Brainzsquare Releases SECUDRIVE File Server 6.0, a Data Leakage Prevention Solution which Supports Enterprise Environments including Cloud
SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Brainzsquare, Inc. has launched SECUDRIVE File Server 6.0 (FS 6.0), the latest version of their data leakage prevention solution for shared files. In addition to its protection for SMB protocol through the local network, WebDAV protocol through the internet is now supported as well. It means that FS 6.0 has now become available with public cloud services such as MS Azure or Amazon EC2 without the need of a VPN. Furthermore, FS 6.0 is compatible with DFS and Windows Server Failover Cluster environments in order to support enterprise system architectures.
For situations when files need to be transported out of the server, FS 6.0 provides an encrypted export feature where the file can only be decrypted on one of SECUDRIVE's securely managed USB drives such as the copy-protected, SECUDRIVE USB Office+. FS 6.0 has also made sure to include data leakage protection features when sharing through a file or folder link allowing users to maintain their normal workflow with advanced security.
FS 6.0 proactively prevents unauthorized copying, printing, screen capture, and network transfers of critical files within the securely shared folders. In order to allow for easy implementation, preexisting users, groups, and shared folder information are detected automatically. Shared folders are transformed into 'securely shared folders' and user rights can be easily managed by user or by groups. All activity is recorded and the events can be filtered and sorted by file activity for auditing purposes.
"File servers are being used to store and share important information in many organizations. Unfortunately, though information security managers would like to increase security on their servers to regulate internal and external threats, many have hesitated due to security solutions impeding work efficiency. Luckily, SECUDRIVE File Server 6.0 will allow them to transparently and proactively protect against those threats while minimizing any inconveniences which are often coupled with higher tiers of security," said Simon Kang, the CEO of Brainzsquare, Inc.
Contact: Daniel Chung, daniel.chung@secudrives.com, 1-800-464-9803
Interactive Data Expands 7ticks Global Connectivity with Access to GPW (Warsaw Stock Exchange)
Latest addition to electronic trading network opens up market access in Eastern Europe
NEW YORK, Oct. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Interactive Data, a leading provider of low-latency trading infrastructure and market access, has added the GPW (Warsaw Stock Exchange) to its 7ticks global network. By connecting to the GPW, Interactive Data's 7ticks can provide trading connectivity and native market data to open up new opportunities for clients in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) capital market.
With a market capitalization of $295 billion, GPW is one of the largest stock exchanges in the Eastern Europe region. The GPW joins a growing number of global exchanges and trading venues accessible through the 7ticks global, low-latency network, which provides direct access to more than 80 markets worldwide. In addition to Europe, Interactive Data's clients can connect to markets in North America and Asia-Pacific via 7ticks liquidity hubs in major co-location and proximity hosting centers including New York, Chicago, London, Tokyo, Singapore and Sydney.
"Dating back to its founding, the Warsaw Stock Exchange has endeavored to pursue cutting edge technology and solutions to better serve our customers. Enabling direct connection with Interactive Data is another example of our role as a leader in electronic trading in Central Eastern Europe," said Grzegorz Zawada, Vice President of the Management Board of the GPW.
"The Central and Eastern European market is a dynamic and exciting region with growth opportunities for businesses across Europe and the globe," said Sean Brown, President of the 7ticks managed services business at Interactive Data. "In connecting to the GPW, we are helping to support low latency electronic trading for our clients in the region."
About Interactive Data
Interactive Data is a trusted leader in financial information. Thousands of financial institutions and active traders, as well as hundreds of software and service providers, subscribe to our fixed income evaluations, reference data, real-time market data, trading infrastructure services, fixed income analytics, desktop solutions and web-based solutions. Interactive Data's offerings support clients around the world with mission-critical functions, including portfolio valuation, regulatory compliance, risk management, electronic trading and wealth management.
GPW (The Warsaw Stock Exchange) is the biggest securities exchange in Central and Eastern Europe. GPW operates a regulated market of shares and derivative instruments and the alternative stock market NewConnect for growing companies. GPW is developing Catalyst, a market for issuers of corporate and municipal bonds, as well as commodity markets. Since 9 November 2010, GPW is a public company listed on Warsaw Stock Exchange. For more information visit http://www.gpw.pl.
Ricoh and Nuance expand partnership, offering customers new solutions for streamlining workflows
Nuance's AutoStore, eCopy ShareScan and Output Manager software powerfully integrate information into any format with key business processes
MALVERN, Pa., Oct. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Building on an enduring partnership, Ricoh today announced it is providing customers new options for achieving higher levels of business productivity with the release of three enhanced information workflow solutions.
As Ricoh consulting professionals assess each customer's challenge and design a complete business solution, their toolbox will now include new versions of Nuance AutoStore, Nuance eCopy ShareScan and Nuance Output Manager software. These products seamlessly interoperate with Ricoh multifunction print/copy/scan/fax products (MFPs) to increase customers' information mobility.
"Organizations are determined to swiftly move information to the person or place it's needed the most, and in the form required, to make important business decisions," said John Brophy, Vice President, Product Marketing, Ricoh Americas Corporation. "To help them with this challenge, we are combining Nuance's powerful new solutions with our consulting, design, technology, training and support to significantly improve our customers' performance."
With only 2 in 5 organizations having automated most/all their workflows[1], these new solutions will present new opportunities for many organizations looking to move information more effectively throughout their business.
New capabilities
AutoStore captures documents from PCs, laptops, smartphones, tablets, MFPs, scanners, email and the Web and seamlessly integrates the information into an organization's operations. AutoStore is a powerful solution for automating processes like e-discharge in hospitals, order processing in manufacturing companies, and procurement in government agencies.
AutoStore 7, released today, adds a host of new workflow features, including dynamic text redaction for enhanced security and compliance, and automatic image enhancement for photos of documents shot by smartphones and tablets.
eCopy ShareScan is best suited for collaboration work streams where team members, bound by a common goal, such as a project, contribute documents and content to the team for further review and enrichment. The new eCopy ShareScan 5.4 offers enhanced integration with MFPs enhancing user productivity and efficiency. For example, users can capture documents faster by selecting options and adding data even while scanning is under way. The new version also adds connectivity with cloud document management solutions such as Microsoft OneDrive, Google Drive(TM) and Dropbox.
Output Manager helps organizations gain control of printing workflows so they can reduce costs, improve security, enhance productivity and keep employees happy. Output Manager 4, released today, includes specific support for Epic electronic health record systems, enabling the automated tracking of private data and password-protected print release. Output Manager also integrates usage data with Equitrac office print management reporting, giving Output Manager users consolidated enterprise-wide visibility into their print activities.
"Ricoh's customers, like any organization, want to gain control of inefficient paper and electronic business processes," said Michael Rich, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Nuance Document Imaging. "We're deeply committed to helping them secure that control and become more productive and profitable."
For details on Ricoh's full line of products, services and solutions, please visit http://www.ricoh-usa.com.
|About Ricoh|
Ricoh is a global technology company specializing in office imaging equipment, production print solutions, document management systems and IT services. Headquartered in Tokyo, Ricoh Group operates in about 200 countries and regions. In the financial year ending March 2015, Ricoh Group had worldwide sales of 2,231 billion yen (approx. 18.5 billion USD).
The majority of the company's revenue comes from products, solutions and services that improve the interaction between people and information. Ricoh also produces award-winning digital cameras and specialized industrial products. It is known for the quality of its technology, the exceptional standard of its customer service and sustainability initiatives.
Under its corporate tagline, imagine. change. Ricoh helps companies transform the way they work and harness the collective imagination of their employees.
With A focus on Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring, Modoo Rolls out A Solution for Pregnant Women
BEIJING, Oct. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The addition of the ability to monitor the fetal heartbeat through Airstrip, a healthcare app now available on the Apple Watch, shows that wearable device makers are expanding beyond their initial target markets of sports fans and early adopters and geeks by beginning to create products that cater to pregnant women's demand.
With a higher level of focus on fetal heart rate monitoring, Modoo Fetus Monitoring Patch, a new wearable device, will debut in the U.S. soon. The new device features an entirely different approach to heart rate monitoring as compared to that of an Apple Watch.
Modoo Fetus Monitoring Patch, a wearable device developed by a Chinese startup ExtantFuture, enables continuous monitoring of the fetal heart rate and movement 24/7 as well as the sign data such as sleep quality of mothers-to-be. Unlike watch wristbands available in the market, Modoo is a round flat metal device and weighs as light as an Apple earphone cord. The device is worn on the mother's belly for monitoring.
William Zhou, the director of Modoo's hardware development and a former top hardware and system expert at Nokia, said: "Modoo helps pregnant women with secure monitoring of the baby's heart rate and movement 24/7, without interrupting or influencing the normal life of mothers-to-be, a feature that is absent from all other mobile devices. As a result, this is an ideal solution that adds a lot of convenience to the daily routine for pregnant women."
Apple Watch monitors the heart rate via an electro-optical sensor, a technology that has limitations, according to technology experts after monitoring the sector. It still remains unknown whether AirStrip's new system is sufficiently accurate for doctors and medical personnel who need to keep track of the fetal heart rate. ExtantFuture is more confident in Modoo.
Following months of research and development, ExtantFuture has developed a passive monitoring mode, which helps ensure secure monitoring of the heart rate of babies and pregnant women via a highly sensitive sensor and an intelligent algorithm rather than transmitting signals in an active mode. And, Modoo is in closer proximity to the fetal heart, another factor contributing to the more accurate monitoring data.
ExtantFuture's Founder Jiliang Ma noted that pregnant women, a unique group, are easily and always concerned for the health conditions of themselves and their babies. "We know that what pregnant women seek is the feeling of being cared for. For this reason, except the essentials, we insisted on creating and designing a small and compact wearable device as a companion for pregnant women and their family members."
mPower Technologies' FastCharge Introduced on Website
CLIFTON, New Jersey, October 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
mPower Technologies Inc. (http://mpowertech.com), the consumer products subsidiary
of mPhase Technologies, Inc. (XDSL [http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=xdsl ]), announced today
that the company website now includes information about it's newest product, the mPower
FastCharge. Â Product features and specifications can be found at http://www.mpowertech.com/fast-charge Â
Pre-orders are already being received from distributors and resellers. Â Those orders
are in 10-pack minimums with a branded display box for retailers. Â Each unit comes in a
blister-pak designed for the option of a hanging display in-store. Consumer pre-orders
will begin through the website later in the month and will be available for single unit
purchases.
The mPower FastCharge is being offered in four colors. Wholesale pricing is available
for resellers and distributors. Â Those inquiries can be directed to
dealer@mpowertech.com.
The unit is a new branded innovative power solution that has a unique feature for fast
charging back-up power. Â This battery technology goes beyond the lithium ion capabilities
present in mPower's portable jumpstarter line. Â The mPower FastCharge departs from the
specific jumpstarter category but remains in the battery charging market. Â This new
product offers a unique fast charge feature not found in the current jumpstarter product
line and will broaden the target market.
The mPower FastCharge has a unique technology feature that allows the product to fast
charge in 6 minutes through a 12V car cigarette lighter. Â The hi-speed charging input in
the cigarette lighter port is 14V/10A which charges 5 -6 times faster than the standard
input of 5V/2A for traditional wall charging. Â The unit offers the consumer a solution for
a backup power bank that can charge quickly and be taken on-the-go for electronic charging
when no wall power is available.
To learn more about the full line of mPower products go to the company's website at http://www.jumpitnow.com.
Wherever you go, you're in charge. Â
About mPower TechnologiesÂ
mPower Technologies Inc. is the wholly owned consumer products subsidiary of  mPhase
Technologies, Inc. Â More information about the company can be found at http://www.mpowertech.com.
About mPhase Technologies, Inc.
mPhase Technologies Inc. (XDSL), is a publicly traded company pioneering a
revolutionary Smart Surface technology enabled by breakthroughs in nanotechnology, MEMS
processing and microfluidics. Our Smart Surface technology has potential applications
within drug delivery systems, lab-on-a-chip analytic systems, self-cleaning systems,
liquid and chemical sensor systems, and filtration systems. mPhase has pioneered its first
Smart Surface enabled product, the mPhase Smart NanoBattery, still in development. More
information about the company can be found at http://www.mPhaseTech.com .
Forward-Looking Statements
As a cautionary note to investors, certain matters discussed in this press release may
be forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Such matters involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual
results to differ materially, including the following: changes in economic conditions;
general competitive factors; acceptance of the Company's products in the market; the
Company's success in technology and product development; the Company's ability to execute
its business model and strategic plans; and all the risks and related information
described from time to time in the Company's SEC filings, including the financial
statements and related information contained in the Company's SEC Filing. mPhase assumes
no obligation to update the information in this release.
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mPhase Technologies, Inc.Â
Vivante Vision Image Processor to Power Mass Market Surveillance Camera and Automotive Applications
Algorithm-Level Programmability(TM) Approaches Fixed Function Power, Performance and Area Efficiency
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Vivante® Corporation announces the immediate availability of the VIP7000 family of Vision Image Processor IP cores. The VIP7000 has been designed into a range of products from a mass market IoT surveillance client SoC to an automotive imaging application. The VIP7000 features Algorithm-Level Programmability where the basic element of application development is at the algorithmic level rather than the arithmetic level. This model provides performance and power consumption approaching fixed function with rapid adaptation for new or updated applications. Contrasted with arithmetic-level approaches, applications can be developed more quickly and consistently with less silicon area and power consumption.
"The challenges we see in the IoT camera market are the conflicting demands for small silicon area and a growing set of feature requirements. For example, the analytics requirements for cloud aggregation in a retail environment versus a parking structure are typically distinct," said Shanghung Lin, Vivante's Director of Vision Algorithm and Application Research and Development. "The market requires a solution that is silicon-efficient and adaptable to both varied and unanticipated use cases. Algorithm-Level Programmability is a technology that not only provides a solution to these challenges, but reduces the complexity of application development and enables Vivante to deliver advanced capabilities such as deep neural networks."
In areas such as computer vision, where both applications and algorithms are evolving, the cost and time required to implement new silicon is increasing. This challenge is compounded by sensor and screen resolutions increasing more rapidly than on-chip resources. The VIP7000 architecture provides both configurable instructions and hardware acceleration elements to enable new functionality in existing silicon. VIP7000 provides a method to incorporate parallel computing advances in software rather than new silicon. The VIP family features a stream interface, which enables algorithm optimization across module boundaries. For example, the VIP low latency stream interface enables the insertion of a programmable vision module into the fixed function image signal processing (ISP) pipeline.
"We developed the VIP family of products to address the challenges of both mass market IoT and automotive applications that were underserved by existing technology," said Wei-Jin Dai, president and CEO of Vivante. "Vivante made a major commitment to computer vision solutions several years ago. The enthusiasm of our lead partners has been both gratifying and a validation of our strategy and the reward for our investment in this segment."
Vivante's VIP family was one of the first to pass the OpenVX(TM) conformance test. The industry is rapidly adopting OpenVX as a standard API for vision programming. OpenVX and OpenCL(TM) are important API standards helping to expand the computer vision ecosystem and are a key component in the VIP product family.
About Vivante Corporation
Smaller - Faster - Cooler: Vivante Corporation, a leader in dedicated Vision Processing and multi-core GPU, Compute, CPC Composition Engine and Vector Graphics IP solutions, provides the highest performance and lowest power silicon characteristics across a range of Khronos(TM) Group API conformant standards based on the Vega architecture. Vivante GPUs are integrated into customer silicon in devices targeting wearables, IoT, smartphones, tablets, HDTVs, automotive, consumer electronics and other embedded devices and running thousands of graphics/compute applications across multiple operating systems and software platforms. Vivante is a privately held company headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with additional R&D centers in Shanghai and Chengdu.
Algorithm Level Programmability is a trademark and Vivante is a registered trademark of Vivante Corporation. OpenVX and Khronos are trademarks of the Khronos Group, and OpenCL is a trademark of Apple Inc.
IMSAR's Collision-Avoidance Radar for Small UAS Expected to be Available Late 2016
SPRINGVILLE, Utah, Oct. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- IMSAR LLC is developing a family of extremely small collision-avoidance radar systems targeted for small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs) and is on track to perform airborne demonstrations of its first prototype systems by the end of 2015. The family of radar systems will provide collision-avoidance capabilities to small UASs, also known as drones or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), ranging from package-delivery quadcopters to military Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) platforms, such as AAI's Shadow and Insitu's ScanEagle. IMSAR is designing the collision-avoidance radar systems based on its current 1-lb NanoSAR and is planning to offer them at a cost in line with small UASs. The initial model of IMSAR's collision-avoidance radar should be available for sale in late 2016.
According to Dr. Britton Quist, Lead of IMSAR's collision-avoidance development, "Radar is ideally suited for the sense-and-avoid problem because it can operate effectively at night and in low-visibility conditions, such as clouds, fog, smoke, and precipitation. This is a capability unmatched by optical, acoustic, infrared, or LiDAR sensors."
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the United States currently requires an aircraft operating in civil airspace to be able to "see and avoid" other aircraft. Collision-avoidance systems seek to meet this requirement by allowing UASs to detect other airborne objects, predict potential midair collisions, and automatically maneuver the UAS to avoid catastrophes. This capability is often referred to as "sense and avoid" or "detect and avoid." A radar-based, sense-and-avoid solution for small UASs was previously not viable due to the high cost, the low weight, and the complex technology and algorithms required for such a system, but IMSAR's solution addresses those concerns. IMSAR's family of collision avoidance systems will enable small UASs to avoid midair collisions as well as manned aircraft, which will pave the way for the integration of UASs into civil airspace around the world.
Adam Robertson, Vice President at IMSAR, said, "As the producer of the NanoSAR, the world's smallest ISR radar system for UASs, IMSAR is in a unique position to fill a gap in current technology by providing a radar-based, collision-avoidance solution for small UASs."
IMSAR LLC is a privately owned research, development, and manufacturing company located in Springville, UT, that specializes in lightweight, low-power Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) devices and radar image processing. The first version of IMSAR's NanoSAR system was developed in 2008. Since then, IMSAR has continued to enhance the capability and reduce the size of its flagship radar system. For more information, visit http://www.imsar.com.
Contact: To learn more, please contact Dr. Michael Duersch, Director of Radar Applications, IMSAR LLC, 801.798.8440, detect@imsar.com
Vivante Vision Image Processor to Power Mass Market Surveillance Camera and Automotive Applications
Algorithm-Level Programmability (TM) Approaches Fixed Function Power, Performance and Area Efficiency
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Vivante® Corporation announces the immediate availability of the VIP7000 family of Vision Image Processor IP cores. The VIP7000 has been designed into a range of products from a mass market IoT surveillance client SoC to an automotive imaging application. The VIP7000 features Algorithm-Level Programmability where the basic element of application development is at the algorithmic level rather than the arithmetic level. This model provides performance and power consumption approaching fixed function with rapid adaptation for new or updated applications. Contrasted with arithmetic-level approaches, applications can be developed more quickly and consistently with less silicon area and power consumption.
"The challenges we see in the IoT camera market are the conflicting demands for small silicon area and a growing set of feature requirements. For example, the analytics requirements for cloud aggregation in a retail environment versus a parking structure are typically distinct," said Shanghung Lin, Vivante's Director of Vision Algorithm and Application Research and Development. "The market requires a solution that is silicon-efficient and adaptable to both varied and unanticipated use cases. Algorithm-Level Programmability is a technology that not only provides a solution to these challenges, but reduces the complexity of application development and enables Vivante to deliver advanced capabilities such as deep neural networks."
In areas such as computer vision, where both applications and algorithms are evolving, the cost and time required to implement new silicon is increasing. This challenge is compounded by sensor and screen resolutions increasing more rapidly than on-chip resources. The VIP7000 architecture provides both configurable instructions and hardware acceleration elements to enable new functionality in existing silicon. VIP7000 provides a method to incorporate parallel computing advances in software rather than new silicon. The VIP family features a stream interface, which enables algorithm optimization across module boundaries. For example, the VIP low latency stream interface enables the insertion of a programmable vision module into the fixed function image signal processing (ISP) pipeline.
"We developed the VIP family of products to address the challenges of both mass market IoT and automotive applications that were underserved by existing technology," said Wei-Jin Dai, president and CEO of Vivante. "Vivante made a major commitment to computer vision solutions several years ago. The enthusiasm of our lead partners has been both gratifying and a validation of our strategy and the reward for our investment in this segment."
Vivante's VIP family was one of the first to pass the OpenVX(TM) conformance test. The industry is rapidly adopting OpenVX as a standard API for vision programming. OpenVX and OpenCL(TM) are important API standards helping to expand the computer vision ecosystem and are a key component in the VIP product family.
About Vivante Corporation
Smaller - Faster - Cooler: Vivante Corporation, a leader in dedicated Vision Processing and multi-core GPU, Compute, CPC Composition Engine and Vector Graphics IP solutions, provides the highest performance and lowest power silicon characteristics across a range of Khronos(TM) Group API conformant standards based on the Vega architecture. Vivante GPUs are integrated into customer silicon in devices targeting wearables, IoT, smartphones, tablets, HDTVs, automotive, consumer electronics and other embedded devices and running thousands of graphics/compute applications across multiple operating systems and software platforms. Vivante is a privately held company headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with additional R&D centers in Shanghai and Chengdu.
Algorithm Level Programmability is a trademark and Vivante is a registered trademark of Vivante Corporation. OpenVX and Khronos are trademarks of the Khronos Group, and OpenCL is a trademark of Apple Inc.
SOURCE Vivante Corporation
Vivante Corporation
CONTACT: Ben Simnacher, +1-972-965-8032, bsim@vivantecorp.com
YouTube Video Calls - The Easiest Way to Watch Videos with Friends
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Oncam, the breakthrough Group Video Calling app, has launched with a revolutionary new feature called "Watch with Friends."
For the very first time, people can watch their favorite YouTube videos together with their friends, anywhere.
Founder Joe Shapiro elaborates: "It's the best way to share videos with friends. While in a Group Video Call, you can search any video on YouTube and watch it with your friends, seeing their expressions, hearing their laughter."
Powered by patent pending technology, Oncam transforms the group video experience with high-quality video for use on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. The technology marries telecom-grade cellular network transmission with the most advanced video compression system in the world. By using less data (and, in doing so, saving money), Oncam works Wi-Fi free on all broadband equipment, including 2G, 3G, 4G and LTE.
In addition to its signature feature, Watch with Friends, Oncam enables three new types of live mobile communication: Private Group Video Calls, Live Public Group Video Calls and Drop-Ins -the most frictionless video communication ever invented.
For more information on Oncam, please download the app from the App Store or Google Play store, or visit the website at http://www.oncam.com.
SOURCE Oncam
Oncam
CONTACT: Bron Heussenstamm, bron.heussenstamm@bwr-pr.com, 310.550.7776
Tube Heroes Announces YouTube Star Ali-A #NYCC Appearance, Unveils New Merchandise
YouTube Star Ali-A will be featured at New York Comic Con, October 8-10, at the Jazwares/Tube Heroes Booth 556. He will sign autographs, pose for selfies, give away exclusive merchandise and be available for media interviews to share his Tube Heroes story.
SUNRISE, Fla. and NEW YORK, Oct. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- What makes a YouTube star famous? GenZ kids say "real is the new cool." Jazwares' Tube Heroes https://tubeheroes.com/ announces the special guest appearance of the British YouTube star Ali-A and the unveiling of his collectible toy figure. YouTube gaming fans are invited to this 'real is the new cool' event and to meet one of the most famous Tube Heroes, Ali-A, at New York Comic Con, October 8-10, booth 556.
"Gen Z kids identify with Ali-A and other YouTube stars because of their authenticity. Kids embrace the fact that even though these influencers may have an alter ego within a story, they also are real people just like them," said Judd Zebersky, CEO of Jazwares - a leading manufacturer of toy and entertainment innovation.
Born in 1993, Ali-A started posting Call of Duty videos for fun over six years ago and today he is the recipient of two Guinness World Records as the most subscribed and viewed Call of Duty YouTube Channel in the world. Formerly named Matroix, Ali-A boasts more than 8 million subscribers to his two YouTube channels where he offers fans engaging gaming content and commentary. Ali-A is legendary with six-to-nine-year-old Gen Z kids for his daring and tactical escapes in the gaming world.
For three days, YouTube gaming fans have the opportunity to meet, engage and take pictures with Ali-A and get the first look at his lineup of action figure toys. Exclusive Ali-A merchandise and giveaway items will also be available at the meet-and-greet; available only at New York Comic Con, this merchandise can't be found in stores.
Exclusive Tube Heroes Merchandise includes
* Collector's edition set of 19 two-inch mini figures of YouTube gaming stars
* Six-inch vinyl figure of Ali-A
* Ali-A exclusive pack including 2.75-inch figure, sword, shield and headphones
Free Giveaways for Tube Heroes fans:
* Ali-A mood cups
* Ali-A mini posters
* Tube Heroes stickers and postcards
Why Tube Heroes? Gen Z Kids Say: Real Is the New Cool
"Real is the new cool when it comes to today's Gen Z kids, the beauty of this brand is that real life Tube Heroes, like Ali-A, are being born every day and they have earned their popularity through their talent as opposed to who they know or how much money they have," says Jazwares CEO, Zebersky.
Besides New York Comic Con, fans can subscribe to Tube Heroes on YouTube or find the persona-branded action figures and plush toys at Target, Walmart, Toys R Us, and other retail locations. Stay "tubed" for more on New York Comic Con news and more by following us on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.
About Tube Heroes,https://tubeheroes.com/ a brand of Jazwares, LLC
With its focus on creativity, innovation and function, Jazwares has established itself as a well-respected leader in the licensed products industry. Delivering diverse lines of toys and consumer electronics, the company's products feature some of the best entertainment properties in the world. Through the expertise of their product development team, Jazwares continues to offer a wide array of merchandise at major retailers globally. The portfolio includes Minecraft®, Peppa Pig®, Terraria®, Adventure Time®, Plants vs. Zombies®, Star Wars® and Teen Titans Go!®, among others. Jazwares' goal is to invent toys and related products that are new to the marketplace, featuring the brands that kids want, at an affordable price. For more information about Jazwares, Inc., please visit http://www.jazwares.com.
About New York Comic Con
New York Comic Con, the crown jewel of New York Super Week, will take place October 8-11 at the Javits Center in New York City. The show is the East Coast's biggest and most exciting popular culture convention with the latest and greatest in comics, graphic novels, anime, manga, video games, toys, movies, and television.
Tube Heroes Contact
Diana Dumet
Email
C. 786-493-0640
New Addictive Arcade Game Break The Stone: Fun Smashing - Now Available for Free on the Google Play Store
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Vapor Communications Unveils oCase With New Healthcare Partnership As Company Moves To Commercially Digitize Scent In Spring 2016
Announcement of oCase, oMenu & Healthcare Partnership with CATCH
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Vapor Communications, a technology startup building a software and hardware scent communication platform, announced the next phase in its effort to commercially digitize scent for consumers. Core to this latest phase of development is the oCase, a new technology that enables consumers to receive scent signals from a specially designed protective case for a tablet device or smart phone.
The oCase is a basis of Vapor Communication's new partnership with CATCH (Center for Assessment Technology and Continuous Health), co-founded and led by Dennis Ausiello, Jackson Distinguished Professor of Clinical Medicine, Harvard Medical School Physician in Chief, Emeritus, Department of Medicine, Mass General. Ausiello plans to use the oCase, and the entire oPlatform, to interrogate the relationship between scent experience, phenotype, and disease, to pave the way toward a better understanding of continuous health.
"With oCase we are bringing scent delivery precisely to the nose, in the way that headsets bring sound precisely to the ears," says Vapor Communications co-founder, David Edwards. "This will be critical to the emergence of scent messaging, the experience of oBooks, and finally the relevance of olfactory communication to human health. We are thrilled to be working with Dr. Ausiello and his brilliant team at CATCH."
"The olfactory nerve, which is the pathway through which we detect smell, is the only sensory nerve with direct access to the brain, through an area called the olfactory bulb," says Dennis Ausiello. "The response to scent, in turn, may modify disparate functions in health and disease including metabolism, memory and cognition. We believe that by using an accurate, mobile, digital scent delivery platform such as the oPlatform with the new oCase, we will be able to study relationships between health state and scent sensitivity, and possibly develop a whole new generation of therapies involving scent to influence a range of metabolic and cognitive diseases."
The oCase makes scent signaling precise, repeatable, and long lasting. The current standard for scent interrogation in human clinical studies is the University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test (UPSIT), which is based on scratch-and-sniff technology. oCase releases scent without user contact with the scent source, from sustained-release resins embedded in the tablet case. Users touch the case when directed by the tablet, and liberate the scent, which is released at a steady rate over many months of continued use. With oCase, scent delivery, and diagnostics, can be digitized using oNotes and other scent-based apps, including those that share oBooks and oMedia.
Following the launch of the oCase, Vapor Communications will launch oNotes 2.0 in the coming weeks. Available for iPhone and iPad, oNotes 2.0 fuses the company's oSnap app into oNotes 1.0 to provide a single app from which users can create, store, and play scent-tagged images, or oNotes, many thousands of which have been created by users all over the world during the last year. Now users will be able to make more oNotes, arrange these oNotes in their personal oNote library, and play these oNotes on oPhone Duo. The Duo, first announced in the spring 2014, will become commercially available via onotes.com beginning late November 2015.
About Vapor Communications
Vapor Communications is a Cambridge-based sensorial delivery company founded by David Edwards, his former student Rachel Field, and technology entrepreneur Don Zereski with the creative team of Le Laboratoire in Paris and Cambridge. The Company intends to bring scent messaging into contemporary living wherever scent matters, for health and memory, self-expression and entertainment, travel and the marketing of aromatic content online. The Company is partnering with leading corporations to bring scent-based messaging to consumers and industries around the world.
About CATCH
Based at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), and collaborating with various groups at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), CATCH seeks to discover new ways to quantitatively measure the human condition in health and disease. CATCH has convened a multidisciplinary group of engineers, physicians and industry partners to pioneer new human measurements (phenotypes), as well as the integrative analytic methods needed to interpret these measurements in the context of clinical and genetic data. These phenotypes, particularly those that can be measured in the context of individuals' daily lives, will transform how individuals monitor their own health, and how physicians prevent, diagnose and treat disease.
About SOLVE
Solve (http://solve.mit.edu/) is a cross-disciplinary program led by MIT (http://web.mit.edu/) convening the people and organizations addressing the world's most pressing challenges in healthcare, energy, the environment, education, food and water, civil infrastructure, and the economy. Solve takes a pragmatic, collaborative approach that brings urgency to these difficult problems, examines essential questions and drives consensus to set a course to a solution. Through continual evaluation and re-calibration, the program seeks to drive substantial and positive action. Solve convenes its inaugural meeting October 5-8, 2015 on the MIT Campus, inviting a charter membership of business, research, philanthropic, and policy leaders who share MIT's commitment to addressing these global issues. Solve takes place during Boston's HUBweek, as city-wide festival that celebrates the innovation, creative arts, and culture of the city. HUBweek ticketholders are invited to join the public sessions of Solve.
About DreamAir
DreamAir is a privately owned company based in New York City gallery district with a studio in Berlin Germany, headed by Master Perfumer Christophe Laudamiel. The team includes two creative perfumers and design free-lancers and has partnered with prestigious corporations in order to create, invent and bring to market especially innovative scent solutions. With "a Caress you Cannot Forget" as a motto, it intends to show via artistic, commercial and educational initiatives how olfaction and scent design is an essential part of the human emotional and decision making process.
http://www.dreamair.nyc, for information contact Rosy Katich, info@dreamair.nyc, +1 646 589 7272, edu-Twitter: DREAMAIRNYC
Skullcandy Launches New Lightweight Sport Earbuds With Adaptive Fit: XTfree(TM) Wireless And XTplyo(TM)
PARK CITY, Utah, Oct. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Skullcandy, Inc., (NASDAQ: SKUL) the original performance and lifestyle audio brand focused on consumer-centric innovation, continues to deliver on the promise of technology-based breakthroughs with the latest additions to their Sport Performance line, XTfree(TM) wireless and XTplyo(TM) earbuds for men and women.
Skullcandy designed the innovative XTfree(TM) and XTplyo(TM) to meet the demands of high intensity interval training - a common training methodology shared across Skullcandy's diverse roster of athletes. The result is products that enhance even the most intense training sessions through category leading durability, stability and leading audio quality.
"Whether you're a weekend warrior preparing for your first 10K running race or a World class athlete, we believe music helps athletes reach their full potential and accomplish their goals. This inspiration was at the center of our product development efforts. We get the chance to collaborate with athletes like NFL wide receiver Stevie Johnson, professional snowboarder Eero Ettala and World-class track athlete Darya Klishina. The XTfree(TM) and XTplyo(TM) products are built to perform during the high intensity workouts that form the backbone of their training" said Skullcandy Chief Commercial Officer, Sam Paschel. "We knew if we could satisfy these athlete's needs that we could make the most durable and secure products in the World available to anyone."
The pinnacle product in the category, XTfree(TM), debuts Skullcandy's MicroSport(TM) Tech -Bluetooth® functionality. At under 16 grams, the XTfree(TM) is one of the lowest profile and lightest earbuds available. These high-performance wireless sport earbuds also include an OnBoard(TM) microphone and remote that allows the user to take calls, adjust volume and control their music while working out. The XTfree(TM) also has six hour battery life to meet the needs of long training sessions.
Participating in explosive or rapid movement is key for the high performance athlete. That's why both the XTfree(TM) and XTpylo(TM) utilize TripleLock(TM) Tech, Skullcandy's trifecta of proprietary technologies that work together to keep your earbuds securely in place - no matter the activity. The latest of these innovations is Skullcandy's FitFin(TM) Tech, which unlike other brands more rigid solutions, leverages an adaptive solution to push against the curves of any ear shape and lock the earbud in place, enabling the most custom out-of-the-box fit in the market.
Skullcandy's new Sport products also embody durability through the physical construction of the earbuds, which are sonically welded to keep out moisture like sweat and rain.
At $99.99, the XTfree(TM) are Skullcandy's lightest and most secure wireless sport earbuds. At $49.99, the XTplyo(TM) earbuds offers a secure and sweat resistant fit that can survive your most intense workouts.
Delivering ultimate security, durability, and the soundtrack that inspires you reach our goals and full potential, Skullcandy's XTFree(TM) and XTPlyo(TM) sport earbuds launch October 1, 2015 and at select retailers nationwide. For more information visit: http://www.skullcandy.com/shop/sport/.
About Skullcandy, Inc.
Skullcandy is the original lifestyle and performance audio brand inspired by the creativity and irreverence of youth culture. Skullcandy designs, markets and distributes audio and gaming headphones and other accessory related products under the Skullcandy, Astro Gaming and 2XL brands. Skullcandy was launched in 2003 and quickly became one of the world's most distinct audio brands by bringing unique technology, color, character and performance to an otherwise monochromatic space; helping to revolutionize the audio arena by introducing headphones, earbuds and other audio and wireless lifestyle products that possess unmistakable style and exceptional performance. The Company's products are sold and distributed through a variety of channels in the U.S. and approximately 80 countries worldwide, including the company's website at http://www.skullcandy.com.
Polk Audio Launches MagniFi One Home Theater Sound Bar with Dialogue Enhancing Technology
Sound Bar System Delivers Clear, Immersive Audio No Matter Where You Sit in a Room
VISTA, Calif., Oct. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Polk Audio, a high-performance audio brand with over a 40-year legacy of sound engineering and design expertise, has announced the availability of its newest home theater sound bar, the MagniFi One ($299.99), featuring dialogue-enhancing technologies and new Night mode. Complementing Polk's popular MagniFi sound bar, which included the company's patent-pending VoiceAdjust(TM) technology, the MagniFi One continues the tradition adding both Sports and Night modes to guarantee a superior listening experience no matter the type of content.
"When enjoying entertainment like sports, action movies or popular TV shows, listeners want to be immersed in the excitement while still being able to experience clear dialog," said Michael Greco, global brand director, Polk Audio. "Our design team focused on creating a streamlined yet adaptive user experience with efficient set-up, a choice of different modes based on the listener's preference and the ability to intelligibly adjust audio based on what people are watching. Consequently, the MagniFi One's greatest virtue is its audio enhancing features for our users' ever-changing and varied listening preferences--a goal central to Polk Audio's design philosophy."
As Polk's latest home theater sound bar offering, the MagniFi One delivers room-filling sound with built-in bass drive technology that improves lower midrange, upper bass and tonal richness. Its VoiceAdjust(TM) technology dramatically increases vocals independent of program material and volume level to provide clean, crisp dialogue whether sitting directly in front of the TV or off to the side. With separate controls for Voice, Bass, and Master Volume via a simple, easy-to-use remote, listeners can enjoy music, movies and games with unmatched levels of clarity. When it comes to less disruptive listening, MagniFi One's Night mode drops the low frequency response of the sound bar and sub's driver array, reducing the amount of sound that carries into nearby rooms--so users don't disturb others. In addition, the MagniFi One features sound bar and subwoofer time alignment, meaning that it recognizes when subwoofer signals are transmitted wirelessly to make measures for the acoustic output to arrive time-coherently.
In designing the MagniFi One, Polk's engineers focused on keeping the sound bar and wireless subwoofer as slim and unobtrusive as possible. Sitting at just under 2-inches tall, the sound bar houses two 3-by-1-inch full range drivers, built-in critically tuned bass ports and Dolby Digital® decoding. MagniFi One also has an optical input, one analog input, keyhole slots for wall mounting and rubber feet to reduce vibration and scuffs for setting atop a table or entertainment center. The sound bar and wireless subwoofer system takes minutes to setup with limited extraneous cables and complex operation. Finally, the system's Bluetooth and SmartBar(TM) capabilities allow seamless integration with your cable box or TV's existing IR remote while delivering quality sound from your smartphone, tablet or other compatible device.
MagniFi One is available now at polkaudio.com as well as Amazon, Best Buy.com, and other national retailers. For more information on Polk's collection of sound bars and products, please visit polkaudio.com.
About Polk
Polk (http://www.polkaudio.com) is an award-winning designer of high-performance audio products and the largest audio brand of Sound United. Founded in 1972, Polk is the market share leader in premium home theater speakers in North America, and is a leading manufacturer of sound bars, headphones, wireless speakers, mobile and marine speakers and amplifiers, and other high-performance audio products. For more information on Sound United and its brands, visit http://www.soundunited.com. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
The Android 4.4 KitKat-based Quattro X7 sports 7" IPS Screen and is powered by a
Cortex A7 Quad Core Processor clocked at 1.2GHz coupled with Mali-400 MP2 GPU and 1GB of
RAM. The Tablet packs 8GB of in-built storage which can be expanded further via microSD
card (up to 32GB).
Sporting front 0.3-megapixel and 2.0-megapixel rear cameras, the Quattro X7 also
features LED flash module for rear camera. Thus, lets its users to capture great selfies
and unforgettable moments on the go.
Equipped dual sim card slots, Quattro X7 offers the luxury to make calls over the 2G
networks and internet browsing over 3G & 2G networks.
Loaded with latest Bluetooth 4.0 Technology, Quattro X7 transmits data at considerably
faster rates in comparison to the devices based on older technology.
Other connectivity options on the tablet include GPRS/ EDGE, GPS/ A-GPS, FM Radio,
Wi-Fi, Micro-USB, 2G & 3G. It packs a 3000mAh battery to provide uninterrupted battery
backup; measures 188x108x12mm and weighs less than 300 grams.
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Commenting on the launch, it's been highlighted by the Director of iZOTRON, Varun
Goyal that Quattro X7 is the first 3G Calling Tablet which has been launched by Nookstore
Overseas Private Limited at an amazing price of Rs. 4999. This product is believed to have
best in class features within the price range it's been offered at. With the launch of
this product, team of iZOTRON aims to provide their consumers cutting edge technology with
power packed features to meet all their computing requirements.
Future PlansÂ
In the coming future, iZOTRON is planning to expand its portfolio with more 3G & 4G
calling tablets. Along with this, iZOTRON will also add smartphones with wearable gadgets
to maximize its reach within the market.
About iZOTRON:
iZOTRON is the finest smart electronic devices brand that, since its commencement, has
launched a successful range of technologically grand products in India. The brand has ever
since become a strong competitor in the mid to high-end electronic products segments.
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CEVA Introduces Deep Neural Network Framework to Accelerate Machine Learning Deployment in Low-Power Embedded Systems
CDNN software framework, in conjunction with the CEVA-XM4 imaging and vison DSP, enables:
- Real-time object recognition and vision analytics
- Lowest power deep learning solution for embedded systems: 30x lower power and 3x faster processing when compared to leading GPU-based systems
- 15x average memory bandwidth reduction compared to typical neural network implementations
- Automatic conversion from offline pre-trained networks to real-time embedded-ready networks
- Flexibility to support various neural network structures, including any number and type of layers
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Linley Processor Conference 2015 -- CEVA, Inc. (NASDAQ: CEVA), the leading licensor of DSP IP platforms for cellular, multimedia and connectivity, has today introduced the CEVA Deep Neural Network (CDNN), a real-time neural network software framework, to streamline machine learning deployment in low-power embedded systems. Harnessing the processing power of the CEVA-XM4 imaging & vision DSP, the CDNN enables embedded systems to perform deep learning tasks 3x faster than the leading GPU-based systems while consuming 30x less power and requiring 15x less memory bandwidth*. For example, running a Deep Neural Network (DNN) based pedestrian detection algorithm at 28nm requires less than 30mW for a 1080p 30 frames per second video stream.
Key to the performance, low power and low memory bandwidth capabilities of CDNN is the CEVA Network Generator, a proprietary automated technology that converts a customer's network structure and weights to a slim, customized network model used in real-time. This enables a faster network model which consumes significantly lower power and memory bandwidth, with less than 1% degradation in accuracy compared to the original network. Once the customized embedded-ready network is generated, it runs on the CEVA-XM4 imaging and vision DSP using fully optimized Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) layers, software libraries and APIs.
Phi Algorithm Solutions, a member of CEVA's CEVAnet partner program, has used CDNN to implement a CNN-based Universal Object Detector algorithm for the CEVA-XM4 DSP. This is now available for application developers and OEMs to run a variety of applications including pedestrian detection and face detection for security, ADAS and other embedded devices based around low-power camera-enabled systems.
"The CEVA Deep Neural Network framework provided a quick and smooth path from offline training to real-time detection for our convolutional neural network based algorithms," said Steven Hanna, president and co-founder at Phi Algorithm Solutions. "In a matter of days we were able to get an optimized implementation of our unique object detection network, while significantly reducing power consumption compared to other platforms. The CEVA-XM4 imaging & vision DSP together with the CDNN framework is ideal for embedded vision devices and paves the way to advances in artificial intelligence devices in the coming years using deep learning techniques."
"With more than 20 design wins to-date, we continue to lead the industry in the embedded vision processor domain and are constantly enhancing our portfolio of vision IP offerings to help our customers get to market quicker with minimal risk," said Eran Briman, vice president of marketing at CEVA. "Our new Deep Neural Network framework for the CEVA-XM4 is the first of its kind in the embedded industry, providing a significant step forward for developers looking to implement viable deep learning algorithms within power-constrained embedded systems."
The CDNN software framework is supplied as source code, extending the CEVA-XM4's existing Application Developer Kit (ADK). It is flexible and modular, capable of supporting either the complete CNN implementation or specific layers. It works with various networks and structures, such as networks developed with Caffe, Torch or Theano training frameworks, or proprietary networks. CDNN includes real-time example models for image classification, localization and object recognition. It is intended to be used for object and scene recognition, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), Artificial intelligence (AI), video analytics, augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) and similar computer vision applications. For more information on CDNN, go to http://launch.ceva-dsp.com/cdnn/.
On November 12(th), CEVA will host a live webinar on implementing machine vision in embedded systems, including a deep dive into CDNN. For more information and to register for the webinar, visit http://bit.ly/1hoam9p.
CEVA will also present CDNN at the Linley Processor Conference 2015, taking place today in Santa Clara, California. For more information, visit the Linley Processor Conference website at: http://www.linleygroup.com/events/event.php?num5.
*Comparison run on AlexNet network, the most popular deep neural network.
About CEVA, Inc.
CEVA is the leading licensor of cellular, multimedia and connectivity technologies to semiconductor companies and OEMs serving the mobile, consumer, automotive and IoT markets. Our DSP IP portfolio includes comprehensive platforms for multimode 2G/3G/LTE/LTE-A baseband processing in terminals and infrastructure, computer vision and computational photography for any camera-enabled device, audio/voice/speech and ultra-low power always-on/sensing applications for multiple IoT markets. For connectivity, we offer the industry's most widely adopted IPs for Bluetooth (Smart and Smart Ready), Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n/ac up to 4x4) and serial storage (SATA and SAS). One in every three phones sold worldwide is powered by CEVA, from many of the world's leading OEMs including Samsung, Huawei, Xiaomi, Lenovo, HTC, LG, Coolpad, ZTE, Micromax and Meizu. Visit us at http://www.ceva-dsp.com and follow us on Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn.
Go Beyond the Ordinary with the New Pioneer Multimedia Receivers
SINGAPORE, Oct. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Pioneer Electronics AsiaCentre, a leader in aftermarket car audio, today launched its 2016 multimedia and TV receivers, bringing FLAC lossless audio support, Spotify and other exciting features to connected car entertainment.
Eight new multimedia receivers are available in different form factors and screen sizes: Under the double-DIN category are the AVH-X5850BT and AVH-X4850DVD boasting a massive 7-inch display, while the AVH-X2850BT, AVH-X1850DVD, AVH-285BT and AVH-185DVD come with a 6.2-inch screen. The 1-DIN AVH-X7850BT and AVH-X6850BT, on the other hand, pack a space-saving design using a retractable slide-out 7-inch screen. All these models are also compatible with the latest GEX-2850DVB2 Dual Diversity DVB-T2 TV receiver.
"Online music and digital TV broadcasts are now becoming widely available, including lossless audio formats like FLAC, which is highly sought after by audiophiles. Our new Pioneer multimedia receivers have been developed to leverage this trend, providing a seamless in-car entertainment experience that is both intuitive and immersive," said Mr. Isao Nomura, Deputy General Manager of Business Planning and Marketing Division, Pioneer Electronics AsiaCentre.
The following key enhancements are available for the 2016 models:
BETTER THAN CD-QUALITY MUSIC
FLAC lossless audio support[1] lets both drivers and passengers enjoy higher-quality music playback[2], which is sonically superior compared with MP3 and CDs. Not only can FLAC retain all the nuances and dynamism of an original studio recording, it also packs a significantly higher resolution for enhanced clarity -- at up to 24-bit/48KHz for the 2016 Pioneer multimedia receivers.
In terms of file size, FLAC is 50% to 60% smaller than uncompressed WAV files, allowing more songs to be fitted into the same USB storage devices and smartphones.
ACCESS MILLIONS OF SONGS VIA SPOTIFY
A ubiquitous USB (iOS) or Bluetooth (Android) connection is all that is required for Spotify to work with compatible smartphones on Pioneer's new 2016 multimedia receivers[3]. Once connected, users in Singapore, Malaysia and Philippines can access over 30 million songs on Spotify[4]; users can conveniently browse, search and select songs directly from either the receiver or phone.
CLEARER, WIDE-ANGLE SCREEN
Now equipped with an improved ClearType resistive touchscreen promising better visual quality, users will be able to operate the head unit, play movies or navigate effortlessly and clearly at most viewing angles and under bright daylight conditions. As part of the overall screen upgrade, the wallpaper has been updated with refreshingly new graphics as well.
DIRECT CONTROL AT YOUR FINGER TIP
Steering wheel control[5] module lets drivers safely operate the receiver, including answering phone calls, without taking their hands off the steering wheel. What's more, holding the onboard mute button can further activate a nifty voice recognition function.
UNINTERRUPTED TV PROGRAMMES ON-THE-GO
Never miss a TV show with the latest GEX-2850DVB2[6] TV receiver, powered by a dual-diversity chipset for stable reception over a longer distance and at high speed, successfully tested by Pioneer at a range of up to 80km from the broadcasting station in a car travelling at around 140km/h.[7]
The GEX-2850DVB2 Dual Diversity DVB-T2 TV Receiver can also directly record TV programmes to a USB storage device, and is controllable using the receiver's touchscreen for truly stress-free and smooth operations.
MARKET-LEADING SMARTPHONE INTEGRATION
The following are more innovative features of Pioneer receivers to take full advantage of the latest smartphones:
-- AppRadio Mode and AppRadioLIVE[8] -- Pioneer's free application to view
and control third-party utilities, navigational aids and social networks
installed on iOS and Android smartphones, utilising the receiver's
touchscreen. AppRadio Mode is also compatible with AppRadioLIVE, which
aggregates maps, music, news and events into four interactive quadrants
on screen. Moreover, car owners can conveniently connect their
smartphones to the receivers using a regular USB cable, eliminating
costly and complicated setups previously required. Additional cabling
options are also available.[9]
-- MIXTRAX -- Pioneer's revolutionary MIXTRAX®[10] virtual DJ technology
transforms a music library into a nonstop DJ mix, inserting transitions
and effects automatically to string together tunes from an iPhone, iPod
or USB storage device. To truly recreate a club experience, users can
also set the illumination and display to pulsate and change colour,
according to the tempo and intensity of the music.
-- Comprehensive Bluetooth functions -- All Bluetooth-enabled Pioneer
receivers feature Two-Phone Bluetooth Pairing capability, allowing up to
two phones to be connected simultaneously for hands-free voice calls.
With Wireless Audio Browsing[11], drivers can also search their music
library via the head unit display without touching their iOS and Android
smartphone[12], providing greater user convenience and a safer drive.
To download the high-res product images, go to https://www.dropbox.com/s/vt38gmc0g0slp6t/Pioneer%20Multimedia%20Receivers%20Images.zip?dl=0.
The new 2016 Pioneer Multimedia and TV Receivers will be available at Pioneer authorised dealers from November 2015.
*Product availability varies by country. Please refer to table below or contact your nearest country's Pioneer office for more information.
Country Models Available Contact Person
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Singapore AVH-X5850BT, AVH-X4850DVD, AVH-
X2850BT, AVH-X1850DVD, AVH-
X7850BT, AVH-285BT, AVH-
185DVD, GEX-2850DVB2 Charlotte Tan
Vietnam AVH-X5850BT, AVH-X1850DVD,
AVH-285BT, AVH-185DVD, Mr. Duc
(84) 8 35162870*(306)
duc.nguyenquang@vtb.com.vn
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For more updates on these products, please visit the Pioneer Car Entertainment Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/PioneerCarEntertainment/.
Additional notes:
i. Do not use your Pioneer system if doing so will divert your attention in any way from the safe operation of your vehicle. Always observe safe driving rules. In some countries, certain operations of devices while driving may be illegal. Where such regulations apply, they must be obeyed.
ii. Pioneer does not guarantee compatibility with all USB mass storage devices and assumes no responsibilities for any loss of data on media players, smartphones, or other devices while using the receiver.
iii. Bluetooth® functionality requires a compatible Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone. Certain Bluetooth features may not be supported by all compatible Bluetooth-enabled devices, and/or the functionality of such features may be limited in certain devices or by certain wireless carriers.
iv. Pioneer Multimedia Receivers are for selected Android smartphones only. Compatibility varies by Android smartphone. Please check with local Pioneer authorised dealers for more information.
v. PIONEER and MIXTRAX are registered trademarks of Pioneer Corporation.
vi. Apple®, iPhone® is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
vii. Android(TM) is a trademark of Google Inc.
viii. iOS® is a trademark or registered trademark of Cisco in the U.S. and other countries and is used under license.
ix. BLUETOOTH® is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc
x. Spotify® is the registered trademark of the Spotify Group.
xi. All other brand, product names, or logos may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
About Pioneer Electronics AsiaCentre (PAC) Pte. Ltd.
The regional headquarters of Pioneer Corporation since 1992, Pioneer's core business is in car audio visual. Pioneer aims to be a leading aftermarket manufacturer and supplier to leading car brands, providing comprehensive infotainment solutions for in-car, by developing next-generation devices and innovative cloud services for the growing connected car market. For more information, please visit http://www.pioneer.com.sg.
Note:
[1] Only for AVH-X5850BT, AVH-X4850DVD, AVH-X2850BT, AVH-X1850DVD, AVH-X7850BT and AVH-X6850DVD
[2] Only for files stored in USB thumb drive.
[3] Only for AVH-X5850BT, AVH-X4850DVD, AVH-X2850BT, AVH-X1850DVD, AVH-X7850BT and AVH-X6850DVD
[5] Only for AVH-X5850BT, AVH-X4850DVD, AVH-X2850BT, AVH-X1850DVD, AVH-X7850BT and AVH-X6850DVD
[6] The GEX-2850DVB2 is designed and built for usage in countries with compatible DVB-T and DVB-T2 broadcast.
[7] Actual performance varies and is dependent on a wide variety of external factors such as geographic location.
[8] Only for AVH-X5850BT, AVH-X4850DVD, AVH-X2850BT, AVH-X1850DVD, AVH-X7850BT and AVH-X6850DVD
[9] Pioneer CD-MU200 accessory cable for selected Android(TM) smartphones, and Pioneer CD-IU52 accessory cable for selected iPhone, each sold separately.
[10] Only for AVH-X5850BT, AVH-X4850DVD, AVH-X2850BT, AVH-X1850DVD, AVH-X7850BT and AVH-X6850DVD
[11]Available only for Pioneer receivers with built-in Bluetooth connectivity.
[12]Requires iOS and Android devices compatible with AVRCP version 1.5.
New Pioneer Speakers and Amplifier Promise Superior Sonics and Durability
SINGAPORE, Oct. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Pioneer Electronics AsiaCentre, a leader in aftermarket car audio, today released its latest A-Series speakers and Champion-Series amplifier, promising greater sound quality, durability and set-up flexibility.
The 2016 line-up consists of nine models, boasting a maximum music power handling from 300W to 650W - the TS-A1606C and TS-A1306C component speaker packages with tweeters, woofers and crossover, plus the TS-A6996S, TS-A6986S, TS-A6976S, TS-A6966S, TS-A1686S, TS-A1676S and TS-A1376S standard (coaxial) 3- to 5-way speakers. Also available is the new GM-D9605 Champion-Series amplifier, Pioneer's first 5-channel kit with Class FD technology.
"Hi-Res Audio files and high-quality music sources have significantly higher detail and clarity, which are often lost when played back through lacklustre car stereos. Our new A-Series speakers and Champion-Series amplifier are developed to faithfully reproduce every nuance of a sound track, regardless of the music genre and volume level for a truly engaging listening experience," said Mr. Isao Nomura, Deputy General Manager of Business Planning and Marketing Division, Pioneer Electronics AsiaCentre.
Now with an increased dynamic range and linearity, users will be able to hear and feel deeper bass, in addition to smoother and extended treble.
The accurate reproduction of lower frequency notes is made possible thanks to a more rigid Multi-layer Mica Matrix (MMM) woofer cone, which is employed throughout the entire range. The TS-A6996S and TS-A6986S also feature an improved high-frequency tweeter, leveraging a new Direct Drive Diaphragm (DDD) technology.
The TS-A6996S, TS-A6986S, TS-A6976S, TS-A6966S and TS-A1676S can handle up to 10 percent more power than their predecessors, enabling a higher peak reproducible volume at minimal distortion.
ATTRACTIVELY STYLED AND MADE TO LAST
Complementing the stylish design of these speakers is a new full-face mesh grille, used by the TS-A6996S, TS-A6986S, TS-A6976S and TS-A6966S to prevent dust from entering the units, which can damage the internal components.
A PERFECT MATCH FOR THESE SPEAKERS
The GM-D9605 Champion-Series amplifier offers an unparalleled level of flexibility, easily configurable to either 2 or 4 channels with both line-level speaker and pre-out audio input. Besides supporting up to 4 speakers, it is also equipped with a dedicated subwoofer (sub) output and variable low-pass filter, ensuring a seamless integration of the speakers and sub.
Another highlight is its class FD technology, which is extremely efficient and accounts for the amplifier's compact size, while delivering amazingly high power output.
INNOVATIVE SOUND TECHNOLOGIES
Here are other proprietary Pioneer technologies, which demonstrate the brand's commitment to deliver the finest sound quality:
Speakers
-- Progressive Flex Suspension System (PFSS) - Originally developed for the
flagship PRS-Series, PFSS further enhances bass performance and
durability of the TS-A6996S, TS-A6986S, TS-A6976S, TS-A6966S,TS-A1686S
and TS-A1606C speakers.
Amplifier
-- Total Vibration Control (TVC) concept - TVC minimises the detrimental
impact of vibration like signal distortion, which is a common issue in
an automotive environment and can potentially affect the sound. http://photos.prnasia.com/prnvar/20151006/8521506559-e
-- Automatic Signal Sensing and Turn-On - Once an active signal has been
detected, this function will automatically select the relevant input and
switch on the amplifier to initiate music playback.
-- Protection Control System - Designed to bolster reliability, this system
reduces the risk of damage due to an overly high input power, by sensing
the internal temperature and moderating the signal on-the-fly.
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About Pioneer Electronics AsiaCentre (PAC) Pte. Ltd.
The regional headquarters of Pioneer Corporation since 1992, Pioneer's core business is in car audio visual. Pioneer aims to be a leading aftermarket manufacturer and supplier to leading car brands, providing comprehensive infotainment solutions for in-car, by developing next-generation devices and innovative cloud services for the growing connected car market. For more information, please visit http://www.pioneer.com.sg.
NewVoiceMedia Strengthens ContactWorld Solutions to Revolutionise Sales and Service Performance and Boost Productivity
LONDON, October 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
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, a leading global provider of cloud technology
which helps businesses sell more, serve better and grow faster, has announced several
major product features to its portfolio to transform the way businesses of all sizes
connect with their customers worldwide, enabling them to deliver a more personalised
customer service experience, drive a more effective sales team, and rapidly grow their
business.
With cloud computing and agile development methods at the core of NewVoiceMedia's
business ethos, the company creates updates every week, and this quarter saw the
introduction of several significant new features, which offer sales and service
organisations more insight and accessibility than ever before. Innovation and
speed-to-market of new features is vital for fast growing companies. NewVoiceMedia's
recent growth research
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found that its customers are growing at 13 times the international
average, having increased revenues by an average of 44 percent in the last financial year,
compared with global economic growth of 3.5 percent.
With one in 10 people already owning a smart watch, and one in four interested in
purchasing the Apple Watch(1), the demand to be connected on the move is increasing.
Coupled with that, 82% of consumers believe that a quick resolution is the number one
factor that leads to a great customer service experiencesquared. In response to this,
NewVoiceMedia launched ContactWorld for Wearables, enabling sales and service
professionals to access their Salesforce data anytime, from anywhere, meaning they can
engage with customers more quickly than ever before and never miss an important call or
update. Furthermore, as call notifications contain the customer or prospect's background
information, reps have the information they need to navigate calls smoothly when they take
them.
While wearables in the enterprise are driving improved business performance, with
ContactWorld Vision, businesses also have access to instant, deep analytics about customer
communications to help boost sales performance and deliver better customer experiences.
With Vision for Sales, salespeople can immediately access invaluable information like
revenue driven per rep, call, or vertical; while Vision for Service provides internal
information about agent productivity and cost-to-serve, offering rare insight into
customer experience.
Furthermore, the company's new component for Salesforce Lightning presents businesses
with an interactive timeline for contact engagement which displays all interactions, both
inbound and outbound, meaning sales reps benefit from a full view of a prospect's activity,
which allows a better understanding of them and their motivations, and whether a prospect
is 'hot' or 'cold'.
ContactWorld QuickStart, which was launched in August, is an end-to-end solution for
SMBs, serving up to 25 users. With all numbers, minutes and hardware required, provided by
NewVoiceMedia, the solution offers sales and service professionals a great value customer
contact solution with the fundamental call features needed to grow their business, meaning
they can invest their money in further expansion and scale the use of ContactWorld to
support their growth.
"We are perpetually focused on innovation to continue offering customers the best
possible technology within a single Salesforce desktop and provide excellent support
globally", said NewVoiceMedia CEO Jonathan Gale.
"The company is extremely agile in its development, creating updates every week, and
we are committed to making our cloud capabilities best-in-class and enabling our customers
to deliver exceptional service and drive a more effective sales team. We developed
ContactWorld to make customer engagement easier and more successful for sales and service
professionals in companies of all sizes, and these innovative new features will help them
achieve this even more effortlessly, without being tied to their computers or compromising
their busy schedules".
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powers customer connections that transform
businesses globally. The leading vendor's award-winning cloud customer contact platform
revolutionises the way organisations connect with their customers worldwide, enabling them
to deliver a personalised and unique customer service experience and drive a more
effective sales and marketing team. With a true cloud environment and proven 99.999%
platform availability, NewVoiceMedia ensures complete flexibility, scalability and
reliability.
The Spiritual Market of India Enters the World of Mobile-commerce With Wheresmypandit.com
MUMBAI, October 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
- Where'sMyPandit Launches its Mobile Application
Puja rituals are an integral part of Hindu culture. In order to stand out from
numerous startups, currently competing with each other in the spiritual market domain, and
to cater to millions of Hindus worldwide, WheresMyPandit has entered the field of
mobile-commerce with the launch of its mobile application.
Built for Android users, WheresMyPandit expects an increase by three times for both
inquiries and sales after the launch of the application. And, post the launch of the iOS
application near to the Diwali season, it will multiply by nearly five times.
Not only can you book a pandit with a simple click through the application, but in the
future, you can also chat or talk to the pandit to help you with various intricacies such
as Muhurat timings and information about the puja on a real-time basis. A real-time
tracking of the panditji will also be made available so you don't miss out on your muhurat
timings while the pandit is on his way to conduct the puja.
A user-friendly interface combined with pleasant colour schematics and ease of
operation makes this app a must-have for every Hindu. There are also plans to release this
app in multiple languages so that anyone with a smartphone can have a smooth experience.
In addition, the app can even be operated on a 2G network and consumes minimum Internet
usage.
The highlight of the app is its unique calendar feature, which is a multi-lingual
calendar that takes care of your caste specifications and is displayed as per your rituals
and customs. Once the app is downloaded, this feature is also available in offline mode
with customization options available, which includes setting up your Tithis and date
preferences. With daily Panchang and important festivals displayed, this app is of great
help to users. Daily sun and moon rising and setting timings are also specified. The
back-end team behind the application is also working on additional features for the
calendar which will have the calendar displayed as per the location, parlance and language
of the user and post this, the calendar feature will be a state-of-the-art Hindu calendar
leaving behind the cliched and generalist ones.
The other key feature of the app is the 'spiritual knowledge' vertical. Â Basically,
the feeds have been synced with Wheresmypandit.com's Whatsapp service that provides you
daily information about lessons from religious books like the Bhagavad Gita, Vedas, etc.
along with tales from the Ramayana. Features to share the spiritual knowledge on social
media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter are also available. The programming and
content development team takes pride in this unique value-addition service of their
application and plan to expand the content in terms of starting an entire series of the
heroic epic in Hinduism, Mahabharata, along with lesser known facts about the Gods and
Goddesses to impart knowledge to every Hindu while getting them back to our beliefs and
rituals that indeed is the rich culture of India.
Major future plans include integrating the entire Wheresmypandit.com's website with
their application in terms of both the services and products. Â Additional devotional
content is also to be added taking their application service to the higher altitudes of
quality. By the end of this year, their core team has promised to be present on all
platforms for mobile applications along with improvements in the user interface adding to
the look and feel of the application.
Anritsu Company Extends Frequency Coverage of ShockLine Compact and Economy VNA Families to 43.5 GHz
-- MS46122A and MS46322A Series Ideal for Measuring RF/Microwave Passive Devices in Variety of Cost-sensitive Engineering, Manufacturing and University Applications --
MORGAN HILL, Calif., Oct. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Anritsu Company announces that it has extended the frequency coverage of its MS46322A Series ShockLine(TM) Economy Vector Network Analyzers (VNAs) and MS46122A Series ShockLine Compact VNAs to 43.5 GHz. By supporting the higher frequency, the low-cost VNAs can efficiently conduct S-parameter and time domain measurements on RF and microwave passive devices up to 43.5 GHz in a variety of cost-sensitive engineering, manufacturing and university testing applications.
Based on patented ShockLine VNA-on-a-chip technology, which simplifies the internal VNA architecture at high frequencies, the MS46322A and MS46122A Series offer best-in-class performance for the price. The MS46122A VNAs are available in three frequency ranges of 1 MHz to 8/20/43.5 GHz, while the MS46322A offers six models with coverage of 1 MHz to 4/8/14/20/30/43.5 GHz.
Both instruments have typical dynamic range of 110 dB at 43.5 GHz and wide IF bandwidths for fast test times and maximum throughput. The MS46122A and MS46322A have high level noise of less than 0.006 dB at 43.5 GHz and a sweep speed of typically 220 us/point. The performance of the ShockLine VNAs provides users with reduced measurement uncertainty and small guard bands when testing cables, connectors, filters, antennas and other passive components.
Anritsu has designed the 1U high, two-port MS46122A and 2U high, two-port MS46322A Series to be used in applications requiring a small footprint and remote programming. Small and rugged chassis allow the VNAs to fit into standard rack mount configurations, while support of SCPI command programming and software drivers allow both series to be compatible with the most common programming environments. The MS46122A, with an external computer, or the MS46322A, via a touchscreen, keyboard and mouse, support a powerful graphical user interface (GUI) that simplifies developing and troubleshooting programs in automated test environments.
The MS46122A and MS46322A are two of five series that comprise the ShockLine family of low-cost VNAs. Covering nine different frequency ranges in 1-, 2-, and 4-port models, the ShockLine family is available in multiple form factors and with LAN or USB interfaces to fit any testing environment. Anritsu has developed the ShockLine performance VNAs to address the market need for solutions that can economically test passive devices in cost-sensitive applications.
About Anritsu
Anritsu Company is the United States subsidiary of Anritsu Corporation, a global provider of innovative communications test and measurement solutions for 120 years. Anritsu's "2020 VISION" philosophy engages customers as true partners to help develop wireless, optical, microwave/RF, and digital instruments, as well as operation support systems for R&D, manufacturing, installation, and maintenance applications. Anritsu also provides precision microwave/RF components, optical devices, and high-speed electrical devices for communication products and systems. The company develops advanced solutions for 5G, M2M, IoT, as well as other emerging and legacy wireline and wireless communication markets. With offices throughout the world, Anritsu has approximately 4,000 employees in over 90 countries.
To learn more visit http://www.anritsu.com and follow Anritsu on Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube.
CONTACT: Anritsu Contact: Siiri Hage, Director of Marketing Communications, siiri.hage@anritsu.com, 408.201.1010; Agency Contact: Patrick Brightman, 3E Public Relations, pbrightman@3epr.com, 973.263.5475
OWC Introduces New 3.0TB Mercury Elite Pro mini Bus-Powered Storage Models with up to 50 Percent More Portable Capacity for High-Performance Needs
Eighteen OWC Elite Pro mini options now available starting at $94.99, from 500GB to 3.0TB for Mac & PC
WOODSTOCK, Ill., Oct. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Other World Computing (OWC), a leading zero emissions Mac and PC technology company, announced today that it has expanded its OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini line by 50 percent more capacity to a new maximum of three terabytes (3.0TB) storage. The bus-powered Mercury Elite Pro mini is now available in 18 different hard drive or OWC Mercury SSD-equipped configurations. With interface options including USB 3.0, eSATA 6Gb/s, and FireWire, the Mercury Elite Pro mini delivers high performance storage to Mac or PC users in a portable plug-and-play footprint, with no AC adapter required.
Portable and Bus-Powered for Mobile Lifestyles
The Mercury Elite Pro mini features a fanless brushed aluminum enclosure and measures a compact 5.5" L x 3.8" W x 1.1" H. Because it is bus-powered, the Mercury Elite Pro mini doesn't require an AC adapter, so it's ideal for on-the-go business professionals, creative/entertainment professionals, students, and anyone else needing to back up data, transport large files between computers, gain additional storage capacity, or perform video editing, photo editing, and live music recording. The fanless drive ensures super-quiet operation, an important criteria for creative professionals.
Built for Performance and Flexibility
The Mercury Elite Pro mini line offers a choice of the fastest 2.5" SATA hard drive mechanisms, up to 7200 RPM; or OWC's Mercury SSDs for demanding audio/visual, general data and backup needs. The USB 3.0 & FireWire 800 model offers connection flexibility among various computers; while those seeking the fastest interface offered in a portable drive will find their speed needs fulfilled by the 6Gb/s eSATA/USB 3.0 model. The Mercury Elite Pro mini can also be used with digital cameras and camcorders with USB 3.0/2.0 data ports for fast, on-location backups of images and video.
Backed by the Best Support in the Industry
The best product warranty is one a consumer should never have to use, but should the need occur, OWC's reputation for superior support offers peace of mind to customers. All OWC Mercury Elite Pro minis come backed by free lifetime US-based 24/7 technical support and a three-year limited warranty.
"Now the Mercury Elite Pro mini offers even more choices, bringing a whopping 3.0TB of capacity for the perfect mix of speed, portability and capacity in one award-winning external solution," said Jen Soule, President, Other World Computing. "With 18 different configurations offering capacity and drive type choices, there's an Elite Pro mini model for any particular need and budget."
Pricing and Availability
The Mercury Elite Pro mini is available immediately from Other World Computing, as well as select retailers, in 18 different configurations with up to 3.0TB capacity. All Mercury Elite Pro mini solutions come plug-and-play ready with all interface connecting cables included, a disk utility software bundle worth over $100, and a three-year warranty. The Mercury Elite Pro mini configurations and pricing are:
FireWire 800 / USB 3.0 USB 3.0 / eSATA 6Gbps
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About OWC
OWC is the manufacturer and upgrade provider of choice for Apple and PC enthusiasts and has been providing OWC memory upgrades for Apple computers since 1989. For the last decade, OWC has been building SSD upgrades specifically for Apple computers, winning multiple awards while also earning accolades for OWC external and optical drives. OWC memory, SSDs and a growing number of our products are designed, engineered and manufactured in Austin, Texas. Widely recognized for its exemplary customer service, OWC provides extensive US-based technical support for Mac and PC users around the world. As a member of the Apple Developer Program, OWC also produces a catalog of upgrades and accessories, having served the Apple community worldwide since 1988.
Movado Announces Exciting new Collaboration with Industrial Designer Yves Behar
NEW YORK, Oct. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Movado Group, Inc. (MOV) - Movado announces the launch of the new Movado Edge watch collection, developed in collaboration with world-renowned industrial designer Yves Behar and his design firm fuseproject. Uniting the talents of two of the most important industrial designers of the last 70 years, Nathan George Horwitt and Yves Behar, Movado has brought a dynamic new level of design innovation and sophistication to the legendary Museum Dial.
"I met Yves at the Aspen Ideas Conference in 2013 and we immediately connected through our deep appreciation of design," said Efraim Grinberg, CEO and Chairman, Movado Group. "The idea of looking at Horwitt's original Museum Dial concept through Yves Behar's design-focused vision was a compelling prospect for Movado and we are extremely proud of the result. The Movado Edge collection offers a stunning new interpretation of Movado's iconic signature - it is so distinctly and uniquely Movado, we decided we did not need to include the logo on the dial."
Movado's legendary Museum Dial was created in 1947 by artist/designer Nathan George Horwitt. Stark and striking, the iconic dial has no numbers. It is defined only by a solitary gold dot at 12 o'clock, symbolizing the sun at high noon, while its simple moving hands suggest the daily rotation of the earth on its axis. This conceptual, groundbreaking dial is one of the most acclaimed watch designs of all time, and one of the most important of the 20(th) Century. Horwitt's original design was accepted into the permanent collection of MoMA in 1960.
"As a designer, it is both daunting and an exciting challenge to design for Movado, a watch brand that is both universally recognized as a modern pioneer, and at the same time accessible," stated Yves Behar, Founder and Principal Designer, fuseproject. "The opportunity to stand out, to stand for something can be rare in watch design. The central idea of the Movado Edge design was achieved through the use of new materials, textures and three-dimensional construction - the dished shapes catch the light beautifully and have the effect of drawing the eye inside of the watch. As the user's wrist moves, the design changes constantly, symbolically speaking of time as the indicator of change in our lives."
Movado Edge renews the brand with a thoroughly modern aesthetic through a heightened industrial lens, characterized by a new, visually tactile form. Celebrating Movado's industrial design heritage rooted in the Bauhaus movement, a synergy of art and design are revealed in the collection's simplified, geometric forms. The dial reinterprets Horwitt's original vision in three dimensions, with the signature dot emerging from the dial's curved, newly textured landscape. Sculpted ridges that form around the edge of the dial suggest the sun's rays, while subtly marking the minutes - a beautiful and purposeful design element. Fusing form, function and inspiration, this transformative new collection includes men's, women's and chronograph models on stainless steel link bracelets and black leather or rubber straps.
A brand long identified with Modernism and closely associated with the performing arts, Movado has achieved a proud 134-year history of design excellence and innovation. Movado has been a major supporter of New York City Ballet, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Jazz at Lincoln Center, and The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Additionally, Movado has supported the Miami International Film Festival, Miami City Ballet, The Joffrey Ballet, Ballet Pacifica, and the Cooper Hewitt, National Design Museum.
Movado Group, Inc. designs, manufactures, and distributes Movado, EBEL, Concord, Coach, HUGO BOSS, Lacoste, Juicy Couture, Tommy Hilfiger, and Scuderia Ferrari brand watches worldwide.
Microsoft redefines the laptop with Surface Book, ushers in new era of Windows 10 devices
New Surface Pro 4, Lumia phones and Microsoft Band also unveiled.
NEW YORK, Oct. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday unveiled new Surface, Lumia and Microsoft Band devices, taking advantage of powerful and versatile hardware to unlock new Windows 10 experiences, including fast and secured login with Windows Hello(1); new Cortana(2) experiences that turn Windows 10 devices into a personal assistant; improved touch and pen experiences on Surface; and Continuum for phones, which enables the new Lumia 950 and 950 XL phones to work like PCs(3). Showcasing the innovation possible with Windows 10, Microsoft also shared new gaming experiences from Xbox and new details on Microsoft HoloLens, the first fully untethered holographic computer.
Now running on 110 million devices around the world, Windows 10 is off to the fastest start in history -- seeing upgrades at three times the rate of Windows 7 in the same time period. With more than 1.25 billion visits to the Windows Store, Microsoft announced all-new universal apps for Windows 10, including Box, Facebook, Instagram, Candy Crush Soda Saga, Flipagram, Uber, and others. These apps add to the existing Windows 10 experiences that will be available on the new Microsoft devices.
"With Windows 10 and these new Microsoft devices, you are at the center of magical new experiences," said Satya Nadella, chief executive officer of Microsoft. "We're moving people from needing to choosing to loving Windows, and these devices promise to fuel even more enthusiasm and opportunity for the entire Windows ecosystem."
Surface redefines the laptop
Building on its track record of pioneering new categories, Microsoft is redefining the laptop with the new Surface Book -- a powerful, high-performance laptop with stunning craftsmanship and incredibly accurate and responsive pen and touch support. Ultrathin, Surface Book combines the impressive power of 6th Generation Intel(®) Core((TM)) i5 and Core((TM)) i7 processors with up to 12 hours of battery life(4). The 13.5-inch optically bonded PixelSense Display delivers a high-contrast 267 dpi display with improved latency and parallax, making it not just beautiful to look at but natural and fluid to write on. The screen also detaches, so it can be used like a clipboard to sketch, take notes and benefit from Windows programs like Microsoft Edge. An optional discrete GPU allows Surface Book to harness the full power of hardware-accelerated graphics for seamless video editing, fast rendering or immersive gaming. Surface Book starts at $1,499(5).
The tablet that can replace your laptop just got thinner, lighter, faster
Microsoft also introduced Surface Pro 4, the thinnest, lightest and most powerful tablet that can replace your laptop. At only 8.4 mm thin, it features a stunning 12.3-inch PixelSense Display and 6th Generation Intel(®) Core((TM)) m, Core((TM)) i5, and Core((TM)) i7 processors, enabling everyone from students to professionals to get more done on the go. Starting at $8995, Surface Pro 4 is not only 30 percent more powerful than Surface Pro 3 but also quieter, runs cooler, and is even more efficient with up to nine hours of battery life(4). The new Surface Pro 4 Type Cover(6) takes Surface Pro 4 from tablet to laptop in an instant and features a redesigned mechanical keyboard with optimal key spacing for fast and fluid typing. Backwards compatible with Surface Pro 3, the new Surface Pro 4 Type Cover comes with an optional fingerprint reader, bringing the convenience and enterprise-grade security of Windows Hello to existing customers. The redesigned Surface Pen packs 1,024 levels of pressure sensitivity, letting you write, draw and mark documents with precision ink on one end and an eraser on the other.
Surface Book, Surface Pro 4 and new accessories are available for preorder in select markets Oct. 7, then for purchase in Canada and the United States on Oct. 26, with additional markets to follow. Full device and accessory specs are available here, here and here.
Lumia phones showcase the power of Windows 10
The company also reinforced its commitment to mobile with the introduction of Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL, the first Windows 10 Lumia phones and newest premium phones from Microsoft. With more people using multiple devices throughout their day, Windows 10 provides a familiar and consistent experience that enables a seamless and productive transition from one device to another, whether PCs, tablets or the new phones. With Continuum capability for phones enhanced by the new Microsoft Display Dock accessory, connect the phone to a monitor and transform it for larger-screen entertainment, or add a keyboard and mouse to work like a PC with Windows 10 apps like Microsoft Office, while simultaneously taking calls or performing other tasks(6). With the latest-generation PureView cameras with 20-megapixel sensors, triple LED natural flash and 4K video capture, the Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL enable faster focus and crisper images and videos even in challenging conditions. Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL will become available in select markets in November; local retailers or operators can give pricing and availability. Full device specs are available here and here.
Lumia 550, Microsoft's most affordable 4G LTE smartphone running Windows 10, also joins the Lumia family(7). For people who value affordability, uncompromised quality and signature Microsoft services, Lumia 550 combines superfast Internet, the latest Qualcomm(®) Snapdragon((TM)) quad-core processor with ultrafast LTE speeds, and the best of Microsoft services for just $139(5). Lumia 550 will begin rolling out in select European markets in December, with additional markets to follow. Full device specs are available here.
Achieve your fitness goals with Microsoft Band 2
Microsoft also announced Microsoft Band 2, the latest fitness wearable designed to help you live healthier and achieve more. The new Microsoft Band features a new curved display, making it even more comfortable to wear, and Cortana(8) enables you to reply to texts or set reminders with the touch of a button. Alongside a continuous optical heart rate monitor and onboard GPS, the smart band still tracks calories burned, deep exercise and sleep quality -- and now records floors climbed -- all while maintaining up to two-day battery life. Microsoft Health is available as a universal Windows app, a dedicated app for iOS and Android devices, and via a Web Dashboard, all enabling people to set wellness goals and receive actionable insights. Starting at $249(5), Microsoft Band 2 is available for preorder in select markets Oct. 6, then for purchase in the United States on Oct. 30, with additional markets to follow. Full device specs are available here.
Microsoft HoloLens arrives for developers
Microsoft HoloLens is the world's first fully untethered holographic computer, powered by Windows 10. Whether for education, design, healthcare or entertainment, HoloLens creates innovative experiences that are impossible on any other device -- or any other platform. Starting today, we are inviting applications for the Microsoft HoloLens Development Edition and will start shipping in Q1 2016 for $3,000. Developers can visit http://hololens.com to apply for the Microsoft HoloLens Development Edition.
Xbox brings new gaming experiences
Powered by Windows 10, the new Xbox One experience will launch around the world in November. This free update is a complete redesign built on the cornerstone of Windows 10 and provides the fastest and most social Xbox experience ever. Also launching in November, Xbox One Backward Compatibility(9) lets you play your Xbox 360 games on Xbox One for free with 100 games at launch and hundreds more in the months ahead. Backward-compatible Xbox 360 games will also be playable on Windows 10 through game streaming from Xbox One to Windows 10(10). Games like "Halo 5: Guardians, Rise of the Tomb Raider," "Forza Motorsport 6," and "Gears of War: Ultimate Edition" cement this holiday as the greatest lineup in Xbox history. What's more, Microsoft is offering gamers unmatched value and choice this holiday with its most extensive bundle lineup ever, starting at $349(5). Whether it's the Xbox One "Halo 5: Guardians" Limited Edition Bundle, the Xbox One 1TB "Fallout 4" Bundle that includes both the critically acclaimed "Fallout 4" and a full-game download of "Fallout 3" for Xbox 360, the Xbox One Elite Bundle, or the Xbox One 1TB Holiday Bundle, there's a console for every gamer. Full details on Xbox One and the new Xbox One experience can be found here.
In the United States, Surface Book, Surface Pro 4, Lumia 950, Lumia 950 XL, Microsoft Band 2 and Xbox One will be available through microsoftstore.com, more than 110 Microsoft stores, authorized resellers and select partner retailers. More information on Windows 10 and Microsoft devices can be found at http://blogs.windows.com/launch.
Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT" @microsoft) is the leading platform and productivity company for the mobile-first, cloud-first world, and its mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.
(1) Windows Hello requires specialized biometric hardware.
(2) Cortana available in select markets at launch; experience may vary by region and device.
(3) Requires Microsoft Display Dock, external monitor with HDMI input, and compatible accessories, all sold separately. Microsoft Office 365 subscription required for some Microsoft Office features.
(4) For video playback; testing conducted by Microsoft in September 2015 using preproduction Intel Core(TM) i5, 256GB, 8GB RAM device. Testing consisted of full battery discharge during video playback. All settings were default except Wi-Fi was associated with a network and Auto-Brightness disabled. Battery life varies significantly with settings, usage and other factors.
(5 )Estimated retail price. Actual prices may vary.
(6) Sold separately
(7 )Coverage, service and 4G/LTE are not available everywhere. See carrier for coverage details.
(8 )Cortana available with Windows Phone 8.1 or later; available in English only.
(9) Xbox One Backward Compatibility feature works with select Xbox 360 games; see http://www.xbox.com/xbox-one/backward-compatibility. Xbox 360 accessories and Kinect, and games requiring those accessories, are not compatible with Xbox One consoles. Xbox Live and broadband Internet required for initial download of game to console.
(10 )Stream to one device at a time; streaming with multiplayer from Xbox One requires home network connection and Xbox Live Gold membership (sold separately).
Some information relates to pre-release products, which may be substantially modified before availability.
InfoSystems Joins Permabit Channel to Supply SANblox Data Reduction Appliance
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Permabit Technology Corporation, the industry leader in data reduction technology, today announced InfoSystems, Inc., a leading IT solutions and services provider in the southeastern U.S., has joined the company's partner network of solution providers, value-added resellers, and distributors bringing Permabit's Albireo SANblox(TM) appliance to the IT marketplace.
InfoSystems serves enterprise and small- to medium-size businesses with solutions in data storage, virtualization, cloud, server infrastructure, backup and disaster recovery, network security, software development, voice service and unified communications.
SANblox is a unique data reduction appliance for Fibre Channel-attached storage that pairs Permabit's industry leading deduplication index with its best in class HIOPS Compression(TM) technology. It delivers immediate data reduction for flash, hybrid or HDD storage products across a wide range of applications, including virtual server, VDI, copy data, database (OLTP and data warehouse), analytics and Big Data environments.
SANblox can be deployed in a matter of hours for immediate storage savings in all-flash, hybrid, or HDD environments. With inline data reduction, storage savings from deduplication and compression are realized immediately while increasing effective capacity and reducing costs. SANblox deployment flexibility also enables selective use of deduplication and/or compression on data stores, enabling users to choose the data reduction techniques that best meet their needs.
"InfoSystems excels at guiding customers through the changing storage marketplace, and Permabit's data reduction technology helps by enabling high performance, high capacity storage at dramatically reduced TCO," said Scott Skidmore, Permabit VP of Sales. "We are thrilled to welcome InfoSystems to Permabit's reseller and distributor network and are fully committed to their success."
"SANblox allows us to immediately deliver the industry's highest performing, most scalable and lowest footprint data reduction to our customers with Fibre Channel SAN environments," said Scott Davis, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, InfoSystems. "Customers who incorporate SANblox in their hybrid, disk and flash storage arrays can immediately increase their storage capacity and reduce their operating costs, with little to no impact on performance and minimal change to their existing environments."
About InfoSystems, Inc.
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New Cadence Tensilica Vision P5 DSP Enables 4K Mobile Imaging with 13X Performance Boost and 5X Lower Energy
Highlights:
- Offloads the host CPU to minimize energy consumption
- Ideal for end-user applications including image and video enhancement, stereo and 3D imaging, depth map processing, robotic vision, face detection and authentication, augmented reality, object tracking, object avoidance and advanced noise reduction
SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS) today announced the new Cadence® Tensilica® Vision P5 digital signal processor (DSP), its flagship high-performance vision/imaging DSP core. This imaging and vision DSP core offers up to 13X performance boost, with an average of 5X less energy usage on vision tasks compared to the previous generation IVP-EP imaging and video DSP.
The Tensilica Vision P5 DSP is built from the ground up for applications requiring ultra-high memory and operation parallelism to support complex vision processing at high resolution and high frame rates. As such, it is ideal for off-loading vision and imaging functions from the main CPU to increase throughput and reduce power. End-user applications that can benefit from the DSP's capabilities include image and video enhancement, stereo and 3D imaging, depth map processing, robotic vision, face detection and authentication, augmented reality, object tracking, object avoidance and advanced noise reduction.
The Tensilica Vision P5 DSP core includes a significantly expanded and optimized Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) targeting mobile, automotive advanced driver assistance systems (or ADAS, which includes pedestrian detection, traffic sign recognition, lane tracking, adaptive cruise control, and accident avoidance) and Internet of Things (IoT) vision systems.
The advances in the Tensilica Vision P5 DSP further improve the ease of software development and porting, with comprehensive support for integer, fixed-point and floating-point data types and an advanced toolchain with a proven, auto-vectorizing C compiler. The software environment also features complete support of standard OpenCV and OpenVX libraries for fast, high-level migration of existing imaging/vision applications with over 800 library functions.
The Tensilica Vision P5 core includes these new features:
-- Wide 1024-bit memory interface with SuperGather(TM) technology for
maximum performance on the complex data patterns of vision processing
-- Up to 4 vector ALU operations per cycle, each with up to 64-way data
parallelism
-- Up to 5 instructions issued per cycle from 128-bit wide instruction
delivering increased operation parallelism
-- Enhanced 8-,16- and 32-bit ISA tuned for vision/imaging applications
-- Optional 16-way IEEE single-precision vector floating-point processing
unit delivering a massive 32GFLOPs at 1GHz
For more information on the Tensilica Vision P5 DSP, visit http://www.cadence.com/news/TensilicaVisionP5.
"There is an explosion in vision processing applications that require dedicated, efficient offload processors to handle the large streams of data in real time," stated Jeff Bier, co-founder and president ofBerkeley Design Technology, Inc. (BDTI). "Processor innovations like the Tensilica Vision P5 DSP help provide the backbone required for increasingly complex vision applications."
"The need for a more efficient but powerful processor is necessary for mobile devices transitioning into 4K resolution," stated Jon Peddie, founder of Jon Peddie Research. "This recent announcement of a new vision processor is essential for enabling next-generation devices."
"Imaging algorithms are quickly evolving and becoming much more complex - particularly in object detection, tracking and identification," stated Chris Rowen, CTO of the IP Group at Cadence. "Additionally, we are seeing a lot more integrated systems with multiple sensor types, feeding even more data in for processing in real time. These highly complex systems are driving us to provide more performance in our DSPs than ever before, at even lower power. The Tensilica Vision P5 DSP is a major step forward to meeting tomorrow's market demands."
The Tensilica Vision P5 DSP is based on the Cadence Tensilica Xtensa® architecture, and combines flexible hardware choices with a library of DSP functions and numerous vision/imaging applications from our established ecosystem partners. It also shares the comprehensive Tensilica partner ecosystem for other applications software, emulation and probes, silicon and services and much more. The Xtensa architecture is the second most popular licensable processor architecture, shipping at a rate of over 2B cores per year in products spanning sensors to supercomputers.
About Cadence
Cadence enables global electronic design innovation and plays an essential role in the creation of today's integrated circuits and electronics. Customers use Cadence software, hardware, IP and services to design and verify advanced semiconductors, consumer electronics, networking and telecommunications equipment, and computer systems. The company is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., with sales offices, design centers and research facilities around the world to serve the global electronics industry. More information about the company, its products and its services is available at http://www.cadence.com.
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"We have a long-standing relationship with Cadence and have successfully used other Tensilica technologies such as the Xtensa processor for our high-performance and ultra-low power IoT sensor hub IC," said Kenji Nakamura, corporate officer/deputy general manager of MegaChips. "As a market leader in application-specific standard product (ASSP) solutions, we see vision and imaging as the next growth applications areas requiring high-performance, low-power DSPs. We are excited to be a Cadence partner as they make huge investments in imaging and vision DSP advancements, which are built on the proven Xtensa processors and its development tools."
"Being a leader in imaging and vision software for mobile platform, Morpho continuously invests in partnering with companies that provide advanced technologies," said Masayuki Urushiyama, executive vice president of Global Sales & Marketing of Morpho. "The new Tensilica Vision P5 DSP significantly improved the power and performance of our imaging software, enabling us to optimize our solution for end-user applications that utilize functionalities such as video stabilization and wide dynamic range."
"By porting our fog removal software to the new Tensilica Vision P5 DSP, we achieved 85X performance improvement, with 25X less power consumption," said Shanti Swarup, chief technology officer at Uurmi Systems. "We utilized Cadence's extensive software library and ISS simulator to quickly port our technology. The total turnaround time was less than five weeks and we achieved dramatic improvement in power and performance, which enabled us to sell our software to the embedded systems market."
Inventables Raises $5 Million Series B to Bring 3D Carving to One Million Users
CHICAGO, October 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
Greycroft leads the round with existing investors participatingÂ
Inventables announces a $5 million Series B funding round bringing their total capital
raised to $10 million. This new capital will be used to expand their industry leading 3D
Carving software and hardware platform to over one million users. The round was led by
Greycroft with participation from True Ventures, Draper Associates, Corazon Capital, and
Dundee Capital.
Inventables has made 3D Carving easy and affordable. The Easel cloud software is
provided free of charge and delivered online at http://www.easel.com. Â The Carvey and
X-Carve 3D carving machines integrate seamlessly giving the ability to make production
quality parts in an office or studio.
"Bringing 3D carving to the cloud enables our customers to go directly from design to
small-scale production with the push of a button," CEO and founder Zach Kaplan said.
Kaplan anticipates doubling the size of the company by next year. Key hires include a VP
of marketing and corporate controller, in addition to staffing up with mechanical,
electrical, software engineers, and expanding the customer success team.
Inventables customers make thousands of products with their 3D carving
machines. Independent manufacturers do small scale production runs of products like signs,
guitars, furniture and jewelry. Creative professionals also use the 3D carving machines to
prototype ideas before sending them out for larger scale manufacturing.
Inventables is igniting the digital manufacturing revolution with its 3D carving
platform. Their Easel 3D design and control software is available free at http://www.easel.com. Easel works seamlessly with Inventables' Carvey and X-Carve 3D
carving machines work seamlessly to power independent manufacturing.
ClearDATA Expands Partner Program, Appoints New Channel Sales Director
Excel Partner Program to enhance partners' competitive advantage and speed to market
PHOENIX, Oct. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- ClearDATA today launched the next evolution of its reseller and referral program. The new program, Excel Partner Program, is designed to enhance the scope and speed to market of system integrators, VARs, IT consultants and ISVs (independent software vendors) dedicated to supporting healthcare providers, payers and life sciences organizations.
To further expand and scale its partner network, ClearDATA has appointed industry veteran John Perales as its new Channel Sales Director. Perales has a proven track record of successfully growing and overseeing channel sales at Rackspace and other cloud providers. At ClearDATA he is responsible for developing the strategic direction that will accelerate the adoption of secure, HIPAA-compliant cloud computing within the healthcare partner industry.
"ClearDATA's exclusive focus on healthcare combined with the proven security, regulatory compliance, and performance of our managed cloud platform, is ideal for software and technology companies seeking a competitive advantage in the healthcare space," said Perales. "Partners benefit from excellent commissions, robust sales and marketing support, and our successful track record of providing industry-leading reliability and support to their customers."
Respected industry analyst firm Frost & Sullivan recognized ClearDATA with its North American Healthcare Cloud Leadership Award in 2014. "ClearDATA's key value proposition lies in their pure healthcare-oriented solutions with meaningful ROI and cost reduction," noted Frost & Sullivan Program Director Eramangalath Sujith. "By committing to the standards of 100 percent redundancy, 100 percent network and power uptime, 100 percent assurance of IT business continuity, and 99.999 percent server uptime at a lower cost than on premise solutions, the company has steadily taken a market leading position."
Excel Partner Program
ClearDATA's Excel Partner Program is a tiered program that benefits resellers and referral partners in various ways:
-- Lucrative referral/reseller model using a compensation model based on
annual performance. Partners will have the opportunity to maximize their
earnings and increase their margins in the healthcare cloud space which
ClearDATA projects will see adoption rates of 50% in the next four to
five years, representing approximately $6.5 billion of a $13 billion
market for multi-cloud computing and managed services.
-- Robust sales and marketing support through a partner portal where
partners can easily access sales enablement tools and develop co-branded
marketing collateral. ClearDATA will also regularly offer educational
webinars such as "5 Ways Technology Vendors Put Their Healthcare
Customers' PHI at Risk."
-- Extensive knowledge of clinical applications, which reduces provisioning
time, eases data migration, improves application
reliability/stability/performance, and provides greater interoperability
with other applications, systems, and organizations.
-- Dedicated account managers and skilled sales cloud consultants with
healthcare industry expertise.
Chicago-based Avant Communications, the nation's premier distributor of next generation technologies, is the newest addition to ClearDATA's Excel Partner Program. "We partnered with ClearDATA due to their expertise within the healthcare and life sciences industry," said Ian Kieninger, CEO for Avant Communications. "ClearDATA's partner program provides us expansion of business opportunities for our agents and partners."
Customers of ClearDATA's channel partners benefit from:
-- A secure managed cloud platform built exclusively to meet the rigors and
regulatory requirements of the healthcare industry.
-- A multi-cloud approach that empowers healthcare providers to leverage
the power of major public clouds or a private cloud environment based on
their unique infrastructure requirements.
-- Advanced infrastructure security services such as encryption,
monitoring, intrusion detection/prevention, log and threat management,
and vulnerability scanning all supported by a comprehensive BAA that
mitigates the compliance risks of its customers.
-- An expert healthcare professional services team that provides Security
Risk Assessments, HIPAA remediation services, and custom development.
Trusted by Industry Leaders
Henry Schein's Practice Solutions division, a leader in dental practice management solutions with a global installed base of 65,000 customers, offers its dental enterprise software, Dentrix Enterprise, as a SaaS practice management system hosted on ClearDATA's cloud computing platform.
"Having a SaaS option for Dentrix Enterprise, as well as a strong, cloud-based data backup solution, are important product offerings for our customers," said Kevin Bunker, president, Henry Schein North America Dental Practice Solutions. "We are glad we partnered with ClearDATA to help our customers take advantage of the cloud's many benefits."
About ClearDATA
ClearDATA is exclusive to healthcare and is the industry leader in cloud computing, platform and information security services. More than 320,000 healthcare practitioners and leading technology companies rely on ClearDATA's secure, HIPAA-compliant, HITRUST CSF-certified cloud, HealthDATA(TM) infrastructure and SaaS HIT Cloud Management platform to store, manage, protect and share their patient health information and critical applications. For more information, call (888) 899-2066 or visit http://www.cleardata.com.
- Live limitless with waterproof technology from LifeProof -
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Limits are meant to be defied. LifeProof FR for iPhone 6s takes technology where it has never gone before with ultimate protection against water, dirt, snow and drop, available to preorder today.
LifeProof FR for iPhone 6s is engineered to be the thinnest, lightest, most protective case available and complements Apple's inspired design. Now, LifeProof offers its four-proof technology closer to an Apple device launch than ever before.
"Where there is a barrier - overcome it. Where there is an obstacle - conquer it," said LifeProof President and CEO Pete Lindgren. "LifeProof cases are designed to allow you to defy the limits and adventure in environments you would never have before."
FR defies the elements with a built-in scratch protector that keeps the display brilliant without inhibiting use of the touchscreen experience. Every device feature is accessible and fully functional, including Live Photos, 3D Touch and 2(nd) generation Touch ID.
Dive deeper and ride further with FR , equipped with waterproof protection to 6.6 feet for one hour, drop protection to 6.6 feet and complete enclosure from sand and dirt. The waterproof iPhone 6s case meets military standards for shock and impact protection and is compatible with LIFEACTIV QuickMount accessories.
LifeProof FR for iPhone 6s is available for preorder, with NUUD and FR Power available coming later this year. FR and NUUD for iPhone 6s Plus are also in development. For more information or to preorder FR for iPhone 6s, visit lifeproof.com.
LifeProof encourages technology users to defy limits by taking its smartphone and tablet devices on every adventure regardless of dirt, sand, water, rocks and other environmental hazards. LifeProof premium cases boast four-proof protection for smartphone and tablet devices and provide freedom from environmental constraints. LifeProof is the No. 1-selling waterproof case in the U.S. and is committed to inspiring its customers to live an active, no-limits lifestyle.*
*Source: The NPD Group/Retail Tracking Service: Cell Phone Device Protection/Units Sold 4/2014 - 03/2015
The LifeProof name and LifeProof trademarks are the property of Treefrog Developments, Inc. registered in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
HCD Research Announces Neuroscience-based Video Game Research Services
FLEMINGTON, N.J., Oct. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- HCD Research has released neuroscience-based video game research tools which, when combined with traditional research methods, provide a comprehensive view of respondents' non-conscious and cognitive responses to video game concepts, mechanics, presentation and full releases. These products are part of a suite of services offered under the brand name HCD ElementsGR (Game Research).
The HCD ElementsGR video game research suite of tools provides full-spectrum Games User Research and User Experience (GUR/UX) solutions, offering research and analysis based on qualitative and quantitative market research tools, expert insight and analysis from game industry veterans, and a robust array of neuroscience and biometric products and services.
The HCD ElementsGR video game research suite of tools make it easy to leverage the latest GUR/UX processes and technologies at any point in the game development cycle. From pre-production, wire-framing and prototypes, through production, beta testing and live game services - HCD ElementsGR tools can provide effective, reliable analysis without disrupting productivity or development schedules.
HCD's GUR/UX division is directed by Josh Drescher - a veteran producer, designer and creative director with more than a decade of game development experience across PC, Mac, console and mobile platforms. In addition to creative, design and production roles, he has worked closely with marketing departments and has acted as one of the main voices and public representatives for various studio franchises and products including Warhammer Online, Dark Age of Camelot and Second Chance Heroes.
HCD ElementsGR tools and services were developed in conjunction with HCD's neuroscience group, led by Dr. Michelle Niedziela, a neuropsychologist with extensive experience and expertise in sensory research.