Smilables Inc. Launches a Breakthrough System Designed to Benefit Babies' Brain Development and Aid New Parents
BERKELEY, Calif., Feb. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- One hundred and thirty million babies are born worldwide each year, and research reveals that their brains advance at a record pace during the first two years of life. The first twenty-four months are therefore critical for learning and baby brain development. Parents have lacked a science-based system that measures the state of the baby moment-to-moment, and delivers the right tools to parents at the right time to help their child learn.
Smilables Inc. (http://www.smilables.com <http://www.smilables.com/>) is a new company formed by Silicon Valley serial entrepreneurs, and experts in baby brain development atHarvard, Stanford, and UCLA. The company will be launching a first-of-its-kind, fully-integrated system comprised of a baby smart-wearable bracelet coupled with smartphone-delivered modules for structured parental interactions, and an adaptive feedback mechanism that continuously monitors developmental progress. Adapted from infant brain development laboratories, the system continuously monitors the baby's state, and enables parents to interact with and "feed the hungry brain" of their baby with customized learning materials. Integrated into the system are innovative tools that enable parents to monitor their baby's cognitive development week by week.
"Smilables three-tiered system puts parents and caregivers at the center of their baby's brain development," said Dr.A. K. Pradeep, Founder and CEO of Smilables, and author of the best-seller "The Buying Brain". "The system monitors the baby in real time to identify optimal points of receptivity and provides real-time, age-customized interactions for parents to have with their babies to facilitate their baby's brain development."
Smilables' system is designed for parents and caregivers to use with their baby several times throughout the day. The system has been built ground-up to monitor and benchmark the baby's progress to standards that have been established by specialists in the early childhood development field.
Smilables plans to launch the system in multiple languages in the third quarter of 2015, initially in key international markets includingIndia, China, Japan, US, and select Latin American and European countries. Pricing for the system has not been finalized at this time, but is projected to be accessible by all demographies in the major target markets.
"Our goal is the democratization of world-class knowledge and techniques for baby brain development and putting those tools into the hands of parents at every level of society," said Dr. Pradeep. "The first two years with your baby should be full of smiles --Â the happiest, worry-free, and stress-free time. Smilables provides that quiet confidence that you are doing your very best with your new baby."
Smilables is a privately-held company headquartered in Berkeley, CA.
Designed for SDN and NFV Environments as Dedicated Top-of-Rack OpenFlow Switch or as Flexible IP and OpenFlow Hybrid Switch
FREMONT, Calif., Feb. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- ZNYX Networks(®), an innovator of high-density platforms for virtualization and SDN environments, today announced the B1-SDN fully compliant OpenFlow 1.3 switch. Designed for SDN (software-defined network) and NFV (network function virtualization) environments with very large flow entries, the B1-SDN can support up to 250,000 flows, flexible multi-table configurations, and the complete OpenFlow 1.3 specification - at nearly half the price of network processor-based solutions. Customers will recognize tangible and immediate cost benefits.
Able to support up to 35GB throughput of average size packets, the B1-SDN can also handle up to 80GB throughput of jumbo packets. This impressive throughput, and high 10GB and 40GB port count, makes the B1-SDN an ideal top-of-rack (TOR) OpenFlow switch.
"Developers crafting sophisticated devices at the network edge require the full feature set of the OpenFlow 1.3 specification," said Jeff Elpern, vice president of software, ZNYX. "The B1-SDN platform overcomes many limitations - small flow tables supporting less the 10,000 rules; fixed multi-table configuration; and incomplete support of OpenFlow 1.3 matching fields, actions and instructions - of OpenFlow switches based on commercial Ethernet switch fabrics."
Based on the ZNYX high-density B1 TOR switch platform, the unique hardware configuration of the B1-SDN is the foundation of its unparalleled performance. Operating as a single multi-port OpenFlow switch, the high performance compute environment based on the latest dual Intel(®) Xeon(®) processor E5-2600 with up to 24 cores is integrated with a high-end network environment.
"Prior feature-rich OpenFlow 1.3 switches that supported large flow tables were powered by network processors with expensive TCAM memory," said David Parkinson, vice president of hardware engineering, ZNYX. "By combining a powerful Intel compute environment with a powerful switch fabric, the B1-SDN delivers the advanced features of OpenFlow 1.3 and 250,000 flow entries at about half the price of network processor-based solutions."
The compute environment hosts a software implementation of OpenFlow that supports all matching fields, instructions, and actions defined in the OpenFlow 1.3 specification. The network environment provides the Ethernet port count -- (24) 10GB and (4) 40GB -- required for TOR switches. The combination of an IP-based switch fabric and software OpenFlow switch enable the B1-SDN to be configured as a hybrid switch. Embedded and side-by-side hybrid configurations provide flexibility in use and design.
With the OpenFlow softswitch and IP switch fabric configured in side-by-side hybrid mode, the B1-SDN front panel ports are divided between Ethernet switching and OpenFlow switching. In this mode, the B1-SDN can support a rack of servers with mixed IP or OpenFlow switching requirements to accommodate the demands of each unique data center environment, while offering operational simplicity.
In the embedded hybrid mode, all the front panel ports are connected to the Ethernet switch, and the ZNYX OpenArchitect (®) OS packet filtering determines which flows are passed to the embedded OpenFlow softswitch. This approach provides sophisticated packet processing and manipulation capabilities that improve performance and manageability.
The B1-SDN is currently shipping. More information can be found at http://www.znyx.com, or contact ZNYX Networks sales at sales@znyx.com or (800) 724-0911.
About ZNYX Networks
ZNYX Networks (http://www.znyx.com) is an innovator of high-density platforms for virtualization and SDN (software-defined network) environments. Designed for enterprise, data center, military, aerospace and telecommunications industries, ZNYX offers a complete portfolio of fully integrated platforms, as well as leading AdvancedTCA(®), CompactPCI(®) and custom compute blade, switch, and software technologies. Equipment manufacturers, application providers and systems integrators rely on ZNYX to create solutions that are optimized for performance, time-to-market, reliability, and cost-of-ownership. ZNYX operates sales and technology centers in Fremont, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo in California, as well as Ridgeland, Mississippi. ZNYX is a general member of the Intel(®) Internet of Things Solutions Alliance, a community of communications and embedded developers and solution providers. ZNYX is a VMware(®) Technology Alliance Partner (TAP).
Lucid Sound's Wireless, Weatherproof Speakers Take DTS Play-Fi® Multi-Room Ecosystem Into The Great Outdoors
CALABASAS, Calif., Feb. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- DTS, Inc. (Nasdaq: DTSI), a leader in high-definition audio solutions, has announced that Lucid Sound, maker of high-performance wireless speakers, is the latest addition to the DTS Play-Fi whole home wireless audio ecosystem.
Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., Lucid Sound offers a selection of weatherproof and completely wireless audio entertainment solutions.
DTS' Play-Fi technology provides listeners with the freedom and flexibility to stream their music wirelessly from smartphones, tablets, laptops or desktop PCs over an existing home Wi-Fi network to any number of connected speakers that incorporate the Play-Fi technology throughout the home. With Lucid Sound's weatherproof speakers, listeners can enjoy uncompromised wireless audio streaming from the most popular music services, Internet radio stations and personal music libraries in any entertainment environment as well.
"Today's music lovers want to listen to their favorite artists anywhere, inside or outside the home. Lucid Sound's fully wireless speakers allow the consumer the freedom to place high-fidelity speakers anywhere regardless of the outdoor elements, wires, or power," said Chris Von Huben, CEO, Lucid Sound. "With Play-Fi technology incorporated, our customers will be able to enjoy the optimal audio performance of their personal libraries and streaming music services wherever they place our speakers."
"We value Lucid Sound's incorporation of Play-Fi technology into their line of weatherproof speakers, providing consumers the option of enjoying high-quality audio indoors or outdoors," said Dannie Lau, general manager, Play-Fi Division, DTS, Inc. "DTS continues to build its ecosystem of Play-Fi connected audio products that give listeners endless possibilities for enjoying music at home."
Benefits of DTS' Play-Fi technology include:
-- Multi-Room, Multi-Zone, Multi-User Listening Experience - Connect
multiple audio systems that incorporate Play-Fi into a zone and enjoy
music in every room of your home, perfectly synchronized with no lag. Or
create multiple zones and stream different music to different rooms from
the same device. Play-Fi technology makes it possible for every user in
the home to simultaneously stream from different smartphones, tablets or
PCs that incorporate the Play-Fi software.
-- Exceptional Sound Experience - Play-Fi wirelessly transmits high-quality
"lossless" audio, with no impact on sound quality.
-- Whole-Home Range - Play-Fi works everywhere your Wi-Fi does, even if
range extenders are used. It works over Ethernet, Powerline, and other
IP-based networking technologies, too. There is no need for proprietary
bridges or routers. Most homes already have everything that is needed.
-- Stream Anything, Control Everything - Stream from every music service on
the planet using Play-Fi drivers for Windows and Android. Additionally,
download Play-Fi apps for Android, iOS, and Kindle Fire that give you
access to over 20,000 radio stations, podcasts, local music, media
servers, and select cloud-based music services. Set-up, link and control
all of the speakers on the network from the same streamlined interfaces.
For more information about DTS, please visit http://www.dts.com, or connect with DTS on Facebook and Twitter (@DTS_Inc).
About DTS, Inc.
DTS, Inc. (Nasdaq: DTSI) is a premier audio solutions provider for high-definition entertainment experiences--anytime, anywhere, on any device. DTS' audio solutions enable delivery and playback of clear, compelling high-definition audio, which is incorporated by hundreds of licensee customers around the world, into an array of consumer electronic devices. From a renowned legacy as a pioneer in high definition multi-channel audio, DTS became a mandatory audio format in the Blu-ray Disc(TM) standard and is now increasingly deployed in enabling digital delivery of compelling movies, music, games and other forms of digital entertainment to a growing array of network-connected consumer devices. DTS technology is in car audio systems, digital media players, DVD players, game consoles, home theaters, PCs, set-top boxes, smart phones, surround music content and every device capable of playing Blu-ray(TM) discs. Founded in 1993, DTS' corporate headquarters are located in Calabasas, California. DTS also has offices in Los Gatos, San Diego and Santa Ana, California, Washington, China, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and the United Kingdom. Copyright 2014, DTS, Inc. DTS, the Symbol, and DTS and the Symbol together are registered trademarks of DTS, Inc. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners. All rights reserved.
Derby Games Ups The Ante With $6.5 Million In Funding For Real Money Gaming
Bullpen Capital Leads Series A Financing for Expansion of Online Social Games
NEW YORK, Feb. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Derby Games, the fastest growing legal online gambling company, has raised $6.5 million in financing led by Bullpen Capital and with participation from angels Martin Lautman, partner at Muskateer Capital, and Bill Pescatello, partner at LightBank. Existing investors also participated, including Andlinger & Company and Alexis Ohanian. Coinciding with the new capitalization, Bullpen Capital founder and managing director Paul Martino joins the board of directors.
With additional funding and resources, the company will continue to develop new real money gaming (RMG) experiences, building on the success of DerbyJackpot, its first game focused on horse racing. The company will also expand its mobile offerings. To support this growth, Derby Games will hire top talent in engineering, marketing and other areas of operation.
"With a platform that is legal and regulated for 80% of American adults, Derby Games is in a perfect position to win in online gambling," said Tom Hessert, CEO and co-founder, Derby Games. "This funding and the support of great investors like Paul Martino, Alexis Ohanian and Gerry Andlinger will help us to grow even faster, identify new opportunities and execute on our mission to build the largest community of real money gamers in the U.S."
The company has consistently led innovation in real money gaming online, starting with its breakthrough game, DerbyJackpot, which is the easiest way to watch and bet on live horse races from over 100 tracks across the United States. Eligible players can place real money bets on the tracks and interact with other players from the comfort of their homes. Since it launched in 2013, hundreds of thousands of people have joined in on the fun, watched live races, socialized with other players, placed bets and won jackpots over $10,000. Over 75% of DerbyJackpot players had never previously bet on a horse race. The company processes $20 million in bets a year, and expects to more than double its run rate in 2015.
Derby Games' board of directors and advisory board include a wealth of talent from technology, business and RMG, including:
-- Paul Martino, co-founder and managing director of Bullpen Capital.
Martino has invested in Zynga, TubeMogul, uDemy, and PayNearMe, and is a
board member of FanDuel, the leader in daily fantasy sports.
-- Gerry Andlinger is the founder and current chairman of the private
equity firm Andlinger and Co. He also serves on the Advisory Board for
The Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment at Princeton
University.
-- Steven Levitt, special advisor to Derby Games, is a renowned American
economist and the co-author of New York Times bestseller, Freakonomics.
He was chosen as one of TIME magazine's "100 People Who Shape Our World"
in 2006.
"We are very excited about Derby Games, the most popular regulated RMG social platform in the U.S." said Paul Martino, co-founder and managing director, Bullpen Capital. "Their entertaining games and opportunities to win real money are very compelling to a completely new generation of gamers, most of whom have never before bet on horses. The gameplay is fantastic and the potential is huge."
About Derby Games
Derby Games (http://www.DerbyGames.com) is a leading real money gaming (RMG) platform that makes it easy for players from around the country to place bets and win. By turning gambling into an online social game, anyone can participate. Derby Games is driven by the mission to create the largest community of real money gamers in the U.S.
Derby Games is a pari-mutuel Advanced Deposit Wagering (ADW) service, providing legal, secure and user-friendly online account wagering, powered by Xpressbet, through Xpressbet's fully licensed Multi-Jurisdictional Account Wagering Hub in the State of Oregon.
DerbyJackpot offers hundreds of races nearly every day of the year, with bets starting at ten cents for possible winnings of $10,000 or more. Adults over the age of 18 years old (21 in certain states) can legally play Derby Games in 37 states in the United States.
The New York based company founded in 2011 is backed by institutional funds Bullpen Capital and Andlinger & Company, as well as angels Alexis Ohanian, Muskateer Capital partner Martin Lautman, LightBank Partner Bill Pescatello, and High Peaks Venture Partners general partner Ben Sun.
Handheld Announces Major Upgrade to Algiz 10X Rugged Tablet
LIDKÃPING, Sweden, February 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
Handheld Group [http://www.handheldgroup.com ], a leading manufacturer of rugged
mobile computers, today announced a major upgrade to its popular Algiz 10X
[http://www.handheldgroup.com/algiz-10x ] rugged computer. The Algiz 10X, a 10-inch tablet
designed for field professionals, now features the new Windows 8 operating system and a
much more powerful processor that speeds startup and operation, increases software
compatibility and doubles processor performance.
The Algiz 10X is IP65-rated and meets stringent MIL-STD-810G military standards, which
means it's protected against dust, water, vibrations, drops and extreme temperatures. It
has a large, 10.1-inch touchscreen with outstanding screen visibility, yet it weighs just
1.3 kilograms (2.9 pounds) and is only 32 millimeters (1.2 inches) thick.
Handheld today announced a major upgrade to the Algiz 10X. The rugged computer now
features the new Windows 8.1 Pro operating system (which is downgradeable to Windows 7 for
maximum flexibility). Windows 8.1 Pro offers enhanced features to help users easily
connect to company networks, access one PC from another, encrypt data and more.
"By using the very latest operating system available from Microsoft, customers can now
enjoy quicker startup and operation, increased software compatibility and improved support
for touchscreen-based tablets, among other benefits," says Johan Hed, Handheld's director
of product management.
The new Algiz 10X also carries the powerful Intel quad-core N2930 1.83 GHz processor
with 2.16 GHz boost. This processor allows for both higher performance and cooler running
temperatures. Compared to the Algiz 10X's previous processor, the N2930 more than doubles
performance benchmarking, RAM support, number of cores and performance per watt.
"We have dramatically increased performance levels without sacrificing operating time
or mechanical design," Hed concludes. "We have also improved our wireless communication
support. Besides 802.11 b/g/n on 2.4 GHz, we now support both 802.11ac and 802.11a on 5
GHz. The upgraded Algiz 10X also supports LTE, which provides substantially faster data
speeds, both up- and downstream, and increased overall network coverage."
Key features of the Algiz 10X:
- Powerful Intel quad-core N2930 1.83 GHz processor
- 128 GB SSD, expandable via microSD
- 4 GB of DDR3 RAM
- Windows 8.1 Industry Pro (downgradeable to Windows 7)
- 10.1-inch touchscreen with high-brightness MaxView screen technology
- IP65 rating and conformity to stringent MIL-STD-810G test standards
- LTE capability with a fully integrated modem and antennas
- Integrated u-blox(R) GPS receiver and WAAS/EGNOS/MSAS capability
- Antenna pass-through connectors for both GSM and GPS
- Several connectivity options, including WLAN and BT, USB 2.0 and USB 3.0, VGA
and RS232 ports
Like all of Handheld's rugged PDAs, smartphones and mobile computers, the Algiz 10X is
specifically developed for field workers in industries such as geomatics, logistics,
forestry, public transportation, utilities, construction, maintenance, mining, military
and security.
The upgraded Algiz 10X is available now and orders can be placed immediately.
The Handheld Group is a manufacturer of rugged mobile computers, PDAs and smartphones.
Handheld and its partners worldwide deliver complete mobility solutions to businesses in
industries such as geomatics, logistics, forestry, public transportation, utilities,
construction, maintenance, mining, military and security. The Handheld Group of Sweden has
local offices in Finland, the U.K., the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Switzerland,
Australia and the USA. For more information, please see http://www.handheldgroup.com
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CONTACT: Media contacts: Sofia Löfblad, Marketing Director, Handheld Group, Sweden: +46-510-54-71-70, s.lofblad@handheldgroup.com; Amy Urban, Director of Marketing, Handheld US, +1-541-752-0319, a.urban@handheld-us.com
Gionee to Launch Ultra-slim Smartphone at Mobile World Congress 2015
BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- GIONEE, a leading global provider of mobile devices, will unveil their latest ultra-slim smartphones at Mobile World Congress 2015. The product launch event will be held at theatre D of hall 8 on March 2, 2015.
Gionee is the Guinness World Records® holder for the thinnest smartphone and garnered all the applause for its ELIFE S5.5 launched at last year's MWC and the recently launched ELIFE S5.1. In the last few months, some other manufacturers followed Gionee and are pushing the limits on slimness of smartphones.
"The race to make the slimmest smartphone was getting out of hand. Going so slim is actually not benefiting user experience without the performance to back it up," said by Oliver Sha, head of global marketing of Gionee.
To make a smartphone slimmer, some manufacturers made sacrifices such as eliminating the headphone jack, a protruding rear camera, shortening of the battery life, and a thin frame that brings about heating issues and a bad signal. But is it worth the compromise?
With smartphone manufacturers racing to launch models that can turn heads, this year at MWC, Gionee is looking at a new wave of slim phones that can be elevated to the next level, bringing its latest slim smartphone that's more than beyond slim, without compromising on performance and a focus on delivering a superior user experience, whether in technology, design, or usability.
GIONEE's products will be on display at GIONEE's booth located in Hall 7, Stand C61.
About Gionee
Established in 2002, Gionee is a hi-tech company engaging in mobile device designing, R&D, manufacturing, sales in global markets, and mobile internet application services. Today, Gionee sells over 25 million handsets per year worldwide and ranks No.10 in the world by smartphone market share. Gionee is moving fast in building solid brand channels in global markets especially in South Asia and South East Asia.
Media contact:
Oliver Sha
Gionee
+86 755 8329 3080
shafei@gionee.com
Brandworkz is Certified as an Elite Digital Asset Management Vendor by the DAM Foundation
LONDON, February 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
Brandworkz, the specialist provider of digital asset management
[http://www.brandworkz.com/features/digital-asset-management ] and brand management
technology announced today that it has been certified as an elitevendor of digital asset
management technology by the DAM Foundation.
The DAM Foundation is an organisation that brings standards and best practice to the
digital asset management industry. The organisation has developed an evaluation process to
establish whether digital asset management vendors can demonstrate core functionality and
competency in their platforms. The aim is to establish a certified list of elite digital
asset management software platforms. The accredited vendors can display a badge of
certification on their marketing materials to identify themselves to potential customers.
Brandworkz was selected after participating in the evaluation process which was done
using a blind method. Vendors gave an in depth demonstration of their platform to prove
the 10 DAM Characteristics using digital assets sent shortly before the demo to limit
preparation time and avoid the 'canned demo.'
Jens Lundgaard, Founder & CEO of Brandworkz says "Brandworkz is one of only 17 vendors
to have been given this badge of quality to date. We have been working hard over the last
few years to develop a robust, intuitive, feature-rich platform that is also easy to use
and we are delighted to have been awarded this prestigious acknowledgment by the DAM
Foundation."
The 10 Core Characteristics of Digital Asset Management are:
1) Unique ID Codes for assets
2) Workflow capacity
3) Version control
4) Ability to create metadata fields
5) Robust and extensive taxonomy based on metadata fields
6) Advanced search
7) Methods by which assets can be shared
8) Ability to perform actions on 'batches' of assets
9) System can handle several different file types
10) Administrative characteristics and different user types
Editors' Notes:
Brandworkz is a cloud-based digital asset management and brand management software
platform for marketers and brand managers. You can create, control and manage
multi-channel marketing campaigns that are on-brand and consistent.
It is a platform designed to be the central content hub of your marketing ecosystem.
This enables you to share marketing content effortlessly across channels, automate
processes, align internal teams behind your brand and collaborate with colleagues
globally.
Brands like Red Bull Racing, JLL, Pfizer and Cambridge University are already using
Brandworkz to increase marketing efficiency, get messages to market quicker and strengthen
their brands with consistent, integrated marketing communications.
PR Contacts
Anna Cotton, Brandworkz, London Office, +44(0)20-7288-9700,
anna.cotton@brandworkz.com
Playcast cloud gaming service to begin streaming on Samsung Smart TVs
CAESAREA, Israel and SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Playcast, the leading cloud gaming platform, today announced that its streaming video game service will be available on Samsung Smart TVs beginning in the second quarter of 2015.
Playcast's growing catalog of games will be compatible with select Samsung Smart TV models and will be initially available to viewers inBrazil, Canada, Israel, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States.
"We're excited that the Playcast Cloud Gaming Service will soon be integrated with Samsung Smart TVs," saidMichael O'Donnell, Playcast CEO. "Now, any consumer who purchases a Samsung Smart TV will be able to access a sizable library of AAA video games without needing to own an expensive game console. That is literally a game changer."
"With Playcast, we can provide our customers with the convenience and instant gratification of playing popular video games directly from their Samsung Smart TV, saidYoung Chan Kim, Vice President, Samsung Electronics. Playcast's technology enables Samsung to get the best out of its screen, utilizing Playcast¹s powerful cloud presence worldwide."
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. inspires the world and shapes the future with transformative ideas and technologies, redefining the worlds of TVs, smartphones, wearable devices, tablets, cameras, digital appliances, printers, medical equipment, network systems and semiconductors. We are also leading in the Internet of Things space through, among others, our Digital Health and Smart Home initiatives. We employ 307,000 people across 84 countries. To discover more, please visit our official website atwww.samsung.com <http://www.samsung.com/> and our official blog at global.samsungtomorrow.com <http://global.samsungtomorrow.com/>.
About Playcast
Playcast Media is the leading cloud gaming platform, offering next generation technology to stream video games through Smart TVs, OTT devices, set-top boxes, and microconsoles. Playcast offers games from the world's leading brands including: 2K, Namco Bandai, Capcom, Codemasters, Disney, Konami, Sega, Square Enix, WarnerBros., and a long list of independent studios. Playcast works with its service providers and e-commerce retailers to package monthly subscription, rental and a la carte offers to consumers, serving TV viewers in 55 countries. For more information on the Playcast Media service, visithttp://www.playcast-media.com <http://www.playcast-media.com/>
Handheld Announces Major Upgrade to Algiz 10X Rugged Tablet
LIDKOPING, Sweden, February 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
Handheld Group <http://www.handheldgroup.com/>, a leading manufacturer of rugged mobile computers, today announced a major upgrade to its popular Algiz 10X <http://www.handheldgroup.com/algiz-10x/> rugged computer. The Algiz 10X, a 10-inch tablet designed for field professionals, now features the new Windows 8 operating system and a much more powerful processor that speeds startup and operation, increases software compatibility and doubles processor performance.Â
The Algiz 10X is IP65-rated and meets stringent MIL-STD-810G military standards, which means it's protected against dust, water, vibrations, drops and extreme temperatures. It has a large, 10.1-inch touchscreen with outstanding screen visibility, yet it weighs just 1.3 kilograms (2.9 pounds) and is only 32 millimeters (1.2 inches) thick.
Handheld today announced a major upgrade to the Algiz 10X. The rugged computer now features the new Windows 8.1 Pro operating system (which is downgradeable to Windows 7 for maximum flexibility). Windows 8.1 Pro offers enhanced features to help users easily connect to company networks, access one PC from another, encrypt data and more.
"By using the very latest operating system available from Microsoft, customers can now enjoy quicker startup and operation, increased software compatibility and improved support for touchscreen-based tablets, among other benefits," saysJohan Hed, Handheld's director of product management.
The new Algiz 10X also carries the powerful Intel quad-core N2930 1.83 GHz processor with 2.16 GHz boost. This processor allows for both higher performance and cooler running temperatures. Compared to the Algiz 10X's previous processor, the N2930 more than doubles performance benchmarking, RAM support, number of cores and performance per watt.
"We have dramatically increased performance levels without sacrificing operating time or mechanical design," Hed concludes. "We have also improved our wireless communication support. Besides 802.11 b/g/n on 2.4 GHz, we now support both 802.11ac and 802.11a on 5 GHz. The upgraded Algiz 10X also supports LTE, which provides substantially faster data speeds, both up- and downstream, and increased overall network coverage."
Key features of the Algiz 10X:
* Powerful Intel quad-core N2930 1.83 GHz processor * 128 GB SSD, expandable via microSD * 4 GB of DDR3 RAM * Windows 8.1 Industry Pro (downgradeable to Windows 7) * 10.1-inch touchscreen with high-brightness MaxView screen technology * IP65 rating and conformity to stringent MIL-STD-810G test standards  * LTE capability with a fully integrated modem and antennas * Integrated u-blox® GPS receiver and WAAS/EGNOS/MSAS capability * Antenna pass-through connectors for both GSM and GPS * Several connectivity options, including WLAN and BT, USB 2.0 and USB 3.0, VGA and RS232 ports Like all of Handheld's rugged PDAs, smartphones and mobile computers, the Algiz 10X is specifically developed for field workers in industries such as geomatics, logistics, forestry, public transportation, utilities, construction, maintenance, mining, military and security.
The upgraded Algiz 10X is available now and orders can be placed immediately.
The Handheld Group is a manufacturer of rugged mobile computers, PDAs and smartphones. Handheld and its partners worldwide deliver complete mobility solutions to businesses in industries such as geomatics, logistics, forestry, public transportation, utilities, construction, maintenance, mining, military and security. The Handheld Group ofSweden has local offices in Finland, the U.K.,the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Australia and the USA. For more information, please see http://www.handheldgroup.com <http://www.handheldgroup.com/>
Handheld Announces Major Upgrade to Algiz 10X Rugged Tablet
LIDKÃPING, Sweden, February 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
Handheld Group [http://www.handheldgroup.com ], a leading manufacturer of rugged
mobile computers, today announced a major upgrade to its popular Algiz 10X
[http://www.handheldgroup.com/algiz-10x ] rugged computer. The Algiz 10X, a 10-inch tablet
designed for field professionals, now features the new Windows 8 operating system and a
much more powerful processor that speeds startup and operation, increases software
compatibility and doubles processor performance.
The Algiz 10X is IP65-rated and meets stringent MIL-STD-810G military standards, which
means it's protected against dust, water, vibrations, drops and extreme temperatures. It
has a large, 10.1-inch touchscreen with outstanding screen visibility, yet it weighs just
1.3 kilograms (2.9 pounds) and is only 32 millimeters (1.2 inches) thick.
Handheld today announced a major upgrade to the Algiz 10X. The rugged computer now
features the new Windows 8.1 Pro operating system (which is downgradeable to Windows 7 for
maximum flexibility). Windows 8.1 Pro offers enhanced features to help users easily
connect to company networks, access one PC from another, encrypt data and more.
"By using the very latest operating system available from Microsoft, customers can now
enjoy quicker startup and operation, increased software compatibility and improved support
for touchscreen-based tablets, among other benefits," says Johan Hed, Handheld's director
of product management.
The new Algiz 10X also carries the powerful Intel quad-core N2930 1.83 GHz processor
with 2.16 GHz boost. This processor allows for both higher performance and cooler running
temperatures. Compared to the Algiz 10X's previous processor, the N2930 more than doubles
performance benchmarking, RAM support, number of cores and performance per watt.
"We have dramatically increased performance levels without sacrificing operating time
or mechanical design," Hed concludes. "We have also improved our wireless communication
support. Besides 802.11 b/g/n on 2.4 GHz, we now support both 802.11ac and 802.11a on 5
GHz. The upgraded Algiz 10X also supports LTE, which provides substantially faster data
speeds, both up- and downstream, and increased overall network coverage."
Key features of the Algiz 10X:
- Powerful Intel quad-core N2930 1.83 GHz processor
- 128 GB SSD, expandable via microSD
- 4 GB of DDR3 RAM
- Windows 8.1 Industry Pro (downgradeable to Windows 7)
- 10.1-inch touchscreen with high-brightness MaxView screen technology
- IP65 rating and conformity to stringent MIL-STD-810G test standards
- LTE capability with a fully integrated modem and antennas
- Integrated u-blox(R) GPS receiver and WAAS/EGNOS/MSAS capability
- Antenna pass-through connectors for both GSM and GPS
- Several connectivity options, including WLAN and BT, USB 2.0 and USB 3.0, VGA
and RS232 ports
Like all of Handheld's rugged PDAs, smartphones and mobile computers, the Algiz 10X is
specifically developed for field workers in industries such as geomatics, logistics,
forestry, public transportation, utilities, construction, maintenance, mining, military
and security.
The upgraded Algiz 10X is available now and orders can be placed immediately.
The Handheld Group is a manufacturer of rugged mobile computers, PDAs and smartphones.
Handheld and its partners worldwide deliver complete mobility solutions to businesses in
industries such as geomatics, logistics, forestry, public transportation, utilities,
construction, maintenance, mining, military and security. The Handheld Group of Sweden has
local offices in Finland, the U.K., the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Switzerland,
Australia and the USA. For more information, please see http://www.handheldgroup.com
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CONTACT: Media contacts: Sofia Löfblad, Marketing Director, Handheld Group, Sweden: +46-510-54-71-70, s.lofblad@handheldgroup.com; Amy Urban, Director of Marketing, Handheld US, +1-541-752-0319, a.urban@handheld-us.com
Playcast cloud gaming service to begin streaming on Samsung Smart TVs
Agreement with world's best selling TV brand will expand Playcast reach by 20 million
CAESAREA, Israel and SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Playcast, the leading cloud gaming platform, today announced that its streaming video game service will be available on Samsung Smart TVs beginning in the second quarter of 2015.
Playcast's growing catalog of games will be compatible with select Samsung Smart TV models and will be initially available to viewers in Brazil, Canada, Israel, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States.
"We're excited that the Playcast Cloud Gaming Service will soon be integrated with Samsung Smart TVs," said Michael O'Donnell, Playcast CEO. "Now, any consumer who purchases a Samsung Smart TV will be able to access a sizable library of AAA video games without needing to own an expensive game console. That is literally a game changer."
"With Playcast, we can provide our customers with the convenience and instant gratification of playing popular video games directly from their Samsung Smart TV, said Young Chan Kim, Vice President, Samsung Electronics. Playcast's technology enables Samsung to get the best out of its screen, utilizing Playcast¹s powerful cloud presence worldwide."
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. inspires the world and shapes the future with transformative ideas and technologies, redefining the worlds of TVs, smartphones, wearable devices, tablets, cameras, digital appliances, printers, medical equipment, network systems and semiconductors. We are also leading in the Internet of Things space through, among others, our Digital Health and Smart Home initiatives. We employ 307,000 people across 84 countries. To discover more, please visit our official website at http://www.samsung.com and our official blog at global.samsungtomorrow.com.
About Playcast
Playcast Media is the leading cloud gaming platform, offering next generation technology to stream video games through Smart TVs, OTT devices, set-top boxes, and microconsoles. Playcast offers games from the world's leading brands including: 2K, Namco Bandai, Capcom, Codemasters, Disney, Konami, Sega, Square Enix, WarnerBros., and a long list of independent studios. Playcast works with its service providers and e-commerce retailers to package monthly subscription, rental and a la carte offers to consumers, serving TV viewers in 55 countries. For more information on the Playcast Media service, visit http://www.playcast-media.com
Buy Any ASUS Zenfone This February and Get a Chance to Take Your Valentine for a Holiday to Singapore
MUMBAI, February 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
One Winner Every Hour Gets a Voucher of Rs. 1,000
ASUS, a leading enterprise in the new digital era announces a special offer this
Valentine's Day. On buying any ASUS Zenfone between 2nd to 20th of February 2015, three
lucky winners will get a free trip to Singapore with their beloved. Additionally, every
hour, ASUS will give away early bird gift vouchers worth Rs 1,000 on purchase of a
Zenfone.
Mr. Peter Chang, Regional Head, South Asia and Country Manager, System Business Group,
ASUS India said, "Within a few months since the launch of the ASUS Zenfones, we have
received a tremendous response from the Indian market. To reward our loyal customers and
to engage more buyers, we have announced the special Valentine's Day offer. It's a great
chance to get a phone that packs in stellar features at the most competitive rates along
with an opportunity to win a free trip to Singapore."
After buying any ASUS Zenfone on Flipkart or from one of the stores, every customer
will need to register the purchase details like invoice number, date of purchase, dealer
name, location of purchase, product serial number and contact details on http://asusindiapromo.com/valentine/redeem.html. The last date for registration is
25th February 2015.
Winners will be selected on the basis of a lucky draw. The free trip to Singapore will
include return airfare in economy class from a major airport nearest to the winner's city
of residence, 2 nights and 3 days standard accommodation at a three-star hotel on
double-occupancy basis, complimentary breakfast, return airport transfers from hotel to
airport and visa charges. The prize will be issued through a voucher, which will be valid
for six months from the date of issue and will be transferable.
To win a chance to woo your Valentine, simply follow this link and buy an ASUS Zenfone
now: http://www.flipkart.com/asus.
ASUS is a worldwide top-three consumer notebook vendor and maker of the world's
best-selling, most award-winning motherboards. A leading enterprise in the new digital
era, ASUS designs and manufactures products that perfectly meet the needs of today's
digital home and office, with a broad portfolio that includes - motherboards, graphics
cards, optical drives, displays, desktop and all-in-one PCs, notebooks, netbooks, servers,
multimedia devices, wireless solutions, networking devices, tablets and smartphones.
Driven by innovation and committed to quality, ASUS won 4,256 awards in 2013 and is widely
credited with revolutionising the PC industry with its Eee PC(TM). ASUS has more than
13,600 employees around the globe with a world-class R&D team of 4,500 engineers. The
company revenue for 2013 was approximately US$14 billion.
"Industry trends reveal that less than 25% of smartphone users worldwide continue playing after 30 days of game download. Therefore, it is imminent that mobile game developers must constantly reach out to players and move them to the next stage of the engagement funnel. Our Gaming App-App Retargeting solution utilizes user behavior within the game and shows customized ads to players while they access other apps on their smartphones or tablets," said Mr.Gourav Chindlur, Vizury's co-founder and COO.
Vizury's Gaming App-App Retargeting works at three levels.
* Game discovery: Helps mobile game developers target their existing players and promote new games or apps. * Player engagement: Identifies players with drop in engagement and shows ads prompting them to continue playing. * Monetization: Promotes In-App purchases that can help active players progress with the game. Vizury's behavioral targeting identifies precise target audiences and drives only relevant/high value players back to the game. In fact, Vizury has helped game developers inChina bring back 30% of their drop-offs.
"Vizury's wide network of mobile inventory partners allows game developers to reach players on most gaming and non-gaming apps. This solution works well on both iOS and Android devices and is perfect for large gaming markets likeJapan where players have diverse interests and hence pertinent targeting comes handy. Beta trials for a leading game developer inChina shows that we increased the propensity to purchase of retargeted players by 20% with significant conversion of inactive players to frequent buyers," said Mr.Keiichiro Tomimatsu, GM Vizury Japan.
How Vizury's Gaming App-App Retargeting works?
Vizury's proprietary SDK constantly records player behavior within the game. Deep Linking ensures that players who click on ads, land on the relevant page and not the home page of the game offering superior player experience.
About VizuryÂ
Established in 2008, Vizury has offices in Bangalore (HQ), Tokyo, Delhi, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzho, Singapore, Jakarta, Taipei, Dubai, Seoul, Sydney, Sao Paulo and Mexico. Vizury has appeared on Deloitte APAC Tech Fast500 for two consecutive years and is among the first inAsia to be an FBX qualified partner and a Twitter Retargeting Platform Partner.
Cadence Offers Complete Development Environment for ARM Premium Mobile IP Suite
ARM and Cadence collaboration helps designers achieve faster time to market with ARM Cortex-A72 processor, ARM Mali-T880 GPU and ARM CoreLink CCI-500 System IP
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS) and ARM today announced the availability of a complete system-on-chip (SoC) development environment supporting the new ARM premium mobile IP suite that incorporates the latest ARM(®) Cortex(®)-A72 processor, ARM Mali((TM))-T880 GPU and ARM CoreLink((TM)) CCI-500 Cache Coherent Interconnect solution.
Available today is a Cadence(®) reference flow for the ARM Cortex-A72 processor that supports advanced manufacturing processes including TSMC 16-nanometer FinFET Plus. Also available with the Cadence flow is performance-leading ARM Artisan(®) physical IP and ARM POP(TM) IP for the ARM Cortex-A72 processor and ARM Mali-T860 and T880 GPUs, enabling designers to meet aggressive processor performance and power goals.
The Cadence development environment includes digital and system-to-silicon verification tools and IP that support the ARM premium mobile IP suite, speeding time to market for complex, high-end mobile designs. To learn more about the Cadence development environment for the ARM premium mobile IP suite, please visit http://www.cadence.com/news/apmobile.
In support of this processor and the ARM premium mobile IP suite, Cadence collaborated with ARM to:
-- Target optimal PPA for the premium mobile market by defining ideal
reference flows from RTL synthesis to final signoff. The flow is proven
by internal usage at ARM and includes Encounter® Digital Implementation
System, Encounter RTL Compiler, multiple Encounter Conformal® products,
Tempus(TM) Timing Signoff Solution, Quantus(TM) QRC Extraction Solution,
Voltus(TM) IC Power Integrity Solution, and Physical Verification
System.
-- Integrate Cadence Palladium(®) XP Series and ARM Cortex-A72 Fast Models
to provide 50X faster OS boot-up and 10X speed-up, as compared with the
previous emulation-only solution, in hardware-software co-development,
synchronized cycle-accurate hardware/software debug support and Dynamic
Power Analysis (DPA) to optimize the balance between power consumption
and expected performance using realistic software loads
-- Deliver an integration with Cadence Interconnect Workbench and ARM
CoreLink CCI-500 that matches automatically generated testbenches to the
ARM IP's many possible configurations. These testbenches are used to
perform cycle-accurate performance analysis of the interconnect
sub-system, optimizing device performance and speeding time to market.
"The ARM Cortex-A72 processor sets a new standard for delivering a premium mobile experience and is expected to be the highest performing CPU technology for mobile SoCs," said Noel Hurley, general manager, CPU group, ARM. "Our continued collaboration with Cadence helps our mutual customers differentiate themselves and deliver innovative, industry-leading solutions for mobile devices."
"We collaborated closely with ARM to co-optimize our advanced digital implementation and signoff solutions, system-to-silicon verification tools and IPs with the ARM Cortex-A72 processor, and we're already seeing excellent results with early high-end mobile customers," said Dr. Chi-Ping Hsu, senior vice president and chief strategy officer for EDA at Cadence. "In addition, we worked together to ensure that the Cadence flow allows customers to integrate the ARM Mali-T880 GPU and ARM CoreLink CCI-500 to achieve optimal results at advanced process nodes. The Cadence system-on-chip (SoC) development environment supporting the new ARM premium mobile IP suite has been thoroughly tested so that designers can adopt these new technologies with confidence."
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 ARM
ARM is at the heart of the world's most advanced digital products. Our technology enables the creation of new markets and transformation of industries and society. We design scalable, energy efficient-processors and related technologies to deliver the intelligence in applications ranging from sensors to servers, including smartphones, tablets, enterprise infrastructure and the Internet of Things.
Our innovative technology is licensed by ARM Partners who have shipped more than 60 billion systems on chip (SoCs) containing our intellectual property since the company began in 1990. Together with our Connected Community, we are breaking down barriers to innovation for developers, designers and engineers, ensuring a fast, reliable route to market for leading electronics companies. Learn more and join the conversation at http://community.arm.com.
Sonim Deploys FirstNet Ready XP7 Smartphones for Federal, State and Local Pubic Safety Agencies to Use at International Ski Federation's Vail Ski Championships
Company supplies Band Class 14-capable LTE Android devices for use on General Dynamics Mission Systems and Crown-Castle dedicated wireless network by law enforcement, emergency communications personnel and ski patrol members
SAN MATEO, Calif., Feb. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Sonim Technologies, maker of the world's toughest mobile phones for public safety applications and use in extreme environments, today announced that its ultra-rugged XP7 LTE Android smartphones will be used in a demonstration of emergency communications during the International Ski Federation's Alpine World Ski Championships beginning this week in and around Vail, Colo.
As First Responders converge to support the International Ski Federation's World Alpine Ski Championships, they will have an opportunity to use next generation communication technology to enhance public safety on the company's Band 14 XP7 smartphones.
The dedicated Band 14 LTE network provides a high-speed wireless data pipeline that is not impacted by the general public. The 700 MHz Band 14 spectrum has been made available with the approval of FirstNet and a grant from the FCC for a special temporary authorization (STA). The network covers the towns of Vail and Beaver Creek, and has been made available by General Dynamics Mission Systems and Crown-Castle.
Running Feb. 2-15, the event brings together top skiers from around the world to compete for the year's highest honor in skiing. The event is expected to bring more than 800 athletes and staff, 2,000 members of the media and upwards of 150,000 spectators to the Vail Valley with events in Beaver Creek Resort and the town of Vail.
With over 2,000 volunteers augmenting existing local, state and federal first responders, ensuring public safety will be both critical and complicated. Events will be taking place in multiple locations across Eagle County, including the high-mountain terrain of the Beaver Creek resort and the town of Vail.
"With so many first-responders and officials concentrated in such varied and challenging geography, this is a prime opportunity to test the possibilities of our XP7 smartphones for LTE mobile communications with public safety applications," said Robert Escalle, the company's Senior Director of Public Safety and Defense.
Escalle said Sonim XP7 smartphones will be used to communicate over a first-of-its-kind installation of 700 MHz Band Class 14 LTE mobile facilities by General Dynamics using a distributed antenna system by Crown-Castle to provide a dedicated public safety capability in and around the town of Vail.
At more than 8,000 feet above sea level, the Vail area is in extremely challenging geography notorious for limited communications. Users of the network are expected to test various applications, including real-time video, voice over IP (VoIP) communications, situational awareness and many others in practical situations to help develop an understanding of how this technology can support public safety.
"Sonim is committed to bringing first responders the most robust, reliable and interoperable mobile communications and computational tools so that they can properly manage complex inter- and intra-agency efforts," said Escalle. "Our smartphones are partnered with the best public safety industry applications and accessory providers to deliver an unmatched ultra-rugged platform and the most complete ecosystem to support public safety efforts."
Sonim mobile phones are built specifically to withstand the rigors faced by men and women in public safety, as well as those who work in industries such as construction, oil and gas, logging, maritime and agriculture, and those serving in the military.
XP7 attributes include 40 hours of LTE-based talk time, extreme durability in hot, dusty and wet environments, visibility under direct sunlight and support for a wide range of Android applications.
The XP7 meets Sonim's Rugged Performance Standards (RPS), which go far beyond basic MIL-Spec and IP certifications. Standard features include an extra-loud speaker, noise cancellation, a powerful, 4,800-milliamp battery, resistance to submersion in water, an ability to withstand drops onto concrete surfaces and ease of use with dirty or wet work gloves.
The XP7 also comes standard with a Blanview screen that can be viewed in direct sunlight - a critical feature for everyone who works or engages in activities outdoors. Sonim devices also have a robust suite of industrial-grade accessories, such as remote speaker microphones, car kits and headphones.
Select Sonim devices, including the XP6 ultra-rugged smartphone, are sold nationally through AT&T.
ABOUT SONIM TECHNOLOGIES:
Sonim Technologies (http://www.sonimtech.com) is the provider of mission-critical solutions designed specifically for workers in extreme, hazardous and isolated environments. The Sonim solution includes ultra-rugged mobile phones, business process applications and a suite of industrial-grade accessories collectively designed to increase worker productivity, accountability and safety on the job site. Sonim's industry-leading, three-year comprehensive warranty has redefined customer expectations of rugged technology. The company is headquartered in San Mateo, California, and offers its products through mobile operators around the world.
Tegile Systems Provides Most-Comprehensive Storage Guarantee with IntelliCare Flash 5
NEWARK, Calif., Feb. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Tegile Systems, the leading provider of flash-driven storage arrays for databases, virtualized server and virtual desktop environments, today announced its IntelliCare(TM) Flash 5 Guarantee, a multi-point program that gives customers additional confidence in their Tegile storage purchase for the effective service life of their array.
Focused on the top five principles of most enterprise technology purchases, the Flash 5 Guarantee puts in writing minimum levels customers can expect from Tegile arrays in areas of performance, cost, data reduction, endurance and availability. If during the 5-year guarantee window, any purchased or leased Tegile array fails to meet one or more of these promised criteria, Tegile will remedy the situation by deploying Pro-Serve Engineers to directly engage with customers in order to correct the outlying issue, including providing additional or replacement gear at no cost, if deemed necessary.
Guaranteed minimum levels of each and every Tegile array include:
1. Performance levels from a latency standpoint that are 5 times faster than
legacy storage
2. Pricing no higher than $5/RAW GB
3. Data reduction rates of 5:1 leveraging Tegile's deduplication and
compression technologies
4. 5 years of heavy-write SSD endurance and free controller upgrades after
five years' of service life
5. "5 Nines" availability (99.999 percent, equal to 4 minutes/year) with
active-active controllers
"The Tegile IntelliCare Flash 5 Guarantee is a differentiator in the marketplace, intended to help customers feel confident that we will ensure they achieve the optimal levels of performance, cost, data reduction, endurance and availability that we promise them," said Rob Commins, vice president of marketing at Tegile. "While there are others in the industry that may make similar promises, not all of them offer as comprehensive a guarantee, for as long as we offer it, or as a written agreement. It is also important to remember that these are minimum promises for our entire portfolio of Intelligent Flash Arrays. Truth be told, our customers should expect to receive better than promised results on nearly every point with their Tegile purchase, with much better results depending on the application they deploy their Tegile array to support."
The Tegile IntelliCare Flash 5 Guarantee is provided on all of the company's hybrid and all-flash arrays, which are sold exclusively through the company's reseller channel to provide customers with best-in-class products and services to meet their IT infrastructure needs. Customers have the option to purchase units outright, lease them or go with a capacity-utilization model through Tegile's Agility Pricing Program. Additional information for organizations looking to find out how the Flash 5 Guarantee can benefit them is available at http://www.tegile.com/flash5
About Tegile Systems
Tegile Systems is pioneering a new generation of intelligent flash arrays that balance performance, capacity, features and price for virtual desktop and database applications. With Tegile's line of all-flash and hybrid storage arrays, the company is redefining the traditional approach to storage by providing a family of arrays that accelerate business critical enterprise applications and allow customers to significantly consolidate mixed workloads in virtualized environments.
Tegile's patented IntelliFlash(TM) technology accelerates performance and enables inline deduplication and compression of data so each array has a usable capacity far greater than its raw capacity. Tegile's award-winning solutions enable customers to better address the requirements of virtualization, virtual desktop integration and database integration than any other offerings. Featuring both NAS and SAN connectivity, Tegile arrays are easy-to-use, fully redundant and highly scalable. They come complete with built-in snapshot, remote-replication, near-instant recovery, onsite or offsite failover, and VM-aware features. Additional information is available at http://www.tegile.com. Follow Tegile on Twitter @tegile.
A Bold Step - Oplus Releases World's First E-liquid Ingredient Traceability System to Worldwide Vapers
HONG KONG, Feb. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- On Dec 7th, 2014, Oplus Tech, the leading e-liquid manufacturer, debuted live video of its latest e-liquid manufacturing process on its website. Along with its ingredient traceability system, Oplus has taken another great step to demonstrate its confidence and transparency.
"The one thing that most vapers worry about is whether the e-liquid they are vaping every day is safe or not and how or where the e-liquid is made," said Samuel Lau, Vice President and Co-founder of Oplus. "It worries us as well. Oplus has world-class manufacturing conditions and is committed to producing the best and safest e-liquid in the world, but the 'Made-in-China' label has made all that effort seem meaningless. That's why we are broadcasting the real time manufacturing video. We hope this will bridge the gap between worldwide vapers and our products."
Currently the live manufacturing video is open and available to anyone who visits Oplus' webiste. "It sounds crazy, but we've got nothing to hide. We are excited that worldwide vapers have the chance to look into our once-mysterious e-liquid manufacturing facilities for the first time," Mr. Lau said.
What bolsters Mr. Lau's confidence is Oplus' exceptional manufacturing standards. Oplus has the only Class-10,000 clean workshop that is in compliance with the national standard GB50457-2008 for the pharmaceutical industry. The water and air-purification system will guarantee a clean environment with constant temperature and humidity for e-liquid mixing and bottling. Oplus Tech takes e-liquid manufacturing standards to a whole new level.
"Besides live video, we have also developed the first e-liquid ingredient traceability system in the world," said Mr. Lau. "Oplus is the first e-liquid supplier in the world that allows end customers to check the certification of every ingredient they use in the production of e-liquid. It's truly magical!
"You can simply go to the Oplus website, http://www.oplus.co, and input the batch number printed on an Oplus bottle. All certificates of German flavors, pharmaceutical nicotine, PG from Dow Chemicals and VG from P&G Chemicals will pop up on screen. It's definitely a bold move, but we also understand that you can never be too careful in terms of health and safety."
About Oplus
Oplus is a startup e-liquid manufacturer committed to developing innovative tobacco alternatives and revolutionizing the way people smoke. Besides Oplus Brand E-liquid, Oplus Tech also provides a one-stop OEM service, which will help e-liquid brands to implement their ideas into a final product. Oplus' one-stop OEM solutions include the following services:
-- Flavor Co-development Service: Oplus' flavorist team will work closely
with customers to develop customized flavors perfect for their target
market. And these signature flavors will be made exclusively for you and
your customers.
-- Packaging Design Solution: Oplus can offer a total product solution from
packaging design, packaging material sourcing through to final product.
Oplus' sourcing ability and profound knowledge of supply chains can
offer customers a wide range of packaging options. Customers can focus
on exploring their own market and Oplus will power their growth from
behind.
Ultimately, Oplus Tech and their breakthrough E-liquid is a unique opportunity for both vapers and manufacturers to get a variety of top quality products in bulk and in no time. Oplus E-liquid has the know-how to look boldly into the future whilst making life simpler and simply better for you today.
LocalMaven begins work on referral platform for realtors and the companies they refer
NEW YORK, Feb. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- LocalMaven, a NY based tech startup focused on social referrals has announced plans to launch RealtorMaven, an online platform and mobile app designed to help realtors and the businesses they work with easily give, track, and get rewarded for successful referrals.
"New homeowners and renters rely on realtors for recommendations on everything from contractors to movers and from kitchen cabinet suppliers to lighting companies," says Arnon Rosan, CEO of LocalMaven.
"Realtors already give referrals daily and often get compensated for them. We felt the real estate industry needed a tool for realtors and businesses to manage this process and to encourage these types of referrals," he added.
RealtorMaven will become LocalMaven's first vertical market platform, part of a long-term strategy of developing customized referral platforms for specific marketplaces.
RealtorMaven will allow realtors to invite their most trusted suppliers to join the platform and facilitates the one-touch giving of referrals to clients in a way that saves time and effort for the realtor and that can be tracked.
RealtorMaven referrals typically come with a freebie or discount, further encouraging clients to accept the recommendation. Businesses are encouraged to offer incentives for the realtor's clients and some type of commission or reward for the Realtor.
When a successful referral takes place, everyone receives tangible benefits-the client gets an insider deal, the business grows, and the realtor earns a commission.
"We envision RealtorMaven as a way for realtors to supplement their income from the referrals they already give, while offering tangible benefits to clients in the form of insider discount on purchase they need for their home," says Arnon Rosan. "We work within Respa guidelines ensuring that clients are aware of the potential commission their realtor may earn and we prohibit the referral of businesses related to the actual real estate transaction," he added.
RealtorMaven is currently accepting select realtors and businesses in the New York City area and plans to expand nationally in late 2015. All businesses and realtors are screened for quality, ensuring trusted referrals and quality businesses.
It is free to join RealtorMaven and eligible realtors will be able to start earning commissions right away. Businesses determine how much they want to pay realtors for referrals and the offer their clients will receive.
For More Information Contact: Arnon Rosan - CEO 646-651-6551
As an independent studio, Eforb knows how difficult starting from scratch and
acquiring the traffic for games monetization can be. After accumulating their own library
of games, Eforb decided it was time to develop a product that would secure traffic without
publishers or distributors and created Gamebox Arena. An embeddable game page which is
easily customized and integrated into any website, it allows Eforb to obtain traffic from
those sites and monetize with the help of in-apps and ads.
The first indie-friendly games publishing platform
With Gamebox Arena, game developers can avoid the problems that come with using
traditional games distributors, licensors and publishers to monetize and publish their
game. There is no need to wait for a distributor to deliver the new game across their few
portals - with Gamebox the game is added automatically, and appears on all partner
websites with the arena integrated. These partner websites are growing constantly in
number, as website owners easily acquire game pages that retain and entertain their
audiences, while increasing ads revenue.
Eforb also offers accurate analytics that can be trusted. With other distributors,
licensors and publishers, truly transparent statistics on a newly developed game can be
hard to secure, and it's often unclear how much revenue is generated. Gamebox Arena gives
its partners knowledge that helps optimize game development and the design process, giving
developers the transparency they deserve.
Eforb also allows game developers to leave their studios' logos and links to their
games on other stores, increasing their traffic everywhere.
With Gamebox Arena, Eforb offers a product designed to change the destinies of indie
companies struggling to find their place in the current game industry, where distribution
platforms and app stores simply do not give newbies the chance to rise.
How does Gamebox Arena work for partner websites?
Any website owner can benefit by getting a whole page of fun, casual Eforb games for
free. These not only entertain and better retain the website's audience but can also bring
in additional revenue through ads and microtransactions. Thanks to quick and easy
installation, website owners can integrate a games page that will look just as natural on
their site, benefitting from Eforb's expertise.
The New Vodafone MachineLink 3G Plus Developed by NetComm Wireless to Advance M2M Adoption
SYDNEY, Feb. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- NetComm Wireless Limited (ASX: NTC) and Vodafone have added the Vodafone MachineLink 3G Plus to the Integrated M2M Terminals range, offering a new alternative for unconnected machines that need a larger selection of interface options. Developed by NetComm Wireless to facilitate the uptake of Machine-to-Machine (M2M) across a multitude of industries globally, the feature-packed Vodafone MachineLink 3G Plus enables M2M connectivity in areas such as healthcare, agriculture, vending, point of payment and energy.
Vodafone's second annual M2M Adoption Barometer* found that M2M adoption has grown more than 80%, with over one-fifth of companies actively using the technology. The Vodafone MachineLink 3G Plus is expected to advance this growth by allowing businesses to upgrade from legacy serial connectivity to IP connectivity with access to a broader range of connection choices.
"The Vodafone MachineLink 3G Plus is the second bespoke product developed for Vodafone which gives businesses the ability to select the best solution for their individual applications. It presents a tremendous opportunity for businesses that need extra options to connect and manage valuable assets," said David Stewart, CEO and Managing Director, NetComm Wireless.
The Vodafone MachineLink 3G Plus is a 3G penta-band modem and router with built-in GPS, seamless compatibility with Vodafone or Vodafone M2M partner networks worldwide, and the Vodafone M2M Global Platform. The device supports multiple communication protocols and interface options with features including Ethernet, Serial (RS232/422/485), I/O and USB 2.0 ports. Designed for flexible customisation, the Vodafone MachineLink 3G Plus features an embedded Software Development Kit (SDK) and open source Linux OS to support unique business functions.
About Vodafone
Vodafone is one of the world's largest telecommunications companies and provides a range of services including voice, messaging, data and fixed communications. Vodafone has mobile operations in 26 countries, partners with mobile networks in 53 more, and fixed broadband operations in 17 markets. As of 30 September 2014, Vodafone had 438 million mobile customers and 11 million fixed broadband customers. For more information, please visit: http://www.vodafone.com
About Vodafone Machine-to-Machine (M2M)
Vodafone Machine-to-Machine (M2M) connects previously isolated machines or devices to the internet, delivering new functionality and enhanced services without the need for human intervention. Supported by more than 1,300 dedicated employees, Vodafone's global M2M platform makes it easy for global businesses to manage centrally M2M deployments across multiple territories, with greater control and at a lower cost than previously possible. In 2014 Vodafone was named global M2M leader by Machina Research, for the third year in a row. For more information, please visit: http://m2m.vodafone.com/
About NetComm Wireless Limited
NetComm Wireless Limited (ASX: NTC) is a leading developer of Machine-to-Machine (M2M) devices and solutions globally. The company provides 3G, 4G and rural broadband new generation fixed-wireless devices that underpin an increasingly connected world. Leading telecommunications carriers, core network providers and system integrators utilise NetComm Wireless' solutions to optimise network performance and to support their connected products and services in the M2M and rural broadband markets. For the past 32 years, NetComm Wireless has developed a portfolio of world first data communication products, and is now a globally recognised wireless innovator. Headquartered in Sydney (Australia), NetComm Wireless has offices in the US, Europe/UK, New Zealand, Middle East and Japan. For more information visit http://www.netcommwireless.com.
HOUSTON, Feb. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- NetIQ(®) today announced that it has achieved a Common Criteria Certification at Evaluation Assurance Level 3 with augmented assurance (EAL3+) for Access Manager(TM) 4.0. NetIQ is committed to developing secure solutions that meet the stringent requirements of the strict international IT security standards to offer organizations the ability to enable a convenient, secure and scalable solution that can handle all organization Web access needs, both internal as well as in the cloud.
Common Criteria is an internationally recognized security certification required by government entities, including US Federal, state and local governments, and enterprise organizations around the world seeking to procure commercial products. As organizations turn to NetIQ Access Manager 4.0 to help them grapple with the heightened demands for secure Web access, and delivery becomes increasingly complex, organizations can feel secure that they can verify the evaluation level certification to the EAL 3+ of the Common Criteria scheme, as defined by ISO/IEC 15408, which addresses product functionality, development environment, documentation, and product testing measures.
"Government organizations across the world are held to a rigorous set of performance and security standards for any technology implemented in their infrastructure," said Michael F. Angelo, chief security architect at NetIQ. "This new Common Criteria certification for Access Manager 4.0 reaffirms our ongoing commitment to our government customers and their successful adoption and use of our solutions."
NetIQ Access Manager 4.0 achieved Common Criteria certification through Electronic Warfare Associates - Canada, Ltd. (EWA-Canada), whose test lab is accredited to perform evaluations against the Common Criteria for Information Technology Security Evaluation (CC) under the Canadian and the Swedish Common Criteria Schemes. The final evaluation report was produced by EWA-Canada and its partner Combitech AB, a licensed evaluation facility for Common Criteria under the Swedish Common Criteria Scheme which awarded the CC Certification.
"This certification of Access Manager 4.0 is the latest in NetIQ's ongoing program to certify their products to adhere to strict international IT security standards," said Erin Connor, Director of the Common Criteria Test Lab at EWA-Canada. "This certification demonstrates the international nature and ultimate global value of the Common Criteria Certification process. As part of this program, Access Manager 4.0 has successfully undergone rigorous evaluation and testing in achieving this EAL 3+ certification. With this recognition, organizations worldwide can be confident that Access Manager 4.0 can play a trusted role in the protection of their critical information."
About NetIQ
NetIQ is a global, enterprise software company with a relentless focus on customer success. Our portfolio includes scalable, automated solutions for Identity, Security, Access, Governance, Systems and Application, Service, and Workload Management that help organizations securely deliver, measure and manage computing services across physical, virtual and cloud computing environments. For more information, contact us.
Oracle's JD Edwards and Panaya Revolutionize the Way ERP Customers Keep Current
HACKENSACK, N.J., Feb. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- ERP change management company Panaya announced today, Panaya's Cloud Based ESU Automation Service for Oracle's JD Edwards, a new service which can reduce risk, cost and time required in implementing JD Edwards ESUs by identifying what will be impacted on existing environments, telling you exactly what you need to test and managing the testing plans.
The new SaaS service does not require any installation on-premise and provides impact analysis immediately upon uploading your changes to the cloud.
Coupled with Panaya Test Center, Oracle's JD Edwards clients and systems integrators are provided with a comprehensive, yet simple way for functional experts and key users to perform all of their manual testing activities faster.
Benefits include:
-- Mapping of your JD Edwards environment & usage, adding visibility to
your system
-- Automatic migration of your existing test scenarios means quick
on-boarding
-- What will be impacted, saving time in identifying potential problems
-- Live Reporting & Smart Dashboard - down to the test step - brings
increased control, visibility and transparency
-- What you need to test, reducing the risk of potential production
failures
-- Automatically pass the baton between testers increases collaboration and
reduce idle time
Panaya CEO Doron Gerstel is excited about their work with JD Edwards. "I am thrilled to add Oracle's JD Edwards to Panaya's portfolio of ERP change management," he says. "I firmly believe that the ERP ecosystem is undergoing a disruptive transition. We share a common vision with Oracle's JD Edwards for a faster and more agile ERP. Panaya helps ERP systems like Oracle's JD Edwards to accelerate types of change while reducing the time and risk involved. We look forward to our continued work with Oracle's JD Edwards, mutual customers and systems integrators."
About Oracle PartnerNetwork
Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) Specialized is the latest version of Oracle's partner program that provides partners with tools to better develop, sell and implement Oracle solutions. OPN Specialized offers resources to train and support specialized knowledge of Oracle products and solutions and has evolved to recognize Oracle's growing product portfolio, partner base and business opportunity. Key to the latest enhancements to OPN is the ability for partners to differentiate through Specializations. Specializations are achieved through competency development, business results, expertise and proven success. To find out more visit http://www.oracle.com/partners.
About Panaya
Panaya CloudQuality(TM) Suite disrupts the risk, time and costs required to deliver all types of Oracle's JD Edwards and Oracle E-Business Suite changes. Panaya is passionate about the need to make your ERP more agile and align it with your business. Powered by big data analytics and aggregating since 2008, Panaya CloudQuality(TM) Suite delivers insights that tell you what will break, how to fix it and what to test. It is constantly improving and finding smarter ways to perform everything from day-to-day maintenance to major projects. 1,220 companies in 62 countries, including a third of the Fortune 500, use the Panaya CloudQuality(TM) Suite to enhance and maintain their enterprise apps without skipping a beat.
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The Register and The Platform Launch IT Publication for Hyperscale, HPC, and High-end Enterprise Shops
New Platform for High-End Technology Analysis
LONDON, February 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
When it comes to IT trade magazines and news sources, readers have no shortage of
options. However, for in-depth analysis of the stories behind the headlines, the options
are few. This is particularly the case at the high end of the IT market-where hyperscale,
high performance computing, and hyperconvergence are melding.
The publishers of The Register and the founding editors of a new effort to address
those shortfalls are pleased to announce a new outlet for readers seeking to understand
this momentum at the top of the infrastructure market. The publication, called The
Platform [http://theplatform.net ], will track key foundational hardware and software
technologies that can be used as components in modern systems as well as those systems
that vendors create or end users build themselves. If a technology can be used to make a
system have more throughput, lower latency, or easier to manage or program, readers now
have a fresh source focused on in-depth content.
The Platform [http://theplatform.net ] will bring together coverage of high
performance computing (HPC) or supercomputing with advances among the hyperscale
datacenter operators and cloud builders, all of whom are pushing the upper limits of
scalability. These latter two organizations provide large enterprises either with
technology to manage their most complex and demanding workloads or the inspiration to
build such systems themselves.
The Platform [http://theplatform.net ] will cover the key elements of the modern
system, from processors, main memory, storage, and networking up through operating
systems, middleware, and other key systems software such as databases and data stores,
systems management tools, as well as cluster and cloud controllers. It will look at the
myriad clustering technologies, from hyperconverged systems for virtualized enterprise
workloads, to shared memory NUMA machines, all the way up to the core supercomputing
systems powering top-tier research and enterprise organizations.
"We believe it is time to create a single publication that brings several different
parts of the high-end of the IT market together to reflect the increasing convergence of
systems and interdependence of workloads that are being brought to bear to solve tough IT
problems," explains Timothy Prickett Morgan, co-editor of The Platform
[http://theplatform.net ]. "We also want to get back to the idea that depth and insight
matter. It takes more than soundbites to make sound decisions."
According to co-editor Nicole Hemsoth, "All told, there are a few tens of millions of
programmers, administrators, architects, and managers in the IT world, and probably
somewhere on the order of a third of them work at hyperscale, HPC, and high-end enterprise
shops as defined above. That is the broadest definition of our intended audience - and it
is one that we know well."
The Platform will, Hemsoth notes, focus on the IT challenges of companies with more
than several thousand employees and in excess of $250 million and their equivalents in the
public sector. "Over the course of a year we will document these trends by tapping into
user-specific stories that reflect the global economy at large, with stories from the
manufacturing, distribution, retail, energy, financial services, public, media, and other
sectors."
"At most companies, data analytics, simulation and modeling, transaction processing,
and other systems are being wired together into what will become a hybrid platform. While
financial services companies will analyze and model radically different things compared to
manufacturers, they will perform similar functions nonetheless and they will seek to
integrate their various application stacks to more fully automate the operations of their
business and to have insights directly driving decision making," said Prickett Morgan.
"This is yet another form of convergence in the IT sector that we see happening and that
we want to chronicle."
Co-founder and co-editor Timothy Prickett Morgan brings 25 years of experience as a
publisher, IT industry analyst, editor, and journalist for some of the world's most
widely-read high-tech and business publications including The Register, BusinessWeek,
Midrange Computing, IT Jungle, Unigram, The Four Hundred, ComputerWire, Computer Business
Review, Computer System News and IBM Systems User. Most recently, he was the Editor in
Chief of EnterpriseTech.
Co-founder and co-editor Nicole Hemsoth brings insight from the world of high
performance computing following most recently a six-year stint covering supercomputing
hardware and software. Hemsoth is former Editor in Chief of long-standing supercomputing
magazine, HPCwire. She was founding editor and conceptual creator of the data-intensive
computing magazine Datanami, as well as the conceptual creator and founding Senior Editor
for the large-scale infrastructure focused EnterpriseTech. In addition to these successful
publications, Hemsoth has over fifteen years of technical writing experience.
With support from The Register, The Platform will follow the next generation of
infrastructure development, tracking its evolution and providing in-depth analysis of
trends and movements in the vendor and end user communities. Backing the news-driven
content at The Register, The Platform will provide those readers with an analytical take
on the stories, giving millions of readers of The Register another source for more
detailed information about the news driving the market.
"I'm thrilled to be working in partnership with Nicole and Tim," says Linus Birtles,
managing director of The Register. "The Platform will provide the perfect complement to
our existing technology news coverage and will deliver that rare combination of
experienced, enlightened insight that is sorely missing from the market today."
"Tim Prickett Morgan is one of the best and most influential journalists in his field,
and during his years at The Register was one of our most highly-regarded writers," adds
John Lettice, editorial director at The Register. "I'm delighted to be working with him
and Nicole on what will be a unique and ground-breaking publication."
AudioQuest NightHawk Headphones, Introduced at 2015 Consumer Electronics Show, Set New Standards for Performance, Value, Innovation
IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- AudioQuest, the company best known for its high-performance audio/video cables, officially introduced its first set of headphones, NightHawk, at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show, held January 6-9, in Las Vegas. Named 2015 CES Innovation Honoree (Headphones) and Best of Innovation Winner (Eco-Design and Sustainable Technologies), NightHawk is an around-the-ear semi-open model, designed and engineered by Skylar Gray.
Many of NightHawk's design elements are successfully implemented in today's most innovative loudspeakers, but have never been used in headphones. NightHawk uses a 50mm pistonic driver with a biocellulose diaphragm designed to take advantage of the material's outstanding rigidity and mechanical integrity at high frequencies. A patented split-gap motor significantly reduces intermodulation distortion. NightHawk's earcups are made from "Liquid Wood," an environmentally friendly material that offers outstanding acoustic properties and vast geometric possibilities. The sophisticated earcup enclosures incorporate support beams that enhance structural integrity and minimize unwanted resonances and vibrations.
NightHawk is the first completely original production headphone to use a 3D-printed part--a biomimetic grille that uses a complex diamond-cubic latticework to diffuse sound and defeat resonances. NightHawk's patent-pending suspension system allows its earcups to move freely, accommodating heads of any shape or size, while decoupling the earcups, further counteracting harmful resonances. The flexible headband efficiently distributes the headphones' weight, providing a sure fit while minimizing clamping force and enabling long listening sessions.
Said Gray: "The mandate I received from [AudioQuest founder] Bill Low was to follow my passion. I was able to take all the time I needed to create the product that I felt was necessary--a product that we hope changes the way the world thinks about headphone design, creates a truly immersive listening experience, and provides a deeper emotional connection with music."
Early critical response has been positive. NightHawk was named a TWICE Picks Awards Honoree, What Hi-Fi? "Star of CES 2015," and SoundStage! Network "Best of CES 2015" Winner. Stereophile writer Herbert Reichert reported, "The NightHawks had me choking back tears of musical appreciation."
Full production of AudioQuest's NightHawk headphones is scheduled for March/April 2015. NightHawk will be available through AudioQuest's dealer network, with a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $599 US/$699 CAD/EUR599/£499 (EU and UK, VAT included).
For more information, visit nighthawk.audioquest.com.
Breaking the Vicious Cycle of Hardware Upgrades: Elcomsoft Distributed Password Recovery Makes Simultaneous Use of GPU Acceleration Units That Are Generations Apart, Adds GPU Accelerated ZIP/RAR Password Recovery
MOSCOW, February 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
ElcomSoft Co. Ltd. releases a major update to Distributed Password Recovery
[http://www.elcomsoft.com/edpr.html ], enabling concurrent support for mixed GPU
acceleration units without performance penalty. Truly asynchronous heterogeneous
multitasking enables users with a mix of hardware break passwords faster than ever.
Customers who kept their old video cards after upgrading automatically enjoy faster speeds
and shorter recovery times. Also new are GPU-accelerated, distributed attacks on all types
of passwords protecting ZIP and RAR archives including RAR5.
The latest release enables GPU acceleration to break passwords to Adobe Acrobat X/XI,
ZIP and RAR archives with classic and advanced encryption options, PGP 8.1-10.2, WPA/WPA2
as well as many other formats. The full list of supported formats: http://www.elcomsoft.com/edpr.html#formats
Finally, the update adds support for Maxwell, NVIDIA's last-generation GPU
architecture.
Mixing GPU Acceleration Units
Using a last-generation, high-end video card is a must in today's password recovery
business. Constant upgrades quickly wipe investments in acceleration hardware. ElcomSoft
addresses this issue by allowing using different GPU acceleration units that are
generations apart, enabling significant savings to customers who have a stock of old video
cards.
The use of mixed GPU units is made possible with a new asynchronous GPU acceleration
engine that no longer needs to wait for the slowest GPU to finish its job before assigning
a new task. As a result, customers can use video cards that are generations apart to
squeeze all available performance.
New Performance Benchmark
The new release sets a new benchmark in performance. By using a single NVIDIA GeForce
GTX980 video card, ElcomSoft were able to achieve the following numbers (in passwords per
second):
Microsoft Office 2007 - 42,100
Microsoft Office 2010 - 22,800
Microsoft Office 2013 - 2,500
WPA/WPA2 - 165,000
OpenOffice - 530,000
IBM Notes - 275,000
Latest AMD video cards including boards based on R9 360/290 chipsets are also
supported.
Founded in 1990, ElcomSoft Co.Ltd. develops state-of-the-art computer forensics tools,
provides computer forensics training and computer evidence consulting services. Since
1997, ElcomSoft has been providing support to businesses, law enforcement, military, and
intelligence agencies. ElcomSoft tools are used by most of the Fortune 500 corporations,
multiple branches of the military all over the world, foreign governments, and all major
accounting firms.
ELCOMSOFT Co. Ltd.
CONTACT: Contact: Olga Koksharova, o.koksharova@elcomsoft.com, fax US, toll-free: +1-866-448-2703
TechFaith to Launch Ruggedized 4G Android Smartphone
BEIJING, Feb. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- China TechFaith Wireless Communication Technology Limited (NASDAQ: CNTF) ("TechFaith" or the "Company") today announced it will launch its first ruggedized 4G-based, Android smartphone, the "A7", targeting mass market in the first quarter of 2015.
TechFaith's ruggedized A7 brings the power of the latest 4G technology to a hard to damage, ruggedized A7 smartphone. By leveraging TechFaith's history of design expertise, the Company was able to significantly reduce both the weight and thickness of its base model ruggedized offering, while maintaining the quality and durability its phones are known for. The A7 is certified with IP68 and MIL-S810G standards. It features a 5.5 inch high resolution LCD protected by 3rd generation Gorilla Glass, and boasts the photographic power and flexibility of a 16.0MP rear camera and 13.0MP front camera. The A7 operates on a powerful Octa Core CPU and comes with many useful pre-installed outdoor applications, such as compass, barometer, altimeter, pedometer, magnifying glass, SOS function and more.
Mr. Deyou Dong, President and COO of TechFaith, said, "This is another exciting product launch for us. We are merging the latest in powerful 4G technology with the hard to damage, ruggedized design we have pioneered. Our latest model builds upon our strong history of design innovations, where we are able to leverage proprietary concepts from one model to another. We think there is an already established market for our A7 ruggedized smartphone in both the Domestic China and overseas markets. Consumers want an all-in-one smartphone that can also serve as a phone but more importantly as an entertainment console and computer but one that won't break if it is dropped on the ground. We see very good potential in that segment of the market and are confident we can be successful, as we leverage the combination of our strong brand and unique ruggedized features."
About TechFaith
TechFaith (NASDAQ: CNTF) is a leading global mobile solutions provider for the global mobile handsets market (previously called the ODP (Original Developed Product) business)). The Company is a leading developer of ruggedized mobile phones and other devices for differentiated market segments, including the rapidly growing Smartphone market targeting wireless mobile phone network operators, end users and sports enthusiasts. For more information, please visit http://www.techfaithwireless.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," "confident," "outlook" and similar statements. Among other things, the business outlook and strategic and operational plans of TechFaith and management quotations contain forward-looking statements. TechFaith may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Forms 20-F and 6-K, etc., in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about TechFaith's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those risks outlined in TechFaith's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual report on Form 20-F. TechFaith does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.
SOURCE China TechFaith Wireless Technology Limited
China TechFaith Wireless Technology Limited
CONTACT: In China, Jay Ji, China Techfaith Wireless Communication Technology Limited, +86-10-5822-8390, ir@techfaith.cn; or In the U.S., David Pasquale, Global IR Partners, +1 914-337-8801, cntf@globalirpartners.com
The Register and The Platform Launch IT Publication for Hyperscale, HPC, and High-end Enterprise Shops
LONDON, February 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
- New Platform for High-End Technology Analysis
When it comes to IT trade magazines and news sources, readers have no shortage of
options. However, for in-depth analysis of the stories behind the headlines, the options
are few. This is particularly the case at the high end of the IT market-where hyperscale,
high performance computing, and hyperconvergence are melding.
The publishers of The Register and the founding editors of a new effort to address
those shortfalls are pleased to announce a new outlet for readers seeking to understand
this momentum at the top of the infrastructure market. The publication, called The
Platform [http://theplatform.net ], will track key foundational hardware and software
technologies that can be used as components in modern systems as well as those systems
that vendors create or end users build themselves. If a technology can be used to make a
system have more throughput, lower latency, or easier to manage or program, readers now
have a fresh source focused on in-depth content.
The Platform [http://theplatform.net ] will bring together coverage of high
performance computing (HPC) or supercomputing with advances among the hyperscale
datacenter operators and cloud builders, all of whom are pushing the upper limits of
scalability. These latter two organizations provide large enterprises either with
technology to manage their most complex and demanding workloads or the inspiration to
build such systems themselves.
The Platform [http://theplatform.net ] will cover the key elements of the modern
system, from processors, main memory, storage, and networking up through operating
systems, middleware, and other key systems software such as databases and data stores,
systems management tools, as well as cluster and cloud controllers. It will look at the
myriad clustering technologies, from hyperconverged systems for virtualized enterprise
workloads, to shared memory NUMA machines, all the way up to the core supercomputing
systems powering top-tier research and enterprise organizations.
"We believe it is time to create a single publication that brings several different
parts of the high-end of the IT market together to reflect the increasing convergence of
systems and interdependence of workloads that are being brought to bear to solve tough IT
problems," explains Timothy Prickett Morgan, co-editor of The Platform
[http://theplatform.net ]. "We also want to get back to the idea that depth and insight
matter. It takes more than soundbites to make sound decisions."
According to co-editor Nicole Hemsoth: "All told, there are a few tens of millions of
programmers, administrators, architects, and managers in the IT world, and probably
somewhere on the order of a third of them work at hyperscale, HPC, and high-end enterprise
shops as defined above. That is the broadest definition of our intended audience - and it
is one that we know well."
The Platform will, Hemsoth notes, focus on the IT challenges of companies with more
than several thousand employees and in excess of $250 million and their equivalents in the
public sector. "Over the course of a year we will document these trends by tapping into
user-specific stories that reflect the global economy at large, with stories from the
manufacturing, distribution, retail, energy, financial services, public, media, and other
sectors."
"At most companies, data analytics, simulation and modeling, transaction processing,
and other systems are being wired together into what will become a hybrid platform. While
financial services companies will analyze and model radically different things compared to
manufacturers, they will perform similar functions nonetheless and they will seek to
integrate their various application stacks to more fully automate the operations of their
business and to have insights directly driving decision making," said Prickett Morgan.
"This is yet another form of convergence in the IT sector that we see happening and that
we want to chronicle."
Co-founder and co-editor Timothy Prickett Morgan brings 25 years of experience as a
publisher, IT industry analyst, editor, and journalist for some of the world's most
widely-read high-tech and business publications including The Register, BusinessWeek,
Midrange Computing, IT Jungle, Unigram, The Four Hundred, ComputerWire, Computer Business
Review, Computer System News and IBM Systems User. Most recently, he was the Editor in
Chief of EnterpriseTech.
Co-founder and co-editor Nicole Hemsoth brings insight from the world of high
performance computing following most recently a six-year stint covering supercomputing
hardware and software. Hemsoth is former Editor in Chief of long-standing supercomputing
magazine, HPCwire. She was founding editor and conceptual creator of the data-intensive
computing magazine Datanami, as well as the conceptual creator and founding Senior Editor
for the large-scale infrastructure focused EnterpriseTech. In addition to these successful
publications, Hemsoth has over fifteen years of technical writing experience.
With support from The Register, The Platform will follow the next generation of
infrastructure development, tracking its evolution and providing in-depth analysis of
trends and movements in the vendor and end user communities. Backing the news-driven
content at The Register, The Platform will provide those readers with an analytical take
on the stories, giving millions of readers of The Register another source for more
detailed information about the news driving the market.
"I'm thrilled to be working in partnership with Nicole and Tim," says Linus Birtles,
managing director of The Register. "The Platform will provide the perfect complement to
our existing technology news coverage and will deliver that rare combination of
experienced, enlightened insight that is sorely missing from the market today."
"Tim Prickett Morgan is one of the best and most influential journalists in his field,
and during his years at The Register was one of our most highly-regarded writers," adds
John Lettice, editorial director at The Register. "I'm delighted to be working with him
and Nicole on what will be a unique and ground-breaking publication."
Building upon the massive success of the first generation Raspberry Pi <http://hken.rs-online.com/web/generalDisplay.html?id=raspberrypi>, and targeting consumers, businesses and educators, the new Raspberry Pi 2 Model B has significantly upgraded capabilities, with faster processor cores and a doubling in memory capacity to 1GB.
Raspberry Pi 2 incorporates the Broadcom BCM2836 application processor, containing a powerful ARM Cortex-A7 quad-core CPU running at900MHz. This new processor makes the Raspberry Pi 2 more than six times more powerful than the first generation Raspberry Pi Model B+. The board layout, multimedia subsystem and peripherals remain fully compatible with theRaspberry Pi Model B+ <http://hken.rs-online.com/web/p/processor-microcontroller-development-kits/8111284/>, including the use of the extensive 40-pin GPIO (General Purpose Input Output) connector, four USB ports and an efficient switching power supply.
The increased computing power and memory capacity of the Raspberry Pi 2 will bring benefits to hobbyists, hackers and home developers enabling them to develop more powerful applications that will run faster. In addition, OEMs will also be able to benefit from the new board's greater processing capacity as well as the Raspberry Pi platform's record of reliability and robustness. Those involved in educating the next generation of young programmers will also take notice of this highly capable new board.
"RS is a trusted and reliable source of products, technologies and information for engineers, hobbyists and developers worldwide,"Â saidEben Upton, founder and trustee of Raspberry Pi. "The first generation Raspberry Pi platform has been widely adopted by many users in academic and consumer circles, and has also found use in industrial applications, where RS has played a very important role. The company's DesignSpark community and the extensive range offree DesignSpark product-design software tools <http://hken.rs-online.com/web/generalDisplay.html?id=electronics&cm_sp=EEM-sg-_-pcb-_-Electronics%20Centre> are connecting students, users and engineers from many domains around the world. The RS approach of providing key resources for software and hardware development complements the goals of the Raspberry Pi Foundation, and we look forward to the continuation of this highly fruitful relationship."
Glenn Jarrett, Global Head of Marketing at RS Components, added, "The low-cost Raspberry Pi platform has proved to be a revolutionary tool in delivering programming to a whole new universe. RS has been honoured once again to have the opportunity to work with the Foundation as a distribution partner for this exciting next important step in the evolution of the Raspberry Pi platform."
The new Raspberry Pi 2 offered by RS is manufactured exclusively in the UK, under licence by the distributor.
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.
RS Components Tan Soo ChunPublic Relations Manager - Asia PacificEmail: soochun.tan@rs-components.com <mailto:soochun.tan@rs-components.com> Â Telephone: +65-6391-5745
Edelman Public Relations (Singapore)Yvette YeoManagerEmail: yvette.yeo@edelman.com <mailto:yvette.yeo@edelman.com> Telephone: +65-6347-2355
Building upon the massive success of the first generation Raspberry Pi <http://twen.rs-online.com/web/generalDisplay.html?id=raspberrypi>, and targeting consumers, businesses and educators, the new Raspberry Pi 2 Model B has significantly upgraded capabilities, with faster processor cores and a doubling in memory capacity to 1GB.
Raspberry Pi 2 incorporates the Broadcom BCM2836 application processor, containing a powerful ARM Cortex-A7 quad-core CPU running at900MHz. This new processor makes the Raspberry Pi 2 more than six times more powerful than the first generation Raspberry Pi Model B+. The board layout, multimedia subsystem and peripherals remain fully compatible with theRaspberry Pi Model B+ <http://twen.rs-online.com/web/p/processor-microcontroller-development-kits/8111284/>, including the use of the extensive 40-pin GPIO (General Purpose Input Output) connector, four USB ports and an efficient switching power supply.
The increased computing power and memory capacity of the Raspberry Pi 2 will bring benefits to hobbyists, hackers and home developers enabling them to develop more powerful applications that will run faster. In addition, OEMs will also be able to benefit from the new board's greater processing capacity as well as the Raspberry Pi platform's record of reliability and robustness. Those involved in educating the next generation of young programmers will also take notice of this highly capable new board.
"RS is a trusted and reliable source of products, technologies and information for engineers, hobbyists and developers worldwide,"Â saidEben Upton, founder and trustee of Raspberry Pi. "The first generation Raspberry Pi platform has been widely adopted by many users in academic and consumer circles, and has also found use in industrial applications, where RS has played a very important role. The company's DesignSpark community and the extensive range offree DesignSpark product-design software tools <http://twen.rs-online.com/web/generalDisplay.html?id=electronics&cm_sp=EEM-sg-_-pcb-_-Electronics%20Centre> are connecting students, users and engineers from many domains around the world. The RS approach of providing key resources for software and hardware development complements the goals of the Raspberry Pi Foundation, and we look forward to the continuation of this highly fruitful relationship."
Glenn Jarrett, Global Head of Marketing at RS Components, added, "The low-cost Raspberry Pi platform has proved to be a revolutionary tool in delivering programming to a whole new universe. RS has been honoured once again to have the opportunity to work with the Foundation as a distribution partner for this exciting next important step in the evolution of the Raspberry Pi platform."
The new Raspberry Pi 2 offered by RS is manufactured exclusively in the UK, under licence by the distributor.
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.
RS Components Tan Soo ChunPublic Relations Manager - Asia PacificEmail: soochun.tan@rs-components.com <mailto:soochun.tan@rs-components.com> Telephone: +65-6391-5745
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Building upon the massive success of the first generation Raspberry Pi <http://china.rs-online.com/web/generalDisplay.html?id=raspberrypi>, and targeting consumers, businesses and educators, the new Raspberry Pi 2 Model B has significantly upgraded capabilities, with faster processor cores and a doubling in memory capacity to 1GB.
Raspberry Pi 2 incorporates the Broadcom BCM2836 application processor, containing a powerful ARM Cortex-A7 quad-core CPU running at900MHz. This new processor makes the Raspberry Pi 2 more than six times more powerful than the first generation Raspberry Pi Model B+. The board layout, multimedia subsystem and peripherals remain fully compatible with theRaspberry Pi Model B+ <http://china.rs-online.com/web/p/processor-microcontroller-development-kits/8111284/>, including the use of the extensive 40-pin GPIO (General Purpose Input Output) connector, four USB ports and an efficient switching power supply.
The increased computing power and memory capacity of the Raspberry Pi 2 will bring benefits to hobbyists, hackers and home developers enabling them to develop more powerful applications that will run faster. In addition, OEMs will also be able to benefit from the new board's greater processing capacity as well as the Raspberry Pi platform's record of reliability and robustness. Those involved in educating the next generation of young programmers will also take notice of this highly capable new board.
"RS is a trusted and reliable source of products, technologies and information for engineers, hobbyists and developers worldwide,"Â saidEben Upton, founder and trustee of Raspberry Pi. "The first generation Raspberry Pi platform has been widely adopted by many users in academic and consumer circles, and has also found use in industrial applications, where RS has played a very important role. The company's DesignSpark community and the extensive range offree DesignSpark product-design software tools <http://china.rs-online.com/web/generalDisplay.html?id=electronics&cm_sp=EEM-sg-_-pcb-_-Electronics%20Centre> are connecting students, users and engineers from many domains around the world. The RS approach of providing key resources for software and hardware development complements the goals of the Raspberry Pi Foundation, and we look forward to the continuation of this highly fruitful relationship."
Glenn Jarrett, Global Head of Marketing at RS Components, added, "The low-cost Raspberry Pi platform has proved to be a revolutionary tool in delivering programming to a whole new universe. RS has been honoured once again to have the opportunity to work with the Foundation as a distribution partner for this exciting next important step in the evolution of the Raspberry Pi platform."
The new Raspberry Pi 2 offered by RS is manufactured exclusively in the UK, under licence by the distributor.
Further information on the Raspberry Pi Foundation can be found at http://www.raspberrypi.org <http://www.raspberrypi.org/>.
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.
RS Components Tan Soo ChunPublic Relations Manager - Asia PacificEmail: soochun.tan@rs-components.com <mailto:soochun.tan@rs-components.com> Telephone: +65-6391-5745
Edelman Public Relations (Singapore)Yvette YeoManagerEmail:Â yvette.yeo@edelman.com <mailto:yvette.yeo@edelman.com>Telephone:Â +65-6347-2355