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April 29, 2005

New Equestrian Security Product Features Radio Frequency Identification Tags for Saddle and Tack Registry and Tracking System

TackTrac, an affordable new equestrian security product, allows users to permanently mark their equipment with a small radio frequency identification (RFID) tag. The device can be inserted into various tack equipment and provides an identification number that can be registered in an online database. TackTrac enables users to easily identify and track equipment if lost or stolen.

West Henrietta, NY (PRWEB via PR Web Direct) April 29, 2005 -- TackTrac, an affordable new equestrian security product that features a saddle and tack registry and tracking system, was introduced at Equine Affaire in Columbus, Ohio on April 7 by TackTrac Inc. TackTrac allows users to tag a saddle or tack with a microchip so it can be identified and recovered if lost or stolen. TackTrac is the only company in the United States to offer a national tracking and recovery database for the equine tack equipment industry.

TackTrac is a self-installed product that includes both a state-of-the-art radio frequency identification (RFID) microchip kit and a Global Online Registry and Recovery Database to add a new layer of theft deterrence and assist in the recovery of lost or stolen tack items. Installation and registration is easy; when properly inserted into a saddle, tack or tack box, the microchip can provide the key information necessary to instantly identify the item and enable it to be returned if lost or stolen.

RFID tags are small microchips that work by sending out a small, encoded radio signal when in the proximity of RFID reader equipment. The RFID readers supply a small amount of electromagnetic power, which allows the tag to transmit a faint radio signal. The tag's signal contains the unique identification number encoded onto the chip during the manufacturing process. The reader device can then display this number to the user.

TackTrac uses an AVID Eurochip® which is compatible with AVID® and Destron® multiple reader microchip scanners. Thousands of existing microchip multiple scanners throughout the United States can be used to scan the saddle, tack or tack box to positively identify the owner. This microchip contains a unique identification code, requires no power source and lasts for decades. TackTrac uses 125K frequency microchips and scanners, which are the most compatible with the pet, equine and livestock microchip tracking industry.

The microchip is difficult to remove once installed. An attempt to remove the microchip would be obvious and would potentially indicate that the item was stolen. This may act as a deterrent to theft or signal that an item should not be purchased, as it may be stolen.

After a microchip is installed in a saddle or tack item, the owner can register the microchip ID in the online registry database (available at www.tacktrac.com). Also in the database is an area to include a detailed description of the item and an optional uploaded image.

The initial tagging kit is available online for $39.95. TackTrac offers reseller/installer programs to qualified tack shops, saddle fitters, farriers and stables. For more information, visit www.tacktrac.com.

About TackTrac Inc.:
TackTrac Inc. offers an affordable, easily installed equestrian security kit providing permanent and positive identification for the protection of saddle and tack equipment. The saddle and tack registry and recovery system features an RFID security microchip.

Contact:
Raymond Love, President
TackTrac, Inc.
150 Lucius Gordon Dr., Suite 107
West Henrietta, NY 14586
www.tacktrac.com
585-455-2424 (phone)
800-208-9650 (fax)

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MobilePlanet Acquired by eXpansys Group for $3.75 Million in Cash Transaction

The U.K. based eXpansys Group today announced that they have acquired MobilePlanet Inc. MobilePlanet will continue operations under its own brand name and as a separate company taking advantage of Expansys' warehousing, logistics and software development facilities. The company plans to maintain all existing customer, supplier and partner relationships and will actively seek new partners of all kinds for the combined business over the coming months.

Chatsworth, CA (PRWEB) April 29, 2005 -- The U.K. based eXpansys Group today announced that they have acquired MobilePlanet Inc., the leading U.S. multi-channel reseller of mobile computing and wireless products. MobilePlanet posted revenues of USD $21 million in 2004.

The Acquisition will help to secure the group's position as the premier specialist online retailer of mobile devices in the world with a forecast turnover of $200 million for the next financial year.

MobilePlanet will continue operations under its own brand name and as a separate company taking advantage of Expansys' warehousing, logistics and software development facilities. The company plans to maintain all existing customer, supplier and partner relationships and will actively seek new partners of all kinds for the combined business over the coming months.

Roger Butterworth, CEO of eXpansys Group said: "We are delighted to be completing this deal to bring together the two largest players in the online market for mobile devices in the USA, we are looking forward to bringing the best of MobilePlanet and eXpansys to all of our customers worldwide."

eXpansys Holdings Ltd., a company based in Manchester, England is the leading worldwide specialist distributor of mobile technology which owns eXpansys and Portable Add-Ons. With operations in the U.K., U.S., Europe and Asia, the companies serve customers in over 140 different countries. By expanding its position in the U.S. market, this acquisition is a major step in the international development of the business.

The U.K. group plans to use the MobilePlanet brand name in the U.S. and other key markets. To accommodate this, the group holding company, eXpansys Holdings Ltd. will be re-named Mobile and Wireless Group Ltd (M&WG). eXpansys and MobilePlanet will continue to trade separately.

Media Contact:
Roger Butterworth
+44 7973 629916
www.mobileplanet.com or www.expansys.com

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TechBirmingham Ecycling Day a Huge Success

More than 17,000 e-waste items collected and approximately 76 tons of electronics waste diverted from Alabama's landfills in Birmingham region's first coordinated electronics recycling effort

(PRWEB) April 29, 2005 -- Two Girl Scout troops from Helena took time off last week from selling their cookies to help save the earth. They joined more than 200 volunteers including members of Birmingham’s technology community and several dozen college students to help collect old electronic equipment for TechBirmingham Ecycling Day on April 22. These girls and their troop leaders staffed one of the 15 collection sites across the Birmingham, Alabama region. Many of the volunteers gathered at the McWane Center on Wednesday night for a thank you reception to hear the preliminary collection numbers of computers, monitors, keyboards, printers, and cell phones.

The numbers announced included:
· Computers = 3548
· Monitors = 4124
· Laptops = 41
· Keyboards = 2581
· Printers/Faxes = 2039
· Cell phones = 564
· Over 5000 miscellaneous items, weighing in excess of 10,000 lbs.

These numbers represent the preliminary count of items received from the general public at the collection day on April 22 and the generous response from the corporate community. The institutional donations began earlier in the month.

“We were excited to see such a fantastic turnout from the community on Earth Day. The volunteers were the backbone of the successful event and worked tirelessly unloading every type of electronic device imaginable,” said Curtis Palmer, president of TechBirmingham. “The more than 17,000 items we received represent approximately seventy-six tons of electronic equipment that have been diverted from Alabama’s landfills.”

While most of the items received will be recycled and demanufactured, many can be refurbished. Over 20 grant applications were received from non-profits, schools, and churches seeking access to the reusable computers donated for TechBirmingham Ecycling Day. Each recipient organization will refurbish their allocated computers with software donated by Microsoft.

On Wednesday night, TechBirmingham also announced the first two allocations of items collected.

The first 20 usable laptops collected have been awarded to Vulcan Park Foundation. These laptops, along with wireless Internet capability, will allow Vulcan Park the flexibility to integrate Internet use in existing children’s workshops, create new educational opportunities designed specifically for learning about how wireless Internet works and offer the community access to a valuable resource. Vulcan Park is looking forward to providing wireless Internet access by becoming a “hot spot” in the near future. Through their collaborations and educational efforts, Vulcan Park Foundation will begin to bridge the digital divide in the Birmingham region.

In addition, the first 30 desktop systems collected have been awarded to the BatterUp initiative. BatterUp is a research-based, Integrated Learning System (ILS) designed to reinforce 1st through 8th grade students’ basic math skills. Started several years ago as a local event, this initiative has grown into a regional competition. The first Southeastern Regional Tournament for BatterUp will be held at the McWane Center in downtown Birmingham, Alabama on May 6, 2005 and will feature student teams from Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Tennessee. In addition to competing in the math competition, six schools with the largest number of participants will be awarded the computers donated from the TechBirmingham Ecycling Day to use in their own classrooms. Virginia College has been engaged to refurbish the donated computers prior to installation at the McWane Center. More details about the BatterUp software program and competition may be found on www.CompuSage.com.

Strategic partners for the TechBirmingham Ecycling Day event included:
· Alabama Computer Disposal Group / computer recycler
· Coca-Cola / refreshment for volunteer workforce
· Computer Help for Kids / refurbishment experts and program management
· Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4 / advisor
· Handoff Wireless / cell phone recycler
· City of Hoover / logistics and consolidation warehouse
· Microsoft / software for refurbished computers
· PODS / logistics and storage units
· Printer Connection / printer recycler
· Streamline Communications, a Verizon retailer / communications sponsor
· SunGard / website and program management
· WBRC-TV FOX6 / presenting media partner

For more information about TechBirmingham Ecycling Day, see www.EcyclingDay.com. For more information about TechBirmingham and its other activities, see www.TechBirmingham.com.

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Instantiations to Take Lead on Smalltalk

VisualAge Smalltalk technology base has transitioned to Instantiations under a new relationship with IBM. Instantiations will deliver the new VA Smalltalk 7.0 product in the third quarter of this year.

Portland, OR (PRWEB) April 29, 2005 -- Instantiations, Inc., a leading provider of advanced software development solutions, announced today that it has formed a new relationship with IBM under which Instantiations assumes responsibility for ongoing development of the VisualAge® Smalltalk technology base. Instantiations will develop, market and support a new VisualAge-compatible version of Smalltalk called VA Smalltalk™. Initially, Instantiations plans to enhance the VisualAge Smalltalk technology with many improvements including a modern user interface provided by its VA Assist product, new controls, and a preview of new "Migration Readiness" capabilities from Synchrony Systems' Software Modernization Technology - SMT. Longer-range technical plans are under development.

The new agreement is a part of the larger IBM Smalltalk Transition Strategy and Roadmap that ensures the business needs and requirements of existing VisualAge Smalltalk customers continue to be satisfied.

“IBM is pleased to provide VisualAge Smalltalk customers with an option to continue exploiting and receiving business value from their investments in Smalltalk technology,” said Yvonne M. Perkins, Vice President Enterprise Platform Software, IBM Software. “This is part of IBM's VisualAge Smalltalk Transition Strategy and Roadmap which enable customers to evolve their critical Smalltalk-based systems, in an incremental and staged fashion, towards standards-based, service-oriented architectures which characterize the successful, competitive On Demand enterprises of the new millennium.”

"We've used Instantiations Smalltalk products for years and are delighted that IBM has partnered with them to carry Smalltalk forward,” said Ronald D. Painter, chief scientist, CACI, Inc. “VA Smalltalk will allow our simulation developments including JWARS (Joint Warfare System) to continue without interruption.”

“We are honored that IBM has chosen Instantiations to take a leadership role in evolving Smalltalk,” said Instantiations’ Eric Clayberg, Sr. vice president and Smalltalk business unit general manager. “We recognize that there are many customers who require a modern development environment and long term support for their business critical Smalltalk based applications. Many of IBM’s existing Smalltalk customers are also Instantiations’ customers, so this new relationship should be a very smooth transition for them.”

Pricing and Availability
VA Smalltalk 7.0 will be available in the third quarter of this year. Customers who wish to move to VA Smalltalk more quickly may participate in Instantiations’ Early Availability Program. The price per developer for a new license of VA Smalltalk will be $6,995 and includes one year of support, maintenance, and new releases. IBM customers with current VisualAge Smalltalk support agreements can “upgrade” to Instantiations’ VA Smalltalk Version 7.0 for $1,495. Customers who own unsupported copies of any VisualAge Smalltalk product can upgrade to VA Smalltalk for $1,995. Upgrades from competitive Smalltalk products will also be available for $1,995. For additional information and pricing please contact our sales department at (800) 808-3737 or by email at e-mail protected from spam bots. More information can be found on the company’s web site at www.instantiations.com/vast.

About Instantiations
Instantiations, Inc. provides leading edge software products, services and technologies for Java and Smalltalk. Through our industry partnership with IBM, Instantiations offers professional development environments and software products that integrate seamlessly with the latest development platforms. Instantiations is a member of the Eclipse Foundation and offers a line of products for Eclipse, IBM Rational® and WebSphere® Studio. Based in Portland, Ore., Instantiations was founded in 1997 by a team of internationally recognized pioneers in the field of component software technology. Instantiations can be reached at (800) 808-3737. More information may be found at www.instantiations.com.

VA Smalltalk is a trademark of Instantiations, Inc. VisualAge, WebSphere and Rational are registered trademarks of IBM Corporation. SMT is a trademark of Synchrony Systems. Java is a trademark of Sun Microsystems. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective companies.

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Allied Electronics Announces Promotional Contest Winner

Allied Electronics, One of the Top North American Leading Electronic Component Distributors, Rewards One Lucky Customer with a Bose Lifestyle Entertainment System as Part of Latest Promotion

Fort Worth, TX (PRWEB) April 29, 2005 -- Allied Electronics, a subsidiary of Electrocomponents plc (LSE: ECM), announced today that Phil Rhodes is the winner of its latest promotion.

Rhodes, a manager at MRI, a prototype electronic manufacturer in Richardson, Texas, will receive a Bose Lifestyle® 38 entertainment system. Rhodes, who was chosen in a random drawing of contestants, has relied on Allied’s products over the past three years.

“I order Allied products because of its long history of great customer service,” Rhodes said. “I always receive good customer support from Allied.”

Allied has been taking care of customers like Rhodes for over 75 years. Allied used the contest to promote its catalog, which features more than 135,000 electronic and electromechanical components in stock and available for same day shipment.

“We really appreciate this kind of customer loyalty,” said Lee Davidson, president of Allied Electronics. “This promotion was a prime opportunity to reward one of our customers.”

About Allied Electronics
Allied Electronics’ headquarters are located in Fort Worth, Texas with 57 sales branches across the United States and Canada. Allied is a subsidiary of Electrocomponents plc (LSE: ECM), the world leading catalog component distributor. Electrocomponents has operations in six continents and headquarters in Oxford, England.

For more information on Allied Electronics, visit http://www.alliedelec.com.

CONTACT:
Roxanne Martinez 817-595-8566

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April 28, 2005

Instantly Convert from Serial Data Communications to Bluetooth Wireless

Anyone with serial port communications can now convert to Bluetooth wireless communications just by plugging in a Parani10 adapter. Not only that, they can create a whole network using a Parani100 Bluetooth Gateway without having to alter their equipment in any way.

(PRWEB) April 28, 2005 -- There are lots of products and equipment in service using serial communications especially RS232. Without expensive redesign, how can it be updated to use wireless technology? The answer is a new serial port to Bluetooth adapter called Parani10. This adapter is very flexible and can be set up to operate in different ways using simple PC software or through Hyperterm or similar terminal programs.

The easiest operation is to lock two Parani10 adapters together in the software to give point to point communication between the two adapters. This provides a virtual serial cable up to 200 meters long! So, with very little effort, existing RS232 cables can be replaced by a wireless link. The Parani10 adapter can also act as a Bluetooth interface for a PC via the serial port, so the PC can communicate with mobile phones and other Bluetooth devices.

If a connection needs to be made between more devices or an interface is required to a standard network, there is a partner product called Parani100 that is a Bluetooth Gateway. Again, this is setup using simple Windows software or via the Web, Telnet or a Serial Terminal program. Advanced users can even control it from their own programs using standard AT Modem commands. The Parani100 can easily be set to operate in different modes for maximum flexibility.

It can be configured to be a simple router to allow up to 7 Bluetooth nodes, such as the Parani10 Serial to Bluetooth adapters, to communicate with each other. Alternatively, it can be used to connect the Bluetooth adapters to an Ethernet network either as a Client or a Server. Because Tactical’s COM Port Redirector software is included in the package, up to 7 Parani10 Bluetooth to Serial adapters can be addressed as if they were standard COM ports. This means that the users control program code only needs minor modification to operate wirelessly. The Parani100 can also act as a repeater to extend the range of the network, and distances of 1.2Km can be obtained when it is used with optional patch antennas.

Both the Parani10 RS232 to Bluetooth adapter and the Parani100 Bluetooth Gateway are really straightforward, and no knowledge of wireless technology or Bluetooth is needed to use them. They really do provide an instant wireless network to replace serial cables with minimal effort by the engineer.

For more information, visit http://www.kanda.com/serial-wireless.html

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QSI Offers Panel-Mount Version of the QTERM-G55 — Rugged Graphic Operator Interface

QSI Corporation, manufacturer of rugged operator interface terminals, announces the panel-mount version of the popular QTERM-G55 human-machine interface (HMI). The QTERM-G55 is a rugged, panel-mount HMI terminal using graphics and a keypad to interface with the user.

Salt Lake City, UT (PRWEB) April 28, 2005 -- QSI Corporation, manufacturer of rugged operator interface terminals, announces the panel-mount version of the popular QTERM-G55 human-machine interface (HMI). The panel-mount QTERM-G55 is the newest addition to QSI's family of award-winning Qlarity™ graphic terminals and is now available.

The QTERM-G55 is a rugged, panel-mount HMI terminal using graphics and a keypad to interface with the user. The terminal can be equipped with two EIA-232, -422 or -485 serial ports; Ethernet 10Base-T or a Power-over-Ethernet (IEEE 802.3af) interface. The QTERM-G55 has a 320x240 pixel, color LCD display measuring 96 mm (3.8") diagonal. (optional grayscale display available) and is viewable in most lighting conditions. Other industrial-grade features include 24-key or 40-key membrane / steel snap dome keypad with LEDs; 2 Mbytes flash / 16 Mbytes SDRAM; programmable speaker and real-time clock. The QTERM-G55 operator interface is ruggedized for use in harsh industrial environments (NEMA-4 pending, CE certified housing). The panel-mount terminal has an overmolded rubber boot, providing a superior seal, around an ABS polycarbonate plastic case. Terminal housing is available in blue, black or gray. The QTERM-G55 can be customized to be a part of your product with a custom key legend and company logo.

The QTERM-G55 operator interface uses an object-based graphic terminal programming language called Qlarity™ (pronounced Clarity). Designing a simple control panel interface or a complete stand-alone application has never been easier. The ability to use pre-defined objects, edit existing objects or author your own objects provides flexibility to the novice and expert alike. Qlarity Foundry™, a PC-based design tool, provides a Windows® environment for screen creation, application simulation, debugging and downloading to the QTERM-G55.

About QSI Corporation
Established in 1983, QSI Corporation is a manufacturer of rugged handheld, panel-mount and pedestal-mount terminals for industrial OEMs and commercial vehicle systems integrators. QSI’s human machine interface (HMI) and mobile data terminal (MDT) products include character and graphic terminals that are programmable, customizable, CE certified, and NEMA 4/12/13 rated. Numerous interfaces are available, including EIA-232, EIA-422, EIA-485, J1708, Ethernet and Power-over-Ethernet. Custom or semi-custom terminals withstand high levels of shock, vibration, humidity, and other environmental parameters. All QSI Corporation products are manufactured in the USA at the company's headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Graphic images of the QTERM-G55 can be downloaded from http://press.qsicorp.com. A QTERM-G55 data sheet can be downloaded at http://www.qsicorp.com/pdfs/data_sheets/qterm-g55-ds.pdf.

For more information contact:
QSI Corporation
801-466-8770
Fax 801-466-8792
Email e-mail protected from spam bots
www.qsicorp.com or www.qlarity.com

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Wireless Extenders Announces Nationwide Release of New Cell Phone Signal Booster

Wireless Extenders today announced the nationwide availability of the Wireless Extender cell phone signal booster, following positive test market results.

(PRWEB) April 28, 2005 -- Wireless Extenders today announced the nationwide availability of the Wireless Extender cell phone signal booster, following positive test market results.

Specifically, one of the patent-pending design features works to prevent oscillation, thereby helping the carrier networks and enhancing coverage areas.

The Wireless Extender cell phone signal booster is FCC and Industry Canada certified. Nationwide installation is available. For more information, visit www.wirelssextenders.com.

About Wireless Extenders
Wireless Extenders, headquartered in Norcross, Georgia, is a proprietary research, development and manufacturing firm dedicated to producing innovative cellular phone enhancement accessories for individuals and businesses looking for reliable, cost-effective solutions.

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New Vishay Siliconix 40-V and 60-V MOSFETs for Automotive Applications

New Vishay Siliconix 40-V and 60-V MOSFETs Feature Industry's First Combination of High 3.4-V Threshold Voltage and Low 2.7-Milliohm On-Resistance for High-Temp Automotive Applications

(PRWEB) April 28, 2005 -- Siliconix incorporated (NASDAQ: SILI), an 80.4%-owned subsidiary of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH), today announced the industry's first n-channel MOSFETs that combine a high 3.4-V threshold voltage with on-resistance as low as 2.7 milliohms.

The 10 new MOSFETs, available in 40-V and 60-V versions, are intended for use in high-temperature, high-current applications with inductive loads in the automotive, industrial, and fixed telecom industries, such as high-side switches, motor drives, and 12-V boardnets.

When MOSFETs operate in high-temperature, high-current environments, they can turn on spontaneously if their threshold voltage, impacted by heat, starts to approach 0 V. Until now, this posed a dilemma for designers. One solution was the addition of a negative voltage driver to the circuit, but the drawbacks were increased circuit size, cost, and complexity. Another solution would be to use a device with a high threshold voltage, but the effect in this case is an undesirable increase in on-resistance.

This new power MOSFET family provides a way out of this dilemma with high-density silicon technology that allows the same device to deliver both low on-resistance and a high threshold voltage that avoids the problem of spontaneous turn-on in automotive, industrial, and other applications involving high temperatures and high levels of current.

Available in the DPAK, D2PAK, and PowerPAK SO-8 packages, samples and production quantities of the new MOSFETs are available now with lead times of 10 to 12 weeks for larger orders. Pricing for U.S. delivery in 100,000-piece quantities starts at $1.35 per piece.

Siliconix is a leading manufacturer of power MOSFETs, power ICs, analog switches, and multiplexers for computers, cell phones, fixed communications networks, automobiles, and other consumer and industrial electronic systems. With 2004 worldwide sales of $466.1 million, the company's facilities include a company-owned Class 1 wafer fab dedicated to the manufacture of power products in Santa Clara, Calif., and a Class 1 wafer fab located in Itzehoe, Germany, utilized under a lease arrangement. The company's products are also fabricated by subcontractors in Japan, Germany, China, Taiwan, and the United States. Assembly and test facilities include a company-owned facility in Taiwan, a joint venture in Shanghai, China, and subcontractors in the Philippines, China, Taiwan, and Israel.

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc., a Fortune 1,000 Company listed on the NYSE (VSH), is one of the world's largest manufacturers of discrete semiconductors (diodes, rectifiers, transistors, and optoelectronics) and selected ICs, and passive electronic components (resistors, capacitors, inductors, and transducers). Vishay's components can be found in products manufactured in a very broad range of industries worldwide. Vishay is headquartered in Malvern, Pa., and has operations in 17 countries employing over 25,000 people. Vishay can be found on the Internet at http://www.vishay.com.

Editorial contact:
Bob Decker, Wall Street Communications (+1 415 409 0233, e-mail protected from spam bots)

Worldwide reader contacts
E-mail: e-mail protected from spam bots
Web: www.vishay.com
Phone (samples): 1 619 336-0860

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TAITRA to Host Taiwan Nanotechnology & Business Opportunity Seminar in Anaheim, Calif.

TAITRA, the largest trade promotion organization in Taiwan, will host the Taiwan Nanotechnology & Business Opportunity Seminar at the 2005 NSTI Nano Tech. The seminar will take place May 9 at the Marriot Hotel in Anaheim, Calif.

Santa Clara, CA (PRWEB via NSTI) April 27, 2005 -- TAITRA, the largest trade promotion organization in Taiwan, will host the Taiwan Nanotechnology & Business Opportunity Seminar at the 2005 NSTI Nano Tech on May 9th to introduce the development of Nano Technology in Taiwan (www.nanotech2005.com) and its latest event - Taiwan Nanotech Week, September 21 - 25, 2005.

The Taiwan Nanotechnology & Business Opportunity Seminar will be held at 1:30 p.m. on May 9th at the Gold Key Room #2, Marriott Hotel Anaheim. The seminar will feature keynote speeches on Business Opportunities of Nanotechnology in Taiwan addressed by Dr. Jer-Young Chen, Project leader of Technology Integration and Promotion of Nanotechnology Industrialization in Taiwan and “Development Trends of Nanotech in Taiwan” presented by Dr. Chao-An Jong, Program Manager of Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI). It's also privilege to invite Dr. Bo Varga (Chair, Steering Committee, nanoSIG and the managing director of Silicon Valley, NANO Ventures) to deliver a speech on the topic of "Global Trends of Nanotech and International Collaboration." He will share valuable insight into the commercialization of Nanotech and investment strategies.

The organizers of this seminar will also display nanotech applications from Taiwan such as the quantum dot infra photo detector, self-clean and wear-resisting paint, nanocapsule, wear-resisting PU composite, nanoimprint technology, etc.

Taiwan Nanotech Week 2005 will be held September 21 to 25 in Taiwan. It comprises a complete line-up of dynamic activities, including the 2005 Taiwan Business Alliance Forum, International Nano Technology Exhibition, Annual Technical Report Conference, APEC nanoscale Measurement Technology Forum, International Workshop and Partnering Opportunity Meetings that welcomes the active participation of more than 400 international firms and multinational conglomerates. The integrated resources from local industry, the public sector and academic community will foster cluster impact to further contribute to the unlimited potential for international technology collaboration, investment, and trade.

“Taiwan Nano Tech 2005” offers seven winning sectors of nano-materials, nano-applications, overseas exhibitors and pavilions, academic research, institutions, the theme area, media services, and a special convergence area. These sectors encompass the seven major theme exhibitions including Materials & applications; Electronics & optoelectronics; Biotechnology; Environment & energy; Evaluation & measurement tools; MEMS; Micro-Nano fabrication technology & equipment.

The show along with the industry is striving to become Asia’s best in production, markets and technology. The government has allocated $700 million USD for a six-year program that will promote national nano-tech along with related science and technology projects. This massive effort builds upon Taiwan’s glowing track record where it leads global output in many biotech and electronic sectors. In 2004, the productivity of Taiwan’s nano-tech industry reached $530 million USD. According to the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), projections are expected to increase by 250% in growth in 2005, achieving a value of 1.3 billion US dollars.

Taiwan Nano Tech 2005 has been widely received across a number of industries, including those in the semiconductor, nano-material, IC circuit, precision instrument, optoelectronics, electronics, textile, medicine, and biotechnology. Only this event offers such great opportunities to collaborate, commercialize, and further strategic alliances.

For further details, visit http://www.TaipeiTradeShows.com.tw/Nano.

About Taiwan Trade Center in San Francisco & TAITRA:
Taiwan Trade Center in San Francisco (www.taitra.org.tw) is an international branch of Taiwan Trade External Trade Development Council (TAITRA). TAITRA is a premier non-profit trade organization with over 33 years of experience in specialized trade promotion of Taiwan. We have developed a well-coordinated trade promotion and information network composed of a staff of over 700 trained specialists stationed throughout the world. To help global traders do business with Taiwan, we organize more than 20 international trade shows each year and administrate a national trade portal site, (www.taiwantrade.com.tw).

Contact:
Sabrina Kor
Taiwan Trade Center in San Francisco
5201 Great America Parkway, Suite 306
Santa Clara, CA 95054
Tel: (408) 988-5018 Ext: 202
Fax: (408) 988-5029

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GoDogGo Toy Chosen by MSN Entertainment As One of the Top 10 Gadgets for Celebrities and Their Pooches

GoDogGo® Canine Activity Sport has been chosen by MSN Entertainment as one of the top 10 gadgets for celebrities and their pooches. The patented design makes this product the only one of its kind for Fido.

(PRWEB) April 27, 2005 -- GoDogGo® Canine Activity Sport has been chosen by MSN Entertainment as one of the top 10 gadgets for celebrity pooches. The patented design makes this product the only one of its kind for Fido. At number seven on the list of "Toys for Celebs," GoDogGo ($150), is a bucket-sized gadget that launches tennis balls for Fido to fetch. All that the dog's human companion needs to do is select the distance (from 15 to 30 feet) and frequency (from 7- to 15-second intervals), using the handy remote controller. Pet owners can train their dogs to return tossed balls directly to the hopper for continuous play.

GoDogGo Canine Activity Sport was designed and developed by Ron Thompson of Gig Harbor, Wash. Ron is a product designer with an over-active chocolate Labrador by the name of "Hershey". Hershey, like most Labs, cannot get enough of the game of "fetch." Ron acted upon this need to keep his dog busy while he was working in the yard.

Since GoDogGo® was introduced, it has found many admirers from the elderly pet owner to the paraplegic that absolutely needs to keep their pet fit but may not have the physical ability to do so.

Ron Thompson, (Thompson Design) is an independent consumer product designer and developer. GoDogGo® is a registered trademark of Thompson Design. GoDogGo® Canine Activity Sport is sold through Marketing Dynamics Unlimited, Inc.

For additional information contact:
Carrie Hinkel
Marketing Dynamics Unlimited, Inc.
Ph: 617-328-3186
Fax: 617-328-3418
Web: www.godoggoonline.com
Web: www.buygodoggo.com

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Embin Technologies Has Launched Their Multi-Application Development Kit ETD130

Embin Technologies has launched their latest development kit ETD130 that comes with prototyping board ETM140 and Ethernet connectivity board ETM120 for Developers.

(PRWEB) April 27, 2005 -- Comes with prototyping board ETM140 and Ethernet connectivity board ETM120 for Developers.

Keeping in mind the requirement of prototyping boards and development kits which can accelerate the task of designers to run application software on target 8051 hardware; thus providing a platform to benchmark their system, save time & expense of building their own application test board and thus enabling them to get their designs to market quickly; Embin launches ETD130. ETD130 is a general-purpose development board for 8051. ETD130 can be used extensively to test and validate programs. At the heart of the development board is Philips P89C51RD2/P89C668, this provides advance features like ISP and IAP. The microcontroller has 64KB flash memory and 1KB on-chip RAM. The development board comes with RS-232 interface to allow user to program the microcontroller directly from PC. ETD130 board and related software routines help the system designers to rapidly design and prototype their designs based on 8051. It provides a complete development platform with Different modules' interface i.e. is a unique hardware and software combination providing designers, the tools to develop most advanced 8051 series Microcontroller applications. The ETD130 hardware reference and software application programs also simplify 8051 based hardware and software development.

The Sample C code provided with the ETD130 board are self explanatory with comments that help you understand the applications related to Serial port, LCD, PS/2 Keyboard, Simple keyboard, Matrix keyboard, Seven segment display, LED Display, ADC, DAC, Ethernet module, Relay driver, Stepper motor driver etc programs.

With ETD130 Embin has added yet another product in its range of development kits and modules useful to engineering students and R & D engineers, developers etc.

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Cal-Chip High Voltage MLCC Caps Now Available in Voltages from 250 V to 10 kV

Cal-Chip Electronics, Inc., announced the expansion of the CHV Series of high voltage multilayer ceramic chip (MLCC) capacitors to include those with voltages of up to 10 kV.

Ivyland, PA (PRWEB) April 27, 2005 -- Cal-Chip Electronics, Inc., a premier manufacturer of quality surface mount passive components, announced the expansion of the CHV Series of high voltage multilayer ceramic chip (MLCC) capacitors to include those with voltages of up to 10 kV. Featuring chips in 8 EIA sizes ranging from 0603 to 8060 and in COG (NPO), X7R, and Y5V/Z5U dielectric, the CHV Series boasts low ESR, excellent frequency response, and excellent mechanical strength. Notably, they moreover feature excellent volumetric efficiency and stability of capacitance with temperature due to their unique construction process.

Commonly specified for surge suppression and temperature compensation in high voltage applications where PC board space is limited, these new capacitors are an ideal choice for wireless and portable products including notebook computers, cellular phones, PDAs, camcorders, VCRs, telecommunications and test equipment.

These MLCC caps are provided in voltages within the ranges of 250 V to 10 kV, and in capacitances ranging from 1.0 pF to 1.2 uF. Chips further possess an operating temperature of ¡V55o C to +125o C, with Temperature Coefficient of Capacitance (TCC) of +/-15%/oC for X7R dielectric, 0 +/- 30 ppm/oC for COG dielectric, and +22 to ¡V56%/C„a for Y5V and Z5U dielectric. Additional specifications may be downloaded from http://www.calchip.com/pdf/CHVseries_2004.pdf.

Cal-Chip¡¦s CHV Series of MLCC capacitors are available in tape and reel packaging. Depending on specifications, prices range from $0.01 to $10.00 each in production quantities. Delivery is from stock to 10 weeks.

Cal-Chip Electronics, Inc.
59 Steamwhistle Drive
Ivyland, PA 18970
800/915-9576; Fax: 215/942-6400
www.calchip.com

Contact:
Jerry Giuliano

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Zetera's New Network Storage Technology Paves the Way For Cost-Effective, Protected Storage for Corporate and Consumer Networks

IDC releases whitepaper examining Zetera's position and potential in the storage networking industry.

Irvine, CA (PRWEB via PR Web Direct) April 26, 2005 -- Zetera Corporation, the developer of breakthrough network storage technology, today announced the availability of a new whitepaper authored by IDC titled, "A New Disruptive IP Storage Technology Paves the Way for Advanced, Cost-Effective, and Protected Storage for Corporate and Consumer Networks." The paper examines the potential for Zetera's patent-pending technology to be a disruptive solution within the network storage industry. According to IDC, this potential is due to the technology's ability to match or exceed the capabilities of existing storage standards at a lower cost.

The shifting nature of business needs and the advent of the networked home are changing the ways companies and consumers use storage. For businesses, the widespread use of local networks and advanced applications, the explosion in Internet traffic and large email attachments, and the growing use of multimedia sound and imagery to support Web sites, business applications and regulatory mandates requires bigger and better storage systems. IT managers need storage solutions that meet these new requirements and scale to meet tomorrow's anticipated and unanticipated demands.

On the consumer side, an explosion in the range and type of home networking and personal entertainment devices such as MP3 players, PVRs, and game systems require expanded levels of storage. IDC contends that today, "it is not hard to find households that have almost a terabyte of storage installed across various devices." Consumers concerned with storing and protecting precious memories (family photos and videos) along with other digital possessions need storage solutions that add capacity that is self-configuring and accessible by all systems, allocate capacity for individual applications, and enable more robust data protection.

Zetera has introduced a new storage networking architecture that improves on what IDC considers to be the four fundamental factors that drive the success of a network storage system – cost, scalability, performance and reliability. Zetera network storage uses IP as the storage fabric, delivering network storage without bottlenecks and at the lowest cost. The technology uses IP multicast to achieve sharing, spanning and RAID without specialized hardware while scaling linearly without the need for additional controllers/aggregators.

"Zetera's approach isn't 'storage over IP' as discussed by many companies in the storage industry," explains Dave Reinsel, Program Director of Storage Research for IDC and author of the Zetera whitepaper. "In contrast, rather than using IP as an extension cord between clients and storage devices, Zetera uses IP as the storage paradigm itself."

The whitepaper examines in detail how Zetera's approach to IP storage addresses the four critical storage solution criteria more effectively than many existing network storage solutions. "This positive analysis by such a widely respected authority as IDC validates our mission to change the storage industry," said Chuck Cortright, president and CEO of Zetera.

According to IDC, there are many market opportunities for Zetera's storage technology. For businesses of all sizes, Zetera offers an alternative to costly storage solutions with a low-cost, easy-to-deploy, and easy-to-manage integrated storage system. On the home networking side, Zetera's use of IP, a technology that is already supported and used by most consumer electronic devices, unobtrusively ties these standalone islands of storage together in a way that provides both protection and sharing of data.

"The changing information needs of businesses and the advent of the networked home with its growing need for storage capacity and data protection will dramatically change the ways companies and consumers buy and use storage in the coming years," the whitepaper reports. "Zetera, with its fully IP-based storage solution, is in a strong position to capitalize on these changes and become a disruptive technology in the network storage market."

The whitepaper also points out that Zetera's focused approach to bringing its technology to market increases its chances of success. Zetera is marketing its technology initially within the SMB market where there is little conflict with established high-end storage systems and within consumer market where there is an increasing need for inexpensive, easy-to-deploy protected storage.

"We offer computer and consumer electronics manufacturers an extraordinary opportunity to use Zetera's technology to build products that perform better and cost less," added Cortright. NETGEAR® Inc., StorCase®, and Bell Microproducts have all announced Zetera-based network storage products targeted to the consumer and SMB markets that are slated to ship in the summer of 2005.

To obtain a copy of this IDC whitepaper, please follow the directions at the following link: http://www.zetera.com/Technology/AnalystReports.html.

About Zetera Corporation
Founded in 2002, Zetera Corporation is a developer of a patent-pending technology that enables networked storage to be delivered at unprecedented price-performance levels. The technology was invented by the creators of the IDE and ATAPI disk drive standards, which have shipped in billions of disk drives. Leveraging the latest IP advances, Zetera has created a new class of network storage technology that is superior in performance, cost, scalability and compatibility to all other types of network storage. Based in Irvine, Calif., Zetera licenses its technology to leading storage, computer, peripheral and device manufacturers worldwide. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.zetera.com.

Contact:
Jennifer Tolkachev
Lages & Associates
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April 26, 2005

Pre-Owned Electronics, Inc, Independent Supplier of Computer Parts and Notebook Repairs, Completes $2 Million Equity Financing and Expands Board of Directors

Pre-Owned Electronics, Inc (www.preowned.com), one of the largest independent suppliers of computer parts and notebook repairs to the computer industry, has completed a $2 million equity financing and expanded its board of directors.

Bedford, MA (PRWEB) April 26, 2005 -- Pre-Owned Electronics, Inc (http://www.preowned.com), one of the largest independent suppliers of computer parts and notebook repairs to the computer industry, has completed a $2 million equity financing and expanded its board of directors.

Taking over as president of the corporation is Glen Kashgegian who was most recently CEO of Printed Circuit Corporation, a $40 million manufacturer of high technology complex rigid printed circuit boards. Mr. Kashgegian has also held various senior level positions in Fortune 500 and Footsie 100 companies. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering Technology from Northeastern University and an MBA from Boston University.

The new board includes Dave Ferrari of Argus Management (http://www.arguscorp.com) who brings financial advisory and management experience and Rick Faulk of intranets.com (http://www.intranets.com) who brings extensive experience with internet sales and marketing. The new capital will be used to expand and enhance company operations.

Pre-Owned Electronics is one of the largest independent suppliers of computer parts and repairs to the computer industry. With over 20 years in business, the company offers extensive experience and quality. Pre-Owned Electronics, Inc. is located at 125 Middlesex Turnpike in Bedford, Massachusetts. The company can be reached on the web at: http://www.preowned.com or by phone to 800-274-5343 or 781-778-4600.

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Electrophysics® Unveils Breakthrough Thermography Camera Highlighted by Cutting Edge Industrial Design

HotShot combines high performance and best in class ergonomic design in a cost-effective line of thermographic cameras.

Fairfield, NJ (PRWEB) April 26, 2005 -- Focused on developing innovative infrared imaging cameras, Electrophysics is proud to introduce HotShot. HotShot represents a paradigm shift in thermography camera design and is an entirely new concept in industrial inspection data collection. HotShot is the world’s first thermography camera with an advanced ergonomic design, integrated data logger functionality and icon-based user interface. The camera was designed specifically for industrial inspection of high voltage electrical systems, production machinery and buildings. HotShot features a unique articulating thermal camera head that enables framing of electrical and mechanical systems from floor level to overhead while maintaining an optimal viewing angle and hand position, even when operating in tight spaces.

HotShot integrates a high performance microbolometer infrared sensor that delivers sharp, highly sensitive thermal images. It’s easy-to-use joystick control and 3.5” LCD touch screen with on screen control buttons, facilitates the identification of inspection point locations, incident information and observation details that can later be automatically incorporated into reports. A Compact Flash accessory port provides an industry standard interface for a wide range of existing and future accessory devices including a visible camera, CF memory cards, a WiFi card and a miniature hands-free viewfinder. The USB port and active sync provides an easy method for downloading data to a computer.

“During the early phases of our product development, we interviewed a large number of thermography camera users to learn what they wanted in a next generation camera. Responses were centered around making the user interface more intuitive and automating the methods of getting field information into reports,” said Chris Alicandro, Director of Sales for Electrophysics. “While a number of companies have focused on point-and-shoot cameras without the capability of data entry in the field, Electrophysics focused on a design that incorporated data capture routines and a tightly integrated report generation software program. Users also stated that they wanted much lighter weight systems that they could operate for longer periods of time on a single battery charge. Weighing less than 1.8 lbs and featuring a low-power design that will run for 4 hours on a single charge, the HotShot delivers a high level of power in a very lightweight housing,” concluded Alicandro.

Several HotShot models are available featuring application-specific software, extended object temperature ranges, as well as accessories, including both wide angle and telephoto optics. The base model features a temperature range from –20° to 350°C with +2% accuracy and an IP-54 environmental rating. The HotShot is also designed for field upgrades and customers will be able to upload new software as new features are added.

Headquartered in Fairfield, New Jersey, Electrophysics develops advanced thermal imaging, near infrared and night vision systems for use in a host of imaging applications. Since 1969, Electrophysics has maintained its focus on delivering products that reflect the company’s exceptional engineering capabilities to meet specific real world demands while keeping pace with rapidly evolving imaging technologies. The Company has realized exceptional growth as a result of its customer-centric philosophy and remains firmly committed to continually innovating its products in order to enhance the experience of end-users. Electrophysics is vertically integrated with expertise in complex signal processing, optics, embedded software, PC software applications development and hardware design.

For additional information and full specifications, please visit the HotShot product page at www.electrophysics.com

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Fastrax Appoints Matrix Electronica S.L. as Distributor of Fastrax GPS Technology in Spain and Portugal

Fastrax Ltd., a leading provider of open and portable OEM GPS Software Development Kit environments and programmable OEM GPS receivers, today announced a distribution agreement with Matrix Electronica S.L., a company specializing in complex semiconductor and electromechanical components as well as embedded modules.

Helsinki, Finland; Madrid, Spain (PRWEB) April 26, 2005 -- Fastrax Ltd., a leading provider of open and portable OEM GPS Software Development Kit environments and programmable OEM GPS receivers, today announced a distribution agreement with Matrix Electronica S.L., a company specializing in complex semiconductor and electromechanical components as well as embedded modules.

Matrix Electronica is Spain's leading distributor of GPS technology, with a market share of approximately 80% in the OEM GPS market. Matrix will distribute Fastrax's iTrax family of OEM GPS receivers, as well as the Fastrax iSuite 3 Software Development Kit (SDK).

"We are proud to welcome Fastrax into our lineup of superior electronics products from leading manufacturers. With their compact size, top performance and low power consumption, Fastrax products represent the state of the art in GPS technology. Through this collaboration, we will be able to strengthen our own offering by providing our customers with the most advanced OEM GPS receivers on the market," said Mr. Jésus Santos, Sales Director, Matrix.

"Matrix's technical sales and support organization has a deep knowledge of GPS hardware and software, as well as substantial experience in southern European markets. We are very pleased to have Matrix Electronica as our distribution partner in Spain and Portugal," said Mr. Fredrik Borgstrom, responsible for Fastrax's European sales.

Fastrax OEM GPS receivers offer industry-leading benefits in performance, size, power consumption and versatility. Fastrax products enable the implementation of position-aware features into practically any device. The GPS modules are ideally suited for both industrial tracking systems and small battery-operated products such as mobile phones, asset tracking devices, handheld computers and sports accessories.

The Fastrax iSuite 3 SDK can be used to rapidly modify the features and functionality of a GPS receiver, allowing receiver performance and power management to be tailored for any usage scenario. By utilizing the spare CPU and memory resources of the GPS receiver, the Fastrax iSuite 3 SDK can significantly reduce the bill of materials and non-recurring expenses of GPS products.

Fastrax contact:
Fredrik Borgstrom
Sales Manager, Europe
Tel. +358 40 564 4498
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Fastrax agency contact:
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Juha Rantanen
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Matrix Electronica contact:
Covadonga Fernández
MARCOM
Tel.+34 9 1560 2737
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About Fastrax Ltd
Fastrax provides industry-leading receivers and software solutions for optimal utilization of GPS (Global Positioning System) and other GNSS location services (Global Navigation Satellite Systems). Fastrax transforms GPS technologies into highly scalable iTrax and iSuite solutions with open interfaces, combined to ultra low power consumption and miniature hardware design. With industry-leading performance, Fastrax GPS receivers navigate continuously even in extreme conditions. Receivers are ideally suited to both industrial location applications and high-volume consumer products such as cell phones and sports accessories. Fastrax Engineering Services provide expert services in application design. Headquartered in Finland and founded in 1999, the company is privately owned and backed by leading venture capital investors CapMan, Eqvitec, Startupfactory and Innocap, with a strategic investment by Suunto Corporation, a subsidiary of Amer Group, a leading global supplier of sporting goods equipment.
More information: www.fastrax.fi.

About Matrix Electronica S.L.
Founded in January 1991, Matrix Electronica specializes in distributing complex semiconductor and electromechanical components as well as embedded modules in niche markets requiring strong technical support. The company serves the markets of Spain, Portugal and France, with branch offices in Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao, Lisbon, Paris and Toulouse. Matrix is a founder member of Advanced European PLC, a group of independent distribution companies covering all of Europe.
More information: www.matrix.es. ;

Global Positioning System (GPS) is a worldwide satellite navigation infrastructure funded and controlled by the U.S. Department of Defense, originally developed for U.S. military purposes. GPS provides satellite signals that enable GPS receivers to calculate their exact position and velocity. The GPS infrastructure has three segments. The space segment consists of 24 satellites that orbit the earth every 12 hours. The control segment consists of tracking stations located around the world, with the master control station located at Falcon Air Force Base in Colorado. The user segment consists of GPS receivers and users utilizing the information provided by the system. GPS is widely used in applications such as marine navigation.

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April 25, 2005

ATP Announces Highest Capacity 512MB Dual Voltage RS-MMC(DV RS-MMC) Flash Cards. x8 Expansion of Data Storage Capability of Mobile Phones(Nokia 6630, 6680,6681, and 6682)

ATP Electronics Inc., a leading manufacturer of digital flash media products, today announced that it is beginning mass production of the world’s first 512MB dual voltage RS-MMC (DV RS-MMC). This follows ATP’s announcement in early February of 256/128MB DV RS-MMC product availability. The dual voltage (DV) feature allows for compatibility with devices running on the conventional 3.0V as well as with the dual voltage 3.0/1.8V devices. The low voltage feature translates to much lower power consumption, meaning a longer battery life for mobile digital devices of both today and tomorrow.

Sunnyvale, CA (PRWEB) April 25, 2005 -- The highest capacity 512MB DV RS-MMC card expands the storage capacity 8-fold, thus allowing for 8 times the amount of video, music, photos, games, and ringtones on new mobile phones which either require or can use dual voltage memory cards such as Nokia smartphones 6630, 6680, 6681, 6682 models.

"Today these Nokia handsets and other digital mobile devices requiring dual voltage (DV) RS-MMC typically come bundled with a 64MB DV RS-MMC card. This poses a huge limitation on the amount of digital content a user can store. By offering such a high capacity 512MB card solution, ATP enables users to fully utilize the handsets' multimedia functions and feature sets, allowing for the enhanced ability to store and play video, music and games", said Danny Lin, ATP VP of Sales and Marketing.

ATP’s new DV RS-MMC memory cards offer the same advanced features as ATP’s other flash card products offering ample protection from water, dust, ESD (electro-static discharge), and extreme temperatures ranging from –40C to 85C. This allows for versatility and durability rarely found today in flash memory cards. The 512MB DV RS-MMC product is available immediately. 256MB and 128MB DV RS-MMC cards are also currently available.

About ATP
Founded in 1991, ATP (Advanced Technology & Packaging) Electronics, Inc. is a recognized leading manufacturer of high capacity flash digital media solutions as well as top quality memory module products. With strictly regulated ISO 9001 certified facilities and advanced technologies in memory packaging, flash card designs, testing and qualification, ATP differentiates itself from the competition, offering highly durable flash card solutions which in addition to high performance, offer protection from water/moisture, dust, static discharge, and extreme temperatures. High Speed, Weather Proof and Dependable Storage. ATP’s latest flash products feature 2GB SD and MMC, as well as 1GB miniSD, RS-MMC and Dual-Voltage (DV) RS-MMC. For more information on ATP memory products, visit http://www.atpinc.com.

About RS-MMC
At 24 x 18 x 1.4mm and about half the size of the MMC, the Reduce-Size MultiMediaCard (RS-MMC) is a standard memory card format from the MultiMediaCard Association (MMCA). For more information about the MMCA, http://www.mmca.org

ATP and the ATP logo are trademarks of ATP Electronics Inc. All other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

Press Contact:
Daphne Jang
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Kozio, Inc. Names New Business Development Director; Ed Kase Joins Longmont-based Provider of Embedded Software for System-level Hardware Testing

Kozio, Inc., a leading provider of embedded software for system-level hardware testing, has named Ed Kase as its director of business development. Kase brings to Kozio more than 20 years of experience in the software industry.

Longmont, CO (PRWEB) April 25, 2005 -- Kozio, Inc., a leading provider of embedded software for system-level hardware testing, has named Ed Kase as its director of business development. Kase brings to Kozio more than 20 years of experience in the software industry.

"I'm excited to have Ed join us," stated Kozio President Joseph Skazinski. "He brings a wealth of expertise in sales, marketing and business development, and his previous work in marketing and selling software, along with business relationships he's developed over his career, will help Kozio continue our growth in the embedded software market."

Kozio's new director of business development role has been created to help the company strengthen its market position in the embedded software arena, reinforce its current sales force and foster new relationships with processor board vendors and OEMs in the U.S. and Europe. Kase will report to Joseph Skazinski, Kozio's founder, president and CEO.

"I’m very pleased to contribute to this next phase of growth at Kozio," notes Kase. "Kozio software and services provides a unique capability in the market that helps board manufacturers save time and money. As companies focus on their core competencies in design and manufacturing, and leverage expertise like the diagnostics and testing provided by Kozio, the whole industry will benefit."

Kase's software experience is focused on the numerical modeling and test and measurement markets. Throughout his career, he has directed marketing, sales and professional services organizations. Kase has a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York.

About Kozio, Inc.
Kozio, Inc. develops software solutions that verify design and validate hardware for embedded single-board computer systems used in products such as ADSL gateways, wireless access points, network routers, voice solutions, security and test equipment, and aerospace systems. Kozio's products provide comprehensive test solutions, including diagnostics for board bring-up, automated manufacturing test, and built-in self-test software for manufactured products. Kozio's customers design, develop and manufacture boards used in computer-based electronic systems for the aerospace, networking, defense, test and wireless industries. Kozio products ease many embedded systems development challenges, from design through manufacturing and support, saving customers time and money. The company is privately held and based in Longmont, Colorado. For more information, visit www.kozio.com.

kDiagnostics is a registered trademark of Kozio, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

Contact: Ed Kase, Kozio, Inc., (303) 776-1356, e-mail protected from spam bots, Joseph Skazinski, Kozio, Inc., e-mail protected from spam bots, or Brad Shannon, Shannon Marketing Communications, (970) 461-4906, e-mail protected from spam bots.

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nLayers and American ITIL To Discuss “Ways To Jump-Start ITIL Initiatives” In April 26 Webinar

San Jose, CA (PRWEB) April 25, 2005 -- nLayers, the leader in real-time discovery and resource optimization, today announced it will host a Webinar to discuss how IT organizations can jump-start ITIL initiatives with the use of auto-discovery and mapping technologies on Tuesday, April 26, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. PST/2:00 p.m. EST. The session will feature ITIL expert Dick Szymanski, who brings more than 20 years experience in customer support and service to his current tenure as CEO and founder of America ITIL. nLayers’ director of marketing, Stephanie Piche, will co-present.

In the Webinar, Syzmanski and Piche will discuss how IT organizations can begin to put together a successful ITIL game plan by using auto-discovery and mapping technologies as a cornerstone to planning advancements. Additionally, attendees will gain a better understanding of Federated Configuration Management Databases (CMDBs), Configuration Item (CI) dependencies and the new advancements in tools that propel interest in configuration management solutions as IT organizations look for ways to gain visibility and control of their environments.

If you would like to register for this event, please visit the nLayers website at www.nlayers.com, or contact Leah Bibbo at 650-340-1982 or e-mail protected from spam bots.

About nLayers
nLayers’ flagship product is nLayers InSight, an agentless appliance that automatically discovers and maps the relationships and dependencies between applications and infrastructure components to provide a “living” model of the IT environment. Unlike the limited, “snapshot” views offered by other discovery technologies, nLayers’ time-based, three-dimensional model allows IT organizations to continuously track resource dependencies, demand, usage and service levels in real-time. For nLayers’ customers, this model serves as the foundation for a wide range of critical IT initiatives, including change and configuration management, IT governance, capacity planning, business service management, and business continuity planning. nLayers is a privately held, venture-funded startup headquartered in San Jose, California, and at www.nlayers.com.

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Home Entertainment Expo Lauded with Two Luxury Living Awards at Residential Design 2005

HEE Awarded Two Out of Three Awards in the Home Theater Category

Sudbury, MA (PRWEB) April 25, 2005 -- Home Entertainment Expo (HEE), New England’s top home entertainment and residential technologies design-and-build center, was presented with dual awards – Platinum and Silver – for home theater design excellence at the 2005 Luxury Living Awards banquet on April 6th. The award competition was held in conjunction with the Residential Design 2005 exposition, which took place on April 6th and 7th at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston, Massachusetts.

“It was an extraordinary evening that brought together a diverse mix of professionals from Boston’s thriving home design community. The winners were thrilled to be recognized and the attendees got a look at some of the exceptional work being done in New England.” said John Kenney, publisher of HomeWorks Sourcebook.

Luxury Living Awards
The Luxury Living Awards were developed by HomeWorks Sourcebook, a leading Boston-based home design publication, in partnership with over twenty organizations, including major home design sponsors, leading trade groups, select marketing partners and non-profit charities to recognize New England’s most beautiful living spaces and the talented design professionals who created them.

The awards were broken into specific categories ranging from Casual Living to Kitchens and Bathrooms to Home Theater. Out of the three possible home theater design awards, Home Entertainment was awarded two – Platinum and Silver – for two separate client projects: a custom luxury home theater with integrated control room, and a breathtaking, family-friendly media room. HEE’s partnering companies were also awarded for their contributions to these winning projects and included Dodd Woodworking, Pepperdash Technology, Sound Walls and Manuel de Santaren Interior Design & Decorating.

Winners of the competition were selected anonymously by a distinguished panel of jurors drawn from the Boston area’s home design, real estate and media fields. The roster of jurors included:

- Charlie Allen, Charlie Allen Restorations
- Clara Batchelor, CBA Landscape Architects
- Julie Chrissis, Susan Sargent Designs
- Leslie Drew, Hammond GMAC
- Jeremiah Eck, Jeremiah Eck Interiors
- Samantha House, The Improper Bostonian
- Garry Martin, The Martin Group
- Rachel Pike, The Wentworth Institute
- Rolly Rouse, Home Portfolio

“The entire Home Entertainment Expo team is thrilled to be recognized for its efforts,” commented HEE co-founder and vice president, David Gormley. “We’ve worked hard to provide New England’s homeowners, architects and builders with a one-of-a-kind home entertainment, design and automation experience – from our real-world showroom to our team of recognized industry professionals – and these awards, along with our booming client base, tell us that we’re achieving our goals."

Home Entertainment Expo is open to the public Monday through Friday from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. and on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information about Home Entertainment Expo, or to arrange for a private function in one of the luxurious theater rooms, call (978) 579-0003 or visit www.HomeEntertainmentExpo.com for an up-to-date list of scheduled events.

About Home Entertainment Expo
Home Entertainment Expo is an award-winning home entertainment and residential technologies design/build center. A division of ADTECH Systems (www.adtech-sys.com), New England’s leading commercial A/V systems integration company for over 16 years, Home Entertainment Expo provides complete home entertainment and technology solutions to home owners, architects and design/build professionals. Presented in a real-world home environment, these solutions include custom and pre-configured home theaters, whole house audio (including outdoor systems), lighting control systems, drapery and shade control systems, structured wiring, home networking, home automation, and design and installation services. Home Entertainment Expo’s headquarters and showroom are centrally located in Sudbury, Massachusetts. For more information about Home Entertainment Expo, please call 978-579-0003 or visit www.HomeEntertainmentExpo.com.

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Availability of Xilinx Virtex 4 Based PCI Express Evaluation Board

HiTech Global Distribution, LLC today announced the worldwide availability of the Virtex-4™ PCI Express “XpressFX” evaluation boards designed by PLDA.

San Jose, CA (PRWEB) April 25, 2005 -- The XpressFX boards are powered by Xilinx Virtex-4 XC4VFX40, XC4VFX60, or XC4VFX100 with 12, 16, or 20 RocketIO™ Multi Gigabit Transceivers, and 41,904, 56,880 or 94,896 logic cells. The XpressFX boards provide one PCI Express 8-lane male connector, one PCI Express 4-lane female connector, two SFP, and two HSSDC2 connectors. The XpressFX boards also provide access up to 512 MB of DDR2 memory.

The XpressFX boards are bundled with a full featured version of the PLD Applications PCI Express IP Core. “Designers can add their own logic inside the FPGA, connect it to our PCI Express controller and benefit from the on-board DDR2 memory and a wide variety of I/0s. Popular daughterboard connectors such as AV Bus can also be accessed from within the FPGA”, said Martin Gallezot, Sales Manager for PLD Applications.

Additional product information is available at http://www.hitechglobal.com/plda/v4pciexpress.htm
“Rapid adoption of the PCI Express technology requires reliable solution that can be easily provided by PLDA’s IP Core and Xilinx’s Virtex-4 FX”- Said, Cyrus Merati, Sr. Marketing and Sales Director for Hitech Global Distribution. “The XpressFX is an ideal platform for evaluation and validation of such a solution”

Pricing and Availability
The XpressFX60 (XC4VFX60 based) is priced at $2,995 (USD) and will be available for shipment by June 2005. The XpressFX will also be available for purchase through Hitech Global Distribution online store at http://www.hitechglobal.com/catalog

About HiTech Global Distribution, LLC.
HiTech Global Distribution LLC (HTGD) is a North American based distributor and design house headquartered in Silicon Valley, California. HTGD's main line of products includes IP Cores, prototyping boards, modules, and embedded system design tools.

HiTech Global Distribution, LLC also provides FPGA, ASIC, SOC, and PCB design services. For additional information about HiTech Global Distribution, LLC, please visit: http://www.HiTechGlobal.com ;

About PLD Applications
PLDA, the World's second largest PCI IP core vendor, designs and sells a wide range of FPGA and ASIC interfacing solutions for the PCI and derivative markets (PCI Express, PCI-X, CompactPCI, and PC104/PC104+). The company offers complete solutions to a global market, including IP cores, hardware, software, consulting services, and comprehensive technical support provided directly by the IP designers. For additional information about PLD Applications, please visit http://www.plda.com.

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RFID Talent and Career Center Launched

RFID Tribe launched the RFID Talent and Career Center as a focal point for RFID technology expertise. RFID Tribe implemented the job board to help job seekers in the RFID community find new employment opportunities. The new job board allows users a place to post their resumes for free. Along with a resume bank, the job board offers listings of career opportunities in RFID and other related fields. The job opportunities are available for all job seekers to search.

(PRWEB) April 24, 2005 -- RFID Tribe launched the RFID Talent and Career Center as a focal point for RFID technology expertise.

RFID Tribe implemented the job board to help job seekers in the RFID community find new employment opportunities. The new job board allows users a place to post their resumes for free. Along with a resume bank, the job board offers listings of career opportunities in RFID and other related fields. The job opportunities are available for all job seekers to search.

Mark Johnson, RFID Tribe President said, "Employers and recruiters recognize RFID Tribe as a group of RFID technology experts and have continued to tap into RFID Tribe for RFID talent. Employers and RFID Tribe members highlighted the need regarding a tool for finding RFID expertise. RFID Tribe responded to the need by establishing the RFID Talent and Career Center.” Mark added, “The marketplace is searching for RFID expertise, so providing a job board tool for RFID technology experts makes good sense."

The job board has a number of advanced features. These include a Job Alert system that notifies job seekers by email of new job opportunities that match their search criteria. An anonymous resume feature enables job seekers to list their experience and qualifications in a protected environment. By giving both active and passive job seekers the ability to anonymously post their resumes, the job board service helps RFID experts to stay connected to the employment market while maintaining full control of their confidential information.

Randy Lewis, VP of Technical Solutions at Dean Randall International said, "The RFID Talent and Career Center is a ‘one stop shop’ for those individuals and companies that are actively engaged in the RFID industry. This is another valuable tool that RFID Tribe has developed to help bring all the resources together."

The RFID Talent and Career Center is another element helping RFID Tribe achieve its mission: advancing RFID technology collaboration. As RFID Tribe continues its rapid growth, it will add additional services beneficial for RFID Tribe members and their firms.

The RFID Talent and Career Center may be found at http://rfidtribe.com/careers.html

About RFID Tribe:
RFID Tribe, a global organization with local chapters, is a radio frequency identification (RFID) collaboration forum. The group of industry experts collaborates on RFID and sensor technology, standards, venture capital, products, solutions, industry trends, people and events. RFID Tribe serves as an engine for ideas, people and capital.

For more information about RFID Tribe, please visit http://www.rfidtribe.com or contact RFID Tribe at 214-808-1352.

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Fujitsu Announces new Highly Integrated WiMAX SoC, assumes Industry Leadership in IEEE 802.16 Technology

Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (FME) fully supports the announcement made yesterday by Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) who introduced its highly integrated WiMAX system-on-chip at Broadband Wireless World in Las Vegas. The MB87M3400 complies with the IEEE802.16-2004 standard and will enable development of a new generation of WiMAX-compliant broadband wireless access (BWA) equipment.

Frankfurt (PRWEB) April 24, 2005 -- Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (FME) fully supports the announcement made yesterday by Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) who introduced its highly integrated WiMAX system-on-chip at Broadband Wireless World in Las Vegas. The MB87M3400 complies with the IEEE802.16-2004 standard and will enable development of a new generation of WiMAX-compliant broadband wireless access (BWA) equipment.

The Fujitsu WiMAX SoC sets the stage for both base station and subscriber station implementation, which will bring cost-efficient, high-quality, fixed broadband connectivity to Metro Area Network users, without the need for direct Line of Sight access to base stations from their remotely connected subscriber stations. The MB87M3400 is designed to enable deployment of BWA equipment for both base stations and subscriber stations in licensed or license-exempt bands below 11GHz.

“This new WiMAX-compliant SoC is the industry’s most integrated, modular, scalable, and cost-efficient solution,” said Keith Horn, senior vice president of sales and marketing for FMA. “Our design team has worked very closely with innovative systems developers worldwide to deliver the optimal technology for WiMAX-compliant equipment. Early adopters of our system-on-chip are now set to make 2005 the inaugural year for WiMAX-based customer premise equipment, base stations and low-cost subscriber stations in a broad range of geographic markets.”

Manfred Mettendorff, Senior Marketing Manager at Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (FME) added, “In Europe in particular, with the licensed band in the 3.5GHz region, we are expecting a rapid implementation of WiMAX. Fujitsu’s cost efficient solution will enable equipment manufacturers and service providers to offer competitive business models with fast return on investment.”

He continued, "To tie-in with this announcement, FME is co-sponsoring the IQPC WiMAX conference taking place in Berlin, on April 28th & 29th. Reza Golshan, Director, System ASIC from FMA is presenting a paper there on ' Technical challenges to be mastered by making WiMAX interoperable', and our complete chip solution will be discussed and described."

The MB87M3400 uses an OFDM 256 (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) PHY that supports channels from 1.75MHz up to 20MHz, and can operate in TDD or FDD modes, with support for all available channel bandwidths. A programmable frequency selection generates the sample clock for any desired bandwidth. When applying 64QAM modulation in a 20MHz channel and using all 192 sub-carriers, the SoC's data rate can go up to 75Mbps. Uplink sub-channelisation is also supported.

The Fujitsu WiMAX SoC incorporates sophisticated processing power, including a powerful main RISC engine that implements the 802.16 upper-layer MAC, scheduler, drivers, protocol stacks, and user application software. Also on board is a secondary RISC/DSP that functions as a co-processor, which executes lower-layer MAC functions, offloading processing from the upper-layer MAC and enhancing total performance. A multi-channel DMA controller handles high-speed transactions among agents on a high-performance bus.

Incorporates Security, Radio Control, Analogue Circuitry
The Fujitsu WiMAX SoC also incorporates radio control and all required analogue circuits, along with a comprehensive set of integrated peripheral functions. To ensure security, the MB87M3400 uses DES/AES/CCM encryption/decryption engines for the 802.16 MAC privacy sub-layer. The chip also includes a memory controller, an Ethernet engine for interfacing to the network, and high-performance DAC/ADC for flexible baseband interface.

Availability
The MB87M3400 comes in a 436-pin BGA package and is available now. A complete reference design, including all required software and hardware for a cost-effective system solution, is also available. The reference design is scheduled for certification
by the WiMAX ForumTM.

Fujitsu plans ongoing, comprehensive support for the WiMAX standards, as the WiMAX Forum and its member companies work to deliver IEEE 802.16e to serve mobile wireless broadband applications.

WiMAX conference in Berlin April 28-29
For more information please follow:
http://www.iqpc.com/cgi-bin/templates/singlecell.html?topic=536&event=6403

Fujitsu & Partner Releases
For more information on Fujitsu's WiMAX partners please follow the links to additional press releases in collaboration with Aperto, WiLAN, ZTE and SiGe.

Aperto Networks Chooses Fujitsu System-on-Chip for its WiMAX Systems http://www.fme.fujitsu.com/news/press/show/618/235/

Fujitsu and Wi-LAN Deliver Industry Leadership in WiMAX-Compliant Broadband Wireless Technology http://www.fme.fujitsu.com/news/press/show/619/236/

Fujitsu and SiGe Semiconductor Collaborate to Deliver WiMAXTM Reference Design for the 3.5GHz Band http://www.fme.fujitsu.com/news/press/show/620/237/

ZTE Corporation and Fujitsu Collaborate on WiMAX-Compliant Technology http://www.fme.fujitsu.com/news/press/show/621/238/

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New NetBiter® Linux Development Kit

With the NetBiter® Linux Development kit you can design applications for Internet connectivity, serial-Ethernet, micro web servers, protocol converters etc.

Halmstad, Sweden (PRWEB) April 23, 2005 -- IntelliCom, is proud to announce the embedded NetBiter® Linux development kit. The NetBiter® is an embedded serial – Ethernet/web platform, today used by companies in more than 30 countries.

With the NetBiter® Linux development kit companies can design their own applications for Internet connectivity, serial-Ethernet, micro web servers, protocol converters etc.
Using Linux and our ready made software drivers for the hardware and applications, improves the development time and provides short time-to-market.

NetBiter® Specifications:
Ethernet port 10/100 Mbit/s
Serial port #1 Rs232/Rs485
Serial port #2 Rs232
Onboard RAM 8 - 16 Mbyte
Onboard FLASH 4 - 8 Mbyte
Real-Time-Clock YES, with battery backup
Onboard I/O 2 Digital Inputs

The development kit comes with the following:
- NetBiter® hardware
- Software including complete Linux kernel, TCP/IP stack, software drivers, application software such as web server, email, FTP, Telnet, UDP etc
- Windows program for DHCP (managing IP-addresses)
- Bootloader
- Cables
- Support package with 3 incidents
- Quick-start guide

Please contact IntelliCom to learn how fast you can get started

More information here: http://www.intellicom.se/Linux_Development.shtml?21

About IntelliCom Innovation AB
IntelliCom Innovation AB (www.intellicom.se) is a leading company in Scandinavia who develops products and solutions for embedded web/Ethernet applications, M2M, Remote Device Management and protocol converters. We offer more than 30 products supporting Ethernet, Modbus, GSM/GPRS, LonWorks, Metasys, Profibus, CAN etc Our customers are represented all over the world, such as Hitachi (Japan), Rockwell (USA) and Schneider (France).

Press contact
Henrik Ebeklint
Managing director
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Used IT Equipment Disposition Specialist Urges Companies to Plan for Proper E-Waste Disposal to Protect Environment

Market Velocity, the only provider of a full service solution to help companies trade-in, donate or recycle used IT equipment joins more than 12,000 organizations in 174 countries today to celebrate Earth Day, 2005.

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB via PR Web Direct) April 22, 2005 -- Market Velocity, the only provider of a full service solution to help companies trade-in, donate or recycle used IT equipment joins more than 12,000 organizations in 174 countries today to celebrate Earth Day, 2005. The theme of this year’s Earth Day celebration is "Protecting Our Children and Our Future" and that fits hand in glove with Market Velocity’s mission says Frank X. Dalton, Market Velocity chief executive officer.

"Electronic waste is the fastest growing element of the entire waste stream and poses a significant threat to our environment unless individuals and corporations are committed to disposing of used products wisely," says Dalton.

Market Velocity helps equipment manufacturers develop and implement customer programs for trading in, donating or recycling used IT equipment. The Market Velocity solution manages all business processes, returns, payments and tax credits making it easier for equipment manufacturers to offer customers appropriate options for equipment disposal.

"Any one of the three options helps our environment today and protects it for our children," says Dalton, but he also points out that by donating equipment, companies can help disadvantaged families or children in other ways. "There is a need for millions of used computers in schools and non-profit organizations that serve children, families and other citizens. Companies can maximize their investments in IT while helping others by donating used equipment."

About Market Velocity
Market Velocity, the industry's trade-in expert, helps computer manufacturers, telecommunications equipment providers, end-users, distributors and value-added resellers get maximum value from used equipment by offering the only full service solution for trade-in, donation and EPA-approved recycling programs with the industry's highest standards for privacy and data erasure. Market Velocity develops and maintains trade-in web sites, processes returns and payments, provides comprehensive business intelligence reporting and has a vast network of remarketing partners that ensures competitive prices for used assets. Major equipment manufacturers and thousands of their customers rely on Market Velocity to help accelerate the purchase of new technology by maximizing returns on previous investments. For more information, visit www.marketvelocity.com. ;

Public Relations Contact:
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Market Velocity, Inc.
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April 22, 2005

New Compact Field Tester From CI Systems for Quick Objective EO Testing

CI Systems introduces its new Compact Field Tester (CFT) to perform quick and objective FLIR testing on site – all while the unit under test (UUT) is mounted on its platform.

Westlake Village, CA (PRWEB) April 22, 2005 -- CI Systems introduces its new Compact Field Tester (CFT) to perform quick and objective FLIR testing on site – all while the unit under test (UUT) is mounted on its platform.

“We saw the need for a lightweight field tester that would let operators stay in the field to complete FLIR testing without dismantling the thermal imager or fire control system from the platform,” said Fred Tzafrir, VP of Marketing and Sales for CI Systems. “At the bottom line, this is a big savings in maintenance costs since the UUT is shipped back to the workshop only when necessary.”

With the CFT, the operator can choose from 5 targets and 4 pre-defined set points that he sets up to meet the requirements of his applications.

Popular Applications:
•Periodic testing of fire control systems mounted on tanks or LAV’s in storage and those deployed in remote locations
•FLIRs mounted on UAVs, fixed wing or rotary wing aerial platforms
•FLIRs mounted on rifles
•FLIRs mounted as perimeter security

The CFT, which replaces CI’s Field Test Collimator (FTC), has already been successfully used in several locations.

Rugged and lightweight, the CFT withstands strenuous conditions to full MIL standards for field operation.

CI Systems develops and commercializes a complete range of products and systems for electro-optical testing and measurement, which all comply with ISO and military standards.

This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, general business conditions in the industry, changes in demand for products, the timing and amount or cancellation of orders and other risks.

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Gordon Viggiano, Cube Management’s Sales Pipeline Development Specialist, to Moderate Software Association of Oregon Meeting

Gordon Viggiano, Sales Pipeline Development Specialist at Cube Management, will moderate the Software Association of Oregon Meeting “Cracking the High Tech Sales Code” taking place May 10, 2005 at 7:30AM at the Governor Hotel in downtown Portland, Oregon.

(PRWEB) April 22, 2005 -- Gordon Viggiano, Cube Management’s Sales Pipeline Development Specialist, will moderate a Software Association Meeting “Cracking the High Tech Sales Code” which will take place May 10, 2005 at 7:30AM at the Governor Hotel in downtown Portland, Oregon. Featured panelists will include:

- Chris Marsh, President and CEO of Unicru
- David Childers, CEO of EthicsPoint
- Craig Barnes, CEO of You Networks

Gordon will moderate the discussion which will focus the best practices of sales teams who consistently increase revenue and beat their competition.

About Gordon Viggiano:
Gordon Viggiano uses his 24 years experience in sales and sales management in start-up and fast growth environments to consult with and coach high tech sales teams to success. Prior to Cube Management, Gordon was Vice President of Direct Sales for Egghead Software, Sales Director for HomeGain.com, and Vice President of Business Development for InfoPlex Corporation. Over those years, he has developed a proven guerilla based system to gain entry into even the most difficult of companies in highly competitive markets. Gordon's nuts and bolts style helps his clients to differentiate, cut through the clutter, and accomplish the objectives in the most cost-effective manner.

About Cube Management:
Cube Management provides sales acceleration services to emerging growth and mid-market companies in the technology, manufacturing, healthcare and business service sectors. The experts at Cube work across the entire spectrum of marketing, sales and business development to provide customized solutions which drive revenue and profit growth. Cube combines Strategy, Process & People to produce winning results.

About Pipeline Development:
Cube Management builds and deploys lead generation and telesales teams that can double—even triple—the number of prospects in your company’s pipeline and close sales quickly. Our proven approach has allowed us to successfully turn up the volume of sales opportunities for a wide variety of B2B companies, putting them on the path to sales acceleration.

Cube’s approach draws from years of experience in planning and executing successful pipeline development programs and campaigns. We focus on all of the essential process elements, such as targeting, message, approach, call flow, qualification criteria and list acquisition. The output is a detailed document that becomes the foundation for building a successful program.
To download Cube’s Pipeline Development Datasheet, please click on the following link: http://www.cubemanagement.com/pdfs/PipelineDevelopment.pdf

For more information about the Software Association of Oregon Meeting, please click on the following link: http://db.sao.org/calendar/event_description.htm?eventID=5/10/05

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Pay Per Click Ads Grow in Popularity, as Email Marketing and Spam Decline in ROI. PPC Search Engines like, IpodUp.com, are Becoming the Choice of Online Advertising

There is a change occurring in the online advertising market as email marketing is losing its effectiveness, and pay per click advertising grows in popularity.

(PRWEB) April 22, 2005 -- There is a change occurring in the online advertising market as email marketing is losing its effectiveness, and pay per click advertising grows in popularity.

Until recently, email marketing has been the most popular method of reaching the masses on the internet, to promote businesses and services. Email marketing is continuing to decline in it's ROI,(Return On Investment)as its effectiveness to reach prospective customers is declining.

Why is email marketing declining? According to IpodUp.com VP of Marketing Perry Hersom, "There are several reasons. The recent CAN SPAM law has made it a less attractive advertising method. Most ISP's have now implemented overly stringent spam filters to reduce the amount of spam their customer's are receiving, even email they have asked to receive. Consumers are now able to change email addresses with ease and without cost. This has caused the number of bad email addresses to increase substantially. Due to the spam problem, consumers have become more cautious about giving out their primary email address. And, email marketing is just not tightly targeted to a specific audience".

Pay Per Click (PPC) search engines are picking up a large part of the advertising void created by the decrease in email marketing. Hersom goes on to say "We are very pleased to be in the highly targeted iPod and podcast niche of the pay per click market. We look forward to helping more advertisers convert their advertising methods to the more cost effective, and targeted advertising that pay per click provides".

IpodUp.com invites advertisers and consumers to visit IpodUp.com and let them fulfill your advertising and information needs.
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April 21, 2005

Diversinet Launches Mobisecure Suite of Mobile Tokens and Two-Factor Authentication Services

MobiSecure offers mobile, Internet and security solution providers cost-effective, mass-market strong authentication solutions to protect individuals, companies and enterprises against identity theft, transaction fraud and smorphing

Toronto, ON (PRWEB via PR Web Direct) April 21, 2005 -- Diversinet Corp. (OTCBB: DVNTF), a leading provider of mobile device security and authentication solutions for the mobile data ecosystem, has launched its MobiSecure suite of mobile tokens and MobiSecure Authentication Service Center designed to protect individuals, companies and enterprises from security threats such as identity theft, online fraud and identity misrepresentation – better known as smorphing.

Diversinet provides a suite of mobile tokens to support mobile, Internet and security provider business needs for cost-effective, mass-market strong authentication solutions. MobiSecure Tokens eliminate the need for consumer and enterprise users to carry additional hard tokens, USB toggles or smart cards with smart card readers for two-factor authentication.

“With more than one billion people around the world already carrying mobile phones, why would they want to carry an additional hard token when they could use their existing phone for two-factor authentication?” says Nagy Moustafa, CEO of Diversinet. “By integrating all authentication tokens within existing mobile phones, everyone in the value-chain saves on costs and enjoys added convenience for all of their identity needs.”

Diversinet has developed a variety of mobile tokens targeted at different user communities with different needs:

- MobiSecure Token: Strong authentication tokens for mass-market online access applications.
- MobiSecure Multi-Token: Activate a variety of online access mobile tokens with the MobiSecure Multi-Token. Add and manage all the mobile tokens needed for all enterprise and consumer strong authentication accounts.
- MobiSecure SMS Token: The MobiSecure SMS Token was developed to provide mass-market authentication tokens through all SMS-based mobile phones operating on all mobile networks as authenticators for online access.
- MobiSecure Browser Plug-In Token: This token is ideal for mobile VPN access and Content Control authentication services. This mobile token activates and supports strong authentication service requests when launching a mobile browser application.
- MobiSecure API Token: Build secure applications to control, restrict and manage access of content and services based on authenticated user profiles with the MobiSecure API Token, the only mobile token for Age Verification and Content Control applications.

All MobiSecure strong authentication tokens are developed with standards-based tools running as an OATH-compliant One-Time-Password (OTP) application on mobile phones with internetworked services provided by the Diversinet MobiSecure Authentication Service Center (MASC). Diversinet mobile tokens are seamlessly managed and supported for credential registration, Over-The-Air (OTA) activation, provisioning and validation services by Diversinet's MASC. With MASC, Diversinet delivers the industry’s first open mobile security service to support OATH-compliant OTP strong authentication on all mobile phones and networks globally. MASC provides all the essential managed services for companies wanting to simplify the development, deployment and delivery of mass-market strong authentication services.

“Diversinet has developed a product for more consumer-based two-factor applications by allowing each and every mobile phone to become a mobile token for mass-market strong authentication solutions,” said Joe Greene, Vice President, IT Security Research for IDC Canada. “In a complex marketplace, products developed with open authentication techniques and mobile industry standards can help promote consumer confidence in conducting online transactions.”

IDC predicts the identity and access management market to grow to more than US$3.5 billion by 2009 from its $2.21 billion market sizing in 2003. Spending on identity and access management technology will be spread across a variety of authentication technologies; including authentication solutions encompassing a variety of tokens such as hard tokens, USB authentication tokens and software licensing authentication tokens. As these fragments are pulled together under one umbrella, IDC predicts authentication will be strengthened by requiring two, three or more factors to assert identity in which multiple passwords and logins associated with different networks and applications are replaced by one-time password authentication solutions.

“Online and mobile networks are the prime targets for transaction fraud, identity theft and smorphing. The exponential growth of malicious attacks is driving the explicit need for companies to protect their customers now or potentially lose them forever,” adds Kashif Hassan, President of Diversinet. “Diversinet’s MobiSecure suite of mobile tokens and MobiSecure Authentication Service Center enables companies to provide all customers with mobile phones with strong authentication tokens for online and mobile application access effectively, efficiently and economically.”

As a leading mobile authentication service provider, Diversinet provides its customers with cost effective, mobile-optimized strong authentication products and services that reduce identity theft and improve brand trust by leveraging more than 1.5 billion consumer and enterprise mobile phones as strong authentication tokens. Diversinet MobiSecure suite of mobile tokens and MASC offerings are available on all intelligent mobile device platforms, including Microsoft, RIM, Symbian, Palm and Java-based phones.

About Diversinet (OTCBB: DVNTF)
Diversinet is a leading provider of mobile device security and authentication solutions for the mobile data ecosystem. Diversinet products and services allow users to protect their identity, data and device for personal communications and commercial transactions. The Diversinet MobiSecure suite of mobile tokens and MobiSecure Authentication Service Center enable application providers, mobile network operators and security service providers to rapidly develop, deploy and manage secure mobile data services for the over 1.5 billion mobile device users worldwide. MobiSecure is the industry’s first open mobile security platform to support OATH-Compliant strong authentication on mobile devices and networks. For more information about the initiative for Open AuTHentication (OATH) visit www.openauthentication.org. Connect with Diversinet Corp. at www.diversinet.com.

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a “safe harbor” for forward-looking statements. Certain information included in this press release (as well as information included in oral statements or other written statements made or to be made by the company) contains statements that are forward-looking, such as statements relating to anticipated future revenues of the company and success of current product offerings. Such forward-looking information involves important risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect anticipated results in the future and, accordingly, such results may differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of the company. For a description of additional risks and uncertainties, please refer to the company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Diversinet Adds Mobile Token Support for Blackberry Business Phones

Diversinet MobiSecure Token enables replacement of hard tokens and simplifies authentication services for both enterprise and mass-market consumer applications.

Toronto, ON (PRWEB via PR Web Direct) April 21, 2005 -- Diversinet Corp. (OTCBB: DVNTF), a leading provider of mobile device security and authentication solutions for the mobile data ecosystem, today announced support for the popular BlackBerry 7100™ Series of business phones, developed by Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM). Owners of the BlackBerry 7100™ Series of business phones can now use the Diversinet MobiSecure Token for strong authentication operating through the Diversinet MobiSecure Authentication Service Center.

Diversinet's latest MobiSecure Token enables application providers, mobile network operators and security service providers to deliver one-time-password-based two-factor authentication services to both enterprise customers and mass-market consumers via BlackBerry®.

“Reliable, standardized, strong authentication services have become essential to both corporations and the average person as they conduct more and more everyday online and mobile transactions,” says Kashif Hassan, President of Diversinet. “Since more than one billion people around the world are already carrying mobile phones, it makes sense to leverage popular mobile handsets such as BlackBerry as a vehicle to deliver mobile-optimized strong authentication services.”

MobiSecure Tokens from Diversinet simplify the replacement of costly and complex traditional hard tokens, USB tokens and smart cards for strong authentication in the enterprise environment. In addition, the MobiSecure Token can enable a more secure online experience for mass-market Internet users for services such as Web-based banking and e-commerce. Adding support for BlackBerry will give application providers, mobile network operators and security service providers another tool in their arsenal to develop strong authentication applications.

BlackBerry provides integrated phone, e-mail, text messaging, browser, organizer and corporate data applications in one integrated device, while providing mobile professionals with more ways to stay in touch with work and home. For more information on how the Mobisecure Token operates with the BlackBerry 7100 Series of business phones please go to www.diversinet.com. For more information on the BlackBerry 7100 Series and other BlackBerry Wireless Handhelds, visit www.blackberry.com.

In recent years, the rise in malicious attacks, combined with the growth of mobile computing and the increasing openness of most corporate networks, has increased the need for strong authentication for remote access, user log-in, and single sign-on. Strong authentication, which requires users to possess additional physical hardware in addition to a password, is an essential component in protecting against the various forms of security attacks prevalent today. With more than one billion individuals globally already carrying mobile devices, the mobile phone is a natural and ubiquitous two-factor authenticator.

As a leading mobile authentication service provider, Diversinet provides