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Kerio Connect 9.0 Improves Business Email with Time-saving Capabilities and Enhanced User Experience

SAN JOSE, California, November 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

    New release of award-winning messaging and collaboration solution improves performance,
usability and email management. 

    Today Kerio Technologies [http://www.kerio.com ] released Kerio Connect 9.0, enhancing
its messaging and collaboration solution with time saving productivity aids,
including more one-click workflows, faster processing for moving or deleting multiple
emails, a new user design and remote server upgrades.

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    "In this release we're continuing to help small and mid-sized businesses manage their
email with flexible rules, remote server upgrades and more," said Heather Paunet, VP
Products. "We've also refreshed the Kerio Connect Client and made significant interaction
design improvements to advance the user experience and overall performance."

    Kerio Connect 9.0 supports requirements for common business processes including
archiving and compliance through new server based filtering, providing flexibility and
enhanced functionality for administrators to efficiently route email. It is now even
easier to redirect all email in instances such as when an employee leaves a company or if
there is a requirement to send copies of emails to another mailbox.

    The improved Kerio Connect Client features a new toolbar for all views (email,
calendar, contacts, tasks and notes) and a static message menu bar, ensuring action
options stay in view when scrolling down the page. The user experience is also enhanced
with a new popup event editor, information panel in calendars and a new interface for
tasks and notes.

    Administrators can now remotely perform server upgrades from any browser, making it a
simple, fast and easy action to run in the background and they can enable support for
IPv6.

    With deployment options for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and VMware, Kerio Connect 9.0 is
ready to run in virtually any Cloud or on-premise environment. Cloud-hosted Kerio Connect
is available from Kerio partners worldwide. On-premise Kerio Connect starts at $465 for
five users. For more information, please visit http://www.kerio.com/connect.

    About Kerio Technologies 

    Kerio provides safe, simple, and secure business productivity solutions to more than
60,000 small and mid-sized businesses and millions of users globally. Our award-winning
email, UTM/firewall, VOIP, and collaboration solutions are distributed through a network
of more than 6,000 reseller partners. Kerio is a profitable and growing technology leader
headquartered in San Jose, California with offices in the United Kingdom, the Czech
Republic, Russia, Australia, and Brazil.

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Broadcom Announces New Switch Chipsets to Drive 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet into the Enterprise

Higher Port Speeds Deliver Faster Data Rates Offered by 802.11ac Wave 2 Wi-Fi

IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), a global innovation leader in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications today announced new enterprise Ethernet switches designed to deliver the faster data rates offered by 802.11ac Wave 2 Wi-Fi. Built on Broadcom's StrataXGS(®) architecture, the BCM56060 and BCM56160 enable OEMs to design cost-optimized network switches that enable high speed, robust Internet access across both traditional and new all-wireless enterprise networks.  For more news, visit Broadcom's Newsroom.

The increased wireless speeds delivered by 802.11ac Wave 2 are exceeding the performance of today's broadly deployed Gigabit Ethernet (GbE), driving enterprises to upgrade network edge switches. The most cost-effective solution is to run 2.5G Ethernet to the access point, thereby unlocking faster wireless speeds and enabling higher bandwidth without needing to re-cable an entire network. Broadcom's new switches address the upgrade needs for both traditional and all-wireless enterprises, and are designed to work with Broadcom's BCM84868 2.5 Gbps Ethernet PHY.

The new BCM56160 is the industry's most integrated Ethernet switch chipset for traditional wired enterprises where desktop terminals, voice-over-IP phones and wireless access points are all connected. The BCM56160 enterprise switch adds 2.5 GbE access point connections to the popular 24 and 48 port Gigabit Ethernet form factors.  To accommodate higher Wi-Fi traffic, the device also integrates more high speed 10 Gigabit interfaces for fiber uplinks and delivers double the stacking bandwidth of previous generation devices.   

For the all-wireless office built primarily on Wi-Fi access points with few wired terminals, Broadcom's BCM56060 is the first switch product family optimized for 802.11ac Wave 2 enterprise environments. The BCM56060 enables a smaller form factor with low power consumption, providing multi-mode 1 GbE/2.5 GbE Ethernet interfaces with 10 Gigabit uplinks. Because it is designed to connect primarily to access points instead of wired PCs and phones, it cuts cost by eliminating the legacy 1 GbE Ethernet links.

"There's a strong 2.5G Ethernet ramp expected in the coming 5 years," said Alan Weckel, VP Ethernet Switch Analyst at Dell Oro. "We expect 5 million 2.5G ports to be deployed next year and up to 25 million by 2019, driven by the transition to 802.11ac Wave 2 Wi-Fi."

"Broadcom continues to partner with worldwide equipment manufacturers to deliver the most comprehensive portfolio for enterprise networking," said Nick Kucharewski, Broadcom Vice President, Network Switch Marketing. "Our new switch products enable a converged wired/wireless enterprise and deliver highly optimized 2.5 GbE solutions for high density wireless deployments."

"The new Broadcom 2.5 GbE product lines are well aligned with near-term customer demand for faster converged wireless access points and switches, and help us to serve our customers as they upgrade their equipment to the latest Wi-Fi standard," said Eric Broockman, CTO and EVP Engineering at Extreme Networks.

Availability
The BCM56060 and BCM56160 are currently sampling.

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About Broadcom

Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), a FORTUNE 500® company, is a global leader and innovator in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications. Broadcom® products seamlessly deliver voice, video, data and multimedia connectivity in the home, office and mobile environments.  With one of the industry's broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art system-on-a-chip solutions, Broadcom is changing the world by connecting everything®.  For more information, go to http://www.broadcom.com.

Broadcom®, the pulse logo, Connecting everything®, the Connecting everything logo and StrataXGS® are among the trademarks of Broadcom Corporation and/or its affiliates in the United States, certain other countries and/or the EU.  Any other trademarks or trade names mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

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Zebra Technologies Vehicle-Mount Computer Brings Desktop Power to Mobile Application Needs

New ultra-rugged VC80 vehicle-mount mobile computer puts desktop applications at the fingertips of vehicle operators working in the toughest environments

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill., Nov. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: ZBRA), a global leader in solutions and services that provide real-time visibility into organizations' assets, people and transactions, today introduced its most powerful and advanced vehicle-mount computer, the new Windows 10-ready VC80. Featuring full Microsoft Windows, the VC80 virtually extends any PC-based application to material-handling vehicle operators requiring mobile access to desktop applications that improve productivity.

The ultra-rugged VC80 is easy to install on forklifts, clamp trucks, yard mules and cranes and is built to operate in the toughest indoor and outdoor environments including warehouses, distribution centers, airports, seaports and railway yards. Manufacturers, distributors and transportation and logistics (T&L) organizations can use the VC80's wireless capabilities to seamlessly connect to the host system while roaming - making it the ideal solution for receiving, picking, packing, shipping, cross-dock and replenishment applications. This combination of features enables organizations to run their business more efficiently by connecting mobile workers to back-end systems, providing visibility to floor operations.

KEY FACTS

    --  The VC80 features the full Microsoft Windows Embedded Standard 7 or
        Windows 7 Professional operating system (OS) and can be used as a
        stationary computer off a conveyor system, a dock door or as a mobile
        workstation kiosk.
    --  With a field-replaceable touchscreen and keypad, the VC80 is repairable
        right on the spot - eliminating trips to the service depot and
        maximizing device availability.
    --  Optimized for freezer or cold storage environments with its unique
        system of smart temperature sensors that control heaters for protection
        against internal and external condensation, the VC80 also includes a
        heated touchscreen to help improve mobile worker productivity and reduce
        downtime.
    --  Featuring multiple mounting options, including an optional quick-release
        mount, the VC80 is easy to install and remove, and it's built to
        withstand continuous operations in industrial environments providing
        businesses with greater efficiencies during scheduled and unplanned
        maintenance.
    --  The VC80 can easily be equipped with a deployment-ready mobile solution
        to connect to Zebra mobile printers and handheld scanners, enabling
        businesses to collect business-critical information and print with ease.
    --  Zebra OneCare Essential Services can significantly reduce unforeseen
        repair expenses for the VC80 by providing device diagnostics and
        coverage for normal wear and tear, as well as accidental damage to
        internal and external components.
SUPPORTING QUOTE                                                                                   

Joe White, vice president, Enterprise Mobile Computing, Zebra Technologies
"With the new VC80 vehicle-mount mobile computer, Zebra Technologies is reinforcing its commitment to provide the mobile technology necessary to help businesses and their employees work more efficiently.  The VC80 strengthens Zebra's legacy of creating innovative mobile computing solutions for the most rugged environments, coldest supply chains and brightest surroundings. From rugged wearable and handheld mobile computers to fixed mount computers, Zebra Technologies is committed to meeting and exceeding the industrial computing needs of global organizations."

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Website: Zebra Vehicle-Mount Computers

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Twitter: @ZebraTechnology

About Zebra Technologies
Zebra (NASDAQ: ZBRA) makes businesses as smart and connected as the world we live in. Zebra tracking and visibility solutions transform the physical to digital, creating the data streams enterprises need  to simplify operations, know more about their businesses, and empower their mobile workforces. For more information, visit http://www.zebra.com.

Media Contact:
Bill Abelson

Zebra Technologies

Phone: +1-631-738-4751
bill.abelson@zebra.com

Industry Analyst Contact:
Caitlyn DeRango

Zebra Technologies

Phone: +1-847-793-5896
cderango@zebra.com

Zebra Technologies, Zebra and the Zebra logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Zebra Technologies Corporation and are used under license. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Third-party trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. ©2015 Zebra Technologies Corporation. All rights reserved.

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Cypress Introduces the Industry's Most Energy-Efficient ARM® Cortex®-M0+ MCUs for Ultra-Low-Power Internet of Things Applications

New FM0+ Series Delivers Best Combination of Performance and Power Consumption With High Peripheral Integration in Small Form-Factor Packages

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (Nasdaq: CY), a global leader in embedded systems solutions, today introduced two series in its highly efficient FM0+ portfolio of Flexible Microcontrollers based on the ARM(®) Cortex(®)-M0+ core. The new FM0+ S6E1B-Series and S6E1C-Series microcontrollers (MCUs) deliver Cortex-M3/M4-class peripherals at a low, 40uA/MHz active current consumption budget--providing the industry's best combination of performance, efficiency and integrated peripherals for Cortex-M0+-based MCUs. The S6E1B-Series features the industry's largest memory size for a Cortex-M0+ device and supports highly reliable and secure machine-to-machine (M2M) communication for the Internet of Things, while the S6E1C-Series is optimized for wearables and a wide range of ultra-low-power, battery-powered products. More information on the FM0+ portfolio is available at http://www.cypress.com/fm0.

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The processing and flash architecture of Cypress FM0+ MCUs is optimized for high-efficiency, enabling the family to achieve an industry-best 35uA/CoreMark(®) score. CoreMark, which was developed by the Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium (EEMBC(®)), benchmarks the performance of a processor core and its memory subsystem and enables quick comparisons between processors. The FM0+ MCUs offer a memory and I/O footprint typically featured only in higher-end MCUs with Cortex-M3 or Cortex-M4 cores, with up to 560KB of flash, 64KB SRAM and 102 GPIOs for the S6E1B-Series. With their fast wake-up from standby modes, the FM0+ MCUs optimize power savings by remaining in low-power states for longer durations before quickly switching back to active modes. The FM0+ portfolio features industry-leading peripheral integration that includes communication interfaces with AES hardware encryption, a rich set of digital and analog peripherals and a high-accuracy internal crystal oscillator to enable crystal-less communication and reduced bills-of-materials cost--all in small QFN and QFP packages sampling today, and an even smaller, 6.4mm(2) wafer-level chip scale package (WLCSP) available in the first quarter of 2016.

"Smart, sensor-based Internet of Things applications, wearables and healthcare equipment require secure and reliable M2M communication, increasing demand for solutions with ultra-low power consumption and high peripheral integration," said John Weil, vice president of marketing for the MCU business unit at Cypress. "Our new FM0+ MCUs are designed to meet this challenge with a unique combination of integrated peripherals and an ultra-low-power ARM Cortex-M0+ core."

Key Features and Benefits of the Cypress FM0+ MCU Portfolio
The Cypress FM0+ MCU portfolio delivers leading performance with:

    --  A unique, 64-channel descriptor-based direct memory access (DMA)
        controller to efficiently move data between peripherals and RAM without
        any CPU intervention
    --  Up to 6-channel multi-function serial interfaces (UART/I(2)C/SPI), a
        1-channel USB Host or Device, AES encryption, a 2-channel HDMI-CEC, a
        2-channel Smart Card interface and I(2)S for digital audio.
    --  Analog peripherals including an 8-channel, 1Msps, 12-bit SAR ADC, a 1%
        high-precision crystal oscillator and an LCD controller with voltage
        boost.
Availability
The Cypress FM0+ S6E1B-Series and S6E1C-Series MCUs are now sampling, with production expected in the fourth quarter of 2015.

Cypress's MCU Portfolio
The Cypress-Spansion merger created a $2 billion global leader in MCUs and specialized memories for embedded systems with a significant focus on automotive, industrial and home appliance applications. The merger significantly expanded Cypress's portfolio of embedded processors, leveraging a broad range of strong, complementary, ARM(®)-based MCUs and PSoC programmable system-on-chip solutions. The breadth of Cypress's portfolio enables one-stop MCU selection and design plus fast, easy migration from the most cost-effective solutions to those with industry-leading performance.

Follow Cypress Online

    --  Read our Core & Code technical magazine and blog.
    --  Join the Cypress Developer Community.
    --  Follow @CypressSemi on Twitter.
    --  Visit us on Facebook and LinkedIn.
    --  Watch Cypress videos on our Video Library or YouTube.
About Cypress
Cypress (NASDAQ: CY) delivers high-performance, high-quality solutions at the heart of today's most advanced embedded systems, from automotive, industrial and networking platforms to highly interactive consumer and mobile devices. With a broad, differentiated product portfolio that includes NOR flash memories, F-RAM(TM) and SRAM, Traveo(TM) microcontrollers, the industry's only PSoC(®) programmable system-on-chip solutions, analog and PMIC Power Management ICs, CapSense(®) capacitive touch-sensing controllers, and Wireless BLE Bluetooth Low-Energy and USB connectivity solutions, Cypress is committed to providing its customers worldwide with consistent innovation, best-in-class support and exceptional system value. To learn more, go to http://www.cypress.com.

Cypress, the Cypress logo, PSoC and CapSense are registered trademarks and F-RAM and Traveo are trademarks of Cypress Semiconductor Corp. All other trademarks are property of their owners.

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WDLabs(TM) Announces Software Platform to Accelerate VIDITY(TM) Deployment of Next Generation Video Experience

Comprehensive Platform Solution Enables CE Device Brands to Quickly and Easily Support VIDITY 2.0 Specification to Allow Consumer Access to 4K Ultra HD HDR Content

IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- WDLabs((TM)), a business growth incubator of storage solutions leader Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ:WDC), and world leader in storage solutions, today introduced a new software platform to simplify and speed up the creation and deployment of VIDITY(TM) enabled products and services. VIDITY gives consumers the freedom and flexibility to download and store their movies on a wide range of devices and delivers the highest quality playback of content including 4K Ultra HD movies with high dynamic range (HDR).

The VIDITY Software Platform by WDLabs is built around open standards and will bring VIDITY protocols, security and standards-based manageability into one integrated solution optimized for next generation premium 4K Ultra HD HDR video devices such as TVs, optical media players, and digital media players. The VIDITY Software Platform by WDLabs is supported and validated by the established and expanding VIDITY hardware, software, and certification ecosystem that will provide common building blocks for next generation video devices and Over-The-Top (OTT) services. This new software platform accelerates the availability of VIDITY enabled 4K Ultra HD HDR devices by enabling innovators to focus on value-added features and differentiation.

The VIDITY software platform by WDLabs includes the following elements:

    --  User interface - customizable user interface and player features
        (Android-Java based)
    --  VIDITY protocol and licensing layer - power-safe download & licensing
        management, VIDITY digital storage interface, remote media sharing,
        other VIDITY-required features
    --  VIDITY secure audio and video rendering layer - VIDITY media interface,
        content decryption, and secure media operations for SD, HD, and 4K Ultra
        HD HDR content. Leverages the VIDITY Security Platform from Rambus
        Cryptography Research, which includes a library of secure functions
        integrated with the SOC trusted execution environment
    --  Android and Linux support foundation - support for the Android AOSP and
        Linux platform, secure boot, secure firmware update,
        internationalization, USB 3.0, and GbE and Wi-Fi support
    --  Documentation, test scripts, and virtualized build environment
"Deploying VIDITY 2.0 specification-enabled products and services requires a broad range of technologies, skills, time, and expense by each adopter in order to bring solutions to market," said Richard E. Rutledge, senior vice president of marketing, WDLabs. "Our VIDITY software platform will make it easier, faster, and less expensive to develop products by offering mature VIDITY building blocks for their next generation premium video products that support 4K Ultra HD HDR content. The VIDITY Software Platform demonstrates our commitment as a Founder of the Secure Content Storage Association (SCSA), which developed the VIDITY program, and is built from earlier demo releases shown at CES 2014 and CES 2015."

"Our focus remains on creating the highest-quality consumer experience possible," said Danny Kaye, executive vice president, global research and technology strategy, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. "This means the quality of the content as the demand for 4K Ultra HD content continues to increase and evolve, but also the ease of content acquisition and playback on next-generation TVs and other devices. The VIDITY software platform by WDLabs enables easy onboarding by CE device manufacturers into the quality and convenience of the VIDITY digital ecosystem and Fox's quality 4K UHD HDR content."

"The recent announcement of VIDITY licensing in August opens the door for companies to integrate technology into their products that will provide consumers with the highest quality digital experience, including 4K HDR," said David Huerta, general manager, Secure Content Storage Association. "As we look forward to many more VIDITY products entering the market soon, we are pleased that Western Digital, a leader in digital storage solutions, has developed an SDK making it easier and faster for CE device manufacturers to enable the premium VIDITY experience into their products and bring them to market faster."

"ViXS delivers time-to-market 4K Ultra HD HDR video SoC solutions and is excited to partner with WDLabs on this first integration of the WDLabs VIDITY SDK based on our family of 4K Ultra HD HDR SoC solutions as demonstrated at IFA Berlin, IBC Amsterdam, and CEDIA Dallas," said Perry Chappell, senior vice president worldwide sales, ViXS. "ViXS is a Contributing Member of SCSA and is in a position to quickly enable 4K Ultra HD HDR TVs, optical media players, and digital media players."

"With the quad-core Cannes STiH318 4K Ultra HD HDR SoC already in production, ST has worked very closely with WDLabs to empower SCSA member companies to quickly deliver digital and optical media players and TVs with the proven security and performance of our family of VIDITY-enabled SoCs," said Philippe Notton, group vice president and general manager, Consumer Product Division, STMicroelectronics.

"We are pleased that Rambus Cryptography Research was selected by SCSA as a valued security partner and advisor to protect high-quality 4K Ultra HD with HDR, HD and SD content with our VIDITY Security Platform," said Paul Kocher, president and chief scientist, Rambus Cryptography Research Division. "The Cryptography Research VIDITY Security Platform works in conjunction with the VIDITY software platform from WDLabs to enable rapid development, certification, and time-to-market of VIDITY Specification 2.0 products."

Licensing and Availability
The VIDITY Software Platform by WDLabs is available for licensing now, and aimed at accelerating the VIDITY ecosystem. It is offered via competitive terms, conditions, and pricing to facilitate make versus buy decisions by CE device manufacturers. The SCSA VIDITY 2.0 specification licensing information is available through SCSA from http://www.VIDITY.com. For further information regarding licensing and availability please contact viditylicensing@wdc.com.

Forward-looking statement
This news release contains forward-looking statements, including statements relating to the growth of the VIDITY-enabled device markets, the availability of particular features of the VIDITY software platform by WDLabs application and services, the success of the integration with the STMicroelectronics, CRI, ViXS, and Fox products and features, and the growth and demand for VIDITY-enabled devices in general. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements, including but not limited to, the failure to successfully integrate the STMicroelectronics, CRI, ViXS, and Fox products and features, the possibility of competing software applications or technologies; the success of such technologies and or other risks detailed from time-to-time in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports, including, but not limited to, our most recent annual report on Form 10-K to which your attention is directed. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak as of the date hereof, and WD undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

About WDLabs(TM)
WDLabs, a Western Digital organization, is a business growth incubator focused on opportunity identification, early engagement, partnering, and market creation. It accomplishes this goal via a disciplined growth process and staffing with a broad range of WD talent and aims to create ecosystem opportunities for both WD and its partners.

About Western Digital
Founded in 1970, Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC), Irvine, Calif., is an industry-leading developer and manufacturer of storage solutions that enable people to create, manage, experience and preserve digital content. It is a long-time innovator in the storage industry. Western Digital Corporation is responding to changing market needs by providing a full portfolio of compelling, high-quality storage products with effective technology deployment, high efficiency, flexibility and speed. Its products are marketed under the HGST and WD brands to OEMs, distributors, resellers, cloud infrastructure providers and consumers. Financial and investor information is available on the company's Investor Relations website at investor.wdc.com.

Apps, services, and other features are subject to change based on your location, software version, device model, and third party service providers.

Western Digital, and the WD logo are registered trademarks and WDLabs is a trademark of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. The VIDITY Mark is a trademark owned exclusively by Secure Content Storage Association, LLC and is used under license.  All rights reserved.  Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to other companies. Pictures shown may vary from actual products. Not all products may be available in all regions of the world. As used for storage capacity, one gigabyte = one billion bytes; one terabyte = one trillion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment.

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Liquid X Printed Metals® Introduces Particle-free Products

Formulated at the Atomic Level, Two Disruptive Metallic Ink Products are Thin, Robust, Adaptable and Cost-effective

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Liquid X Printed Metals ®, Inc., (Liquid X®), an advanced material manufacturer of functional metallic inks, today introduced two particle-free inks.  The inks will enable manufacturers in the electronics and other industries to produce thinner, more cost-effective and adaptable electronic components that will drive innovation in consumer electronics, and advanced and medical technology among other industries.

The company's two inaugural products, Liquid X®'s Silver Inkjet Ink and Silver Flexo Ink were developed using an original and proprietary particle-free formulation that leads to more cost-effective and trouble-free processing; more durable traces that withstand bending and flexing; adherence to the full range of substrates; good conductivity; excellent printability; and enhanced sustainability due to its water-based composition.

"Liquid X® is introducing particle-free inks that eliminate problems associated with other metallic inks that are made with less stable nanoparticles or metal flakes, which are thicker and can cause clogging, slowness and other problems in printing," said Greg Babe, President and CEO of Liquid X®.  "Our Silver Inkjet Ink and Silver Flexo Ink leverage atomic-level technology, which represents the kind of powerful, robust and adaptable innovation required to tap the fullest potential of printed electronics."

Liquid X(®)'s molecular inks consist of novel metal complexes that are printed as solutions that are used in the creation of films or traces that exhibit high conductivity, are thin and precise, and allow for low-temperature processing that enables adherence on a wide range of substrates. And the low viscosity of the inks allow for use in printing methods that include inkjet, aerosol jet, flexography, and gravure. 

Liquid X(®)'s conductive inks are designed for applications that range from transparent conductors and touchscreens, to photovoltaic, industrial and automotive applications, and smart packaging.

Performance

Silver Inkjet Ink features viscosity at 6-9 cPs; Polar Protic Solvents; thermal, photonic and infrared curing methods; adherence to all substrates; and excellent stability when refrigerated. Film trace sheet resistance for one layer is 0.5 - 1 ohms per square.  Thickness for one layer is 200-300 nm.  Trace width is < 50 micrometers.  (Adhesion, tensile - ASTM D3359, 5B rating).  (Adhesion shear - scrub resistant.)  [Gloss - ASTM D523 ISO 2813, At 60 degrees >70 Gloss Units (high gloss)]

Silver Flexo Ink features Flexo-Gravure deposition; viscosity at 110-140 cPs (1-50 RPM); 80-110 (60-100 RPM); ~25 sec #2 Zahn Cup;  Polar Protic Solvents; thermal, photonic and infrared curing methods; adherence to all substrates; and excellent stability at room temperature or when refrigerated. Film trace sheet resistance for one layer is 0.5 - 1 ohms per square.  Thickness is 1-3 microns.  (dependent on anilox).   (Adhesion, tensile - ASTM D3359, 5B rating).  (Adhesion shear - scrub resistant.)  [Gloss - ASTM D523 ISO 2813, At 60 degrees >70 Gloss Units (high gloss)]

In development is a product called Silver Stretchable Ink, which is designed for stretchable substrates such as fabrics or elastomers.  Applications for Silver Stretchable Ink include wearables, soft robotics and other customized applications.

About Liquid X

Liquid X Printed Metals®, Inc. is a technology company headquartered Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that manufactures functional metallic inks. The company's inks are considered disruptive in that their technology is on the atomic level. This provides processing advantages and achieves better metal film properties than other metallic inks that feature nanoparticles and metal flakes which create instabilities. Visit: http://www.liquid-x.com.

SOURCE  Liquid X Printed Metals, Inc.

Liquid X Printed Metals, Inc.

CONTACT: Beth Vasy, Liquid X®, 412.426.3521; Tim O'Brien, O'Brien Communications, 412.854.8845

Web Site: http://www.liquid-x.com

IBM's Watson Forecasts Trends and Products for Holiday Season

New Cognitive App Uncovers Consumer Preferences Behind Most Talked About Gifts

ARMONK, N.Y., Nov. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today launched the IBM Watson Trend App, a new way for shoppers to understand the reasons behind the top trends of the holiday season and also predict the hottest products before they sell out. The app is available via a free download at the Apple App Store.

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The IBM Watson Trend app distills the sentiment of tens of millions of online conversations by scouring 10,000 sources across social media sites, blogs, forums, comments, ratings and reviews. Unlike other apps or lists that provide a static ranking of "hot" products, the Watson app reveals how consumers feel about the products they are considering or have purchased.

Using Watson's understanding of natural language and machine learning technologies, the app uncovers consumer preferences to pinpoint patterns and trends to reveal why people are choosing certain products or brands. The app also uses predictive analytics to forecast if a particular trend is a fleeting fad or will continue to remain strong.

To uncover insights behind the top holiday trends and products, Watson's natural language engine aggregates insights into distinct trend groups: content, context and sentiment. Each group is given a relative daily Trend Score, ranging from 0 to 100, based on the impact (size of the conversation) and the momentum (the rate of growth of the conversation).

Users can view the top 100 trending products and stories behind them across three categories - consumer electronics, toys and health and fitness. As of November 18, the top trends include:

    --  Smartphone Photogs Drive Demand for Professional-Grade Cameras: While
        smartphones users have one of the most powerful mobile cameras at their
        fingertips, Watson finds consumers want more. Watson identified
        standalone cameras like the Nikon D-SLR are the number one choice for
        amateurs looking to take their photography to the next level due to
        their greater depth and superior quality. Amateurs aren't the only ones
        looking to upgrade, expert photographers are setting their sights on
        Sony's 42 megapixel Alpha 7RII mirrorless camera that allows them to
        record Ultra HD 4k video
    --  Whether it's Star Wars or Lego City, Buy Now Before It's Too Late: The
        new Star Wars movie, The Force Awakens, has helped make Lego Bricks the
        "it" toy of the 2015 holiday season and it's likely that many will sell
        out including the new Millennium Falcon set.  However, according to
        Watson in addition to Star Wars, two other sets will also likely sell
        out this season: Lego City and Friends. As a result, shoppers should
        take advantage of early Black Friday deals and make their purchases now.
        Beyond chatter about impending product shortages, Watson finds that
        adults and children alike are excited for the new Star Wars line while
        other products such as Lego City are selling well among both boys and
        girls, which reinforces the growing trend of gender-neutral toys.
    --  Traditional Toys Go Back-to-School: According to Watson, Mattel's
        connected-toy, Hello Barbie is at the top of parents' gift-giving lists
        but it's no longer due to her sense of style. The new Hello Barbie
        delivers an "engaging and unique play experience" by letting children
        have a two-way conversation with Barbie. Parents specifically call out
        the companion app feature that allows for parental control of all
        conversations. Other "Edutainment" toys leading the pack, according to
        Watson, include the new PAW Patrol Imagicard Learning Game (for LeapFrog
        tablets).
    --  Tis' the Season for Wearable Tech: When it comes to must-have tech
        gifts, wearable accessories top wishlists for both gamers and movie
        lovers. According to Watson, while excitement around Minecraft continues
        to be strong, the social conversations aren't focused on the game itself
        but the new Gameband, which allows people to play anywhere, on any
        device. For movie-lovers, Watson identified excitement around the Oculus
        Rift (OR), a virtual reality wearable that not only enhances the gaming
        experience but can support made-for-OR movies.
As consumers use the IBM Watson Trend app to pinpoint what products are popular and why, IBM also reports on how consumers will shop for these gifts. With the Thanksgiving holiday just one week away, IBM predicts that, for the first time, more consumers will turn to their mobile devices than their desktop to seek out the best buys.  Over the five-day holiday period, mobile traffic is expected to increase by nearly 57 percent, up 17 percent over 2014.  Mobile sales are predicted to increase by more than 36 percent, up 34 percent over last year.

The Watson Trend App uses a combination of API capabilities from IBM's open Watson Developer platform including Sentiment Analysis, Keyword Extraction, Concept Tagging and Taxonomy Classification. In the future, IBM Watson Trend will continue to evolve with the addition of new capabilities including geographic and language data, and an increased level of personalization that caters to each consumer's unique interests and preferences.

IBM continues to add and stretch the boundaries of what Watson can do. The original Watson system was based on 1 natural language QA API, today the platform has over 30 APIs powered by over 50 underlying technologies to provide capabilities that span language, speech, vision, and data insights.

By sharing these capabilities via the Watson Developer Cloud, an open developer environment, a vibrant community of entrepreneurs, startups and established businesses are commercializing their own cognitive powered products and services to transform a variety of industries and disciplines including retail and customer service.

For more information or to download the IBM Watson Trend App, go to http://www.ibmwatsontrend.com

Lizette Kodama   

IBM Media Relations   

646-675-0750

Doug Fraim   

IBM Media Relations   

617-501-6376

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NQ Mobile Inc. enters into a binding agreement to sell Beijing Tianya

BEIJING and DALLAS, Nov. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- NQ Mobile Inc. ("NQ Mobile" or the "Company") (NYSE: NQ), a leading global provider of mobile Internet services, today announced it has entered into a legally binding agreement (the "Agreement") to sell 100% of the equity interest in Beijing Tianya Co., Ltd., which operates NQ Mobile's mobile health applications related business, to Tack Fiori International Group Limited ("Tack Fiori"), a Cayman Islands company listed in Hong Kong, for an aggregate consideration of US$40 million, or the RMB equivalent, in cash (the "Consideration").  Beijing Tianya Co., Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Beijing NQ Technology Co., Ltd., NQ Mobile's consolidated affiliated entity in China.

The Company's board of directors has approved both the transaction and the Agreement. The closing of the transaction is subject to the condition that Tack Fiori obtains the necessary approvals, including shareholder approval, to complete the transaction, as well as additional customary closing conditions, and the satisfaction and compliance of all relevant requirements under the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Limited.

About NQ Mobile

NQ Mobile Inc. (NYSE: NQ) is a leading global provider of consumer and enterprise mobile Internet services. NQ Mobile's portfolio of offerings includes mobile security and productivity, mobile search, mobile games & advertising applications for the consumer market and consulting, mobile platforms, and mobility management services for the enterprise market. NQ Mobile maintains dual headquarters in Dallas, Texas, USA and Beijing, China. For more information on NQ Mobile, please visit http://www.nq.com.

Forward Looking Statements

This news release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates" and similar statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact in this press release are forward-looking statements and involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about the Company and the industry in which the Company operates, but involve a number of unknown risks and uncertainties, Further information regarding these and other risks is included in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or changes in its expectations, except as may be required by law. Although the Company believes that the expectations expressed in these forward looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure you that such expectations will turn out to be correct, and actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results. You are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements contained herein and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which are qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements.

Investor Relations:

NQ Mobile Inc. 
Email: investors@nq.com
Phone: +86-10-64522017
+1-469-310-5281
Twitter: @NQMobileIR

SOURCE  NQ Mobile Inc.

NQ Mobile Inc.

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

Most Powerful Secure Phone Set To Hit the Market

MUNICH, November 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

    Wimi Defense announces the launch of one of the most powerful secure phones, and on
Jan 2016 it will be available for pre-booking and purchase. This phone enables and ensures
confidentiality of your data and conversations. If your work requires you to maintain the
highest standards of confidentiality and security of your information - This is THE phone
for you. The Wimi Defense secure phones are specially designed for anyone who works with
or for the government, or has any secure information located on their phone. If you
currently use a smart phone, and think you are secure, you are not. With smart phones, you
can be easily tracked, your conversations can be recorded, and all of your data can be
stolen / cloned and or retrieved. Wimi Defense secure phones is designed to counter all
these and many more perceived threats. It uses end-to-end encryption, a secure application,
and VPN to ensure that your phone is secure from hackers and malicious applications
intending to hijack or corrupt your data. Wimi Defense secure phone is built in a way that
won't permit any cloning / transferring or installation of third party apps. This helps
avoid Trojans and Viruses. Wimi Defense Secure phone is fully encrypted and no data can be
retrieved even if the phone itself is stolen. The secure phone also gives you added
protection by including a layered security system, ensuring high end security to your
data. Wimi Defense is a weapon designed for personal and societal safety and security.
Nothing is more critical and important than your own personal security, while at the same
time upholding the responsibility delegated to you when it comes to your job, or your
life. To address this specific concern, WIMI Defense has designed this exclusive product,
leaving nothing to chance but everything designed on the basis of calculated innovative
and tested methods. By clicking the link to contact Wimi Defense, you have just secured
yourself and your data access with the newest and most powerful secure phone on the
planet.  

    Video Presentation: https://vimeo.com/145918721

    Website: http://www.wimidefence.com

       
         
        Media Contact:

         
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        +49-89-309040-150 
        contact@wimidefence.com  
        Website: http://www.wimidefence.com

         

     

WIMI Defence GmbH

Pioneers.io Partners with Nikkei to Launch Pioneers Asia: Bringing the Leading Startup and Future Tech Event to Tokyo, Next Year

TOKYO, November 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

    The Vienna based company that has been supporting tech startups Pioneers.io, is
partnering with Asia's leading business media company, Japan-based Nikkei Inc. to bring
the Pioneers Festival experience to Asia, organizing Pioneers Asia 2016
[http://pioneers.io/asia ] in March.

    Pioneers aims to continuously increase the success rate of start-ups by building
valuable business relationships for entrepreneurs, corporate executives and investors to
make their business thrive.

    Consequently, the founders decided to go global with Pioneers to support startup and
tech ecosystems around the world. "Since we agreed on expanding internationally with
Pioneers Events, we took a closer look at non-European tech and startup ecosystems and
Japan was very appealing. There are a lot of great start-up projects which in a first step
we want to support to become successful global companies and there are established
companies that are looking for innovation. Our aim is to connect those two. We have gained
a lot of knowledge by supporting the European startup ecosystem. With Pioneers Asia 2016
we can now transfer our knowledge to the Asian market for the first time and help building
this community", explains Andreas Tschas, CEO of Pioneers.

    Nikkei Inc. serves as the perfect partner for the first gloablisation step, being
Asia's leading business media company with over 3 million daily subscribers and issuer of
the prestigious Nikkei Asian Review.  

    In a first step Pioneers and Nikkei Inc. is launching Pioneers Asia, gathering 999
participants on the 23rd of March 2016 at Happo-en, Shirokanedai in Tokyo. The Viennese
company founded in Vienna, Austria back in 2009 has already featured the world premiere of
a flying car, Aeromobil
[http://pioneers.io/blog/2014/10/04/world-premiere-flying-car-aeromobil-3-0-pioneers-festival ]
, presented Elon Musk's Hyperloop [http://hyperlooptransp.com ], the world's fastest
electric car Rimac [http://pioneers.io/blog/people/mate-rimac ] and showcased how people
with mobility problems can walk again (Ekso Bionics [http://intl.eksobionics.com ] )

    Hence, Pioneers now aims to identify the pioneering startups of Asia for making them
globally successful through an intense mentoring program in the upcoming months, called
Pioneers Dojo.

    Pioneers is also fostering the collaboration between start-ups and corporations,
creating synergies between the start-up and corporate worlds, working together with
companies like Cisco, PwC, Red Bull and one of Japan's leading corporations, Konica
Minolta.

    Starting from today, late-stage start-ups can apply for the Pioneers Asia challenge to
gain access and showcase their products/services at the event. Together with renowned
experts, Pioneers and Nikkei will select the best 24 late-stage startup applicants from
Asia and Europe to get connected to local corporations, investors and media and to compete
for the grand prize.

    Like in Europe, where the annual Pioneers Festival is known as `a hotspot where the
future starts` (WIRED, 2015), the event in Tokyo will offer a unique setting for a
strictly limited community of entrepreneurs, executives, investors, and international
media to experience how startups and tech from Asia will impact our world, and to build
relationships that support Asia's startup ecosystem.

    "What is happening right now, many see Silicon Valley as the connecting point of the
start-up community. We would like to build direct links between Asia and Europe, starting
in March 2016", elaborates Mr Tschas-san.

    For more information please visit: http://pioneers.io/asia

    Link to our media-kit: http://we.tl/bL47gUiiuW

    Press Contact: andreas.roettl@pioneers.io, +43-6643057874

    Quotes: 

    "The future starts at Pioneers" - WIRED UK, 2015

    "Pioneers Festival, a better SXSW" - Forbes, 2013

    "I came to inspire, but I left inspired" - Adam Cheyer, Co-Founder of Siri and former
Director of Engineering at Apple, 2013

    "This level of speaker I have hardly ever seen at any conference" - Danielle Fong, CEO
LightSail Energy, 2015

Pioneers

Handheld Launches Its First Ultra-Rugged Android Tablet -- the Best-in-Class ALGIZ RT7

LIDKÖPING, Sweden, November 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

    Powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset for processing speed, ultra-fast connectivity
and long battery life

    Handheld Group [http://www.handheldgroup.com ], a leading manufacturer of rugged
mobile computers, today announced the launch of its new Android tablet, the ALGIZ RT7. The
ALGIZ RT7 is a powerful, lightweight and ergonomic 7-inch tablet designed for reliable
performance in demanding environments.

    To view the Multimedia News Release, please click:

    http://www.multivu.com/players/English/7688851-handheld-ultra-rugged-android-tablet/
[http://www.multivu.com/players/English/7688851-handheld-ultra-rugged-android-tablet ] 

    The Algiz RT7 [http://www.handheldgroup.com/Algiz-RT7 ], which runs Android 5.1.1
(Lollipop), provides a wide range of features and exceptional value to mobile workforces.
It's fully rugged, meeting stringent MIL-STD-810G U.S. military standards
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIL-STD-810 ] for protection against drops, vibrations and
extreme temperatures, and its IP65 rating
[http://www.handheldgroup.com/en/why-rugged-handheld-computers/what-is-rugged ] means that
it's waterproof as well as fully sealed against sand and dust. Weighing just 650 grams,
the Algiz RT7 is designed for mobility.

    Industry-leading technology from Qualcomm - an MSM8916 (Snapdragon) chipset and 1.2
GHz quad-core processor - powers the Algiz RT7 for impressive processing speed, ultra-fast
connectivity and long battery life. The Algiz RT7 comes standard with LTE data and voice
capabilities as well as 802.11 b/g/n WLAN, BT Class 1 and Class 2, and NFC functionality.
It also boasts dual cameras (8-megapixel rear-facing and 2-megapixel front-facing), as
well as dual SIM card slots. The unit comes with a built-in accelerometer, gyroscope and
e-compass and a stand-alone u-blox GPS receiver for navigation.

    Designed for the mobile worker, the Algiz RT7 sports a high-brightness 7-inch
outdoor-viewable capacitive display that can handle true outdoor challenges. Battery
performance is key for any mobile application, and the Algiz RT7 comes with a long-life
3.7V 6000mAh lithium-ion battery. Four programmable buttons allow users to launch and use
applications in the field. To enhance data capture, users can choose an optional 2D imager
or RFID plus 2D imager.

    "Our new Algiz RT7 offers enterprises an exceptional value and is a highly requested
product from both our end users and our extensive partner network," says Jerker Hellstrom,
Handheld Group CEO. "This ultra-rugged tablet delivers best-in-class performance to assist
fieldworkers in their daily tasks. The Algiz RT7 is built for tough environments and
delivers a streamlined Android experience with power and features appropriate for market
demands."

    The Algiz RT7 can be ordered immediately. Shipping will start in December with volume
deliveries starting January 2016.

    Helpful links 

    ALGIZ RT7 product specifications [http://www.handheldgroup.com/Algiz-RT7 ]

    ALGIZ RT7 press images [http://www.handheldgroup.com/pressroom ]

    Events showing the ALGIZ RT7
[http://www.handheldgroup.com/en/rugged-computing-news-and-events/handheld-events ]

    About Handheld Group [http://www.handheldgroup.com ]

    Handheld product lineup [http://www.handheldgroup.com/en/rugged-computer ]

    What does rugged mean?
[http://www.handheldgroup.com/en/why-rugged-handheld-computers/what-is-rugged ]

    Tweet this: Handheld launches its first ultra-rugged Android tablet - the
best-in-class Algiz RT7 http://www.handheldgroup.com/RT7 [http://www.handheldgroup.com/RT7 ]

    About Handheld 

    The Handheld Group is a manufacturer of rugged mobile computers, PDAs and tablets.
Handheld and its partners worldwide deliver complete mobility solutions to businesses with
mobile workers in outdoor or industrial environments. The Handheld Group of Sweden has
local offices in Finland, the U.K., the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Switzerland,
Australia and the USA. For more information, please see http://www.handheldgroup.com
[http://www.handheldgroup.com ]

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CONTACT: Sofia Löfblad, Marketing Director, Handheld Group, Sweden: +46-510-54-71-70, Amy Urban, Marketing Director, Handheld-US, USA: +1-541-752-0319

Handheld Launches Its First Ultra-Rugged Android Tablet -- the Best-in-Class ALGIZ RT7

Powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset for processing speed, ultra-fast connectivity and long battery life

LIDKOPING, Sweden, Nov. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Handheld Group, a leading manufacturer of rugged mobile computers, today announced the launch of its new Android tablet, the ALGIZ RT7. The ALGIZ RT7 is a powerful, lightweight and ergonomic7-inchtablet designedfor reliable performancein demanding environments.

To view the Multimedia News Release, please click:
http://www.multivu.com/players/English/7688851-handheld-ultra-rugged-android-tablet/

The Algiz RT7, which runs Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), provides a wide range of features and exceptional value to mobile workforces. It's fully rugged, meeting stringent MIL-STD-810G U.S. military standards for protection against drops, vibrations and extreme temperatures, and its IP65 rating means that it's waterproof as well as fully sealed against sand and dust. Weighing just 650 grams, the Algiz RT7 is designed for mobility.

Industry-leading technology from Qualcomm - an MSM8916 (Snapdragon) chipset and 1.2 GHz quad-core processor - powers the Algiz RT7 for impressive processing speed, ultra-fast connectivity and long battery life. The Algiz RT7 comes standard with LTE data and voice capabilities as well as 802.11 b/g/n WLAN, BT Class 1 and Class 2, and NFC functionality. It also boasts dual cameras (8-megapixel rear-facing and 2-megapixel front-facing), as well as dual SIM card slots. The unit comes with a built-in accelerometer, gyroscope and e-compass and a stand-alone u-blox GPS receiver for navigation.

Designed for the mobile worker, the Algiz RT7 sports a high-brightness 7-inch outdoor-viewable capacitive display that can handle true outdoor challenges. Battery performance is key for any mobile application, and the Algiz RT7 comes with a long-life 3.7V 6000mAh lithium-ion battery. Four programmable buttons allow users to launch and use applications in the field. To enhance data capture, users can choose an optional 2D imager or RFID plus 2D imager.

"Our new Algiz RT7 offers enterprises an exceptional value and is a highly requested product from both our end users and our extensive partner network," says Jerker Hellstrom, Handheld Group CEO. "This ultra-rugged tablet delivers best-in-class performance to assist fieldworkers in their daily tasks. The Algiz RT7 is built for tough environments and delivers a streamlined Android experience with power and features appropriate for market demands."

The Algiz RT7 can be ordered immediately. Shipping will start in December with volume deliveries starting January 2016.

Helpful links

ALGIZ RT7 product specifications

ALGIZ RT7 press images

Events showing the ALGIZ RT7

About Handheld Group

Handheld product lineup

What does rugged mean?

Tweet this: Handheld launches its first ultra-rugged Android tablet - the best-in-class Algiz RT7 http://www.handheldgroup.com/RT7

About Handheld

The Handheld Group is a manufacturer of rugged mobile computers, PDAs and tablets. Handheld and its partners worldwide deliver complete mobility solutions to businesses with mobile workers in outdoor or industrial environments. The Handheld Group of Sweden has local offices in Finland, the U.K., the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Australia and the USA. For more information, please see http://www.handheldgroup.com

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SOURCE  Handheld Group

Handheld Group

CONTACT: Sofia Lofblad, Marketing Director, Handheld Group, Sweden: +46-510-54-71-70, Amy Urban, Marketing Director, Handheld-US, USA: +1-541-752-0319

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

Handheld Launches Its First Ultra-Rugged Android Tablet -- the Best-in-Class ALGIZ RT7

Powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset for processing speed, ultra-fast connectivity and long battery life

LIDKÖPING, Sweden, Nov. 18, 2015 /CNW/ - Handheld Group, a leading manufacturer of rugged mobile computers, today announced the launch of its new Android tablet, the ALGIZ RT7. The ALGIZ RT7 is a powerful, lightweight and ergonomic7-inchtablet designedfor reliable performancein demanding environments.

To view the Multimedia News Release, please click:

http://www.multivu.com/players/English/7688851-handheld-ultra-rugged-android-tablet/

The Algiz RT7, which runs Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), provides a wide range of features and exceptional value to mobile workforces. It's fully rugged, meeting stringent MIL-STD-810G U.S. military standards for protection against drops, vibrations and extreme temperatures, and its IP65 rating means that it's waterproof as well as fully sealed against sand and dust. Weighing just 650 grams, the Algiz RT7 is designed for mobility.

Industry-leading technology from Qualcomm - an MSM8916 (Snapdragon) chipset and 1.2 GHz quad-core processor - powers the Algiz RT7 for impressive processing speed, ultra-fast connectivity and long battery life. The Algiz RT7 comes standard with LTE data and voice capabilities as well as 802.11 b/g/n WLAN, BT Class 1 and Class 2, and NFC functionality. It also boasts dual cameras (8-megapixel rear-facing and 2-megapixel front-facing), as well as dual SIM card slots. The unit comes with a built-in accelerometer, gyroscope and e-compass and a stand-alone u-blox GPS receiver for navigation.

Designed for the mobile worker, the Algiz RT7 sports a high-brightness 7-inch outdoor-viewable capacitive display that can handle true outdoor challenges. Battery performance is key for any mobile application, and the Algiz RT7 comes with a long-life 3.7V 6000mAh lithium-ion battery. Four programmable buttons allow users to launch and use applications in the field. To enhance data capture, users can choose an optional 2D imager or RFID plus 2D imager.

"Our new Algiz RT7 offers enterprises an exceptional value and is a highly requested product from both our end users and our extensive partner network," says Jerker Hellström, Handheld Group CEO. "This ultra-rugged tablet delivers best-in-class performance to assist fieldworkers in their daily tasks. The Algiz RT7 is built for tough environments and delivers a streamlined Android experience with power and features appropriate for market demands."

The Algiz RT7 can be ordered immediately. Shipping will start in December with volume deliveries starting January 2016.

Helpful links

ALGIZ RT7 product specifications

ALGIZ RT7 press images

Events showing the ALGIZ RT7

About Handheld Group

Handheld product lineup

What does rugged mean?

Tweet this: Handheld launches its first ultra-rugged Android tablet - the best-in-class Algiz RT7 http://www.handheldgroup.com/RT7

About Handheld

The Handheld Group is a manufacturer of rugged mobile computers, PDAs and tablets. Handheld and its partners worldwide deliver complete mobility solutions to businesses with mobile workers in outdoor or industrial environments. The Handheld Group of Sweden has local offices in Finland, the U.K., the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Australia and the USA. For more information, please see http://www.handheldgroup.com

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Handheld Group

DSM to increase global production capacity for Somos(R) 3D Printing business

ELGIN, Ill., Nov. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Royal DSM, a science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials, announces today it will increase the capacity at its Hoek van Holland (Netherlands) site for the production of Somos® UV-curable additive manufacturing materials. This investment meets increased customer demand and reflects the growth of the 3D printing industry.

Somos® has grown with the 3D printing industry for over 20 years. As this industry continues to grow, so does the need for innovative materials. Somos® is focused on developing materials that support existing and new photopolymer-based equipment for industrial applications while moving the industry from prototyping to end use parts.

"Expansion of the current production footprint will include new state-of-the-art manufacturing and testing equipment," says Bastiaan van Wieringen, Site Manager Hoek van Holland. "We have over 30 years of experience at this site producing high-quality, UV-curable products and look forward to supporting the Somos® business and their growth objectives."

"We are thrilled with the growth experienced by our customers and the industry," says Melissa Lutz, Business Director Somos®. "This investment allows us to have more capacity available to grow with them and continue to enable new opportunities in the world of 3D Printing."

DSM - Bright Science. Brighter Living.(TM)
Royal DSM is a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials. By connecting its unique competences in Life Sciences and Materials Sciences DSM is driving economic prosperity, environmental progress and social advances to create sustainable value for all stakeholders simultaneously. DSM delivers innovative solutions that nourish, protect and improve performance in global markets such as food and dietary supplements, personal care, feed, medical devices, automotive, paints, electrical and electronics, life protection, alternative energy and bio-based materials. DSM and its associated companies deliver annual net sales of about EUR10 billion with approximately 25,000 employees. The company is listed on Euronext Amsterdam. More information can be found at http://www.dsm.com.

About Somos®
DSM believes that 3D printing is a major change agent for the world creating brighter lives for people today and generations to come. Somos®, a product brand of DSM, moves the Additive Manufacturing industry to a new level of performance. We are dedicated to helping our customers grow in the ever-changing world of 3D Printing and promoting this growth through continuous material and application development, encouraging industry collaboration and maximizing customer asset value by providing continuous information and support. More information about Somos® can be found at http://www.dsm.com/somos.

For more information:
DSM Functional Materials
Kelly Hawkinson Global Marketing & Communications Manager
tel. +1-847-608-2530
e-mail kelly.hawkinson@dsm.com

Forward-looking statements
This press release may contain forward-looking statements with respect to DSM's future (financial) performance and position. Such statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections of DSM and information currently available to the company. DSM cautions readers that such statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict and therefore it should be understood that many factors can cause actual performance and position to differ materially from these statements. DSM has no obligation to update the statements contained in this press release, unless required by law. The English language version of the press release is leading.

SOURCE  DSM

DSM

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

GEZE SecuLogic GCER 100 - The Latest Series of Keyless Access Control is now Available in the Middle East

DUBAI, UAE, November 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

    GEZE introduces its newest, stand-alone customizable access control system, the GEZE
SecuLogic GCER 100.

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    The GEZE SecuLogic GCER 100 is designed with RFID technology to offer greater security
and control for corporations of up to 100 people thus making for an ideal security and
access system for offices, shopping centres or laboratories.

    The system can be set up to work with virtually every ID card in frequency range 120 -
140 kHz and standard electronic car keys with the advantage that it eliminates the
necessity to carry any extra keys or cards by utilizing the ones you already have.  The
data transmission via the GEZE GCER 100 system is encrypted for maximum data security to
avoid misuse of access by unauthorized persons.

    The device is ergonomic in design and can be installed both indoors and outside making
it an ideal choice for commercial units with a maximum workforce of 100 people. The GCER
100 is a standalone-system for 1 door. While it is not possible to assign spatial and
temporal privileges each taught badge is entitled to at any time. The Mastercard System
can easily identify a badge and just as easily delete it as required.

    The GEZE GCER 100 electronic access control represents a new generation of systems
within GEZE's prominent SecuLogic access control product line and thus fulfils the
requirements of modern access control systems. The minimal dimensions of the access
control controllers and the optimum integration of the ID readers into the building
installations offer considerable freedom of design with regard to the doors and can be
used for a single door or for networked door systems.

    For more information on GEZE products, please visit http://www.geze.com

    About GEZE 

    GEZE GmbH is one of the world's leading developers and manufacturers of construction
systems for door, window and safety technology. GEZE offers a comprehensive range of
products including automatic door systems and door technology, glass systems, smoke and
heat extraction systems, safety technology as well as window and ventilation technology.

    As one of the market, innovation and design leaders, the independently-managed family
company has decisively influenced facility engineering and building technology with
pioneering developments. These developments are constantly being driven onwards in the
company's technology centre. The highest of quality standards means that GEZE products
contribute towards some of the most innovative building concepts in the world and ensure
convenience and security in building technology.

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Inspur and Altera Launch Speech Recognition FPGA Solution with OpenCL

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The leading server vendor Inspur Group and the FPGA chipmaker Altera today launched a speech recognition acceleration solution based on Altera's Arria(®) 10 FPGAs and DNN algorithm from iFLYTEK, an intelligent speech technology provider in China, at SC15 conference in Austin, Texas. The launch results in Inspur becoming a HPC systems vendor with HPC heterogeneous computing application capabilities in GPU, MIC and FPGA.

The deep learning speech recognition acceleration solution leverages an Altera Arria 10 FPGA, iFLYTEK's deep neural network (DNN) recognition algorithms and Inspur's FPGA-based DNN parallel design, migration and optimization with OpenCL. The solution has a hardware platform in CPU+Arria 10 FPGA heterogeneous architecture and software in a high-level programming model in OpenCL to enable migration from CPU to FPGAs.

"Software algorithms for deep learning models need be fine-tuned and optimized continuously. Server accelerators with fixed functionalities will have increasingly low efficiency over time and waste space and electricity," said Yu Zhenhua, director of technology, iFLYTEK Co., Ltd. "In contrast, FPGAs are flexible, customizable and power-efficient. This is also an important reason that iFLYTEK decided to migrate DNN algorithms to a FPGA platform."

Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA), which have the characteristics of both an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) and a general chip, have the ability to do data parallel and task parallel computing simultaneously, which allows them to be more efficient in dealing with specific applications. FPGAs are currently used in logic control, signal processing and image processing and recently in online recognition systems.

"Inspur's Arria 10 FPGA-based deep learning speech recognition solution further demonstrates the performance-per Watt advantages that FPGA accelerators provide," said David Gamba, general manager of the computer & storage business unit at Altera. "This success in solution development will become an important reference for FPGAs in the deep learning field."

Meanwhile, Inspur is also expanding its software cooperation on the speech recognition system, designing OpenCL programming frameworks combined with iFLYTEK's applications, to increase the efficiency of application programming. With these efforts, Inspur can enable the migration of more applications to FPGA-based platforms and foster an FPGA ecosystem, which includes FPGA software, hardware and an applied algorithms library.

When speaking about further cooperation, Hu Leijun, vice president of Inspur, said that Inspur is committed to providing clients with computing solutions that best suit their needs. Given FPGA-based solutions great advantages in terms of performance per watt, Inspur will expand its software cooperation with IFLYTEK and Altera on FPGA-based deep learning online speech recognition applications. Moreover, Inspur will develop an FPGA-based system solutions, covering full cabinet computing, Internet and storage solutions, with the aim of making these solutions available for applications and clients in other fields.

In the future, a CPU+FPGA solution will probably be the new heterogeneous computing model for  HPC, more and more HPC applications, data center applications and Internet deep learning applications will use CPU+FPGA solution.

The solution revealed include:

    --  High performance: When processing 100 bounds data, the DNN running time
        based on two Intel's Xeon E5-2650 V2 CPU (16 cores) is 242.027s, while
        the DNN running time based on Altera's Arria 10 FPGA is 84.312s, with a
        faster performance acceleration of 2.871.
    --  Low power consumption: The power consumption of Altera's Arria 10 FPGA
        and two Intel Xeon E5-2650 V2 CPU are respectively 30W and 190W, with
        the power consumption of FPGA-based system is 15.7 percent that of a CPU
        system. In an actual test of the DNN algorithms, an FPGA-based system
        can realize high performance per watt, up to 30GFlops/W, greatly saving
        application power costs.
    --  Easy to program: It only took four man-months for software engineers to
        do FPGA-based DNN parallel program development with OpenCL programming
        models. If traditional underlying languages, such as Verilog and VHDL,
        were used, it would take 12 man-months at least to do similar
        development, with collaboration between software engineers and hardware
        engineers required.
    --  High adaptability: FPGA can execute data-parallel computing with a
        DNRange model or task-parallel computing with a Pipeline model to
        address more applications and bring overall performance improvement to
        more applications and software.
About Inspur, iFLYTEK and Altera

    --  Inspur Group leverages its world-leading research, development and
        innovation systems, including the National Key Lab for High-Performance
        Server and Storage Technology, National Engineering Center for
        Information Storage Technology, Inspur-Intel China Parallel Computing
        Joint Lab , Inspur-NIVDIA Cloud Supercomputing Application Innovation
        Center, Inspur's own impressive R&D, system building, operation &
        maintenance and service capabilities in supercomputers from teraflops to
        petaflops as well as a complete set of HPC hardware and software product
        lines provides superior industry-leading supercomputing systems and
        application services across many sectors in China. Application of
        Inspur's products and technologies includes university and scientific
        research institutions, oil & gas exploration, weather forecasting,
        aerospace and aviation, manufacturing design, animation rendering and
        environmental monitoring.
    --  iFLYTEK Co., Ltd. iFLYTEK, the largest intelligent speech technology
        provider in China, has long engaged in developing intelligent speech
        technologies and has world-leading achievements in many technologies,
        including speech synthesis, speech recognition, speech evaluation and
        natural language processing. The accuracy of iFLYTEK's industry-leading
        speech recognition technology is 98 percent.
    --  Altera programmable solutions enable designers of electronic systems to
        rapidly and cost effectively innovate, differentiate and win in their
        markets. Altera offers FPGA, and complementary technologies, such as
        power solutions to provide high-value solutions to customers worldwide.
SOURCE  Inspur Group Co., Ltd.

Inspur Group Co., Ltd.

CONTACT: Yan Panpan, +86-18710190569, yanpanpan@Inspur.com

Web Site: http://en.inspur.com/inspur/494735/index.html

Inspur Unveils I9000 Blade System in Converged Architecture at SC15

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Inspur Group announced the launch of the Inspur I9000 Blade System at The International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis (SC15). The world's leading modular product in converged architecture can converge multiple computing solutions in a single chassis, including high-density servers, 4-socket and 8-socket mission-critical servers, software-defined storage and heterogeneous computing, to meet the demands of various applications on hardware platforms, such as commercial HPC, enterprise-class business, cloud computing and big data.

Inspur, a leading server provider in China, is ranked number five in terms of server shipments in the world. The server maker is currently accelerating its business expansion worldwide and has already built a complete business system in the United States. I9000 is expected to be available in China and the United States at the same time. Mr. Hu Leijun, vice president, Inspur Group, was present at the launch event.

High-Specs Enable Diverse Computing Platforms

I9000 can scale to the maximum of 32 blade nodes and supports 2-socket, 4-socket and even 8-socket compute blades.

Inspur showcased two blade models, including NX5460M4 that can support 2 Intel(®) Xeon(®) processor E5-2600 v3 product family and up to 1.5TB memory, and NX8880M4 that can support 2 Intel Xeon(®) processor E7-4800/8800 v3 family. NX8880M4 can be scaled up to four-socket and even eight-socket compute nodes.

I9000 also provides I/O or storage blades, combined with compute blades, to form a diverse range of computing platforms.

The system is modular-designed with all modules supporting hot-swap for easy maintenance. The management module enables full system management in a unified interface to simplify data center management.

Meet Various Application Demands

    --  Ideal platform for commercial HPC
32 nodes in a 12U chassis provide higher computing power in the same floor space. 4-socket and 8-socket nodes can be used for commercial HPC applications with higher requirements for single-node computing performance, reliability and scalability, such as CAE (Computer-Aided Engineering), CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics), gene therapy, financial service and data mining.

The I9000, which supports the Intel® Xeon Phi(TM)coprocessor,  is ideal for a broad range of highly-parallel applications, such as machine learning, oil & gas exploration and gene analysis. Inspur will also introduce the next generation of platforms using future Intel® Xeon Phi(TM) processors (codenamed "Knights Landing").

    --  Reliable enterprise-class business platform
I9000 can support 2-socket, 4-socket and 8-socket blades, centralized or distributed storage, and all mainstream network technologies, such as 10Gb Ethernet, 40Gb Ethernet and 16Gb FC SAN. In this way, it can deal with both mainstream and mission-critical workloads, reducing the complexity of the whole infrastructure.

    --  Better implementation of software-defined data center
With innovations of hardware design, resources in I/O-expansion blades and storage-expansion blades can be flexibly allocated to compute blades in a software-defined way, realizing storage and I/O resource centralization and pooling.

Design forFuture System Architecture

I9000 is not only designed for current technology, but also for future trend. 100Gb interface bandwidth of compute blades in this system will effectively support the Intel Omni-Path Architecture, which delivers superior performance in HPC network. Inspur took great care in developing the I9000 to be optimized for the next-generation Intel(®) Xeon Phi(TM) processor, codenamed "Knights Landing", in order to deliver a sustainable solution for highly-parallel applications.

"Inspur is always committed to driving advanced computing platform design and application. We have mature converged architecture products and solutions for HPC and enterprise-class applications." said Mr. Hu Leijun, vice president of Inspur Group. "I9000 is an ideal infrastructure platform for these customers."

"Intel is excited to collaborate with Inspur in bringing the Intel(®) Xeon Phi(TM) product family and Intel(®) Omni-Path Architecture technologies to market," said Hugo Saleh, director of HPC Marketing and Industry Development at Intel. "We look forward to working with Inspur to bring platforms based on the Intel(®) Scalable System Framework to market, enabling balanced, easy-to-use, and flexible HPC solutions for customers worldwide."

About Inspur

Inspur Group, the world's leading cloud computing product and solution provider, is committed to offering data centers with advanced IT infrastructure products and solutions. It is active in X86 server, minicomputer, high-performance computing, high-end storage, cloud computing and big data fields. Inspur is ranked fifth in the world in terms of server shipments, and number one in China. Its products are already widely used at leading Internet firms such as Alibaba, Baidu and Tencent, and in the telecommunications, energy, transport, utility and education fields.

SOURCE  Inspur Group Co., Ltd.

Inspur Group Co., Ltd.

CONTACT: Yan Panpan, +86-18710190569, yanpanpan@Inspur.com

DJI Introduces New Geofencing System for its Drones

New system to feature dynamic airspace maps, accountable user unlocking function

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- DJI, the world leader in drone technology, Tuesday announced a new geofencing system featuring continually updated airspace information.

Geospatial Environment Online (GEO) will provide DJI drone users with up-to-date guidance on locations where flight may be restricted by regulation or raise safety concerns. For the first time, drone operators will have, at the time of flight, access to live information on temporary flight restrictions due to forest fires, major stadium events, VIP travel, and other changing circumstances. The GEO system will also include for the first time restrictions around locations such as prisons, power plants and other sensitive areas where drone operations raise non-aviation security concerns.

The drone will by default not fly into or take off in, locations that raise safety or security concerns.  However, in order to accommodate the vast variety of authorized applications, the new system will also allow users who have verified DJI accounts to temporarily unlock or self-authorize flights in some of those locations. The unlock function will not be available for sensitive national-security locations such as Washington, D.C. or other prohibited areas.

Unlocking will require a DJI user account verified with a credit card, debit card or mobile phone number. DJI will neither collect nor store this information, and the service will be free. The verified account, required only if and when a user chooses to fly in a location that might raise an aviation safety or security concern, provides a measure of accountability in the event that the flight is later investigated by authorities.

"DJI invented geofencing over two years ago and now continues its industry leadership by balancing enhanced safety with the flexibility of accountable self-authorization," said Brendan Schulman, DJI's Vice President of Policy and Legal Affairs who led the development of the new system. "We believe this major upgrade to our geofencing system will do even more to help operators understand their local flight environment, and to make smart, educated decisions about when and where to fly their drones."

"Our years of actual user experience have shown that in most instances, strict geofencing is the wrong approach for this technology, and instead we are helping operators make informed, accountable decisions," Schulman added.

This new system will launch first in North America and Europe. Other regions will receive an update to airport data, but will continue to use the existing "No Fly Zone" geofencing system the company pioneered in 2013 until the new system is launched in each region.

GEO is powered by geospatial data from Santa Monica, California-based AirMap.

The new mapping system will become available in December via an update of the DJI Go app and drone firmware. 

About DJI

DJI is a global leader in developing and manufacturing innovative drone and camera technology for commercial and recreational use. DJI was founded and is run by people with a passion for remote-controlled helicopters and experts in flight-control technology and camera stabilization. The company is dedicated to making aerial photography and filmmaking equipment and platforms more reliable and easier to use for creators and innovators around the world. DJI's global operations currently span North America, Europe and Asia, and its revolutionary products and solutions have been chosen by customers in over 100 countries; for applications in film, advertising, construction, fire fighting, farming, and many other industries.

For more information, visit DJI online: http://www.dji.com
Follow us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/DJIGlobal
Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/DJIGlobal
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/DJI

SOURCE  DJI

DJI

CONTACT: Adam Najberg, Global Director of Communications, PR@DJI.com

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

Shady Wars-- New Mobile Game From Eminem And Shady Records -- Is Out Now

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Eminem and Shady Records have partnered with Music Powered Games to release the new mobile game Shady Wars, which is available now for iOS and Android at http://shady.sr/ShadyWars. The game delivers a combination of rhythm and arcade gameplay powered by Shady Records' music, including Eminem's "Phenomenal" and "Kings Never Die" from the soundtrack to the movie Southpaw, which was executive produced by the superstar artist.

"This is a new, fun, and potentially addictive way for fans to interact with and experience music from our label," says Shady Records CEO and co-founder Paul Rosenberg of Shady Wars. Releasing a freemium game rewards millions of Eminem fans with a cool new way to experience Shady music. The game also hosts a combination of in-game ads and in-app purchases. Eminem's legions of fans are already playing the game and sharing their reward stats on Twitter, which is driving downloads of Shady Wars and introducing Shady music to hosts of potential new fans. 

Gamezbo.com calls Shady Wars, "an authentic pairing of famous personality branding with gameplay. Unlike many other celebrity games which simply reskin an existing engine to shoehorn in a celebrity, Shady Wars actually unites music, image, and character in a way that does seem to fit Eminem's brand." MTV News has called Shady Wars "frustratingly addicting" and "fun to play," which was precisely Shady Records and Music Powered Games' intention. As demonstrated by the craze over games like Flappy Bird and Crossy Road, challenging games become very addictive when they employ simple gameplay that also produces an ebb and flow of frustration and exhilaration.

For more visit:

http://www.shadywars.com/getgame
http://www.eminem.com/
http://www.shadyrecords.com

SOURCE  Interscope Records

Interscope Records

CONTACT: Dennis Dennehy, Interscope Records, d.dennehy@umusic.com, OR Rebecca Marlis, Interscope Records, Rebecca.marlis@umusic.com

Hammacher Schlemmer Introduces The Mistletoe Drone

NEW YORK, Nov. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --Continuing its 167-year history of offering the Best, the Only and the Unexpected, Hammacher Schlemmer introduces The Mistletoe Drone, a remote controlled hovering ball of holiday whimsy that compels unrestrained Yuletide mirth.

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Eliminating the need climb a ladder to mount a sprig of mistletoe over a door opening or to wait for the object of your affection to walk beneath it, this easy-to-fly quadcopter puts a modern spin on a centuries old holiday tradition.

"This invention of ours will be the hit of any holiday party," explained Hammacher Schlemmer's General Manager Fred Berns. "You can easily hover it over couples or the person from whom you'd like to steal a holiday kiss."

The rotors of The Mistletoe Drone are safely housed within a ribbon-decorated spherical cage of cunningly reproduced mistletoe leaves and berries, preventing any mood-spoiling impacts or becoming entangled in partygoers' hair. Its rechargeable battery provides up to five minutes of amorous (or awkward) potential from a 30-minute charge with the remote, which requires six AA batteries.

The Mistletoe Drone is available from Hammacher Schlemmer for $69.95. For more information about this product, please visit http://www.hammacher.com, or contact Trish Hammond at (847) 581-8987 or via e-mail at pr@hammacher.com.

About Hammacher Schlemmer
Hammacher Schlemmer is America's longest running catalog, offering the Best, the Only and the Unexpected since 1848. The company provides unique products that solve problems or represent the only one of their kind, and backs its products by a rather famous Lifetime Guarantee of Complete Satisfaction. Hammacher Schlemmer's innovative offerings are available through its catalog and online at http://www.hammacher.com.

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Rightware and Desay SV Automotive Secure Series Production Contract With Japanese OEM

HELSINKI, November 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

    State-of-the-art Infotainment System Created with Rightware Kanzi 

    Rightware, the leading provider of user interface software for the automotive industry
and Desay SV Automotive, a leader of China's automotive electronics announced today that
Desay SV Automotive's G5 infotainment platform is now entering series production.

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    Rightware and Desay SV Automotive have worked together in partnership since 2012 in
automotive cockpit development. In the partnership, Rightware's Kanzi Human-Machine
Interface software is being widely utilized by Desay SV Automotive for creating modern and
advanced user interfaces for automotive cockpit products, including the new Desay SV
Automotive G5 infotainment system platform.

    This co-operation in the development and utilization of Rightware Kanzi in G5 UI
creation has now led to the commercial adoption of the G5 platform into series production
by a major Japanese automotive OEM.

    "Rightware Kanzi is an excellent tool for us and it plays an important role in
shortening our time to market. We are very happy to be a strategic partner of Rightware.
We are already working on several new projects for leading OEMs using Rightware Kanzi,"
said Mr. Duan, Senior VP, Desay SV Automotive.

    "We are very excited to see the great results that Desay SV Automotive's innovative
use of Kanzi in G5 development has enabled. The G5 is a stunning example what great design
combined with modern UI technology can achieve for international OEMs," said Olli Laiho,
Director Product Marketing at Rightware.

    About Rightware

    Rightware(R) is the market leader in advanced user interface technology, serving the
automotive and other embedded industries with its Kanzi(R) solution for rapid user
interface design and deployment. Rightware is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland with
presence in Silicon Valley, Detroit, Seoul, Tokyo, Shanghai, London and Munich. Learn more
at: http://www.rightware.com

    About Desay SV Automotive

    In the past 30 years, Desay SV has fully committed itself to the research, development,
and manufacturing of in-vehicle infotainment system, climate control, driver information
display, display system, body control module and driver assistance system and has built
strong partnership with many well-known vehicle manufacturers worldwide. Website:
http://www.desaysv.com

       
         
        Contact:

         
        Olli Laiho 
        Director Product Marketing, Rightware 
        Email: olli.laiho@rightware.com 
        Tel: +358-50-386-3444

         
        OR

         
        Zhao, Yuanzhi 
        Yuanzhi.zhao@desay-svautomotive.com 

     

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LG Smart TVs And 'Google Play Movies & TV' Expand Content Options For U.S. Consumers

'Google Play Movies & TV' Brings Great Content to LG Smart TVs, PCs, Smartphones

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., Nov. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Starting this month, U.S. owners of LG Smart TVs will be able to enjoy thousands of movies and TV shows through "Google Play Movies & TV." Compatible with LG's industry-leading webOS Smart TV platform (as well as its earlier NetCast 4.0 and 4.5), Google Play Movies & TV will offer timeless classics, new releases, independent films and cult favorites in both HD and SD formats.

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With Google Play Movies & TV, viewers can rent or buy from among thousands of movies or TV shows from major Hollywood studios. And because all the content originates from the cloud, viewers can begin watching on their LG Smart TVs at home and resume watching from where they left off the next day on their smartphone, tablet or PC.

"U.S. consumers are increasingly demanding fresh, high-quality content and we're seeing the smart TV market grow rapidly as a result," said David VanderWaal, vice president of marketing, LG Electronics USA. "Offering our consumers the best possible home entertainment experience is our highest priority and our partnership with Google to offer Google Play Movies and TV helps LG deliver more quality content options along with leading TV picture quality and a simple and fast smart TV experience powered by our webOS Smart TV platform."

LG's webOS Smart TV platform is designed to make finding and switching between content options - including broadcast TV, streaming services and external devices - intuitive and fast. LG webOS features simple switching to let users quickly shift the content they like, as well as simple discovery to help find new sources of entertainment from 4K partners such as Amazon Instant Video, Netflix(TM), YouTube(TM), now DIRECTV and many more Full HD options.*

Google Play Movies will become available starting this month on LG Smart TVs in 104 countries with the TV service rolling out initially in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada. For more information about LG Smart TVs, please visit http://www.lg.com/us/smart-tvs.

*4K/UHD content delivery standards still being developed. Wireless Internet connection & certain subscriptions required and sold separately. Agreement to smart TV terms and conditions required to use certain smart features. Content and services vary by product and are subject to change without notice.  webOS does not support Flash. In order to stream 4K content you need you will need a high speed Internet plan capable of receiving 20Mb per second of data.

About LG Electronics, USA.
LG Electronics USA, Inc., based in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., is the North American subsidiary of LG Electronics, Inc., a $56 billion global force and technology leader in consumer electronics, home appliances and mobile communications. LG Electronics, a proud 2015 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year, sells a range of stylish and innovative home entertainment products, mobile phones, home appliances, commercial displays, air conditioning systems and solar energy solutions in the United States, all under LG's "Life's Good" marketing theme. http://www.lg.com.

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Penguin Computing Announces Availability and Customer Shipments of Tundra Extreme Scale Valkre Servers Based on Cavium ThunderX(TM) Workload Optimized Processors

Server Platforms Optimized for HPC and Hyperscale Workloads

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Penguin Computing, a provider of high-performance computing, enterprise data center and cloud solutions, announced first customer shipments of its Tundra(TM) Extreme Scale (ES) server based on Cavium, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: CAVM) 48 core ARMv8 based ThunderX workload optimized processors. Tundra ES Valkre servers are now available for public order, and a standard 19" rack mount version will ship in early 2016. http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnvar/20120604/LA18845LOGO

With multiple server, storage, Software Defined Networking (SDN) and software solutions for HPC, data center scale-out and cloud computing, Penguin Computing products deliver cutting-edge technology to its customers. The Penguin Computing Tundra ES Valkre server is a two-socket architecture in a 2-RU high and three wide form-factor, delivering optimized performance for workloads ranging from compute-intensive to cloud optimized applications. With future support for up to 1TB of DDR4 memory, up to 3 SSDs and Mellanox IB support, these Penguin Computing systems are targeted at bioinformatics, high performance data analytics (HPDA), molecular dynamics, large scale graph analytics and Ceph storage solutions. 

Performance will be driven by ThunderX ARMv8 SOCs optimized for these workloads, with up to 48 high-performance custom cores, very high memory bandwidth, large memory capacity and flexible I/O subsystems. Adding to these high-performance features are integrated accelerators for storage, networking and security, offloading from the main ARMv8 CPU cores and enabling best-in-class performance. The integration of Ethernet fabric interfaces and storage controllers reduces both power and cost, driving outstanding reductions in TCO.   

"Penguin has invested in our new ThunderX-based Valkre server families based on the competitive advantage it can bring to our customers," said Jussi Kukkonen, Director, Penguin Computing Product Management. "Customers have already begun placing orders for these systems, and we are deploying in the high-performance computing, financial services and other market sectors."

"Customers have been testing 48-core Cavium ARMv8 ThunderX-based servers for months, and have reported significant benefits in workload performance, reduced power consumption, and overall TCO," said Steve Cumings, Director, Market Development at Cavium. "With Valkre, Penguin has created both OCP-compliant and standard rackmount server families, and customers can purchase now for competitive advantage in their HPC computing and storage environments."

Penguin Computing is accepting orders for Tundra ES Valkre server systems; visit http://www.penguincomputing.com/products/tundra-es/compute-and-storage-servers/valkre-1030c for more information. 

SC15: Penguin and Cavium will demonstrate Tundra and Valkre servers and ThunderX processors at SC15: Penguin booth #321 and Cavium booth #481.

About Penguin Computing

Penguin Computing is one of the largest private suppliers of enterprise and high performance computing solutions in North America and has built and operates the leading specialized public HPC cloud service Penguin Computing on Demand (POD). Penguin Computing pioneers the design, engineering, integration and delivering of solutions that are based on open architectures and comprise non-proprietary components from a variety of vendors. Penguin Computing is also one of a limited number of authorized Open Compute Project (OCP) solution providers leveraging this Facebook-led initiative to bring the most efficient open data center solutions to a broader market, and has announced the Tundra product line which applies the benefits of OCP to high performance computing. Penguin Computing has systems installed with more than 2,500 customers in 40 countries across eight major vertical markets. Visit http://www.penguincomputing.com to learn more about the company, and follow @PenguinHPC on Twitter.

Penguin Computing, Scyld ClusterWare, Scyld Insight, Scyld HCATM, Relion, Altus, Penguin Computing on Demand, POD, Tundra and Arctica are trademarks or registered trademarks of Penguin Computing, Inc.

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CONTACT: Penguin Computing, Phillip Bergman, Viewstream, Email: pbergman@viewstream.com, Cell: 845-728-3984; Cavium, Angel Atondo, Sr. Marketing Communications Manager, angel.atondo@cavium.com, 408-943-7417

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

GIGABYTE Announces Availability and Production Shipments of Extensive Cavium ThunderX-based Server Portfolio

Complete portfolio of ThunderX ARMv8-based servers ranging from single-socket R120 systems, to dual-socket R150, R270 and high-density H270 systems

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- GIGABYTE Technology, a leading creator of high performance server hardware, announced today availability of their extensive Cavium (NASDAQ: CAVM) ThunderX-based server portfolio. All platforms are now available for order, and shipments to numerous end customers and OEMs have already begun.

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The Gigabyte ThunderX-based servers available for order include:

    --  Single-socket 1U R120-T30 servers, in 4 x 3.5" HDD and 12 x 2.5" HDD
        configurations
    --  Dual-socket 1U R150-T60 servers, in 4 x 3.5" HDD and 10 x 2.5" HDD
        configurations
    --  Dual-socket 2U R270-T60 servers in 12 x 3.5" HDD and 24 x 2.5" HDD
        configurations
    --  Dual-socket 2U G220-T60 GPU servers, available with two GPUs and 24 x
        2.5" HDD
    --  Dual-socket 2U 4-nodes H270-T70 and H260-T70 high density servers
These new Gigabyte servers deliver up to 384 ThunderX cores in a standard 2U chassis, maximum 64 DIMMs supporting high speed DDR4 memory, hardware-based workload acceleration, and integrated 40Gb Ethernet network. High processor core count combined with high end onboard memory and networking enables the platforms with enormous potential for operators of core-intensive applications looking for uncompromised performance.

Additionally, flexible choices in form factors enable high-performance compute or balanced compute and storage acceleration for the most demanding applications in big data, large-scale web and virtualization domains along with lowered acquisition cost and TCO.

The ThunderX workload-optimized server processors are designed to enable best-in-class ARMv8 performance per dollar and performance per watt. With all these features working in unison in a processor supported by the server industry's major operating systems and development environments, the Cavium ThunderX is ready for the most demanding datacenter-grade applications.

"Gigabyte first began working with Cavium and ThunderX late last year, and have developed and shipped a broad range of platforms to customers," said Chen Lee, Sales Director, Gigabyte USA. "Our entire portfolio of production systems is now available for order and we are shipping production platforms to customers. We are seeing a strong demand for these platforms and we expect the demand to further accelerate in 2016."

"Gigabyte has delivered a comprehensive and wide-ranging portfolio around our ThunderX ARMv8 processors," said Steve Cumings, Director, Market Development, Data Center Processor Group at Cavium. "Customers have been testing ThunderX based platforms for several months, and have found significant benefits for their Cloud and HPC workloads. These customers are moving from the testing to production phase, and Gigabyte is a key partner in delivering these platforms."

Availability:

For more information on Gigabyte's complete range of ThunderX-based servers, visit http://b2b.gigabyte.com/

Both Gigabyte and Cavium are participating in SuperComputing 2015, in booth 2725 (Gigabyte) and booth 481 (Cavium).

About GIGABYTE Technology Co., Ltd.

GIGABYTE is a leading brand in the global IT industry with employees and business channels in almost every country. Founded in 1986, GIGABYTE started as a research and development team and has since taken the lead in the world's motherboard and graphics card markets. Drawing from its vast R&D and manufacturing capacities and know-how, GIGABYTE had further expanded its product portfolio to include network communication devices, servers and storages, with a goal to serve each facet of the digital life in homes and offices. Everyday GIGABYTE aims to "Upgrade Your Life" with innovative technology, exceptional quality, and unmatched customer service. Visit http://b2b.gigabyte.com/ for more information.

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CONTACT: Sean Chen, GIGABYTE Technology, +886-2-8912-4000, server.grp@gigabyte.com

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

New Pricing and Hardware Offerings Reinforce Lavu as the Leading Restaurant iPad POS Solution

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Nov. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Lavu, the leading restaurant point of sale system, today announced that it has lowered its per-terminal price from $88/month to $59/month and has eliminated all license fees. In addition to the new pricing, Lavu now offers hardware bundles that include cash drawers, printers and credit card swipers, resulting in greater affordability and convenience for new and existing customers.

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"Restaurant owners are increasingly looking to reduce upfront costs associated with running their business," said Josh Bennett, VP of Business Development. "Bundling hardware with Lavu's lower pricing allows food service owners to better manage their books and cash flow."

With the inclusion of hardware, Lavu is now a one-stop-shop for all restaurant POS needs. Lavu now offers the Lavu POS app, which provides the largest range of ordering and reporting features alongside today's most advanced hardware for one low monthly rate.

"With the new bundle pricing, Lavu solidifies their lead over everyone else in the market. There's simply no other system I would recommend to my customers," said Steve Brown of Zephyr Hardware, "my restaurant clients immediately see how Lavu can help them operate at their fullest potential."

By offering both software and hardware solutions, Lavu is in the unique position to offer truly customized POS systems to their customers. Lavu's strategic partnerships with industry leaders such as Epson and APG Cash Drawer allows them to provide a level of service unmatched in the industry.

About Lavu Inc.

Lavu is a worldwide leader of iPad POS systems for full-service, quick-service and franchise restaurants. Founded in Albuquerque, N.M., and operating worldwide, the company offers Lavu iPad POS as a full-featured point of sale software solution at an industry-leading price. Through cloud computing, wireless mobility and multi-touch devices, Lavu iPad POS redefines the entire approach to restaurant business management. For more information, visit http://www.lavu.com.

Contact: Ohad Jehassi, ohad@lavu.com, 505-240-6144

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New Toshiba ICs For Bluetooth® Smart Devices Facilitate Adoption Of Communication Functions In Wearables

New ICs feature built-in Flash ROM, NFC and low power consumption

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC)*, a committed leader that collaborates with technology companies to create breakthrough designs, today launched two Bluetooth(®) Smart([1]) ICs with capabilities that support Bluetooth Low Energy (LE)([2] )v4.1 communications. The TC35676FTG/FSG and TC35675XBG both feature built-in Flash ROM, and the latter also integrates an NFC Type 3 tag (FeliCa((TM)) Lite-S compatible).

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Deepak Mithani, senior director, Mixed-Signal Business Unit, System LSI Group at TAEC, stated, "As the market for wearables continues its rapid expansion, users are increasingly demanding low-power communication capabilities built into their devices, allowing them to easily exchange data with medical professionals, family members, trainers and others. Our newest chips expand the capabilities of Bluetooth Smart devices offering Bluetooth LE compatibility to facilitate manufacturers' ability to incorporate this technology into their offerings."

The TC35676FTG/FSG realizes low power consumption by adopting the same original low-power circuit design and integrating a highly efficient DC-DC converter as the existing product([3]). The new IC improves on its predecessor by integrating Flash ROM to store a user program and various data for standalone use cases. It also features an expanded 64KB user program area, enabled by its increased internal SRAM size that allows its internal ARM(®) processor to execute various kinds of application programs.

The TC35675XBG is the next-generation version of the TC35670FTG dual-capability IC, announced last December. The new IC further supports both Bluetooth LE communications and NFC Tag functions, adding ease of both Bluetooth pairing and power on/off functions via touching an NFC-supported smartphone. NFC Tag communication speed is 212Kbps/424Kbps with automatic switchover.

The new ICs are designed to realize better cost performance than previous products because the built-in 192KB Flash ROM can eliminate an external EEPROM and reduce external parts count and board size, and will facilitate adoption of Bluetooth LE communications for wearable healthcare devices, sensors and toys, as well as other high-grade small devices. The chips also feature the same degree of low power consumption as the current products (less than 6mA at peak consumption and less than 100nA in deep sleep, at 3.3V), greatly extending battery life for a range of devices, including those operating on small coin-cell batteries.

In addition to full support for Bluetooth v4.1, various Bluetooth LE central and peripheral devices and built-in GATT profile with server and client functions, the new ICs operate with a voltage range of 1.8V~3.6V, temperature range of -40 deg. C to 85 deg. C, and output power of 0dBm to -20dBm (4dB steps). The TC35675XBG is housed in a FBGA52 package (4.5mm x 4.5mm x 0.5mm pitch), and the TC35676FTG/FSG are supplied in QFN40 packages (6mm x 6mm x 0.5mm pitch or 5mm x 5mm x 0.4mm pitch).

Other features of the new ICs include UART, I(2)C, SPI and GPIO interfaces; general-purpose analog-to-digital converter (ADC); user programmability; and pulse-width modulation (PWM).

Availability
Sample shipments of the TC35675XBG and TC35676FTG/FSG Bluetooth Smart ICs are set to begin today.

    1. Devices that adopt Bluetooth core specification Ver. 4.1 or higher with
       low-energy core configuration, and that use GATT-based architecture
       specified in Bluetooth 4.0
    2. Low power-consuming communication technology defined as Bluetooth Ver.
       4.1
    3. TC35667FTG/FSG, introduced in February 2014
The Bluetooth word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc.; Toshiba uses them under license.

FeliCa(TM) is a contactless IC card technology developed by Sony Corporation. TC35675XBG is designed using FeliCa(TM) Lite-S technology licensed from Sony Corporation. FeliCa(TM) is a trademark of Sony Corporation.

ARM is a registered trademark of ARM Limited in the EU and other countries.

*About TAEC
Through proven commitment, lasting relationships and advanced, reliable electronic components, Toshiba enables its customers to create market-leading designs. Toshiba is the heartbeat within product breakthroughs from OEMs, ODMs, CMs, VARs, distributors and fabless chip companies worldwide.  A committed electronic components leader, Toshiba designs and manufactures high-quality flash memory-based storage solutions, solid state drives (SSDs), hard disk drives (HDDs), solid state hybrid drives (SSHDs), discrete devices, custom SoCs/ASICs, imaging products, microcontrollers, wireless components, mobile peripheral devices, advanced materials and medical tubes that make possible today's leading smartphones, tablets, cameras, medical devices, automotive electronics, industrial applications, enterprise solutions and more.

Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. is an independent operating company owned by Toshiba America, Inc., a subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation, Japan's largest semiconductor manufacturer and the world's sixth largest semiconductor manufacturer (Gartner, 2014 Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Estimates, December 2014). Founded in Tokyo in 1875, Toshiba is at the heart of a global network of over 590 consolidated companies employing over 200,000 people worldwide. Visit Toshiba's web site at http://www.toshiba.co.jp/index.htm.

© 2015 Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. All rights reserved.

Information in this press release, including product pricing and specifications, content of services and contact information, is current and believed to be accurate on the date of the announcement, but is subject to change without prior notice. Technical and application information contained here is subject to the most recent applicable Toshiba product specifications.

AGENCY CONTACT:

Lisa Gillette-Martin

MCA Public Relations

Tel.: (650) 968-8900, ext. 115
lgmartin@mcapr.com

COMPANY CONTACT:

Deborah Chalmers

Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc.

Tel.: (408) 526-2454
deborah.chalmers@taec.toshiba.com

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J.D. Power Ratings and Awards Website Is the Ultimate Destination For Consumer Product and Service Ratings

Proprietary, Consumer-Friendly Power Circle Ratings Available For Variety of  Industries, Ranging from Finance and Insurance to Telecom

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Nov. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- J.D. Power, a globally recognized leader in Voice of the Customer market research, has launched a new ratings and awards website offering consumers the ultimate destination for product and service ratings. The new ratings site--www.jdpower.com/ratings-and-awards--provides information from consumer survey responses from millions of verified product owners and service customers, to help consumers make informed purchase decisions.

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Due to its expansive research operation, J.D. Power is uniquely positioned to provide the most comprehensive consumer ratings. The site offers consumers insights from 13 business sectors, including automotive, electronics, finance, healthcare, home improvement, insurance and telecom, among others.

Derived from J.D. Power's industry-recognized consumer studies and reports, the company's proprietary Power Circle Ratings(TM) are based on independent and unbiased Voice of the Customer feedback. All Power Circle Ratings are based on the opinions of a sample of consumers from a variety of industries who have owned or used the product or service being rated.

To simplify the research process for consumers, J.D. Power generates for each product or service a Power Circle Rating of five, four, three or two circles, with five Power Circles representing a score that is "among the best." Accordingly, four Power Circles represent a score that is "better than most," three Power Circles represent a score that is "about average," while two Power Circles represent "the rest."

"The J.D. Power ratings and awards website is the only source of consumer ratings based on independent and unbiased feedback from millions of verified owners and users," said Frances Caille, vice president of strategic marketing at J.D. Power. "Using J.D. Power ratings helps consumers make better, more informed purchase decisions."

Visitors looking to research a new or used vehicle can view car, truck, SUV and van ratings at both the brand (make) and model level by body style or by J.D. Power study--including initial quality, performance & design, and dependability. Those looking for HDTV ratings, smartphone ratings or tablet ratings can visit the Electronics page. Similarly, consumers looking for mortgage lender or auto finance provider ratings can visit the Finance page. And those in the market for auto, home or life insurance can visit the Insurance ratings page.

J.D. Power features Power Circle Ratings for the following industries:

Automotive--J.D. Power automotive ratings include new car quality ratings, new car reliability ratings, new car dependability ratings, new car performance and design ratings, new and used car dealer service ratings, new car buying ratings, third-party automotive website ratings and car tire ratings.

Electronics--J.D. Power electronics ratings include wireless smartphone ratings, tablet ratings, computer printer ratings, HDTV ratings, and other consumer electronic device ratings.

Energy--J.D. Power energy ratings include retail electric provider ratings and natural gas retailer ratings.

Finance--J.D. Power finance ratings include auto finance ratings, credit card ratings, home finance ratings, bank ratings, investment firm ratings and financial advisor ratings.

Healthcare--J.D. Power healthcare ratings include health insurance plan ratings, pharmacy ratings, vision plan ratings, dental plan rating and blood glucose meter ratings.

Home Improvement--J.D. Power home ratings include realtor ratings (home buyer and home seller), home improvement store ratings, window ratings, patio door ratings, paint store ratings, paint ratings, kitchen cabinet ratings, appliance website ratings, and various appliance ratings, including vacuum cleaners, refrigerators, clothes washers, clothes dryers, microwaves, dishwashers, ranges and cooktops.

Insurance--J.D. Power insurance ratings include auto insurance ratings, home insurance ratings, life insurance ratings, health insurance ratings, business insurance ratings, and property insurance ratings.

Retail--J.D. Power retailer ratings include consumer product retailer ratings.

Telecom--J.D. Power telecom ratings include wireless smartphone ratings, tablet ratings, wireless service ratings, Internet service provider ratings, TV service provider ratings, wireline phone service ratings and business phone service ratings.

Travel--J.D. Power travel ratings include airline ratings, airline loyalty program ratings, hotel ratings, hotel loyalty program ratings, rental car ratings and travel website ratings.

Fully Responsive Site Design Adapts to Any Platform, Enhancing User Experience
J.D. Power research shows that consumers are increasingly using mobile devices--smartphones and tablets--during the shopping process. The new J.D. Power ratings and awards website features a fully responsive design, adapting to desktop or mobile platforms to provide an optimal user experience regardless of the device, location or browser.

"Consumers are using mobile devices, specifically smartphones, in increasing numbers, instead of desktops," said John Kunze, senior director of digital marketing at J.D. Power. "Responsive Web design is device-agnostic, delivering efficient design and content regardless of device type."

Media Relations Contacts
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Savision's Live Maps Unity Receives Application Certification From ServiceNow

AMSTERDAM, November 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

    Savision today announced it has received certification of its application with
ServiceNow(R) Certification by ServiceNow signifies that Live Maps Unity has successfully
completed a set of defined tests focused on integration interoperability, security and
performance. The certification also ensures that best practices are utilized in the design
and implementation of Live Maps Unity's Application of ServiceNow.

    Savision's Live Maps Unity [http://www2.savision.com/l/12082/2015-09-25/2cdj63 ] is a
business service management solution that allows organizations to automatically discover
and map all important IT components to business services. It enables companies to easily
monitor their end user experience, infrastructure, and applications. By quickly
establishing the root cause of a problem, Live Maps Unity helps companies quickly resolve
any issues, minimizing downtime and maximizing service availability to their end users.
Live Maps Unity integrates seamlessly with Microsoft System Center Operations Manager,
Service Manager and ServiceNow.

    "Savision optimizes service management for customers that have invested both in
ServiceNow and System Center" said Dennis Rietvink, Co-Founder & VP of Product Management.
"Over 80% of the Fortune 500 companies use one or both of these solutions, so Savision
brings them together and ensures every IT department is speaking the same language."

    The out-of-the-box integration between Live Maps Unity
[http://www2.savision.com/l/12082/2015-09-25/2cdj63 ] and ServiceNow offers a number of
benefits to Savision's existing and future customers:

       
        - Live Maps Unity's business service definitions are now automatically synchronized
          with the ServiceNow CMDB;
        - Business service definitions are automatically updated to keep up with all
          infrastructure environment changes;
        - Service desk/support personnel can now quickly determine which services are impacted
          by each incident, and which services can be impacted by change requests

    "The new integration for ServiceNow is going to save our customers time, and eliminate
the need for manually populating the ServiceNow configuration management database," said
Rob Doucette, CTO of Savision. "Our goal is to make the lives of our customers easier by
giving them better visibility into the health of their IT systems, and providing them with
solutions to ensure that their systems are running smoothly."

    The Live Maps Unity [http://www2.savision.com/l/12082/2015-09-25/2cdj63 ] app is now
available for download from the ServiceNow Store
[https://store.servicenow.com/.do#!/store/search?q=savision ] at no charge to
ServiceNow and Live Maps Unity customers.

    About Savision 

    Savision [http://www2.savision.com/l/12082/2015-09-25/2cdj61 ] is the market leader of
IT Operations Intelligence, Business Service and Cloud Management solutions. The company's
monitoring and visualizing capabilities bridge the gap between IT and business by
transforming IT data into predictive, actionable and relevant information among the entire
cloud and datacenter infrastructure. Savision's intuitive and customizable dashboards
provide context for each business service.

    Savision's solutions scale from small to medium businesses, government bodies as well
as Fortune 500 companies operating in different fields and have been adopted by over 750
organizations worldwide. Founded in 2006, Savision
[http://www2.savision.com/l/12082/2015-09-25/2cdj61 ] is headquartered in the Netherlands
with offices in Dallas and Ottawa and is privately held.

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Savision

CONTACT: Contact person: Isidora Katani  , Telephone: +31-(0)20-2170-792, Email: isidora.katanic@savision.com

IBM Rallies Developers to Help Build New Cloud Apps for First Responders

-Partners with Vencore, U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) and the Association of Public Safety Communications (APCO)

-IBM Bluemix Cloud Platform Supporting First Responder Application Challenge

ARMONK, N.Y., Nov. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that it is providing access to the IBM Cloud as part of the First Responder Application Challenge that runs through Dec.14. IBM and its partner Vencore, Inc., in coordination with USGIF and APCO, have teamed up to develop an application ecosystem that enables the development and delivery of predictive analytic and mobile applications that can significantly improve the operational capability of first responders, be built and delivered on the cloud, and apply data and innovation to solve real-world problems.

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This challenge continues IBM's focus on growing an ecosystem to drive further U.S. Federal and public sector cloud adoption. IBM also announced today the addition of five new federal partners to focus on advancing hybrid cloud. IDC's U.S. Government Private Cloud Infrastructure as a Service 2014 Vendor Assessment cited IBM Cloud as playing a "leading role for federal hybrid clouds," and indicated that Bluemix, IBM's Cloud Platform, coupled with the capability to "deliver innovation for new cloud workloads" is a "game changer" for the federal market. In addition, in its latest Federal Cloud Computing Competitive Landscape Snapshot, Deltek showed IBM leading the market for contracts won between 2011-2015.

Bluemix, which will be used by challenge participants, is proving to drive innovation in government. Last April, participants in NASA's Space App Challenge used Bluemix, resulting in thousands of new Bluemix users. IBM is currently working with Book Zurman, Inc., a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), on the Department of Veterans Affairs Care Coordination Challenge, developing proposed solutions that combine cognitive capabilities with Bluemix applications.

As part of a U.S. Federal Partner Acceleration Program, IBM has boosted the public sector ecosystem surrounding Bluemix. The team has hosted more than 70 events, including hackathons, challenges and workshops for the federal market and the federal system integrator community. With the growing entrepreneurial, developer and startup ecosystem supporting the federal government, academia and other business areas, the Washington Metropolitan area is ripe for this type of innovation. 

"The best innovation takes place when you drive toward a common goal. And it's no different in government, where an ecosystem of developers, academia, technologists and others come together to address challenges," said Anne Altman, general manager of IBM U.S. Federal and Government Industries. "With Bluemix, we bring a cloud platform that can help all those involved in championing better solutions for our first responders through innovation to quickly build and implement new solutions."

The U.S. Department of Commerce's First Responder Network Authority's (FirstNet) vision for the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network (NPSBN) includes providing an ecosystem where innovative applications are available to first responders that help improve how they carry out their duties and ultimately save lives and property. 

During the challenge, participants will work directly with vendors and universities to build software applications that use a variety of real-time remote sensing data, field data, GIS tools and other content to create mobile and web-based apps. Solutions will be created using an operational application ecosystem which will allow first responders and solution providers to work together in a virtual environment designed specifically for delivery of effective, tailored first responder applications.

Vencore has developed an application ecosystem using its Intelligent Data Exploitation and Analytics System (IDEAS). Using the latest technology available from IBM, IDEAS delivers predictive analytic solutions, mobile applications, development services and collaboration services to enable first responders to define needs and work directly with providers to build and deploy tailored solutions that meet those needs.

"Our IDEAS platform brings together first responders with both content provider and app developers in a collaborative and secure environment with the objective of delivering value-added applications that directly address unmet needs in the public safety community," said Kent Matlick, senior vice president and general manager of Vencore's Mission Integration Group. "Vencore's solution makes these apps easily accessible to the entire public safety community."

To win the challenge, participants must build the best solution that addresses one or more of five unmet needs, e.g., Improving 9-1-1 services, Emergency Tracking, First Responder Assistant Apps, Easier Access to Information, Preparation and Fire Prevention, have a fully functioning app installed and running on Bluemix or IDEAS, and submit a written description of how the app functions. Details on the challenge, including criteria, rules, prizes and other information can be found here. Registration is open until Dec. 11. 

IBM launched Bluemix with a $1 billion investment in 2014, growing rapidly to become the largest Cloud Foundry deployment in the world. The open-standards-based Bluemix catalog includes more than 120 tools and services spanning categories of big data, mobile, Watson, analytics, integration, DevOps, security and Internet of Things. IBM Bluemix was recently shown to be the "developers' choice" of PaaS, and is growing 10-times faster than the overall PaaS market, according to research firm ESG.

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New Pricing and Hardware Offerings Reinforce Lavu as the Leading Restaurant iPad POS Solution

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Nov. 17, 2015 /CNW/ -- Lavu, the leading restaurant point of sale system, today announced that it has lowered its per-terminal price from $88/month to $59/month and has eliminated all license fees. In addition to the new pricing, Lavu now offers hardware bundles that include cash drawers, printers and credit card swipers, resulting in greater affordability and convenience for new and existing customers.

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"Restaurant owners are increasingly looking to reduce upfront costs associated with running their business," said Josh Bennett, VP of Business Development. "Bundling hardware with Lavu's lower pricing allows food service owners to better manage their books and cash flow."

With the inclusion of hardware, Lavu is now a one-stop-shop for all restaurant POS needs. Lavu now offers the Lavu POS app, which provides the largest range of ordering and reporting features alongside today's most advanced hardware for one low monthly rate.

"With the new bundle pricing, Lavu solidifies their lead over everyone else in the market. There's simply no other system I would recommend to my customers," said Steve Brown of Zephyr Hardware, "my restaurant clients immediately see how Lavu can help them operate at their fullest potential."

By offering both software and hardware solutions, Lavu is in the unique position to offer truly customized POS systems to their customers. Lavu's strategic partnerships with industry leaders such as Epson and APG Cash Drawer allows them to provide a level of service unmatched in the industry.

About Lavu Inc.

Lavu is a worldwide leader of iPad POS systems for full-service, quick-service and franchise restaurants. Founded in Albuquerque, N.M., and operating worldwide, the company offers Lavu iPad POS as a full-featured point of sale software solution at an industry-leading price. Through cloud computing, wireless mobility and multi-touch devices, Lavu iPad POS redefines the entire approach to restaurant business management. For more information, visit http://www.lavu.com.

Contact: Ohad Jehassi, ohad@lavu.com, 505-240-6144

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