website atinvestor.violin-memory.com <http://investor.violin-memory.com/company/investors-overview/default.aspx> and on the SEC's website atwww.sec.gov <http://www.sec.gov/>. All forward-looking statements in this public announcement are based on information available to Violin Memory as of the date hereof, and Violin Memory does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking statements provided to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made.
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Violin Memory Sara Kao Director of Marketing, Asia-Pacific +65-6248-4942skao@vmem.com <mailto:skao@vmem.com>
Cadence Achieves First PCI Express 2.0 and PCI Express 3.0 Compliance for TSMC 16nm FinFET Plus Process
Multi-protocol PHY supports PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0, USB 3.0 and SGMII specifications
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS) today announced that its multi-protocol Serializer/Deserializer (SerDes) PHY IP for PCI Express® (PCIe®) 2.0 and PCIe 3.0 technology for TSMC's 16nm FinFET Plus (16FF+) process have passed PCI-SIG® compliance testing. The complete solution of PHY and controller achieved compliance just 12 months after the announcement of the 16FF+ process. Achieving PCI-SIG compliance further boosts designers' confidence that the Cadence IP will operate to the specification, when integrated in their system-on-chip (SoC) designs.
"As a PCI-SIG member for more than 10 years, Cadence has played a role in promoting the adoption of PCIe technology," said Al Yanes, president and chairman of PCI-SIG. "By participating in the compliance program, Cadence is helping to ensure PCIe ecosystem interoperability."
The multi-protocol PHY enables designers to make performance and system cost tradeoffs while reducing risk and shortening design cycles. The support of multiple protocols enables creation of flexible SoCs that can be configured to different standards via software, extending the application of a single tapeout. Design schedules and cost are minimized by reducing the number of PHYs to evaluate, integrate, and characterize.
"PCIe 3.0 and PCIe 2.0 compliance was achieved with first 16FF+ silicon. The early availability of these products enables our customers to tapeout their leading-edge mobile, storage and enterprise designs sooner and with reduced risk," said Osman Javed, product marketing director at Cadence. "These flexible multi-protocol solutions provide customers a unique combination of SoC differentiation and future proofing."
"As part of its successful PCIe compliance testing, Cadence utilized the leading-edge PCIe 2.0 and PCIe 3.0 test and development tools from Teledyne LeCroy," said Joe Mendolia, vice president of marketing at Teledyne LeCroy. "This is the latest example of many years of the close relationship between the two companies on comprehensive compliance testing that enables designers to confidently integrate high-speed PCIe interfaces into their SoCs."
About Cadence
Cadence (NASDAQ: CDNS) enables global electronic design innovation and plays an essential role in the creation of today's integrated circuits and electronics. Customers use Cadence software, hardware, IP, and services to design and verify advanced semiconductors, consumer electronics, networking and telecommunications equipment, and computer systems. The company is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., with sales offices, design centers, and research facilities around the world to serve the global electronics industry. More information about the company, its products, and services is available at http://www.cadence.com.
Eton Institute Promotes Spontaneous Learning Through Wearable Technology
Eton Institute offers its range of mobile apps on smartwatches, enhancing user experience and facilitating continuous learning on the go
NEW YORK, February 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
Wearable technology has become a top consumer trend, with a range of devices available
on the market and the imminent release of the much awaited Apple Watch. According to a
recent Nielsen report, one in six consumers are already using digital apparel, such as
smartwatches and fitness bands, on a daily basis. These devices enable the user to access
key information from their smartphones to their watch, such as browsing apps and making
phonecalls.
Eton Institute, a leading international language and professional development training
provider, is optimizing its language apps to the latest smartwatches, offering short
bursts of language learning on the go. Users will be able to fully customize their
learning journey, by selecting the language, words and expressions of their choice.
As part of its Mobile Learning program, Eton Institute promotes spontaneous language
learning, through easy accessible and interactive content, available anytime, anywhere.
"80% of our lives are spent outside of formal classroom learning environments, and without
noticing it we naturally learn through our experiences and habits," commented Sue Brett,
VP of Sales & Marketing at Eton Institute. "By implementing regular learning bites in our
daily lives, we can improve our skills and effectively retain essential information," she
added.
Since its inception in 2006, Eton Institute has always been on the forefront of Mobile
Learning with the development of innovative learning apps and a range of programs,
offering spontaneous, engaging and flexible learning 24/7. Its PhraseApps, accessible on
all mobile devices and smartwatches, provide users the opportunity to customize their
language learning journey according to their needs. Learning a language has become as easy
as checking the time.
For more information about Eton Institute's PhraseApps and Mobile Learning Programs,
visit http://www.etoninstitute.com .
Creators of Earthworm Jim and The Neverhood Reveal What it Takes to Create 'Playable Art'
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Indie dev studio Pencil Test, in partnership with Versus Evil, today released a new behind the scenes trailer that reveals the 'magic' used to create their new clay animation point and click adventure game, Armikrog.
Bucking the traditional development process, 'Giving Life to Tommynaut' focuses on how the game's lead protagonist Tommynaut and his sidekick Beak Beak are brought to life through a combination of stop motion puppet and clay animation techniques with modern day technologies, creating a uniquely handcrafted video game experience.
Creative team Ed Schofield and Mike Dietz from Pencil Test Studios along with Douglas TenNapel originally funded Armikrog on Kickstarter. The game will initially launch on PC, Mac and Linux platforms this Spring with a Wii U version of the game also in the works.
About Versus Evil
Versus Evil, LLC is a US based independent video game publisher. The company was founded on the principles of helping independent game developers be financially and creatively successful in the highly competitive video games market. Led by group of AAA games industry veterans, Versus Evil's services include the full suite of publishing support such as brand marketing, community, social, PR, creative, production, QA, legal, distribution and other general business support. As a global publisher, the Versus Evil team is strategically placed around the world with presences in California, Texas, Maryland, New York, and London and works with indie studios in North America, South America, and Europe. The partnership with Skyshine Games makes Bedlam the latest addition to an impressive and growing 2015 roster of indie games including Afro Samurai 2: Revenge of the Bear, Armikrog, The Banner Saga 2, Toren, Kyn, Habitat, Guild of Dungeoneering and more.
CONTACT: EU Media Contact: Sam Forrest, Director of Communications, Versus Evil LLC, sam@vsevil.net, http://www.vsevil.net, US Media Contact: Johner Riehl/Zac Gunnell, Wonacott Communications on behalf of Versus Evil, jriehl@wonacottpr.com, zgunnell@wonacottpr.com, 858-220-5626