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Cadence Delivers Rapid Adoption Kits Based on a 10nm Reference Flow for New ARM Cortex-A73 CPU and ARM Mali-G71 GPU

Highlights:

- Cadence RAKs are based on the latest innovative digital implementation and signoff technologies optimized to work with the performance-leading ARM® Artisan® physical IP and ARM POP(TM) IP for ARM Cortex®-A73 and ARM Mali(TM)-G71, enabling designers to meet challenging PPA goals

- ARM used Cadence digital and signoff tools to design the ARM Cortex-A73 CPU and the ARM Mali-G71 GPU, resulting in a reference flow from which the RAKs are derived

- Collaboration enables designers to achieve overall PPA goals and accelerated time to market with Cadence digital, signoff, and system and verification tools optimized for Cortex-A73 based designs

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS) today announced the availability of a Rapid Adoption Kit (RAK) based on the ARM internal flow used for the design of the ARM Cortex-A73 Central Processing Unit (CPU) and the ARM Mali-G71 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) that is geared toward enhancing virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) experiences on 2017 flagship mobile devices. During this process, Cadence® and ARM also collaborated to develop a 10nm methodology using Cadence digital implementation and signoff tools. In addition, Cadence is working very closely with ARM to provide software technology and process design kit (PDK) updates to the RAKs to deliver faster design closure and optimal PPA results, providing engineers with a continually updated foundation for designing the highest performing and most energy-efficient mobile devices.

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Also available with the RAK are Cadence offerings that increase productivity for system, subsystem and IP verification, performance optimization and software enablement. The RAK can utilize performance-leading ARM Artisan physical IP and ARM POP IP for Cortex-A73 and Mali-G71, enabling designers to meet aggressive processor power, performance and area (PPA) goals. To learn more about the Cadence tools utilized by the RAK, please visit http://www.cadence.com/news/armrak.

In support of this new processor, Cadence collaborated with ARM to:

    --  Optimize PPA implementation by defining a full-flow reference
        methodology incorporating Cadence digital and signoff solutions,
        including Genus((TM)) Synthesis Solution, Innovus((TM)) Implementation
        System, Quantus(TM) QRC Extraction Solution, Tempus((TM)) Timing Signoff
        Solution, Voltus(TM) IC Power Integrity Solution and multiple
        Conformal(®) products
    --  Develop a 10nm methodology containing Cortex-A73 and Mali-G71 using the
        Cadence digital implementation and signoff flow
    --  Architect SoC power and performance using the Cadence Palladium® Z1
        enterprise emulation platform; augment performance with the Cadence
        Interconnect Workbench for ARM CoreLink((TM)) CCI-500 and CCI-400 based
        systems running stress testing on Cadence simulation, Palladium Z1
        emulation and Verification IP
    --  Enable earlier SoC software development by integrating the Cortex-A73
        Fast Models with the Palladium Z1 enterprise emulation platform; in a
        previous integration, ARM accelerated OS boot-up by up to 50X and
        software execution by up to 10X
"The ARM Cortex-A73 and Mali-G71 deliver significant upgrades in performance and efficiency, allowing device makers to introduce enhanced contextual and visual experiences within the constraints of mobile power budgets," said James McNiven, general manager CPU and media processing groups, ARM. "Through our continued collaboration with Cadence, we are helping ARM partners enhance their development environments to quickly differentiate themselves with an unprecedented VR and AR experience for 2017 flagship mobile devices."

"We collaborated closely with ARM to co-optimize our advanced digital implementation and signoff solutions and our system design and verification tools with ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Mali-G71, and mobile customers can start creating designs today," said Dr. Anirudh Devgan, senior vice president and general manager of the Digital & Signoff Group and the System & Verification Group at Cadence. "We've thoroughly tested the RAK so that designers can adopt these new technologies with confidence, speeding time to market."

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.

© 2016 Cadence Design Systems, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide. Cadence, the Cadence logo, Conformal and Palladium are registered trademarks and Genus, Innovus, Quantus, Tempus and Voltus are trademarks of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. ARM, Artisan, and Cortex are registered trademarks of ARM Limited (or its subsidiaries) in the EU and/or elsewhere. CoreLink and POP are trademarks of ARM Limited (or its subsidiaries) in the EU and/or elsewhere. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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Cadence Newsroom 

408-944-7039 
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OmniVision's New 13-Megapixel PureCel®Plus Sensor Brings High-End Imaging Capabilities to Mainstream Smartphones

OV13855 brings superior pixel performance with improved 1.12-Micron Pixel and advanced features such as Phase Detection Autofocus (PDAF)

SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- OmniVision Technologies, Inc., a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, today announced the OV13855, its third-generation 13-megapixel 1.12-micron pixel sensor. The OV13855, built on OmniVision's advanced PureCel(®)Plus pixel technology, brings superior image quality to mainstream smartphone cameras. With an optimized design and advanced features such as PDAF, the OV13855 is an ideal solution for rear-facing cameras in mainstream smartphones, as well as front-facing and dual cameras for high-end mobile devices.

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"The 13-megapixel resolution segment is becoming the minimum box specification for rear-facing cameras in mid- to low-end smartphones. Recent market research suggests that the 13-megapixel smartphone camera module market may grow at a CAGR of 16 percent through 2020," said Badri Padmanabhan, product marketing manager at OmniVision. "With its compact form factor and advanced feature set, the OV13855 provides pioneering OEMs with an excellent opportunity to integrate 13-megapixel image sensors into their high-end smartphones for front-facing or dual camera applications."

Leveraging OmniVision's PureCel(®)Plus pixel technology, the OV13855 delivers best-in-class pixel performance, with significant improvements in low-light performance, color crosstalk reduction and angular response when compared with previous-generation 13-megapixel sensors. The OV13855 captures full-resolution 13-megapixel still images at 30 frames per second (FPS) and records ultra-high resolution 4K2K video at 45 FPS, 1080p full high definition (HD) at 60 FPS, or 720p HD at 90 FPS.

With its compact design and two-sided bond pad layout, the OV13855 can easily be integrated into 8.5 x 8.5 mm autofocus modules with z-heights of less than 5 mm for main cameras, and 7.5 x 7.5 mm fixed focus modules with z-heights of less than 4.5 mm for high-end front-facing cameras.

The OV13855 is currently available for sampling, and is expected to enter volume production in the second quarter of 2016. The sensor is available in non-PDAF (OV13858) and monochrome (OV13355) versions to support front-facing and dual-camera applications.

About OmniVision
OmniVision Technologies is a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions. Its award-winning CMOS imaging technology enables superior image quality in many of today's consumer and commercial applications, including mobile phones, notebooks, tablets and webcams, digital still and video cameras, security and surveillance, entertainment devices, automotive and medical imaging systems. Find out more at http://www.ovt.com.

OmniVision®, PureCel(®)Plus and the OmniVision logo are registered trademarks of OmniVision Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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

Rebuild The World To Suit Your Imagination In The New Block-Building RPG, 'Dragon Quest Builders'

Coming This Fall to the PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®Vita systems

LOS ANGELES, May 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- In celebration of the 30(th) anniversary of the DRAGON QUEST® franchise, SQUARE ENIX® today announced that DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS(TM) will arrive in North America in October 2016. In this all-new building adventure, players will use their creativity to gather and combine a variety of unique tools and materials in order to rebuild Alefgard, a realm destroyed by the menacing ruler of the monsters, the Dragonlord.

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The title offers sandbox gameplay combined with an immersive story and allows players to interact with a host of iconic characters and monsters. Players can let their imagination run wild to create an infinite variety of structures, in response to extravagant requests from citizens eager to find new homes. With an easy-to-learn and quick-to-master control system, DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS will have builders of all skill levels creating masterpieces in no time.

DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS will arrive in October 2016 for the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and digitally on the PlayStation®Vita handheld entertainment system at North American retailers, the PlayStation®Store, and the Square Enix Online Store (https://store.na.square-enix.com/).

To watch the DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS announcement trailer, please visit: https://youtu.be/_iSRidjaAWw.

Story
A long time ago, the realm of Alefgard was engulfed in an ongoing battle between the humans and the monsters. A celebrated hero stood up and confronted the Dragonlord, the wicked king of the monsters, to try to put an end to the conflict. Through his vile trickery, the Dragonlord deceived the hero into a false deal, and Alefgard was destroyed in the process. The few survivors were robbed of the power to build and scattered around the world to live out their lives in despair and apathy. The very idea of creativity and imagination became mere legend, and mankind was reduced to a meager existence, surviving only by scavenging what remained among the ruins for centuries to come.

Until one day, a new hero is awoken by the spirit of the land - one who will become the Legendary Builder, within whose fingertips dwells the long-lost power of creation. Rebuild the ruined realm in your own image and bring an end to the Dragonlord's reign of evil once and for all.

Finally, to continue the celebration of the 30(th) anniversary, DRAGON QUEST HEROES: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below(TM) will be offered at a discounted pricing on STEAM® and the PlayStation®Store until May 31. PlayStation®Plus members can also purchase the game with an additional discount during this time.

This title is not yet rated. Please visit the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) website at http://www.esrb.org for more information about ratings.

Related Links:
Press Site: press.na.square-enix.com
Official Homepage: http://dragonquest-game.com/builders
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DragonQuest/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/dragonquest

About Square Enix, Inc.
Square Enix, Inc. develops, publishes, distributes and licenses SQUARE ENIX, EIDOS® and TAITO® branded entertainment content throughout the Americas as part of the Square Enix Group. The Square Enix Group operates a global network of leading development studios and boasts a valuable portfolio of intellectual property, including: FINAL FANTASY®, which has sold over 110 million units worldwide; DRAGON QUEST, which has sold over 66 million units worldwide; TOMB RAIDER®, which has sold over 45 million units worldwide; and the legendary SPACE INVADERS®. Square Enix, Inc. is a U.S.-based, wholly-owned subsidiary of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.

More information on Square Enix, Inc. can be found at: http://www.na.square-enix.com.

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DRAGON QUEST, DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS, the DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS logo, EIDOS, FINAL FANTASY, SQUARE ENIX, the SQUARE ENIX logo, SPACE INVADERS, TAITO and TOMB RAIDER are registered trademarks or trademarks of the Square Enix group of companies. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners.

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AppBox Strengthens Board With Two Senior Hires as It Targets 10 Million Downloads

LONDON, May 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

                   Two new games coming to an AppStore near you this summer

    Mobile applications developer AppBox Media PLC [http://www.appboxmedia.com ] (AppBox),
has today appointed two technology veterans to its board.

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    David Hampshire will take up the role of director of app design. He has worked at some
of Europe's leading digital mobile agencies. He has a track record in creating clean,
simplistic, striking design work across a range of mediums.  He is also the co-creator of
gaming apps, Hyperchrome and Fall .

    Joining as AppBox's director of publishing is Mike Davison. He has over ten years'
experience in the digital sector with a focus on mobile, delivering a range of eCommerce
and global solutions (both product side and in agency environments), specialising in agile
delivery. He is also the creator of Bounce, the hit game with over 7 million downloads
across Google Play and Apple App Store.

    Already in 2016 AppBox has launched eight apps, most recently patient care app,
CareBuddy and child safety app, PawPrints, and is currently working on the release of
Chasm and Drop, which it expects to be two of the major game releases on to the App store
this summer. In total, the company has developed and launched 20 apps since the company
launched in 2013.

    In addition, the company has been developing its partnerships with other business to
develop apps on their behalf. Most recently it designed and built the Radio Lollipop app
for Great Ormond Street Hospital's volunteer run radio station.

    Commenting on the appointments, Polat Hassan, CEO, said:

    "AppBox Media as a company has gone from strength to strength over the previous three
years, and to attract people with the track record and pedigree of Mike and David is a
testament to the strong position the company finds itself in.  

    "As we target a cumulative download figure of 10 million downloads across our
portfolio of apps by the first quarter of 2017, which we believe will make us one of the
fastest growing app companies in the UK, it is important we invest in our talent to help
realise our vision of becoming one of world's leading game software and mobile
applications developers" 

    AppBox is currently considering a seventh round of fund raising.

    Notes to Editors:

    About AppBox Media 
AppBox Media Plc is a mobile application software development company. Its products are
available across Apple iOS and Google Android, and are available for instant download
across smartphone and tablet devices.

    The founders, developers and project managers have a proven track-record at a number
of worldwide organisations; including designing and building applications for
organisations including Universal Pictures, Motorola, Toshiba, SEGA, and Fujitsu. 

    AppBox Media's footprint has been established through the launch of 20 apps, the
University App development competition under the AppBox Beta brand makes them the largest
sponsor of games related societies in London universities, through which five apps have
been developed. The team are now working to diversify the portfolio in a mixture of areas
such as marketing and advertising, social networking, medical and financial.

    The company's current valuation stands at around GBP18.6 million.

    AppBox Media is a qualified Enterprise Investment Scheme and to date has raised over
GBP6 million.

    For further details about AppBox Media and its apps
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Nextbook New 10.1" 2-in-1 Detachable Tablet Perfect Gift For Dads and Grads

New 2-in-1 features Capacitive Touch Display, Quad-core Intel Atom Processor, 32GB Internal Storage, Windows 10, and Detachable Keyboard

WEST COVINA, Calif., May 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Dads and Grads season is here, and what better way to celebrate than with the latest gifts and gadgets. Whether shopping for the father who has everything and insists on "more socks", or the new grad entering the workforce, E FUN's new Nextbook 10.1 2-in-1 tablet makes the perfect gift.

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Featuring a 10.1" high resolution touch screen display, the Nextbook 10.1 is the perfect size to bring to work or on vacation, so the dads and grads in your life can watch movies, listen to music, play games, surf the web, and get things done wherever they are.

"Available at Target just in time for Dads and Grads, the new Nextbook 10.1 has the utility of a laptop and the ease-of-use and flexibility of a tablet," commented Jason Liszewski, managing director and VP of sales at E FUN. "Plus, with the Windows Store and Office Mobile preinstalled, there is no limit to the amount of fun you can have or work you can get done."

Still need more convincing? The Nextbook 10.1 provides a seamless balance between work and entertainment comes packed with many great features including:

    --  1280x800 IPS HD display great for reading, working, watching shows,
        playing games and more
    --  Windows 10 Operating System
    --  Quad-core Intel® Atom(TM) 5-Z8300 processor with 2GB system memory
    --  Detachable silver keyboard for portability and versatility; standard USB
        Port on keyboard
    --  32GB internal storage
    --  Expandable storage via microSD card up to 64GB
    --  Bluetooth 4.0 and Wi-Fi connectivity options
    --  3.7V 7,000mAh Lithium battery supporting up to 7 hours of general use
    --  Micro HDMI port allowing content to be displayed on a larger TV screen
    --  Front and back facing cameras with microphone
    --  Office Mobile to get work done on the go
Pricing and Availability
Just in time for Dads and Grads season, the Nextbook 10.1 2-in-1 tablet is available at Target and Target.com for $179.99.

About E FUN
E FUN, a designer and marketer of mobile lifestyle products, entered the North American market in late 2010. Since then, E FUN has grown to be one of the leading tablet brands at retail, achieving top five market share by volume in 2013. Its ongoing product innovation and partnerships set E FUN apart from competitors and provide customers with unique out of the box experiences. Its product offerings include Android and Windows tablets, home automation devices, and wearables. E FUN is headquartered in West Covina, California.

For additional information regarding E FUN's Nextbook tablets, visit http://www.nextbookusa.com.

PR Contact:
Rita Lee

Copernio

(714) 891-3660
efun@copernio.com

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Hyundai Releases Do-It-Yourself Installation For Smartphone Integrations On Several Existing Models

Hyundai is Offering Existing Owners the Best Smartphone Integrations for Free Through a Software Update Available on MyHyundai.com

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., May 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai is adding smartphone integrations to several existing models today, via do-it-yourself installation. The software update compatible with CarPlay and Android Auto is now available at no cost through MyHyundai.com (http://www.myhyundai.com). The software will also be available at Hyundai dealerships nationwide for an installation fee, starting in June.

                   Compatible Systems

    Year Model                      Trim Details
    ---- -----                      ------------

    2015 Sonata                     With Navigation
    ---- ------                     ---------------

    2016 Sonata                      With the seven-inch touchscreen
                                     display and eight-inch
                                     Navigation
    ----                   ------   --------------------------------

    2015 Genesis                     With the eight-inch touchscreen
                                     Navigation system with rearview
                                     camera
    ----                  -------   --------------------------------

    2016 Genesis                     With the eight-inch touchscreen
                                     Navigation system with rearview
                                     camera
    ----                  -------   --------------------------------

    2016 Elantra GT                 With Navigation
    ---- ----------                 ---------------

    2016 Tucson                     With Navigation
    ---- ------                     ---------------

    2017 Santa Fe                    With the seven-inch touchscreen
                                     display and eight-inch
                                     Navigation
    ----                 --------   --------------------------------

    2017 Santa Fe Sport              With the seven-inch touchscreen
                                     display and eight-inch
                                     Navigation
    ----           --------------   --------------------------------
"Launching smartphone integrations on these existing models through MyHyundai will enhance the overall ownership experience," said Barry Ratzlaff, executive director, digital business planning and connected operations, Hyundai Motor America. "Existing owners can now get the most out of their smartphones, by simply loading new software into their cars' infotainment systems. Just a few years ago, they would have had to buy a new car to get such a powerful upgrade."

This is not the first time Hyundai has made a software upgrade available using the MyHyundai portal. Last year, Android Auto was offered to 2015 Sonata owners with Navigation via MyHyundai.com. Hyundai continues to offer a customer-focused user experience by leveraging the MyHyundai.com platform. MyHyundai.com gives customers the option to update their car for free, on their own schedule. Hyundai will continue to add value to its vehicles with easy-to-do upgrades via MyHyundai.

To complete the software upgrade, owners need their VIN number and a USB memory stick or the SD card from their Navigation system. MyHyundai.com has installation guides to walk customers through the process. In the near future, consumers will have access to do-it-yourself installation videos. The videos will be found on MyHyundai.com and the Hyundai USA YouTube channel and will include detailed download and installation instructions on the software. How-to-use Apple CarPlay and Android Auto videos also are available on MyHyundai.com and the Hyundai USA YouTube channel.

Hyundai will soon make an announcement about CarPlay and Android Auto upgrades for the following 2016 model-year vehicles equipped with Navigation: Sonata Hybrid, Sonata Plug-In Hybrid, Veloster and Azera.

Upgrade Times - Times are dependent on Internet speed

    Year     Model          Trim Details                     Computer Download Time Software           Requires Map Update Via

                                                                                    Upload Time        SD Card

                                                                                    (Inside vehicle)
    ---                                                                             ---------------

    2015     Sonata         With Navigation                            1 - 3 hours            40 mins.              x
    ----     ------         ---------------                            -----------            --------             ---

    2016     Sonata         With Navigation                            1 - 3 hours            40 mins.              x
    ----     ------         ---------------                            -----------            --------             ---

    2016     Sonata          With the seven-inch touchscreen
                             display                                  15 - 30 mins.           20 mins.
    ----             ------ --------------------------------          -------------           --------

    2015    Genesis          With the eight-inch touchscreen
                             Navigation system with rearview
                             camera                                    1 - 3 hours            40 mins.              x
    ----            ------- --------------------------------           -----------            --------             ---

    2016    Genesis          With the eight-inch touchscreen
                             Navigation system with rearview
                             camera                                    1 - 3 hours            40 mins.              x
    ----            ------- --------------------------------           -----------            --------             ---

    2016   Elantra GT       With Navigation                           15 - 30 mins.           20 mins.              x
    ----   ----------       ---------------                           -------------           --------             ---

    2016     Tucson         With Navigation                            1 - 3 hours            40 mins.              x
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    2017    Santa Fe         With the seven-inch touchscreen
                             display                                  15 - 30 mins.           20 mins.
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    2017    Santa Fe        With Navigation                           15 - 30 mins.           20 mins.
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    2017 Santa Fe Sport      With the seven-inch touchscreen
                             display                                  15 - 30 mins.           20 mins.
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    2017 Santa Fe Sport     With Navigation                           15 - 30 mins.           20 mins.
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Dealer Fees

If a customer does not wish to complete the software download and upload procedure on their own, they can take their vehicle into their local dealer. The dealer will charge the customer a fee for the labor required to install the software.

Do-It-Yourself Integration Smartphone Videos

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CarPlay is the smarter, safer and easier way to use an iPhone(®) in the car and gives users the features they want such as Phone, Messages, Music and Maps, while allowing them to stay focused on the road.

CarPlay delivers an instantly recognizable experience to iPhone users that will help them be instantly familiar and comfortable inside their Hyundai. CarPlay support lets drivers make calls, get directions optimized for traffic conditions, listen to music and access messages. With CarPlay, Siri provides drivers an eyes-free experience by responding to requests through voice commands that are easily and directly accessed through the steering wheel's voice button. Using a Lightning connector, CarPlay works with iPhone 5 and newer models running the iOS 7.1 or higher operating systems. The CarPlay roster of supported apps can be found at the following link: http://www.apple.com/ios/carplay/.

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Similar to CarPlay, Android Auto helps keep drivers' eyes and attention on the road by integrating the advanced driving-related functions of the user's smartphone with the familiar centralized screen, physical controls and microphone of their car. Furthermore, the smartphone's screen becomes "locked," so drivers are not tempted to look down and interact with their phones directly, while Android Auto is in use.

Owners will need the Android 5.0 "Lollipop" operating system or later and the Android Auto companion app on their compatible phone to utilize Android Auto. A micro USB cable is required to connect the phone to the car's USB port. The first time an owner plugs his or her phone into their parked compatible Hyundai, the phone will prompt the download of the Android Auto companion app from the Google Play store. Users of Android Auto will instantly recognize familiar Android phone applications, such as Google Maps, Google Now, messaging, phone calling and Google Play Music. These applications can be controlled by voice, steering wheel controls and touchscreen. Android Auto will also offer many popular third-party audio apps, including iHeartRadio, Spotify, TuneIn, NPR, Stitcher, Slacker, Skype, TextMe and many more.

Display Audio

Hyundai's Display Audio system features a high-resolution seven-inch color touch-screen display optimized specifically for smartphone integrations and Blue Link(®). In addition, Display Audio incorporates Hyundai's latest and most innovative in-vehicle technology by offering a simple, multi-use home screen, HD Radio(®) capability, mixed AM, FM and SiriusXM presets, along with Pandora-link integration.

Additional Display Audio Features:

    --  Integration with Apple's Siri Eyes Free and CarPlay
        --  Functionality allows owners of compatible vehicles to use the voice
            command button on the steering wheel to ask Siri questions without
            taking their eyes off the road
        --  Supports making calls, selecting and playing music, composing and
            reading back text messages, using Maps and getting directions,
            reading notifications, finding calendar information, and adding
            reminders, among other functions
    --  Integration with Google's voice actions and predictive Google Now
        functionality through Android Auto
        --  Functionality allows owners of compatible vehicles to find
            destinations in Google Maps, set appointment reminders, make and
            receive calls, respond to text messages with intuitive voice
            commands and more
    --  Pandora integration
    --  SiriusXM Satellite Radio with enhanced features
        --  Pause, back and play for current station
        --  Automatic recording of top six presets
    --  SiriusXM Travel Link
        --  Sports scores and schedules, stock ticker, movie times, fuel prices
            and weather/alerts
    --  Advanced voice recognition
    --  Multi-touch screen that supports swipe and wipe gestures
    --  New home screen with multiple functions
Eight-Inch Navigation System

Hyundai's eight-inch navigation system offers an enhanced display and home screen that shows map and music information, regardless of the music source.

Blue Link

Blue Link brings seamless connectivity directly into the car with technology like Remote Start with Climate Control, a Monthly Vehicle Health Report, Remote Door Lock/Unlock, Car Finder and Stolen Vehicle Recovery. Remote features can be accessed via Hyundai's smartphone app or Web portal. Blue Link also features maintenance alerts and safety features, such as Automatic Collision Notification and SOS. The Blue Link system uses a 4G connection. The Blue Link Connected Care package includes safety and diagnostic features and is standard for one year on equipped models.

HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA
Hyundai Motor America, headquartered in Fountain Valley, Calif., is a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Co. of Korea. Hyundai vehicles are distributed throughout the United States by Hyundai Motor America and are sold and serviced through more than 830 dealerships nationwide. All Hyundai vehicles sold in the U.S. are covered by the Hyundai Assurance program, which includes the 5-year/60,000-mile fully transferable new vehicle limited warranty, Hyundai's 10-year/100,000-mile powertrain limited warranty and five years of complimentary Roadside Assistance. Hyundai Blue Link Connected Care provides owners of Hyundai models equipped with the Blue Link telematics system with proactive safety and car care services complimentary for one year with enrollment. These services include Automatic Collision Notification, Enhanced Roadside Assistance, Vehicle Diagnostic Alert, Monthly Vehicle Health Report and In-Vehicle Service Scheduling.

For more details on Hyundai Assurance, please visit http://www.HyundaiAssurance.com.

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OpenLegacy API Integration Platform 3.0 Accelerates Enterprise Digital Adoption

Provides lifecycle management, security, and control for APIs across the organization

PRINCETON, New Jersey, May 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

    OpenLegacy, the API integration platform provider, announces the availability of
Version 3.0, containing new features that enable enterprises to extend and connect any
backend system to digital consumers.

    The API management console delivers the ability to control and manage APIs across the
entire enterprise. Instead of managing API by API, OpenLegacy's newly released 3.0 allows
administrators to manage the API lifecycle including analytics, versioning, caching,
security and operations of each API to further increase system efficiency.

    "Enterprises can now approach legacy system extension and connection from a strategic
level, delivering customer-focused results," said Hans Otharsson, Chief Operations Officer,
OpenLegacy.  "Our customers have already been using our platform in clever and innovative
ways and now can further expand on the flexibility and power of an API integration
strategy in lieu of other, more time consuming and complex integration approaches."

    The new release provides enhanced enterprise solution capabilities for API management,
security, deployment and performance. Instead of simply providing a solution for a
specific technical problem - connecting back-end systems to new protocols, OpenLegacy now
allows the ability to create complete business solutions out-of-the-box including
everything needed to work within a customer's digital economy.

    The new features include:

       
        - The new Unified Management Console is now the primary location from which to
          control the operation of the OpenLegacy platform along with full API lifecycle
          management and API usage statistics.
        - Additional security features greatly enhance and improve the control over the back-
          end security far beyond what they previously had through authentication, access, data,
          and content control.
        - Enhanced deployment and performance features including one-click deployment as secure
          APIs, workload balancing, deep caching, and scalable containers.

    About OpenLegacy 

    OpenLegacy, named a 'Cool Vendor in Integration' by Gartner, has pioneered a unique
compiled-API approach, instantly delivering enterprise core applications as digital
services. OpenLegacy's non-intrusive solution is lean in time and resources and leverages
years of investment in existing critical systems. OpenLegacy is revolutionizing the market
by putting power into the hands of partners and customers. Together, they are extending
the life and value of their enterprise systems, through the power of APIs. For more
information, visit http://openlegacy.com.

    Media Contact: Amy Kenigsberg, K2 Global Communications, amy@k2-gc.com,
http://www.k2-gc.com, Tel: +972-9-794-1681 (+2 GMT), Mobile: +972-524-761-341, U.S.:
+1-913-440-4072 (+7 ET)

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Concurrent Announces Video Transcoding Solution

Advanced software transcoder supports live and on-demand workflows

DULUTH, Ga., May 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Concurrent (NASDAQ: CCUR), a global provider of content delivery, high-performance Linux(®) and storage solutions, today announced a new software-based video transcoding solution for live and on-demand workflows.  Concurrent's new UpShift(TM) Transcoder is pre-integrated with Concurrent's unified content delivery network (CDN) solution, enabling customers to process, capture, and stream video in support of a wide range of multi-screen video applications.

"Introducing video transcoding is a natural evolution of our multi-screen strategy," said James Brickmeier, CMO and GM of Content Delivery Solutions for Concurrent. "Our customers are interested in flexible software solutions that can support traditional live and file-based video processing tasks, as well as just-in-time transcoding requirements for advanced applications like cloud digital video recording."

Concurrent's UpShift Transcoder is completely software-driven, making it less costly to deploy, highly scalable, and fully upgradable to serve customers' changing business needs.  It supports the multitude of streaming video formats required to deliver live streams, video-on-demand content, and time-shifted video services to Internet connected devices as well as classic set-top boxes.

UpShift Transcoder Features:

    --  100% Software-Based Functionality: Enables software to run on commodity
        blade and rack mount servers powered by Intel(®) chips
    --  Market Leading Density and Scaling: Multi-core software architecture
        delivers more performance per rack unit
    --  Inputs: MPEG-2, H.264 and HEVC
    --  Outputs: DASH, HEVC, Apple HLS, Microsoft(®) HSS, Adobe(®) HDS, MPEG-2
        and H.264
    --  Multi-Pass Encoding: Improves quality at the lowest possible bit rates
    --  Flexible Configuration Software: Provides independent controls for
        transcoder settings such as resolution, bit rate, and frame rate
    --  Fault Tolerance: Provides resiliency and automated fault recovery
    --  VBR Encoding: Saves an average of 30% on bandwidth and storage for
        adaptive bit rate content
Concurrent's UpShift Transcoder is integrated with the latest release of the company's unified CDN solution and is currently available to customers.

About Concurrent

Concurrent (NASDAQ: CCUR) is a global software and solutions company that develops advanced applications on a core foundation of high performance Linux and storage technologies. We serve industries and customers that demand uncompromising performance, reliability and flexibility to gain a competitive edge, drive meaningful growth and confidently deliver best-in-class solutions that enrich the lives of millions of people around the world every day.

Offices are located in North America, Europe and Asia. Visit http://www.concurrent.com for further information and follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/Concurrent_CCUR.

Certain statements made or incorporated by reference in this release may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Statements regarding future events and developments and the company's future performance, including, but not limited to, management's expectations, beliefs, plans, estimates, or projections relating to the future, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of these laws. All forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events to differ materially from those projected.

Other important risk factors are discussed in Concurrent's Form 10-K filed August 26, 2015 with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), and in subsequent filings of periodic reports with the SEC. The risk factors discussed in the Form 10-K and subsequently filed periodic reports under the heading "Risk Factors" are specifically incorporated by reference in this press release. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and speak only as of the date of such statements. Concurrent undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of future events, new information, or otherwise.

Concurrent Computer Corporation and its logo are registered trademarks of Concurrent. All Concurrent product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Concurrent while all other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

For more information, contact:

Media Relations:

Tom Williams

Phone: (678) 258-4059

Email: Tom.Williams@concurrent.com

Investor Relations:
ICR

Seth Potter

Phone: (646) 277-1230

Email: Seth.Potter@icrinc.com

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Dentsu Entertainment USA, Inc. & DHX Media Strike Global Deal on New Animated MEGA MAN(TM) Series

SANTA MONICA, Calif. and HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, May 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Dentsu Entertainment USA, Inc. and DHX Media Ltd. ("DHX") (NASDAQ: DHXM; TSX: DHX.A, DHX.B), the world's leading independent, pure-play kids' content company, have struck a global deal to develop, co-produce, distribute and jointly manage licensing for a new Mega Man(TM) animated series based upon the legendary Capcom Mega Man video game franchise. The deal was announced today by Yuichi Kinoshita, President and Chief Executive Officer, Dentsu Entertainment USA, Inc., and by Asaph Fipke, Chief Content Officer of DHX.

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Under the terms of the deal, Dentsu Entertainment USA and DHX will manage all global rights for the new Mega Man animated series. Distribution and licensing in the United States will be handled by DHX in collaboration with Dentsu Entertainment USA.  Dentsu Inc., parent company of Dentsu Entertainment USA, will manage distribution and licensing in Asia. DHX will manage distribution and licensing in all other territories. Dentsu Entertainment USA and DHX will both participate in all revenue streams related to this agreement.

DHX's Fipke, said, "We're very excited to be working with Dentsu on Mega Man. This is yet another deal born of our strategy of teaming up with leading companies on high-profile kids' brands that we can leverage across our platform of production, distribution, licensing and broadcast. We see this as an excellent opportunity to build on the rich legacy of the Mega Man video game series and introduce the famous boy robot to a whole new generation of kids worldwide."

Dentsu Entertainment USA's Kinoshita said, "Mega Man has a rare, nearly three-decade-long tradition with fans. We are excited to work with DHX to bring this newly imagined version of a long-beloved character back to the global marketplace."

Aimed at kids 6 to 9, as well as their parents who grew up loving the videogames, the animated series will feature exciting new technologies and robots, as well as the introduction of Mega Man's alter-ego, Aki Light, a normal, upbeat, schoolboy robot. When activated, his skin re-forms - in a flurry of computer code and visual pyrotechnics - into a suit of impenetrable nanocore armor, including the iconic Mega Buster arm cannon and helmet. Beloved characters, like Rush, will return - while new characters, like Mega Mini(TM), will make their debut!  The new Mega Man animated series has a target air date of 2017, coinciding with the franchise's 30th anniversary.

Man of Action Entertainmentare creators of the $4.5 billion franchise Ben 10, Generator Rex, the team and characters in the Academy Award®-winner Big Hero 6, and the executive producers/writers who launched Ultimate Spider-Man and Marvel's Avengers Assemble. Man of Action will executive produce the all-new Mega Man.

Man of Action's Duncan Rouleau said, "The best thing about Mega Man is his unflinching wide-eyed optimism and an over-the-top sense of humor. This show reflects both qualities. We've got it all in here, it's hopeful, forward-leaning, action-packed... It's full-on fun ahead!"

About Mega Man

The Mega Man franchise is grounded in a series of video games, first launched in 1987 by Capcom, featuring battles fought by the eponymous blue robot protagonist and an ongoing cast of allies and enemies.  The Mega Man multiverse has spawned over 130 video games on multiple gaming systems, selling over 30 million copies worldwide, as well as a plethora of toys, comics and collectibles.  A highly-rated Mega Man TV series was popular in the USA in the mid-1990s and aired on ABC Family.  The new animated Mega Man series focuses on a normal, upbeat schoolboy robot, who discovers that deep within his programming lies secret protocols that can transform him into the powerful Mega Man.  And, as the world's first robotic super-hero, Mega Man must face the threats of Silicon City, while trying to preserve his secret identity and maintain a regular robot boy life.

About Dentsu Entertainment USA, Inc.

Dentsu Entertainment USA, Inc. was formed in 2010 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Dentsu Inc. (Tokyo Stock Exchange, Code 4324). Dentsu Inc. is the world's largest advertising agency, and a leading producer of Japanese animation, with approximately 48,000 full-time employees and more than 750 subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide. Dentsu Entertainment USA develops original animation programming and media content for domestic and international markets, and manages licensing programs for new and existing properties. Current projects include production of the new Mega Man(TM) animated TV series. Past projects include YO-KAI WATCH(TM) and LBX(TM) (a.k.a. "Little Battlers eXperience"), both highly successful animation, video game and toy franchises; Deltora Quest®, a 52-episode animated series airing globally, and based on the international top-selling fantasy-adventure book series of the same name; and Monsuno®, an innovative toy line and animated boys action adventure series currently airing on Nicktoons and free-to-air channels in more than 150 countries. Dentsu Entertainment USA is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA. For more information, please visit http://www.DentsuEntertainment.com.

About DHX Media Ltd.

DHX Media Ltd. (http://www.dhxmedia.com) is the world's leading independent, pure-play kids' content company. Owner of the world's largest independent library of kids' and family content, at more than 11,500 half-hours, DHX Media is recognized globally for such brands as Teletubbies, Yo Gabba Gabba!, Caillou, In the Night Garden, Inspector Gadget, Make It Pop, Slugterra and the multiple award-winning Degrassi franchise. DHX Media is comprised of four main business units: DHX Studios creates high-quality original entertainment at its Vancouver and Halifax animation studios, its Toronto live-action studio, and in working with top international producers; DHX Distribution is a major provider of content to the global market; DHX Television, home to the Family suite of channels, is dedicated to delivering best-in-class programming to Canadian families; and DHX Brands specializes in creating, building and managing high-profile global entertainment brands within the children's and young-adult markets. DHX Media also owns the full-service international licensing agency, Copyright Promotions Licensing Group Ltd. (CPLG), which represents numerous entertainment, sport and design brands. DHX Media has offices in 15 cities worldwide, including Toronto, Vancouver, Halifax, Los Angeles, London, Paris, Barcelona, Milan, Munich, Amsterdam and Beijing. The Company is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol DHXM, and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker symbols DHX.A and DHX.B.

About Man of Action Entertainment 

Man of Action Entertainment are Joe Casey, Joe Kelly, Duncan Rouleau and Steven T. Seagle, the writers' collective behind comic's largest franchise characters as well as original characters published by their imprint at Image Comics. Their creations include Ben 10, the $4.5 billion boys' action franchise for which they're executive producing a new iteration, and Generator Rex, both for Cartoon Network. Dentsu handpicked them to create, write and executive produce the all-new MegaMan series. They also launched Disney XD's Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man and Marvel's Avengers Assemble as EXP/writers. Man of Action created the characters and team that were featured in Big Hero 6, Disney/Marvel's Academy Award®-winning feature. In addition to creating successful video games, toy lines and comic books, Man of Action are the creator/producer/writers of upcoming feature films and live-action TV series based on their original comic books and graphic novels including I Kill Giants,Officer Downe, Kafka,The Crusades and The Great Unknown. http://manofaction.tvhttp://www.Facebook.com/ManOfActionEnthttp://www.Twitter.com/ManOfActionEnthttp://instagram.com/ManOfActionENT

Disclaimer
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" under applicable securities laws with respect to DHX including, without limitation, the completion of financing and production, the timing of a television series debut and the ability of the DHX Media to place the series for broadcast. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, such statements involve risks and uncertainties and are based on information currently available to the Company. Actual results or events may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from current expectations, among other things, include risk factors discussed in materials filed with applicable securities regulatory authorities from time to time including matters discussed under "Risk Factors" in the Company's most recent Annual Information Form and annual Management Discussion and Analysis, which also form part of the Company's annual report on Form 40-F filed with the SEC. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof, and the Company assumes no obligation to update or revise them to reflect new events or circumstances, except as required by law.

Mega Man is a trademark of Capcom Co., Ltd., in the U.S. or other countries.

CONTACTS:

For Dentsu Entertainment USA:     
Karen Strickholm
505-660-9423
KS@KarenStrickholm.com

For DHX Media:
Investor Relations: 
Nancy Chan-Palmateer - Director, Investor Relations, DHX Media Ltd.
nancy.chanpalmateer@dhxmedia.com
+1 416-977-7358

Media Relations:
Shaun Smith - Director, Corporate Communications, DHX Media Ltd.
shaun.smith@dhxmedia.com
+1 416-977-7230

For Man of Action Entertainment:
Brenda Feldman
818-808-0000
feldmanpr1@gmail.com

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Linksys First To Ship The Most Powerful Home Wireless Solutions Leveraging Next Generation Wi-Fi, MU-MIMO And Seamless Roaming

Linksys Expands its Max-Stream MU-MIMO Family with Award Winning, Industry Firsts:

- EA9500 is the First Tri-Band Router Capable of Up to 8 MU-MIMO Streams

- RE7000 MU-MIMO Range Extender is the First with Seamless Roaming

- WUSB6100M is the World's First MU-MIMO USB Adapter

PLAYA VISTA, Calif., May 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Linksys®, a leader in networking solutions for the home and business and the first to ship 100 million routers, today announced the first fully functional MU-MIMO AC5400 Tri-Band Wireless Router, AC1900 Range Extender and USB Adapter. These are the first networking solutions in their category to ship with working MU-MIMO (Multi-User, Multiple-Input, Multiple Output), the next generation Wi-Fi 802.11ac Wave 2 technology, which helps improve overall performance and efficiency of a Wi-Fi network while providing dedicated bandwidth to MU-MIMO capable client devices as if they have their own dedicated router. Linksys is the only company with five MU-MIMO products in the market today representing the largest and broadest portfolio of MU-MIMO home Wi-Fi solutions on the market.

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MAX-STREAM MU-MIMO Family of New Products
According to a white paper by ABI Research The Importance Of Mu-Mimo In The Wi-Fi Ecosystem more than 84% of all wireless 5GHz chipsets will be MU-MIMO enabled by 2019. To keep up with the speeds and performance of client devices coming to market such as 4K TVs, laptops, smart phones, tablets and game consoles, consumers will want to make sure they have the latest Wi-Fi router that can support all the new devices coming into the home. Sandvine Research has reported that 70% of internet traffic in North America consists entirely of streaming video and audio content from sources like Netflix, Amazon Prime Instant Video, iTunes, Pandora and many other sources. It was 30% five years ago.

"With the rise of bandwidth intensive activities, such as 4K streaming and online gaming, the importance of an efficient and optimized Wi-Fi network is more critical than ever," said Justin Doucette, senior director of product management at Linksys. "The Max-Stream family of products provides the broadest array of MU-MIMO capable and enabled products in the marketplace. MU-MIMO enables multiple devices to communicate with the router and/or range extender simultaneously, so the result is a faster and more reliable Wi-Fi."

Room to Room Wi-Fi leveraging Seamless Roaming Technology
With the launch of the Max-Stream AC1900 Range Extender (RE7000), Linksys is introducing Room-to-Room Wi-Fi with Seamless Roaming to the entire Max-Stream product line. New to the consumer market, Seamless Roaming brings an enterprise-level Wi-Fi experience into the home.  This technology helps enable client devices to roam around the home always connected to the optimal access point, either router or range extender seamlessly without having to manually connect or lose connection. Seamless roaming works much the same way devices work in an office environment where users can move room to room, floor to floor always staying connected to the office Wi-Fi connection.

When Seamless Roaming is added to routers, range extenders and mobile devices- the mobile devices are able to switch and connect to the strongest Wi-Fi signal at all times. Users can run an uninterrupted Facetime® or Skype(TM) session on their smartphone, or watch YouTube®/Netflix® on their iPad® while moving from one room to the other without dropping the signal.

Another advantage of seamless roaming is a single network name (also known as SSID) for the entire network, making it easier to always staying connected to the best Wi-Fi signal. In traditional router and range extender pairing without Seamless Roaming, it's best to define multiple network names and manually switch clients from one network to another to optimize performance.  This proves cumbersome and frustrating to many users.

"Linksys just celebrated 28 years of providing networking solutions, and with that history comes extensive knowledge of how to address consumer pain points and to make Wi-Fi more efficient in the home," said Doucette.  "Room to Room Wi-Fi addresses consumer's connectivity, throughput and range issues throughout the house while leveraging standards which will future proof your network for newer client devices to seamlessly roam."

Linksys MAX-STREAM AC5400 Tri-Band Wi-Fi Router with MU-MIMO (EA9500)
A Network World Best of CES 2016 winner, the Linksys EA9500 is outfitted with Next Gen AC Wi-Fi technology, MU-MIMO, Tri-Band and eight high-powered external antennas that work in concert to deliver powerful Wi-Fi at combined speeds up to 5.3 Gbps***. With the EA9500, the whole household can use their Wi-Fi connection to play video games, listen to music, check email, shop, stream 4K movies, and more, while also capable of providing up to eight simultaneous streams to client devices enabled with MU-MIMO*. As one of the most powerful Wi-Fi routers in the market, the Linksys Max-Stream AC5400 provides business grade functionality to get your home or small office up and running quickly along with the exclusive Linksys Smart Wi-Fi software app for your smart phone that provides remote access control of the EA9500 Wi-Fi Router from anywhere, at any time. EA9500 Wi-Fi Router also features a robust set of advanced offerings:

    --  1.4 GHz Dual Core Processor
    --  Tri-Band Wireless AC5400  (1000 Mbps 2.4Ghz + 2166 Mbps 5Ghz + 2166 Mbps
        5GHz) ***
    --  The Latest Wi-Fi Standard - 802.11ac Wave 2 includes MU-MIMO
    --  Room-to-Room Wi-Fi with Seamless Roaming Technology
    --  9 Gigabit Ethernet ports (8 LAN, 1 WAN) and USB 3.0, 2.0 ports
    --  8 external antennas for maximum coverage
    --  First router capable of supporting up to 8 simultaneous MU-MIMO Streams*
    --  WPA2 encryption and SPI firewall help keep your network safely connected
    --  Linksys Smart Wi-Fi app for simple set up, remote access, control and
        troubleshooting
    --  A video on the EA9500 can be seen here
MSRP $399.99

Linksys MAX-STREAM AC1900+ MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Range Extender with Room-to-Room Wi-Fi (RE7000)
The first range extender; with MU-MIMO and Seamless Roaming, the Linksys RE7000 works with any Wi-Fi router, however when paired with a Linksys Max-Stream router it can provide even greater performance to Wi-Fi devices all around the home with Room-to-Room Wi-Fi.  The combination of a Max-Stream router and range extender creates a single network in the home with a single network name (SSID) so users can roam throughout their home without having to manually connect to the range extender.  The Linksys Max-Stream Range Extender, a TWICE CES 2016 Picks award winner, also features Spot Finder Technology (Patent Pending) to show users where to place the range extender using a mobile device for optimal performance. Crossband Technology maximizes the simultaneous use of both bands, while Beamforming focuses and strengthens the Wi-Fi signal.  Additional features include:

    --  Dual Band Wireless AC1900 - AC1733 + N300
    --  Room-To-Room Wi-Fi with Seamless Roaming
    --  The Latest Wi-Fi Standard - 802.11ac Wave 2 includes MU-MIMO
    --  Crossband Technology
    --  Plug-In Form factor in white to blend into home décor
    --  Multi-Mode - Repeater, Access Point
    --  One Gigabit Ethernet Port
MSRP $149.99

Linksys MAX-STREAM AC600 USB MU-MIMO Adapter (WUSB6100M)

The Linksys AC600 USB Adapter is the first MU-MIMO enabled adapter on the market and a Best of CES 2016 Winner by Tom's Hardware.  The WUSB6100M enables users to connect their Windows-based laptops and computers to a wireless-AC network as well as a MU-MIMO router which helps improve the overall efficiency of your home Wi-Fi, so users can easily stream high-definition video and enjoy high-speed gaming.  Additional features include:

    --  AC Wave 2 - MU-MIMO  (AC433/N150)
    --  Beamforming for more reliable connections
    --  Simple plug and play setup
    --  Works with Any Wi-Fi Router; Optimized with Linksys Max-Stream solutions
MSRP: $59.99

Availability
The Linksys AC5400 Tri-Band MU-MIMO Router (EA9500), AC1900 MU-MIMO Range Extender with Room to Room Wi-Fi (RE7000) and AC600 MU-MIMO USB Adapter (WUSB6100M) will be immediately available this weekend at Linksys.com and at leading retail and online retailers including Amazon, BestBuy, Newegg, Staples, OfficeDepot/OfficeMax, Microcenter and Frys.  Best Buy will also be offering a special - purchase the EA9500 router and get the MU-MIMO USB adapter at no cost while supplies last.

About Linksys
The Linksys brand has pioneered wireless connectivity since its inception in 1988 with its leading innovation and engineering strategies, and best-in-class networking technology, design, and customer service. Linksys enables a connected lifestyle for people at home, at work and on the move, and with its award-winning products, simplifies home control, entertainment, security and Internet access through innovative features and a growing application and partner ecosystem. For more information, visit linksys.com, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter or watch us on YouTube.

***Maximum performance derived from IEEE Standard 802.11 specifications. Actual performance may vary, including lower wireless network capacity, data throughput rate, range and coverage. Performance depends upon many factors, conditions and variables, including products used, interference and other adverse conditions. Specifications are subject to change without notice.  An active, customer-purchased Internet Service Provider broadband account is required for connection of these routers and other connected computers and devices to the Internet.  Some devices may require additional wireless adapters or an Ethernet cable to connect to these routers.

The standard transmission rates--2166 Mbps (for 5 GHz) + 2166 Mbps (for 5 GHz) and 1000 Mbps (for 2.4 GHz)--are the physical data rates. Actual data throughput will be lower and may depend on the mix of wireless products used and external factors.

*A firmware download will be required for the EA9500 to include 8 simultaneous streams - which is planned for release later this summer.

© 2016 Belkin International, Inc. and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.

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Web Site: http://linksys.com

Beat the Scorching Heat While Getting the Best Deal on the Popular Le 1s Eco

BANGALORE, May 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

    Log on to Flipkart in the Ongoing Big Shopping Days Carnival 

    The heat is surely taking a toll on everyone this summer. Don't let it put your
shopping plans on the backburner. Thanks to e-commerce companies, consumers have become
accustomed to the convenience and empowerment of online shopping. After all, it was never
this easy to shop in the comfort of your homes. Thanks to grand shopping carnivals such as
Flipkart's Big Shopping Days, users can purchase their favorite superphones and
accessories without needing to step out. And what's better, users can now get their
favorite Le 1s Eco, coupled with exciting offers, during the Big Shopping Days by Flipkart,
which is underway and will last till May 27th, 2016. So here's a chance to place the
order for your Le 1s Eco as time is running out.

    Appealing offers on Le 1s Eco:

    1. LeEco Earphone on every purchase
2. Additional 10% Cash Back on Citi Debit and Credit Cards
3. Additional exchange offer on the old phone
4. Free Back Cover on every purchase
5. Le Eco Membership
6. More info visit - http://goo.gl/v5rrX9  

    LeEco, the global internet and ecosystem conglomerate recently announced that the
highly popular Le 1s Eco will be on open sale during the Big Shopping Days of Flipkart
with very attractive offers. Le 1s Eco has seen tremendous consumer response so far given
that it is the first smartphone to come integrated with a wealth of content and spearhead
the concept of membership program. In addition to the impressive number of units sold in
its flash sales, the company achieved an industry first by bundling content worth Rs. 500+
million through LeEco memberships.

    The first 'Made for India' Superphone Le 1s Eco comes bundled with LeEco Supertainment
membership program. All Le Superphones would be upgraded with an OTA, after which
Supertainment program members would have access to an excellent repertoire of 2000+ movies
(in 10 languages), 100+ Live TV channels which would be streamed through its platforms -
Levidi and LIVE. The third premium content under LeEco Membership Program will be LeMusic
that will allow members to listen to their favorite songs from over a wide range of *3.5+
million songs in 25 languages, that will come live in Q3 of 2016.

    About LeEco: 

    LeEco, formerly known as Letv, is a global pioneering internet and technology company
with multiple internet ecosystems across content, devices, applications and platforms.
Founded in November 2004 by Jia Yueting and Liu Hong, LeEco employs more than 10,000
people and is the world's first video company to go public with a market capitalization of
more than $12 billion USD. Headquartered in Beijing, China, it has regional headquarters
in Hong Kong, Los Angeles and Silicon Valley.

    With 'Complete Ecosystem, Groundbreaking technologies, and Disruptive Pricing' as the
guiding principle, LeEco is engaged in a myriad of businesses, spanning from
Internet-based Super TV and Superphones, video production and distribution, smart
devices/accessories and large-screen applications, to e-commerce and even connected
super-electric cars. The company also features one of the world's largest content
libraries, comprising of movies, TV dramas, entertainment shows, sports and music, which
can be conveniently viewed on LeEco products, including the Superphones, Super TVs, and in
the near future, Le Autos. Breaking the barriers of industries, LeEco provides
personalized products and services for an enhanced user experience at disruptive prices.

       
         
        Media contact: 
        Aaron Samuel Rajendran 
        aaronsamuel@le.com 
        +91-9686100143 
        Public Relations, Marketing Communication 
        Le Ecosystem Technology India Private Limited 

     

LeEco India

.game Domains Now Available For Registration Everywhere

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., May 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Uniregistry, Corp., a leading domain name registration services company, is pleased to announce the successful launch of the .game domain extension to the internet. .game is the first new domain extension aimed exclusively at the gaming community.

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Virtually all of the leading gaming brands acquired their .game domains by the first day of the launch. For example, Blizzard Entertainment registered .game domains for its complete line of games; it acquired Warcraft, Starcraft, Hearthstone, Diablo and Heroes of the Storm domain names during the early trademark registration period, and then it picked up Overwatch.game for its brand new Overwatch multiplayer game of heroes on launch day. Likewise, Activision registered for Call of Duty, Take-Two Interactive registered for Grand Theft Auto, Microsoft registered for Minecraft, Riot Games registered for League of Legends, and Square Enix registered for Final Fantasy. Most major gaming companies acquired .game domains for each of their gaming brands.

"We're excited to bring .game to the internet," said Frank Schilling, Managing Director of Uniregistry, "and we are especially pleased to see the early adoption of the name by the world's leading gaming companies. The broad-based support of .game by the companies that make the world's most exciting and immersive form of entertainment is deeply gratifying."

Amanda Fessenden, Director of Registry Business Operations for Uniregistry, noted that registration of a new domain name is just the first step in building an online business.  "While we are excited to see existing gaming companies acquire their .game domain names, we are even more excited by what will come next - the creation of websites, marketing campaigns, and games themselves built on these great domains."

Companies that make platforms for the gaming industry acquired .game names in time for the launch. Apple purchased iPad.game, AppleWatch.game and AppleTV.game, while Microsoft acquired Xbox.game and Sony Interactive registered PlayStation.game.

Individuals working in the gaming industry also picked up domain names on the first day of launch. Georgia Van Cuylenberg, a voice actor in the Final Fantasy, Star Wars, and PayDay2 gaming franchises, picked up Voiceover.Game for herself. "Voice acting for video games is an essential part of my performing career, and a specific domain like .game gives me the ability to express and showcase my level of dedication and passion for the gaming industry."

This week's global launch of .game follows a successful Early Access Period, during which domains like VR.game, play.game, i.game and board.game were registered. First day registrations included chess.game, mmorpg.game, and tabletop.game.

Schilling noted that each of these high value early registrations could become a category-defining business. "Quality domain names are the ultimate online game where winning players improve their corporations and lives as they play," said Schilling. ".game domain names are where the art of marketing intersects with computer science and the technology of the Web. This is a land rush moment in time."

.game domain names are now available at domain registration companies worldwide. For more information about this new domain extension, with links to places to buy .game domain names, please visit http://get.game.

About Uniregistry

Uniregistry is a domain name registration company creating innovative and intuitive products for users to connect on the Internet. Uniregistry operates 25 new extensions, including .link, .audio, .hiphop and .photo, and sells internet names directly to the public through its own retail registrar, Uniregistry.com.

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Eye Tracking Glasses at 120 Hz in "Good Agreement" with 1000 Hz Systems, Trial Finds

TELTOW, Germany, May 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

           Q1 - Q2 beta testing yields positive assessments from leading academics

    SMI's industry-first binocular, native 120 Hz eye tracking glasses
[http://www.eyetracking-glasses.com ] could prove an alternative technology to high-speed
desktop systems, a leading researcher has concluded.

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    This assessment aligns with positive verdicts from other academic beta testers whose
feedback, said SMI Product Manager Dr Arnd Rose, has already been used to add the
finishing touches to the product which is now shipping to customers.

    In the weeks following the product announcement in February, prototype glasses (ETG
120 Hz) were provided to leaders in eye tracking research, including Prof. Ralf Engbert of
the University of Potsdam, Germany. He evaluated their potential for velocity-based
detection of saccades, the very rapid movements of the eye. In the past this has been the
preserve of high-performance desktop systems with a sampling rate of up to 1000 Hz.

    Prof. Engbert concluded the 120 Hz system is "in remarkably good agreement with the
benchmark data" from 1000 Hz eye trackers.

    "Statistical analyses using surrogate data indicate that saccades of all sizes above
the micro-range (i.e. mean amplitude > 1degree(s)) can be identified reliably," he wrote.
"SMI-ETG 2W system might represent an alternative technology to desktop systems for high
resolution eye-tracking research".

    The glasses were also assessed by the Center in Cognitive Interactive Technology
(CITEC) in Germany, which sees benefit for real-time gaze interaction applications. "We
tested interaction scenarios and also applied latency tests," said CITEC's Patrick Renner.

    "The higher sampling rate reduces the overall reaction time of the system. Improved
real-time fixation detection of the 120 Hz version also improves our gaze interaction
applications."

    Mohammad Al-Naser from the German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI)
works in the field of reading and image sentiment analysis. "The ETG's higher frequency
delivers smoother gaze measurements for the reading research, giving us the ability to
better analyze reading behaviour," he said.

    SMI Product Manager Dr Rose said: "What encourages me most is to see that our ETG 120
Hz compares well with a published benchmark dataset obtained from a 1000 Hz desktop
system. That exceeds our expectations but supports the trend of high-end eye tracking
research going mobile."

    SMI's eye tracking glasses are proven with more than 100,000 participants and are used
by leading universities around the world. First launched in 2011, the eye tracking glasses
technology builds on more than two decades of eye tracking experience by SMI.

    Technical Report 

    Prof. Engbert's findings are contained in the technical report Evaluation of
velocity-based saccade detection in the SMI-ETG 2W system
[http://read.psych.uni-potsdam.de/PMR2/attachments/article/156/TechRep-16-1-Engbert.pdf ].
Ralf Engbert, Lars Rothkegel, Daniel Backhaus, Hans A. Trukenbrod Allgemeine und
Biologische Psychologie, Universitat Potsdam (Technical Report 16-1, March 7, 2016).

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    About SMI
SensoMotoric Instruments (SMI) is a world leader in eye tracking technology, developing
and marketing eye & gaze tracking systems for scientists and professionals, OEM and
medical solutions for a wide range of applications. Find out more at
http://www.smivision.com. Follow @SMIeyetracking on Facebook
[https://www.facebook.com/smieyetracking ], Flickr
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/smieyetracking ], YouTube
[https://www.youtube.com/user/smieyetracking ] and Twitter
[https://twitter.com/SMIEyeTracking ].

       
         
        Contact 
        SensoMotoric Instruments GmbH (SMI) 
        Tim Stott 
        +49-162-271-6166 
        tim.stott@smi.de 

     

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RS Components Delivers Cost-effective Solutions for Industrial Motion Control

Simple solutions and upgrading parts can provide maintenance engineers with capability to keep conveyor systems working efficiently well beyond minimum guaranteed lifetimes

BEIJING, May 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), the global distributor for engineers, today announced a range of products and solutions to help companies involved in motion control applications equip and maintain systems, such as conveyors, used in diverse industries including automotive, packaging, manufacturing and production or in the chemical or food and beverage processing sectors.

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Budgetary constraint is an increasingly significant factor and many companies do not always have the luxury of purchasing completely new state-of-the-art motion control systems. They are more often than not faced with the challenge of keeping ageing conveyor systems operational and have key decisions to make about maintenance and partial system upgrades.

Conveyor system maintenance is key to ensuring that the life of expensive industrial systems is extended well beyond a manufacturer's guarantee, safely and cost effectively. RS is suggesting a series of tips for maintaining these systems while keeping downtime to a minimum, including: employing maintenance engineers to repair small problems before they become large enough to affect the quality of the manufactured goods or cause expensive downtime; keeping stock of obsolete critical parts or those with long lead times; and establishing a preventative maintenance procedure with regular system audits and documentation to reduce unexpected failures.

According to Heiko Luckhaupt, Marketing Manager at RS: "In an ideal world, the latest state-of-the-art technology would always be available to producers to enable them to manufacture, process or package products and materials to the highest specifications. However, it is often the case that the technology being used currently is actually more than adequate to do the job, plus there is often no additional budget available for significant upgrades. In many circumstances, the best course of action is to keep current systems up and running for as long as possible."

RS offers a number of options from leading suppliers -- including the RS Pro range -- to provide solutions for maintaining mechanical parts such as bearings, belts, pulleys, couplings, gears, gaskets, seals, dampers, height mounts and ball transfer units, as well as pneumatic components such as adaptors, fittings and couplings. Also available are many options for maintaining electrical parts such as motors, drives, sensors, sounders, beacons, switches, cables, connectors and pushbuttons. In addition, a range of supporting materials includes tools, safety signs, first-aid equipment, personal protection equipment, lubricants and sprays.

As well as parts available in the RS Pro range, there are also motors, drives and starters from leading companies such as ABB, Eaton, Schneider Electric and Siemens. For example, the Siemens 1FK7 synchronous servomotors can be used for a wide variety of applications including machine tool drives, robots and handling systems, packaging systems and material processing machines. Replacement parts available are linear and radial bearings from companies such as SKF and IGUS, as well as DC and stepper motors, controllers and peripherals from Faulhaber. Key pneumatic components and hydraulic components are available from SMC and Parker; and conveyor belts and rollers are available from Contitech, Bosch Rexroth and Interroll.

Overall, there is a wide range of product solutions and options now available from RS to help machine and panel builders and maintenance engineers working in motion control applications to maintain their conveyor systems and deliver better production efficiency and a significantly longer system life.

About RS Components

RS Components and Allied Electronics are the trading brands of Electrocomponents plc, the global distributor for engineers. With operations in 32 countries, we offer more than 500,000 products through the internet, catalogues and at trade counters to over one million customers, shipping around 44,000 parcels a day. Our products, sourced from 2,500 leading suppliers, include electronic components, electrical, automation and control, and test and measurement equipment, and engineering tools and consumables.

Electrocomponents is listed on the London Stock Exchange and in the last financial year ended 31 March 2016 had revenues of GBP1.29bn.

For more information, please visit the website at http://www.china.rs-online.com.

Editorial Contacts:                                                               

Vivian Zee
Public Relations & Advertising Manager
RS Components
vivian.zee@rs-components.com
+852 2610 6472

Matthew Keefe
Customer Marketing Manager
RS Components
matthew.keefe@rs-components.com
+852 2610 6476

Further information is available via these links:

Twitter: @RSComponents; @alliedelec; @designsparkRS

RS Components on Linkedin
http://www.linkedin.com/company/rs-components

Relevant Links:

Electrocomponents plc
http://www.electrocomponents.com

RS Components
http://www.rs-online.com

DesignSpark
http://www.designspark.com

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RS Components Delivers Cost-effective Solutions for Industrial Motion Control

Simple solutions and upgrading parts can provide maintenance engineers with capability to keep conveyor systems working efficiently well beyond minimum guaranteed lifetimes

SINGAPORE, May 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), the global distributor for engineers, today announced a range of products and solutions to help companies involved in motion control applications equip and maintain systems, such as conveyors, used in diverse industries including automotive, packaging, manufacturing and production or in the chemical or food and beverage processing sectors.

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Budgetary constraint is an increasingly significant factor and many companies do not always have the luxury of purchasing completely new state-of-the-art motion control systems. They are more often than not faced with the challenge of keeping ageing conveyor systems operational and have key decisions to make about maintenance and partial system upgrades.

Conveyor system maintenance is key to ensuring that the life of expensive industrial systems is extended well beyond a manufacturer's guarantee, safely and cost effectively. RS is suggesting a series of tips for maintaining these systems while keeping downtime to a minimum, including: employing maintenance engineers to repair small problems before they become large enough to affect the quality of the manufactured goods or cause expensive downtime; keeping stock of obsolete critical parts or those with long lead times; and establishing a preventative maintenance procedure with regular system audits and documentation to reduce unexpected failures.

According to Heiko Luckhaupt, Marketing Manager at RS: "In an ideal world, the latest state-of-the-art technology would always be available to producers to enable them to manufacture, process or package products and materials to the highest specifications. However, it is often the case that the technology being used currently is actually more than adequate to do the job, plus there is often no additional budget available for significant upgrades. In many circumstances, the best course of action is to keep current systems up and running for as long as possible."

RS offers a number of options from leading suppliers -- including the RS Pro range -- to provide solutions for maintaining mechanical parts such as bearings, belts, pulleys, couplings, gears, gaskets, seals, dampers, height mounts and ball transfer units, as well as pneumatic components such as adaptors, fittings and couplings. Also available are many options for maintaining electrical parts such as motors, drives, sensors, sounders, beacons, switches, cables, connectors and pushbuttons. In addition, a range of supporting materials includes tools, safety signs, first-aid equipment, personal protection equipment, lubricants and sprays.

As well as parts available in the RS Pro range, there are also motors, drives and starters from leading companies such as ABB, Eaton, Schneider Electric and Siemens. For example, the Siemens 1FK7 synchronous servomotors can be used for a wide variety of applications including machine tool drives, robots and handling systems, packaging systems and material processing machines. Replacement parts available are linear and radial bearings from companies such as SKF and IGUS, as well as DC and stepper motors, controllers and peripherals from Faulhaber. Key pneumatic components and hydraulic components are available from SMC and Parker; and conveyor belts and rollers are available from Contitech, Bosch Rexroth and Interroll.

Overall, there is a wide range of product solutions and options now available from RS to help machine and panel builders and maintenance engineers working in motion control applications to maintain their conveyor systems and deliver better production efficiency and a significantly longer system life.

About RS Components

RS Components and Allied Electronics are the trading brands of Electrocomponents plc, the global distributor for engineers. With operations in 32 countries, we offer more than 500,000 products through the internet, catalogues and at trade counters to over one million customers, shipping around 44,000 parcels a day. Our products, sourced from 2,500 leading suppliers, include electronic components, electrical, automation and control, and test and measurement equipment, and engineering tools and consumables.

Electrocomponents is listed on the London Stock Exchange and in the last financial year ended 31 March 2016 had revenues of GBP1.29bn.

For more information, please visit the website at http://www.sg.rs-online.com.

Editorial Contacts:                                                               
Vivian Zee
Public Relations & Advertising Manager
RS Components
vivian.zee@rs-components.com
+852 2610 6472

Matthew Keefe
Customer Marketing Manager
RS Components
matthew.keefe@rs-components.com
+852 2610 6476

Further information is available via these links:

Twitter: @RSComponents; @alliedelec; @designsparkRS

RS Components on Linkedin
http://www.linkedin.com/company/rs-components

Relevant Links:

Electrocomponents plc
http://www.electrocomponents.com

RS Components
http://www.rs-online.com

DesignSpark
http://www.designspark.com

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RS Components Delivers Cost-effective Solutions for Industrial Motion Control

Simple solutions and upgrading parts can provide maintenance engineers with capability to keep conveyor systems working efficiently well beyond minimum guaranteed lifetimes

HONG KONG, May 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), the global distributor for engineers, today announced a range of products and solutions to help companies involved in motion control applications equip and maintain systems, such as conveyors, used in diverse industries including automotive, packaging, manufacturing and production or in the chemical or food and beverage processing sectors.

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Budgetary constraint is an increasingly significant factor and many companies do not always have the luxury of purchasing completely new state-of-the-art motion control systems. They are more often than not faced with the challenge of keeping ageing conveyor systems operational and have key decisions to make about maintenance and partial system upgrades.

Conveyor system maintenance is key to ensuring that the life of expensive industrial systems is extended well beyond a manufacturer's guarantee, safely and cost effectively. RS is suggesting a series of tips for maintaining these systems while keeping downtime to a minimum, including: employing maintenance engineers to repair small problems before they become large enough to affect the quality of the manufactured goods or cause expensive downtime; keeping stock of obsolete critical parts or those with long lead times; and establishing a preventative maintenance procedure with regular system audits and documentation to reduce unexpected failures.

According to Heiko Luckhaupt, Marketing Manager at RS: "In an ideal world, the latest state-of-the-art technology would always be available to producers to enable them to manufacture, process or package products and materials to the highest specifications. However, it is often the case that the technology being used currently is actually more than adequate to do the job, plus there is often no additional budget available for significant upgrades. In many circumstances, the best course of action is to keep current systems up and running for as long as possible."

RS offers a number of options from leading suppliers -- including the RS Pro range -- to provide solutions for maintaining mechanical parts such as bearings, belts, pulleys, couplings, gears, gaskets, seals, dampers, height mounts and ball transfer units, as well as pneumatic components such as adaptors, fittings and couplings. Also available are many options for maintaining electrical parts such as motors, drives, sensors, sounders, beacons, switches, cables, connectors and pushbuttons. In addition, a range of supporting materials includes tools, safety signs, first-aid equipment, personal protection equipment, lubricants and sprays.

As well as parts available in the RS Pro range, there are also motors, drives and starters from leading companies such as ABB, Eaton, Schneider Electric and Siemens. For example, the Siemens 1FK7 synchronous servomotors can be used for a wide variety of applications including machine tool drives, robots and handling systems, packaging systems and material processing machines. Replacement parts available are linear and radial bearings from companies such as SKF and IGUS, as well as DC and stepper motors, controllers and peripherals from Faulhaber. Key pneumatic components and hydraulic components are available from SMC and Parker; and conveyor belts and rollers are available from Contitech, Bosch Rexroth and Interroll.

Overall, there is a wide range of product solutions and options now available from RS to help machine and panel builders and maintenance engineers working in motion control applications to maintain their conveyor systems and deliver better production efficiency and a significantly longer system life.

About RS Components

RS Components and Allied Electronics are the trading brands of Electrocomponents plc, the global distributor for engineers. With operations in 32 countries, we offer more than 500,000 products through the internet, catalogues and at trade counters to over one million customers, shipping around 44,000 parcels a day. Our products, sourced from 2,500 leading suppliers, include electronic components, electrical, automation and control, and test and measurement equipment, and engineering tools and consumables.

Electrocomponents is listed on the London Stock Exchange and in the last financial year ended 31 March 2016 had revenues of GBP1.29bn.

For more information, please visit the website at http://www.hken.rs-online.com.

Editorial Contacts:                                                               
Vivian Zee
Public Relations & Advertising Manager
RS Components
vivian.zee@rs-components.com
+852 2610 6472

Matthew Keefe
Customer Marketing Manager
RS Components
matthew.keefe@rs-components.com
+852 2610 6476

Further information is available via these links:

Twitter: @RSComponents; @alliedelec; @designsparkRS

RS Components on Linkedin
http://www.linkedin.com/company/rs-components

Relevant Links:

Electrocomponents plc
http://www.electrocomponents.com

RS Components
http://www.rs-online.com

DesignSpark
http://www.designspark.com

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RS Components Delivers Cost-effective Solutions for Industrial Motion Control

Simple solutions and upgrading parts can provide maintenance engineers with capability to keep conveyor systems working efficiently well beyond minimum guaranteed lifetimes

SYDNEY, May 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), the global distributor for engineers, today announced a range of products and solutions to help companies involved in motion control applications equip and maintain systems, such as conveyors, used in diverse industries including automotive, packaging, manufacturing and production or in the chemical or food and beverage processing sectors.

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Budgetary constraint is an increasingly significant factor and many companies do not always have the luxury of purchasing completely new state-of-the-art motion control systems. They are more often than not faced with the challenge of keeping ageing conveyor systems operational and have key decisions to make about maintenance and partial system upgrades.

Conveyor system maintenance is key to ensuring that the life of expensive industrial systems is extended well beyond a manufacturer's guarantee, safely and cost effectively. RS is suggesting a series of tips for maintaining these systems while keeping downtime to a minimum, including: employing maintenance engineers to repair small problems before they become large enough to affect the quality of the manufactured goods or cause expensive downtime; keeping stock of obsolete critical parts or those with long lead times; and establishing a preventative maintenance procedure with regular system audits and documentation to reduce unexpected failures.

According to Heiko Luckhaupt, Marketing Manager at RS: "In an ideal world, the latest state-of-the-art technology would always be available to producers to enable them to manufacture, process or package products and materials to the highest specifications. However, it is often the case that the technology being used currently is actually more than adequate to do the job, plus there is often no additional budget available for significant upgrades. In many circumstances, the best course of action is to keep current systems up and running for as long as possible."

RS offers a number of options from leading suppliers -- including the RS Pro range -- to provide solutions for maintaining mechanical parts such as bearings, belts, pulleys, couplings, gears, gaskets, seals, dampers, height mounts and ball transfer units, as well as pneumatic components such as adaptors, fittings and couplings. Also available are many options for maintaining electrical parts such as motors, drives, sensors, sounders, beacons, switches, cables, connectors and pushbuttons. In addition, a range of supporting materials includes tools, safety signs, first-aid equipment, personal protection equipment, lubricants and sprays.

As well as parts available in the RS Pro range, there are also motors, drives and starters from leading companies such as ABB, Eaton, Schneider Electric and Siemens. For example, the Siemens 1FK7 synchronous servomotors can be used for a wide variety of applications including machine tool drives, robots and handling systems, packaging systems and material processing machines. Replacement parts available are linear and radial bearings from companies such as SKF and IGUS, as well as DC and stepper motors, controllers and peripherals from Faulhaber. Key pneumatic components and hydraulic components are available from SMC and Parker; and conveyor belts and rollers are available from Contitech, Bosch Rexroth and Interroll.

Overall, there is a wide range of product solutions and options now available from RS to help machine and panel builders and maintenance engineers working in motion control applications to maintain their conveyor systems and deliver better production efficiency and a significantly longer system life.

About RS Components

RS Components and Allied Electronics are the trading brands of Electrocomponents plc, the global distributor for engineers. With operations in 32 countries, we offer more than 500,000 products through the internet, catalogues and at trade counters to over one million customers, shipping around 44,000 parcels a day. Our products, sourced from 2,500 leading suppliers, include electronic components, electrical, automation and control, and test and measurement equipment, and engineering tools and consumables.

Electrocomponents is listed on the London Stock Exchange and in the last financial year ended 31 March 2016 had revenues of GBP1.29bn.

For more information, please visit the website at http://www.au.rs-online.com.

Editorial Contacts:                                                               
Vivian Zee
Public Relations & Advertising Manager
RS Components
vivian.zee@rs-components.com
+852 2610 6472

Matthew Keefe
Customer Marketing Manager
RS Components
matthew.keefe@rs-components.com
+852 2610 6476

Further information is available via these links:

Twitter: @RSComponents; @alliedelec; @designsparkRS

RS Components on Linkedin
http://www.linkedin.com/company/rs-components

Relevant Links:

Electrocomponents plc
http://www.electrocomponents.com

RS Components
http://www.rs-online.com

DesignSpark
http://www.designspark.com

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Alcatel to Support Google's Daydream Platform With Its Upcoming Flagship Smartphones

Alcatel will introduce Daydream-ready smartphones, demonstrating its continuing commitment to VR

HONG KONG, May 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Alcatel is pleased to announce that it is one of the first global smartphone manufacturers to support Daydream, a platform for high-performance mobile virtual reality (VR) recently unveiled at the Google's annual developer conference, Google I/O.

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As part of Alcatel's collaboration with Google to support these new VR experiences, Alcatel's worldwide customers will be able to experience Daydream on future smartphones within the brand's expanding product portfolio. Alcatel's engineers and designers are working closely with Google to enhance the user experience of the platform, and are committed to delivering an immersive audio experience, better display and premium content, including music, gaming and entertainment.

"We appreciate Google's recognition of Alcatel's ability to deliver a high-quality, optimized Android virtual reality experience," said Dan Dery, Alcatel's Chief Marketing Officer. "We are dedicated to enriching the VR ecosystem by providing innovative solutions for hardware, content and the user experience. This continues our commitment to bringing our consumers the latest VR technology customized to their needs."

Delivering Unique User Experiences for the Millennial

Alcatel's early collaboration with Google proves the brand's understanding of Millennial and Gen Z consumers, who are avid entertainment seekers. It also shows Alcatel's ability to deliver the latest technology that resonates with its consumers.

The award-winning IDOL 4, whose packaging transforms into virtual reality goggles, sets the trend in the industry. Being one of the first original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to support Daydream confirms Alcatel's dedication to VR innovation.

Daydream-ready smartphones will run on Android N (previewed to developers in March). Alcatel will launch its devices in the first half of 2017.

Media Contacts

Fran Tam - Alcatel Global
fran.tam@tcl.com

Jason Gerdon - Alcatel North America
PR.NA@alcatelonetouch.com

About Alcatel

TCL Communication designs, develops and markets a diversified range of mobile devices in more than 170 countries under the Alcatel brand. Its products and solutions resonate with millennial and Gen Z consumers with a simple, personal, authentic and fun approach. By combining an understanding of local markets and control of the end-to-end manufacturing process, TCL Communication under the Alcatel brand delivers customized user experiences with innovative, feature-rich, high-performance mobile devices that allow consumers to explore and amplify the joy in the everyday.

TCL Communication is a public company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (2618.HK) and part of TCL Corporation, one of the largest consumer electronics companies in the world. Alcatel is a trademark of Alcatel-Lucent used under license by TCL Communication.

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CONTACT: Kate Ng, +852-9344-8182

Web Site: http://www.alcatel-mobile.com/global-en/

Videojet Improves Total Cost of Ownership With New Continuous Inkjet Printer

NAVI MUMBAI, India, May 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

    To address the increasing needs of manufacturers to have more predictable ways to
manage maintenance, Videojet Technologies Inc., a global leader in coding, marking and
printing solutions, has introduced a new printer with the all new Long Life Core[TM]
 technology. Building on the class-leading availability of the 1000 Series continuous
inkjet (CIJ) printers
[http://www.videojet.in/in/homepage/products/continuous-inkjet-printers.html ], these new
additions to the Videojet CIJ portfolio offer an extended life service core, which is
guaranteed to provide five years of operation from the time of installation.

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    Manufacturing facilities are experiencing growing pressure to streamline production
processes, reduce downtime and improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE). Being able
to predict when equipment will require maintenance is one way to help achieve these goals.
"Like other production equipment, packaging printers require annual maintenance to ensure
peak performance. However, the key advantage of our new CIJ printer with the Long Life
Core(TM) technology is that they offer customers simplified and predictable maintenance as
there is no planned wear part replacement required in the first five years," states
Anthony Blencowe, Global Business Unit Director of Continuous Inkjet for Videojet.

    First introduced in 2007, the Videojet modular service core was a breakthrough in CIJ
technology and has been deployed successfully in tens of thousands of customer locations.
Unlike competitive printer designs, the modular service core contains all of the critical
wear parts in one field serviceable module including pump, valves, and filters. Blencowe
explains, "The Videojet Long Life Core[TM] design offers real benefits to the end user. In
addition to reducing the maintenance burden on our customers, the core includes on-board
intelligence for improved printer stability and better print quality." The new Long Life
Core(TM) technology builds on these advantages by extending the life of the core.

    Blencowe continues, "The TCO advantages of the new Long Life Core[TM] technology are
clear. Depending on the specific model, a customer running a 12 hour, 6 days per week
operation will see anywhere from a 23% to 44% improvement in core longevity compared to
our earlier 1000 series models."

    The new Videojet 1530 CIJ printer
[http://www.videojet.in/in/homepage/products/continuous-inkjet-printers/videojet-1530.html ]
 is suitable for a broad range of marking applications and covers a breadth of line
speeds found in today's packaging environments. The advanced code assurance software
mistake-proofs operator inputs and dramatically reduces coding errors; ensuring
manufacturers get the right code on the right product time after time. In addition, the
intuitive touch screen interface provides instant access to on-screen Availability data
and fault information to fix the root cause of downtime quickly and permanently. The new
printers also offer the full range of features and benefits that the packaging industry
has come to enjoy from the Videojet 1000 Series, including CleanFlow[TM] print head
technology and intelligent dynamic calibration software designed to maintain consistent,
high print quality.

    Blencowe concluded, "Videojet recognizes that manufacturers are striving to improve
their profitability through minimizing the cost of operation. These new models with the
Long Life Core(TM) technology deliver against this objective. Equally important, the new
CIJ printer provides the benefit of aiding predictable maintenance by eliminating the need
for planned wear part replacement in the first five years of operation."

    Videojet is committed to continuous improvement of the product and services to help
customers achieve their operational objectives. As a result, 2016 will see more exciting
innovations in inkjet printing technology to deliver on this promise.

    For more information about the new Continuous Inkjet printers with Long Life Core[TM]
 technology, please call +91-75060 01861 or visit http://www.videojet.in.

    About Videojet  

    Videojet Technologies is a world-leader in the product identification market,
providing in-line printing, coding, and marking products, application specific fluids, and
product life cycle services. Our goal is to partner with our customers in the consumer
packaged goods, pharmaceutical, and industrial goods industries to improve their
productivity, to protect and grow their brands, and to stay ahead of industry trends and
regulations. With our customer application experts and technology leadership in continuous
inkjet (CIJ), thermal inkjet (TIJ), laser marking, thermal transfer overprinting (TTO),
case coding and labeling, and wide array printing, Videojet has more than 325,000 printers
installed worldwide. Our customers rely on Videojet products to print on over ten billion
products daily. Customer sales, application, service, and training support is provided by
direct operations with over 3,000 team members in 26 countries worldwide. In addition, the
Videojet distribution network includes more than 400 distributors and OEMs, serving 135
countries.

    (c)2016 Videojet Technologies Inc. All rights reserved.

       
         
        Media contact: 
        Muddassir Ahmed 
        marketing.india@videojet.com 
        +91-9323225358 
        Sr. Executive 
        Videojet Technologies India Pvt. Ltd. 

     

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Longer Life for Flexible Electronics With Picosun ALD

ESPOO, Finland, May 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

    Picosun Oy, the leading supplier of high quality ALD (Atomic Layer Deposition)
production solutions, brings to the printed electronics market ALD equipment specifically
designed for large area flexible electronics encapsulation.

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    Manufacturing electronic components on flexible plastic substrates enables
light-weight, bendable, and lower cost end-user products. Flexible displays, wearable
electronics and "smart" clothes are some of the most common examples. More specific
applications can be found in medical and security industries, where advanced X-ray
detectors are being developed utilizing organic electronic components printed on plastic
foils.

    Organic electronics has the potential to enable a whole new generation of products,
but one of its main drawbacks is the components' sensitivity to moisture and airborne
impurities. Ultra-thin ALD nanolaminates provide an ideal solution to this. Flexible,
invisible, and practically weightless ALD films form dense and pinhole-free encapsulation
over the components' surface, down to the smallest nanoscale details. In Picosun's new
large area ALD tools, especially developed for the needs of the printed electronics
industries, high quality ALD films can be manufactured cost-efficiently on large plastic
sheets and at temperatures low enough for sensitive organic materials.

    "We have again put our extensive expertise in ALD system design to work to realize
completely novel technology for the vast market of printed electronics. Our new, large
area batch ALD systems are developed and optimized in collaboration with these industries.
Their disruptive design enables cost-efficient encapsulation of large sheets of organic
electronic components, producing sustainable, long-lived end products for consumers as
well as industries," summarizes Mr. Timo Malinen, Chief Operating Officer of Picosun.

    Picosun provides the most advanced ALD thin film coating technology to enable the
industrial leap into the future, with turn-key production solutions and unmatched
expertise in the field. Today, PICOSUN(TM) ALD equipment are in daily manufacturing use in
numerous major industries around the world. Picosun is based in Finland, with subsidiaries
in North America, Singapore, Taiwan, China, and Japan, and a world-wide sales and support
network. For more information visit http://www.picosun.com.

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CONTACT: Contact: Mr. Timo Malinen, COO, email: timo.malinen@picosun.com, Tel: +358 40 5011 860)

AGC Develops Amorphous Thin Film Using Unique Sputtering Target Material

C12A7 Electride thin film contributes to efficient mass-production of large OLED panels

TOKYO, May 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- AGC Asahi Glass (AGC) today announced it has developed a uniform amorphous thin film using a unique sputtering target material, and has started industrialization and commercial production of the material. Called C12A7 Electride, the material is essential to mass production of both the new thin film and large organic electroluminescent (EL) panels - also known as organic LEDs (OLEDs) - utilizing the film.

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Currently, lithium fluoride (LiF) and alkali-doped organic materials are used as the electron injection material for an OLED display. However, these materials are unstable and are used in an unstable state, which contributes to manufacturing challenges associated with OLED. To address this problem, the AGC Group developed the more stable amorphous C12A7 Electride thin film.

C12A7 is a component of alumina cement. Its structure comprises interconnected "cages," measuring about 0.4 nanometers (nm) in inner diameter, that contain oxygen ions. C12A7 Electride was developed at the Tokyo Institute of Technology by a research group under Professor Hideo Hosono, a material scientist known for the discovery of iron-based superconductors. All of the oxygen ions in the cages are replaced with electrons, enabling the material to conduct electric current like a metal, maintain chemical and thermal stability, and be easy to handle, while retaining the characteristic of readily emitting electrons.

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The amorphous C12A7 Electride thin film, which can be formed through a sputtering process [1] at room temperature using the AGC Group-developed target material, has the following unique characteristics: it is transparent in the visible range; it can emit electrons as easily as metal lithium can; and it is chemically stable even in the atmosphere. By combining this with the TFT element, which uses a transparent amorphous oxide semiconductor (TAOS), the low-driving-voltage electron transport layer can be manufactured stably and with high production yields, even when used in an OLED display with an inverted structure.

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Market research firm IDTechEx forecasts the market for OLED displays will reach nearly US$16 billion this year and will grow to US$57 billion in 2026. AGC Group's Naomichi Miyakawa, Principal Manager, New Product R&D Center, Technology General Division, noted, "TAOS-TFT is suitable for driving a large OLED panel, but there was no available material that functions properly as both an electron injection layer and an electron transport layer - both of which are necessary to realize the inverted structure that makes the best of the panel's performance. With the commercialization of our C12A7 Electride material, we expect to see substantially improved production of oxide TFT-driven OLED panels."

AGC anticipates OLED panels integrating the new C12A7 Electride-based thin film to begin manufacture in the year of Tokyo Olympic Games, 2020 or earlier.

Note:

    1. Sputtering process: A metal that forms a thin film is installed in a
       vacuum chamber as a target, and rare gas elements (usually argon) and
       nitrogen (usually derived from air) - both ionized by applying a high
       voltage - are made to collide with the target. Then, atoms on the target
       surface are ejected, reaching the substrate to form a film. Because the
       principle is simple and various sputtering devices are available, this
       method is used in a wide range of technical areas. Recently it has been
       used to manufacture thin films for semiconductors, LCDs, plasma displays
       and optical disks, all requiring high-quality thin films.
About the AGC Group

AGC Asahi Glass (also called AGC, Registered Company name: Asahi Glass Co., Ltd., Headquarters: Tokyo, President & CEO: Takuya Shimamura) is the parent company of the AGC Group, a world-leading glass solution provider and supplier of flat, automotive and display glass, chemicals, ceramics and other high-tech materials and components. Based on more than a century of technical innovation, the AGC Group has developed a wide range of cutting-edge products. The AGC Group employs some 50,000 people worldwide and generates annual sales of approximately 1.3 trillion Japanese yen through business in about 30 countries.

Under its management policy, AGC plus, the AGC Group manufactures products that provide "new value and functions" for its customers. As a pioneer of display materials, including glass substrates and cover glass, the Group will promote technological innovations to offer new added-value products that satisfy its customers. For more information, please visit http://www.agc-group.com.

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CONTACT: Junichi Karasuuyama, Manager, Corporate Communications & Investor Relations Office, AGC Asahi Glass, Tel: +81-3-3218-5603, Email: info-pr@agc.com, or in the U.S.: Marie Labrie, CEO, MCA Public Relations, Tel: +1-650-968-8900, Email: mlabrie@mcapr.com

Web Site: http://www.agc-group.com

Energysquare Launch Kickstarter Campaign to Revolutionise Device Charging

PARIS, May 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

    Energysquare is a new generation of wireless chargers that will allow users to charge
multiple devices at the same speed as classic chargers, just by putting them on a wide and
ultra-thin pad.

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    Rather than using traditional induction, the charge occurs with Energysquare's
patented conduction charging technology. It has been driven by the simple idea that our
phones spend a lot of time simply resting on flat surfaces. Our goal is to make charging
automatic, so users even forget it's happening, and always stay charged, wherever,
whenever.

    Timothee Le Quesne, Energysquare co-founder, explains,"Have you ever tried to meet up
with a friend or been running late to a meeting only to realize that your battery is about
to die? At Energysquare, we allow you to stay always charged. Our vision is that at every
moment of your life, you can forget that you're actually charging!"

    Daniel Lollo, Energysquare co-founder, adds, "We started this project in engineering
school, when charging devices was a real pain for us."

    The project is now in its pre-industrialization phase, with several working beta
prototypes distributed to real people, families and offices. Energysquare's Kickstarter
campaign will help fund the development and production of an initial order and take the
first step towards a wireless future!

    ABOUT ENERGYSQUARE  

    Energysquare is a new way of charging devices. We developed a technology that allows
users to charge several smartphones or tablets on an ultrathin surface with no
electromagnetic waves and at the same speed as a classic charger.  

    The Energysquare Kickstarter campaign will begin on May 25th at 17h UTC/GMT

    Energysquare newsroom [http://energysquare.pr.co ]

    http://energysquare.pr.co/presskit

    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/700146891/energysquare-always-stay-charged

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CONTACT: Thibaut Guédou Chief Officer, energysquare thibaut@energysquare.co Tel: +33 6 12 53 85 21

TestFairy Announces Compatibility with Atlassian JIRA Software, HipChat, Bitbucket, Bamboo and Atlassian Bitbucket Pipelines

SAN FRANCISCO, May 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

    TestFairy [http://www.testfairy.com ], the leading mobile testing and optimization
platform, announced today a testing and runtime closed loop, with Atlassian's products.

    TestFairy's comprehensive solution mobile beta testing
[https://blog.testfairy.com/mobile-beta-testing ], allows mobile developers to
automatically upload their apps directly from Atlassian's Bitbucket Pipelines environment.

    In case of a crash, TestFairy Insight's module automatically sends the crash details
to JIRA Software and  HipChat, with direct links to Bitbucket, to the exact line of code
that caused that crash.

    This allows developers to be immediately notified about their users' struggles as well
as get immediate access to the crash details.

    Furthermore, TestFairy's Insights module contextualizes the mobile app crash for
mobile developers, testers and product manager, by providing a video recording of the user
actions that lead to the crash.

    "Atlassian is thrilled to integrate TestFairy in Bitbucket Pipelines." said Bryant Lee,
Head of Ecosystem, Software teams, at Atlassian. "The way TestFairy distributes mobile
apps built with Atlassian Pipelines and maps crash reports back to Bitbucket has great
potential to make developers life easier." he added.

    "Based on requests we've received from our large developer and testers community,
we're happy to release the solution that closes the loop between source code and crashes,
by creating a link between the two." said Gil Megidish, TestFairy CTO. "When showing a
crash, TestFairy will automagically link the video recording of the user session and the
stack trace to your Bitbucket repository, at the right branch and revision. Many of our
customers who already tested the solution came back and said their work became much more
efficient" he added.

    TestFairy, the leading mobile testing and optimization platform helps companies
improve their beta testing by providing them with videos showing what exactly happened on
their app during testing. This allows companies to perform mass beta testing with tens of
thousands of company employees, or crowd testers, before an app is released to the market
or updated in the store. The platform provides developers with videos, as well as logs,
crash reports, statistics regarding CPU, memory, battery, phone reception, and detailed
network traces showing how client server communication correlates to the user's visual
experience.

    About TestFairy

    TestFairy is a leading mobile beta-testing platform, providing app-testing solutions
for iOS and Android developers. The company was founded in 2013 and so far had raised $1M
from various investors including the 500 Startups fund and California based Centercode,
world leader of beta testing management solutions.

    For more information please visit http://www.testfairy.com

TestFairy

CONTACT: Yair Bar-On, press@testfairy.com, +972-3-5328918

Gear Up for the Great Outdoors with Casio PRO TREK Watches

PRO TREK PRG300 Transforms for Summer with New Orange and Grey Color Options

DOVER, N.J., May 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Just in time for June and the start of Great Outdoors Month, Casio America, Inc. is excited to launch two new color ways for its PRO TREK PRG300 timepiece.  Now available in orange and grey, the PRG300-4 and PRG300-8 are ideal for a wide range of outdoor adventures from hiking and biking, to camping and kayaking.

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"With summer on the horizon and Great Outdoors Month beginning in June, there is no better time to get outside to camp, fish, rock climb and more," said David Johnson, vice president of Casio's Timepiece Division. "Having a triple sensor watch on your wrist while out navigating mountain peaks or angling at your local riverbed is useful because it will analyze your surroundings and aid in keeping track of where you are, as well as provide the current and upcoming weather while on your journey. The new models offer outdoor enthusiasts versatility in stylish, vibrant colors, while providing a feature-set built to experience life's most exciting adventures."

The PRO TREK PRG300-4 and PRG300-8 offer Casio's Triple Sensor Version 3 Technology, which provides outdoor enthusiasts with fast, precise data readings to help navigate through any adventure. The timepieces include a direction sensor for compass readings, pressure sensor for altimeter/barometer readings and a thermo sensor for temperature readings, enabling the user to effortlessly monitor all the needed information on outdoor conditions. Furthermore, with Casio's Tough Solar Power technology, users can charge the timepiece in low or fluorescent light, eliminating the need for continuous battery replacement. It will also power down when not exposed to light for a certain period of time, thus conserving energy.

In addition, the PRG300 also boasts water resistance up to 100 meters, sunrise and sunset data, world time (31 Time Zones / 48 cities + UTC), a full auto LED Super Illuminator light with afterglow, four  Daily Alarms and 1 Snooze Alarm, 1/10-second stopwatch, countdown timer, power saving function, and more.

The PRO TREK PRG300-4 and PRG300-8 will be available this June for a MSRP of $250 at select jewelers and retailers nationwide. For additional information on Casio's PRO TREK series of timepieces, please visit http://www.ProTrek.Casio.com.

About PRO TREK

PRO TREK is a line of men's watches designed and engineered to make them essential pieces of outdoor gear including Tough Solar Power, Triple Sensor Technology (i.e. altimeter/barometer, digital compass and thermometer), low temperature and water resistance, daily alarms, a stopwatch, and more. Whether individuals enjoy hiking, camping, mountain biking or hunting, Casio's PRO TREK collection offers rugged, stylish and versatile timepieces for men with features that enhance any outdoor experience. For additional information on Casio's PRO TREK line of timepieces, please visit http://www.PROTREK.Casio.com.

About Casio America, Inc.
Casio America, Inc., Dover, N.J., is the U.S. subsidiary of Casio Computer Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, one of the world's leading manufacturers of consumer electronics and business equipment solutions. Established in 1957, Casio America, Inc. markets calculators, keyboards, digital cameras, mobile presentation devices, disc title and label printers, watches, cash registers and other consumer electronic products. Casio has strived to fulfill its corporate creed of "creativity and contribution" through the introduction of innovative and imaginative products. For more information, visit http://www.casiousa.com.

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CONTACT: Christine Azzolino/Jennifer Samuels, Coyne PR, (973) 588-2000, cazzolino@coynepr.com, jsamuels@coynepr.com; S. Vander Schans/ A. Colasacco-Sharpe, CASIO AMERICA, INC., (973) 361-5400, svanderschans@casio.com, acolasacco@casio.com

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New "Tilt-to-Scroll" Patent Makes Your Phone's Screen Easier to See While Tilting and Panning

INNOVENTIONS awarded fifth US patent for its RotoView(TM) "smart scroll" technology

HOUSTON, May 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- INNOVENTIONS, Inc. has been awarded US Patent 9,348,435 for its RotoView "tilt-to-scroll" technology for mobile phone displays. The new patent, "Motion-Based View Scrolling System with Proportional and Dynamic Modes," describes a mode for proportional scrolling that allows precise scrolling within a predefined tilt rotation range.

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"Our latest patent improves RotoView technology, using the new proportional scrolling mode together with the dynamic scrolling mode where tilt changes control the panning speed," said Dr. David Y. Feinstein, president and CTO of INNOVENTIONS. "This makes the screen much easier to see by eliminating the need to tilt the phone at an uncomfortable sharp angle."

"We have been actively developing RotoView and adding to our patent portfolio for over 15 years," added Feinstein. "It demonstrates our company's ongoing commitment to tilt-to-scroll technology."

RotoView is the original tilt-to-scroll technology for mobile displays found in smartphones and tablets. The first RotoView patent family has been cited as prior art in more than 380 US patents. RotoView apps, including RotoView Photo Viewer (Android, iOS) and RotoView PDF Reader (Android), use the technology disclosed in the new patent to efficiently scroll or pan large images and documents.   

INNOVENTIONS' RotoView technology portfolio now includes five US patents, one European patent, and extensive API software for Android and iOS developers. INNOVENTIONS is seeking strategic partnerships with major companies to expedite development and deployment of the technology.

RotoView can be easily implemented in mobile devices that utilize the existing gyroscope and accelerometer sensors. It offers an improved user experience by allowing scrolling with one hand, as well as achieving fast scrolling of highly magnified screens. While RotoView can replace touch screen in some applications, it is designed to be well integrated with the touch screen navigation, as demonstrated in the RotoView apps.

Further information is available at http://www.rotoview.com/rotoviewip.html

About INNOVENTIONS

Established in 1984, INNOVENTIONS, Inc. is a pioneer in creating electronic devices for the computer industry, including the patented RotoView tilt-based display navigation for smartphones, the Sensor Kinetics app and the RAMCHECK LX memory tester.

For further information contact Scott LaRoche, Director of Sales at INNOVENTIONS, Inc., 10425 Bissonnet Street, Houston, TX 77099. Phone (281) 879-6226, e-mail.

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VITCHELO® Empowers Consumers to Embrace Sustainability With Its Line of Smartly Designed, Versatile Outdoor Gear

HOUSTON, May 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Recognizing the growing trend of sustainability, outdoor gear brand VITCHELO® (http://vitchelo.com/) has developed numerous products that embody respect for the natural world. The V800 Plus headlamp, for instance, is a great example of forward-thinking and sustainable product development. The headlamp helps consumers enjoy the great outdoors - or accomplish any number of tasks - all while making a minimal impact on the environment.

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"Our customers have come to expect that VITCHELO® will always provide them with reliable, durable and practical gear, and we're pleased to add sustainable to that list of attributes," says Gui Laurent Verrier, Marketing Director. "When we think of sustainability, we think of the entire product lifecycle. It's more than just manufacturing processes - we aim to give consumers products that will add real benefit to their lives, and remind them of the importance and value of the outdoors."

Verrier explains how products that only see occasional use don't fit the sustainability bill. That's why multipurpose tools are nearly always superior to single-purpose tools, which can get lost in the clutter of a garage all too easily. VITCHELO® has discovered, thanks to input from its customers, that the V800 Plus - along with the company's other headlamps - has a multitude of uses that its designers didn't necessarily consider.

Many people have found the V800 Plus is a great tool for night running. Even in a well-lit neighborhood, there are dark areas, and a quality headlamp adds a measure of safety. Other consumers have put their headlamps to good use rooting around in dark attics, garages and basements. Without the burden of holding a flashlight or hand lantern, they're able to find what they need more quickly and more safely. Finally, amateur and professional photographers alike have discovered that the red LED light on VITCHELO® is ideal for nighttime photography. Red light does not interfere with night vision the way white light does.

In the design of the V800 Plus, VITCHELO® has sought to give consumers a product that will prepare them for anything - not sputter out when the going gets tough. The V800 Plus incorporates several key features that make it a smarter choice than other headlamps. From a sustainability perspective, the most important of these is the lockout button. Anyone who has carried a headlamp in a bag or backpack has probably had the experience of it accidentally turning on. With the V800 Plus, that's impossible when the lockout button is engaged. The headlamp also includes boost and dimming functions, which add to its versatility.

VITCHELO® continues to build on its success, developing innovative and sustainable products that deliver countless benefits to consumers around the world.

About VITCHELO®

The VITCHELO® Brand is synonymous with an escape time to time from complicated daily routines in order to recharge oneself and feel more alive. It also stands for better quality products, comfortable and easy to use solutions, outstanding customer care, and affordable Camping & Hiking gears.

The VITCHELO® Blog offers "How-Tos", tips, and educational columns on ways to build and cultivate an outdoor lifestyle, along with special monthly giveaways and contests.

Our community is made up of people who want to get away from their daily routine to experience the outdoors with their family, friends and anyone in search of a much more meaningful connection with nature."

Contact:

James Lissaint
Moma Group Limited
10685-B Hazelhurst Dr. #7213
Houston, TX 77043
(888) 996-8677
Email

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Intersil Extends Leading Radiation Tolerant Portfolio with Gallium Nitride Power Conversion ICs for Satellite Applications

MILPITAS, Calif., May 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Intersil Corporation (NASDAQ:ISIL), a leading provider of innovative power management and precision analog solutions, today announced plans to extend its market leading radiation tolerant portfolio to include Gallium Nitride (GaN) power conversion ICs for satellites and other harsh environment applications.

Intersil will couple its radiation hardened FET drivers with GaN FETs to deliver performance that leapfrogs existing products that rely on traditional high-rel FET technologies. GaN provides better conductivity and switching characteristics that enable several system benefits, including a reduction in system power losses.

"Intersil has decades of experience developing state-of-the-art radiation tolerant devices and a long heritage supplying space flight applications," said Philip Chesley, senior vice president of Precision Products at Intersil. "When combined with the demonstrated ability of GaN devices to operate reliably under harsh environmental conditions, we will provide customers with a far superior alternative to existing FET technology."

Intersil is collaborating with Efficient Power Conversion Corporation (EPC), the first to introduce enhancement-mode gallium-nitride-on-silicon (eGaN(®)) FETs as power MOSFET replacements, and a leading provider of enhancement-mode gallium nitride power transistors. Intersil's new products based on the eGaN technology will be sampling this summer.

About Intersil
Intersil Corporation is a leading provider of innovative power management and precision analog solutions. The company's products form the building blocks of increasingly intelligent, mobile and power hungry electronics, enabling advances in power management to improve efficiency and extend battery life. With a deep portfolio of intellectual property and a rich history of design and process innovation, Intersil is the trusted partner to leading companies in some of the world's largest markets, including industrial and infrastructure, mobile computing, automotive and aerospace. For more information about Intersil, visit our website at http://www.intersil.com.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Intersil Corporation press releases and other related comments may contain forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based upon Intersil management's current expectations, estimates, beliefs, assumptions and projections about Intersil's business and industry. Words such as "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "predicts," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," "may," "will," "should," "would," "potential," "continue," "goals," "targets" and variations of these words (or negatives of these words) or similar expressions, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. In addition, any statements that refer to projections or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, our actual results could differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements as a result of various risk factors. Important risk factors are described in Intersil's Annual Report on Form 10-K, subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, recent Current Reports on Form 8-K and other Intersil filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date of this communication and Intersil undertakes no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements. Intersil does not adopt and is not responsible for any forward-looking statements and projections made by others in this press release.

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CONTACT: Mark Alden, Intersil Corporation, (408) 546-3402, malden@intersil.com

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

Now You Can Get Merge VR Goggles at Target Stores

Merge continues to roll out its universal virtual reality headset to U.S. retailers

SAN ANTONIO, May 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Merge Virtual Reality announced today that its VR Goggles, which work with both Apple and Android smartphones, are now available at Target stores across the U.S. The mobile virtual reality headset retails for $79 and is also available on Target.com.

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Merge VR Goggles offer the most comfortable mobile virtual reality experience. With its marshmallow-soft body, easy-to-clean material and adjustable lenses, the purple headset is perfect for sharing with the whole family. "Merge VR finds a comfortable middle ground between those DIY kits that can only accommodate basic experiences and the high-end mobile VR," said VR Focus' Jamie Feltham.

The Merge VR Goggles are compatible with all VR apps currently available on iOS or Android, and users can visit http://www.VRStart.com to browse a curated library of high-quality games and experiences, including travel, meditation, 360° videos, music, fashion, and more.

"We are thrilled about this opportunity," said Merge VR Co-founder Andrew Trickett. "Target offers convenient locations and something for everyone. We look forward to Merge Goggles being available at select stores across the nation, and we're excited for more people to experience virtual reality using the smartphones they already own."

As part of Merge's ongoing rollout, the Merge VR Goggles are also available at GameStop and GAME retail stores, and online at GameStop.com, Amazon.com, BestBuy.com, B&H Photo (bhphotovideo.com), NewEgg.com, GAME.co.uk, and MergeVR.com.

About Merge VR
Founded in 2013, Merge Labs, Inc. is a Texas-based company focused on mobile virtual reality and immersive entertainment. Compatible with iOS and Android devices, the Merge VR Goggles are built to be accessible, affordable, portable, durable and easy to use. The privately funded company and its team are led by Founder Franklin Lyons and Co-founder Andrew Trickett, who have backgrounds in gaming, technology, design, content development and hardware creation. For more information on Merge VR, please visit MergeVR.com.

About Target
Minneapolis-based Target Corporation serves guests at 1,793 stores and at Target.com. Since 1946, Target has given 5 percent of its profit to communities, which today equals more than $4 million a week. For more information, visit Target.com/Pressroom. For a behind-the-scenes look at Target, visit Target.com/abullseyeview or follow @TargetNews on Twitter.

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CONTACT: Taryn Saavedra, taryn.saavedra@mergevr.com

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101Hero introduces the world's most simple and affordable 3D printer

SHENZHEN, China, May 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The 101Hero has changed the 3D printing industry forever with the most affordable 3D printer ever offered. The simplified design is easy enough for anyone to use and unlike large and complicated 3D printers that require meticulous setup and complicated software, the 101Hero sets up in minutes, can operate independently of a computer and features one button printing operation. This revolutionary design puts the power of 3D printing into the hands of anyone.

The goal of the 101Hero project was to eliminate the need for mastering complicated design software or having 3D modeling experience. Rather, the 101Hero allows users to download pre-made 3D designs from the internet onto an SD card which is then inserted directly into the printer. At the touch of a button the design is printed using any common printing plastic such as PLA, ABS, HIPS and others. This new approach to 3D printing makes it easier than ever for beginners to dream, design and create.

Using their know-how and experience from prior 3D printing hardware projects, the team at 101Hero has a simple, lightweight and effective design that retails for only $99. Literally hundreds of dollars less than other comparable printers. Breaking the magic one hundred dollar price point means that 3D printing is finally ready for affordable home use.

"With other 3D printers, cost is big barrier to entry. We wanted a device that performed well but at a price that would make it accessible to anyone. Everyone has creativity inside of them and a tool such as the 101Hero lets people bring their ideas to life." Paul Keung - CEO of 101Hero.

Designed with beginners and students in mind the 101Hero is perfect for youngsters and a low-cost introduction to design and printing. Although great for the home or classroom the 101Hero is a capable machine that can print at 50-350 micron layer resolution and 150 micron X and Y positioning accuracy meaning that it's perfect for any task from arts and crafts to prototyping and small production runs.

Although offered as a simple to use Consumer Version the 101Hero also offers a Designer and Developer version that is USB compatible with any Windows, Mac or Linux system using common open-source software such as slic3r and Cura. The adaptability and performance of the 101Hero means that it is appropriate for users of any skill level from beginner to expert.

To begin pre-sales and offer special incentives to early adopters 101Hero has a current crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter. Pledge levels that include a 101Hero 3D Printer are currently available as low as $79 USD.

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Summary: 101Hero make 3D printing easy and accessible to anyone with the world's most affordable 3D printer.

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CONTACT: Paul Keung, Email: 101@101hero.com

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ViaSat Small Tactical Terminal Selected for Canada's Department of National Defence's CP-140 Aurora Aircraft

ViaSat Real-time Link 16 Communications Small Tactical Terminal Enables Network Interoperability between Canadian Armed Forces and Coalition/Allied Forces

EY CENTRE, Ottawa, May 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- (CANSEC 2016) -- ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq: VSAT), a global broadband services and technology company and General Dynamics Mission Systems--Canada, announced today the ViaSat Small Tactical Terminal - KOR-24A - (STT) was selected for use on the CP-140 Aurora aircraft (a Lockheed P3 variant), used by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF).

The RCAF leverages the CP-140 Aurora long-range patrol as a "command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance" (C4ISR) platform. The Aurora fleet is used for domestic and international operations across a wide variety of disciplines, including domestic surveillance of the Canadian Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic Oceans, as well as anti-surface warfare, maritime and overland intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), strike coordination, and search and rescue (SAR) missions. Specific selection of the ViaSat STT was made in recognition of the terminal's ability to meet ongoing mission needs while satisfying deployment and fielding requirements, such as interoperability across all other Link 16 enabled platforms (Halifax-Class Frigates, CF-18 Hornets and fixed/mobile ground stations), affordability, exportability as well as immediate terminal availability.

ViaSat brings real-time combat communications with its two-channel, software-defined STT. The low-SWaP (size, weight and power) STT enables the CP-140 Aurora aircraft to maintain constant presence on the Link 16 network while simultaneously operating voice and data connections on a second channel. The terminal offers an affordable, ruggedized, compact form factor that highlights both innovative design and usability.

"This is a monumental award for ViaSat as it represents our first STT award to be used by the Department of National Defence as well as marks the CP-140 Aurora as a new airborne platform for our STT," said Ken Peterman, senior vice president, Government Systems Division, ViaSat. "In working with General Dynamics Mission Systems--Canada, we are enabling a key coalition partner, the Department of National Defence, to meet the ongoing needs of their missions in a timely manner. By embedding our proven Link 16 STT into the CP-140 Aurora fleet, these aircraft will now find themselves in the 'heart of the action' during critical coalition missions, as the Link 16 platform provides advanced communications with real-time situational awareness and location data, and simultaneous voice or data communication on two key waveforms at the battlefield's edge."

Availability
Deliveries for the ViaSat STT on the CP-140 Aurora fleet began in March 2016. The new STT is on display this week at Canada's Global Defence and Security trade show: CANSEC, May 25-26, 2016, in the JPOM/ViaSat booth #826.

About ViaSat
ViaSat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) keeps the world connected. As a global broadband services and technology company, ViaSat ensures consumers, businesses, governments and military personnel have communications access - anywhere - whether on the ground or in-flight. The Company's innovations in designing highest-capacity satellites and secure ground infrastructure and terminal technologies coupled with its international network of managed Wi-Fi hotspots enable ViaSat to deliver a best available network that extends the reach and accessibility of broadband internet service, globally. For more information visit ViaSat at:  http://www.viasat.com, or follow the Company on social media:  Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube.

Forward Looking Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to the safe harbors created under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements include statements about the STT/KOR-24A timeframe, affordability to Canada's Department of National Defence and strategy for terminal deployments. Readers are cautioned that actual results could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ include: contractual problems, product defects, manufacturing issues or delays, regulatory issues, technologies not being developed according to anticipated schedules, or that do not perform according to expectations; and increased competition and other factors affecting the government and defense sectors generally. In addition, please refer to the risk factors contained in ViaSat's SEC filings available at http://www.sec.gov, including ViaSat's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. ViaSat undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements for any reason.

Copyright © 2016 ViaSat, Inc. All rights reserved. All other product or company names mentioned are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners. ViaSat is a registered trademark of ViaSat, Inc.

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