OmniVision Underscores Commitment to Security Market with New 1/3-Inch High Definition Image Sensor
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --Â OmniVision Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: OVTI), a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, today announced the latest addition to its lineup of security imaging solutions -- the OV9750. Using OmniVision's latest frontside illumination technology, the 1/3-inch OV9750 can capture both visible and near-infrared (NIR) video in high definition (HD) format, a popular video resolution for analog 960H CCTVs, as well as HD analog and 720P HD IP cameras. These features make the OV9750 an attractive solution for a wide range of mainstream consumer and commercial security systems.
"The OV9750 reflects OmniVision's ongoing commitment to developing innovative, high-performance imaging technologies for the fast-growing surveillance markets," saidPaul Gallagher, senior director of marketing and business development. "The OV9750, a dedicated security image sensor, comes to market at a time when traditional analog CCTV cameras are quickly transitioning to 960H resolutions. At the same time, HD analog and IP cameras continue to see strong consumer and commercial demand. Tailored for these market trends, the OV9750's advanced capabilities are calculated to provide a considerable competitive advantage for surveillance solutions as the market continues to develop."
Built on a 3.75-micron OmniPixel3-HS⢠pixel architecture, the OV9750 achieves excellent results in visible and NIR imaging applications, capturing clear images and video in both high-, low-, and 'no-'light environments. The sensor is capable of operating in SXGA (1280 x 960) resolution at 60 frames per second (FPS) with 10-bit output, or at 45 FPS with 12-bit output.
The OV9750 fits into a 6.3 x 5.2 mm package. It is currently available for sampling and is expected to enter volume production in the beginning of 2015.
About OmniVision
OmniVision Technologies (NASDAQ: OVTI) is a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions. Its award-winning CMOS imaging technology enables superior image quality in many of today's consumer and commercial applications, including mobile phones, notebooks, tablets and webcams, digital still and video cameras, security and surveillance, entertainment devices, automotive and medical imaging systems. Find out more atwww.ovt.com <http://www.ovt.com/>.
Safe-Harbor Language
Certain statements in this press release, including statements regarding the expected benefits, performance, capabilities, and potential market appeal, as well as anticipated timing of mass production, of the OV9750 are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties, which could cause the forward-looking statements and OmniVision's results to differ materially, include, without limitation: potential errors, design flaws or other problems with OV9750, customer acceptance, demand, and other risks detailed from time to time in OmniVision's Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports, including, but not limited to, OmniVision's annual report filed on Form 10-K and quarterly reports filed on Form 10-Q. OmniVision expressly disclaims any obligation to update information contained in any forward-looking statement.
OmniVision® and the OmniVision logo are registered trademarks of OmniVision Technologies, Inc. OmniPixel3-HS⢠is a trademark of OmniVision Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Media Alert; NXT-ID Chief Technology Officer Comments on Why You Need a Smart Wallet
SHELTON, Conn., Oct. 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- NXT-ID, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXTD and NXTDW) ("NXT-ID" or the "Company"), a biometric authentication company focused on the growing mobile commerce market issues a recent blog entry from Mr. David Tunnell, Chief Technology Officer. Mr Tunnell examines the case for a smart wallet like Wocket(TM).
With the variety of new payment solutions being released, consumers may ask which method is best? Each new payment method has its own attributes that promise to make payments more convenient and secure. The good news is that none of these new payment methods are mutually exclusive to one another. Each has its own merit depending on where it can be used. For instance, digital wallets such as Google Wallet, Apple Pay or SoftCard (formally ISIS) may be preferable for locations that accept NFC (Near Field Communications), while another solution might be a better choice for locations that require a new barcode payment system such as being developed by major retailers like Wal-Mart, Target and Best Buy. Since none of the new payment methods can be used universally at all locations, the question remains - do you still need a wallet?
Most digital wallets have one thing in common: They all are dependent upon a cell phone. Each new payment method added to a cell phone can be advantageous, depending on when and where you wish to make a payment, but there are always instances where a cell-phone based payment method may not be practical. A cell phone based payment solution may not be practical when:
-- Getting money from an ATM.
-- Making a purchase at one of the millions of retail outlets that have not
yet replaced their existing point of sale (POS) terminals with new
upgraded ones.
-- Making payments in areas with poor connectivity to the Internet.
-- There is a risk that your cell phone battery might run out.
-- Bluetooth does not pair, which may occur with certain methods that
require Bluetooth connection with the phone.
Then, there is the issue of cash. There are still instances you may need cash or other private information that you want to secure but can't afford to leave at home. These are just some examples of when you may wish you had your wallet with you.
Smart wallets add electronics to wallets and purses so that you keep your private information secure, only accessible by you. Smart wallets also securely store all of your personal information, not just payment accounts. Furthermore, smart wallets are agnostic to the payment method, capable of supporting new payment methods as they emerge.
So, no matter whether you choose one or more new payment methods associated with your cell phone, there will always be a reason you wished you had a smart wallet.
We encourage you to take a look at the features of the Wocket(TM) Smart Wallet and how it might benefit not only your shopping experience, but also all aspects of your wallet by giving you peace of mind with added security to all your personal information.
About NXT- ID Inc. -Mobile Security for a Mobile World: (NXTD) (NXTDW):
NXT-ID, Inc.'s innovative MobileBio® solution mitigates consumer risks associated with mobile computing, m-commerce and smart OS-enabled devices. The company is focused on the growing m-commerce market, launching its innovative MobileBio® suite of biometric solutions that secure consumers' mobile platforms led by the Wocket(TM); a next generation smart wallet designed to replace all the cards in your wallet, no smart phone required. The Wocket works anywhere credit cards are accepted and only works with your biometric stamp of approval. http://www.wocketwallet.com
NXT-ID's wholly owned subsidiary, 3D-ID LLC, is engaged in biometric identification that has 22 licensed patents in the field of 3D facial recognition http://www.nxt-id.com,http://3d-id.net.
Forward-Looking Statements for NXT-ID:
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements reflect management's current expectations, as of the date of this press release, and involve certain risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include statements herein with respect to the successful execution of the Company's business strategy. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. Such risks and uncertainties include, among other things, our ability to establish and maintain the proprietary nature of our technology through the patent process, as well as our ability to possibly license from others patents and patent applications necessary to develop products; the availability of financing; the Company's ability to implement its long range business plan for various applications of its technology; the Company's ability to enter into agreements with any necessary marketing and/or distribution partners; the impact of competition, the obtaining and maintenance of any necessary regulatory clearances applicable to applications of the Company's technology; and management of growth and other risks and uncertainties that may be detailed from time to time in the Company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Contact:
Corporate info: info@nxt-id.com
Investor Inquiries: Kirin Smith
ProActive Capital Group
Direct: +1-646-863-6519
ksmith@proactivecapital.com
Media: 800-665-0411
dvanzant@investorideas.com
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Fujitsu Cures Petabyte-scale Data Capacity Management Headaches with Launch of new Hyper-scale Storage ETERNUS CD10000
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
News facts:
-- FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS® CD10000 architecture addresses three-pronged
problem of crossing the Petabyte data divide
-- Designed to last as long as the Petabyte-scale data it hosts
-- Complete stack of hardware and Ceph-based software managed as one for
ease and convenience http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnvar/20140618/119400
As organizations continue to grapple with the problem of how to leverage Big Data as they cross the Petabyte divide, Fujitsu, a leading information, communications, and technology (ICT) company, addresses this issue by introducing the world's first storage system designed to grow and last as long as the online data it hosts. Leveraging a broad and open storage eco-system, FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS® CD10000 helps organizations eliminate the major headaches associated with the exponential growth of data.
With Big Data, organizations face three key problems: increased demands on scalability, greater complexity and cost, and physical limitations on the future ability to actually migrate data between storage systems without major disruption. Collectively, these factors dictate that businesses need a new approach to traditional storage as they move into the era of keeping tens of petabytes (PB) of data online, all the time. To put the sheer data volume into context, one PB of data is equivalent to approximately 100,000 hours of full HD 1080p video.
"The C-Suite is pushing heavily on organizations to deliver Big Data insights and action, but IT departments still struggle to capture, much less use, the sheer volume of data that their organizations generate," said Alex Lam, vice president of the Enterprise Business at Fujitsu America, Inc. "Fujitsu is the first global ICT company to productize a Big Data storage solution, one built upon a highly-recognized, open-source storage software stack and with the capabilities to provide unlimited, highly scalable storage. The ETERNUS CD10000 enables organizations to cross the Petabyte divide by successfully addressing both the scalability and manageability issues that come with Big Data."
Truly unlimited scalability: A new era of no-limits storage capacity
The new ETERNUS CD10000 system heralds a new era of extremely high capacity solutions for everyday data retention and management problems. At launch, the system supports capacities up to 56 PB (56,000 TB) of online data through the aggregation of up to 224 storage nodes. Next year, Fujitsu will introduce updates allowing for far higher scalability.
The architecture of this new hyper-scale, distributed scale-out eco-system allows individual storage nodes to be added, exchanged and upgraded in an organic way without downtime, helping the entire system - and its data - to live forever. Backwards compatibility means newer nodes can work alongside older, guaranteeing investment protection in the new ETERNUS system.
Fujitsu has based the new enterprise-ready system on the open source-based storage software available from Red Hat®, Inktank Ceph Enterprise® and added functional enhancements to deliver comprehensive management, with the system operated as a single pane of glass. On a global level, the complete and comprehensive Fujitsu maintenance and support services enable customers for the first time to rely on the delivery of true enterprise-class service levels for a storage system based on open source software. ETERNUS CD10000 offers the unique ability to present a truly unified view of block, object and file storage in a single distributed storage cluster - reducing complexity, lowering storage management costs and optimizing existing physical disk space for data storage.
"Red Hat is committed to providing enterprise customers with a comprehensive open, software-defined storage portfolio spanning physical, virtual and cloud environments," said Ranga Rangachari, vice president and general manager, Storage and Big Data, Red Hat, Inc. "Our alliance with industry-leading IT providers, such as Fujitsu, enables Red Hat to deliver proven storage solutions for enterprises managing petabyte-scale data. By combining the Red Hat Inktank Ceph Enterprise storage software with the new hyperscale storage ETERNUS CD10000 system from Fujitsu, we can offer our customers speed and agility to realize the possibilities of the next-generation hyperscale environment."
As a result, the ETERNUS CD10000 from Fujitsu delivers compelling new economics for organizations managing large Big Data storage, such as cloud and telco service providers, financial, media and business analytics organizations, plus any other environment where online data volumes are exploding.
Pricing and availability
The new ETERNUS CD10000 system is available immediately, and can be ordered directly from Fujitsu and via SELECT CIRCLE partners. Prices vary by region, model and configuration.
About Fujitsu
Fujitsu is the leading Japanese information and communication technology (ICT) company offering a full range of technology products, solutions and services. Approximately 162,000 Fujitsu people support customers in more than 100 countries. We use our experience and the power of ICT to shape the future of society with our customers. Fujitsu Limited (TSE: 6702) reported consolidated revenues of 4.8 trillion yen (US$46 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014. For more information, please see http://www.fujitsu.com.
About Fujitsu America, Inc.
Fujitsu America, Inc. is a leading ICT solutions provider for organizations in the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean. Fujitsu enables clients to meet their business objectives through integrated offerings and solutions, including consulting, systems integration, managed services, outsourcing and cloud services for infrastructure, platforms and applications; data center and field services; and server, storage, software and mobile/tablet technologies. For more information, please visit: http://solutions.us.fujitsu.com/ and http://twitter.com/fujitsuamerica.
Fujitsu, the Fujitsu logo, ETERNUS and "shaping tomorrow with you" are trademarks or registered trademarks of Fujitsu Limited in the United States and other countries. Red Hat is a trademark or registered trademark of Red Hat, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Inktank Ceph Enterprise is a trademark or registered trademark of Inktank Storage, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks and product names are the property of their respective owners. Information provided in this press release is accurate at time of publication and is subject to change without advance notice.
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Financial Expert Nicole Lapin Launches CASH(TM) Smartwatch - The First And Only Financial Wearable Device
Lapin To Introduce CASH(TM) Smartwatch during Live On-Air Appearance Monday, October 27th on HSN
NEW YORK, Oct. 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Financial expert, TV news personality and media entrepreneur Nicole Lapin announced today the launch of CASH((TM) )Smartwatch, the first and only wearable device that keeps track of your daily spending and allows users to stay on top of their budget in real-time. As part of the official retail launch, Lapin will appear on HSN's "The Monday Night Show with Adam Freeman" on Monday, October 27th at 8pm EST to debut her new financial smart watch.
Ahead of the launch, Lapin in partnership with Nielsen conducted a financial survey* which revealed that nearly half (48%) of all U.S. adults find that they are over budget at the end of each month. Among the 18-34 year olds surveyed only 1 in 4 say they are on target with their expected monthly budget. Further, the study found that young adults aren't the most likely demographic to find themselves off budget. In fact, those age 35-44 are the most likely group with 3 in 5 off budget, mostly driven by women in that age group with 63%.
"These findings prove that there is a personal deficit epidemic in our country and people have no idea where that extra $100 went at the end of the month," stated Nicole Lapin, founder of CASH((TM) )Smartwatch. "That's why I have made it my mission to create accessible tools to help people monitor their daily expenses and capture on-the-fly the most commonly overlooked purchases, i.e. their morning coffee, tips, and transportation fare, which add up and leave people with an unexplainable gap in their budget."
Lapin added, "There are a lot of gadgets out that that help you track your steps, your calories, your sleep, but nothing to track your financial health - until now."
CASH((TM)) Smartwatch is the first and only wearable expense tracker. Unlike other budgeting apps, CASH((TM)) helps you keep track of your everyday expenses on-the-go and monitor your habits over time so there is no dollar left behind.
The CASH((TM)) Smartwatch is a fully autonomous lightweight wearable device that has a 1.54" capacitive touch screen and syncs via a mini USB to a free budgeting web application on CashSmartwatch.com. Users start by setting up their monthly allowance via the free CASH((TM) )Budget Tool on the website where Nicole takes you through a simple budget plan with easy to follow guidelines. Users can also customize their device and create expense categories, i.e. clothing, food, gas, or even pumpkin spice lattes, if that's your thing.
Every time you make a purchase, quickly tap the expense into your watch and you will get real-time updates showing where you are spending in each category to help keep you on track with your overall budget goals. Based on each user's personal budget, Lapin offers custom advice and tips, overspending alerts, money news and videos, as well as finance and budgeting tricks to help you maintain a financially fit lifestyle.
Designed with the idea that fashion meets function, CASH((TM)) offers multiple interchangeable strap options including a sleek black silicon band, a stylish silver stingray band and a chic white faux croc band. CASH((TM)) also comes with a stylus for easy data entry, a mini USB wall/computer charger, and features calculator, calendar and clock applications. It is compatible with Mac and PC.
About Nicole Lapin
Nicole Lapin is the financial expert you don't need a dictionary to understand. She is known as being the youngest anchor ever at CNN and then going on to claim the same title at CNBC, where she anchored "Worldwide Exchange" and contributed to "Morning Joe" and "The Today Show." Nicole has also served as an anchor and special correspondent for Bloomberg TV. She is currently the resident money correspondent for "The Wendy Williams Show" and regularly appears as a financial expert on CNN and "The Insider." Nicole founded CASH((TM)) Smartwatch, the first and only piece of wearable technology that tracks your spending. Her personal finance book, Rich Bitch, hits shelves in February 2015. For more information visit: http://www.nicolelapin.com or follow her on Twitter @NicoleLapin.
*The financial survey was conducted between Sept. 29(th) -Oct. 1(st), 2014 and polled the general population.
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WD Purple(TM) Now Shipping in 6 TB Capacities to Excel in IoT "fog" Surveillance Environments
IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- WD(®), a Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) company and storage industry leader, today announced the expansion of its award-winning WD Purple(TM) line of 3.5-inch hard drives for video surveillance applications, with the release of the 6 TB capacity. Video surveillance is a highly data-rich application within the "Internet of Things (IoT)" ecosystem. WD Purple hard drives excel in new and existing home and small business security system environments with up to eight hard drives and up to 32 high-definition (HD) video cameras. Available today, WD Purple hard drives are being offered in capacities from 1 TB up to 6 TB.
"Video surveillance has long been a pioneering Internet-of-Things application. Driven by machine-to-machine interaction between high-resolution, high-bit-rate video cameras and high-capacity surveillance video recorders, IoT applications bring access and big data analytics to improve user's security," said Matt Rutledge, senior vice president and general manager of WD's Storage Technology group. "WD Purple 6 TB drives enable innovation in this fast growing market."
Features
WD Purple hard drives are equipped with exclusive WD technologies, including:
-- AllFrame(TM) - In conjunction with ATA streaming, AllFrame reduces video
frame loss, improves playback and increases the number of drive bays
supported. WD Purple includes exclusive firmware enhancements that
enable improved playback and minimize interruptions within a
surveillance system.
-- IntelliSeek(TM) Technology - With low power consumption playing a
crucial role in high-temperature always-on surveillance environments,
IntelliSeek(TM) technology calculates the optimum seek speeds for the
system workload, enabling lower power consumption and reducing noise and
vibration.
Engineered for Compatibility
Built for seamless integration into new or existing video surveillance systems, WD Purple hard drives are designed and tested to surveillance-class standards and are compatible with industry-leading chassis and chip-sets. First introduced in February 2014 with the launch of WD Purple, WD worked closely with surveillance partners to develop a proprietary benchmark to define and demonstrate performance in surveillance systems. Tests of WD Purple hard drives indicate superior performance to competitive surveillance-class brands of storage, especially as cameras, channel count and workloads increase. A special Compatibility Selector is available to assist customers with surveillance drive selection at: http://www.wd.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=1210.
Price and Availability
Shipping now through select distributors and resellers, WD Purple surveillance-class hard drives are now available from 1 TB to 6 TB capacities and covered by a three-year limited warranty. MSRP for the 3.5-inch 6 TB drive, model #: (WD60PURX) is $329.99. Additional information about WD Purple hard drives and limited warranty terms may be found on the company website at http://products.wd.com/wdpurple.
WD Purple Surveillance Hard Drive Launch Partners
Hikvision Digital Technology Co.
"The 4K HD surveillance technology gradually becomes popular. Today, with the brand new WD Purple 6 TB's giant capacity, the 4K HD technology in surveillance application can make a big leap forward and soon become a mainstream surveillance solution. WD Purple will benefit many of our customers with more advanced surveillance products are provided," said Zheng Weirong, senior product manager of China marketing center of Hikvision.
Uniview Technology Co.
"Our surveillance products network is ranged from northern extreme cold areas to southern tropical part in China with 430 safe cities projects operating. As the core part in surveillance storage systems, WD's surveillance drive is always our trustworthy choice. Its high compatibility and reliability can fulfill the demand in 24x7 continuous surveillance video storage. New WD Purple 6 TB is highly expected for its bigger capacity and advanced technology to help us in managing daily increasing HD surveillance data," said Liu Changkang, CTO of Uniview.
Dahua Security
"WD brings the surveillance industry an exciting product. WD Purple 6 TB helps us to solve the problems in dealing with growing storage demand," said Yang Wenzhao, storage product marketing director of Dahua Technology. "Expansion in capacity means not only more storage volume but more assistance to the popularity of 4K HD technology application. With WD's continuous investment in market and product developing, it secures to achieve our common goals in making our society better under providing more advanced surveillance products. We look forward to further co-operation and extending our market together."
UIT Co.
"WD is one of our most important surveillance storage partners and we have accumulated trust through our long partnership," said Tony Chen, chairman and CEO of United Information Technology (UIT). "WD Purple 6 TB will be our first choice storage solution in our new products. With the support of the WD Purple 6 TB giant capacity, we expect to provide better surveillance solutions in the aspect of safe city and smart transport application."
QNAP Systems
"As the surveillance market extends to monitoring with 4K displays, we envision that many users will begin adopting 4K IP cameras that record videos, which are four times larger than videos from 1080p IP cameras," said David Chiang, general manager of QNAP Security. "With the offering of WD Purple 6 TB hard drive, our users can enjoy higher capacities for storage-intensive surveillance applications with 24/7 reliability."
Intelbras
"We are very excited with the new 6 TB WD Purple hard drive," said Juan Carrillo, product manager of Intelbras Security. "The average recording resolution in CCTV products is going through a revolution, demanding larger reliable drives. The combination of high capacity WD Purple drives with Intelbras high resolution recorders will be a huge success in Brazil."
About WD
WD, a Western Digital company, is a long-time innovator and storage industry leader. As a storage technology pacesetter, the company produces reliable, high-performance hard disk drives and solid state drives. These drives are deployed by OEMs and integrators in desktop and mobile computers, enterprise computing systems, embedded systems and consumer electronics applications, as well as by the company in providing its own storage products. WD's leading storage devices and systems, networking products, media players and software solutions empower people around the world to easily save, store, protect, share and experience their content on multiple devices. WD was established in 1970 and is headquartered in Irvine, California. For more information, please visit the company's website at http://www.wd.com.
Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC), Irvine, Calif., is a global provider of products and services that empower people to create, manage, experience and preserve digital content. Its companies design and manufacture storage devices, networking equipment and home entertainment products under the WD, HGST and G-Technology brands. Visit the Investor section of the company's website (http://www.westerndigital.com) to access a variety of financial and investor information.
Western Digital, WD, the WD logo are registered trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries; WD Purple and IntelliSeek are trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to other companies. As used for storage capacity one gigabyte (GB) = 1 billion bytes, one terabyte (TB) = one trillion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment. The amount of surveillance footage that can be stored on a hard drive will vary based on the file size and format settings within a surveillance system and capacity of the hard drive. Performance and capture of surveillance footage will vary depending on your surveillance system hardware and software components, configurations, design and settings. See support.wdc.com for limited warranty terms and conditions.
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SerialTek Delivers the Industry's First Compact, Portable Analyzer Supporting PCI Express® 3.0
Small, Lightweight Analyzer Makes the New BusXpert Micro Well-Suited for Troubleshooting PCI Express Issues in Field Environments
SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- SerialTek, a leader in storage protocol analysis, expands its line of analysis solutions for PCI Express® (PCIe®) today with the announced availability of the industry's first portable analyzer for PCIe 3.0 solutions. Ideal for field environments, the new BusXpert Micro analyzer for PCIe 3.0 technology provides field personnel and lab engineers with a portable and powerful solution to help quickly identify and resolve interoperability and component issues with PCIe systems.
Like its larger predecessor, the Micro supports data rates of 2.5 GT/s, 5.0 GT/s and 8.0 GT/s and provides capture, analysis and insight of PCI Express traffic at all layers. The same ease of use, multiple display views, powerful triggering and attractive price points that have long been hallmarks of SerialTek storage protocol products is available.
The SerialTek Micro analyzer supporting PCIe 3.0 architecture provides key technical features and benefits:
-- Compact and portable; it weighs less than 4.5 lbs making it well-suited
for field-based work and applications. The dimensions of the unit are
7" x 10" x 2" or 17.8cms x 25.4cms x 5cms
-- Purpose-built analysis appliance; there is no need to hassle with
swapping blades or modules
-- Built in eye diagram display allow digital signals to be observed in a
graphic form
-- Support for Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe), Advanced Host Controller
Interface (AHCI), SCSI over PCI Express (SOP) and SATA Express
-- Deep capture buffers -- 72 GBs of DDR3 memory; 36 GBs upstream and 36
GBs downstream
-- Advanced triggering with up to 7 separate simultaneous sequencers
"We are pleased that companies like SerialTek are actively promoting the adoption of PCIe technology," said Al Yanes, PCI-SIG chairman and president. "Its protocol tools and analysis solutions broaden the reach of possible use cases for PCIe architecture."
"Foxconn is the world's largest electronics contractor manufacturer and is engaged with original design manufacturing," said Xiaolin Gan, Vice Manager, Foxconn. "Our engineers are under great pressure to identify, and resolve physical and protocol issues that often arise during the design, test and quality assurance phases of our product development lifecycle. SerialTek is committed to providing the SAS/SATA and PCIe tools necessary to support our mission of providing the highest level of product quality and satisfaction for our customers and ensuring we maintain our market leadership position."
The Micro provides a number of ways to display the captured traffic, from viewing an entire command transaction and its associated frames in Transaction view, to viewing a frame as it looks in the PCI Express specifications in Details view, to viewing the handshaking in Protocol view. Manipulating the trace via searching, hide/show, bookmarking, and by decode is available with just a few clicks. Innovations like multi-threaded processing, fast trace display and trace indexing have long been a hallmark of SerialTek analyzer software and are available on the Micro.
"As a leader in PCIe test and validation tools, OakGate is pleased to see SerialTek introduce a small form factor PCIe analyzer," stated Aaron Masters, Director of Engineering at OakGate Technology. "We have a high regard for the advanced functionality built into SerialTek's analyzers. Developers and users of PCIe products will derive significant incremental benefits from the compact footprint, enhanced portability and familiar user interface offered by this product. We look forward to working with SerialTek and other industry partners to deliver innovative test solutions for the PCIe storage industry," added Mr. Masters.
Complementing the Micro is a waveform "eye" display feature. Typically found on oscilloscopes, eye diagrams allow PCIe digital signals to be observed in a graphic form. Such diagrams are used as a visual aid in obtaining the optimal signal integrity by presenting visually the effects of varying calibration settings on the received serial data.
"SerialTek is excited to meet the engineering community's need for a portable, small footprint protocol analyzer supporting PCIe 3.0 technology with the introduction of the BusXpert Micro," said Jud Bond, Senior Product Manager at SerialTek. "The innovative hardware design of the Micro analyzer, coupled with the industry-best BusXpert software makes for a powerful combination that enables engineers to analyze and solve issues both in the lab and in the field."
SerialTek's Micro analyzer for PCIe 3.0 is currently available for quote with first customer shipments beginning in November.
SerialTek offers no cost, no obligation evaluation systems to qualified customers. For more information on the new Micro analyzer supporting PCIe technology, including quote and evaluation system requests, please contact us at info@serialtek.com. Please also visit us on the web at http://www.serialtek.com.
About SerialTek
SerialTek is a provider of innovative data storage test tools and solutions since 2007. Leading storage manufacturers depend on our products to improve product quality and drive time-to-market requirements. The company was founded with the goal of making test and measurement solutions more powerful and fast yet easier to use. SerialTek's engineers include the original inventors of many of the popular features found in protocol analyzers including hardware indexing during capture, buffer segmentation with auto-re-arm, ultra-fast histograms and multiple trigger sequencers. Our solutions support the Serial Attached SCSI (SAS), SATA (Serial ATA), PCI Express, Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) and Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) protocols.
About PCI-SIG
PCI-SIG is the consortium that owns and manages PCI specifications as open industry specifications. The organization defines I/O (input/output) specifications consistent with the needs of its members. Currently, PCI-SIG is comprised of nearly 800 industry-leading member companies. To join PCI-SIG, and for a list of the Board of Directors, visit http://www.pcisig.com.
PCI-SIG, PCI Express, PCIe and M-PCIe are trademarks or registered trademarks of PCI-SIG.
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Zerto Brings Enterprise-Class Replication to Microsoft Hyper-V
Industry's First Cross-Hypervisor Replication Solution; Includes VMware to Hyper-V Migration and Recovery
BARCELONA, Spain and BOSTON, October 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
Zerto, setting the standard for protection, recovery and migration of data in cloud
and virtualized datacenters, unveils Zerto Virtual Replication for Microsoft Hyper-V at
TechEd Europe today in Barcelona. Zerto Virtual Replication is the first hypervisor-based
replication solution to offer enterprise-class disaster recovery, data protection and
workload mobility for both VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V.
The addition of Microsoft Hyper-V to the list of hypervisors supported by Zerto
Virtual Replication is the first step in the realization of a Cloud Fabric unveiled by
Zerto earlier this year. Zerto Cloud Fabric enables enterprises to utilize any type of
workload on any hypervisor or any cloud, regardless of underlying infrastructure - taking
the industry lead in the movement, management and protection of production workloads in
the hybrid cloud.
Zerto Virtual Replication offers an RPO (Recovery Point Objective) of seconds and
consistent point in time recovery for multiple-VM, production applications. Some
additional features of Zerto Virtual Replication for Microsoft Hyper-V include:
- Storage agnostic replication - any storage can be used at the source and
target site
- Hypervisor agnostic replication - Hyper-V to Hyper-V, vSphere to Hyper-V and
Hyper-V to vSphere
- No snapshots - Zerto Virtual Replication uses continuous data protection to
minimize impact on the production environment
- Automated orchestration of disaster recovery processes for application
consistency
- Simple management interface for KPIs and reporting
"Zerto pioneered enterprise-class replication and recovery in virtualized
environments, and is bringing this innovation to Hyper-V customers," said Ziv Kedem, Zerto
CEO and co-founder. "We've learned that many enterprises want to use a hybrid cloud
strategy for their production workloads, but struggle with the challenges presented by
workload mobility. Zerto Cloud Fabric enables both hardware and hypervisor agnostic
workload portability, giving service providers and customers the option to choose the IT
environment that best fits their business needs."
Zerto Virtual Replication has disrupted the traditional hardware-centric market for
disaster recovery and migration of applications. More than 700 enterprise customers in 29
countries use Zerto Virtual Replication in their production environments to protect,
recover and migrate data and production applications. In addition, Zerto dominates the
market for cloud-based recovery and replication and has become the de-facto standard for
recovery and migration in cloud environments, with more than 150 Cloud Providers offering
services powered by Zerto Virtual Replication.
Attendees of TechEd Europe can see live demos of Zerto Virtual Replication for Hyper-V
at booth #47.
About Zerto
Zerto has developed a software-based platform for workload mobility, migration,
protection and recovery in hybrid-cloud environments, allowing for seamless flexibility
and manageability of applications whether they reside on-premise or in the cloud. The
company's Cloud Fabric platform is based on the award-winning Zerto Virtual Replication
software which has become the standard for protection, recovery and migration of data in
cloud and virtualized datacenters. For more information, please visit: http://www.zerto.com.
Zerto
CONTACT: For more information, contact: Fara Hain, Zerto, fara@zerto.com; Andrew Rodger or Katharine Meyer, Matter Communications for Zerto (U.S.), zerto@matternow.com, +1-978-518-4516, +1-978-518-4504; Anne Harding, MessageMachine for Zerto (UK), anne@themessagemachine.com
Vimicro Launches the Next Generation of Its Flagship Starlight Camera at 2014 China International Exhibition on Public Safety and Security
BEIJING, Oct. 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Vimicro International Corporation (NASDAQ: VIMC) ("Vimicro" or the "Company"), a leading video surveillance technology and solution provider in China, today announced that it will participate in the 2014 China International Exhibition on Public Safety and Security to be held at Beijing International Exhibition Centre from October 28 to 31. The Company's full product line will be showcased at booth number E2C67 in Exhibition Hall E2.
The Company will launch the next generation of its flagship Starlight Camera and its 718 and 736 chips at its product release press conference in E306 of Complex Building 2(nd) Floor at 14:30 on October 28, when the newly released Starlight Camera will be staged against the prevailing similar cameras from leading video surveillance manufacturers on the quality of picture and image. The Starlight Camera is a HD video surveillance camera designed for low-illumination condition enabling normal color image under 0.01 Lux and workable image under 0.001 Lux, supporting both SVAC and H.264 with 1080P/25 fps, propelled by Vimicro's proprietary image processing chip.
The successful implementation of the SVAC-compliant video surveillance system in Taiyuan will be showcased by the Department of Public Security of Shanxi Province at the Exhibition Area of Successful Application of Technology in Public Security, sponsored by the Ministry of Public Security of China. Following successful implementation of the Phase I Tianwang city-wide video surveillance project in Taiyuan, Vimicro is contracted to supply the SVAC-compliant video surveillance system and products for Taiyuan's Phase II Tianwang.
About Vimicro International Corporation
Vimicro International Corporation (NASDAQ: VIMC) is a leading video surveillance technology and solution provider that designs, develops and markets a full range of video surveillance products and solutions to governments, private enterprises, and consumers in China. Vimicro co-developed SVAC (Surveillance Video and Audio Coding), the national video surveillance technological standard, which demonstrates its unique strengths in proprietary multimedia IC technology, making it a leader in China's fast-growing security and surveillance market. Vimicro is headquartered in Beijing, China and has subsidiaries and offices throughout China and in Silicon Valley. Vimicro's ADSs each represent four ordinary shares and are traded on the NASDAQ Global Market exchange under the ticker symbol "VIMC."
Forward-Looking Statements
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" and similar statements. Among other things, the quotations from management in this announcement, as well as Vimicro's expectations and forecasts, contain forward-looking statements. Vimicro 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 Vimicro's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: the Company's ability to develop and sell new mobile multimedia products; the expected growth of the mobile multimedia market; the Company's ability to increase sales of notebook camera multimedia processors; the Company's ability to retain existing customers and acquire new customers and respond to competitive market conditions; the Company's ability to respond in a timely manner to the evolving multimedia market and changing consumer preferences and industry standards and to stay abreast of technological changes; the Company's ability to secure sufficient foundry capacity in a timely manner; the company's ability to effectively protect its intellectual property and the risk that it may infringe on the intellectual property of others; and cyclicality of the semiconductor industry. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in Vimicro's annual report on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Vimicro does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law. All information provided in this press release is as of the date hereof, and Vimicro undertakes no duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law.
Contact:
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Investor Relations
Phone: +8610-5884-8898
E-mail: ir@vimicro.com
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Supermicro(R) Exhibits New X10 6U 28x DP E5-2600 v3 MicroBlade and 1U 3x GPU SuperServer(R) for Exploration Geophysics at SEG 2014
DENVER, Oct. 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMCI), a global leader in high-performance, high-efficiency server, storage technology and green computing exhibits its latest X10 high performance computing (HPC) solutions at the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG 2014) International Conference this week inDenver, Colorado. Supermicro's new 6U 28x dual-processor (DP) node MicroBlade supporting 56x 120W Intel® Xeon® E5-2600 v3 processors will make its debut at the show highlighting a high-density compute solution (up to 196 DP servers and 28 10Gb/s/40Gb/s switches in 42U) that simplifies management and lowers overall deployment cost without compromise in performance. Also highlighted at the show will be Supermicro's range of NVIDIA® Tesla® GPU and Intel® Xeon Phi⢠coprocessor based platforms in 1U, 2U SuperServer®, 4U/Tower and 7U SuperBlade® platforms, including a live demo of the world record breaking 2U Hyper-Speed Ultra SuperServer supporting dual Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3 processors (up to 160W), 4x double-width GPU or Xeon Phi coprocessors and 8x 3.5" hot-swap SAS3 12Gb/s plus 4x 2.5" hot-swap NVMe SSDs.
"Supermicro's new MicroBlade supporting 28 dual processor nodes is the latest evolution of our extreme density microserver architecture," saidCharles Liang, President and CEO of Supermicro. "Combining the best advantages of our DP server expertise with our advanced Blade architecture, we now offer a high performance computing solution that maximizes performance per watt, per square foot with cost saving advantages and a 99% cable reduction in a single 6U chassis. This new server extends our growing line of green supercomputing platforms for scientific research and offers solutions that deliver exactly the best technologies and performance with unrivaled energy efficiency."
About Super Micro Computer, Inc.Supermicro® (NASDAQ: SMCI), the leading innovator in high-performance, high-efficiency server technology is a premier provider of advanced server Building Block Solutions® for Data Center, Cloud Computing, Enterprise IT, Hadoop/Big Data, HPC and Embedded Systems worldwide. Supermicro is committed to protecting the environment through its "We Keep IT Green®" initiative and provides customers with the most energy-efficient, environmentally-friendly solutions available on the market.
Supermicro, Building Block Solutions and We Keep IT Green are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Super Micro Computer, Inc.
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LG Introduces the World's Best Energy Solution Technology at CEPSI 2014
SEOUL, Oct. 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- LG Corp. announced today that it is introducing its "Complete Energy Value Chain," which promotes the production, storage and efficient use of eco-friendly energy, at Asia's leading biennial electric power supply event, which is taking place on Jeju Island, Korea from October 27 to 29.
The LG exhibit is part of the Conference of the Electric Power Supply Industry (CEPSI), which is held by the Association of the Electricity Supply Industry of East Asia and the Western Pacific (AESIEAP). More than 3,000 leading energy executives, experts and government officials from around the world will be attending the event at the International Convention Center at Jeju.
Under the theme of "Solution Partner for Energy: Innovation for a Better Life," LG is introducing energy solution products and technologies from LG-affiliated companies, including LG Electronics, LG Chem and LG CNS, at the largest exhibition booth at the event. The exhibit will be attended by top management at LG, including Jin-Soo Park, Vice Chairman & CEO of LG Chem; Dae-Hoon Kim, President & CEO of LG CNS; and Juno Cho, President & COO of LG Corp.
The LG energy products and technologies on display at CEPSI include a solar module that offers the world's best level output and efficiency, an Energy Storage System (ESS) that provides the world's leading energy conversion efficiency, an ESS battery offering high energy output and long life, a Power Conditioning System (PCS) with a large capacity, and the world's first ICT-based Smart Microgrid Solution (SMS) that combines ESS with an Energy Management System (EMS).
"At LG, the energy solution business is becoming one of our most important business segments as it is considered a future growth engine. I believe LG is well positioned in this sector since we can offer comprehensive solutions over the full range of the 'Complete Energy Value Chain,'" said Sang-Yeop Baek, Senior Vice President of LG Corp. "We have already attracted many leading customers to our energy solution businesses, which include ESS, electric car batteries, Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), SMS and more. I believe the CEPSI 2014 is an excellent venue to effectively showcase all of our cutting-edge products and technologies in the energy solution sector to a wide range of customers. I am confident that we can further expand our customer base by providing a full range of energy solution businesses."
The LG exhibition hall is divided into five zones that represent each stage of the energy solution value chain. The zones are:
-- Green Generation
-- Reliable Storage
-- Effective Transmission & Distribution
-- Efficient Consumption
-- New Sustainability
In the Green Generation zone, LG is showcasing technology to produce electricity from solar modules at homes and saved by ESS.
LG Electronics is showcasing its solar module named, Mono X NeON, which produces an output of 300W and has a module efficiency of 18.3% based on a 60-cell module.
The solar module was recognized for its world-class technology by winning the 2013 Intersolar Award at Intersolar Europe, the world's leading solar industry exhibition, which was held in Germany last year.
In the Reliable Storage zone, LG is showcasing a 100kW medium-large size ESS offering the world's highest level energy conversion efficiency.
LG Chem, the world's leading ESS battery maker, is displaying various ESS batteries, including an ESS that replaces standby power for frequency regulation in conventional power plants, a Peak Shifting ESS that stores electricity generated during low industrial activity periods for use at peak industrial times, and a Renewable Integration ESS that stores, transmits and distributes electricity produced from renewable energy sources like solar and wind.
LG Chem recently built and started operating a 32MWh ESS, the largest in North America, at the Tehachapi wind power cluster in California.
The company also was recently appointed to supply batteries for the 10.8MWh ESS project that is the largest in Germany. Since 2010, the company has been building a strong eco-system to lead the ESS market in collaboration with leading global companies in the electricity and renewable energy sector, including ABB, AES, SMA and IBC Solar.
Thanks to its outstanding achievements around the globe, LG Chem has been named No.1 in global competitiveness as supplier of lithium-ion batteries for ESS according to a report released in 2013 from Navigant Research.
In addition, a 1MW PCS is also showcased in this zone. PCS is an essential component in an ESS because it converts Direct Current (DC) produced and stored from renewable energy sources like solar and wind into Alternating Current (AC). Last July, LG Chem built the world's largest Peak Shifting ESS (23MWh) using three 1MW PCS units in parallel and it is the world's first PCS working on such a large scale.
The Effective Transmission and Distribution zone is displaying technology that transmits, distributes and controls the energy in a stable and effective manner. This includes the Voltage Management System (VMS) which controls voltage for stable electricity transmission, and the AMI which measures the usage of electricity in offices and homes in real time for monitoring by electricity suppliers. The system also provides consumers with detailed information on their energy bills to encourage them in future energy conservation.
LG CNS has won a KRW 48 billion contract to build an AMI system for Tauron Dystrybucja, Poland's largest electricity company.
The Efficient Consumption zone is exhibiting products and technologies related to the fast-growing electric car sector. It is showcasing a battery pack exclusively for electric cars that maximizes energy storage by means of high electric density. Also on display are other components including motors, inverters, and electric compressors that are essential and optimized for electric cars as well as charging devices and infrastructure that enhance convenience and safety.
The New Sustainability zone is exhibiting the Smart Microgrid Solution (SMS) which monitors and efficiently controls the overall status of energy generation, charging, discharging, and usage in homes, offices and cities by employing ICT.
LG CNS has recently signed MOU with the Gyeongsangbuk-do provincial government and KEPCO, Korea's main power company, to transform Ulleungdo Island, off Korea's east coast, into an "Eco-friendly Energy Independent Island", highlighting the company's strength as a leading company in the SMS sector.
The company plans to turn Ulleungdo Island into the world's first 100% eco-friendly energy independent island by 2020. The project includes the use of renewable energy sources such as solar and fuel cells to replace conventional diesel generation facilities. It will also apply converged/combined independent SMS systems to connect large electricity capacity saved by ESS to an EMS which manages the energy efficiently.
Terminology
1. AESIEAP: The Association of the Electricity Supply Industry of East Asia
and the Western Pacific
2. ESS (Energy Storage System): Storage system that saves energy and enables
it to be used efficiently when required
3. PCS (Power Conditioning System): Essential component of ESS that converts
DC into AC
4. EMS (Energy Management System): Integrated IT system that helps to manage
and control energy efficiently
5. Frequency Regulation: Saves 5% of total electricity output for standby
power in order to adjust to real-time changes in power system frequency.
When it replaces ESS, it can use electricity additionally.
About LG Corp.
LG is a leading global business group with business activities focused in the three key areas of Electronics, Chemicals and Telecommunications & Services. As one of the largest conglomerates in Korea, LG was established in 1947. It strengthened its management system and improved transparency by adopting a holding company structure in 2003. LG has 62 subsidiaries including LG Electronics, LG Chem and LG Display overseen by the holding company, LG Corp., with a workforce of 226,000 in more than 80 countries. Consolidated revenue was about USD 145 billion in 2013. For more information, please visit the website at http://www.lgcorp.com.
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Bold Engineering at SEG 2014: Silicon Audio's New Low-Noise Optical Seismometer to Change Oil Exploration
Silicon Audio Brings Optics Technology to Traditional Land, Marine, and Scientific Seismic Sensors
DENVER, Oct. 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- SEG 2014 - Silicon Audio, a technology innovation company, today announced its low-noise optical seismometer at the 2014 SEG International Exposition in Denver, booth #2188. The new seismic sensor is the same size and shape as a conventional geophone, but it uses optics technology to record much lower frequencies at a previously unachievable noise floor. The new measurements enabled by Silicon Audio's low-noise optical seismometer will help to close the gap between exploring for oil and definitively finding it.
"At Silicon Audio, we've engineered a new way to detect seismic data. By combining the reliable mechanics of the conventional geophone with optics technology, our new seismometer captures more data with greater sensitivity than has been previously possible using a single geophone or scientific instrument," said Coe Schlicher, CEO of Silicon Audio. "In an industry where exploration is increasingly challenging and requires greater adaptability in tougher terrain, our optical seismometer offers scientific-grade performance and wide dynamic range in a rugged, easy-to-deploy form factor. We're now looking for forward-thinking companies to partner with us and leverage our sensor's advantages in the market."
The low-noise optical seismometer uses a laser to read the motion of a vibrating proof mass, achieving a high signal-to-noise (SNR) ratio and recording lower frequencies compared to existing geophone technology. It has versatile broadband response capabilities and delivers high-quality data at both large- and small-signal levels simultaneously. The rugged, reliable seismometer integrates seamlessly into existing geophone architectures without any special handling.
Marine, Land, and Scientific Use
The Silicon Audio optical seismometer combines the rugged and reliable form factor of traditional geophones and powerful measurement capabilities of scientific instruments, offering a single seismometer that can take scientific-grade measurements and be deployed in places that previously required multiple units.
With the optical seismometer, engineers in marine applications can detect low-frequency (sub 1Hz) signals with high fidelity, translating to an additional decade of low-frequency data for deeper imaging into the seafloor. The same technology offers a flat response from 0.1 Hz to 1 kHz, low cross-axis sensitivity, and low power - making it ideal for land-based seismic exploration across difficult terrain. In other applications, researchers get scientific-grade broadband performance with higher clip levels. All the while, the rugged structure, familiar form factor, and reliability of the optical seismometer make it easy to use and quickly take advantage of new, robust measurement capabilities.
Features and Benefits
-- Low-Noise Measurement: Achieves below 5 ng/ SQRTHz from 1.0 Hz to 400
Hz, surpassing that of MEMS and conventional geophones and well suited
for passive seismic applications.
-- High Clip Level: With a clip level of +1.5 g pk, dynamic range exceeds
that of state-of-the-art analog-to-digital converters, enabling system
integrators to make full use of the data.
-- Omnidirectional: Silicon Audio's sensor is tilt insensitive and operates
in any orientation, enabling rapid deployment without the hassle and
additional operating expense of leveling.
-- Low Frequency: The ability to capture low-frequency (sub 1 Hz) signals
with high fidelity translates to an additional decade of low frequency
data for deeper imaging.
-- Form Factor: Small size, low power, and ultra portability make the
sensor ideal for high-density array applications and field
installations.
-- Reliable Design: The optical seismometer is shock tested to 3000 g to
withstand the rigors of seismic deployment, and is customizable to fit
within existing acquisition systems.
-- Flexible Configuration: Offered in single-axis or three-axis
configurations, and a small, single-element diameter (1.25") positions
it for applications such as borehole deployment.
Extensively Tested
Performance down to 0.1 Hz has been verified in tests performed at the Albuquerque Seismology Laboratory, part of the United States Geological Survey. The Silicon Audio optical seismometer has been used to record distant seismic events originating thousands of miles away, as well as the earth's natural background noise including the 5-second period microseism.
Upcoming Opportunity
Silicon Audio is now looking for companies that will use this low-noise optical seismometer technology to close the gap between exploring for oil and definitively finding it. For further information, read more at siaudio.com/solutions/seismic-solutions, visit booth #2188 at SEG 2014, or contact sales@siaudio.com.
About Silicon Audio
Based in Austin, TX, Silicon Audio is an emerging technology company focused on bringing innovations to market that provide customers and partners with new ways of solving old problems. The company leverages a strong engineering core to achieve substantial performance improvements in diverse applications and industries, and then works with development partners to commercialize those technologies. Silicon Audio's current product portfolio includes seismic sensors for oil and gas exploration and microphones for consumer communication and hearing device applications. The company is majority funded through commercial contracts and received early stage support via government-funded via Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants. For more information, visit siaudio.com.
Media Contact: Aaron De Lucia: aaron@trewmarketing.com
Customer Contact: Coe Schlicher: coe@siaudio.com
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Supermicro® Exhibits New X10 6U 28x DP E5-2600 v3 MicroBlade and 1U 3x GPU SuperServer® for Exploration Geophysics at SEG 2014
High Density Compute Platforms Deliver Extreme Performance, Efficiency and Scalability
DENVER, Oct. 26, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMCI), a global leader in high-performance, high-efficiency server, storage technology and green computing exhibits its latest X10 high performance computing (HPC) solutions at the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG 2014) International Conference this week in Denver, Colorado. Supermicro's new 6U 28x dual-processor (DP) node MicroBlade supporting 56x 120W Intel® Xeon® E5-2600 v3 processors will make its debut at the show highlighting a high-density compute solution (up to 196 DP servers and 28 10Gb/s/40Gb/s switches in 42U) that simplifies management and lowers overall deployment cost without compromise in performance. Also highlighted at the show will be Supermicro's range of NVIDIA® Tesla® GPU and Intel® Xeon Phi(TM) coprocessor based platforms in 1U, 2U SuperServer®, 4U/Tower and 7U SuperBlade® platforms, including a live demo of the world record breaking 2U Hyper-Speed Ultra SuperServer supporting dual Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3 processors (up to 160W), 4x double-width GPU or Xeon Phi coprocessors and 8x 3.5" hot-swap SAS3 12Gb/s plus 4x 2.5" hot-swap NVMe SSDs.
"Supermicro's new MicroBlade supporting 28 dual processor nodes is the latest evolution of our extreme density microserver architecture," said Charles Liang, President and CEO of Supermicro. "Combining the best advantages of our DP server expertise with our advanced Blade architecture, we now offer a high performance computing solution that maximizes performance per watt, per square foot with cost saving advantages and a 99% cable reduction in a single 6U chassis. This new server extends our growing line of green supercomputing platforms for scientific research and offers solutions that deliver exactly the best technologies and performance with unrivaled energy efficiency."
-- New UP Module (MBI-6118D-T2/-T4)Intel Xeon E3-1200 V3 ( up to 82W) ,
Up to 32GB ECC DDR3 1600/1333 MHz VLP UDIMM in 4x DIMMs , 2x 3.5
SATA3 HDD (-T2 SKU) , 4 x 2.5 STAT3 HDD/SSD (-T4 SKU), Onboard 2x
GbE Network Communication
-- (MBI-6418A-T7H/T5H)1x Intel® Atom(TM) C2750 (8-Core, 2.4GHz) (-T7H
SKU) or 1x Intel® Atom(TM) C2550 (4-Core, 2.4GHz) (-T5H SKU), 2x
2.5Gb/s network connectivity per node, up to 32GB ECC DDR3
1600/1333MHz SO-DIMM in 2x DIMM sockets per node, 1x 2.5" 6Gb/s
SATA3 HDD/SSD and 1x SATA3 DOM per node
-- 2U Ultra (Hyper-Speed) SuperServer® (SYS-6028UX-TR4)Dual Intel Xeon
E5-2600 v3 (up to 160W), up to 1.5TB ECC, up to DDR4 2133MHz in 24x
DIMMs, 12x hot-swap 3.5" drive bays (10x SATA3 ports by default,
optional 8x SAS3 12Gb/s and 4x NVMe ports), 3x NVIDIA Tesla K40 and 1x
NVIDIA® Quadro® K5200 GPUs, 4x GbE LAN, Redundant 1000W Titanium Level
High-Efficiency (96%+) Digital Power Supplies
-- New 1U X10 UP SuperServer® (SYS-5018GR-T)Single Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3,
8x DIMMs up to 512GB ECC LRDIMM, 256GB ECC RDIMM, DDR4, up to 2133MHz,
3x hot-swap 3.5" drives bays, 2x Intel Xeon Phi 7120P Coprocessors,
1400W Platinum Level High-Efficiency (94%+) Power Supply
-- 1U 3x GPU/Xeon Phi Coprocessor SuperServer® (1028GR-TR)Dual Intel®
Xeon® E5-2600 v3 (up to 145W), up to 1TB ECC, up to DDR4 2133MHz in 16x
DIMMs, 4x hot-swap 2.5" SATA3 drive bays, 3x NVIDIA Tesla K40 GPUs, dual
port GbE LAN, Redundant 1600W Platinum Level High-Efficiency (94%)
Digital Power Supplies
-- 4U/Tower 4x GPU/Xeon Phi Coprocessor SuperServer® (SYS-7048GR-TR)Dual
Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3 (up to 160W), up to 1TB ECC DDR4 2133MHz in 16x
DIMMs, 8x 3.5" hot-swap, 3x fixed 5.25" and 1x fixed 3.5" drive bays, 4x
Intel Xeon Phi 7120P Coprocessors, optional Thunderbolt 2.0 AOC, 1x
PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x8) slot, 4x heavy duty fans, 2x exhaust fans,
Redundant 2000W Platinum Level High-Efficiency (94%) Digital Power
Supplies
-- 2U EX DP 32 DIMM (SYS-2028UT-BTNRT)Dual Intel® Xeon® processor E7-8800
v2 / E7-4800 v2 / E7-2800 v2 family (15-Core), 2x 2.5" NVMe HDD bays and
8x hot-swap 2.5" SATA3 HDD bays, up to 2TB ECC DDR3, up to 1600MHz in
32x DIMMs, 2x PCI-E 3.0 x16 FH/HL slots, 1x PCI-E 3.0 x8 MicroLP card,
dual 10GBase-T ports, Redundant 1280W Platinum Level High-Efficiency
(95%+) Digital Power Supplies
-- 7U SuperBlade®
-- 3x NVIDIA Tesla GPU Blade (SBI-7127RG3)Dual Intel Xeon processor
E5-2600 v2, up to 512GB RDIMM or 64GB UDIMM in 8x DIMMs, 3x NVIDIA
Tesla Kepler K20X/K40x SXM GPUs, 1x SSD or 1x SATA-DOM, dual port
GbE LAN, FDR/QDR InfiniBand, 10GbE
-- 2x NVIDIA Tesla GPU/Intel Xeon Phi Coprocessor Blade
(SBI-7127RG-E)Dual Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 v2, up to 256GB
RDIMM or 64GB UDIMM in 8x DIMMs, 1x SSD or 1x SATA-DOM, dual port
GbE LAN, FDR/QDR InfiniBand, 10GbE/FCoE
-- TwinBlade® (SBI-7228R-T2F/T2X)Two nodes in a Processor Blade. Each
node supporting dual Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3 (up to 145W), up to 512GB
reg. ECC LRDIMM, dual port GbE LAN, 2x 2.5" hot-swap SATA3 drive
bays, FDR InfiniBand onboard (-T2F SKU) or 10GbE onboard (-T2X SKU)
-- Processor Blade (SBI-7147R-S4X/S4F)Quad Intel® Xeon® E5-4600 v2
processors, up to 1TB LRDIMM, 512GB RDIMM or 128GB UDIMM in 16x
DIMMs, 4x 2.5" hot-swap SAS HDD bays, SAS2 RAID 0, 1, 10, dual-port
GbE LAN, Mellanox ConnectX-3 Pro EN dual-port IC 10GbE (-S4X SKU) or
Mellanox ConnectX-3 single-port FDR 56Gbps InfiniBand, 40/10 GbE
support (-S4F SKU)
-- Processor Blade (SBI-7128R-C6)Dual Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 v2,
up to 1TB LRDIMM, 512GB RDIMM or 128GB UDIMM in 16x DIMMs, 6x 2.5"
hot-swap HDD/SSD bays, up to 3x NVMe (option), HW RAID 0, 1, 5, 2G
Cache, dual port GbE LAN,FDR/QDR InfiniBand or 10GbE mezzanine HCA
Visit Supermicro at Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG 2014) in Denver, Colorado, October 26th through the 31st at the Colorado Convention Center, Booth #1697. For more information on Supermicro's complete range of high performance, high-efficiency Server, Storage and Networking solutions, visit http://www.supermicro.com.
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About Super Micro Computer, Inc.
Supermicro® (NASDAQ: SMCI), the leading innovator in high-performance, high-efficiency server technology is a premier provider of advanced server Building Block Solutions® for Data Center, Cloud Computing, Enterprise IT, Hadoop/Big Data, HPC and Embedded Systems worldwide. Supermicro is committed to protecting the environment through its "We Keep IT Green®" initiative and provides customers with the most energy-efficient, environmentally-friendly solutions available on the market.
Supermicro, Building Block Solutions and We Keep IT Green are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Super Micro Computer, Inc.
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"Big Fish Casino's" New Luxury Slot, "Sweet Stacks" Combines Slot Fun with A Nod to the 1990's Classic TV Series, "Twin Peaks"
OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Big Fish, the world's largest producer and distributor of casual games, today announced a new slot machine called Sweet Stacks. This latest slot machine is the second to launch under Big Fish Casino's Luxury Slots banner, second to Phoenix Rising, which has been a popular go-to slot since its launch this summer.
Sweet Stacks appeals to both slot players and "Twin Peaks" fans alike with its sweater-wearing beaver, a loose reference to the log lady from the show, and its diner setting. Available only in Big Fish Casino, the top-grossing and top-ten ranked mobile social casino game, Sweet Stacks offers:
-- Auto-spin function
-- Rich graphics, including comical furry creatures
-- Hungry diners to feed to earn tips
-- Full-screen interface that supports up to 25 lines of winning
combinations
-- Humorous moments everyone will love, but "Twin Peaks" fans will
appreciate even more.
Currently available on iOS, Sweet Stacks will soon be on all platforms (iOS, Android mobile devices, PCs and Facebook).
"With its high-quality gameplay and entertaining visuals, Sweet Stacks epitomizes the combination of quality slots play and the unique, playful and imaginative content Big Fish Casino is known for. Our distinct content portfolio continues to grow the overall social casino market, estimated to reach 2.7bn in 2014 (+35% yoy growth) by Eilers Research." said Carey DiJulio, Big Fish Casino Vice President and General Manager.
Big Fish Casino combines classic casino favorites - slots, craps, blackjack, Texas Hold 'em poker, video poker and roulette -- with non-traditional social game mechanics, such as unique slot mini-games where individual players can trigger bonus rounds and scatters that pay out to the whole group. Big Fish Casino is currently available on all mobile devices, PCs and on Facebook.
Resources:
-- Big Fish Casino IOS
-- Big Fish Casino Google
-- Big Fish Casino Amazon
-- Big Fish Casino Facebook
-- Big Fish Casino PC
-- Big Fish Blog
About Big Fish
Founded in 2002, Big Fishis the world's largest producer and distributor of casual games, delivering fun to millions of people around the world. Through its mobile and online distribution platforms, Big Fish has distributed more than 2.5 billion games to customers in 150 countries from a growing catalogue of 450+ unique mobile games and 3,500+ unique PC games. After successfully transitioning from a PC-centric to a mobile-centric company, Big Fish has emerged as a top grossing mobile publisher worldwide with a portfolio that includes the #1 mobile social casino game, Big Fish Casino. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA, with regional offices in Oakland, CA, and Luxembourg.
Media contacts
Susan Lusty
Susan.Lusty@bigfishgames.com
206-269-3672
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Casio Delivers A Spooktacular Projection Experience For Halloween
Casio's SLIM Series of LampFree® Projectors Provide Easy-to-Use Technology, Portability and High-Quality Visuals for any Halloween Gathering
DOVER, N.J., Oct. 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- With Halloween right around the corner, Casio America, Inc., a leading industry manufacturer of LampFree(®) projectors, wants consumers to amplify their Halloweekend festivities with the new SLIM series of LampFree(®) projectors. Whether they're hosting a scary movie marathon or want to spookify their home decorations by projecting ghostly figures and images, Casio offers Halloween fans the perfect technological solution to impress their guests.
"Halloween is one of the most entertaining holidays of the year and we know how much most people enjoy celebrating with parties, scary movie marathons and elaborate neighborhood decorations," said Matt Mustachio, General Manager of Casio's Business Projector Division. "Our SLIM series of LampFree(®) projectors provide high-brightness in a low-maintenance, portable design that enables consumers to enhance their Halloween festivities with vivid and bright imagery inside and out."
Weighing in at five pounds and being only 1.7 inches thick, the latest introductions in the SLIM lineup are extremely portable and ideal for any home theatre environment. The SLIM series of LampFree(®) projectors feature Casio's proprietary LASER & LED HYBRID Light Source, which combines a laser, a fluorescent element, and LEDs to generate high brightness. Now in its 5(th) generation, the improved LASER & LED HYBRID Light Source offers a 30 percent increase in light output for improved colors for all models in Casio's LampFree(®) portfolio in addition to an estimated 20,000 hours lifespan with minimal brightness degradation and continuous operation. Each model is fitted with a fully connectable interface, including three types of video and audio inputs, as well as HDMI, RGB and RS-232C terminals, making it easy to show video or imagery from virtually any source.
Casio's LampFree(® )SLIM projectors come with a standard three (3) year parts and labor warranty plus a three (3) year or 6,000 hour warranty on the LASER & LED Hybrid Light source. They are available with an MSRP starting at $949.99 through Casio's national Pro AV dealer network and authorized distributors or on shop.casio.com. For additional information on Casio's portfolio of LampFree(®) projectors, visit http://www.CasioLampFree.com.
About Casio LampFree(®) Projectors
Casio's portfolio of LampFree(®) projectors combines a laser, a fluorescent element and an LED light to deliver a mercury-free hybrid light source that lasts up to 20,000 hours while sustaining a high brightness and keeping maintenance costs to a minimum. Casio has four series of LampFree(®) projectors that are available for home, business, education and commercial applications - Slim, Signature, Pro and Short Throw. For additional information on Casio's projector series and LampFree(®) technology, please visit http://www.CasioLampFree.com.
About Casio America, Inc.
Casio America, Inc., Dover, N.J., is the U.S. subsidiary of Casio Computer Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, one of the world's leading manufacturers of consumer electronics and business equipment solutions. Established in 1957, Casio America, Inc. markets calculators, keyboards, digital cameras, mobile presentation devices, disc title and label printers, watches, cash registers and other consumer electronic products. Casio has strived to fulfill its corporate creed of "creativity and contribution" through the introduction of innovative and imaginative products. For more information, visit http://www.CasioUSA.com.
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Casio America, Inc.
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D-Link Offers Up Free Wi-Fi Cameras to Ghost Hunters
Day/Night Cameras Help Capture Paranormal Phenomena
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Oct. 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- D-Link today announced that it is giving away refurbished HD Pan & Tilt Wi-Fi Cameras (DCS-5222L/RE) and HD Outdoor Wi-Fi Cameras (DCS-2330L/RE) to those looking to capture paranormal activity this Halloween season. To qualify for a free Wi-Fi camera, ghost hunters can submit their story about why they want a camera and, if chosen, create a video on how they set up their ghost busting solution and what they saw (all details can be found at http://programs.dlink.com/Free_Ghost_Hunter_Wi-Fi_Cameras/).
With the ability to see in complete darkness, D-Link's Wi-Fi Cameras are the perfect solution for monitoring what goes bump in the night. Combine this night vision with pinch-to-zoom functionality, motion detection and smart alerts sent right to your mobile device, and you have the makings of a great solution for capturing whatever you think is lurking around the corner or in the backyard.
"When we ask customers what they're monitoring with our Wi-Fi Cameras, we're always surprised to hear how many are looking to capture the paranormal," said Daniel Kelley, vice president of marketing, D-Link Systems, Inc. "So in the spirit (pun intended) of the season, we decided to arm those DIY ghost hunters with cameras and see what ghoulish images they come up with."
D-Link carries a wide variety of Wi-Fi Cameras to suit any home monitoring or surveillance need with models that have day and night capability, pan and tilt movement, outdoor weatherproofing, and more. For this exorcism, err exercise, D-Link is offering paranormal pursuers with either the HD Pan & Tilt Wi-Fi Camera (DCS-5222L/RE) for those wishing to scan a wide area, or the HD Outdoor Wi-Fi Camera (DCS-2330L/RE) for anyone wishing to investigate spooky activities in the great outdoors.
More about the HD Wi-Fi Pan & Tilt Wi-Fi Camera (DCS-5222L/RE):
-- Pan/Tilt Functionality - Cover wider areas of your home with a single
camera
-- 720p HD Video Quality - Rich detail and crisp image quality for
surveillance recordings
-- Night Vision - View up to 26 feet in complete darkness
-- Local Recording - Record directly to your Cloud camera with the built-in
microSD card slot
More about the HD Outdoor Wi-Fi Camera (DCS-2330L/RE):
-- Outdoor-Ready - IP65 weatherproof housing protects the camera from the
elements
-- 720p HD Video Quality - Rich detail and crisp image quality for
surveillance recordings
-- Motion Detection - Enhanced email alerting based on motion sensing
technology
-- Night Vision - View up to 15 feet in complete darkness
About D-Link
D-Link is the global leader in connectivity for home, small business, mid- to large-sized enterprise environments, and service providers. An award-winning designer, developer, and manufacturer, D-Link implements and supports unified network solutions that integrate capabilities in switching, wireless, broadband, storage, IP Surveillance, and cloud-based network management. For more information visit http://www.dlink.com, or connect with D-Link on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/dlink) and Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/dlink) or D-Link's blog (http://blog.dlink.com/).
Use of audio or video equipment for recording the image of a person without their knowledge and consent is prohibited in certain states or jurisdictions. The end-user assumes all liability for compliance with applicable state, local and federal laws.
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Korea's Mobile Game Developer, Studio H, Launches "Battle Chaser", a Mobile Action & Defense Title, in Taiwan
SEOUL, South Korea, Oct. 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Studio H (CEO: Jeongnam Kim), a Korea-based mobile game developer, announced that Battle Chaser, its new strategy and defense mobile RPG title, will be released inTaiwan toward the end of October through Google Play.
<http://photos.prnasia.com/prnh/20141020/8521406128> Korea's mobile game developer, Studio H, launches "Battle Chaser", a mobile action & defense title, in Taiwan The story driving Battle Chaser is that players are tasked with guarding the 'Spiritsknell', which is a legendary jewel that holds the power of the devil king to fight against monsters. Players get to choose one of three characters who possess unique skills and weapons to fight off monsters that become ever stronger with increasingly various and more powerful combos with each advanced stage. As the game progresses players upgrade their abilities with nearly 255 different badges and items so that they can grow through their journey.
Each time a player's character levels up it obtains 'skill points' that can be used to choose one of four skills as an upgrade. Moreover, players get to strategically place six towers of differing abilities to fend off the various monsters that attack with varying capabilities. This game thus enables players to grow characters and experience different challenges according to each stage based on strategic fun that they have never before experienced in other defense games.
Battle Chaser is characterized by its various modes of play such as it 'Stage Mode' in which players get to defeat boss monsters in up to 90 stages of play, an 'Unlimited Mode' where players obtain EXPs and gold more easily, a 'PvP Mode', a 'Team Play Mode' and other exciting modes. This is what drew so much attention to this title from its early development stage as the first-ever 'DotA style' action and defense game in the Korean mobile game market.
"Our latest title, Battle Chaser, is a well-made game that offers eye-popping action with diverse strategic elements," said Yeongcheol Yun, head of the development team at Studio H. "We expect it to appeal to gamers who favor the RPG genre as well as casual players. We are thus very glad about the upcoming launch in the Taiwanese market. We will continue to work hard to provide our service smoothly."
NetComm Wireless and Arrow Join Forces on M2M in North America
SYDNEY, Oct. 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- NetComm Wireless Limited (ASX: NTC) today announced a wireless Machine-to-Machine (M2M) distribution agreement withArrow Electronics, Inc., a leading electronic components and enterprise computing solutions provider. Under the agreement, Arrow will distribute NetComm Wireless' cellular M2M products to diverse markets spanning telecommunications, medical, transportation and industrial inNorth America.
The collaboration combines NetComm Wireless' innovative M2M products with Arrow's expansive market reach to deliver advanced remote management benefits to customers throughoutNorth America. Designed for flexible use across all industry sectors, NetComm Wireless' open platform cellular M2M routers integrate a Software Development Kit (SDK) to enable custom M2M application development for any business function.
"This agreement with NetComm Wireless enhances our M2M portfolio and delivers unique advantages to diverse market segments. NetComm Wireless is globally renowned for its market-leading M2M innovations, and we are pleased to extend these benefits to customers throughoutNorth America," said Joseph Zaloker, director of technical marketing for Arrow's North American global components segment.
"We look forward to working with Arrow to further strengthen our distribution channel inNorth America, and add substantially to our global growth objectives. This collaboration provides the scope needed to meet surging demand for flexible M2M products designed to enable diverse applications in a highly fragmented environment," saidDavid Stewart, CEO and Managing Director, NetComm Wireless.
A Fortune 150 company with a global network covering 58 countries, Arrow is an industry-leading supply channel partner that delivers technological solutions to diverse markets.
About NetComm Wireless Limited
NetComm Wireless Limited (ASX: NTC) is a leading developer of innovative broadband products sold globally to telecommunications carriers, core network providers and system integrators. For 32 years NetComm has developed a portfolio of world first data communication products, and is a respected global provider of 3G and 4G wireless devices servicing the major telecommunications carrier, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Rural Broadband markets. NetComm's products are designed to meet the growing needs of today's diverse home, business and industrial broadband applications and designed to optimise the performance of global network advancements. Headquartered inSydney, Australia, NetComm has offices in the US,Canada, UK, New Zealand, the Middle East and Japan. For more information about NetComm visit:www.netcommwireless.com <http://www.netcommwireless.com/>
NetComm Wireless and Arrow Join Forces on M2M in North America
SYDNEY, Oct. 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- NetComm Wireless Limited (ASX: NTC) today announced a wireless Machine-to-Machine (M2M) distribution agreement with Arrow Electronics, Inc., a leading electronic components and enterprise computing solutions provider. Under the agreement, Arrow will distribute NetComm Wireless' cellular M2M products to diverse markets spanning telecommunications, medical, transportation and industrial in North America.
The collaboration combines NetComm Wireless' innovative M2M products with Arrow's expansive market reach to deliver advanced remote management benefits to customers throughout North America. Designed for flexible use across all industry sectors, NetComm Wireless' open platform cellular M2M routers integrate a Software Development Kit (SDK) to enable custom M2M application development for any business function.
"This agreement with NetComm Wireless enhances our M2M portfolio and delivers unique advantages to diverse market segments. NetComm Wireless is globally renowned for its market-leading M2M innovations, and we are pleased to extend these benefits to customers throughout North America," said Joseph Zaloker, director of technical marketing for Arrow's North American global components segment.
"We look forward to working with Arrow to further strengthen our distribution channel in North America, and add substantially to our global growth objectives. This collaboration provides the scope needed to meet surging demand for flexible M2M products designed to enable diverse applications in a highly fragmented environment," said David Stewart, CEO and Managing Director, NetComm Wireless.
A Fortune 150 company with a global network covering 58 countries, Arrow is an industry-leading supply channel partner that delivers technological solutions to diverse markets.
About NetComm Wireless Limited
NetComm Wireless Limited (ASX: NTC) is a leading developer of innovative broadband products sold globally to telecommunications carriers, core network providers and system integrators. For 32 years NetComm has developed a portfolio of world first data communication products, and is arespected global providerof 3G and 4G wireless devices servicing the major telecommunications carrier, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Rural Broadband markets. NetComm's products are designed to meet the growing needs of today's diverse home, business and industrial broadband applications and designed to optimise the performance of global network advancements. Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, NetComm has offices in the US, Canada, UK, New Zealand, the Middle East and Japan. For more information about NetComm visit: http://www.netcommwireless.com
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Artison Launches Kickstarter Campaign For Industry's Smallest High-Performance Subwoofer
Audiophiles and home entertainment enthusiasts can earn the opportunity to be among the first to purchase the subwoofer, and at a significant savings
MINDEN, Nev., Oct. 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Artison, a leading designer of advanced, eclectic loudspeakers for home entertainment systems, has announced a Kickstarter campaign to complete its first-ever freestanding subwoofer in over 10 years, the RCC Nano 1, a small sub with performance that is comparable to full size versions. The campaign will support the final stages of product development and give home theater fans and music lovers an opportunity to be among the first to purchase the revolutionary subwoofer - and at a significant savings.
The Nano 1 Kickstarter campaign is live as of today, with videos about the product, program and benefits. Artison's Kickstarter page is https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1942805829/artison-rcc-nano. Contributor benefits include an opportunity to own a Nano 1 for $399, which represents a 60% discount off the suggested retail price, in addition to a top-shelf opportunity for a VIP two-day trip for two to Lake Tahoe that includes lunch with legendary speaker designer Cary Christie, luxury accommodations at a hotel on the lake, and a two-day ski pass.
Artison's Nano 1 - Massive Output from a Miniscule Enclosure
Artison displayed a functioning Nano 1 prototype at the CEDIA Expo 2014 in September and received exceptionally positive feedback from attendees and the press. The free-standing subwoofer is the smallest truly high-performance subwoofer in the world. It is designed to pack a powerful, high-quality bass range into a small, unobtrusive cube that can accompany virtually any high-end audio and home entertainment system in nearly every decor imaginable.
Measuring only 7.5" x 8" x 9" including feet and grilles, this compact 300-watt powerhouse has the piston area of an oversized 8" woofer. Constructed of 6061 T6 Aluminum, the Nano 1's enclosure is both rigid and thin, which are both highly desirable subwoofer characteristics.
The Nano 1 incorporates Artison's industry-leading reactance cancelling configuration (vibration-free) design, which ensures not only frequency response, increased efficiency and discernibly lower distortion, but also secure placement - crucial in a freestanding speaker. Outfitted with variable crossovers and dual active 6.5" long throw aluminum drivers, it is an ideal choice for delivering omni-directional low-frequency sound waves in any room or zone, regardless of placement.
"We opted for a Kickstarter campaign because we felt that it was a great way to get audio fans, our customers, involved in the development of this important new subwoofer," said Cary Christie, Artison's iconic founder and chief designer. "Plus they'll get a chance to be among the first to own the Nano 1, and at a significant discount."
Cary Christie: Over 40 Years of Sonic Innovation
With more than four decades of groundbreaking designs and innovation to his name, Christie is one of the pioneers of high-end speaker design. He was the co-founder of Infinity Systems in 1968, which developed many of the mainstays of modern loudspeaker design. His track record of technological and design innovations is among the most celebrated in the industry.
Christie left Infinity in 1993, after 25 years, and later joined high-end audio manufacturer Acoustic Research, where he served as CEO and head of product development before founding Artison in 2003.
Artison's focus has been creating a true immersion experience in home entertainment, what Christie calls the Total Involvement Experience(TM). The company has led the market in the development of attachable loudspeakers for flat-panel televisions, delivering dynamic sound for home entertainment in a stylistically subtle yet extremely practical footprint.
Artison plans to ship the Nano 1 to early Kickstarter contributors in January '15, and to late supporters in March 2015. It will be available to the general public in January as well. The MAP will be $899, though Kickstarter supporters will receive varying discounts depending on their level of participation. A compatible wireless transmitter will also be available for $99 MAP.
About Artison
For a decade the company has set the standard in innovative solutions for today's lifestyle based home entertainment systems. Artison has become a world leader in elegant audio solutions through the development of unique technological advancements and careful attention to the delicate balance of performance and aesthetics. The company is headquartered at 2231 Meridian Blvd., #1, Minden, NV 89423, phone 775-783-4770, or visit the Artison Web site at http://www.artisonusa.com.
Contact: Adam Sohmer
adam@sohmerassoc.com
347-497-4965
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LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- MacPractice announced MacPractice MD, DC, 20/20 and DDS 5. In addition to MacPractice EMR and EDR, Yosemite compatible MacPractice 5 offers a new MacPractice EHR Ability that interoperates with MacPractice's iOS 8 compatible iEHR, Clipboard and Patient Check In apps for iPad, and features ICD-10 code mapping with ICD-9 and SNOMED, an updated Patient PHI Portal, secure messaging, Kiosk 2 and online registration.
"MacPractice 5 represents a leap forward for all doctors who prefer the reliability and ease of use of Macs in their offices with the support of an established US vendor. 2014 Edition Certified MacPractice MD, DDS, DC and 20/20 MU 5.0 make Apple technology usable for US physicians, dentists, chiropractors and eye care professionals who wish to qualify for government incentives for the adoption and Meaningful Use of electronic health records," said MacPractice's CEO Mark Hollis.
"Although MacPractice's clients include practices and clinics with 50 or more users, we design our software to support small private practices. Smaller practices can't afford the IT costs commonly associated with PC solutions. MacPractice does not require a dedicated server for less than 25 simultaneous users, nor does it require a "server" operating system. When the Internet is down or slow, MacPractice is 'up and running.' Most practices using MacPractice do not retain outside IT services. Many practices report paying no more than $300-$500 annually for on site IT service versus the $8,000-$15,000 they used to spend for the PC system MacPractice replaced. MacPractice is bolstering the sustainability and viability of the private practice of medicine in the US."
Among many new features, MacPractice MD, DC, 20/20, and DDS 5 offer:
-- New EHR desktop companion to iEHR for iPad
-- 2 EHRs for the price of 1: EMR/EDR plus EHR for OS X/iEHR for iPad
-- Upgraded Patient PHI (Protected Health Information) Portal
-- Online Registration with EHR Forms
-- Secure Messaging- doctor and patient, doctor to doctor
-- Kiosk 2 works with EMR/EDR for patient registration and clinical forms
-- ICD-9, ICD-10, SNOMED capable
-- DEXIS Mac interface and integration (DDS)
-- New DR images ribbon in MacPractice Restorative Chart (DDS)
-- Enhanced Data Security, integrity and Audit Trail
-- iOS 8 compatible Check In, Clipboard, iEHR apps for iPad
-- iOS 8 compatible MacPractice Interface for iPad with ePrescribe
-- iOS 8 compatible MacPractice Interface for iPhone
With MacPractice EHR/iEHR, clinicians can begin recording the patient's visit on the iPad and finish on their Mac, or vice versa, giving them the best of both worlds. There are 15,000 providers who use MacPractice EMR, which was introduced in 2007. MacPractice EMR and EHR are ICD-10 capable. MacPractice is presently providing both EHR and EMR for the cost of just EMR, giving doctors the option to use either or both, for the cost of just one.
Purchasers of MacPractice MD, DC, 20/20, or DDS 5 receive $500 off until December 31, 2014!
With 30 years of Mac experience, 30,000 MacPractice users in 4000 practices, 120 corporate staff in their recently expanded 30,000 square foot facility, and 40 full time MacPractice Practice Consultants in the field, MacPractice is the leading Apple developer of OS X and iOS native software for doctors who prefer to use Macs, iPads, and iPhones. Local representation, training and installation of MacPractice is available in the US, UK and Australia. MacPractice software is used in 29 countries. MacPractice is developed and supported in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA.
Visit MacPractice.com to learn about MacPractice, MacPractice software and view video testimonials. Hear what MacPractice users have to say about MacPractice, Inc. and MacPractice software. Register to view demo videos of MacPractice, the leading software for 10 years for doctors who prefer to use Apple technology in their offices for ease of use and far lower on site IT support cost.
About MacPractice:MacPractice, Inc. is a client centric practice management and clinical software development firm, comprised of highly experienced and caring individuals, dedicated to the development and support of best-of-class Macintosh software, hardware, and associated services for physicians, dentists, chiropractors, and eye care professionals.
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SOURCE MacPractice
MacPractice
CONTACT: Mark Hollis, CEO of MacPractice, Inc., (212) 683-2224, MarkHollis@MacPractice.com, MacPractice.com; or Media Contact, Andrea Satz, SSPR, asatz@sspr.com, 847/415-9331
Cadence Announces Broad Portfolio of 3D Memory Verification IP
Support for Early Adoption of Wide I/O 2, HMC, HBM and DDR4-3DS Standards
SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), a leader in global electronic design innovation, today announced the immediate availability of verification IP (VIP) supporting all popular 3D memory standards including Wide I/O 2, Hybrid Memory Cube (HMC), High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) and DDR4 3D Stacking (DDR4-3DS). The portfolio of memory VIP enables designers to accelerate the verification of memory interfaces and achieve earlier system-on-chip (SoC) verification closure for compute server applications, mobile devices, high-performance graphics and network applications.
Advanced features of these new VIP models include direct memory access for read, write, save, preload and comparison of memory contents, robust assertions, error configurability, transaction callbacks, assertion reports and a built-in address manager. Additionally, the models support all leading third party simulators, verification languages and methodologies, enabling SoC verification teams with the fastest path to verify the correctness of interfaces to these new, specialized memories.
"Memory is a critical factor in increasing functionality and performance of advanced system topologies," said Robert Feurle, vice president of compute and networking marketing at Micron. "The fact that Cadence is involved in the development of all the latest standards enables our designers to accelerate their adoption of innovative technologies such as Hybrid Memory Cube."
"3D memories are increasingly becoming essential to the next generation of electronic products," said Erik Panu, vice president, Research & Development of the IP Group at Cadence. "The availability of Cadence VIP products supporting the latest standards facilitates a quick and convenient means for our customers to rapidly deploy the new 3D memory standards and to verify the correctness of their usage with SoC designs."
Information about the new products, along with articles and videos pertaining to 3D memory technologies is available at http://www.cadence.com/news/3dvip.
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.
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24 Hours And 360 Degrees Of Breath-Taking Innovation And Sound!
B&O PLAY by Bang & Olufsen Introduces BeoPlay A2 a powerful, ultra portable Bluetooth speaker with 360 degrees of ground breaking sound - and an unprecedented 24 hours of battery life.
The freedom to enjoy great music wherever, whenever!
COPENHAGEN, Denmark and DEERFIELD, Ill., Oct. 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- B&O PLAY by Bang & Olufsen unveils today BeoPlay A2 - its first ever Bluetooth speaker - featuring ground breaking innovation, jaw dropping sound and design, and a functionality that will leave you speechless.
360 DEGREES OF MAGNIFICENT SOUND
Featuring the world's first omni-directional sound solution for a flat speaker, True360, ensures that everyone listening to the ultra portable speaker enjoys equally good sound - no matter where they're placed.
BeoPlay A2 is a two-channel speaker - with the two channels on each side of the device applying a new Bang & Olufsen solution called "Power Response Enhancement". It includes an extra tweeter on the rear side of the main driver that gives you a more even high frequency radiation around the edges. This two channel speaker solution is combined with the main speaker drivers' omni-directional sound dispersion at low frequencies, and results in what we call a True360 sound experience - powerful, room-filling music in all directions.
The sound profile of the speaker is typical B&O PLAY: The Bang & Olufsen Signature Sound that is honest, clean and passionate - and delivers all the beautiful details your music has to offer.
24 HOURS BATTERY LIFE
Hard to fathom, but BeoPlay A2 actually has enough battery power to keep the music and party going for up to 24 hours on a single battery charge - and none of the other speakers of this size and category come even close to matching that amount of playing time.
The rechargeable Li-ion battery inside the speaker features our "Adaptive Power Management" technology that both monitors and anticipates the incoming audio signal in order to save battery life. This innovative technology makes it possible to feed the exact amount of power needed by the amplifiers - and only when they need it.
MADE TO MOVE
Designed by the award-winning Danish industrial designer Cecilie Manz, BeoPlay A2 has a unique flat design with two rugged polymer shells and a rock solid aluminium core that brings cool Scandinavian elegance, acoustic stability and durability.
"BeoPlay A2 was designed for a life on the go - and that has influenced every aspect of the speaker in terms of its design. There is no front, there is no back - and there is no up or down, but there's sound everywhere," says Cecilie Manz.
A short, exchangeable, premium leather strap lets you easily carry the speaker with you wherever you're going - and because of the Bluetooth technology there's no need for an internet connection, just pair your mobile device with the speaker, and you're ready in a matter of seconds.
A REAL GAME-CHANGER
BeoPlay A2 is the first Bluetooth speaker from B&O PLAY and Bang & Olufsen - and with a price point of just USD399/EUR349 it's a product with lots of potential to make a splash in the market.
"BeoPlay A2 is a ground-breaking product that will set new industry standards, thanks to the innovative True360 sound and the unprecedented 24 hours of battery life," says Henrik Taudorf Lorensen, Corporate VP of B&O PLAY and continues "but also because you get best-in-class sound quality for this type of product."
ABOUT B&O PLAY
Firmly grounded in decades of design excellence, craftsmanship and product innovation from Bang & Olufsen, B&O PLAY interprets the same values for a new type of contemporary products aimed at youthful, design-conscious people with an active lifestyle.
The B&O PLAY portfolio is made up of products, that are intuitive to use and easy to integrate into your daily life - at home or on the move.
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B&O PLAY by Bang & Olufsen
One Place for Online Video: 5by Becomes Your Entertainment Inbox
5by's new mobile apps make finding, sharing and chatting about online video fast, simple and private
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- How often do you find a video you want to share because it reminds you of someone? Mobile video platform, 5by, is revolutionizing the video consumption and exchange experience with its all-new iOS and Android apps.
Developed to change how people communicate around video, the new version adds friend-to-friend messaging and multi-platform search to its existing video concierge. While curating video playlists remains at 5by's core, users now have a single destination for finding, sharing and chatting about online video in real-time.
Originally, 5by began as an effortless way to find the best online videos based on what users were in the mood to watch. Since then, its been rebuilt from the ground-up with the addition of two major features: chatting and video search. Now people will be able to visit 5by, search for videos across multiple platforms such as YouTube and partners channels, and have real-time conversations with friends about their favorites - all in one place.
"The address book is the original social network, and we're noticing a major shift in communication. More and more young people are moving away from widely broadcasting updates in favor of private conversations on platforms like Snapchat, WhatsApp and Yik Yak," said 5by Founder and CEO, Greg Isenberg. "Intimate conversations around video are already happening via SMS, email, messaging, so we wanted to facilitate those dialogues by making it easier for people to find and chat about the best videos under one roof."
As a premium entertainment channel, users can come to 5by to either search across platforms like YouTube, or to discover playlists from select media partners that are producing the best video content available on the web. In the new version, Mashable joins existing partner VICE with a new 5by channel, which will showcase the best videos from its YouTube library.
"We're partnering with 5by because we believe our video offerings will fit seamlessly with the community 5by has built for its unique video platform," said Mashable's Ryan Lytle.
5by is also introducing the "Daily 5" to showcase the five must-watch videos that will likely be trending the next day, and plans to announce additional partnerships in the coming months.
What's New on 5by:
-- Communicate: Share videos privately one-to-one or with up to 12 friends.
After videos are shared, have real-time, text-based conversations about
the video within 5by.
-- Search: Use 5by to search for videos across leading video platforms
including YouTube and partner channels - all in one ecosystem.
-- New Design: 5by's got a brand-new look to ensure that discovering,
watching and sharing videos is fast and fun.
-- Mashable on 5by: Watch the best of Mashable's YouTube library all in one
place, with a dedicated channel on 5by.
-- Daily 5: Let 5by's patent-pending recommendation technology show you the
five must-watch videos each day that your friends will be talking about
the next.
About 5by
5by is the only place for friends to find, share, and chat about their favorite videos. Search across multiple platforms like YouTube or discover the best online videos through 100+ carefully-curated playlists and partners channels. Send videos to your friends who would appreciate them most, and start a chat either one-to-one or with a group.
Since launching globally in January, 5by was named a best new app by Apple and is one of the first video apps compatible with Google Chromecast. In May, 5by won The Webby Award for Best Entertainment App and already drives millions of video plays each month. 5by was acquired by StumbleUpon in September 2013 but continues to operate independently led by CEO Greg Isenberg.
About StumbleUpon
StumbleUpon is best of the web, personalized and delivered to you instantly. We make over 500 million monthly recommendations, connecting our millions of users around new and entertaining web pages they likely won't find anywhere else.
Just tell us a little about yourself and we'll show you everything from amazing photos to interesting articles to trending videos - all curated to your likes and interests. Click the Stumble button to explore more never-ending, addictive content.
StumbleUpon apps are available for iOS, Android and at StumbleUpon.com
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Ricoh to offer customers a broader range of Fujitsu technologies as part of expanded IT Services menu
Offerings now include Fujitsu storage, servers and end-user devices
MALVERN, Pa., Oct. 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Ricoh Americas Corporation today announced it has expanded its partnership with Fujitsu America, Inc., offering Ricoh customers a new, broader range of Fujitsu technologies to foster information mobility in the new world of work.
Ricoh, already a partner of Fujitsu, will now offer the company's storage, servers and end-user devices as part of its comprehensive IT Services. Fujitsu enterprise platform solutions are among the highest performing for data transfer in the industry, enabling Ricoh clients to get maximum performance for their converged and virtualized environments. Fujitsu offers cost-effective solutions, which help customers move data more rapidly so they can effectively compete in today's fast-paced, dynamic work environment.
The expanded partnership is of particular interest to customers in healthcare, a strength of Fujitsu. The company's tablet PCs are used by many clinicians, and all of its products support the move to electronic health records. In addition to tablets, Ricoh will offer Fujitsu notebooks to customers.
"For organizations that wish to improve the performance of their information, Ricoh and Fujitsu together are a powerful combination, leveraging the best in technology and talent," said Douglas Besselman, director of Enterprise Channel Sales, Fujitsu America, Inc. "Together, we're helping customers overcome the most difficult challenges facing IT today."
Ricoh IT Services include design and implementation of networks and IT infrastructure, as well as support and remediation, all designed to help clients focus on core competencies and strategic initiatives.
Ricoh and Fujitsu have a long and successful partnership. Since 2009, Ricoh has provided Fujitsu technologies to more than 900 customers. Ricoh is Fujitsu's number one value-added reseller for both hardware and services, and has won the "One Capture Alliance Service Partner" for the last six years. Ricoh also operates 60 document service centers, which are dedicated to legal document processing; each of these service centers are equipped with multiple Fujitsu scanners.
"Because IT services are crucial for our clients' success, we're investing heavily in these capabilities in all sectors, especially healthcare and education," said Tim Vellek, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Ricoh Americas Corporation. "This increased investment in a very strategic partnership is further manifestation of our commitment to clients and partners."
For details on Ricoh's full line of products, services and solutions, please visit http://www.ricoh-usa.com.
| About Ricoh |
Ricoh is a global technology company specializing in office imaging equipment, production print solutions, document management systems and IT services. Headquartered in Tokyo, Ricoh Group operates in about 200 countries and regions. In the financial year ending March 2014, Ricoh Group had worldwide sales of 2,195 billion yen based on the IFRS accounting standard (approx. 21.3 billion USD).
The majority of the company's revenue comes from products, solutions and services that improve the interaction between people and information. Ricoh also produces award-winning digital cameras and specialized industrial products. It is known for the quality of its technology, the exceptional standard of its customer service and sustainability initiatives.
Under its corporate tagline, imagine. change. Ricoh helps companies transform the way they work and harness the collective imagination of their employees.
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Polaroid Fotobar Launches Micro-Retail Expansion with Seven New Locations
- Locations to Open in Southern and Northern California Before the Holidays -
BOCA RATON, Fla., Oct. 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Polaroid Fotobar is expanding its fun, new experiential retail concept with the opening of seven micro-retail locations in select Westfield Malls throughout California. These innovative 300-square-foot stores will make the process of turning peoples' best pictures which only currently live on their smartphones, Facebook, Instagram and other digital platforms into cherished pieces of art. Additionally, consumers can recapture the magic of instantly transforming their pictures into three different size Polaroid prints which can be collected into unique Polaroid Shadowboxes or other Polaroid picture accessories.
"Our new micro-retail stores represent the best of our technology, merchandising and retail knowledge, creating a highly scalable, efficient store model that can be rolled out nationwide," said Warren Struhl, the company's founder and chief executive officer. "Two years ago when we launched Polaroid Fotobar, our goal was to reinvent how consumers interact with their digital photography in a fun manner. Now, we have a brand new retail footprint in which consumers can print their best memories for their wall, desk or shelf."
The seven micro-stores are set to open throughout late October and early November in Westfield mall locations in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento and San Jose, Calif.
"Polaroid Fotobar offers an exciting new shopping experience for our customers, just in time for the holidays," said Ted Kaminski, senior vice president of Westfield Mall Retail. "The Polaroid Fotobar team has created an innovative and immersive retail concept that perfectly aligns with our goal to transform the retail experience throughout our mall common areas."
Launched in 2012 and currently operating traditional stores in South Florida and Las Vegas, Polaroid Fotobar offers customers the ability to instantly print pictures from wherever they may reside often using the popular Polaroid Classic Border Logo format. In addition, customers can display their favorite photos through an extensive selection of custom frames, displays and unique photo products crafted from a variety of materials including canvas, acrylic, metal, glass and bamboo.
Polaroid Fotobar locations also offer an array of Polaroid-branded products, including classic and new Polaroid cameras, as well as professional and knowledgeable retail associates known as "Fototenders" - who are available onsite to help customers every step of the way to instantly turn their photos into lasting memories.
About Polaroid Fotobar
Founded in 2012, Polaroid Fotobar is the first-of-its-kind, fun, and experiential retail destination that is changing the paradigm of how people "liberate" their photos and turn them into innovative and memorable products. Each location offers the ability to instantly print your pictures -- wherever they may reside -- including the exclusive Polaroid Classic Border Logo picture format in several different sizes. In addition, customers can turn their favorite photos into an extensive selection of custom and unique photo products from a variety of materials including canvas, acrylic, metal, glass, bamboo and more. Polaroid Fotobar locations also offer an array of Polaroid-branded products and feature "Fototenders," available to offer friendly, expert and hands-on support to assist customers as they instantly turn their best photos into lasting memories. Additionally, many Polaroid Fotobar products are available on the web at polaroidfotobar.com.
About Polaroid
Polaroid is one of the world's most trusted, well-respected and recognizable brands. It features a rich, 75-year history that began with Polaroid instant film. Our range of products include instant and digital still cameras, high-definition and mountable sports video cameras, tablets and flat-screen TVs that deliver the fun, instant gratification and value that the brand has long stood for. Today, the Polaroid Classic Border Logo, rooted in our beginnings of instant photo sharing, serves to designate genuine Polaroid-branded products. For more information, visit polaroid.com.
Polaroid, Polaroid & Pixel, Polaroid Color Spectrum and Polaroid Classic Border Logo are trademarks of PLR IP Holdings, LLC, used under license.
About Westfield
Westfield Corporation (ASX: WFD) is a global leader in the design, development, and operation of premier retail destinations with interests in 40 shopping centers in the United States and United Kingdom, along with a major development site in Milan, Italy. In the U.S., Westfield's portfolio of 38 shopping centers includes more than 6,700 retail shops across 46 million square feet of space in California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Washington. Operating also in eight major U.S. airports, Westfield is raising the bar on the traveler experience with developments at JFK, LAX, Newark, Houston Intercontinental and Chicago O'Hare airports.
Media Contact for Fotobar:
Nicole Hunnicutt
(404) 558-4108
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Media Contact for Polaroid:
Melissa Hoistion
908-895-0783
mhoistion@randjpr.com
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Connectivity Anytime, Anywhere, on any Device: Transatel Opens new Opportunities for Consumer Electronic Brands on the Burgeoning Embedded Connectivity Market
PARIS, October 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
Apple's quiet release of its Apple SIM has recently disrupted the embedded
connectivity market. This technology allows users to switch mobile carriers without
changing their SIM card and paves the way for a future where device manufacturers will be
connectivity resellers and providers.
Transatel anticipated this market trend long ago and developed SIM 901, which offers
device manufacturers an end-to-end embedded connectivity solution. This technology based
on the multi-local 901 mobile network code allows device manufacturers to deliver global
3G/LTE services to their end-users with one unique SIM card.
With 30 billion connected devices expected by 2020, the forecasted growth in
Connectivity and the Internet of Things markets clearly ensures a bright future for this
innovative connectivity solution.
Cost-effective and flexible embedded connectivity solution for device manufacturers:
A global SIM ready to go: SIM 901 provides local plug-and-play 3G/LTE connectivity in
multiple countries thanks to Transatel's agreements with mobile operators worldwide.
Transatel ensures excellent global coverage and negotiates local rates around the world
for the benefit of businesses and end-users.
Transatel provides device manufacturers with a single interface to deliver simplified
and cost-efficient services. Transatel's mutualized infrastructure ensures the lowest
operational costs to manage device connectivity and subscriptions for end-users. Transatel
901 SIM also provides additional features to consumer devices allowing manufacturers to
deploy cloud services.
Transatel SIM 901 solution can be deployed under different business models: from a
white label turnkey solution operated by Transatel, to the classical Enabler or Aggregator
models providing all the technical tools to enable device manufacturers to manage their
data offers and services on their own.
Jacques Bonifay said: "We are proud to have developed the ultimate embedded
connectivity solution for this burgeoning market. SIM 901 provides global, reliable, and
secure connectivity to consumers' laptops, tablets, and even cars. Our model can go a step
further than the Apple SIM, as not only does SIM 901 allow device manufacturers to sell
their own connectivity services, but it does so globally and at local rates."
About Transatel:
Transatel is a pan-European telecommunications company founded in 2000 and established
in France, the UK, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. Transatel has 3
main activities: MVNE, MVNO, and M2M.
As an MVNE/A, Transatel offers a turnkey solution for companies who want to launch an
MVNO and market their own mobile service. Transatel's platform is interconnected with 7 of
the biggest operators in Europe (Bouygues Telecom and Orange France, Orange Switzerland,
Everything Everywhere in the UK, Base et Mobistar in Belgium, and Tango in Luxembourg)
which guarantees the highest possible quality of service for its partners. Transatel's
platform currently manages more than 650,000 SIM cards for 80 MVNOs.
As an MVNO, Transatel offers tailor-made packages for frequent-travellers and
cross-border professionals under its own brands: Transatel Mobile, Eurokeitai, and
Transatel Rental.
Finally, as an M2M solutions provider, Transatel allows M2M players to add airtime
connectivity to their services and applications. Transatel's main M2M partners are
Everything Everywhere UK and Orange Switzerland, for whom Transatel manages more than
750,000 M2M SIMs.
NovaCentrix and nScrypt Team on FlexTech Alliance Contract for Advanced 3D Printing Tool
SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- FlexTech Alliance announced today the awarding of a development agreement to nScrypt and NovaCentrix for a next-generation three-dimensional (3D) printing tool for creating complex and functional objects. The total award of $1,291,000 will be cost-shared between the organizations over a 12 month period. FlexTech partners with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, which has a keen interest in 3D printing for rapid prototyping of new electronic devices and components.
Currently available 3D printers are typically limited to the printing of one or two materials. This tool will be able to additively build integrated hybrid circuits on 3D surfaces, as well as devices on flexible, low temperature, and rigid planar substrates. The tool will seamlessly integrate multiple existing tools into one complimentary system. It will have 5 heads including 1 pick and place unit, 3 micro-dispensing pump heads, 1 fused deposition head, and 1 photonic curing unit. The tool will be able to print, switch dispensing materials, and cure, all at speeds beyond today's fastest rates and without changing inks.
"The teaming of nScrypt and NovaCentrix on this project is optimal for a successful outcome," notes Michael Ciesinski, president and CEO of FlexTech Alliance. "nScrypt has already created some of the most advanced 3D printing tools, while NovaCentrix is consistently introducing tools which are enabling the printed electronics revolution."
"At nScrypt, we know that 3D printing is a truly disruptive technology and, even though initially expensive and challenging, the promise of flexibility and cost savings will drive adoption," adds Kenneth Church, CEO of nScrypt. "FlexTech funding allows nScrypt, where we have been working on digital printing for more than 15 years, and NovaCentrix to combine our expertise and demonstrate why 3D digital printing is a game-changing manufacturing process."
"This ground-breaking integrated unit is the next step in what we see as the inevitable convergence of printed electronics and 3D fabrication. The portfolio of materials able to be used in 3D fabrication will expand dramatically, and active electronics can be designed into structures in ways never-before possible," said Stan Farnsworth, vice president of marketing at NovaCentrix. "We laud FlexTech for the vision and organizational efforts in bringing this project to fruition, and the team at nScrypt for their engineering capability and deposition expertise."
This system will be the first commercially available 3D additive manufacturing system capable of constructing functional monolithic 3D devices, able to realize a designer's vision from art to part. Additionally, it is likely to meet the needs of a variety of industrial customers interested in additive manufacturing of electronic sub-components and devices such as antennae, touch sensors, or circuits for cell phones, and other molded parts made from limited thermal stability plastics parts. This is the beginning of small lot manufacturing, but this is also the first tool that will easily transition to multi-nozzle systems for high volume mass customization and cyberfacturing.
About FlexTech Alliance
FlexTech Alliance is devoted to fostering the growth, profitability and success of the flexible, printed electronics supply chain, and the many application areas enabled by this new class of electronics products. FlexTech offers its members expanded collaboration with industry, academia and research organizations. To learn more, visit http://www.flextech.org or call us at 408.577.1300.
About NovaCentrix
NovaCentrix, based in Austin, Texas, is a leader in printed electronics manufacturing technologies. The state-of-the-art PulseForge® photonic curing tools dry, sinter, and anneal functional inks in milliseconds on low-temperature, flexible substrates such as paper and plastic. The tools process a wide array of metal-based conductive inks, as well as non-metallic and semiconductor inks, and are available with the integrated material and tool simulation package SimPulse(TM) NovaCentrix also offers high-performance, economical Metalon® and PChem conductive inks, including the innovative and award-winning ICI copper-oxide reduction inks which work optimally with PulseForge tools. NovaCentrix also offers printing services with our in-house inkjet, screen, and flexographic presses. To learn more, please visit http://www.novacentrix.com.
About nScrypt
nScrypt is an advanced technology company focused on micro-dispensing a wide range of materials for electronic packaging and 3D printing. The Orlando, Florida based company sells micro-dispensing systems ready for microelectronics, biomedical and tissue engineering applications. The product line-up includes the SmartPump(TM) and the nFD Pump(TM) and extensive experience in dispensing applications with a wide range of materials with line-widths of less than 50 microns and dots of 75 microns. Printed conformal antennas on low temperature substrates or small epoxy lines and dots for micro packaging are standard applications for these systems. Learn more at http://www.nscrypt.com.
Contacts:
Heidi Hoffman, senior director
FlexTech Alliance
Email
408.577.1300
Beth Brownell, vice president
nScrypt
Email
407.275.4720
Stan Farnsworth, vice president
NovaCentrix
Email
512.491.9500
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Turtle Beach Stealth 500X Fully Wireless Gaming Headset for the Xbox One Now Shipping to Stores
The first and only headset that provides wireless chat and game audio on the Xbox One
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Turtle Beach, the leading audio brand in the video games industry, today announced that the officially licensed Ear Force Stealth 500X wireless surround sound headset for Xbox One is now shipping to retailers. The Stealth 500X is the first fully wireless headset for the Xbox One and is expected to be the only one available to Xbox One owners through the end of the year. The Stealth 500X is also the first and only headset for the Xbox One that features DTS Headphone:X 7.1 channel surround sound. Turtle Beach is the gaming audio brand of Turtle Beach Corporation (NASDAQ: HEAR).
"Turtle Beach has pushed the boundaries of wireless audio on the Xbox One console through innovation and close cooperation with Microsoft," said Juergen Stark, Chief Executive Officer at Turtle Beach Corporation. "True wireless connectivity for the Xbox One has been the most requested feature from our community and we are pleased to deliver the Stealth 500X in time for the big games coming this holiday season."
The Stealth 500X delivers digital surround sound audio from the Xbox One's optical connection and chat audio through the Xbox One's USB connection, and uses separate wireless channels to send chat and game audio to the headset. Every competitive wireless headset currently on the market uses a wired connection from the headset to an audio adapter connected to the Xbox One controller for chat audio. The Stealth 500X is shipping to retailers worldwide and has an official launch date of November 4, although consumers may begin to see the product at retail as soon as this week.
Utilizing immersive DTS Headphone:X 7.1 surround sound and a completely reimagined preset system, players can use surround sound modes that are finely tuned for different types of games, movies and music. For example, the game surround sound mode offers presets that have been acoustically tuned for first person shooter, racing, and sports games. The built-in rechargeable battery provides more than 15 hours of playing time, and new high-performance Wi-Fi ensures an interference-free wireless experience. Swap out the removable microphone for the included mobile cable and use the Stealth 500X as a wired headphone with mobile devices.
In March 2014, Turtle Beach launched the first officially-licensed Xbox One headsets on the market, including the XO FOUR and XO SEVEN stereo headsets for the Xbox One, and the Turtle Beach Titanfall Atlas for Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC. The officially-licensed XO ONE stereo headset for the Xbox One launched in early October 2014.
All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
About Turtle Beach Corporation
Turtle Beach Corporation (TurtleBeachCorp.com) designs audio products for consumer, commercial and healthcare markets. Under the brand Turtle Beach (TurtleBeach.com), the company markets premium headsets for use with video game consoles, including officially-licensed headsets for the next-generation Xbox One and PlayStation®4, personal computers and mobile devices. Under the brand HyperSound® (HyperSound.com), the company markets pioneering directed audio solutions that have applications in digital signage and kiosks, consumer electronics and healthcare. The Company's shares are traded on the NASDAQ Exchange under the symbol NASDAQ:HEAR.
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CONTACT: David Lowey, Director of Corporate Communications, Turtle Beach Corporation, David.Lowey@turtlebeach.com, +1-914-844-2759, or Keith Hennessey, European Communications Manager, Turtle Beach, Keith.Hennessey@turtlebeach.com, +44 (0) 1254-51725
Intersil to Demonstrate HD-SDI Video Transmitter and Receiver ICs for HDcctv Cameras and DVRs at Security China 2014
Visit Intersil at HDcctv Product Gallery to See Long Reach HD Video Demonstration
MILPITAS, Calif., Oct. 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Intersil Corporation (NASDAQ: ISIL), a leading provider of innovative power management and precision analog solutions will showcase its long reach HD-SDI IC technology for video security and surveillance systems at the Security China 2014 show, October 28-31, in Beijing. Intersil will demonstrate HD surveillance local-site transport using its digital video devices embedded in HD cameras and digital video recorder (DVR) equipment from different suppliers.
Intersil Demonstration -- International Hall, HDcctv Alliance Stand E1Y39
Intersil is showing a demonstration of Sony-, ZeeAnn- and Pixelworks-based HD cameras using its embedded TW6872 HD-SDI video transmitter sending digital video over coaxial cable to the TW6874 quad HD-SDI receiver embedded in a 4NSYS DVR. Intersil's TW6872 and TW6874 offer video surveillance system manufacturers an end-to-end solution enabling picture perfect, latency free video at more than 2x the distance of traditional HD-SDI solutions.
The TW6872/4 devices use SMPTE VC-2 based Dirac compression to enable HD video transmission at cable distances of 300+ meters, offering robust operation in real-world installations. The TW6872 triple-rate HD-SDI video transmitter and TW6874 quad HD-SDI video receiver deliver the full benefits of HD quality without requiring expensive cabling upgrades. The ICs are designed to conform to the SMPTE standards for SD, HD and 3G serial digital transmission and offer an unprecedented level of integration to enable reduced system costs for video surveillance cameras, DVRs and video mixers and switches.
About Intersil
Intersil Corporation is a leading provider of innovative power management and precision analog solutions. The company's products form the building blocks of increasingly intelligent, mobile and power hungry electronics, enabling advances in power management to improve efficiency and extend battery life. With a deep portfolio of intellectual property and a rich history of design and process innovation, Intersil is the trusted partner to leading companies in some of the world's largest markets, including industrial and infrastructure, mobile computing, automotive and aerospace. For more information about Intersil, visit our website at http://www.intersil.com.
Intersil and the Intersil logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intersil Corporation. All other brands, product names and marks are or may be trademarks or registered trademarks used to identify products or services of their respective owners.
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Allview Launches Mini Version of X2 Soul, Smartphone That Features a Slim Design, Nearly 5 mm
BRASOV, Romania, October 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
Allview, the number one smartphones and tablets brand in Romania, is launching today
the X2 Soul Mini, a smartphone with a thickness of only 5,15 mm. It is more than a phone,
it is an exquisite accessory built from quality materials, highlighted by its simple and
elegant design.
Its weight of only 97 grams and its reduced thickness of only 5,15 mm are the result
of using the thinnest components and the latest hour technology. Protected by a resistant
glass layer, the front and the back of the phone bring an important contribution to the
charming design. The delightful construction is fulfilled by the frame's simplicity and
the screen's frame of only 1,8 mm on long sides of the phone.
Despite the fact that the phone is thin, it does not compromise the performance and
the autonomy. The 2050 mAh SDI Battery ensures a capacity of up to 30% higher than the
usual ones with the same dimension and a longer lifetime. The device has a 1,7 GHz Octa
Core processor, a Mali 450 graphic solution, 1 GB of RAM, and 16 GB Flash.
The 4,8" Amoled display has a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels and 306 ppi. The images
are clear and are played by sharp colours. The display is protected by a glass layer
resistant to scratches and shocks.
The X2 Soul Mini has 2 cameras, both with an aperture opening of F/2.0. The main 8 MP
OV8858 with Autofocus and LED Flash camera is the new adapted solution for the new
smartphones' generation. This has useful and fun features like HDR, Full HD, gesture shot,
panorama, real time filters, stamps and make-up. Moreover, a frame focus can be separated
by the exposure, to control easily the difficult backlight scenes. The front 5 MP BSI
camera is useful for taking great selfies.
The Allview X2 Soul Mini is available starting today on preorder at the price of 199
euros. For more details, check the product's presentation page, http://www.allviewmobile.com/x2mini .
About Allview Mobile
Created in 2004, the Allview brand is present on IT&C markets across Romania, Poland,
Bulgaria, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Moldova, Slovakia, Greece, Serbia and
Bosnia-Herzegovina. Allview devices have a user-friendly interface, an attractive design,
the latest technical features and high performance.