Jackery Releases Giant+ Rechargeable Battery Compatible with Latest Apple Devices With Up to 260 Hours of Extra Operational Time
World's Most Powerful Rechargeable Battery Has 12000mAh Charging Capacity - Effectively Charges All Major Smartphones Including the New iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Jackery, a provider of premium rechargeable battery products for mobile devices, announced today the launch of the Jackery Giant+, an enhanced version of the company's most powerful product that features up to 260 hours of extra operational time. The new Jackery Giant+ is a higher capacity version of the Jackery Giant, which offers up to 220 hours of charging time for electronic devices. The Jackery Giant+ is able to charge a wide variety of devices including smartphones (including iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C), MP3 players, game consoles, and tablets.
Despite its considerable power, the Jackery Giant+ still weighs only 10.4 ounces and measures only 4.3 x 3.1 x .08 inches, making it easily portable. Armed with its 12000 mAh charging capacity, the Jackery Giant+ can quickly charge two smartphones, tablets, and other devices simultaneously through its dual USB connections. An advanced power lock technology allows the battery to retain its charge for up to six months in a standby mode.
"Our company philosophy is to always be innovating and improving our industry-leading products to ensure we offer maximum performance and value to our customers," said York Yu, CEO of Jackery. "The original Jackery Giant was the most powerful rechargeable battery in the world. With the Giant+ we can provide our most demanding users with up to 40 more hours of time to use a variety of devices compared to the original Giant. Its power capacity is remarkable and is a testament to the skill of our engineering team that can pack in so much power in a small package."
In addition to iOS and Android devices, Jackery's products are also compatible with Windows phones, various smartphone and tablet platforms, multiple gaming devices, and MP3 players. Jackery Giant+ joins the Jackery Giant, Jackery Bar and Jackery Mini products. Consumers can purchase the entire Jackery lineup at: http://www.amazon.com/gp/browse.html?ie=UTF8&marketplaceID=ATVPDKIKX0DER&me=AZF6YB7UVA7OU
About Jackery
Jackery is a Santa Clara, California-based technology company focused on developing premium battery products for smartphones and tablets. The company offers a lineup of four products, the Jackery Giant+, Jackery Giant, Jackery Bar, and Jackery Mini, which all offer considerable charging time and small form factors for owners of the most popular smartphones, tablet devices, MP3 players and gaming devices. For more information, visit http://www.jackeryusa.com.
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Labelmaster exclusively offers the G2G Snap-N-Secure(TM) Pallet and Crate Seal
The G2G Snap-N-Secure seal offered by Labelmaster is an innovative new design in pallet and crate security.
CHICAGO, Oct. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Labelmaster®, a leading manufacturer and distributor of regulatory compliance products, packaging and shipping solutions, has expanded its product line to include the G2G Snap-N-Secure Pallet and Crate Seal. The G2G seal is a tough polycarbonate solution that easily snaps in place without the use of an installation tool and accommodates ½" to ¾" wide polyester and steel strapping. This is the only pallet seal on the market that is easy to install, economical, and can be applied to both steel and polyester strapping.
The G2G Pallet and Crate Seal is designed to snap in place over the strapping clips so the strapping cannot be removed and replaced; thus securing the contents. Attempts at removal will leave clear indications that the shipment was tampered with during transport. The seal is designed to fracture at strategic areas to clearly indicate tampering. G2G Pallet and Crate Seals can be customized with various barcodes, inkjet markings, or consecutive numbering for track and trace from point of origin to destination--providing complete chain of custody.
For product information, please visit, the G2G Snap-N-Secure Pallet and Crate Seal page or call 800-621-5808, fax 800-723-4327 or email our sales team.
Labelmaster, established in 1967, is a developer, manufacturer, distributor and marketer of hazardous materials compliance products, including DOT placards, labels, regulatory publications, UN packaging, and more. The company's 45 years of experience providing regulatory information and products for all transportation modes make it especially qualified as a total compliance resource. To learn more about Labelmaster, find us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.
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Labelmaster
773-279-2311
mbrown@labelmaster.com
Alinean Launches Free ROI Calculators for Sales, Marketing and IT
New ValueStory Calculators help executives benchmark and improve key spending and performance
ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Alinean, empowering B2B sales and marketing to better communicate and quantify the value of solutions to frugal buyers, today announced the release of free return on investment (ROI) calculators for its ValueStory(TM) App. These free ROI calculators help business executives benchmark their current spending and management practices, and understand how various initiatives might improve performance.
The free ValueStory ROI Calculators include:
-- Marketing Calculator - analyzes marketing strategies and spending versus
competitive benchmarks, and delivers financial calculators to help in
campaign planning and driving better marketing effectiveness
-- Sales Efficiency and Effectiveness Calculator - assesses current Sales
spending and practices, quantifying current costs and the financial
benefits of various best practice improvements
-- Downtime Calculator - quantifies the current cost of downtime on
revenue, business processes and productivity, and the benefits
achievable via improved availability.
"Today's B-to-B executive is budget constrained and risk adverse. They are much more careful in how they prioritize and justify purchases and investments," says Jim Ninivaggi, Director of the Sales Enablement Strategies practice at SiriusDecisions. "Value actualization tools, like those offered within Alinean's ValueStory app, help these executives uncover opportunities and quantify the financial impacts of various improvements."
Each ROI Calculator contains research from leading analyst firms including IDC and SiriusDecisions, as well as assessment and performance benchmarks aggregated and constantly refreshed from the ValueStory community of users.
The ValueStory App and ROI Calculators are available for free download from the Apple App Store, for use directly by executives to assess and improve performance, or by sales professionals and consultants to help prospects understand current issues and drive improvements. Additional free ROI Calculators will be made available each month to registered users.
Customized versions of these ValueStory ROI Calculators are available from Alinean for specific B2B vendor sales and marketing initiatives. Alternatively, B2B solution providers can leverage the ValueStory Builder to self-customize and publish versions of these ROI Calculators for sales rep / channel partner use.
"As a solution provider, you need to deliver meaningful value messaging, compelling insights, and credible financial justification in each sales and marketing conversation," says Tom Pisello, the ROI Guy and CEO / founder of Alinean. "Solution providers can easily leverage the free ROI Calculators and database of management, spending and best practice benchmarks as a foundation to create their own customized value-selling and marketing tools."
Alinean
Alinean empowers B2B vendors to better connect, engage and sell to today's economic-focused buyer via the development and delivery of interactive value selling and marketing tools. Alinean-powered value storytelling, financial justification, ROI / TCO tools create more compelling value-based conversations and proposals -- generating more demand, challenging the "do-nothing" buyer into action, accelerating sales cycles, increasing deal size and improving competitive win rates.
Leading B2B firms leveraging Alinean tools include: HP, IBM, Microsoft, Dell, Intel, OfficeMax, IDC/IDG, AT&T, BMC Software, ADP and SolidWorks.
FANDANGO MOVIE TICKETING TO BE FEATURED ON SAMSUNG'S INNOVATIVE NEW CONTENT RECOMMENDATION SERVICE "HERE & NOW"
Fandango's Show Times, Ticketing, Movie Trailers and Original Movie Preview Show "Weekend Ticket" to be integrated into Samsung's New GALAXY Note 3
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Fandango, the nation's leading moviegoer destination, announced today that it will provide movie show times, ticketing, movie trailers and original movie preview show "Weekend Ticket" for the new Samsung GALAXY devices.
Fandango's movie ticketing features will be integrated into the soon-to-be-released Samsung GALAXY Note 3, as part of the "Here & Now" service, offering users easy-to-access content based on contextual information and location -- functionality that is highly valued by film fans on the go. Users will also be able to view the latest movie trailers and Fandango's original video series "Weekend Ticket," a weekly movie preview show hosted by renowned movie expert Dave Karger to help select the movie that is right for them.
"Fandango is proud to support the launch of the new Samsung GALAXY Note 3 device, as we are committed to innovating across all the leading technology platforms," said Paul Yanover, President of Fandango. "With the Samsung GALAXY Note's 'Here & Now' service, moviegoers will be able to quickly find a movie and buy tickets to a nearby theater through Fandango, enabling a fast and frictionless moviegoing experience."
"We are pleased to work with Fandango to enhance and enrich the key features of the Samsung GALAXY Note 3 'Here & Now' service," says TJ Kang, Senior Vice President of Samsung Electronics Media Solution Center. "Fandango is providing us with the most comprehensive movie information, services and ticketing access available, making our new service even more appealing to our customers."
Mobile continues to be a strong driver of traffic and ticket sales growth for Fandango. The company just completed its best ticket-selling summer in company history, with mobile representing 44% of overall sales, and mobile tickets seeing a 75% year-over-year increase.
About Fandango
Fandango, the nation's leading moviegoer destination and an NBCUniversal company, sells tickets to more than 22,000 screens nationwide. Fandango entertains and informs consumers with reviews, commentary, celebrity interviews and trailers, and offers the ability to quickly select a film, plan where and when to see it, and conveniently buy tickets in advance. For many theaters, fans can print their tickets at home or receive them as a paperless Mobile Ticket on their smartphones. Fandango's top-ranking movie ticketing apps, with 37 million downloads, are available on the iPhone and iPad, Android, and many other platforms. Fandango is enjoyed by more than 30 million online and mobile visitors each month, according to comScore. Film fans also find Fandango on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/fandango and on Twitter @Fandango.
About Samsung
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in technology, opening new possibilities for people everywhere. Through relentless innovation and discovery, we are transforming the worlds of televisions, smartphones, personal computers, printers, cameras, home appliances, LTE systems, medical devices, semiconductors and LED solutions. We employ 270,000 people across 79 countries with annual sales of US $187.8 billion. To discover more, please visit http://www.samsung.com.
Global Vision Introduces New Barcode Verification & Measurement Technologies for PDF Files
BarProof is the industry's first barcode verifier for pre-press and brand owners
MONTREAL, Oct.1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Vision, the industry leader in the development of innovative proofreading technologies, today announced the addition of barcode verification for PDF files as well as Bar Width Reduction (BWR) and magnification measurements to its BarProof software module.
Unique in the marketplace
Traditionally, barcode verification required printing a PDF file at high resolution then verifying it with hardware devices. BarProof eliminates this extra step of printing the PDF file, saving time and money.
BarProof is the only barcode decoder and verification tool for PDF files that provides grading, bar width reduction and magnification measurements, guaranteeing scannable barcodes at the checkout counter.
BWR is critical during the pre-press process in order to compensate for different packaging materials and ink spread during production. By verifying BWR values in PDF files upstream in the process, brand owners can be assured that barcodes will achieve expected quality levels.
"An unreadable barcode may be costly for brand owners in terms of product recalls, liability and loss of reputation." explained Reuben Malz, President of Global Vision. "BarProof provides assurance to the brand owner and printer for barcode quality in order to avoid errors earlier in the process - before it's even printed."
About BarProof
BarProof builds quality into the process by taking it all the way upstream to PDF files. BarProof automatically locates all barcodes on a label, carton or press sheet and grades each according to CEN/ANSI/ISO standards. Bar width reduction and magnification measurements are also provided. BarProof verifies and decodes 1D and 2D barcodes including UPC, Data Matrix and QR. The BarProof module is available as an option with Digital-Page, ScanTVS and QCanywhere.
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About Global Vision
Global Vision is the world leader in the design and delivery of innovative proofreading technologies. Its complete suite of advanced solutions featuring text-based, pixel-based and Braille inspection technologies are designed to eliminate printed artwork, text verification, and text comparison related errors, providing end-to-end security at every stage of the workflow process.
Scribd Launches First Global, Multi-Platform Digital Book Subscription Service
Monthly Plan for $8.99 Offers Unlimited Access to Millions of Books and Written Works, Including Best-Selling and Award-Winning Titles Available to Subscribers on iPhone, iPad, Android Devices, and Web Browsers
All HarperCollins Books Available for Purchase and Majority of Backlist Available via Subscription
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Scribd, the world's largest global, multi-platform digital library of books and other written works, today launched a book subscription service available for a flat-rate plan of $8.99 per month. Scribd's cloud-based book subscription service allows people to read books on the iPhone, iPad, Android devices and Web browsers. Scribd's subscription service has been growing 60 percent each month since launching it in early 2013. Scribd has amassed more than 80 million active users and a global library of more than 40 million books and documents, in 100 countries and 80 languages worldwide. HarperCollins Publishers has signed as the first major publishing partner, making the majority of the HarperCollins US and HarperCollins Christian backlist catalog for Scribd's digital book subscription service. In addition, the full HarperCollins catalog can be purchased in the Scribd retail store. Scribd features titles from best selling authors including: Paulo Coelho, Neil Gaiman, Marian Keys, and Elmore Leonard from HarperCollins, as well as best selling authors from other publishers including: E-Reads, Kensington, Red Wheel/Weiser, Rosetta Books, Sourcebooks, and Workman.
"Since starting Scribd six years ago, we have gained a lot of experience building a library of books and written works, growing a global community, and gathering data on what readers and publishers want," said Trip Adler, CEO and co-founder of Scribd. "Those insights have helped us build a product that we believe delivers on a new and better reading experience by giving our customers instant access to a vast collection of books to read, across a wide array of the top digital devices, all for one low monthly price. We are thrilled to be working with HarperCollins on such an innovative and pioneering partnership."
"With 80 million active users, the Scribd platform is reaching a vast global audience of readers. HarperCollins is excited to reach an innovative partnership with Scribd that monetizes its audience through traditional retail and a subscription offer for our backlist titles," said Brian Murray, President and CEO, HarperCollins Publishers Worldwide. "HarperCollins authors will benefit from extended reach, increased discovery, and improved royalty streams."
"I'm excited to see HarperCollins experimenting with new business models. It demonstrates that they are not afraid to embrace new ways of expanding the reach of their authors," said Paulo Coelho, author of The Alchemist.
Scribd's extensive collection of user generated content also offers subscribers additional reading options that enhance and add a social element to the books they're reading or have read. For example, after reading A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith, readers can access papers analyzing the different characters in the book, a doctorate paper on tenement houses in Brooklyn, and even a study guide for the book. Scribd will also let people easily see what books and documents their friends have read, privacy settings permitting.
ABOUT SCRIBD:
Scribd is the world's largest global digital library, featuring a book subscription service that gives readers access to millions of books and written works. Launched in 2007 by Trip Adler and Jared Friedman, Scribd also features works contributed by users as well as publishers, doubling in size every year. Backed by Y Combinator, Charles River Ventures, and Redpoint Ventures, Scribd has been profitable for years and continues to be one of the most influential websites in the world with more than 80 million active readers coming to the site every month.
ABOUT HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS:
HarperCollins Publishers, one of the largest English-language publishers in the world, is a subsidiary of News Corp (NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NNC, NNCLV). Headquartered in New York, HarperCollins has publishing groups around the world in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and India. HarperCollins is a broad-based publisher with strengths in literary and commercial fiction, business books, children's books, cookbooks, narrative nonfiction, mystery, romance, reference, pop culture, design, health, wellness, and religious and spiritual books. With nearly 200 years of history, HarperCollins has published some of the world's foremost authors, including winners of the Nobel Prize, the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the Newbery Medal, and the Caldecott Medal. HarperCollins is consistently at the forefront of innovation, using digital technology to create unique reading experiences and expand the reach of its authors. You can visit HarperCollins Publishers online at: http://www.harpercollins.com
Panasonic Introduces New Cordless Clutch Tools With Advanced Features For The Manufacturing Assembly Process
Cordless Clutch Tools Designed to Provide High-End Features for the Assembly Market Debuts at ASSEMBLY Show 2013
Panasonic Booth #346
NEWARK, N.J., Oct. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Panasonic will introduce a new series of six clutch tools to its line-up of cordless assembly tools at the ASSEMBLY Show 2013. Designed with advanced features and exceptional durability, the new EYFGA Series of Precision Cordless Clutch Tools provide greater accuracy and repeatability, and are capable of programmable speeds, detecting cross threads, rehits, and error proofing. The clutch tools will be available November 2013 via Panasonic's exclusive assembly tool dealers nationwide.
The new EYFGA Series of Precision Cordless Clutch Tools include three clutch tools with error proofing capability and three clutch tools with operator OK/NOK indications both visual and audible. All models feature a programmable LED work light and are powered by two battery options a 2.0 Ah lightweight battery pack or Panasonic's 4.2Ah Lithium Nickel high capacity batteries - the highest rated battery capacity in the cordless tool market.
"Our tools are designed with ergonomics, durability and accuracy in mind, allowing users to work faster and safer. The introduction of these new cordless clutch tools provide advanced solutions for manufacturing engineers to reduce costs while increasing productivity," said John Olson, Group Manager Panasonic Power Tool Division.
New Cordless Clutch Tools
Panasonic developed this line of cordless assembly tools to meet the growing demand for ergonomic tools on the factory floor. The light weight balanced design, cushioned grip and minimal torque reaction, helps to reduce operator fatigue; therefore, creating a better work environment.
Panasonic EYFGA Cordless Clutch Tools
Panasonic's New EYFGA Series of Precision Cordless Clutch Tools are intelligent, ergonomic, repeatable and accurate. The tool design incorporates a comfortable grip, weight balanced with minimal torque reaction weighing less than 3.5 lbs. The fast acting clutch and a photo interrupter (non-contact switch) shuts off the tool immediately giving the tool its accuracy and repeatability. The optional downshift feature can increase accuracy by slowing the tool down just before final torque. Other programmable features include adjustable rundown speeds, cross thread reduction, cross thread / rehit detection, and programmable maintenance intervals. The possibilities for this energy efficient tool make it ideal for any manufacturing assembly process.
ADDITIONAL FEATURES:
Intelligent Shut-Off and Under Torque Prevention
Panasonic's clutch tools help resolve issues associated with under and over torqueing by using an intelligent auto shut-off and fast acting clutch. To prevent loose or under torqued fasteners, a photo interrupter is activated and shuts off the tool immediately. If the tool shuts off before the clutch photo interrupter is activated the tool will light the NOK signal. As the operator runs the tool, a CPU monitors the battery level at all times. When the battery no longer has enough power to reach the required torque the CPU automatically shuts down the tool to prevent under torqued fasteners.
Advanced Strategies
The new Panasonic Clutch Tool is far from basic and offers the user several programmable features such as rundown speed, rehit prevention, cross thread reduction, downshift, minimum runtime and a maintenance interval alarm feature.
Quick and Easy Tool Programming / Operator Lockout
To safeguard tool settings, a clutch adjustment tool is needed for changing the torque. The tool can only be programmed by a remote control which eliminates operators from tampering with the tools settings. The easy-to-use remote control can be used to change tool settings, speed, rehit prevention (double hit), cross thread reduction, downshift, minimum runtime, maintenance interval alarm, buzzer, obtain the model number and restore the tool to factory defaults.
4.2 Ah High Capacity Lithium Nickel Battery
Panasonic's 4.2Ah Li-Ion high capacity batteries are the highest rated battery capacity in the cordless tool market. All of Panasonic's li-ion batteries are built with smart technology which constantly monitors the battery to prevent over-charging; over-discharging and it can shut down the battery under extreme temperatures. During the charging cycle, the smart board allows the battery to be charged quickly to 80% capacity then switches to a trickle charge to assure each of the cells are topped off evenly. Monitoring the voltage for over-discharge prevents users from running the tool after it reaches to low of a voltage which could damage the battery or the tool. Plus, an internal temperature sensor flashes a warning light if internal temperatures rise, and then cuts off tool power if battery temperature reaches critical levels. The battery is easy to remove using a simple slide-down release button, can be charged to 80 percent capacity in 50 minutes and fully charge in 60 minutes when charged with the EY0L82B charger.
Reduced Maintenance Cost
Panasonic has increased the life of their tools by using a high efficiency brushless motor, hybrid trigger switch and an accurate robust clutch. The hybrid switch allows the high current draw of the motor and brake to be controlled by a separate circuit bypassing the switch all together. In addition, the robust clutch design was engineered for a million cycles. Utilizing the best components, Panasonic tools reduce downtime, parts costs and maintenance repair costs.
Safety & Product Damage Prevention
Switching to Panasonic cordless assembly tools eliminates the safety hazards associated with tripping over air hoses and electric tool cables. An advantage to using cordless power tools is that they eliminate air hose and tool cable damage. Panasonic Cordless Tools help to reduce rework cost and lost production time by eliminating hoses and cords.
Operator Visual Indicator
To reduce the overall assembly process time, Panasonic Assembly Tools automatically shut-off and instantly provide the operator a visual for OK / NOK status indicating the fastening process is complete. The highly visible OK/NOK light can be seen from the rear of the tool.
Reduced Energy Costs
Manufacturers are quickly realizing that compressed air is expensive and are looking for alternate options. Cordless tools offer manufacturers an alternative to compressed air that and can help save up to 95% in electrical cost compared to traditional air tools.
Illuminating the Work Area
When activated, a built-in front LED light turns on to illuminate the assembly area. The LED light promotes visibility improving screw and bit placement therefore reducing cycle time. The LED can be programmed to turn on/off with the trigger, or with the convenient switch on the control panel depending on the operator's preference. An additional feature of the tool to conserve battery power is an auto shut-off timer for the LED once the tool is not operated for 5 minutes.
About Panasonic Eco Solutions North America
Based in Newark, NJ, Panasonic Eco Solutions North America is a division of Panasonic Corporation of North America, the principal North American subsidiary of Panasonic Corporation. The company provides a full range of renewable energy and energy efficiency solutions including the planning, implementation, financing, and maintenance to corporate and private sector organizations in both the U.S. and Canada. In Interbrand's 2013 Annual "Best Global Green Brands" report, the Panasonic brand ranked number four, the highest ranked electronics brand in the report. (http://www.interbrand.com/en/best-global-brands/Best-Global-Green-Brands/2013/Best-Global-Green-Brands-2013.aspx)
Broadcast Interactive Media Uses Zebi-Powered Virtualization
Enables "Aging Technology" To Live in the Modern Era
NEWARK, Calif., Oct. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Tegile Systems, the leading provider of flash driven storage arrays for virtualized server and virtual desktop environments, today announced Broadcast Interactive Media has implemented a Tegile Zebi hybrid array after moving to a virtualized environment.
Broadcast Interactive Media is a broad range provider of ad optimization and data services to some of the country's largest advertisers and broadcasters, including Comcast and DirecTV, and hundreds of TV stations and online media outlets.The company's facility offers a variety of services, including its Media Star suite of program scheduling services and its TitanTV online program guide for over-the- air, cable and satellite listings used by more than 1,000 websites. If you've ever used on an online program guide, there is a very good chance that it's powered by TitanTV.
BIM's proprietary applications are hosted on servers running Windows on what IT manager Tom Trujillo calls 'aging technology.' In many cases, BIM is using servers running older operating systems, including Windows Server 2000 and 2003. "We needed a way to keep the older tech alive since the OS and some applications aren't supported on new tech."
The solution for Trujillo was to virtualize its 51 physical servers with VMware, enabling them to upgrade to new technology when possible, while maintaining the older technology.
"We rely on our data to make our money. The fact that so many municipalities were trusting Tegile was more than enough for me."
BIM purchased a Tegile Zebi HA2100 high-availability hybrid array with 25TB capacity connected in an iSCSI SAN connected to the servers and VMs via a Gigabit Ethernet switch. The Zebi array is storing all of the VM data and the VMware host is replicating the servers so they can maintain availability with the HA storage array.
A Tegile technician installed the Zebi HA2100 and then spent an hour with Trujillo."I understood everything that this piece of hardware and the software does in under an hour, and it was an easy hour," said Trujillo. "I was like a kid at Christmas, it was incredible to me. When they say a user-friendly interface, this really is a user-friendly interface."
Trujillo says the Zebi array has performed exactly as predicted with one exception: he wasn't prepared for the effectiveness of Tegile's in-line compression and data deduplication technology, shrinking his storage load for dozens of servers and hundreds of virtual machines down from 21TB down to less than 7TB.
"I'm surprised at the amount of space that it doesn't use. I would have thought for sure I would have filled this thing up with everything I have," said Trujillo. "I still have 60% of my Zebi free. I'm trying to figure out how I can fill that space. I've still got terabytes upon terabytes of space available to me. I know that I would have filled those up by now with the other products I was looking at."
About Tegile Systems
Tegile Systems is pioneering a new generation of flash driven enterprise storage arrays that balance performance, capacity, features and price for virtualization, file services and database applications. With Tegile's Zebi hybrid storage arrays, the company is redefining the traditional approach to storage by providing a family of arrays that is significantly faster than disk-based arrays and significantly less expensive than all flash arrays.
Tegile's patented MASS technology accelerates the Zebi's performance and enables on-the-fly de-duplication and compression of data so each Zebi has a usable capacity far greater than its raw capacity. Tegile's award-winning solutions enable customers to better address the requirements of server virtualization, virtual desktop integration and database integration than other offerings. Featuring both NAS and SAN connectivity, Tegile arrays are easy-to-use, fully redundant, and highly scalable. They come complete with built-in snapshot, replication, near-instant recovery, onsite or offsite failover, and virtualization management features. Additional information is available at http://www.tegile.com. Twitter @tegile.
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More Leading Semiconductor Players Selecting Jordan Valley's JVX7300LMI Metrology Tool for 14nm & 10nm Process Development and Ramp-up
MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel, October 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Jordan Valley Semiconductors [http://www.jordanvalley.com ] Ltd., a leading supplier
of X-ray based metrology tools for advanced semiconductor manufacturing lines, today
announced that it has received another order for its recently introduced JVX7300LMI
scanning X-ray in-line metrology tool for patterned and blanket wafers. The system has
been purchased for advanced process development and production ramp-up for 14nm and 10nm
nodes.
The tool provides fully automated advanced metrology for epitaxial materials such as
SiGe, Si:C/P and III-V on silicon FinFET structures, as well as high-k and metal gate
stacks and other critical layers.
Isaac Mazor, JV CEO, said: "We are pleased to have been selected by key customers to
support their FEOL (Front-End-Of-Line) process metrology. This selection represents the
customers' confidence in Jordan Valley's ability to provide valuable metrology solutions
for their most demanding advanced applications, trusting first principle X-ray based
metrology to provide unique process control solutions."
Mazor added, "Advanced logic devices set new metrology challenges and requirements for
key transistor level structure such as FinFET, Ge & III/V materials on silicon, as well as
high-k and metal gate stacks used to enhance the transistor performance. Jordan Valley was
able to meet the customers' stringent process requirements in a short period of
development time.
"In choosing the JVX7300LMI platform, the customers acknowledged the significant
contribution of the product in shortening the process development cycle, coupled with
enabling process performance and extendibility to future technology nodes." Mazor
concluded, "We believe that the JVX7300LMI can be a strong contributor to assure high
yield in the current and next generation process nodes."
About the JVX7300LMI metrology tool
The JVX7300LMI is an production worthy X-ray metrology system for 14nm & 10nm nodes
R&D and production ramp for FEOL applications such as SiGe, Si:C/P, FinFETs, high-k/metal
gate and replacement channel materials such as Ge and III-V layers on Si. It is also used
for the development and production of the emerging GaN on Si market.
This tool enables scanning HRXRD, XRR and (GI)XRD measurements. HRXRD is capable of
measuring epitaxial layer composition, thickness, density, strain and relaxation of single
and multi-layer stacks. Additionally, with XRR and (GI)XRD channels, the tool provides
information on the thickness, density, phase and crystallinity of ultra-thin layers
typically used in the FEOL process. Unlike optical or spectroscopic tools, the HRXRD and
XRR are first principle techniques that deliver accurate and precise results without
calibration.
About Jordan Valley Semiconductors Ltd.http://www.jvsemi.com
Jordan Valley Semiconductors (JVS), the leader in X-ray metrology and defect detection
tools for the semiconductor industry. Jordan Valley's tools are fully automated
non-contacting and non-destructive tools designed for production control on patterned or
blanket wafers.
The company offers the semiconductor industry the most comprehensive portfolio of
advanced metrology and defect inspection tools, based on X-ray technologies such as XRR
(X-ray reflectomerty), XRF (X-ray fluorescence), XRD (X-ray diffraction) and others.
Jordan Valley's investors include Clal Industries and Investments Ltd. (TASE: CII),
Intel Capital (NASDAQ: INTC) and Elron Electronics Industries Ltd. (TASE: ELRN).With
headquarters in Migdal Haemek Israel, the company has subsidiaries in Durham UK, Austin
TX, USA, Hsin-Chu Taiwan, Suwon Korea and other offices and sales representatives
worldwide.
For more information:
Alon Kapel,
Director of Sales & Marketing
Jordan Valley Semiconductors Ltd.
Tel: +972-4-654-3666 x 134
alon@jvsemi.com
SparkPeople, Sparked By 15-Million Member Community, Unveils the Spark Activity Tracker with FitLinxx Technology
The Spark Activity Tracker: A One-of-a-Kind Wireless Fitness Tracker that Fully Integrates with SparkPeople's Proven Healthy Lifestyle Program & Robust Online Community
CINCINNATI, Oct. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SparkPeople, the largest online weight-loss and fitness community, today debuted the Spark Activity Tracker at Health 2.0, the leading health conference for cutting-edge innovation. SparkPeople partnered with FitLinxx, a provider of wireless health and wellness technology that motivates people to live actively and improve their well-being, to market the Spark to consumers. SparkPeople provides its 15 million users with nutrition, health and fitness tools, and the Spark allows users to monitor their everyday health and fitness. By combining the Spark with the nutrition tracker, workouts, articles, recipes, and supportive community of SparkPeople, users now have a comprehensive program and device to help reach their healthy living goals.
The integration of FitLinxx's cutting-edge hardware technology and SparkPeople's proven healthy living program offering information, motivation and social support is unmatched by other activity tracking devices. Though FitLinxx has traditionally marketed its products through corporate wellness partners, SparkPeople's launch of the Spark will represent the first activity tracking device delivered directly by a major fitness and nutritional publisher to an existing, robust community of users.
Now available for $59.95 at SparkPeople and Amazon, the Spark is a small reminder to fit more fitness into every day. It easily attaches to a pocket, belt, shoe or bra, and tracks daily steps, calories burned, activity minutes and distance covered. Whether users are looking to lose weight or just maintain a healthy lifestyle, combining the Spark Activity Tracker with SparkPeople's free resources, tools, recipes and community delivers a complete program for healthy living, all in one place.
More about the Spark Activity Tracker:
-- Tracks steps, calories, distance and activity time
-- It can distinguish between a hard workout and a stroll to the car so you
get accurate calorie tracking--and better results
-- Automatically detects and captures run, walk, and jog activities as well
as indoor fitness equipment including bikes, elliptical machines and
treadmills
-- Syncs automatically and wirelessly to a computer via a USB dongle
-- No membership fee to view your progress, track your food and get support
from fellow SparkPeople members
-- Small, lightweight and easy to wear on your pocket, belt, shoe or bra
-- Waterproof to 100 ft. (safe for swimming)
-- View progress on iPhone and Android apps (coming soon)
-- No charging required. The battery lasts for 6-12 months (extra battery
included)
-- Stay motivated with trophies and challenges - with actual prizes
-- With just the tap of a finger on the device, the glowing lights indicate
how close a user is to achieving their daily goal
"We at SparkPeople want to provide clients with accessible, easy ways to improve their health," says SparkPeople CEO and founder, Chris Downie. "Members of the SparkPeople movement now have the opportunity to better their lives with an affordable, convenient and effective way to track their health--without sacrificing technology."
Dave Monahan, President and CEO of FitLinxx, adds, "SparkPeople's mission to help people improve their long-term health and wellness habits matches perfectly with ours. This partnership brings the best activity tracking technology from FitLinxx together with the best consumer healthy living expertise from SparkPeople to create a rich and engaging fitness and weight loss application."
About SparkPeople
With over 15 million registered members, SparkPeople is the web's largest and most-active healthy living destination and the #1 health website, with users spending the highest average time on this site over any other health website. With the goal of sparking millions of people to reach their goals and lead healthier lives, SparkPeople offers nutrition, health and fitness resources including informative articles, interactive tools and a vibrant, positive community of members and experts. SparkPeople is known for offering medically accepted weight-loss and healthy lifestyle recommendations that are easy to understand and implement. SparkPeople was founded in 2001 and is privately held.
About FitLinxx
FitLinxx develops innovative health and wellness technology that motivates people to live actively and improve their well-being. Sold exclusively through partners, its wireless activity monitors, health devices and software make it easy for people to accurately track and measure daily activity levels and health indicators like weight and blood pressure. In addition, its fitness facility solution helps members adopt exercise habits that achieve health, wellness and fitness goals.
Using FitLinxx technology, fitness facilities and global partners have created customized fun and engaging fitness and wellness programs that help people begin and maintain active and healthy lifestyles. Employers benefit by lowering their healthcare costs, increasing worker productivity and improving individuals' health. FitLinxx is unique in accurately tracking all-day activities in an end-to-end wireless solution. The company's network of fitness facilities and partners has helped more than four million people experience the benefits of FitLinxx offerings.
SOURCE SparkPeople
SparkPeople
CONTACT: Kara Pinato, Sparkpr for SparkPeople, sparkpeople@sparkpr.com, 646-291-6072, or Elyse Familant, George Cohen Communications For FitLinxx, ?elysef@gccpr.com, 978-725-3637
Audio Pro Presents the Addon T10 - The Stylish Wireless Speaker for all Your Music
HELSINGBORG, Sweden, October 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Swedish Audio Pro [http://www.audiopro.com ] presents the latest addition to its
wireless speaker range - Addon T10 [http://www.audiopro.com/node/758 ], a compact stereo
speaker that offers the latest Bluetooth 4.0 standard with aptX(R) technology. Addon T10
delivers very high sound quality and a massive bass for its small size.
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Addon T10 is designed to suit the way we listen to music today. With Bluetooth 4.0
Addon T10 allows users to stream their music wirelessly from any device that has
Bluetooth. Users of iOS (R) , Android (R) , Windows Phone (R) and Mac/PC can enjoy their
music wirelessly in a simple way. There are also two more inputs for connecting any other
audio gear by the traditional cable way (3.5 mm and RCA).
Premium sound
The sound is detailed and crystal clear, with Audio Pro's renowned high quality audio
and powerful bass reproduction.
Our engineers have optimized the acoustic design to render stunning dynamics, deep
bass and acoustic pressure in abundance. By using a system with three speaker drivers,
powered by a 80W amplifier under the direction of advanced DSP processing, Addon T10
delivers a natural, clean and room filling dimension to all music.
Pure design
Addon T10 is consciously crafted to blend in, rather than dominate, a home decor. With
a clean design and soft lacquered finish, Addon T10 will enhance the experience of the
home with a natural uncomplicated form, good sound quality and easy operations. And
getting rid of all the cables does wonders for the interior.
Addon T10 is available in white or black finish. We also offer an orange version with
genuine leather handle. Remote control milled out of single block of aluminium is
included.
Audio Pro Addon T10 is now available in stores across Europe with SRP of Euro 350.
AUDIO PRO
is a Swedish audio company with deep roots in hi-fi tradition, which promotes the best
in Scandinavian audio design. Audio Pro has engineered and designed loudspeakers since
1978, and today exports to over 30 countries. In the 70s Audio Pro launched several
powered speaker designs which have become milestones in the history of loudspeaker
development. Audio Pro continues to evolve as a strong, highly innovative company leading
the development of powered loudspeaker technology with wireless possibilities.
Tenorshare updates iPhone Data Recovery for iOS 7 Devices
NEW YORK, Oct. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Tenorshare, a global leader that pioneered the first iOS data recovery solutions, announced today it has updated Tenorshare iPhone Data Recovery series. The newest iPhone Data Recovery supports data recovery from all iOS devices with iOS 7.
Why is Tenorshare iPhone Data Recovery necessary?
iPhone data may got lost in the following scenarios:
1. All the iPhone data were wiped after updating to iOS 7.
2. Your iPhone was put in recovery mode with iTunes icon along with a USB icon when download iOS 7.
3. iTunes and iCloud will not backup photos and videos outside the Camera Roll while upgrading iOS 7. Moreover, iCloud has space limitation and costs much more. It must have WiFi connected too.
4. Music, video and movies can't be backed up with iTunes or iCloud if they are not bought from iTunes Store when you perform iOS 7 update.
5. iTunes crashed with error messages during iOS 7 upgrade, and can't restore iPhone data.
As a brand new operating system, iOS 7 brings surprises to Apple fans. However, data loss issues can accompany the iOS 7 update. If you are unlucky to lose data during the update process or your device is unfortunately stuck in recovery mode, you can relax: Tenorshare, as the top iOS data recovery provider, offers the best solutions for you to get back iPhone Data.
Highlighted features of Tenorshare iPhone Data Recovery:
1. Recover lost data that was not backed up with iTunes or iCould;
2. Retrieve iPhone data lost due to upgrade failure to iOS 7, jailbreak or factory setting restore;
3. Restore iOS data back to the newly-updated iDevices when iTunes got crashed during upgrade;
4. Get back iPhone data when your device was stuck in recovery mode;
5. Save lost data from damaged, crashed, broken or smashed iPhone;
6. Two recovery modes supported: Recover data from iOS device directly or restore files from iTunes backup file if you have backed up your data before iOS 7 update;
7. 12 types of iPhone files supported, such as contact, call history, text message, note, photo, whatsapp, recording, etc.;
8. Support all iOS devices, including iPhone 5s/5c/5, iPhone 4s/4, iPhone 3GS.
It costs $69.95. A trial version is available to preview lost data.
About Tenorshare:
Founded in 2007, Tenorshare is a global leader in the iOS data recovery field. Their iPhone Data Recovery is the most popular iOS device data recovery now. It provides Windows and Mac based software, including data recovery, PDF tools, video converter, system repair, system optimization, etc. For more information, visit: http://www.tenorshare.com/.
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SOURCE Tenorshare
Tenorshare
CONTACT: Mike Li, Tenorshare, +86-0755-86229532, angel@tenorshare.com
"The Chinese market is ripe for this partnership with Magic. Demand for enterprise
products and services is on the rise and the enterprise mobility is poised to take off. By
enabling businesses to mobilize enterprise data easily, reliably and securely, Magic's
robust enterprise-grade application and integration platforms provide us with a huge
growth opportunity," stated Mr. Donghui Wang, Chairman of the Board at United Electronics
Co. "In addition to their ease of use and flexibility, Magic products provide an excellent
price/performance ratio that is highly valued in Asia Pacific market and in China in
particular."
"We have been looking for an established, reliable and qualified partner in China.
With their strong IT expertise, strength in energy, finance, manufacturing and other
verticals, as well as partnerships with many of the same leading global IT vendors
including Oracle, Microsoft and IBM, United Electronics is a natural fit for our target
market," said Ran Lewinski, Distribution General Manager for Magic Software Enterprises.
"We are especially pleased with United Electronics' determination and commitment to
building and expanding the existing Magic community around our integration and mobility
offerings."
This new partnership strengthens Magic's presence in the Asia Pacific market where the
company already boasts many long-term partners.
About United Electronics Co., Ltd. (UEC)
United Electronics Co., Ltd., (UEC) is a leading IT solutions and service provider in
China with over 600 employees and net revenues of approximately 1 Billion RMB (US $163
million) in 2012.
Headquartered in Beijing, UEC has 21 branch offices in Mainland China and Hong Kong to
support customers from five industries (Finance, Telco, Manufacturing, Government, Life
Science) and also some local ISVs. UEC is a public company listed in Shenzhen Stock
Exchange (002642.sz).
UEC is also a pioneer providing emerging technologies and services in local markets,
including cloud computing, big data, enterprise mobile applications, etc. A specialist in
the final mile to end users, UEC is a long-time partner of global IT vendors, which
include Oracle, IBM, HP, Dell, HDS, Microsoft, Symantec, EMC, NetApp, VMware, APC, etc.
About Magic Software Enterprises
Magic Software Enterprises
[http://www.magicsoftware.com/investor-relations?utm_source=pr ] (NASDAQ: MGIC) empowers
customers and partners around the globe with smarter technology that provides a
multichannel user experience of enterprise logic and data.
Except for any historical information contained herein, matters discussed in this
press release might include forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and
uncertainties. Regarding any financial statements, actual results might vary significantly
based upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, risks in product and
technology development, market acceptance of new products and continuing product
conditions, both locally and abroad, release and sales of new products by strategic
resellers and customers, and other risk factors detailed in Magic's most recent annual
report and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Magic has made every effort to ensure that the information contained in this press
release is accurate; however, there are no representations or warranties regarding this
information, including warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
Magic assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions that may occur in this press
release.
Magic is a registered trademark of Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. All other product
and company names mentioned herein are for identification purposes only and are the
property of, and might be trademarks of, their respective owners.
Press Contact:
Tania Amar | VP Global Marketing
Magic Software Enterprises
tania@magicsoftware.com
Headquartered in the heart of Paris on Avenue Champs Elysees, the artisans of By
Atelier create a resilient and beautiful chassis handmade for the latest and most advanced
iPhone 5s*, applying only the most precious materials such as diamonds, gold, sapphire
crystal, alligator leather, lacquer and 316L stainless steel, and using their expertise -
refined skills that match those of high-end watch-making. By Atelier craftsmen transform
completely, the smartphones into objects of luxury while conserving their cutting-edge
technology.
By Atelier brings to connoisseurs and collectors worldwide, an inevitable accessory
which asserts that true luxury can be intelligent - a fusion of cutting edge technology
and self-assured style. The French brand, offers a unique luxury experience of modern
made-to-measure, with hundreds of personalization options based on an advanced bespoke
offer with an exclusive 24/7 concierge service.
When art meets innovation and design enhances technology, a yet undiscovered concept
is being revealed. By Atelier, intelligent luxury.
By Atelier is a brand of Atelier Haute Communication, the leading expert of
tailor-made handsets for luxury brands.
*Available and compatible for iPhone 5 owners.
By Atelier iPhone 5s will be available in selective distribution at retail price
starting from 2,900EUR to 9,500EUR, and on pre-order on the official website (Including
iPhone 5s 32 GB or 64 GB, leather pouch, and 1-year concierge service).
Epson Expression Photo XP-950 Small-in-One Delivers Professional-Quality, Wide-Format Prints in a Compact, Sleek Design
Expression XP-950 Designed for Creative Hobbyists and Families Seeking a Versatile All-in-One
LONG BEACH, Calif., Oct. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Epson America, Inc., today introduced the high-performance Epson(®) Expression(®) Photo XP-950 Small-in-One(®), delivering professional-quality photos up to 11" x 17", and crisp, sharp text in a compact, space-saving design. Ideal for busy families and creative enthusiasts, the Expression XP-950 outputs smooth gradations and true-to-life skin tones with Claria(®) Photo HD six-color inks, whether at home or on-the-go with Epson Connect(TM) for easy printing from a tablet, smartphone or computer from literally anywhere in the world(1).
"The Epson Expression Photo XP-950 offers a versatile feature set with wide-format printing capabilities up to 11"x17", without taking up valuable space in the home," said Joe Keller, product manager, consumer ink jets, Epson America, Inc. "Plus, its robust creativity solutions, wireless capabilities and Epson Connect for mobile printing make it the perfect household printer for photo enthusiasts and creative hobbyists alike."
The Expression XP-950 prints at remarkably fast speeds, delivering 4" x 6" photos in as fast as 10 seconds(2). With direct CD/DVD printing, a dedicated photo tray, and a rear paper feed for card stock, envelopes and more(3), the Epson XP-950 can easily tackle any creative project. It also offers several efficient productivity features, such as automatic two-sided printing, copying and scanning, an intuitive 3.5" LCD with gesture navigation, a unique fold-over scan lid to hold photos and documents in place for quality scans, and an auto-extend output paper tray to ensure prints stay organized, especially when printing remotely.
More about the Expression Photo XP-950 Small-in-One
The Expression XP-950 offers a range of high performance features and capabilities:
-- Epson Connect - easily print and scan from anywhere with the Epson
Creative Print mobile app, Epson Email Print, Epson iPrint((TM)) mobile
app, and ( )Epson Remote Print
-- Ultimate wireless solution with Wi-Fi Direct(TM), Wi-Fi CERTIFIED(TM)
n(4 )and Ethernet
-- Auto Photo Correction and red-eye removal, with or without a computer
-- High-quality scanning up to 4800 dpi
-- Smudge, scratch and water resistant photos to share photos immediately
after printing(5)
-- Individual ink cartridges to replace only the color needed
-- Standard and high-capacity (XL) black and color cartridges for various
printing needs
-- Eco-friendly features, including ENERGY STAR(®) qualified and RoHS
compliant(6)
Pricing and Availability
The Expression Photo XP-950 ($349.99*) will be available in October via commercial channels at launch. For more information, please visit http://www.epson.com.
About Epson
Epson is a global innovation leader whose product lineup ranges from inkjet printers and printing systems, 3LCD projectors and industrial robots to sensors and other microdevices. Dedicated to exceeding the vision of its customers worldwide, Epson delivers customer value based on compact, energy-saving, and high-precision technologies in markets spanning enterprise and the home to commerce and industry.
Led by the Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, the Epson Group comprises more than 68,000 employees in 96 companies around the world, and is proud of its ongoing contributions to the global environment and the communities in which it operates. Epson America, Inc. based in Long Beach, Calif. is Epson's regional headquarters for the U.S., Canada, and Latin America. To learn more about Epson, please visit: http://www.Epson.com.
EPSON, Claria and Expression are registered trademarks, Epson Exceed Your Vision is a registered logomark, Epson Connect and Epson iPrint are trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation. Small-in-One is a registered trademark of Epson America, Inc. Wi-Fi is a registered trademark and Wi-Fi CERTIFIED and Wi-Fi Direct are trademarks of the Wi-Fi Alliance. All other product and brand names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Copyright 2013 Epson America, Inc.
(1 )Most features require an Internet connection to the printer as well as an internet- and/or email-enabled device. See http://www.epson.com/connect for a list of Epson Connect.
(2 )Color photo in Draft Mode on Premium Photo Paper Glossy measured from start of paper feed. Actual print times will vary based on system configuration, software and page complexity. See http://www.epson.com/printspeed for details.
(3 )Specialty paper support accommodated through rear paper feed, maximum 23 mil paper thickness, manual 2-sided printing only.
Currys & PC World, the UK's leading electrical retailer, has teamed up with The
Student Room, the world's largest student community, to launch The BritBot Challenge - a
competition which calls for teams to put their creativity and old electrical appliances to
good use.
Teams must build a 'chain reaction contraption', a machine consisting of several parts
which trigger each other in turn. The contraption, reusing old, faulty and forgotten
electrical appliances, must ultimately send a tweet to @CurrysPCWorld containing an
interesting fact about recycling.
Christopher Brown, Recycling Process and Compliance Manager for Currys PC World, said:
"We offer all our customers a free recycling solution where they can either drop unwanted
electrical items off at any of our stores for recycling, even if they didn't purchase the
item from us, or our KNOWHOW team will happily take away any unwanted electrical products
when they deliver a new one.
"Many of the electrical items that people throw away can be repaired or recycled.
Recycling products helps save natural resources and also reduces the environmental and
health risks associated with sending waste electrical goods to landfill. The BritBot
challenge is a great way to remind people of the value of recycling their old
electricals."
Participating teams must video their BritBot contraption in action, upload to YouTube
and then enter the challenge via email including a team name, links to the tweet sent and
the video, and any other supporting information (for example, journals, images, blog
posts). The winning team will receive GBP1000 of vouchers to spend at Currys PC World.
Although primarily aimed at students - particularly those studying mechanical
engineering or a related discipline, the competition is open to all UK residents over the
age of 18. Entries will be shortlisted by judges from The Student Room
[http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk ] following the close of the challenge on December 1st (at
11.59pm). The final winning team will be voted for by members of the public; further
details will be announced in due course.
About Dixons Retail plc (owner of Currys, PC World and Knowhow)
With over 1,100 stores and online services spanning 14 countries, Dixons Retail is
widely acknowledged as one of Europe's leading specialist electrical retailing groups.
Dixons Retail employs over 35,500 people and provides top quality training to ensure their
personnel can provide amazing customer service on products ranging from televisions to
ovens, and computers to washing machines. Dixons Retail's UK and Ireland brands include
Currys, PC World and Knowhow (the UK's leading provider of technology solutions, support,
expertise and repairs).
Aiming to deliver an unbeatable combination of Value, Choice and Service, the company
is proud to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with millions of customers whilst delivering a
truly multichannel shopping experience. For more information about Dixons Retail plc,
please visit http://www.dixonsretail.com.
Currys and PC World
CONTACT: Jonny Stanton t. 44(0)207-543-4528 jonny.stanton@mcsaatchi.com, dixonsretail@mcsaatchi.com
GoPro® Launches HERO3+® A Smaller, Lighter Evolution of Best Selling Camera
GoPro Enables New Era of Personal Content Capture & Sharing
SAN MATEO, Calif., Oct. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- GoPro today announced the availability of its new HERO3+ line of cameras, featuring a 20% smaller and lighter design and 30% better battery life than previous models. These upgrades, combined with an improved lens and convenient new video capture modes, to produce the most advanced and easy-to-use GoPro, yet. In addition, GoPro announced several new mounting accessories that further enable immersive content capture during any activity. The HERO3+ line of cameras and accessories are now available at GoPro.com and at select retailers worldwide.
GoPro is enabling people to capture and share life experiences in a way that was never before possible. Prior to GoPro, it was very difficult for anyone to capture content of themselves doing anything without having the help of someone else to film them. GoPro has enabled a new era of self-documentation whereby people can now easily wear or mount miniature ultra wide-angle GoPro cameras to record themselves doing just about anything, anywhere. The result is a surge of immersive user-generated and professional content made possible by the versatility and affordability of GoPro's cameras and accessories. An average of three GoPro "tagged" videos are uploaded to YouTube every minute, and GoPro is used by the world's leading production companies to help produce some of today's most engaging film and television content.
Video: The HERO3+ Black Edition Camera - Smaller, Lighter, Mightier Still
In addition to being the best-selling camera globally in consumer markets*, GoPro's HERO3 camera has also been the best-selling camera to professional production companies, on a volume basis. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences recently awarded the HERO3 camera an Emmy for its contributions to filmmaking and television production.
"We have used GoPro cameras in some of our biggest productions, like Survivor and The Bible. GoPro has allowed us to capture and share fascinating new perspectives that previously weren't possible or were too costly, which in the end makes for better story telling. We are always excited to see what GoPro is working on next," remarks award winning producer, Mark Burnett.
"The HERO3+ illustrates GoPro's commitment to innovation. We took the world's best-selling ultra compact camera and made it better because we're relentless in our pursuit of delivering the best possible user experience to our customers. We saw that we could make the HERO3+ significantly smaller and lighter while at the same time increasing battery life 30%. We saw the opportunity to design a sharper lens, so we did it-improving GoPro's already highly regarded image quality. And we thought up exciting new features like SuperView, which enables the world's most immersive wide-angle video. These are all features that we as passionate GoPro users want for ourselves, and we're excited to share them with our customers around the world," said Nicholas Woodman, Founder and CEO of GoPro.
The HERO3+ Black Edition - The Most Advanced GoPro Camera Yet.
-- Innovative new housing yields a 20% smaller and lighter overall package
when camera is installed in housing (waterproof to 40m)
-- 30% longer battery life
-- 4x faster Wi-Fi for quicker transfer and playback of photos and videos
from your HERO3+ camera to your mobile device when using the GoPro App
-- SuperView is a new video mode that captures the world's most immersive
wide-angle perspective
-- Auto Low Light mode intelligently adjusts frame rate for varying
lighting conditions
-- A new lens for sharper video and improved image quality
The HERO3+ Black Edition camera has a suggested retail price of $399.99.
The HERO3+ Silver Edition - 2x More Powerful.
-- 2x faster image processor than the HERO3: Silver Edition
-- Enables 1080p60 and 720p120 fps video
-- Innovative new housing yields a 15% smaller and lighter overall package
when camera is installed in housing (waterproof to 40m)
-- 4x faster Wi-Fi for quicker transfer and playback of photos and videos
from your HERO3+ camera to your mobile device when using the GoPro App
The HERO3+ Silver Edition camera has a suggested retail price of $299.99.
New Mounts, More Versatility, Better Content
GoPro is the world's 2(nd) largest camera accessory brand* thanks to its industry-leading line of wearable and gear-mountable accessories. Mounts and accessories are key to enabling the life-capture creativity of millions of GoPro customers around the world. GoPro announced today several new mounts, including:
-- Jaws: Flex Clamp - A quick way to clamp your GoPro camera to a variety
of objects. Use the optional opposable neck to achieve a wide range of
camera positioning and adjustability. Jaws securely grips irregular
shapes and super slim objects thanks to its innovative design.
-- Junior Chesty (Chest Harness) - A smaller version of our adult-sized
Chest Harness. Perfect for kids ages 3+, the Junior Chest Harness is
great for capturing immersive footage of a child's world from their
perspective--from skiing and skateboarding to slides and swings.
-- Head Strap + QuickClip - The QuickClip is a new accessory that now comes
bundled with GoPro's Head Strap. The QuickClip enables ultra-compact,
low-profile mounting to baseball hats, belts and other objects ranging
in thickness from 3mm to 10mm.
Check out other new mounts and accessories at: http://www.gopro.com/products
Awesome Edits Made Easy: GoPro Studio 2.0
While HERO3+ cameras and accessories make it easy to capture incredible footage, GoPro Studio 2.0 makes it easy to edit and share incredible videos. New to Studio 2.0 are GoPro Edit Templates-customizable templates of some of GoPro's best videos made available for free to users. It's as easy as picking out a GoPro video you like and dropping your own GoPro clips into the pre-made edit template. Killer soundtracks are included and all the edits are stylishly timed to the music by GoPro's famous production team. Now anyone can easily create professional-looking videos, making it more fun than ever to GoPro.
Studio 2.0
-- Simple to use storyboard-based video editing software for Windows or Mac
-- Manually create a video with transitions, titles, and soundtrack, or
-- Use GoPro Edit Templates to quickly create professional-looking videos
based upon edits originally produced by GoPro's acclaimed production
team
Studio 2.0 is available for free download on GoPro.com
About GoPro
GoPro makes the world's best selling and most versatile cameras, enabling people to capture immersive and engaging footage of themselves during their favorite activities. GoPro's HERO line of wearable and gear mountable cameras are used collectively by more consumers, professional athletes, and video production professionals than any other camera in the world. Based in San Mateo, California, GoPro's products are sold in more than 35,000 stores in over 100 countries worldwide and direct via GoPro.com.
GOPRO® and HERO® are trademarks or registered trademarks of Woodman Labs, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other company, product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their rightful owners.
* Source: The NDP Group Digital Imaging and Camcorder Report & Internal GoPro Sales Data
Nanosys announces 2000kg quantum dot production milestone for high performance consumer displays
- Sufficient material shipped to bring perfect color with high energy efficiency to millions of devices SEOUL, Korea, Sept. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Nanosys, enabling a new generation of perfect-color fidelity, energy-efficient displays with its quantum-dot technology, today announced that it has passed a major production milestone at its recently opened 60,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Milpitas, CA. The shipment of more than 2000kg of Nanosys Quantum Dot Concentrateâ¢, used to make Quantum Dot Enhancement Film (QDEFâ¢), represents a significant step forward in the adoption of quantum dot technology for displays. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130930/LA88475) Nanosys is demonstrating a 55-inch 4K TV utilizing QDEF technology at the IHS E&M Quantum Dot Seminar in Seoul, Korea this week. A drop-in optical component for LCDs, QDEF creates a richer, more lifelike color experience while consuming significantly less power. Based on a new generation of quantum dots from Nanosys, the 55-inch set on display in Korea achieves about 40% higher color gamut than commercially available white-LED based 4k televisions while reducing power consumption by more than 35%. "QDEF is enabling LCD makers to really challenge the newest OLED technology," said Jason Hartlove, President and CEO of Nanosys. "We are working with display makers to create a new, perfect color display experience that is more cost effective, efficient and reliable than anything else currently on the market. This is fundamentally changing the economics of high performance displays back in favor of LCD technology, and demand for QDEF has grown to the point that we've significantly expanded our manufacturing to keep up." Nanosys is working closely with supply chain partners to continue ramping deliveries as demand for QDEF from global display manufacturers increases. Media Contacts: Nanosys Jeff Yurek (408) 240-6745 jyurek@nanosysinc.com About Nanosys, Inc. Nanosys, Inc. is an advanced material architect, harnessing the fundamental properties of inorganic materials into process ready systems that can integrate into existing manufacturing to produce vastly superior products in lighting, electronic displays and energy storage. For more information, visit http://www.nanosysinc.com.
Nanosys announces 2000kg quantum dot production milestone for high performance consumer displays
Sufficient material shipped to bring perfect color with high energy efficiency to millions of devices
SEOUL, Korea, Sept. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Nanosys, enabling a new generation of perfect-color fidelity, energy-efficient displays with its quantum-dot technology, today announced that it has passed a major production milestone at its recently opened 60,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Milpitas, CA. The shipment of more than 2000kg of Nanosys Quantum Dot Concentrate(TM), used to make Quantum Dot Enhancement Film (QDEF(TM)), represents a significant step forward in the adoption of quantum dot technology for displays.
Nanosys is demonstrating a 55-inch 4K TV utilizing QDEF technology at the IHS E&M Quantum Dot Seminar in Seoul, Korea this week. A drop-in optical component for LCDs, QDEF creates a richer, more lifelike color experience while consuming significantly less power. Based on a new generation of quantum dots from Nanosys, the 55-inch set on display in Korea achieves about 40% higher color gamut than commercially available white-LED based 4k televisions while reducing power consumption by more than 35%.
"QDEF is enabling LCD makers to really challenge the newest OLED technology," said Jason Hartlove, President and CEO of Nanosys. "We are working with display makers to create a new, perfect color display experience that is more cost effective, efficient and reliable than anything else currently on the market. This is fundamentally changing the economics of high performance displays back in favor of LCD technology, and demand for QDEF has grown to the point that we've significantly expanded our manufacturing to keep up."
Nanosys is working closely with supply chain partners to continue ramping deliveries as demand for QDEF from global display manufacturers increases.
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About Nanosys, Inc.
Nanosys, Inc. is an advanced material architect, harnessing the fundamental properties of inorganic materials into process ready systems that can integrate into existing manufacturing to produce vastly superior products in lighting, electronic displays and energy storage. For more information, visit http://www.nanosysinc.com.
SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Since announcing its first computer gaming system--the PISTON Console--at the International CES trade show in January 2013, Xi3 Corporation has received unprecedented media attention along with intense interest from gamers worldwide. Some of the accolades and honors garnered by PISTON(TM) at its unveiling included
-- Popular Mechanics Editors Choice Award,
-- Popular Science Product of the Future Award,
-- IGN.com Best of CES Award (Best PC),
-- Men's Health Coolest Tech at CES 2013,
-- Digital Trends Best of CES: Gaming, and
-- TechRadar's Best New Products from CES 2013.
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With the scheduled Fall launches of new gaming systems from two of the largest game console manufacturers in the world, along with continuing multi-year efforts by one of the world's largest independent game publishers/developers to produce a Linux-based gaming platform, attention on PISTON has never been higher, especially amid speculation that PISTON may be the long awaited "Steam Box."
To help provide additional information about PISTON and address many of the speculative reports in the media and/or on the Internet, Xi3(® )is releasing the following answers addressing many of the questions surrounding the PISTON Console document. Xi3 expects to disclose additional information about PISTON in the near future.
QUESTION #1: Can you please briefly restate what PISTON is and its specifications?
ANSWER #1: The PISTON Console is a small yet powerful gaming and entertainment system designed to allow users to run their most popular games and access their most popular forms of entertainment, including music, movies, television/cable shows, and more. Housed in a cube-like aluminum chassis roughly the size of a softball (4.27x3.656x3.656-inches), the PISTON was built upon the patented Xi3 Computer Architecture that forms the backbone for the tri-board design of Xi3's line of Modular(TM) Computers.
The PISTON is powered by a quad-core, 64-bit x86-based processor running at up to 3.2GHz, includes 384 programmable discrete-class graphics cores and is supported with 8GB of DDR3 RAM. As such, PISTON can run the most popular operating systems, including Windows, Linux, UNIX and others, along with the games and applications written for those OSes. PISTON comes standard with dual SSD connectors, one internal microSD card slot, and 128GB of solid-state SSD storage (upgradeable to 1TB), includes 3 display ports (miniDP, HDMI and DisplayPort connectors), 12 total USB ports (4 USB 3.0, 4 USB 2.0, and 4 eSATAp/USB 2.0 combo ports), digital audio ports and more, and supports up to 4K resolution (4096x2160 pixels).
Q2: What is the list price for PISTON, and when will it be available?
A2: November 29, 2013 (Black Friday) is the General Availability date for PISTON. Its list price in the United States is $999.00. PISTON pricing outside the U.S. will be announced at a future date.
Q3: Xi3 opened PISTON pre-orders earlier in the year during the SXSW Gaming Expo. When will those customers receive their PISTONs?
A3: Any customer who pre-ordered a PISTON Console during or before the 2013 SXSW Gaming Expo will receive their PISTON on or before November 15, 2013.
Q4: Isn't $999 a lot to pay for a gaming console?
A4: First of all, the PISTON is a lot more than just a gaming console. In fact, PISTON offers users a level of freedom and choice unheard of in the gaming console world. But one of the reasons PISTON Consoles cost more than gaming consoles from the Big 3 manufacturers is that PISTON uses solid state drives (SSDs) while they only use spinning discs. SSDs are faster and more reliable than discs and provide a significantly better overall gaming experience.
But back to the question of price, we'd ask people to consider how much they have already paid for their gaming systems in the past. In fact, a better question might be, "What can a PISTON Console replace?"
Q5: What can a PISTON Console replace?
A5: Simply put, the PISTON Console can replace a lot, starting with every closed gaming console on the planet. One of the main problems with gaming systems from the Big 3 manufacturers is that they are each closed systems, which means people can only play a game developed for a Wii on a Wii (or Xbox games for Xbox play or PlayStation games for PlayStation play). Such a closed approach also forces game developers to spend significant amounts of time and money developing for multiple platforms so they can reach the most number of prospective gamers. And that's on top of developing game versions that can run over the Internet or on a Windows-based computer.
But even then, most gamers and families that game have one or more computers capable of gaming, along with one or more closed gaming systems. And by the time you add up the total expense of buying each of those systems, the $999 price tag for the PISTON Console looks quite reasonable.
Q6: But what about all the peripherals most people already use?
A6: This is another area where the PISTON Console shines. As a general Rule of Thumb, any product that says, "Made for PC" will also run with the PISTON Console (PC). That means your Xbox and other game controllers, displays, keyboards, mice, printers, etc. will also work with your PISTON Console (PC). In other words, PC not only means Personal Computer, but it can also mean PISTON Console (PC).
Q7: What gaming software will run on the PISTON Console (PC)?
A7: If it's a Web-based game, then those games will obviously work on PISTON Consoles (PCs) as long as the PISTON is connected to the 'Net. Conversely, disc-based games that are "Made for PC" will also run on the PISTON Console (PC). Simply connect an external USB DVD/CD-player to your PISTON and play to your heart's content.
Q8: So how will PISTON be upgradeable, and why should consumers care about that?
A8: It has been 5--7 years since the previous "closed" gaming systems were launched by 2 of the Big 3 Gaming manufacturers. When those machines began shipping, they provided a great gaming experience for their day. Today? Not so much. The reason that's the case is that those machines were never designed to be truly upgradeable or updateable, and as we all know, technology continues to advance with new capabilities being launched every year.
The same problem also exists with gaming computers. Like it or not, the vast majority of computer owners don't know how to update or upgrade their machines by themselves. That means if they want a better computer gaming experience, they have to pay someone else to do it for them or go off and buy a brand new machine. With the PISTON Console (PC), this will not be the case.
Because PISTON is based upon the Modular Computer architecture that replaces the typical single motherboard found in most computers with three miniaturized and interconnected boards, PISTON Consoles (PCs) can be updated simply by removing and replacing one of these three boards. In the future, Xi3 will provide upgrade PISTON boards and components to provide increased processing power, faster/better graphic rendering capabilities, improved networking speeds, greater connectivity options, and more. As a result, Xi3 believes it will allow PISTON users to continue to enjoy topnotch gaming throughout the life of each PISTON Console (PC).
Q9: So what about Valve Corporation? Does Xi3 have a relationship with Valve or not?
A9: When we unveiled the PISTON Console (PC) at CES 2013, we announced at the time that Xi3 had received an investment from Valve. We have not revealed the amount or nature of that investment, nor will we do so now. We did, however, provide additional commentary about Valve and the "Steam Box" in a separate announcement in March of this year.
Q10: Is PISTON the Steam Box or not?
A10: Xi3 has never described its PISTON Console (PC) as the Steam box or a Steam Box, especially since it appears that Steam Box is a term created by journalists and not by Valve. To be clear, however, PISTON Console owners will be able to access and play games on/through Steam since it is a Web-based platform open to anyone with an Internet connection and a Steam account, either on a Windows- or a Linux-based system. So in this regard, PISTON could be considered the first commercially available Steam Box.
Q11: Does that mean PISTON will come pre-loaded with the newly announced SteamOS?
A11: It's a bit premature to answer this question, especially since few details have been disclosed about the SteamOS. However, according to the SteamOS announcement page, the SteamOS will ". . . run on any living room machine." Therefore, SteamOS should be able to run on PISTON Consoles (PCs) as well, but we'll have to wait until SteamOS is available to confirm this.
Q12: Why does PISTON have dual SSD connectors?
A12: First, solid state storage is simply much faster than disc-based storage, so we expect gamers will have a better overall game experience with PISTON's SSD-based storage approach versus the spinning disc approach of the closed gaming systems. Second, because PISTON's storage setup has no moving parts, the likelihood of losing data or having a system crash is significantly lower than with the spinning disc approach of the closed gaming systems. Third, PISTON users can easily expand and/or upgrade the amount of their PISTON's storage, including the ability to expand their PISTON to up to 1TB of SSD. And they can also use external storage options with PISTON as well.
Q13: What else helps improve gameplay on the PISTON Console (PC)?
A13: PISTON's Ethernet controller has been designed to recognize and prioritize computer gaming data to the top of PISTON's network queue. Such data traffic prioritization will further speed-up response times for PISTON gameplay. Additional details about optimized gameplay data traffic will be revealed at a future date.
Q14: Will the PISTON Console ship with any pre-loaded games?
A14: Yes. PISTON will ship with "pack-in" gaming titles pre-loaded onto its PISTONs. Details about publisher and developer partnerships, as well as the official list of pack-in titles, will be released before Black Friday.
Q15: What does the PISTON Console (PC) look like when it boots up?
A15: Stay tuned.
According to Xi3 Founder, President and CEO, Jason A. Sullivan, Xi3's goal is to set a new standard for the gaming world with the PISTON Console (PC).
"The PISTON Console (PC) is so small and lightweight, it can easily fit in the palm of your hand," Sullivan said. "The PISTON has also been designed to be modular from the ground up, which means we've built it so it can be easily updated and upgraded--no other gaming console manufacturer has ever done that.
"Additionally, PISTON was built for super-fast gaming by utilizing SSD storage and prioritizing gameplay traffic. PISTON also gives you 3 Ways to Play--at your desk, in your living room, or via a Virtual Reality setup. And you can still play with a controller or via keyboard and mouse, you decide. And naturally, we'll ship PISTONs pre-loaded with pack-in games. The bottom line is I can't wait to get this into the hands of gamers everywhere 'cause I know they're gonna love it."
About Xi3 Corporation
Formed in 2010 and headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, Xi3 Corporation utilizes "The Power of X" to bring its building block approach to the world of computing and computer gaming, an approach Xi3 applies internally and externally to hardware solutions and software applications.
For more information about Xi3 or the PISTON Console, please visit http://xi3.force.com/.
The shape of the three-sided single piece casing, the end plate, and the overall shape of the PISTON Console, as well as Xi3, PISTON, and "The Power of X" are trademarks and unique trade dress of Xi3 Corporation.
CONTACTS:
David Politis, Xi3 Corporation, 801-534-4403, politis@Xi3.com
EaseUS Announces MobiSaver 3.0 Update: Powerful Recover Lost Data from iPhone During iOS7 Upgrade
EaseUS announces new update iPhone recovery software: EaseUS MobiSaver 3.0 providing perfect data recovery efficiency and speed on dead iPhone.
NEW YORK, Sept. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- EaseUS, a leading data recovery software developer with 9+ years experience, recently announced its newly updated iPhone data recovery software - EaseUS MobiSaver 3.0. The new version comes with a significant update aiming to help both regular users and professionals get back lost data from an iPhone, especially from a "dead" iPhone - stuck on a blank boot screen or on the Apple logo and won't start up properly - completely and fast with a few simple clicks.
EaseUS MobiSaver from EaseUS is an easy and fast iPhone data recovery solution that comes with super recovery ability to help iOS users - including those with minimal or no recovery experience - easily recover all lost data such as contacts, SMS, call history, notes, photos, videos, calendar, reminders and safari bookmarks in all kinds of data loss incidents. For example, data loss due to update iOS device, accidental deletion, virus attack, factory setting reset, system crash, etc. For instance, it can recover deleted iPhone 4 SMS with a few simple steps.
EaseUS MobiSaver 3.0 comes with a major update to provide perfect recovery efficiency and speed. Adding an advanced recovery mode directly from iOS devices, the new updated version works perfectly well in the process of recovering data from a "dead" iPhone. Since the fact that Apple's newly released iOS 7 hit a high download mark and some users experience data loss because iPhone cannot be switched on properly after upgrade failure, the release of the new updated iPhone data recovery software is good news for iPhone users who urgently need to recover their lost data.
Key Features:
- Fast and completely recover data lost due to iOS 7 upgrade failure.
- Safe and reliable. It won't cause any damage to the lost data as well as iOS device.
- Recover lost data from iPhone/iPad/iPod touch with several simple clicks.
Pricing and Availability:
EaseUS MobiSaver 3 is available now at EaseUS Software:
EaseUS Software is an innovative software developer which dedicated to delivering the best software products and services for data security and storage management to the worldwide consumer and business market segments. Millions of people spreading over 180 countries are now using EaseUS' products and all speak highly of EaseUS' software and service. For more info about EaseUS Software, please visit: http://www.easeus.com/ .
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GTEC Exhibitors Unveil New Products & Services for 2013 Event
Adobe, Brocade, salesforce.com, VMware & More Make News at Next Week's Leading Government Technology Event in Canada
OTTAWA, Ontario, Sept. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- GTEC, produced by UBM Tech, announces more than 30 exhibitors will be making news and showcasing first-time announcements during next week's event, happening October 7-10 at the Ottawa Convention Centre. The event will feature another bustling expo show floor with over 180 companies showcasing the latest in technology advancements, providing a unique platform for IT professionals to present new products and services to targeted audiences during Canada's leading government technology event. For more information or to register, visit: http://www.gtec.ca/.
"This year's announcements demonstrate the continued innovation in today's industry," said Nancy Dorigo, Executive Director, GTEC Ottawa. "GTEC 2013 is proud to present all attendees with the opportunity to engage first-hand with the latest in technology, tools, services and associated solutions."
In addition, Terry Horsman, Director of Sales said, "The event gathers an incomparable audience from both the public and private sector communities for showcasing the latest and greatest in technology. This impressive snapshot of news demonstrates how companies are working to innovate at all levels, introducing new products and services that will improve collaboration and better serve the Canadian market."
The exhibitors who will be making announcements or showcasing new products leading up to or at GTEC currently include:
Adobe recently unveiled The State of Mobile Benchmark for Q2 2013 that found web-traffic in Canada is increasingly driven by mobile devices. As adoption rates continue to grow, optimizing websites for the mobile-segment will become critical for public-sector organizations to improve user experience and better serve citizens on multiple platforms.
Air Interactive Media introduces AIM mVault, providing a unique design surface across hundreds of devices with simple controls and components that allow for collaboration and document share to rapidly access data.Users are provided secured access to any document, from anywhere, for any mobile and computing device.
babyTEL (Booth # 710), Canada's leading internet telephony provider, will showcase new, reliable, secure and high-quality enterprise telecommunication services including SIP Trunking, real-time faxing over the open internet (T.38 Trunking), Cloud Business Phone (Hosted PBX) with mobility features and Electronic Fax (email to fax, fax to email) services.
Bluink introduces Shift-IT®, a hosted Shift Scheduling - Shift Trading platform that allows you to manage employee schedules, while eliminating the frustration of tracking schedule changes. Give employees the power to trade shifts from their Shift-IT app, while the system enforces shift rules under your control! See us at booth 212.
BriteSky will debut customized cloud solutions built to be flexible and fully support both the hybrid private and public cloud models. Whether it be cloud computing, secure file sharing, backup to the cloud or DR our scalable services allow you to expand into our cloud based on your business demands.
Brocade will showcase HyperEdge(TM) Architecture, an evolutionary approach to campus network design. By automating and simplifying the campus network, and creating a holistic wired and wireless infrastructure, the Brocade HyperEdge Architecture enables organizations to harness the productivity gains and competitive edge that mobility and cloud-enabled services can offer.
Carbon(60) is introducing its new end-to-end hosting solutions. Already a safe haven for private and public sector organizations that need a partner to manage their business-critical websites,Carbon(60)'s new end-to-end hosting solutions take it to another level by guaranteeing website reliability and performance from the datacenter to the end-user's doorstep.
Cisco will demonstrate Remote Expert Smart Solution for Government Services, a fully interactive kiosk using video, remote and distributed services for exceptional citizen interactions at a fraction of the cost. With face-to-face video access to government representatives and services, users share documents and collaborate through touch screen monitors and document scanner.
ctc TrainCanada will introduce SAP End User Training compliant with Government of Canada standard business practices. As of October 2013, SAP Training will be available through ctc TrainCanada's course catalog. The addition of SAP training comes in response to the growing demand from the Federal Government for SAP end user training.
DLS Technology Corporation proudly presents: vKey, a software on a bootable USB or BlackBerry® device that creates a secure and independent Linux and/or Microsoft® OS environment on any modern Intel-based computer (PC or Mac). vKey provides secure access to your corporate network on any computer, anywhere and anytime.
Empowered will demonstrate the EmpoweredPPM(TM) Managed Service, a Project Portfolio Management software solution hosted in Canada using CA Clarity(TM) PPM. The solution includes structured workflows tuned to internal processes, and expert consulting needed to deliver the business value of PPM. Visit Booth #906 for a demonstration, or visit empowered.ca/ppm.
EventDawn, a new Ottawa-based communications company will be demonstrating their online planning platform for event and meeting planners. EventDawn provides planners with the ability to create digital event binders, collaborate online with other planners and suppliers, and communicate with attendees before, during and after events.
ExitCertified (Booth # 829) will showcase its Individual Multimedia Video Presence (iMVP(TM)) technology, which enables individuals to attend a live certified course from the convenience of their office or home. It's a remarkable way to experience premium training when and where you need it. It's virtual training without the virtual.
GRID Corp.'s Servicebook(TM) G-Cloud portal launching at GTEC enables organizations to design and
deploy Treasury Board-compliant balanced scorecards and logic models for policies & programs under
PAAs ... on existing IT infrastructure ...sometimes within a month. Ask about PWGSC's Build-in-Canada-Innovation Program that may provide federal departments <$.5M to deploy Servicebook(TM).
HanDreamnet presents next generation Security Switch (SG2024G) designed against internal threats.
It protects from Scanning, Flooding, ARP Spoofing, DoS and DDoS protection without Signature Updates. It provides Internal Network Access Traffic Control with monitoring and metering down to the port. Please visit at http://www.handream.net
HDI announces recent updates to the HDI Support Center Standard 2013, issued by the technical service and support industry's principal resource for support center best practices. The standard can help you increase service consistency, efficiency, and effectiveness, improve customer and employee satisfaction, increase profitability, improve service quality, and much more.
Hindam Innovation is proud to launch an unprecedented mobile solution for SMB's and large enterprises at GTEC 2013. MeetingRight line of mobile applications integrates the latest technologies, presentations and social network tools for business. It connects very large numbers of devices in an innovative way to improve productivity and efficiency. (#K25)
IB-Learning introduces Paratechnic Training, a unique program to improve front-line productivity and reduce technical support costs. Like paramedics, paratechnics apply first-response solutions, helping non-technical users get back to work faster and stay productive while allowing centralized tech support to focus only on cases that need their higher level of expertise.
Motion Computing, a leader in rugged mobile technology, will showcase new In-Vehicle Computing Solutions designed to work with Motion Tablet PCs for maximized safety, reliable connectivity and increased productivity on the road. The Solutions have passed comprehensive crash and vibration testing that meet or exceed multiple industry standards.
Navvia showcases its powerful Process Management Platform in the cloud designed for anyone with an IT Service Management program. With Navvia you can SURVEY the health of your processes, DESIGN and document new processes, gather requirements for a tool implementation, VERIFY processes are compliant, and LEARN about IT Service Management.
NIKSUN, the global leader in network performance and security monitoring, introduces the NIKSUN Supreme Eagle, the ultimate cyber hunter to equip you to Know the Unknown® in your cyber environment. Unleash the power of Supreme Eagle at data capture speeds up to 100GB per second. Visit NIKSUN at Booth #807.
QualiWare will be demonstrating new Governance Workflow, Analytics, bilingual user interface, and Government of Canada web publishing solutions. Visit Booth #207 to understand how you can easily create and maintain complex management systems, quality systems, and Enterprise Architecture and share this information with your organization in a CLF compliant environment.
RiskLogik will make its global debut at GTEC (Booth K18) to showcase new risk and resilience solutions that leaders and operational managers rely on to inform decisions on protecting critical infrastructure. Learn more: http://www.risklogik.com.
Safari Books Online, the largest subscription-based technology and business learning library, is proud to showcase recent updates to our Safari To Go mobile app, including the ability to cache books for offline reading. We are also excited to announce we have recently surpassed 8,000 hours of video within our offering.
salesforce.com, The Most Innovative Company in the World, will be showcasing new solutions for government, including Rapid Response 311, Mobile Communities for Government, Government Social Command Centre, and Platform Mobile Services for Government. Come and see how salesforce.com is connecting government with its citizens, services, and employees like never before.
Signority will showcase a complete cloud based digital signature workflow solution by using PKI technology. With this Signority breakthrough, users do not need to tradeoff between ease of use and legality while signing high value and sensitive documents online. Signority also offers integration to 3(rd) party applications through API.
SnapStream will showcase new additions to its powerful TV monitoring platform: The new iPad app enables TV search, playback, unlimited clips and cloud sharing. The new multi-viewer compares four TV shows at once. See how your organization can save by recording, archiving and tracking TV mentions with SnapStream (booth 1112).
SOMOS Group recently expanded their services to provide: ITIL, CRM, Office 365 implementations; Supply Chain solutions; Health Claims Processing; and Events/Exhibits management, all supplied by industry veterans, in addition to the existing expertise of providing business and technical consulting and delivery of PM training.
Storageflex is proud to showcase an array of new storage technologies including All Flash Based Array to provide 250,000 IOPS, Virtual and Physical Appliance for Layer 3 Wan Optimization, 10Gbit/40Gbit Ethernet/Infiniband Switching as well as FC/FCoE Switches and Adapters. Visit booth 102 to see these exciting technologies.
The Streaming Store will demonstrate the new 1 Beyond StreamMachine. This military grade portable battery powered turnkey streaming video encoder takes 4 HD video sources, mixes them with pre-recorded files, adds titles, and produces professional looking broadcasts that play on computers, tablets and smartphones. Come visit us in booth 525.
Toshiba introduces the World's First ECO-MFP with Erasable Toner. Dramatically reduce paper usage and overall carbon dioxide emissions by as much as 57%, while reusing the same sheet up to five times. Coupled with Self Encrypting Drive and Automatic Data Invalidation providing a secure and ECO friendly print solution.
Travel.gc.ca re-launches as the Government of Canada's one-stop shop for travel information for Canadians travelling and living abroad. Recognized as a source of constantly updated travel-related information and advice from 11 federal government departments, Travel.gc.ca keeps Canadians abroad connected and provides a platform for crisis communications during international emergencies.
Vayyoo is showcasing a unique mobile collaboration solution, Vayyoo Activities, that provides a cross-boundary, multiplatform engagement system to conduct your key activities by delivering the right information to the right people at the right time. Users are empowered in creating their own virtual activity-rooms, simply, securely and easily. http://www.vayyoo.com
VMware will showcase NSX and VMware's vision for the Software Defined Data Center (SDDC). NSX is doing for networking what VMware ESX/vSphere did for servers. NSX transforms network operations and economics in the data center by delivering never before possible service delivery, while dramatically reducing network operations costs. (Booth 819)
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About GTEC
Now in its 21st year, GTEC (Government Technology Exhibition and Conference) is a unique platform that attracts both the government and private sector communities for learning and professional development. GTEC is Canada's largest government technology event, attracting over 7,000 participants, renowned speakers, and exhibitors from across Canada on an annual basis. The event features a Gala Award Ceremony celebrating IM/T public sector accomplishments at municipal, provincial, and federal levels, a four day Conference, and a multi-day Exhibition. For more information, visit: http://www.gtec.ca.
About UBM Tech
UBM Tech is a global media business that brings together the world's technology industry through live events and online properties. Its community-focused media and events provide expertly curated content along with user-generated content and peer-to-peer engagement opportunities through its proprietary, award-winning DeusM community platform. UBM Tech's brands include EE Times, Interop, Black Hat, InformationWeek, Game Developers Conference, CRN, and DesignCon. The company's products include research, education, training, and data services that accelerate decision making for technology buyers. UBM Tech also offers a full range of marketing services based on its content and technology market expertise, including custom events, content marketing solutions, community development and demand generation programs. UBM Tech is a part of UBM (UBM.L), a global provider of media and information services with a market capitalization of more than $2.5 billion.
Cochlear Launches the Nucleus® 6 Sound Processor in the United States -- Simply Smarter in Every Hearing Situation
CENTENNIAL, Colo., Sept. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Cochlear Limited (ASX: COH), the global leader in implantable hearing solutions, announced today the commercial availability of the Nucleus® 6 Sound Processor in the United States.
Nucleus 6, the next generation cochlear implant sound processor for Cochlear, is built on a completely new microchip platform with five times the processing power of the market-leading Nucleus 5 System. It features synchronized microphones, advanced SmartSound® technology, the industry's first data logging capability, and with a future software upgrade*, it will provide access to wireless technology without the need for wires or additional neck-worn accessories.
"The US launch of the Nucleus 6 Sound Processor underscores our commitment to providing recipients with the opportunity to hear their best throughout their lifetime," said Chris Smith, President of Cochlear Americas. "With Nucleus 6, recipients will not only have access to the most powerful sound processor available, but the most reliable implant on the market today. Over the last 30 years, we have delivered the best in hearing technology and we will continue to do so as we introduce future upgrades to the system."
With the introduction of Nucleus 6, recipients will benefit from a wide range of new design features that are easy to use and designed to fit each person's lifestyle. Two sound processor options will be available - one with direct audio input and one without - in addition to enhanced tactical controls, an improved coil profile, auto-on, wireless auto-FM and new LED indicators. Two wireless remote control options will also be available that can be paired to the same sound processor - one for those who prefer advanced monitoring and the other for those who would rather carry a small, discrete version with simple one-touch buttons.
In addition to exciting new design features, the powerful new microchip included within the Nucleus 6 Sound Processor allows for the industry's only comprehensive data logging capability. Data logging provides audiologists with key information about how the sound processor is being used every day. It fills in all the gaps, so audiologists can get a more complete picture of a patient's hearing experiences and can then make the necessary adjustments so they can hear their best. This is especially important for parents so they can feel confident that their child is receiving optimal hearing performance even when they are at school or daycare.
Cochlear will continue its history of breakthroughs in innovation with future upgrades to the Nucleus 6 Sound Processor. The new chip is designed for the next generation SmartSound processing, which leverages new algorithms that focus on speech and reduce background noise, as well as third generation wireless accessories that do not require any neck worn loops.
Nucleus 6 was built on the same principles that have allowed Cochlear to remain the company of choice for implantable hearing solutions for over 30 years. In addition to the latest in sound processor technology, each new Nucleus 6 recipient will also be receiving the most reliable implant in the industry. In fact, it is up to three times more reliable than any other implant available today.(1-3 )
The Nucleus 6 Sound Processor is currently compatible with all Nucleus CI24RE, Nucleus CI422 and Nucleus CI500 Implants. Cochlear is working to ensure that recipients with previous generation implants will soon be able to access this new technology.
About Cochlear Implants
Cochlear implants are a proven medical option for infants as young as 12 months old with profound hearing loss in both ears, children aged two and older with severe-to-profound hearing loss, and adults with moderate-to-profound hearing loss in both ears. They are electronic devices, which bypass damaged hair cells in the inner ear, or cochlea, and stimulate the hearing nerve directly.
About Cochlear
Cochlear is the global leader in implantable hearing solutions. It has a dedicated global team of more than 2,700 people who deliver the gift of sound to those with hearing loss in over 100 countries. Its vision is to connect people, young and old, to a world of sound by offering life enhancing hearing solutions.
The Cochlear promise of "Hear now. And always" embodies the company's commitment to providing its recipients with their best possible hearing performance today and for the rest of their lives. For over 30 years Cochlear has helped hundreds of thousands of people either hear for the first time or reconnect them to their families, friends, workplaces and communities.
For more information, visit Cochlear.com.
*Not yet approved by FDA
References
(1) Publication: Nucleus Reliability Report, Vol.11, February 2013.
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Global Wireless Phone Chargers and Infrastructure Market Shares, Size, Strategy and Forecasts 2013 to 2019 New Research Report at Researchmoz.us
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Infrastructure Market Shares, Size, Strategy and Forecasts 2013 to 2019
Wireless Phone Charging Market Forecasts indicates that markets at $3 million will
reach $33.6 billion by 2019
Mobile manufacturers are positioning phone models with wireless charging to drive
demand at the high end. Examples include the Samsung Galaxy S4, Lumia smartphone from
Nokia, the Nexus 4 from LG Electronics, and the Droid DNA from Verizon Wireless and HTC.
Many cell phone and smart phone vendors are making wireless power a reality. Wireless
power is an emerging technology that creates a better charging experience for consumers.
Just as Wi-Fi replaced the need to use an Ethernet cable for Internet connectivity, so
also wireless power is making recharging wirelessly a feature that is demanded by
consumers. According to Susan Eustis, lead author of the Research team that prepared the
study, "wireless phone charging, mobile computing, and smart devices represent the major
forces impacting wireless phone charging. Phone vendors are coming together to create
standards and to leverage standards to gain competitive advantage with highly
differentiated product sets." Inductive wireless charging does not use as much grid
electricity to achieve device charging. Electricity is generated in a coil. Inductive
charging means the primary coil in the charger induces a current in the secondary coil in
the device being charged.
Wireless charging is already available for low-power applications up to 5 Watts. These
are suitable for mobile phones and other devices. Wireless chargers use magnetic
induction. They offer the promise of being able to place a device on a surface and have it
charge automatically - no fiddling with cables required. Remote power transfer is a
complex business with some very fine tuning required to make it work well. Wireless
charging is more accurately described as "inductive charging" because it uses magnetic
induction. Inductive charging uses magnetism to transmit energy. The current coming from
the wall power outlet moves through the wire in the wireless charger, creating a magnetic
field. The magnetic field creates a current in the coil inside the device. This coil is
connected to the battery and the current charges the battery. Devices must have the
appropriate hardware in them to support wireless charging - a device without the
appropriate coil cannot charge wirelessly. Consideration of Wireless Phone Charging Market
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Wireless infrastructure markets at $58 billion in 2012 will be $163 billion by 2019
A smart phone is not very smart if the infrastructure can't support its applications.
In response to the high growth smart phone markets, wireless infrastructure promises to
grow dramatically in the near term.. Wireless Infrastructure technologies include WiMax,
LTE, 4G and HSPA. These technologies are driving much higher capacity from the base
station back to the fiber core. Fiber core is putting extreme pressure on provider's
infrastructure and backhaul networks.
New Market Research predicts that the dramatic growth of wireless infrastructure is
based on the growth of smart phones to a one trillion market by 2019, serving an installed
base of 8.5 billion, many people having more than one smart phone. Wireless infrastructure
markets at $58 billion in 2012 will be $163 billion by 2019, new markets evolved because
of the value that apps provide to smart phones, mobile devices, tablets, and the Internet
of things. According to Susan Eustis, lead author of the study, "Wireless Infrastructure
is being installed to upgrade core networks and upgrade backhaul and base stations to make
systems more modern. Infrastructure for the Internet and for smart mobile devices creates
demand for more sophisticated web development and web applications that in turn depend on
more sophisticated infrastructure. Everything is going mobile. This evolution is driven by
mobile smart phones and tablets that provide universal connectivity. Modern systems
represent a significant aspect of Internet market evolution."
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backbone infrastructure. Wireless apps are expected to achieve $37 trillion revenue by
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Ricoh expands print-anywhere versatility with first new WiFi-embedded laser printer and MFP
Standard wireless connectivity introduces new level of convenience
MALVERN, Pa., Sept. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ricoh Americas Corporation today announced the first Ricoh desktop monochrome laser printer and multifunction product (MFP) with embedded WiFi, enabling users to easily print in home offices and small business settings, including doctor offices and construction sites among others, without requiring an optional wireless card.
The RICOH SP 311DNw printer and SP 311SFNw MFP expand Ricoh's already broad portfolio of solutions to meet the increasing demand for more flexible connectivity options in today's small business and home office environments. The new printer and MFP print up to 30 pages per minute at a resolution of up to 1200 x 600 dpi over a wireless connection and can also be driven through standard USB 2.0 or Ethernet connections.
"The demand for full seamless capabilities and affordable personal laser printing for small business and home office environments remain strong," said Jason Dizzine, Vice President, Technology Marketing, Ricoh Americas Corporation. "Expect to see embedded wireless capability in more Ricoh devices as we expand our portfolio for this market."
Ricoh continues to offer printers with popular features and the SP 311DNw is no exception with a small footprint, faster print speeds and built-in networking. In addition to printing, the SP 311SFNw MFP copies, faxes, and scans in color. It features a 4-line LCD control panel with alphanumeric keyboard for simple programming with eight Quick Dials, and includes special ID Copy workflow that enables easy imaging of identification cards on a single side of a document.
The Ricoh SP 311DNw printer is available today for a street price of $167 and the SP 311SFNw MFP is available for $315.
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 2013, Ricoh Group had worldwide sales of 1,924 billion yen (approx. 20 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.
VOXX International Corporation Announces New Accessory Product Collaboration With Ford Motor Company
VOXX to provide its Smart Phone-based, Remote Start and Keyless Entry Telematics system branded as Remote Access and available for select Ford and Lincoln vehicles for North America
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., Sept. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- VOXX International Corporation (NASDAQ: VOXX) has announced the launch of its exciting new product with Ford Motor Company through a collaborative effort between Code Systems, Inc. and Ford's Custom Accessories Group. Code Systems, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of VOXX, will be providing Ford Custom Accessories with a dealer-installed version of its remote start and keyless entry cell phone app and hardware. The Ford and Lincoln Access system will be available on select Ford and Lincoln vehicles.
Commenting on today's announcement with Ford, Pat Lavelle, President and Chief Executive Officer of VOXX International stated, "Ford is just one of a few automotive manufacturers in the world to offer this kind of smartphone-based technology and the first to offer it as a dealer-installed accessory. They are widely regarded as an automotive innovator and leader, and we are pleased to continue to develop solutions that meet their needs, as well as those of their consumers. VOXX has enjoyed a long-standing relationship with Ford, having served as their vehicle security supplier for almost 25 years and their remote start supplier since 2000, and it's our goal to continue to develop new and innovative automotive products for our OE partners, like Ford, for years to come."
The new Ford and Lincoln Remote Access application for smartphones (iPhone® or Android(TM)) can be used from any location with a Wi-Fi or cellular signal - virtually anywhere in the world. This dealer-installed Genuine Ford Accessory turns your smartphone device into a virtual key fob. Using the Remote Access application gives customers a whole new way to perform basic vehicle functions. With the Remote Access app, you can lock, unlock and even start your vehicle from across the parking lot, or across the country. You can even use the 'Find' feature to flash the lights and honk the horn if, perhaps, you don't remember exactly where you parked your vehicle. The app is easy to download and the system features in-vehicle electronic components that integrate seamlessly with Ford's CAN-based electronic architecture. "This Genuine Ford Accessory is a plug-and-play kit that is easy to install and does not require any vehicle wire cutting, hence maintaining the quality of the vehicle electrical system," boasts Mouhanad Dahabra, a Ford Electrical Engineering Supervisor who worked on the program.
The Remote Access system, backed by a Ford Custom Accessories warranty, requires a $49.99 consumer-based service fee per year with unlimited usage. Service fee payment and user account set-up is fast, easy and secure. Once the Remote Access account is set-up, your smartphone becomes a high-tech control device for keyless entry, remote start and anti-theft functionality. For the system to work, the consumer needs to download and launch the Remote Access app and purchase dealer-installed, vehicle-specific components. The app is connected to the Remote Access module using a secure log-in process that prevents unauthorized access to the user's vehicle.
The Remote Access app can be loaded onto several different phones, which allows the user to give other family members "Access" to their vehicle. The app is free at most application stores/markets - just search for Ford Remote Access or Lincoln Remote Access. The user can also operate several other vehicles from the same app. All vehicles must be equipped with the Remote Access module and each module must be activated by paying the $49.99 annual service fee.
Consumers can now purchase the Remote Access product directly at Ford and Lincoln Dealers, nationwide. Contact your local dealer for complete details and pricing information (including labor installation).
Remote Access application is available on the following models F-150, Super Duty®, Edge, Explorer and Lincoln MKX if your vehicle is a 2011 Model Year, or newer. You can also purchase Remote Access if you drive a 2013 model year or newer Taurus, Flex, Lincoln MKS or Lincoln MKT. More vehicles are being added, so inquire at your local Ford or Lincoln Dealer for details.
About VOXX International Corporation
VOXX International Corporation (NASDAQ:VOXX) is the new name for Audiovox Corporation, a company that was formed over 45 years ago as Audiovox that has grown into a worldwide leader in many automotive and consumer electronics and accessories categories, as well as premium high-end audio. Through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, VOXX International proudly is recognized as the #1 premium loudspeaker company in the world, and has #1 market positions in automotive video entertainment and remote starts, digital TV tuners and digital antennas. The Company's brands also hold #1 market share for TV remote controls and reception products and leading market positions across a wide-spectrum of other consumer and automotive segments.
Today, VOXX International is a global company....with an extensive distribution network that includes power retailers, mass merchandisers, 12-volt specialists and most of the world's leading automotive manufacturers. The company has an international footprint in Europe, Asia, Mexico and South America, and a growing portfolio, which now comprises over 30 trusted brands. Among the key domestic brands are Klipsch®, RCA®, Invision®, Jensen®, Audiovox®, Terk®, Acoustic Research®, Advent®, Code Alarm®, CarLink®, Excalibur® and Prestige®. International brands include Hirschmann Car Communication®, Klipsch®, Jamo®, Energy®, Mirage®, Mac Audio®, Magnat®, Heco®, Schwaiger®, Oehlbach® and Incaar(TM). The Company continues to drive innovation throughout all of its subsidiaries, and maintains its commitment to exceeding the needs of the consumers it serves. For additional information, please visit our Web site at http://www.voxxintl.com.
About Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in Dearborn, Mich., manufactures or distributes automobiles across six continents. With about 168,000 employees and about 65 plants worldwide, the company's automotive brands include Ford and Lincoln. The company provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company. For more information regarding Ford and its products worldwide, please visit http://corporate.ford.com.
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Except for historical information contained herein, statements made in this release that would constitute forward-looking statements may involve certain risks and uncertainties. All forward-looking statements made in this release are based on currently available information and the Company assumes no responsibility to update any such forward-looking statement. The following factors, among others, may cause actual results to differ materially from the results suggested in the forward-looking statements. The factors include, but are not limited to risks that may result from changes in the Company's business operations; our ability to keep pace with technological advances; significant competition in the automotive, premium audio and consumer accessories businesses; our relationships with key suppliers and customers; quality and consumer acceptance of newly introduced products; market volatility; non-availability of product; excess inventory; price and product competition; new product introductions; foreign currency fluctuations and concerns regarding the European debt crisis; restrictive debt covenants; the possibility that the review of our prior filings by the SEC may result in changes to our financial statements; and the possibility that stockholders or regulatory authorities may initiate proceedings against VOXX International Corporation and/or our officers and directors as a result of any restatements. Risk factors associated with our business, including some of the facts set forth herein, are detailed in the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 29, 2012.
Contact(s): Glenn Wiener Jim Perozich
GW Communications Ford Accessories
212.786.6011 313.248.1393
gwiener@GWCco.com jperoz@ford.com
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Wondershare (TM) Updates Several Flagship Mobile Apps & Applications For New iOS 7 and iPhone (R) 5S/5C Compatibility
Wondershare Dr.Fone, MobileGo, MobileTrans, and PowerCam (TM) are iOS 7 and iPhone 5C/5S Ready to Take Full Advantage of Apple's Latest Offerings
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, Apple wowed the world with the launch of iOS 7 and to date more than 200 Million users have upgraded already. Apple also unveiled the new iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C to delighted users around the globe. In response to these new offerings, Wondershare has worked quickly to make its iDevice-relevant products fully iOS 7 and iPhone 5S/5C compatible.
Wondershare knows it's important to customers to have their apps and companion applications work with new iPhones and major iOS updates as they become available. Now that iOS 7 is available and the new iPhones are shipping, Wondershare is pleased to announce the following products are now fully compatible:
Wondershare PowerCamfor iOS - The insanely popular photo/video app for iPhone with more than 120 Million downloads to date lets users style their photos and videos with 70+ effects with a full live preview before shooting; and tons of after-shot editing and sharing options. With its mantra "A Million Shades of Fun", PowerCam makes it easy for anyone to take great looking photos and videos and share instantly.
Wondershare Dr.Fonefor iOS - Dr.Fone iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch data recovery application for Windows® and Mac® platforms is often a user's best chance to recover mistakenly deleted photos, text messages, contacts, videos and up to 11 other types of content either from the device itself, or from the latest iTunes® backup. Dr.Fone is also a great solution from recovering critical information from a smashed iPhone or when a jailbreak fails.
Wondershare MobileGo for iOS - The #1 way to rebuild and merge iTunes music libraries by allowing music and even videos and other content to be copied from the iDevice back to a Windows PC or Mac; ideal for recovering from a computer crash. MobileGo can retrieve music and other content including playlists, ratings, play/skip counts and more from your device and completely restore your iTunes library.
Wondershare MobileTrans - Moving into a new phone used to be a real hassle as mobile carrier stores typically only transfer contacts from an old phone to a new phone. MobileTrans can transfer text messages, contacts, videos, photos, and music between Symbian, Android, and iPhones on the Windows platform. MobileTrans is currently the only solution available to transfer text messages from an Android phone to an iPhone.
Current Wondershare Dr.Fone for iOS, MobileGo for iOS, and MobileTrans customers need only run the "check for updates" feature within the software to download and install the free updates. PowerCam customers please use iTunes to update.
Learn more about Wondershare's entire lineup of award winning multi-media, mobile, business productivity, PDF, and system utility software products at Wondershare.com.
About Wondershare
Wondershare, an IDG invested company, is an innovative software developer dedicated to delivering the very best in software products and services to the worldwide consumer and business market segments. Wondershare has branch offices in the United States and Japan. Wondershare has been honored as Deloitte Tech Fast 500 Asia Pacific and China 50 for three consecutive years, and Forbes Business Potential of China for two consecutive years. For more information about Wondershare and its products, please visit http://www.wondershare.com.
Wondershare is a registered trademark of Wondershare Software Co. Ltd. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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A hearing solution that opens the soundscape of life to people with hearing loss
WARRENVILLE, Ill., Sept. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Optimum hearing and understanding in any situation best describes the quality of hearing that most wearers expect from a hearing device. With Phonak Audeo Q, wearers can enjoy conversations in crowded restaurants or during a walk outside on a windy afternoon. Unique Binaural VoiceStream Technology(TM) found in all of the Phonak Quest products makes it possible for wearers to hear and understand in the most challenging listening situations.
Phonak Audeo Q: a simple and discreet solution
Daily activities like conversations in a busy restaurant or on a noisy street can quickly turn into a challenge for people even with mild to moderate hearing loss. Phonak Audeo Q offers a discreet and unobtrusive solution that enables more signal, less noise and better understanding in even more listening situations. The Audeo Q model is extremely small and designed to practically disappear behind the ear.
Tinnitus management
Because four out of five people with tinnitus are also affected by hearing loss, Phonak Audeo Q is now available with a dedicated Phonak tinnitus program that supports a variety of tinnitus management philosophies.
Tinnitus is defined as the perception of sound in the absence of an external sound source. Shorter episodes of ear noise that go away are considered normal and experienced by many people. Tinnitus sounds, however, are described in many various ways including the sound of crickets, wind, dripping water, buzz of fluorescent lights, pulsating tones, hissing, buzzing or ringing in the ear and typically last more than five minutes at a time.
"Approximately 50 million people in the United States have tinnitus and a quarter of those experience depression, loss of concentration, sleep problems and loss of enjoyment of life," explained Ann L. Rhoten, AuD, Owner of Kentucky Audiology and Tinnitus Services. "Historically, people suffering with tinnitus have been told they have to 'learn to live with it.' "While currently there isn't a cure, there are treatments such as the Phonak tinnitus management program that can help.
"The Phonak Audeo Q incorporates a tinnitus management feature in the hearing aid which offers a library of sounds and music specially designed to help manage tinnitus. These tools, combined with experienced counseling can be very effective in treating tinnitus," said Dr. Rhoten.
Certified in Tinnitus Retraining Therapy (TRT), Dr. Rhoten is certified in the treatment and management of tinnitus and sound sensitivity issues and is a member of the American Tinnitus Association and the Tinnitus Practitioner's Association.
Phonak products are available through hearing healthcare professionals.
About Phonak
Headquartered near Zurich, Switzerland, Phonak, a member of the Sonova Group, has developed, produced and globally distributed state-of-the-art hearing systems and wireless devices for more than 60 years. The combination of expertise in hearing technology, mastery in acoustics and strong cooperation with hearing care professionals allows Phonak to significantly improve people's hearing ability and speech understanding and therefore their quality of life.
Phonak offers a complete range of digital hearing instruments, along with complementary wireless communication systems. With a worldwide presence, Phonak drives innovation and sets new industry benchmarks regarding miniaturization and performance.
We are sensitive to the needs of everyone who depends on our knowledge, ideas and care. And by creatively challenging the limits of technology, we develop innovations that help people hear, understand and experience more of life's rich soundscapes.
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Altera Completes Latest Upgrade to IP Portfolio Targeting 28 nm Devices
Expanded Portfolio of IP Cores Enhanced with 15 Percent Timing Margin for Faster Design Integration
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Altera Corporation (Nasdaq: ALTR) today announced it has completed the latest upgrade to its portfolio of IP cores targeting 28 nm FPGAs and SoCs. Over the past year, Altera has released more than 15 new protocol interface IP cores that target a broad range of applications and markets. In addition, the IP cores in Altera's expanded IP portfolio have been upgraded to deliver 15 percent timing margin for faster timing closure, which allow customers to quickly integrate multiple IP cores into their designs and get to market faster.
Altera offers a comprehensive portfolio of internally developed IP cores and strategic partner IP cores that support the company's FPGA and SoC product lines. The portfolio of IP cores contains popular external memory protocols, protocol interface IP, and video and image processing IP. Some of the most recent protocol interface cores released include:
-- 50G/100G/150G/200G Interlaken, targeting wireline applications
-- Serial RapidIO® Gen 2 up to 6.25 Gbps per lane, targeting wireless
applications
-- 10/100/1000 Mbps 1588 Ethernet MAC cores, enabling precise time
synchronization on Ethernet networks
-- SerialLite III Streaming, enabling high bandwidth, low latency
point-to-point serial data transfers across various transmission media
For a complete list of Altera's newest IP cores visit http://www.altera.com/products/ip/news/ip-whats-new.html
"We continue to invest in high-performance IP cores that meet our customers' system requirements," said Alex Grbic, director of software, DSP and IP marketing at Altera. "By offering a wide variety of IP cores that are easy to integrate into designs, we provide our customers with instant support of standard technologies so they can spend valuable engineering resources on parts of the design that make their products successful."
Heitec AG, an engineering and design services firm, recently completed a customer's project using Arria V GZ and Stratix V GX FPGAs for the development of a high-resolution image processing application which requires the use of multiple Altera IP cores. Stefan Purr, Project Manager Electronic System Design at Heitec AG commented, "We were on a tight deadline with our latest project that required the use of multiple FPGAs and IP cores in the design, including DDR3, PCI Express, SerialLite III Streaming, and DisplayPort. The IP solutions offered by Altera saved us a month of FPGA design and integration time, which resulted in a significant development savings for the FPGA portion of the design. In addition to the time and cost savings, the Altera IPs allowed us to concentrate on our own user-specific design blocks to provide the additional differentiation we needed to win the design."
Easy Evaluation of Altera IP Cores with OpenCore Plus
Altera offers a no-hassle IP evaluation process with all its IP cores through its OpenCore Plus feature. The feature allows customers to evaluate and hardware test different IP cores without purchasing a license. This feature provides a high degree of confidence to engineers and their management staff to ensure their 1st time project success.
IP Core Availability
All Altera IP cores supporting 28 nm devices are available now. Customers can access all IP cores through Altera's latest Quartus II software release version 13.0. For further questions or licensing information, please contact your local Altera sales representative or email IP_Portfolio@altera.com. Additional information and a peek into Altera's IP portfolio offering can be found at http://www.altera.com/products/ip/portfolio/ip-portfolio.html
About Altera
Altera® programmable solutions enable designers of electronic systems to rapidly and cost effectively innovate, differentiate and win in their markets. Altera offers FPGAs, SoCs, CPLDs, ASICs and complementary technologies, such as power management, to provide high-value solutions to customers worldwide. Follow Altera via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+ and RSS, or subscribe to product update emails and newsletters.
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