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Silent Circle Unleashes The Software And Cloud-Portion Of Its Enterprise Privacy Platform

LONDON, Dec. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

    --  New Silent Manager web-service capabilities deliver enterprise
        compliance and auditing for call detail and text
    --  New Silent Phone app is re-engineered to include enterprise-specific
        features, as well as peer-to-peer encrypted calling, video, text and
        file transfers
    --  Silent Phone app is now available in two subscription levels - basic and
        plus - for any Android or iOS device
    --  Silent World calling capability delivers expanded coverage to secure
        global, enterprise communications
    --  Platform built specifically for enterprises to ensure security and
        privacy while mitigating against data leakage from smartphones
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Silent Circle today announced the official release of its Enterprise Privacy Platform: a revolutionary set of secure software, services and devices designed to deliver privacy to business and government organizations of all sizes.

"Building on the momentum of our Blackphone 2 launch, I'm proud to unleash all the work we have done on rebuilding our software and cloud-based Enterprise Privacy Platform," said Bill Conner, President and CEO of Silent Circle. "Our platform delivers unprecedented secure communications with the enterprise management controls necessary for auditing and general oversight." Conner continued: "Now governments and global enterprises have a new choice in secure communications that didn't exist before, across any Android or iOS device."

The new Silent Manager gives designated administrators a simple and easy way to oversee their organization's use of the Silent Circle platform through a web-based management interface. It provides at-a-glance overviews of current users, groups, and plans, as well as a newsfeed showing relevant Silent Circle information like updates to Silent Circle apps. "With the web management capability, administrators can add or remove users individually or in multiples - making Silent Circle accounts easy to deploy as needed," said Conner. Silent Manager also allows for the creation of subscription codes, which can be used to distribute services outside of email or traditional business environments.

The company's Silent Phone app, which encrypts VoIP and messaging services for any iOS or Android device, is now available in two subscription levels - Basic and Plus. Silent Phone Basic allows unlimited member-to-member encrypted voice calling and text messaging for an annual membership fee of $5.  Silent Phone Plus provides full functionality to include conference calling, file transfers, attachments, voice mail and direct customer support for $9.95 per month.

Silent Phone is available at the Apple App store and Google Play.

Silent World - a new type of calling capability - is a feature of Silent Phone that provides enhanced security and flexibility on any mobile device (iOS or Android). It extends the reach of Silent Phone's encrypted calling to regular mobile and landline numbers to 439 destinations, allowing for private conversations to effectively anyone in the world - even to people who don't currently use Silent Phone.

The release of the Enterprise Privacy Platform comes shortly after the highly successful launch of Silent Circle's Blackphone 2, a smart-phone built from the ground up to be private by design and protect communication and data everywhere - not just inside company walls. "Blackphone 2 combines an enhanced Android operating system - Silent OS - and comes with the Silent Phone app pre-loaded. It's designed to keep your enterprise and personal information secure," adds Conner.

"Cyber security - and in particular the threats posed by data leakage from mobile devices - has become a critical issue for enterprise as organizations face persistent threats to the privacy and security of mobile communications" said Conner. "With escalating network surveillance and monitoring combined with sophisticated eavesdropping across global networks, the increased use of mobile devices in a business setting provides great opportunities but also great risk.  Your company's information is likely to be compromised when mobile devices are used without sufficient consideration for privacy and security."

Andrew Pinder CBE, who was recently appointed to the company's Board Of Directors said "Silent Circle has matured into the world's most trusted solution for mobile and enterprise privacy - serving individuals, businesses and governments around the world with a truly revolutionary ecosystem of software, services and devices."

"Learning from the lessons of the attack on Sony, traditional security solutions have failed global enterprises," Pinder explained. "What's more, these breaches have evolved to have a much greater potential impact. They now put every customer, employee and partner at risk and are rapidly eroding the trust people have in enterprises. That's why Silent Circle has developed a platform with a range of powerful solutions - allowing any business to apply the combination of solutions that works best for them."

Details of new, enterprise specific features for simple and near-immediate privacy deployment to your organization - with no hardware, maintenance or training required:

Enterprise Privacy Platform Capabilities:

        --  Silent Manager now includes Active Directory Single Sign-On and LDAP
            integration
        --  Customer-specific compliance requirements for auditing purposes
        --  Compartmentalization of groups within an organization
        --  Expanded Silent World access to 439 destinations - call effectively
            anywhere in the world from within Silent Phone app
        --  Silent Phone Telephone Numbers - receive calls from anyone on Silent
            Phone; virtual dual SIM for any phone
        --  Secure Video and Conference Calling
        --  SMS invitations to non-members
        --  More economic options to interconnect businesses and allow them the
            privacy they need to mitigate risk and maximize success. Silent
            Phone is now available at two subscriptions levels - Basic and Plus
Silent Phone Plus provides full functionality, including ability to send attachments up to 100MB; secure messaging storage up to 90 days; video and conference calling; voice mail; multi-device support; and full customer service. New features include:

        --  Secure Calls and Messaging - unlimited member to member encrypted
            talk and text
        --  Conference calling and video calls
        --  Burn messages from 1 min to 90 days
        --  Send attachments securely - up to 100MB per transmission
        --  Voice mail from non-Member calls (tab in settings for set-up and
            management)
        --  Multi-device support
        --  Direct Customer Support access
        --  $9.95 per month per user
Silent Phone Basic offers unlimited peer-to-peer encrypted voice calling and text messaging; receive attachments; incoming video calls; participate in conference calling between members - annual membership fee of $5.

About Silent Circle:

Silent Circle is a world leader in secure communications, delivered through a revolutionary Enterprise Privacy Platform of devices, software and services, built on open-source ZRTP technology and a fundamentally different, cloud-based, mobile architecture.

Led by Bill Conner, the former Entrust President and CEO and Nortel President, Silent Circle was co-founded by Mike Janke, former Navy SEAL and security expert; Phil Zimmermann, co-founder of PGP, developer of the ZRTP protocol and 2015 inductee into the Internet Hall of Fame; and Jon Callas, creator of Apple's whole disk encryption software and Co-founder of PGP Corporation.

Silent Circle is headquartered in Switzerland, home of the world's best privacy laws. For more information on Silent Circle, go to: https://www.silentcircle.com

Media Contact: Liam Curran, +44 (0) 203 003 6496, liam.curran@freuds.com

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Camera360 Now Provided for All Samsung Note5 Users

SEOUL, South Korea, Dec. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Camera360, one of the most prestigious image software companies in the mobile digital market with high popularity on the Android platform, officially reached an in-depth cooperation with Samsung. On August 13, 2015, Camera360 became one of the built-in filter partners of Samsung's next-generation flagship production on the Galaxy Note5. Two of nine filters provided on Galaxy Note5 are now provided by Camera360. All filters from Camera360 can be easily downloaded by clicking the icon at the top right corner and skipping to the filter store.

Camera360 is one of five unique partners, and is another giant that joined forces with smartphones. Since early as 2013, Camera360 has cooperated with Nokia by pre-loading its products onto the Lumia 925, and it became an impactful combination for hardware and software domains. After cooperating with Sony QX, it was called "The most powerful photographic combination" in the industry. In December 2014, Camera360 cooperated with Samsung for the first time by inserting the application into Samsung's filter store. The joining of Camera360 and Samsung once again fully displays Camera360's extensive influence in moving image files and its important position in the international market.

The cooperation between Samsung and Camera360 greatly benefits both parties. On one hand, Samsung shows recognition to Cameras360's moving image processing capabilities. On the other hand, Samsung seizes its advantage of influence of Camera360's more than 500 million users worldwide to explore the global market. As the leading handset developer on the Android market, Samsung not only improves brand popularity for Camera360, but more importantly offers an opportunity that allows more users to experience the best moving image service provided by Camera360.

This strategic cooperation brings users a more colorful moving image service and promotes the development of the global market together.

Follow the links below to download Camera360:

App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/app/id443354861
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=vStudio.Android.Camera360

About Camera360

Camera360 is a technology and art company building an ecosystem of digital tools and services for the creative community worldwide to capture, compose and share beautiful moments of their lives.

Camera360 is backed by SIG China, Gobi Partners, and Matrix Partners China. Visit camera360.com for more information or connect with Camera360 on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

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CONTACT: Laura Liu, Overseas Public Relations, Camera360, +86-153-9002-0623, liuyan@camera360.com

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Load DynamiX Storage Performance Analytics Solutions Introduce New Level of Workload Visibility into Storage Infrastructure

Load DynamiX Enterprise 5.0 and Workload Sensors Simplify Workload Analysis and Modeling; Accelerate Performance Troubleshooting

SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Load DynamiX today announced new products and software modules, extending its industry-leading storage performance validation solutions to include real-time and historical workload visibility. Load DynamiX 5.0 includes an all-new automated workload acquisition and analysis solution (comprised of Workload Sensors, a Workload Data Importer, and a Workload Analyzer application) that provides comprehensive insight into application workload behavior and its impact on storage infrastructure performance. The new offerings mean that Load DynamiX, with its clear understanding of production workload I/O profiles, helps storage professionals right-size storage purchases and quickly mitigate performance issues.

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Storage professionals are constantly challenged to understand and predict how changes in application workload behavior and workload growth will impact storage performance.  So far, there has been no easy solution to assist them.  Existing approaches are typically vendor-specific; hence limited to infrastructure silos, and typically do not provide real time views into transient events.  More importantly, traditional solutions do not correlate performance changes to workload behavior. These challenges meant that storage teams were resolved to serious under- and over-provisioning of storage infrastructure, along with substantial delays in troubleshooting performance problems within their production storage deployments.

"Most organizations know surprisingly little about the demands their applications present to their storage systems. Storage managers routinely specify systems with expensive performance headroom to account for their lack of workload knowledge," said Howard Marks, founder of DeepStorage.net. "Load Dynamix Workload Sensors and Workload Analyzers will, for the first time, give enterprises a full picture of their application's storage behavior and use that data to see how their applications will work on next generation storage systems."

Load DynamiX 5.0:  Introducing Storage Performance Analytics

Load DynamiX 5.0 offers storage teams an automated and simple way to acquire storage array and storage network workload data, and analyze that data for a holistic approach to architecting, optimizing, and troubleshooting storage infrastructure. The storage performance analytics capabilities within Load DynamiX Enterprise 5.0 include new solutions for real-time and historical workload acquisition and analysis.  These solutions build upon traditional Load DynamiX strengths in storage workload modeling and workload generation.

Workload Acquisition

Load DynamiX Enterprise 5.0 has added two new ways to acquire actual production storage workloads, analyze those workloads, and automatically create workload models.

    --  Load DynamiX Workload Sensors Load DynamiX Workload Sensors are
        hardware-based sensor devices that enable storage engineers and
        operations teams to capture network switch data and statistically
        analyze the workloads in real-time. Using the switch SPAN ports or
        optical TAPs on 10G Ethernet and Fibre Channel switches, this data can
        be captured and then be imported into the Workload Analyzer module of
        Load DynamiX Enterprise for further analysis and to generate a highly
        accurate workload for replay in a test lab. This capture/analyze/replay
        capability dramatically accelerates storage performance problem
        identification and resolution.
    --  Load DynamiX Workload Data Importer is part of Load DynamiX Enterprise
        5.0 and imports any production array I/O data from the storage array
        logs and other tools for workload profiling. It automates and simplifies
        the workload modeling and creation process and provides out-of-the-box
        policies for most major storage vendors or the ability to add profiles
        from emerging vendors.
Workload Analysis

Before now, IT organizations had no fast and simple way analyze and characterize production workloads and their changing behaviors. Once acquired, production workload data can then be evaluated for performance planning and faster troubleshooting.

    --  Load DynamiX Workload Analyzer is a new module of Load DynamiX
        Enterprise that allows storage engineers to analyze temporal and spatial
        workload behavior via powerful visualization to better understand
        workload I/O patterns that affect storage performance. The Workload
        Analyzer processes the data from both the Workload Data Importer and the
        Workload Sensors. It creates a detailed workload profile that can be
        used to automatically generate a highly accurate workload. These
        workloads can then be applied to any file, block or object storage
        system via a Load DynamiX Workload Generation Appliance to fully
        evaluate its performance, to conduct what-if scenario analysis with
        modified workloads, and to efficiently troubleshoot performance
        problems.
"For years now, Load DynamiX has been leading the industry in storage performance validation and testing in pre-production environments," said Philippe Vincent, president and CEO of Load DynamiX.  "But capturing and analyzing production workload data in an automated way remained elusive.  It was an art form that our customers were continually challenged with.  With our 5.0 release and its advanced storage performance analytics, we provide unparalleled insight into workload behavior and its effect on performance that turns the art form into science."

"The new Load DynamiX workload acquisition and analysis products are very innovative," said Christopher King, LinkedIn's former infrastructure architect. "They will significantly improve understanding of application workload behavior, which will help me more intelligently evaluate new storage technologies, make better storage deployment decisions, and accelerate problem resolution."

Resources:

What are workloads and why should you care? by George Crump at Storage Switzerland

Storage Workload Analysis-the Load DynamiX Way. by Logan Harbaugh at Storage Strategies NOW

Connect with Load DynamiX:

Web

Twitter

Blog

Facebook

LinkedIn

About Load DynamiX

Load DynamiX is a Storage Performance Analytics innovator providing unique insight into application workload performance to empower data storage professionals to optimize costs and assure performance by more intelligently deploying and troubleshooting storage infrastructure.  The combination of advanced workload analysis and modeling software with extreme workload generation appliances give IT professionals the ability to cost-effectively validate and stress today's most complex physical, virtual and cloud infrastructure to its limits.

Contact Information:

Kelly Dorsey
kdorsey@loaddynamix.com

818/436-9646

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Neoconix USB 3.1 (Type C) X-Beam(TM) Bridge for Mobile Platforms

Fully Integrated Connector Solution Provides High Speed and Design Flexibility

SAN JOSE, California, Dec. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Neoconix (http://www.neoconix.com), a leading provider of high performance connector solutions, today announced the availability of its innovative USB 3.1 X-Beam Bridge connector solution. As the newest member of the FPConnected(TM) family, the product features superior signal integrity, repairability, and cost savings for leading-edge mobile platforms. Featuring a seamlessly integrated jumper and connector assembly, the USB 3.1 X-Beam Bridge includes an ultra-low profile USB3.1 Type C receptacle, a high speed FPC (Flexible Printed Circuit), and a low profile X-Beam FPC-to-Board interposer.

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The USB 3.1 X-Beam Bridge provides mobile designers and manufacturers with the ideal solution to reliably and rapidly implement their next generation high speed platforms and is available in a variety of length options for design flexibility. The product can be independently mounted thereby eliminating the costly and time consuming manufacturing issues associated with main PCB (printed circuit board) mounting. Designers can now directly route signals which minimizes the required shielding, PCB layers, copper thickness, thermal considerations, and circuit protection necessary if utilizing the main PCB. The USB 3.1 X-Beam Bridge delivers improved signal integrity versus standard board to board or traditional FPC connectors. Additionally, repairability is simplified since it's easier to remove or replace the assembly. Neoconix is also in the process of developing USB 3.1 Modular Assemblies by leveraging its unique PCBeam technology.

"Our customers are demanding highly sophisticated connector solutions that are ultra-thin and support the fastest interface standards," said David Chen, Senior Director of Operations, Neoconix. "That is why we introduced the integrated high performance USB 3.1 X-Beam Bridge which provides very low profile with incredible performance and unprecedented design flexibility."

The FPConnected family of leading integrated connector and FPC solutions enable manufacturers to rapidly develop the low profile, high performance designs required for leading-edge mobile devices. "The introduction of these combined solutions signifies the evolving partnership between Neoconix and Unimicron to jointly provide advanced, high performance products to support increasingly sophisticated design platforms," said William Wang, President, Unimicron-FPC Technology Inc. "Our companies are dedicated to developing products that will help our customers to quickly and reliably develop highly differentiated products at the lowest cost."

About Neoconix

Neoconix is a leading provider of innovative connector solutions to a wide range of markets and applications. Neoconix's PCBeam(TM) technology utilizes advanced printed circuit board manufacturing techniques to enable high-performance, low cost connectors for board-to-board, flex-to-board, and LGA socket applications. Neoconix's standard and customized products drive design innovation and time to market for leading telecommunications, mobile electronics, computing, military, and test equipment manufacturers. Founded in 2003, the company is headquartered in the heart of Silicon Valley with high volume production facilities in Shenzhen, China and engineering offices in Taiwan. You can contact us at http://www.neoconix.com.

About Unimicron

Unimicron was incorporated on January 25, 1990. The current paid-in capital of Unimicron is NT$15.38 billion. As a comprehensive and professional PCB manufacturer, Unimicron principal products include HDI, multi-layer PCB, FPC, rigid-flex, and substrates. You can contact us at http://www.unimicron.com/en/.

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Talyst Launches Two New Products at ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting 2015

KIRKLAND, Wash., Dec. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Talyst, a market leader in pharmacy automation and long-term care solutions, will be exhibiting at the 2015 American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Midyear Clinical Meeting in New Orleans, LA from December 6 - 10. The company will be displaying both its Acute Care pharmacy automation technology as well as its Long-Term Care automation and business enhancement solutions. 

Talyst will be introducing two new products at the ASHP Midyear Meeting, the first is the AutoPack® DEN model packager. The DEN is a fully automated oral solid packager with a reduced footprint for pharmacy convenience. The DEN can package up to 33 different oral solids at one time, in addition to an AutoCanister which can be used to dispense half-dose, infrequently used and oddly shaped tablets.

The second new product being released is the AutoFreeze® +H, an access controlled freezer used for securely storing frozen medications. The AutoFreeze +H maintains centralized control and reporting, and is scalable to meet expanding pharmacy needs as well as service satellite locations. Additional Acute Care products on display include AutoPharm® Enterprise medication inventory management software, AutoCarousel® medication storage automation, AutoVault and AutoCool + H secured storage solutions, automated vial filling technology, software for managing IV kitting and compounding medications as well as a newly updated version of AutoPharm Mobile software.

Finally, Talyst's long-term care division will be on hand to speak with hospitals who are interested in expanding their revenue by providing outpatient pharmacy services to long-term care facilities through  its Talyst Certified Hospital InSite® Pharmacy (TCHIP) program and the InSite System.

"ASHP Midyear is an important event for us, and we are excited to be launching two new products at this years show," said Carla Corkern, Chief Executive Officer of Talyst. "As the only company that wakes up thinking about inpatient hospital pharmacy, we understand the needs of pharmacy management and staff and look forward to connecting with both current and future customers."

To learn more about our products and solutions, visit Talyst at booth #1319. For information about ASHP, please visit http://connect.ashp.org/midyear/home.

About Talyst
Talyst is a leader in pharmacy automation hardware and software solutions. Our products provide enterprise-wide medication management across your entire health system to offer greater inventory control, enhanced workflow efficiency, and improved patient safety. As of 2015, Talyst has installed automated solutions in more than 500 integrated healthcare systems, acute-care hospitals, long-term care facilities, and correctional institutions. We offer a powerful software platform with a suite of hardware components to meet your enterprise-wide needs. Follow us on Twitter @Talyst_Inc or visit us at http://www.talyst.com.

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CONTACT: Michael Blondin, Director, Marketing and Sales Operations, 425.289.5732

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Cadence and Spreadtrum Collaborate on Virtual Reference Design Kit to Reduce Customers' Design Cycle by Up to 12 Weeks

Cadence Sigrity technology featured in Spreadtrum front-to-back PCB design methodology for SC9830A quad-core SoC platform

SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS) and Spreadtrum today announced they have developed a virtual reference design kit specific to Spreadtrum's SC9830A quad-core system-on-chip (SoC) platform requirements. The availability of the kit enables their joint customers to accelerate their mobile product and application design cycles by up to 12 weeks, including time spent on schematic design, PCB design and power-aware signal integrity (SI) and power integrity (PI) signoff simulation.

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This virtual reference design kit is intended to guide engineers as they design the Spreadtrum SC9830A quad-core SoC into a target PCB design. Using the virtual reference design kit, users can take the SC9830A reference PCB design and re-use portions relevant for their target design and rapidly adapt other portions as required. The virtual reference design kit includes data examples and analysis models pre-populated for use in:

    --  Cadence® Allegro® PCB Designer (layout and schematic)
    --  Cadence Sigrity(TM) PowerDC(TM) (DC Power Integrity) technology
    --  Cadence Sigrity Power SI® (AC Power Integrity) technology
    --  Cadence Sigrity power-aware SI flow for LPDDRn
"We worked very closely with Cadence, leveraging their Sigrity technology, to develop a virtual reference design kit that makes it easier for our customers to design in our SC9830A quad-core SoC," said John Rowland, SVP of Hardware Engineering at Spreadtrum. "Our customers can now begin to optimize the cost and performance of their products to take advantage of all the Spreadtrum SC9830A features, while meeting accelerated time-to-market challenges."

About Cadence
Cadence enables global electronic design innovation and plays an essential role in the creation of today's integrated circuits and electronics. Customers use Cadence software, hardware, IP and services to design and verify advanced semiconductors, consumer electronics, networking and telecommunications equipment, and computer systems. The company is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., with sales offices, design centers and research facilities around the world to serve the global electronics industry. More information about the company, its products and its services is available at http://www.cadence.com.

© 2015 Cadence Design Systems, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide. Cadence, the Cadence logo, Allegro and PowerSI are registered trademarks and Sigrity and PowerDC are trademarks of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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MediaTek Labs Announces MediaTek LinkIt(TM) Smart 7688 - an Open-Source Development Platform for a More Connected World

The new platform, which runs OpenWrt Linux, enables developers and device makers to create advanced Wi-Fi enabled products for the smart home or office

HSINCHU, Taiwan, Dec. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- MediaTek Labs today announced the MediaTek LinkIt Smart 7688 development platform, the latest addition to the LinkIt portfolio of development platforms. This new platform offers a variety of programming options and enables rapid development of advanced Wi-Fi based devices such as IP cameras, surveillance devices, smart appliances and Wi-Fi gateways that make use of cloud services.

Two versions of the platform's Hardware Development Kit (HDK) are available: the LinkIt Smart 7688, which includes a microprocessor unit (MPU) based on the MediaTek MT7688AN system-on-chip (SOC), and the LinkIt Smart 7688 Duo, which in addition to the MPU includes a microcontroller unit (MCU) and is Arduino compatible. Both development boards feature built-in Wi-Fi, generous 128MB RAM and 32MB Flash, and a wide variety of options for connecting peripherals.

"MediaTek Labs is focused on stimulating innovation in IoT and is pleased to extend its LinkIt family of development platforms to the open-source and web developer communities, enabling broader product development for a more connected world," said Marc Naddell, VP of MediaTek Labs. "The new LinkIt Smart 7688 development platform will appeal to a wide range of developers because of its open-source software compatibility, support for several popular programming languages and use of Linux."

The LinkIt Smart 7688 will benefit three developer communities:

    --  OpenWrt: Developers can use the standard OpenWrt SDK to create native C
        applications for their IoT device, taking advantage of over 2000
        software packages offering additional functionality. Web and mobile app
        developers: With support for Node.js and Python, the platform offers an
        easy route into IoT development.
    --  Arduino: (LinkIt Smart 7688 Duo only) Makers can use the popular Arduino
        IDE to develop applications for the MCU and have realtime control of
        peripherals.
LinkIt Smart 7688 is able to take advantage of the MediaTek Cloud Sandbox for data collection, visualization and analytics during development. Learn more about the platform by visiting http://labs.mediatek.com/hello7688.

Availability and Cost

The MediaTek LinkIt Smart 7688 and 7688 Duo development boards are available to ship globally from Seeed Studio today. The LinkIt Smart 7688 costs $12.90, while the LinkIt Smart 7688 Duo costs $15.90. Both boards can be purchased from http://www.seeed.cc/7688.

A fully open-source version of the Wi-Fi driver is in development and expected to be made available by MediaTek Labs in the coming months.

MediaTek Labs launched in September 2014 and continues to provide developers, makers and service providers with SDKs, HDKs and documentation, as well as technical and business support. To learn more about MediaTek Labs, visit http://labs.mediatek.com/.

About MediaTek

Since 1997, MediaTek has been a pioneering fabless semiconductor company and a market leader in cutting-edge systems-on-chip (SoC) for mobile devices, wireless networking, HDTV, DVD and Blu-ray. Our tightly-integrated, innovative chip designs help manufacturers optimize supply chains, reduce the development time of new products, and extend a competitive edge in crowded markets. Through MediaTek Labs, the company is also building a developer hub that will support device creation, application development, and services for the Internet of Things era. By building technologies that help connect individuals to the world around them, MediaTek is enabling people to expand their horizons and more easily achieve their goals. We believe anyone can achieve something amazing. And we believe they can do it every single day. We call this idea Everyday Genius and it drives everything we do. Visit mediatek.com for more information.

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MediaTek Labs Announces MediaTek LinkIt(TM) Smart 7688 - an Open-Source Development Platform for a More Connected World

The new platform, which runs OpenWrt Linux, enables developers and device makers to create advanced Wi-Fi enabled products for the smart home or office

HSINCHU, Taiwan, Dec. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- MediaTek Labs today announced the MediaTek LinkIt Smart 7688 development platform, the latest addition to the LinkIt portfolio of development platforms. This new platform offers a variety of programming options and enables rapid development of advanced Wi-Fi based devices such as IP cameras, surveillance devices, smart appliances and Wi-Fi gateways that make use of cloud services.

Two versions of the platform's Hardware Development Kit (HDK) are available: the LinkIt Smart 7688, which includes a microprocessor unit (MPU) based on the MediaTek MT7688AN system-on-chip (SOC), and the LinkIt Smart 7688 Duo, which in addition to the MPU includes a microcontroller unit (MCU) and is Arduino compatible. Both development boards feature built-in Wi-Fi, generous 128MB RAM and 32MB Flash, and a wide variety of options for connecting peripherals.

"MediaTek Labs is focused on stimulating innovation in IoT and is pleased to extend its LinkIt family of development platforms to the open-source and web developer communities, enabling broader product development for a more connected world," said Marc Naddell, VP of MediaTek Labs. "The new LinkIt Smart 7688 development platform will appeal to a wide range of developers because of its open-source software compatibility, support for several popular programming languages and use of Linux."

The LinkIt Smart 7688 will benefit three developer communities:

    --  OpenWrt: Developers can use the standard OpenWrt SDK to create native C
        applications for their IoT device, taking advantage of over 2000
        software packages offering additional functionality. Web and mobile app
        developers: With support for Node.js and Python, the platform offers an
        easy route into IoT development.
    --  Arduino: (LinkIt Smart 7688 Duo only) Makers can use the popular Arduino
        IDE to develop applications for the MCU and have realtime control of
        peripherals.
LinkIt Smart 7688 is able to take advantage of the MediaTek Cloud Sandbox for data collection, visualization and analytics during development. Learn more about the platform by visiting http://labs.mediatek.com/hello7688.

Availability and Cost

The MediaTek LinkIt Smart 7688 and 7688 Duo development boards are available to ship globally from Seeed Studio today. The LinkIt Smart 7688 costs $12.90, while the LinkIt Smart 7688 Duo costs $15.90. Both boards can be purchased from http://www.seeed.cc/7688.

A fully open-source version of the Wi-Fi driver is in development and expected to be made available by MediaTek Labs in the coming months.

MediaTek Labs launched in September 2014 and continues to provide developers, makers and service providers with SDKs, HDKs and documentation, as well as technical and business support. To learn more about MediaTek Labs, visit http://labs.mediatek.com/.

About MediaTek

Since 1997, MediaTek has been a pioneering fabless semiconductor company and a market leader in cutting-edge systems-on-chip (SoC) for mobile devices, wireless networking, HDTV, DVD and Blu-ray. Our tightly-integrated, innovative chip designs help manufacturers optimize supply chains, reduce the development time of new products, and extend a competitive edge in crowded markets. Through MediaTek Labs, the company is also building a developer hub that will support device creation, application development, and services for the Internet of Things era. By building technologies that help connect individuals to the world around them, MediaTek is enabling people to expand their horizons and more easily achieve their goals. We believe anyone can achieve something amazing. And we believe they can do it every single day. We call this idea Everyday Genius and it drives everything we do. Visit mediatek.com for more information.

MediaTek Press Office: PR@mediatek.com

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+1-206-321-7295

2840 Junction Ave, San Jose, CA 95134, USA

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+886 3-567-0766 # 31602

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CSSC Developing a Smart Ship for the Future

SHANGHAI, Dec. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The world's first smart ship has been revealed at the Smart Ship Development Forum & Smart Ship Demo "i-Dolphin" Release Meeting sponsored by CSSC on December 1st in Shanghai, China.

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The 38,800 dwt smart ship project is the first civilian program of CSSC Innovation, planed and led by Shanghai Ship Design and Research Institute with participation from CSSC Systems Engineering Research Institute, CSSC Huangpu-Wenchong Shipbuilding Co., Ltd, CSSC Power Research Institute and Hudong Heavy Machinery Co., Ltd.

The project is aimed at the shipbuilding of smart demo ship based on "Green Dolphin" a 38,800 dwt bulk carrier. The 38,800 dwt smart ship will be designed with the highest technical specifications, smart management and control systems. The ordering specifications have been completed. Several modules have been applied in trial assembly and used on other ships, with the commercial plans for building a smart demo ship having been confirmed.

The smart ship is based on big data and applies up-to-date information technology including real-time data transmission and collection, large-capacity calculations, digital modeling and remote control. All of this is designed in to the ship to better guarantee navigational safety and improve operational efficiency of ship.

According to Wei Muheng, an engineer working at the Intelligent Maintenance Laboratory for Platform System Research Institute under CSSC Systems Engineering Research Institute, the 38,800 dwt smart ship project will set up a whole-ship information perception system and realize information integration and data sharing between all the systems and equipment on the ship.

The project will also utilize intelligent management and control systems, independent analysis, assessment and predictions. This will help with communication between the smart ship and shore as well as providing remote maintenance and upgrades of ship systems.

Designed with remote monitoring, support, management and control by using onshore resources to improve the ships operations and safety. With the ships data analysis and optimizing ship design and shipbuilding techniques, the project can provide the ship owner with life cycle value of the ship.

Key smart functions by the smart ship include the overall performance and status monitoring; ship status safety assessment; ship energy efficiency monitoring, analysis, assessment and optimization; engine room equipment and system operation, status and monitoring; engine room equipment operation, safety and performance analysis; engine room equipment maintenance including prediction and reliability, status assessment and maintenance optimization; sea route; ship navigation; navigational operation and control information analysis; environmental impact analysis; navigational optimization.

The companies involved plan to start construction September 2016 and deliver in 2017.

The entire ship will be run on smart systems, optimizing everything while maintaining safe operations.

Today, China's smart ship development aided by good policy and a highly technical environment. In May of this year, the State Council announced the "Made in China 2025" policy, encouraging a comprehensive implantation and manufacturing in China. As a high-tech ship, the smart ship is highlighted for priority development in Made in China 2025. In August, China published the Action Program for Promoting Big Data Development and vigorously developing big data has ascended as a national strategy.

China has accelerated smart ship research in recent years. Under the guidance of CSSC, CSSC Systems Engineering Research Institute launched the "Intelligent Information Management and Practical Technology Innovation Center for Marine Equipment" with NSF IMS in 2013, with the aim of boosting relevant core technology and product R&D.

In September 2015, CSSC Systems Engineering Research Institute and China Merchants Energy Transport Co., Ltd. signed the strategic cooperation agreement on "Ship and Shipping Intelligence," to drive industry and network integration, carry out intelligent technology applications in new-buildings and explore shipping information in new ways. The implementation of the 38,800 dwt smart ship project will push China's smart ship R&D forward.

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CONTACT: Wang Xuejun, +86-136-8307-6843, wangxuejun1123@163.com

LifeProof Takes iPhone 6s Plus on Bigger Adventures Than Ever Before

- Waterproof FRE cases now available to pre-order for iPhone 6s Plus -

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Apple iPhone 6s Plus defies convention with its brilliant 5.5-inch display, powerful camera and innovative 3D Touch technology. With LifeProof, now it can defy the elements, too. Available for the first time for a plus-sized iPhone, waterproof, drop proof FR   takes iPhone 6s Plus where it has never gone before.

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Water, dirt, snow and drops are no match for LifeProof FR  . Engineered to be the thinnest, lightest, most protective waterproof iPhone 6s Plus case, FR   defies the limits by taking iPhone 6s Plus on big adventures that put this large smartphone's robust set of features on display.

FR   for iPhone 6s Plus is also compatible with iPhone 6 Plus.

"Where there are limits, LifeProof pushes to defy them," said LifeProof President and CEO Pete Lindgren. "We've designed FR   for iPhone 6s Plus to give you the ability to adventure through water, dirt, sand, sleet and snow and capture every moment through Live Photos and 4K video."

The waterproof iPhone 6s Plus case guards the 5.5-inch Retina HD display with a built-in scratch protector that still allows full use of all features and functions, including 3D Touch and True Tone front-facing flash. FR   is designed with four-proof technology to guard iPhone 6s Plus from the elements on every adventure through the backcountry, urban jungle, sandy beaches and beyond.

Pair FR   with LIFEACTIV accessories so iPhone 6s Plus can capture and stream through any adventure. From the dashboard to the handlebars and anywhere in between, LIFEACTIV accessories mount iPhone 6s Plus simply and seamlessly with the magnetic QuickMount system.

FR   for iPhone 6 Plus and iPhone 6s Plus is available to pre-order today in black, with other colors coming soon. To learn more, visit lifeproof.com.

LifeProof Resources

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/LifeProofCases

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/lifeproof

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/LifeProofCases

Instagram: http://instagram.com/lifeproof#

About LifeProof:

LifeProof((R)) encourages technology users to unleash the remarkable by taking their smartphone and tablet devices on every adventure regardless of dirt, sand, water, rocks and other environmental hazards. LifeProof premium cases boast four-proof protection for smartphone and tablet devices and provide freedom from environmental constraints. LifeProof is the No. 1-selling waterproof case in the U.S. and is committed to inspiring its customers to live an active, no-limits lifestyle.*

For more information, visit http://www.lifeproof.com. #LiveLifeProof

*Source: The NPD Group/Retail Tracking Service: Cell Phone Device Protection/Units Sold 9/2014 - 8/2015

The LifeProof name and LifeProof trademarks are the property of Treefrog Developments, Inc. registered in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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CONTACT: Jordan Vater, 970-980-2011, pr@lifeproof.com

Web Site: http://www.lifeproof.com

UOL BoaCompra Partners with NHN Entertainment to Bring Toast.com to Brazil

SAO PAULO, Dec. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- UOL BoaCompra, the leading online games monetization company in Latin America, and NHN Entertainment, a leading mobile game publisher and developer, today announced that UOL BoaCompra will market and monetize NHN's portfolio of mobile titles available on the company's toast.com platform in Brazil.   

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UOL BoaCompra will promote toast.com across its game portals, including Brazil's #1 games portal UOL Jogos and its Go4Gold portal user base, reaching up to 25 million gamers in the market. Mobile gamers in Brazil will now be offered a complete local experience for NHN's toast.com mobile titles including Guardian Stone: Second War, Kill Me Again and Drift Girls.

"With smartphone penetration booming in Brazil, we've seen incredible demand from our gaming community for high-quality games spanning multiple genres, especially RPG's, action and adventure" said Julian Migura, Commercial Director at UOL BoaCompra. "NHN has mastered engaging, quality mobile content with their diverse array of titles, and we're thrilled to be able to bring the Brazilian gaming community these games which have already demonstrated success globally."

"We believe UOL BoaCompra's influence on the Brazilian gaming industry will help us expand our global success to Brazil and South America," said Won Bae Jang at NHN Entertainment. "With this partnership in place to help reach Brazil's impressive gaming population, now the only thing left is to create the best content imaginable so that Brazilian gamers enjoy our games."

With more than 200 million residents, Brazil is the world's fifth largest country with a significant appetite for online and mobile games. According to Distimo, not only is Brazil now the biggest mobile games market in Latin America, but its year-on-year App store revenue also far outpaced U.S. revenue growth, with Brazilian app sales growing 83 percent in the last year, compared to 44 percent growth in the U.S. Brazil now ranks sixth in the world for App Store revenue growth.

About NHN Entertainment:

NHN Entertainment is a game developer and publisher well known for its online game portal site HANGAME which services PC games with various genres including casual, web board, RPG, FPS, and sports games. In the mobile game business, NHN Entertainment is expanding its global presence with both in-house and published games such as Crusaders Quest, Wooparoo Mountain, Pokopang, and LINE POP under the TOAST brand. NHN Entertainment is growing into the global game market with its networks in Japan (NHN PlayArt) and USA (NHN Entertainment USA).

About UOL BoaCompra:

UOL BoaCompra is the leading digital payments company specializing in monetizing online and mobile games throughout Brazil, Latin America, Portugal, Spain and Turkey. With the most comprehensive portfolio of 250+ local payment methods, including BoaCompra GOLD, the company services more than 4,500 titles from over 200 partners including VALVE, Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, Smilegate, Bigpoint and Aeria Games.

For more information, please visit https://go4gold.uol.com.br and keep up-to-date on the latest news at http://www.boacompra.eu/blog/.

CONTACT:
NHN Entertainment
Beth Kye-Yeong Kim
+82-31-8038-2722
beth.kim@nhnent.com

UOL BoaCompra
Liz Goodno
+1-310-406-4859
egoodno@uolinc.com

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Bemi App: Tougher than Flappy Bird? Can You Get Past Level One?

STAFFORD, Va., Dec. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Bemi App by J Brothers is challenging everyone to change their habits and do something new to get moving to help reduce obesity.

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Can game applications encourage exercising?

Bemi App was developed with this issue in mind. This mobile game application rewards players with extra lives for exercising.  Once a player runs out of lives, the player has the option to exercise for extra lives. The player will take an initial heart rate reading, and then exercise. After exercising, the player takes another heart rate reading.  He/she is then awarded extra lives based on the difference in the heart rate readings.  We hope to change the way people view exercising, to make it fun and rewarding to exercise.

Socialappreneuring(sm)

[social-app-prenuuring] n.

1. A philosophy coined by J Brothers LLC where apps are created to improve the quality of life in the society. A Belief created and actively used by J Brothers LLC.

A portion of the proceeds of sales generated will go to charity. "Giving back to the society is very important to J Brothers LLC. We believe that socialappreneuring, creating apps that improve society, is the wave of the future," commented Mimi Pero of J Brothers. As part of its giving back campaign, J brothers is currently sponsoring a seven year old boy in the Dominican Republic - Carlito Pierre with food, books, clothes and covering some costs towards his education.  A portion of the proceeds will be used for Carlito and other children to help create a better atmosphere for learning.

Device Requirements:

iOS: Requires iOS 6.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

Android: 2.3 and up

Pricing and Availability:

Bemi app is free to download and is available worldwide through the Apple App store, Google play and Amazon.

Download on Apple Store

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Download on Google play

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.runner.bemi

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Please visit our website at http://www.bemiapp.com for more information.

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About J Brothers LLC

Founded in 2013, J Brothers LLC is an Information technology company based in Virginia, USA. The company has a Patent Pending on this technology.

Copyright (C) 2013 J Brothers LLC. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other trademarks and registered trademarks may be the property of their respective owners.

Mimi Pero
347 225 7641
Email

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School Zone's Little Scholar® Finds Huge Success in Tablet Market

Larger Screen and More Content Make Little Scholar Tablet the Best Value in the Kid Tablet Space

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Dec. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- In less than two years, School Zone's Little Scholar educational tablet has become a trailblazer in the preschool tablet marketplace, specializing in providing content that focuses on the essential learning skills that young kids will need later in the classroom. School Zone, one of the world's renowned publishers of kids' education tools and resources, launched the tablet to rave reviews in the media as well as numerous awards throughout the toy and educational industries.

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For decades, the company has provided educational resources and tools for kids ages 3-9 years old. In 2014, the company identified the new ways in which kids of today are learning and, as a result, shifted much of its resources to developing the Little Scholar tablet. While its traditional line of materials continues to be extremely successful, entering the mobile tablet space was an endeavor the company knew it had to undertake.

"What makes Little Scholar better than the competition and the best value in the industry is not only the fact that our tablet has an 8" display area, making the screen 45% larger than typical 7" kids tablets, but that it also has an incredible amount of preloaded educational content. It takes about 70 hours for a child to just explore all the apps, videos, books and music created specifically for the tablet by our creative studio," said Jonathan Hoffman, CEO of School Zone Publishing. "Let me put it another way. When we look at our key competitors, our preloaded curriculum equates to somewhere between 200% and 500% more content, and ours covers the essential reading and math skills kids need for future success. Little Scholar, hands down, gives kids a better learning experience. If a child played Little Scholar for three hours a day, he or she would accomplish 1,000 hours of reading and math skill practice a year! These statistics are astonishing to me as a parent."

Just in time for the holiday season, Little Scholar is now available at Walmart.com, Toys "R" Us stores and Toysrus.com, Meijer stores and more. MSRP $129.99. For additional information on School Zone and the Little Scholar Tablet, visit https://www.schoolzone.com/. You can also join the conversation on social media by liking the Facebook page and following us on Twitter.

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CONTACT: Scott Goldberg, Scott@southardinc.com, Phone: 847-347-3333; Brandon Thomas, brandon@southardinc.com, Phone: 304-542-0319

Web Site: https://www.schoolzone.com

Unique And Customizable News Platform Launches iOS Application Just In Time For Holiday Travels

- One-of-a-Kind, Personalized and Continuously Updating News App Keeps People In-The-Know This Season With Launch of iOS App -

SILICON VALLEY, Calif., Dec. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Mosaiscope, the next level news platform striving to change the world of news aggregation, today announced the launch of its exclusive iOS application available now in the Apple App Store, in addition to the existing web app recently launched on November 3, 2015. Quickly changing the way people access their news, the iOS app has arrived just in time for the holiday season. It's the ideal tool for those traveling and on-the-go with families and also for those looking for the best holiday deals and events by choosing feeds in those categories. As the one-and-only of its kind on the market today, Mosaiscope provides comprehensive news aggregation options by allowing news to be extracted from both sources, such as favorite news websites and blogs, and topics, everything from cooking for the holidays to breaking news, pre-selected by the user, as well as being able to add their own sources, offering a truly personalized platform tailored specifically to the users' preference and interests.

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Founded by an early Tesla Motors employee, John Rokos, who is not only passionate about electric cars but also keeping up with news, interests, and great story telling, Mosaiscope is the first product born from Enemy Tree, LLC, a Silicon Valley-based technology company dedicated to crafting premium products that enhance the experience of their users at every turn. Mosaiscope allows consumers to keep up with the news they care about this holiday season through an innovatively designed, user friendly, and continuously updating platform that ensures all the latest topics and sources tailored specifically to you. Mosaiscope's responsive design is unique in that it works on every device and has no limitations to available sources - if a site has a RSS feed, it can be followed.

"I designed Mosaiscope to be a solution to the other news platforms on the market today by offering users the chance to be able to completely customize their news feed. They're able to choose the topics they care about from sources they trust. Now with the iOS app available, it's even more accessible and can be used in any situation, whether sitting at a desk or on-the-go," said John Rokos, CEO and Product Architect of Enemy Tree, LLC, Founder of Mosaiscope. "Since I was young, I've always wanted to create something great, and Mosaiscope is my great."

Mosaiscope is free and is available on any device online at http://www.Mosaiscope.com and now in the Apple App Store. Even more features and function are available with a Mosaiscope Premium subscription, making the reading experience even more fun and powerful. In addition to a tiered membership plan, Mosaiscope will add even more features to its Premium Service and will also be offering an Android version in the near future. Focused on reshaping news media distribution, discovery, insight, and sharing, Mosaiscope is the news platform catering to content consumers and creators passions and interests everywhere.

To check out Mosaiscope and begin exploring the future in news reading, please visit http://www.Mosaiscope.com or download in the Apple App Store.

Find us on social:
Twitter: @Mosaiscope
Instagram: @Mosaiscope
Facebook: facebook.com/Mosaiscope
Pinterest: pinterest.com/Mosaiscope

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Digital Payments Market to Leave Growing Pains Behind in 2016

LONDON, December 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

         The "year of alternate payments" will see consumers dictating which payment

            technologies gain buy-in from merchants in an overcrowded market 

    Worldpay predicts that the digital payments market will leave its growing pains behind
in 2016. The payments leader says next year will herald "the third age of digital
payments" now that eWallets are growing in popularity, NFC offerings from technology
vendors like Apple, Samsung, and Google are fighting for mass appeal, and both banks and
brands are rolling out their own mobile payment apps to compete for consumer loyalty.

    2016 will also be a breakthrough year for Alternative Payment Methods (APMs), Worldpay
predicts. In its latest Global Payment Report, Worldpay found that APMs inched past card
payments for the first time ever with 51% of market share. Worldpay predicts this gap will
widen in 2016 and beyond as more consumers opt for the convenience of "e" payment options
over traditional plastic.

    The report also predicts that eWallets will overtake credit cards in the global
eCommerce market by 2019, accounting for 27% of global turnover compared with credit
cards' 24%. Additional APMs will account for a significant portion of the remaining market
alongside traditional debit card, bank transfer and cash payments.  

    Worldpay also expects eWallets to come of age over the next five years, and consumers
to play the largest role in dictating which payment technologies come out on top in an
increasingly crowded and confusing environment.

    Kevin Dallas, Chief Product Officer, Global eCommerce at Worldpay said: "The first age
of digital payments kicked off with the eCommerce boom in the early 2000s when companies
like PayPal and AliPay introduced eWallets to the mainstream. The second phase coincided
with the rise of the smartphone at the beginning of the decade, and we've since seen a
proliferation of new mobile apps that quickly raised the bar for convenience in payments."

    Dallas added: "However, with so many options being rolled out so quickly, a sense of
app fatigue has begun to set in leaving both consumers and merchants unsure of which
approach is best and questioning the convenience of using multiple eWallets. I expect the
next few years will see a consolidation of the market as the public hones in on their
preferred payment methods and conscientious merchants feel more confident buying into
technologies that their customers have already embraced."

About the data:  

    The Global Payments Report was compiled using a combination of Worldpay's data and
insights, external findings from Euromonitor, Datamonitor and ystats.com, and secondary
data from over 100 independent sources.  The forward-looking statements and figures
contained in the report are indicative predictions based on Worldpay's own data and
experience and should be treated as such.

    For the full report visit:  

    Global Payments Report
[http://offers.worldpayglobal.com/rs/850-JOA-856/images/GlobalPaymentsReportNov2015.pdf ]

    About Worldpay:  

    Worldpay is a leader in global payments, processing millions of transactions every
day. We provide an end-to-end service including card acquiring, treasury, gateway,
alternative payments and risk management, all of which can be provided with a single
integration to Worldpay. We make global payments simple for many of the world's leading
organisations.

    http://www.worldpay.com/global

    Twitter: @Worldpay [https://twitter.com/#!/worldpay ]
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/worldpay

Worldpay

CONTACT: For more information please contact: The Worldpay Global eCommerce Press Office: Worldpayecommerceteam@golin.com

Microsemi and Intrinsic-ID Team Up to Deliver Secure Boot Solution for Electronic Systems in the Government, Aerospace and Defense Markets

Collaboration Extends Microsemi's PUF-based Secure Boot Solution to High-end Altera & Xilinx FPGAs and SoCs

ALISO VIEJO, Calif. and SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, and Intrinsic-ID, a leading provider of cyber physical security solutions based on physically unclonable functions (PUFs), today announced their joint development of a secure boot solution for mission critical electronic systems.

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The new offering provides users unprecedented control and security over the provisioning at each start-up of sensitive boot code into programmable components such as field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and system-on-chips (SoCs) from vendors like Altera and Xilinx. These components are often used for mission critical applications in military and aerospace, as well as in data centers and cloud computing, requiring the highest level of security.

Securing a system consisting of multiple components such as FPGAs and microprocessors poses a very complex challenge. In particular, the protection of software against tampering by attackers is critical. For systems that are being used in the most demanding environments to carry out the most critical operations, the best security technology must be used.

Microsemi and Intrinsic-ID offer a new approach to building a complete secure boot process, from silicon to the system level. The combination of Microsemi FPGAs and secure authentication protocols using PUFs provides complete system integrity and confidentiality protection for securely booting a complex electronic system.

"We are always excited to work with Microsemi, a leader in critical system security used in government, commercial and industrial markets, and help it push the boundaries of security for cyber physical systems," said Pim Tuyls, CEO and founder of Intrinsic-ID. "The fact that Microsemi has again entrusted Intrinsic-ID to provide the PUF solution confirms the robustness of our products for the most demanding environments." 

Microsemi has designed a unique secure boot protocol for protecting third-party FPGA logic from being cloned, reverse engineered or tampered with. The company has introduced the power-efficient, small-footprint flash-based SmartFusion((TM))2 SoC FPGA to act as a secure boot manager. SmartFusion2 first performs its own built-in secure boot and then, acting as a root-of-trust, manages the additional large FPGAs and SoCs within the system with their secure boot. Sensitive encrypted bitstream or object code is sent via the SmartFusion2 FPGA to the target FPGAs or SoCs only after successful identification of the target device and authentication of its initial boot code using the Intrinsic-ID PUF. The sensitive code is authenticated and decrypted on the target device.

What makes this approach truly unique is that all devices' identities and secret keys are bound to the unique semiconductor physics of the device through the use of PUFs. All devices have a unique key that is generated on the device from uncontrollable--and thus unclonable--silicon nanoscale physical properties. This PUF secret key is bound to the device's hardware and never leaves the device. As the PUF key is not stored in memory when the device is powered off, the key is simply not there, making extraction by an attacker much more difficult.

"The unique PUF technology from Intrinsic-ID forms the trust anchor of the secure boot solution," said Esam Elashmawi, vice president and general manager at Microsemi. "After our successful collaboration on SmartFusion2 and IGLOO((TM))2 FPGAs, we are happy to further expand the relationship with Intrinsic-ID to include secure PUF designs for other FPGA platforms. The new offering will extend our secure boot solution to otherwise less secure third-party FPGAs."

The type of PUF used on the target FPGA is called a "butterfly PUF." It is a soft PUF that can be included in any FPGA design and consists of an array of circuits, each consisting of two cross-coupled memory elements that have a bi-stable output behavior. During operation each circuit is brought temporarily into a "conflicting state," and once released the circuit will settle into one of the two allowed states. This preferred state depends on the nanoscale physical properties of the silicon. The result is a device-unique random bit pattern. In addition to this new PUF design, Intrinsic-ID also provides the logic to generate a secure and reliable random key from this PUF. This key is used in the Microsemi secure boot protocol to uniquely identify the target device and authenticate the first code uploaded to it; then subsequently the user's sensitive code is uploaded, authenticated and decrypted, mitigating potential boot-time attacks such as monitoring, side-channel, man-in-the-middle, replay, relay and memory modification attacks conducted at the integrated circuit, circuit-board, system, or network level.

Availability
Microsemi's secure boot solution for FPGA/SoCs including the soft PUF is available now. Microsemi's SmartFusion2 SoC FPGA and IGLOO2 FPGA product families with PUF and elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) technology are also available now. For more information visit: http://www.microsemi.com/products/fpga-soc/security/secure-boot and http://www.microsemi.com/products/fpga-soc/security/secure-boot-fpga. Customers can also contact Microsemi's sales team at sales.support@microsemi.com.

About Microsemi's SmartFusion2 SoC FPGAs
Microsemi's SmartFusion2 SoC FPGAs deliver more resources in low density devices, with the lowest power, highest levels of security and exceptional reliability. These devices are ideal for general purpose functions such as Gigabit Ethernet or dual PCI Express control planes, bridging functions, input/output (I/O) expansion and conversion, video/image processing, system management and secure connectivity. Microsemi SoC FPGAs are used by customers in communications, industrial, medical, defense and aviation markets. PCIe Gen 2 connectivity starts at just 10K logic elements (LEs). SmartFusion2 SoC FPGAs offer a 166MHz ARM Cortex-M3 processor with up to 512KB of embedded flash, triple-speed Ethernet, USB 2.0 OTG, CAN controllers and general purpose peripherals, with the highest max I/O per LE density. For more information visit: http://www.microsemi.com/products/fpga-soc/soc-fpga/smartfusion2.

About Microsemi
Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC) offers a comprehensive portfolio of semiconductor and system solutions for communications, defense & security, aerospace and industrial markets. Products include high-performance and radiation-hardened analog mixed-signal integrated circuits, FPGAs, SoCs and ASICs; power management products; timing and synchronization devices and precise time solutions, setting the world's standard for time; voice processing devices; RF solutions; discrete components; security technologies and scalable anti-tamper products; Ethernet solutions; Power-over-Ethernet ICs and midspans; as well as custom design capabilities and services. Microsemi is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, Calif., and has approximately 3,600 employees globally. Learn more at http://www.microsemi.com.

About Intrinsic-ID
Intrinsic-ID is a world leader in the field of Cyber Physical Security Systems as a provider of "Physical Unclonable Functions" (PUF). Using our patented PUF technology, secret keys and identifiers are reliably extracted from the physical properties of chips. Much like the electronic equivalent of a human fingerprint the PUF uniquely identifies and authenticates any electronic device. PUFs can be used for secure hardware key management, to establish a hardware root of trust or to protect the electronic supply chains against clones and counterfeits. Intrinsic-ID's wide range of security solutions serve the following markets: Embedded systems, IoT, Identification, automotive, communications, content distribution, pay TV, government and defense. Intrinsic-ID is a spin-off from Philips Electronics. The company is headquartered in Eindhoven, the Netherlands and has sales offices in San Jose, Tokyo and Seoul. Learn more at http://www.intrinsic-id.com

Microsemi and the Microsemi logo are registered trademarks or service marks of Microsemi Corporation and/or its affiliates. Third-party trademarks and service marks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Any statements set forth in this news release that are not entirely historical and factual in nature, including without limitation, statements related to the company and Intrinsic-ID, a leading provider of cyber physical security solutions based on PUF, announcing their joint development of a secure boot solution for mission critical electronic systems, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. The potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, such factors as rapidly changing technology and product obsolescence, potential cost increases, variations in customer order preferences, weakness or competitive pricing environment of the marketplace, uncertain demand for and acceptance of the company's products, adverse circumstances in any of our end markets, results of in-process or planned development or marketing and promotional campaigns, difficulties foreseeing future demand, potential non-realization of expected orders or non-realization of backlog, product returns, product liability, and other potential unexpected business and economic conditions or adverse changes in current or expected industry conditions, difficulties and costs of protecting patents and other proprietary rights, inventory obsolescence and difficulties regarding customer qualification of products. In addition to these factors and any other factors mentioned elsewhere in this news release, the reader should refer as well to the factors, uncertainties or risks identified in the company's most recent Form 10-K and all subsequent Form 10-Q reports filed by Microsemi with the SEC. Additional risk factors may be identified from time to time in Microsemi's future filings. The forward-looking statements included in this release speak only as of the date hereof, and Microsemi does not undertake any obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

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CONTACT: Microsemi: Farhad Mafie, VP Worldwide Product Marketing, 949-380-6161, press@microsemi.com; Intrinsic-ID: +31 40 851 90 20, marketing@intrinsic-id.com

Web Site: http://www.microsemi.com

FDA approves Android for Gmate SMART mobile diabetes monitoring system

Gmate SMART is latest innovation in diabetes management technology for your smartphone

NEW YORK, Dec. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Philosys, the maker of Gmate® products, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved clearance for the Gmate SMART Blood Glucose Monitoring System and App for Android(TM). The Gmate SMART is a small, portable blood glucose meter that plugs into the headphone jack of a smartphone and provides fast and accurate blood glucose test results. Together, the Gmate SMART Meter and App turn your smartphone into a mobile blood glucose monitoring system.

The FDA approval of Gmate SMART for Android is another important milestone for Philosys. The Gmate SMART App is now available for both iOS and Android users. This is the next critical step for Gmate mHealth technology.

The Gmate SMART Meter is the size of a quarter and connects to the headphone jack of the smartphone. The Gmate SMART App integrates diabetes management directly to the iOS and Android device, providing better diabetes management including goal setting, graphing and the ability to email or text your blood glucose test results directly to a family member or your healthcare provider. The Gmate SMART App stores an unlimited number of test results electronically with the date and time. A user can also add custom comments, actions or notes to each test result. The Gmate SMART is a faster, smarter way to manage and improve diabetes care. The Gmate SMART App is a free download on the App Store(TM) and Google Play(TM).

According to Mike Tickle, Senior VP of Sales, "As cloud technology grows, Philosys is working to create an App-to-Cloud secure connection in the next generation of updates." This will allow for improved communication and notifications between patients and physicians. The Gmate SMART App can provide appropriate automated responses as determined by the medical team. Adds Tickle, "Not only is Gmate SMART changing diabetes care by improving health and lifestyle, but it's also affordable. Most retail pharmacies are selling both the meter and box of 50 count strips at a low cost."

About Philosys:
Philosys is a manufacturing company that specializes in medical, diagnostics and analytical instruments. The range of services we provide covers the entire product cycle from concept through to manufacture. Philosys' philosophy is to develop cost-effective design and manufacturing solutions that satisfy our customer's vision. For more information and where to buy, visit http://www.gmate.com/.

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Android is a trademark of Google Inc.

This release was issued through Send2Press(R), a unit of Neotrope(R). For more information, visit Send2Press Newswire at https://www.Send2Press.com

SOURCE  Philosys, Inc.

Philosys, Inc.

CONTACT: Bret Morey, VP Marketing and Sales, Philosys, Inc., Bret.M@gmate.com, 704-839-6195, Billie Orlando, Gmate Media Relations, borlando@gmate.com, 908-505-1626

Web Site: http://www.gmate.com

Clash of Kings Winter Update Brings Massive Improvements

NEW YORK, Dec. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The Clash of Kings Winter Update has been released and is now available for download on Google Play and App Store. The latest update revealed that winter has fallen upon the game since last week. Gamers can also expect new and exciting items for the No. 5 highest grossing game worldwide.

After a week of sneak peeks, the eagerly anticipated Winter update has arrived in Clash of Kings. With it, as ELEX teased throughout the week, comes a new Xmas-themed interface, combat balancing, Thanksgiving event, and much more. Of course, there's also that whole winter theme it brings.

The Winter update for Clash of Kings is big -- really big. The customization options have also increased upon the release of this update. In the forums, ELEX noted the improvements to the battle events in Clash of Kings to make it more balanced for players. Accordingly, two main events have been optimized--Battle for the Throne and Ancient Battlefield.

ELEX is committed to constantly improving Clash of Kings to make people's multiplayer experience as entertaining, intuitive, and reliable as possible. Based on great feedback from the community, the Winter update is filled with a lot of feature upgrades and improvements in the gameplay of Clash of Kings. And to make the winter events more enjoyable, with the holiday season just around the corner, there will also be new Christmas items to drop beginning this month.

A huge update earlier this summer was the biggest one in over a year, but it was just one of many Clash of Kings updates coming in 2015. And while most of the noteworthy changes will arrive in late December before Christmas, another update should be here by the beginning of any week. Gamers can expect new buildings, troops, equipment and other new contents. For instance, dragons are set to arrive in Dragon Campaign event this month, coming with fresh new troops and monsters.

A new report suggests that the Winter update is a special early Christmas surprise for players with a special theme. Players also expect a few more sneak peeks to arrive before the official Christmas update rolls out this month. It is one of the biggest updates to date that is expected to bring something for players at all the levels.

It is good to know that while ELEX is developing other games, they still manage to give fans a massive update for Clash of Kings. We believe these updates and changes will make Clash of Kings even more enjoyable in multiplayer and attract more new players.

Contact:

Hyde Hao
Phone Number: +86-10-8280-0116
Email: haoxiuwu@elex-tech.com

SOURCE  ELEX

ELEX

Web Site: http://elex-tech.com/

Lumigon Announces New Designer Headset

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, December 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

    Designed and developed in Denmark and crafted in ultra-tough stainless steel. The
headset sets new high standards for sound, style, fit and quality.   

    Lumigon's new headset has a stylish design and is built with precision in every
detail. The metal parts are crafted from the finest marine-grade stainless steel for
maximum strength and protection against corrosion. It is the ideal sound companion for
anyone who values superb sound and perfect fit in a unique Danish design.

    To view the Multimedia News Release, please click:

    http://www.multivu.com/players/uk/7702451-lumigon-announces-new-designer-headset

    There are different colours to choose from, as well as the discreetly elegant 24-karat
gold edition. The gold on the headphone jack is not just for show. It greatly improves
conductivity and minimises resistance.

    The headset showcases quality and great design and works on all smartphones. The cord
is covered with a smooth braided hardwearing fabric to prevent irritating tangles, which
is a typical drawback with many headsets. There is a useful inline microphone and remote
unit that acts as a volume control and lets you switch effortlessly to and from your
calls. The headset sounds fantastic and delivers crisp, clear hi-fi sound with a deep
responsive bass that guarantees a rich listening experience across all music genres.

    It is not just about looks and sound, the new headset has an ergonomic fit and is very
comfortable without the use of rubber inserts. It is lightweight and sweat-proof, which
means it is the perfect exercise companion.

    The Lumigon headsets will be available from December 2015. Pre-order from today via
Lumigon.com/webshop. [http://lumigon.com/webshop.html ] The retail price for the stainless
steel version in different colours is EUR 55 and the gold edition is available for EUR
269.

    Ever since Lumigon was founded in 2009, the products have always been about great
design and superb quality with real-life functionality. It is where style and quality hold
equal place with innovative functions and ergonomics. That philosophy is clearly expressed
in the new headset. Take it anywhere, any time. Look sharp, get great sound and a perfect
fit. What is not to like?

    About Lumigon 

    Lumigon designs, develops and produces high-end smartphones and accessories. Based in
Copenhagen, we get our inspiration from Scandinavian design traditions known for
functional and minimalistic elegance. We are a privately held company with extensive
experience within consumer electronics, mobile software and distribution. 

    Discover more about the new headset and Lumigon at http://www.lumigon.com

    For product images in high resolution, visit http://lumigon.com/press.html

    Press contact: press@lumigon.com / +45-3644-1000

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Chinese Zombie Brother Appears in New York's Times Square

Beta version of the Zombie Brother mobile game available to the public December 18

BEIJING, Dec. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- On December 2, a zombie with long fluttering white hair and incantation tattoos appeared on the big screen in Times Square, New York.

http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnvar/20151201/292464This zombie is an important character in the mobile game Zombie Brother, where the character turns human beings into "zombie brothers" and which has quickly gained popularity among Chinese gamers.

Created by Longtu Game Company, Zombie Brother is the most popular comic on China's Tencent Comic website, and tells of the adventures of a young man named Bai Xiaofei and his fight against Zombie Brothers. To date, the comic has been read around 6 billion times and the animated adaptation of the comic ranks high on the list of most played online videos.

According to the Chinese gaming community, the popularity of ACGN (Animation, Comic, Game and Novel) culture has already gone global, and good games adapted from popular animations, comics and novels can be more easily accepted by players overseas.

Catering to ACGN fans across the world, Longtu will launch a beta version of the Zombie Brother mobile game on December 18. The first version of the game available to the public, it will feature a challenging series of shooting games in addition to a player vs player mode that will appeal to all ACGN fans, while Zombie Brother's appearance in Times Square also signals the emergence of Chinese ACGN mobile games across the world.

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CONTACT: Louise Oriolidae,+86-18615658245, louise_fd@163.com

NEXCOM and Hilscher Collaborate to Create a Seamless Connection Between PLCs and the Cloud

TAIPEI, Taiwan, Dec. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- NEXCOM has co-developed with Hilscher on the IoT gateway solution to build seamless end-to-end connection for Industry 4.0. Aiming to address the last mile challenge in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), the dual-branded NEXCOM NIO/Hilscher netIOT IoT gateway solution supports five communication standards and is pre-installed with NEXCOM IoT Studio software for simplified network configuration. By connecting PLC control systems to cloud platforms, NEXCOM NIO/Hilscher netIOT IoT gateway solution epitomizes an interoperable network architecture for transferring operational field data to the cloud to deliver the benefits of big data analysis and remote management.

The NEXCOM NIO/Hilscher netIOT IoT gateway solution provides cross-platform interoperable connectivity for connecting factories to the cloud. On the field and control level, Modbus® TCP/IP and Modbus® RTU, PROFINET®, PROFIBUS®, EtherNet/IP™, and OPC UA links are pre-validated on the gateway to ensure reliable communication with different-branded systems; while an IIoT version of NEXCOM IoT Studio software with a built-in fieldbus configuration tool is pre-integrated in the NEXCOM NIO/Hilscher netIOT IoT gateway to enable easy configuration within single interface operation and immediate transfer of field data. For applications where real-time responses are crucial, NEXCOM NIO/Hilscher netIOT IoT gateway solution offers scalable performance options for controller and gateway 2-in-1 applications.

"Cross-platform interoperable connectivity is long overdue in the industrial automation and control industry. To today's fragmented control network architecture NEXCOM NIO/Hilscher netIOT IoT gateway can bring about change by interoperating with different branded control systems typically using different protocols and running independently. More importantly, the co-developed gateway enables manufacturers to establish two-way communication channels among factories and cloud services, realizing Industry 4.0 visions including remote monitoring of factory operations, timely adjustment throughout manufacturing and sales processes and, improved supply chain management," said Joe Lin, General Manager of NEXCOM's IoT Automation Solutions Business Group.

"Industrial communication is one of Hilscher's core competences. Working in collaboration with NEXCOM extends Hilscher's fieldbus strengths and expertise to the gateway product category. The seamless integration of five communication connections and cloud connectivity can help manufacturers regain speed, efficiency, and agility, making a meaningful difference in industries," said Armin Puhringer, Business Development Manager of Hilscher Gesellschaft fur Systemautomation mbH.

The live demonstration of NEXCOM NIO/Hilscher netIOT IoT gateway is featured at the SPS IPC Drives 2015 in Nuremberg, Germany, showing how field data can be harnessed from Siemens PLC control systems and be sent to IBM Bluemix™ cloud platform through NEXCOM NIO/Hilscher netIOT IoT gateway solution. Under the collaboration more industrial communication standards will be added to NEXCOM NIO/Hilscher netIOT IoT gateway, benefiting users of world-class branded PLCs with reduced engineering efforts at the upfront configuration stage and accelerating the IIoT and Industry 4.0 proliferation.

About NEXCOM: Founded in 1992, NEXCOM integrates its capabilities and operates six global businesses, which are Multi-Media Solutions, Mobile Computing Solutions, IoT Automation Solutions, Network and Communication Solutions, Intelligent Digital Security, and Medical and Healthcare Informatics. NEXCOM serves its customers worldwide through its subsidiaries in five major industrial countries. Under the IoT megatrend, NEXCOM expands its offerings with solutions in emerging applications including IoT, robot, connected cars, Industry 4.0, and industrial security. http://www.nexcom.com

About Hilscher: Hilscher Gesellschaft fur Systemautomation mbH specializes in products, technologies and services at the leading edge of industrial communications. Core products include gateways, PC cards, embedded modules, chips, controllers and supporting software stacks. Hilscher's netX system-on-a-chip solution is a highly integrated network controller optimized for communication and maximum data throughput. netX provides support for more than 20 different master and slave stacks for industrial protocols, including DeviceNet, PROFIBUS, CANopen, EtherNet/IP, PROFINET, Modbus TCP and EtherCAT, among others. With universal network connectivity, netX is the backbone of the company's extensive family of network interface products and custom solutions.

All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Contact:
Liyin Lin
Marketing Director
Email: liyinlin@nexcom.com.tw
Tel: +886 2 8226 7786 ext. 2110

NEXCOM

Web Site: http://www.nexcom.com

NEXCOM and Hilscher Collaborate to Create a Seamless Connection Between PLCs and the Cloud

TAIPEI, Taiwan, Dec. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- NEXCOM has co-developed with Hilscher on the IoT gateway solution to build seamless end-to-end connection for Industry 4.0. Aiming to address the last mile challenge in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), the dual-branded NEXCOM NIO/Hilscher netIOT IoT gateway solution supports five communication standards and is pre-installed with NEXCOM IoT Studio software for simplified network configuration. By connecting PLC control systems to cloud platforms, NEXCOM NIO/Hilscher netIOT IoT gateway solution epitomizes an interoperable network architecture for transferring operational field data to the cloud to deliver the benefits of big data analysis and remote management.

The NEXCOM NIO/Hilscher netIOT IoT gateway solution provides cross-platform interoperable connectivity for connecting factories to the cloud. On the field and control level, Modbus® TCP/IP and Modbus® RTU, PROFINET®, PROFIBUS®, EtherNet/IP(TM), and OPC UA links are pre-validated on the gateway to ensure reliable communication with different-branded systems; while an IIoT version of NEXCOM IoT Studio software with a built-in fieldbus configuration tool is pre-integrated in the NEXCOM NIO/Hilscher netIOT IoT gateway to enable easy configuration within single interface operation and immediate transfer of field data. For applications where real-time responses are crucial, NEXCOM NIO/Hilscher netIOT IoT gateway solution offers scalable performance options for controller and gateway 2-in-1 applications.

"Cross-platform interoperable connectivity is long overdue in the industrial automation and control industry. To today's fragmented control network architecture NEXCOM NIO/Hilscher netIOT IoT gateway can bring about change by interoperating with different branded control systems typically using different protocols and running independently. More importantly, the co-developed gateway enables manufacturers to establish two-way communication channels among factories and cloud services, realizing Industry 4.0 visions including remote monitoring of factory operations, timely adjustment throughout manufacturing and sales processes and, improved supply chain management," said Joe Lin, General Manager of NEXCOM's IoT Automation Solutions Business Group.

"Industrial communication is one of Hilscher's core competences. Working in collaboration with NEXCOM extends Hilscher's fieldbus strengths and expertise to the gateway product category. The seamless integration of five communication connections and cloud connectivity can help manufacturers regain speed, efficiency, and agility, making a meaningful difference in industries," said Armin Puhringer, Business Development Manager of Hilscher Gesellschaft fur Systemautomation mbH.

The live demonstration of NEXCOM NIO/Hilscher netIOT IoT gateway is featured at the SPS IPC Drives 2015 in Nuremberg, Germany, showing how field data can be harnessed from Siemens PLC control systems and be sent to IBM Bluemix(TM) cloud platform through NEXCOM NIO/Hilscher netIOT IoT gateway solution. Under the collaboration more industrial communication standards will be added to NEXCOM NIO/Hilscher netIOT IoT gateway, benefiting users of world-class branded PLCs with reduced engineering efforts at the upfront configuration stage and accelerating the IIoT and Industry 4.0 proliferation.

About NEXCOM: Founded in 1992, NEXCOM integrates its capabilities and operates six global businesses, which are Multi-Media Solutions, Mobile Computing Solutions, IoT Automation Solutions, Network and Communication Solutions, Intelligent Digital Security, and Medical and Healthcare Informatics. NEXCOM serves its customers worldwide through its subsidiaries in five major industrial countries. Under the IoT megatrend, NEXCOM expands its offerings with solutions in emerging applications including IoT, robot, connected cars, Industry 4.0, and industrial security. http://www.nexcom.com

About Hilscher: Hilscher Gesellschaft fur Systemautomation mbH specializes in products, technologies and services at the leading edge of industrial communications. Core products include gateways, PC cards, embedded modules, chips, controllers and supporting software stacks. Hilscher's netX system-on-a-chip solution is a highly integrated network controller optimized for communication and maximum data throughput. netX provides support for more than 20 different master and slave stacks for industrial protocols, including DeviceNet, PROFIBUS, CANopen, EtherNet/IP, PROFINET, Modbus TCP and EtherCAT, among others. With universal network connectivity, netX is the backbone of the company's extensive family of network interface products and custom solutions.

All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Contact:
Liyin Lin
Marketing Director
Email: liyinlin@nexcom.com.tw
Tel: +886 2 8226 7786 ext. 2110

SOURCE  NEXCOM

NEXCOM

Web Site: http://www.nexcom.com

NEXCOM and Hilscher Collaborate to Create a Seamless Connection Between PLCs and the Cloud

TAIPEI, Taiwan, Dec. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- NEXCOM has co-developed with Hilscher on the IoT gateway solution to build seamless end-to-end connection for Industry 4.0. Aiming to address the last mile challenge in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), the dual-branded NEXCOM NIO/Hilscher netIOT IoT gateway solution supports five communication standards and is pre-installed with NEXCOM IoT Studio software for simplified network configuration. By connecting PLC control systems to cloud platforms, NEXCOM NIO/Hilscher netIOT IoT gateway solution epitomizes an interoperable network architecture for transferring operational field data to the cloud to deliver the benefits of big data analysis and remote management.

The NEXCOM NIO/Hilscher netIOT IoT gateway solution provides cross-platform interoperable connectivity for connecting factories to the cloud. On the field and control level, Modbus® TCP/IP and Modbus® RTU, PROFINET®, PROFIBUS®, EtherNet/IP(TM), and OPC UA links are pre-validated on the gateway to ensure reliable communication with different-branded systems; while an IIoT version of NEXCOM IoT Studio software with a built-in fieldbus configuration tool is pre-integrated in the NEXCOM NIO/Hilscher netIOT IoT gateway to enable easy configuration within single interface operation and immediate transfer of field data. For applications where real-time responses are crucial, NEXCOM NIO/Hilscher netIOT IoT gateway solution offers scalable performance options for controller and gateway 2-in-1 applications.

"Cross-platform interoperable connectivity is long overdue in the industrial automation and control industry. To today's fragmented control network architecture NEXCOM NIO/Hilscher netIOT IoT gateway can bring about change by interoperating with different branded control systems typically using different protocols and running independently. More importantly, the co-developed gateway enables manufacturers to establish two-way communication channels among factories and cloud services, realizing Industry 4.0 visions including remote monitoring of factory operations, timely adjustment throughout manufacturing and sales processes and, improved supply chain management," said Joe Lin, General Manager of NEXCOM's IoT Automation Solutions Business Group.

"Industrial communication is one of Hilscher's core competences. Working in collaboration with NEXCOM extends Hilscher's fieldbus strengths and expertise to the gateway product category. The seamless integration of five communication connections and cloud connectivity can help manufacturers regain speed, efficiency, and agility, making a meaningful difference in industries," said Armin Puhringer, Business Development Manager of Hilscher Gesellschaft fur Systemautomation mbH.

The live demonstration of NEXCOM NIO/Hilscher netIOT IoT gateway is featured at the SPS IPC Drives 2015 in Nuremberg, Germany, showing how field data can be harnessed from Siemens PLC control systems and be sent to IBM Bluemix(TM) cloud platform through NEXCOM NIO/Hilscher netIOT IoT gateway solution. Under the collaboration more industrial communication standards will be added to NEXCOM NIO/Hilscher netIOT IoT gateway, benefiting users of world-class branded PLCs with reduced engineering efforts at the upfront configuration stage and accelerating the IIoT and Industry 4.0 proliferation.

For more information, please contact our distributor YOI System, Kirk Kim at khkim@yoisys.com/ 010-6216-6672 or visit http://www.nexcom.com.

About NEXCOM: Founded in 1992, NEXCOM integrates its capabilities and operates six global businesses, which are Multi-Media Solutions, Mobile Computing Solutions, IoT Automation Solutions, Network and Communication Solutions, Intelligent Digital Security, and Medical and Healthcare Informatics. NEXCOM serves its customers worldwide through its subsidiaries in five major industrial countries. Under the IoT megatrend, NEXCOM expands its offerings with solutions in emerging applications including IoT, robot, connected cars, Industry 4.0, and industrial security. http://www.nexcom.com

About Hilscher: Hilscher Gesellschaft fur Systemautomation mbH specializes in products, technologies and services at the leading edge of industrial communications. Core products include gateways, PC cards, embedded modules, chips, controllers and supporting software stacks. Hilscher's netX system-on-a-chip solution is a highly integrated network controller optimized for communication and maximum data throughput. netX provides support for more than 20 different master and slave stacks for industrial protocols, including DeviceNet, PROFIBUS, CANopen, EtherNet/IP, PROFINET, Modbus TCP and EtherCAT, among others. With universal network connectivity, netX is the backbone of the company's extensive family of network interface products and custom solutions.

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Variscite's New Low-Power and Compact SoM Based on Freescale i.MX 6UltraLite is Launched at Only 27 USD

TEL AVIV, Israel, December 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

    Variscite [http://www.variscite.com ] once again sets a new market standard,
introducing the DART-6UL
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, measuring only 25mm x 50mm. This highly flexible System-on-Module
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    A versatile platform, the DART-6UL provides a variety of interfaces and connectivity
options - all packaged at an optimized power, size and cost. This superior
price/performance offering is ideal for fast emerging applications such as
Internet-of-Things (IoT), as well as other portable and battery operated embedded systems.

    The DART-6UL highly integrated connectivity includes a certified Wi-Fi, Bluetooth/BLE,
dual Ethernet, dual USB, audio, display with touch panel and serial interfaces. In
addition, the system supports industrial grade targeting embedded application requiring a
wide temperature range.

    The VAR-6ULCustomBoard
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board complements an attractive full reference kit of the DART-6UL SoM, which can be used
for customers' evaluation, development and end-product mass production.

    DART-6UL key features include:  

       
        - Small size: 25mm x 50mm x 4mm
        - Freescale i.MX 6UltraLite 528MHz ARM Cortex-A7 with optional security features
        - Up to 512 MB DDR3L and 512 MB NAND / 32 GB eMMC
        - Certified Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
        - Bluetooth 4.1/BLE
        - Dual 10/100Mbps Ethernet
        - 2D Pixel acceleration engine
        - Display: 24-bit parallel RGB up to WXGA
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        - Dual USB 2.0 OTG (Host/Device)
        - Audio In/Out
        - Dual CAN, UART, I2C, SPI, PWM, ADC
        - Parallel camera input
        - Industrial temperature grade
        - OS: Linux Yocto

    Availability and pricing:
The DART-6UL SoM and associated development kits are available now for order.

    Price starts at 27 USD for 1000 units.

    About Variscite:
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company. A trusted provider of development and production services for a variety of
embedded platforms, Variscite transforms clients' visions into successful products.

    Learn more about Variscite, visit http://www.variscite.com

    Email sales@variscite.com or call +972 9 9562910 for more information

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Philips announces expanded indications for its SkyFlow X-ray imaging software at RSNA 2015

-Advanced algorithm provides high-quality images of all anatomies for a grid-less workflow to enhance diagnostic confidence

-Grid-less workflow with SkyFlow reduces need for exam retakes caused by grid misalignment and the resulting unnecessary x-ray exposure

AMSTERDAM, Dec. 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) today announced SkyFlow, an X-ray imaging software that produces high-contrast images for all anatomies in situations where clinicians decide not to use a grid, at the 2015 Radiological Society of North America Annual Meeting (RSNA)(1). SkyFlow is Philips' first digital imaging solution providing grid-like contrast improvement and enhanced confidence for grid-less radiography, which improves clinician's workflow and supports "first-time-right imaging" by decreasing the need for retakes due to misalignment.

SkyFlow is a proven technology for bedside chest exams and will be expanded to include other anatomies. The imaging software reduces the effect of scattered radiation by using an algorithm that requires no operator input and automatically adjusts contrast enhancement based on the amount of scatter, giving clinicians a crisper image to improve their diagnostic confidence. A study found that radiographers using SkyFlow technology in a grid-less workflow for chest exams saw an average of 34 seconds of time savings per examination compared to workflow with a grid(2). SkyFlow can be used for all patient types, including bariatric cases.

"Philips understands the growing need of healthcare providers to increase cost savings while improving patient care," Robert Cascella, executive vice president and CEO, Philips Imaging. "SkyFlow helps providers meet these challenges by simultaneously increasing productivity and patient comfort through shorter examination times and more comfortable positioning without a grid."

High quality images, improved clinician efficiency
Often radiographers face challenging work environments due to varying patient conditions, tight spaces in the exam room, and the tangle of tubes and cords to navigate. Clinicians often choose not to use a grid in imaging to save time related to grid alignment and ensure patient comfort. Historically, grid-less imaging resulted in scattered radiation, causing a significant loss of image contrast, making it difficult for radiologists to make an accurate diagnosis. However, grid-less workflow with SkyFlow technology provides grid-like image contrast and enables faster, less error-prone workflows than other non-grid options.

"With SkyFlow, our chest images which don't use a grid are of a very high quality, and we look forward to seeing this enhancement used for other body parts and applications," said John Berns, Radiologic Technologist, Sint Maartenskliniek Hospital, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

On Wednesday, Dec. 2, at RSNA in Chicago, Ill., Detlef Mentrup, PhD, Clinical Scientist from Philips, a lead developer of SkyFlow, and Roman Fischbach, MD, head of the Radiology and Neuroradiology Department, Asklepios Klinik Altona Hospital, Germany, will join other experts in a "Lunch and Learn" session open to event attendees and media. The session will cover how digital scatter correction offers a novel, patient-adaptive image processing that provides grid-like contrast enhancement for mobile radiographs without using an anti-scatter grid, and its impact on clinical image quality and workflow. This event will be held from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. CT in the South Building, Room S403B.

Philips' X-ray imaging processing technology, including SkyFlow, is available through Philips' MobileDiagnost wDR and DigitalDiagnost solutions. Philips is showcasing its entire diagnostic X-Ray suite in booth #6736 at RSNA through Dec. 4. Follow @PhilipsLiveFrom or visit http://www.philips.com/rsna for more information on Philips' presence at #RSNA15.

To learn more about Philips' SkyFlow and the full suite of Philips' innovative X-Ray solutions, please visit: http://www.usa.philips.com/healthcare/solutions/radiography/radiography.

For further information, please contact:

Kathy O'Reilly
Philips Group Communications
Tel: +1 978-221-8919
Email: Kathy.Oreilly@philips.com
Twitter: @kathyoreilly

Adrienne Smith
Philips Diagnostic Imaging
Tel.: + 1 781-277-1170
Email: Adrienne.Smith@philips.com
Twitter: @AdrienneSmith12

About Royal Philips
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) is a diversified health and well-being company, focused on improving people's lives through meaningful innovation in the areas of Healthcare, Consumer Lifestyle and Lighting. Headquartered in the Netherlands, Philips posted 2014 sales of EUR 21.4 billion and employs approximately 106,000 employees with sales and services in more than 100 countries. The company is a leader in cardiac care, acute care and home healthcare, energy efficient lighting solutions and new lighting applications, as well as male shaving and grooming and oral healthcare. News from Philips is located at http://www.philips.com/newscenter.

(1) *510(k) pending for all anatomies where scattered radiation may have an impact on image quality; usage for chest radiographs cleared (K140771) on April 25, 2014.

(2) Mentrup, D. et al. Philips Healthcare. Grid-less imaging with SkyFlow: Time savings and workflow improvements. The Netherlands. 2015.

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Philips announces expanded indications for its SkyFlow X-ray imaging software at RSNA 2015

-Advanced algorithm provides high-quality images of all anatomies for a grid-less workflow to enhance diagnostic confidence

-Grid-less workflow with SkyFlow reduces need for exam retakes caused by grid misalignment and the resulting unnecessary x-ray exposure

AMSTERDAM, Dec. 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) today announced SkyFlow, an X-ray imaging software that produces high-contrast images for all anatomies in situations where clinicians decide not to use a grid, at the 2015 Radiological Society of North America Annual Meeting (RSNA)(1). SkyFlow is Philips' first digital imaging solution providing grid-like contrast improvement and enhanced confidence for grid-less radiography, which improves clinician's workflow and supports "first-time-right imaging" by decreasing the need for retakes due to misalignment.

SkyFlow is a proven technology for bedside chest exams and will be expanded to include other anatomies. The imaging software reduces the effect of scattered radiation by using an algorithm that requires no operator input and automatically adjusts contrast enhancement based on the amount of scatter, giving clinicians a crisper image to improve their diagnostic confidence. A study found that radiographers using SkyFlow technology in a grid-less workflow for chest exams saw an average of 34 seconds of time savings per examination compared to workflow with a grid(2). SkyFlow can be used for all patient types, including bariatric cases.

"Philips understands the growing need of healthcare providers to increase cost savings while improving patient care," Robert Cascella, executive vice president and CEO, Philips Imaging. "SkyFlow helps providers meet these challenges by simultaneously increasing productivity and patient comfort through shorter examination times and more comfortable positioning without a grid."

High quality images, improved clinician efficiency
Often radiographers face challenging work environments due to varying patient conditions, tight spaces in the exam room, and the tangle of tubes and cords to navigate. Clinicians often choose not to use a grid in imaging to save time related to grid alignment and ensure patient comfort. Historically, grid-less imaging resulted in scattered radiation, causing a significant loss of image contrast, making it difficult for radiologists to make an accurate diagnosis. However, grid-less workflow with SkyFlow technology provides grid-like image contrast and enables faster, less error-prone workflows than other non-grid options.

"With SkyFlow, our chest images which don't use a grid are of a very high quality, and we look forward to seeing this enhancement used for other body parts and applications," said John Berns, Radiologic Technologist, Sint Maartenskliniek Hospital, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

On Wednesday, Dec. 2, at RSNA in Chicago, Ill., Detlef Mentrup, PhD, Clinical Scientist from Philips, a lead developer of SkyFlow, and Roman Fischbach, MD, head of the Radiology and Neuroradiology Department, Asklepios Klinik Altona Hospital, Germany, will join other experts in a "Lunch and Learn" session open to event attendees and media. The session will cover how digital scatter correction offers a novel, patient-adaptive image processing that provides grid-like contrast enhancement for mobile radiographs without using an anti-scatter grid, and its impact on clinical image quality and workflow. This event will be held from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. CT in the South Building, Room S403B.

Philips' X-ray imaging processing technology, including SkyFlow, is available through Philips' MobileDiagnost wDR and DigitalDiagnost solutions. Philips is showcasing its entire diagnostic X-Ray suite in booth #6736 at RSNA through Dec. 4. Follow @PhilipsLiveFrom or visit http://www.philips.com/rsna for more information on Philips' presence at #RSNA15.

To learn more about Philips' SkyFlow and the full suite of Philips' innovative X-Ray solutions, please visit: http://www.usa.philips.com/healthcare/solutions/radiography/radiography.

For further information, please contact:

Kathy O'Reilly
Philips Group Communications
Tel: +1 978-221-8919
Email: Kathy.Oreilly@philips.com
Twitter: @kathyoreilly

Adrienne Smith
Philips Diagnostic Imaging
Tel.: + 1 781-277-1170
Email: Adrienne.Smith@philips.com
Twitter: @AdrienneSmith12

About Royal Philips
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) is a diversified health and well-being company, focused on improving people's lives through meaningful innovation in the areas of Healthcare, Consumer Lifestyle and Lighting. Headquartered in the Netherlands, Philips posted 2014 sales of EUR 21.4 billion and employs approximately 106,000 employees with sales and services in more than 100 countries. The company is a leader in cardiac care, acute care and home healthcare, energy efficient lighting solutions and new lighting applications, as well as male shaving and grooming and oral healthcare. News from Philips is located at http://www.philips.com/newscenter.

(1) *510(k) pending for all anatomies where scattered radiation may have an impact on image quality; usage for chest radiographs cleared (K140771) on April 25, 2014.

(2) Mentrup, D. et al. Philips Healthcare. Grid-less imaging with SkyFlow: Time savings and workflow improvements. The Netherlands. 2015.

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Philips announces expanded indications for its SkyFlow X-ray imaging software at RSNA 2015

-Advanced algorithm provides high-quality images of all anatomies for a grid-less workflow to enhance diagnostic confidence

-Grid-less workflow with SkyFlow reduces need for exam retakes caused by grid misalignment and the resulting unnecessary x-ray exposure

AMSTERDAM, Dec. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) today announced SkyFlow, an X-ray imaging software that produces high-contrast images for all anatomies in situations where clinicians decide not to use a grid, at the 2015 Radiological Society of North America Annual Meeting (RSNA)(1). SkyFlow is Philips' first digital imaging solution providing grid-like contrast improvement and enhanced confidence for grid-less radiography, which improves clinician's workflow and supports "first-time-right imaging" by decreasing the need for retakes due to misalignment.

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SkyFlow is a proven technology for bedside chest exams and will be expanded to include other anatomies. The imaging software reduces the effect of scattered radiation by using an algorithm that requires no operator input and automatically adjusts contrast enhancement based on the amount of scatter, giving clinicians a crisper image to improve their diagnostic confidence. A study found that radiographers using SkyFlow technology in a grid-less workflow for chest exams saw an average of 34 seconds of time savings per examination compared to workflow with a grid(2). SkyFlow can be used for all patient types, including bariatric cases.

"Philips understands the growing need of healthcare providers to increase cost savings while improving patient care," Robert Cascella, executive vice president and CEO, Philips Imaging. "SkyFlow helps providers meet these challenges by simultaneously increasing productivity and patient comfort through shorter examination times and more comfortable positioning without a grid."

High quality images, improved clinician efficiency
Often radiographers face challenging work environments due to varying patient conditions, tight spaces in the exam room, and the tangle of tubes and cords to navigate. Clinicians often choose not to use a grid in imaging to save time related to grid alignment and ensure patient comfort. Historically, grid-less imaging resulted in scattered radiation, causing a significant loss of image contrast, making it difficult for radiologists to make an accurate diagnosis. However, grid-less workflow with SkyFlow technology provides grid-like image contrast and enables faster, less error-prone workflows than other non-grid options.

"With SkyFlow, our chest images which don't use a grid are of a very high quality, and we look forward to seeing this enhancement used for other body parts and applications," said John Berns, Radiologic Technologist, Sint Maartenskliniek Hospital, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

On Wednesday, Dec. 2, at RSNA in Chicago, Ill., Detlef Mentrup, PhD, Clinical Scientist from Philips, a lead developer of SkyFlow, and Roman Fischbach, MD, head of the Radiology and Neuroradiology Department, Asklepios Klinik Altona Hospital, Germany, will join other experts in a "Lunch and Learn" session open to event attendees and media. The session will cover how digital scatter correction offers a novel, patient-adaptive image processing that provides grid-like contrast enhancement for mobile radiographs without using an anti-scatter grid, and its impact on clinical image quality and workflow. This event will be held from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. CT in the South Building, Room S403B.

Philips' X-ray imaging processing technology, including SkyFlow, is available through Philips' MobileDiagnost wDR and DigitalDiagnost solutions. Philips is showcasing its entire diagnostic X-Ray suite in booth #6736 at RSNA through Dec. 4. Follow @PhilipsLiveFrom or visit http://www.philips.com/rsna for more information on Philips' presence at #RSNA15.

To learn more about Philips' SkyFlow and the full suite of Philips' innovative X-Ray solutions, please visit: http://www.usa.philips.com/healthcare/solutions/radiography/radiography.

For further information, please contact:

Kathy O'Reilly
Philips Group Communications
Tel: +1 978-221-8919
Email: Kathy.Oreilly@philips.com
Twitter: @kathyoreilly

Adrienne Smith
Philips Diagnostic Imaging
Tel.: + 1 781-277-1170
Email: Adrienne.Smith@philips.com
Twitter: @AdrienneSmith12

About Royal Philips
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) is a diversified health and well-being company, focused on improving people's lives through meaningful innovation in the areas of Healthcare, Consumer Lifestyle and Lighting. Headquartered in the Netherlands, Philips posted 2014 sales of EUR 21.4 billion and employs approximately 106,000 employees with sales and services in more than 100 countries. The company is a leader in cardiac care, acute care and home healthcare, energy efficient lighting solutions and new lighting applications, as well as male shaving and grooming and oral healthcare. News from Philips is located at http://www.philips.com/newscenter.

(1) *510(k) pending for all anatomies where scattered radiation may have an impact on image quality; usage for chest radiographs cleared (K140771) on April 25, 2014.

(2) Mentrup, D. et al. Philips Healthcare. Grid-less imaging with SkyFlow: Time savings and workflow improvements. The Netherlands. 2015.

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Kii introduces its Thing Interaction Framework to simplify and speed up Internet of Things development

SAN MATEO, Calif., Dec. 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Kii, the leading Internet of Things (IoT) cloud platform provider, has announced the availability of its new platform functionality, Thing Interaction Framework, which allows IoT solutions developers to simplify and speed up the development of both business/industrial and consumer-focused IoT solutions. 

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An extension of the Kii Cloud, the new framework specifically focuses on common IoT use cases around sensor-cloud-app interactions (like sensor state registration/retrieval, trigger-driven command execution on devices, etc.) and significantly reduces server code that would otherwise be needed to implement them.

This enhancement incorporates a number of best practices involved in implementing interactions between the various moving parts in a typical IoT solution - like devices, services, apps, states, commands, triggers, etc. Thing (sensor/device) manufacturers and mobile app developers can adapt and customize the framework through new and updated SDKs.

"Thing Interaction Framework extends Kii's commitment to simplify and speed up IoT solution development," explains Phani Pandrangi, Chief Product Officer at Kii. "With this framework providing most of the server side functionality pre-packaged (yet customizable) for a variety of use cases, our customers can focus on the specifics of their solution and implement complex interactions with mostly client side coding."

This framework also facilitates interoperability between different IoT solutions. The abstraction provided by the framework exposes clean interfaces to the state data, actions, commands and triggers of sensors/devices, thereby making creation of interoperability logic easier and more modular than ever before.

Thing Interaction Framework is available now to customers, more information at: http://documentation.kii.com/en/guides/thingifsdk/.

About Kii
Kii is focused on addressing the high-performance demands of innovation in the connected World with an end-to-end backend platform optimized for enterprise applications and the Internet of Things (IoT). Businesses of all sizes are able to build, test, deploy, optimize and acquire users from a single integrated platform to accelerate time to market. Trusted by the world's largest mobile carriers such as NTT Docomo, Kii currently serves 140M+ end users worldwide. Kii is a global company with data centers in the US, China, Japan and Singapore. For more information, follow @KiiCorp or visit kii.com.

Media Contact (US): Kirtee Mehta 650-575-2341, kirtee.mehta@kii.com
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Memorex-CE Invites Fans to Join the Resistance with the "Memorex Lives!" Make-A-Scene Video Contest

NEW YORK, Dec. 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- MEM-CE, LLC (MEMOREX-CE), the exclusive North American licensee of the Memorex® brand for Consumer Electronics, is in the final stretch of the submissions stage for the "Memorex Lives!" online video contest.  Consumers have until December 10, 2015 to create a "make-a-scene" video featuring actor Joey Lawrence and upload the homemade video clips to http://www.memorexlives.com.

Ten finalists' videos will be chosen in December for visitors to vote for their favorite. On January 8, 2016, the Grand Prize winner will be announced and secure a walk-on role in a 2016 production by The Asylum, one of the world's leading brand-oriented motion picture and television studios, plus an invitation to audition for a speaking role and an opportunity to schedule a screenwriter pitch meeting with The Asylum producers. The Grand Prize winner will also receive a Memorex CrystalVision Ultra 55" 4K UHDTV with soundbar and subwoofer. Second Place will receive a 42" Memorex CrystalVision HDTV with soundbar and subwoofer while Third Place will receive a 32" Memorex CrystalVision HDTV.

"For our fans who love to share their talents through social media, there's just a couple weeks left to enter the 'Memorex Lives!' contest and break into Hollywood," explains Manuel Madriz, General Manager of MEM-CE. 

MEM-CE teamed up with digital studio and creative agency MagicBullet Media, accomplished veterans of the user generated content space. The agency has helped launch highly acclaimed contests such as Doritos Crash the Super Bowl, Lay's "Do Us A Flavor," Bath & Bodyworks' MyPocketBac and Panasonic's "Shoot It. Share It."

For complete contest rules and to learn more about "Memorex Lives!" visit http://www.MemorexLives.com.

About MEM-CE, LLC
MEM-CE, LLC is an international manufacturing, brand management and marketing company founded in 2013, based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Operating under the trade name Memorex-CE, MEM-CE LLC was created to grow the consumer electronics marketplace for the Memorex brand under license from Imation Corp. The management team has 50+ years of combined experience developing domestic and international businesses, composed of executives with work histories at major multinational companies such as Electrolux, Best Buy and Polaroid. MEM-CE, LLC is the exclusive licensee of the Memorex brand for Consumer Electronics in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

Hi-Res video and photos are available to preview, download and share at http://www.magicbulletmedia.com/MNR/memorexlives

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CONTACT: Christine Pulmano, MagicBullet Media, +1 (212) 722-3195, christine@magicbulletmedia.com

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Texas Instruments empowers engineering creativity for consumer electronics at CES 2016

TI will showcase more than 100 demonstrations of technologies that enable next-generation designs for autonomous vehicle, the IoT, advanced displays and more

DALLAS, Dec. 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) will display cutting-edge semiconductor technology for consumer electronics at the 2016 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January. From state-of-the-art advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) to inventive ideas to enable the Internet of Things (IoT) and wearable technology, TI's portfolio of power management, interface, haptics and audio integrated circuits, embedded processors, wireless connectivity and DLP(®) technology will enable the next generation of groundbreaking consumer electronics.

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TI creates technologies to enhance almost every facet of consumers' lives. By re-imagining technologies and their applications, TI empowers engineers to dream and build innovative designs that help consumers become more efficient and connected in their everyday lives. TI continues to innovate in the consumer electronics industry through exciting applications including USB Type-C integration, autonomous vehicles, advanced display technology, ultra-low power connectivity to the cloud and wireless charging.

Experience more than one hundred cutting-edge product demonstrations from TI, its technology partners and customers in the TI Village, between Central and North halls in #N115-N118. To read more about the specific demonstrations and technologies, visit http://www.ti.com/ces2016. Media or analysts interested in scheduling a briefing with a TI expert are invited to email TICES@golin.com.

Stay connected with TI at 2016 CES:

    --  TI's 2016 CES sneak peek.
    --  Get updates from TI activities at the show on the Think. Innovate blog
        as well as the TI E2E(TM) Community blogs.
    --  Watch TI's CES demos on YouTube.
    --  Keep up to date with TI at http://www.ti.com/ces2016 for real-time news, trends
        and videos.
Changing the world doesn't end with the latest gadgetry at CES. Learn how TI believes engineering a better tomorrow means acting as a good corporate citizen.

About Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) is a global semiconductor design and manufacturing company that develops analog integrated circuits and embedded processors. By employing the world's brightest minds, TI creates innovations that shape the future of technology. TI is helping more than 100,000 customers transform the future, today. Learn more at http://www.ti.com.

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