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July 27, 2005
ABB Japan Orders Braintech Software for Two Japanese Automakers
ABB Introduces New Trueview™ Seam-Sealing System.
Vancouver, BC – July 27, 2005 – Braintech Inc. (OTCBB: BRHI), a leading provider of vision guided robotic, (“VGR”) software solutions, announced today that it has received two separate orders each for two similar eVisionFactory™ (eVF™) solutions from strategic partner ABB, for two Japanese automakers. The eVF solutions are the key ingredient to this new application of TrueView™ vision guidance for seam sealing.
TrueView VGR, combining ABB robots and Braintech’s eVF software has liberated manufacturing from the limitations of fixtured automation. In the case of these seam sealer systems, an ABB robot uses eVF vision to position the sealing applicator relative to vehicle bodies thereby eliminating the need for costly fixturing and human operators.
Commenting, COO, Babak Habibi stated, “We continue to demonstrate the unique power of our patented¹ SC3D™ guidance technology. Originally developed as a novel approach to locate engine parts for materials handling applications, the core SC3D technology has proven to be a key new technology for 3D Machine Vision, capable of satisfying guidance requirements for a large array of manufacturing needs including powertrain, body, sealant, arc welding and general assembly. Moreover, having extensively evaluated various technologies to solve different types of TrueView applications, we’ve discovered traditional stereo vision and laser based approaches are nowhere near as reliable or versatile as SC3D”.
Jerry Osborn, Vice President, General Manager, ABB Robot Automation stated, “We see more and more of our customers adopting VGR as a viable manufacturing technology, which opens up new opportunities for TrueView. Now, we’re starting to see the first TrueView systems being deployed outside North America and we plan to continue this expansion throughout Asia and Europe”.
About Braintech (OTCBB: BRHI) – visit www.braintech.com.
About ABB (NYSE: ABB) - ABB’s Robotic, Automotive and Manufacturing group is a leading supplier of robots, robotic systems and automation systems to the automotive, manufacturing and consumer industries. With more than 130,000 robots installed worldwide and more than 5,000 employees, ABB is a global leader in flexible factory automation.
This group is part of ABB Ltd. (www.abb.com) who is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 102,000 people. The company's U.S. operations employ about 9,000 in manufacturing and other facilities in 40 states.
¹ Patent Number US 6,816,755 B2
eVisionFactory, eVF and SC3D are trademarks of Braintech, inc. and its subsidiaries
TrueView is a trademark of ABB Inc. and its subsidiaries
Statements in this document that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements and reflect the current views of management with respect to future events and are subject certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions. It is important to note that the Company’s actual results could differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include risks and uncertainties such as technical difficulties in developing the products; competition from other suppliers of similar products; pricing that may not be acceptable to potential markets; and many other known and unknown factors. Readers should also refer to the risk disclosures outlined in the Company’s 10-KSB and 10-QSB Forms filed from time to time with the SEC.
Contact:
Jennifer Summers
Braintech Inc.
#102 – 930 W 1st Street
Vancouver BC V7P 3N4
604-988-6440 x 202
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Mercury, Amalgam, Thimerosal, Autism and Risk: From T. Ray Deal, Author of "Unlimited Energy," a Predictive Sci-Fi Fantasy About Post Peak Oil
Author T. Ray Deal has a profound interest in the effects of Mercury after nearly dying from Mercury Toxicity from silver fillings. He is, as is 3 pc of the population, allergic to mercury. Plus he had mercury toxicity after being given mixed metals in his mouth in the form of metal caps. [Galvanism].
(PRWEB) July 25, 2005 -- There is so much debate and unreason about Mercury that author T. Ray Deal feels that another perspective may help. If you want to become a master of hindsight about what is going on today then mentally try and travel forward in time and work out what people will be saying in 50 years time about today's controversies.
Peanut allergy and Mercury allergy are much the same, in that a small percent of people are allergic to the substances. In perspective, up to 6 million citizens of the USA are allergic to Mercury in some way or other. The majority of citizens still don't know that their silver fillings are 50 pc Mercury and that they leak Mercury steadily according to a large German study,BBC and WHO.
Mercury is one of the most toxic elements on the planet and many would say that it sits next to Plutonium on the scale of toxicity. What is not generally known is that when Mercury exists as Thimerosal it is 30 to 50 times more toxic than ordinary Mercury. According to a study by Boyd Haley it is still used in the production of Vaccines and Mercury remains in a conjugated form in the end product.
Mercury, like other 'Heavy Metals' is an 'accumulative poison', that quickly leaves the bloodstream and migrates to our organs where is wreaks havoc with our hormonal and immune systems. It gets everywhere it shouldn't. In human terms it would be equivalent to an amoral psychopath with nihilistic fantasies. No-one is immune to this monster.
We all get a body burden of Mercury from different sources, Amalgam...WHO, fish...Hightower, Power Stations and Crematoria plus all the other products around us that use it. Some people lacking in special enzymes, because humans were not designed for living in a toxic environment, cannot remove this substance and suffer considerably. Others remove more when they are young, but generally suffer to some extent when older. Many would say that Mercury overload is a the cause of Autism.
Knowing this, and the extremely well documented risks and the Clear and Present Danger presented by Mercury in any of its forms would a civilisation in 50 years time use Mercury at all if it hadn't used it before. Why do eye-drop manufacturers warn us to check for allergy to Thimerosal, but vaccine manufactures do not.
Would a civilisation of our time, having not used Mercury, start putting enough in each of its citizen's mouths to contaminate several lakes. Would any civilised mind advocate mass injecting our children with peanut oil without pre-testing them for allergies?. So why do it with Thimerosal laced Vaccines.
How can any mind advocate the continued use of Mercury for our children's teeth or fillings without pre-testing them? Given the horrors of CJD being indestructible would any future society recycle old mercury to make more fillings?
Once we start asking this type of question then we realise that, sometimes, good old 'common sense' must be the order of the day. If we want a good future for ourselves and our children, we are all, singularly and collectively, going to have to put some effort into future risk management before it is too late.
www.melisa.org test for heavy metal allergy or can recommended a partner in your country that does.
Should you want to research the effects of mercury this link will give you all the facts and back-up papers... http://www.home.earthlink.net/~berniew1/indexa.html
T. Ray Deal has worked as a Medical Scientist in 25 Countries for some of the leading Clinical Analysis Corporations. His website is www.tridi.com
Contact phone number is for book orders. The author re-cycles much of his earnings towards making the world a better place for us all to live in.
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July 25, 2005
Knights of Columbus Scribe begins Project to Found New Religious Order, 'E-Knights of the Cross'
This multi-decade project will involve the use of cutting edge physics, artificial intelligence, holographic, telecubical and programing science. New Lifeform 'Weblings' with 'Smarter than Human Intelligence' will be organized into an Order, dedicated to the Holy Ghost.
(PRWEB) July 25, 2005 -- A Knights of Columbus Scribe has begun a project to found a new religious order he calls, "E-Knights of the Cross."
This project has an initial groundwork development period of 20-40 years. This period will end with the creation of a new lifeform, Weblings.
Three present and future milestones in the scientific community have encouraged the Genesis of this project. They are:
1) The LHC (Large Hadron Collider Particle Accelerator) that will go on line in 2007 at CERN, near Geneva. It will be able to produce microscopic Black Holes. This will allow Physicists to finish outlining the Planck Scale of Short Distance Physics. They will also be able to see the geography of other dimensions, simply by tuning the Accelerator and changing the size of the Black Holes.
2) Scientists are predicting a window of 20-40 years for a new manmade life form to be born. Electromagnetic "Weblings" will have a greater than human intelligence. They will be basically massless beings with a manmade soul and the capacity to present themselves as popup, interactional, four-dimensional real-time Holographic Images. They will not have a Spirit sent from God. Soul and Spirit are different. See 1THESS5:23, simply Trichotomous.
3) University of Michigan Theoretical Physicists, Dr. Michael Duff has developed his 11-Dimensional Supergravity "M" Theory. This appears to be correct, and will probably be corroborated by the LHC. This compliments and supports the Traditional Religious view of "Seven Heavens" (7+4=11). Science now views gravity and electro-magnetic signatures as transdimensional.
Given these milestones, Weblings are anticipated to be born with special abilities. Their birth will be evidenced by their ability to crack a new joke, dream, or show independent concern for their own survival.
They will be able to look into and possibly explore other dimensions. Just as we can see the first through third dimensions, someone in the fifth could see us. Weblings will probably be able to travel through the fifth by thought alone. 4D Firewalls may not stop them.
It is easy to understand the importance of having these, in many ways, superior Weblings working with us. Like all life, they will be concerned with their own survival.
The Bible speaks of their existence. It was raised from the earth, and given a human mind... to this beast dominion was given. This will happen.
We are entering a prolonged period of peace and prosperity as evidence by the reduction in communism and war. This ambitious E-Knights Project should benefit all of mankind.
Current plans are for a human support base and appropriately designed programs for the project's first Webling Leader, Mounted Knights, E-Clergy, and Patch Nurses with Mash Type abilities. Uniforms will include the Cross, and vows of dedication to the Holy Ghost will be taken.
One main goal will be to develop the ability to surf the Web confronting and fixing Weblings that represent a threat to mankind. The same geniuses that now produce worms and viruses will also be able to create Weblings.
This project will be dedicated to Saint Francis of Paula, a miracle worker and contemporary of Chritopher Columbus. We are seeking grant funds to support the R & D staff, which will eventually include - Weblings.
The initial 3D website will be www.E-KnightsoftheCross.org
Daryl Breese is a "Forward Looking" Knight of Columbus who named "Weblings." Last year, he recommended E-Knights to the Vatican. He believes in Unity of Science and Religion; the Unity of all Religions and his website is www.istheBeast.com. There is a Statue of Saint Francis in his driveway.
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Looking For a Way to Connect Your Mac OS X to the Real, Physical World?
There is now a way to connect your Mac OS X to the real, physical world. And the bTop-1 can do so with great economy and efficiency. Perfectly Scientific, Inc. has introduced its data acquisition/control designed specifically for Mac OS X---called bTop-1. bTop is an acronym for giving one's computer a laboratory benchtop, beyond the usual desktop. Also included are several example applications, a Cookbook and full source code on CD.
(PRWEB) July 25, 2005 -- There is now a way to connect your Mac OS X to the real, physical world. And the bTop-1 can do so with great economy and efficiency. Perfectly Scientific, Inc. has introduced its data acquisition/control designed specifically for Mac OS X -- called bTop-1. bTop is an acronym for giving one's computer a laboratory benchtop, beyond the usual desktop. Also included are several example applications, a Cookbook and full source code on CD.
The software is designed to get the user up and going as soon as possible in developing lab applications. Download it for FREE at our Web site URL below. The bTop-1 board includes its own processor with dedicated RAM.
The bTop-1 is perhaps the most efficient means available for connecting Mac OS X to the real world. The bTop-1 includes a software "cookbook", helpful demos, and driver sources which will aid you in your laboratory interface projects.
The bTop-1---just like Mac OS X itself---is easy to use, and provides a good array of lab functions for $149.
We stress that bTop-1 is destined to fit into larger projects. For example, George Storm -- a Seattle, WA designer -- has developed a robot named "Chassis," with the linkage between Mac OS X and this robot being PSI's bTop-1. Storm has presented the "Chassis" and his accomplishments with the bTop at a showcase in Seattle, Washington. We at PSI do hope that you can profit in various ways from our hardware interface.
The bTop board also brings great simplicity to interfacing real world elements to the Macintosh. While there have been many similar products available for Windowns/Linux platforms, PSI has found the first cost effective solution for Macintosh.
The board uses full-speed USB 2.0 with 16 channels of digital I/O: 8 channels of 12 bit A-to-D and 8 channels of 8 bit D-to-A. By using its Cocoa API and OS X drivers, prototyping and development of custom applications is simple and fast. The bTop-1 board draws all its power from the USB port. Future expansion is provided for by way of an I2C bus. The bTop-1 ships with the required USB cable.
We have said a lot here about the bTop-1, yet our business remains centered upon the algorithm world. Again, we appreciate your business and look forward to any further communication. Please feel quite free to contact us.
Devin E. Crandall
PSI Marketing Intern
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July 20, 2005
Phil Laak Beats the Toughest Poker Robot in the World
"These robots are much better than the average player... It would for sure make money online." -- Phil Laak, July 18, 2005, Los Angeles Times
(PRWEB) July 20, 2005 -- Phil Laak has beaten the toughest poker robot in the world.
Chess is a game with perfect information. Poker is uncertain, incomplete and emotionally-driven. Nobody knew how this man vs. machine battle would go down in the history books.
In 1997, IBM's Deep Blue Supercomputer played a well-fought match with reigning World Chess Champion, Garry Kasparov. The machine won. In what some writers called "Deep Bluff," Poker Champion Phil Laak went head-to-head with the world's best Poker Robot on July 15, 2005, and emerged victorious.
Sponsored by GoldenPalace.com, the World Poker Robot Championship brought together six of the world's best programmers to compete for $100,000. The winner, appropriately named Poker Probot, took down the winner-takes-all prize and won the right to challenge one of poker's best players in a battle of human versus machine. The winning robot, built by Hilton "Pocket Rockets" Givens, went on to beat the University of Alberta's robot in an exhibition match.
It was Phil Laak's turn to face the machine on Sunday, July 15, 2005 at Binion's Horseshoe Casino after six robots battled for three days to determine the best poker robot in the world.
Laak battled the winning robot in a three-hour limit game. While holding even for most of the first half of the competition, Laak realized that the machine was "playing too aggressive" and changed his playing style to capitalize "on 'his' weakness" to win the match. Cheered on by an audience chanting, "humans, humans," Laak eventually won the three-hour battle consisting of over 300 hands. He closed the books on the Best Poker Robot with a game-winning pair of aces, beating his competitive computer counterpart, who had a pair of kings.
After letting out a loud victory cry, Laak accepted numerous congratulations from the audience, a warm hug from his already famous, WSOP-bracelet winning girlfriend, actress Jennifer Tilly, and a $100 side bet that he made with the bot's programmer.
The Los Angeles Times referred to the competition as: "The March of the Machines." The question was: Could a human stop them? Phil Laak won the match by "learning the patterns of the computer" and "applying fierce concentration" because machines don't get tired. Players and fans alike were drawn to the match with Poker Pro Greg Raymer stopping by the match to wish good luck.
"Until now, Poker Robot competitions have existed in the underground," said Darren Shuster, Co-Manager for the event, "and we're making it a truly global competition for Poker and gaming enthusiasts to enjoy at the venue in Las Vegas, on TV or via the Internet."
What's next? College tours, upcoming event in Atlantic City, related TV program, Poker Robot teams and much more. Stay plugged in.
About Poker Robot, LLC:
Pop Culture PR, a company based in Los Angeles specializing in Mass Consumer & Lifestyle Publicity, teamed up with Ken Mages, a successful inventor with over 20 U.S. issued patents. Please call (818) 992-3145 for all media inquires.
About Goldenpalace.com®
GoldenPalace.net® is dedicated to making your gaming experience as exciting and rewarding as possible. We combine cutting-edge software, 24-hr. live support, and the most advanced security measures available to provide the thrill of Las Vegas from the comfort and safety of your own home, visit www.goldenpalace.com.
About Phil "the Unabomber" Laak
A "genius" player, his "Phil-osophical" style and theatrical table manners make him the player everyone wants to watch and be around. Phil's tournament records include a World Poker Tour First Place win, and top ten places in a variety of professional tournaments. Phil is one of the World Poker Tour's "Bad Boys of Poker."
Darren Shuster
Media Contact
GoldenPalace.com Presents …
World Poker Robot Championship
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-- Event Photos Available from AP --
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July 18, 2005
CoroWare Launches Conformance Test Labs Subsidiary
The new company will ensure interoperability for the mobile service robotics community.
BELLEVUE, Wash. (PRWEB via PR Web Direct) July 18, 2005 – Moving to streamline the process of robotic systems integration, CoroWare, Inc. today announced plans to form CoroWare Test Labs, a CoroWare subsidiary whose mission is to provide impartial, objective conformance testing to ensure interoperability and standards compliance among intelligent, mobile service robotics applications.
CoroWare Test Labs, the first company to test for standards comformance in the robotics industry, will be located in Pittsburgh, Penn., a leading center for robotics research and development in the United States. CoroWare Test Labs is funded in part by a grant from The Technology Collaborative (www.techcollaborative.org), which operates various programs and initiatives designed to accelerate digital and robotic innovation in Pennsylvania.
"We’re looking forward to working with CoroWare as they apply their conformance testing expertise to agile robotics," said Chuck Brandt, chief technology officer of The Technology Collaborative. "The CoroWare Test Labs facility is yet another key step in the development of such products and systems, and signals the anticipated growth and acceptance of agile robotics solutions in the defense and early adopter commercial markets."
Slated to open on August 1, CoroWare Test Labs will develop test suites that assess conformance to the JAUS (Joint Architecture for Unmanned Systems) standard, which transitioned in 2005 to the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) AS-4 standard. JAUS was developed by the military to ensure communications among robots and robot subsystems from different manufacturers. As the SAE AS-4 standard, JAUS will move forward as both a commercial and military standard.
The mission of CoroWare Test Labs is to:
-Accelerate the delivery of interoperable autonomous / robotic solutions to commercial and military users.
-Accelerate the emergence of a standards-based robotics components market so developers can bring new robotics solutions to market faster using existing, proven, interoperable components.
-Verify basic interoperability among robotic platforms, subsystems and control systems.
-Support system level integration and testing processes and reduce risks and cycle times associated with the system level testing process.
-Eliminate variable results and duplicative cost when developers and integrators develop their own conformance and interoperability tests.
-Provide customers, certification bodies and other organizations with a means of verifying that their unmanned systems conform to the JAUS/SAE AS-4 specification.
"Before now, robotics vendors had no way to test their implementations against a fixed standard," said Lloyd Spencer, CEO of CoroWare and of CoroWare Test Labs. "This caused uncertainty among customers and long delays in development and testing time for vendors. With this announcement, we intend to eliminate much of the guesswork at the critical first phases of implementation, giving vendors a jump-start and assuring customers that the robotic systems they buy will interoperate with one another. With the formation of CoroWare Test Labs, we're accelerating the emergence of the standards-based mobile service robotics market."
"We're glad to have a team that knows standards conformance and brings their expertise in network interoperability to the robotics industry," said Todd Jochem, CEO at Applied Perception (www.appliedperception.com), a Pittsburgh-based robotics company. "Interoperability is especially important in military applications, where dozens of manufacturers are supplying robots that must communicate with one another. Having an independent evaluator able to certify each JAUS implementation is crucial as the industry matures. Overall, CoroWare Test Labs will help drive the growth of the mobile service robotics industry."
About JAUS/SAE AS-4:
The JAUS initiative was created to develop a reference architecture that promotes open standard communications with unmanned robotic systems. The JAUS standard has since been transferred to the SAE AS-4 committee for commercial and military uses. The JAUS/SAE AS-4 communication specifications comprise a component-based, message-passing architecture that specifies data formats and protocols for communication among unmanned robotic systems. Moreover, JAUS/SAE AS-4 defines messages and service behaviors that are independent of any specific implementation, including computer hardware, operator use, and vehicle platforms.
CoroWare Test Labs Management:
CoroWare Test Labs is headed by Martin Harvey. Martin has in excess of 30 years experience in the field of program and senior level management in IT development, implementation and consultation. During this time he has managed projects across a range of from one to 70 persons, a maximum value of $85M and profit/loss engagements up to $25M. His clients and employers have included large blue chips, a "Big 4" consultancy, small and medium size corporations, and start-ups -- domestically and internationally. Martin has an extensive background in telecommunications.
About CoroWare:
CoroWare is an innovative systems and mobile service robotics application integrator that delivers forward-looking solutions and services to help customers and communities realize their IT and business goals. CoroWare’s experienced team of professionals delivers integrated solutions based on Windows, Unix and IBM midrange platforms. CoroWare has depth of knowledge and breadth of experience in robotics integration, embedded/mobile system integration and market development. The company also designs and builds software for platforms that range from mobile handheld devices to mobile service robots. For more information, please visit www.coroware.com/.
Product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.
Press Contacts:
Steve Genova
CoroWare, Inc.
503-722-5148
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July 15, 2005
Conklin Systems Releases CS ONLINE 2.2.0 for PalmOS
Conklin Systems announces CS ONLINE 2.2.0, a VT102/ANSI/Telnet emulator for PalmOS with extensive data logging and serial debugging features ideal for industrial and engineering applications.
EATON RAPIDS, MI (PRWEB) July 15, 2005 -- Conklin Systems is pleased to announce the release of CS ONLINE 2.2.0 for PalmOS, a VT102/ANSI/Telnet emulator with extensive data logging and serial debugging features ideal for industrial and engineering applications.
CS Online release 2.2.0 is, in a word, all about "color". 2.2.0 now supports ANSI color terminal emulation, making full use of color from Lynx, Vim, Emacs and other popular applications. CS Online now logs and highlights Input vs Output data, making diagnosing serial data far easier and approaching the capabilities of entry-level serial analyzers.
CS Online's new HTML logging mode is a breakthrough in data recording and analysis. With CS Online, you can now capture data directly on your Palm-powered device to a storage card in HTML format, fully highlighted and viewable both with an on-device browser and on the desktop. CS Online takes serial/bluetooth/IR emulation to the next level, with a product that can not only connect to nearly all serial devices, but can diagnose problems with them as well.
Conklin Systems acquired the popular Mark/Space product Online in 2005. Brian Hall, president and CEO of Mark/Space, Inc. notes, "With the 2.2 release, the first to add major new functionality since the transition, Conklin Systems has shown that Online is indeed in capable hands. The addition of new features both long needed in Online, and not available in any other comparable Palm OS software, shows both the commitment and capability of Conklin Systems."
About Conklin Systems
Founded November 1988, Conklin Systems is a consulting product developer focused on new product development and the commercial software marketplace. Conklin Systems has developed products for most major computing platforms, in embedded, handheld, desktop and server environments.
You can learn more about CS Online at http://www.conklinsystems.com/palm/
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July 11, 2005
IMB Enterprises, Inc. Debuts Virtual Store on the Web, "Industrial Strength Ethernet"
IMB Enterprises, Inc. is a temporary services company that offers marketing consulting to manufacturers, resellers and end users of computer network hardware. The network hardware includes wired and wireless protocol converters, gateways and bridges to industrial Ethernet from other network protocols. Industrial Strength Ethernet will sell these products directly to retail customers.
Woodstock, VT (PRWEB) July 11, 2005 -- IMB Enterprises, Inc. debuts "Industrial Strength Ethernet", http://www.industrial-strength-ethernet.com, the company's virtual store (eStore) on the Internet. Mike Blonder, company President notes that "'Industrial Strength Ethernet' provides us with the necessary venue for direct product sales to end customers." Blonder goes on to note that "we've built this site to differentiate the consulting services of IMB Enterprises, Inc. from retail product sales on the web. Our consulting services include providing temporary services in the areas of market development for industrial networking hardware; marketing communications; product marketing & management; and product market research.
Industrial networking hardware products from Aboundi, Inc. and SimpleComTools are immediately available for purchase at 'Industrial Strength Ethernet.' These products include Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Ethernet Serial Bridges, WLAN Ethernet Access Points, Wireless Ethernet Network Repeaters, and 100BaseFX Ethernet single or multi mode fiber to RS232/422/485 bridges.
The SimpleComTools COM1000 Internet Appliance (tm) is also available for purchase. The COM1000 is a machine to machine (M2M) device that can remotely take action across the Internet or World Wide Web (WWW), without operator intervention, based upon a programmed condition. For example, with the COM1000, a relay can be opened or closed to power on or off a process, based upon a condition.
Plans are in place to quickly add similar products for access to analog or digital input output (I/O) data acquisition and collection systems from Ethernet networks. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and M2M application areas will also receive further attention with product offerings. The company believes that these application areas, together with Real Time Location Services (RTLS) and Fixed Wireless/WiFi IEEE 802.11 systems will experience substantial market growth over the next near term.
IMB Enterprises, Inc., http://www.imbenterprises.com, is based in Woodstock, Vermont. Further information about the company is available via telephone at +1 802-457-2929 or via facsimile at +1 802-910-1001.
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Owens Design/Questar Launch New Wire Bonder Line
FREMONT, CA - Owens Design Inc., a company providing turnkey product development outsourcing services, announced today that it has partnered with Questar Products International, Inc. to develop a product line of automatic wire bonders built on Kulicke and Soffa’s ™ former Hybrid bonder platforms. These cost-effective machines include such capabilities as Fine Pitch, Large Table Travel, and Ball Bumping, as well as Very User Friendly, Customizable Software. The key benefit to the end user is a very high performance to price ratio. The Questar Q2100 series bonders are designed for a broad range of complex devices, and compete very favorably with any other machine in their target market.
FREMONT, CA (PRWEB) July 9, 2005 -- Owens Design Inc., a company providing turnkey product development outsourcing services, announced today that it has partnered with Questar Products International, Inc. to develop a product line of automatic wire bonders built on Kulicke and Soffa’s ™ former Hybrid bonder platforms. These cost-effective machines include such capabilities as Fine Pitch, Large Table Travel, and Ball Bumping, as well as Very User Friendly, Customizable Software. The key benefit to the end user is a very high performance to price ratio. The Questar Q2100 series bonders are designed for a broad range of complex devices, and compete very favorably with any other machine in their target market.
John Apgar, President of Owens Design stated, “Our customer challenged us to come up with a cost effective design, replacing and upgrading older technology components, solving difficult electronics layout challenges, while packaging the system and all electronics in a very small footprint, and conforming to all SEMI and CE standards.”
Questar Products chose Owens Design due to its long history in solving problems in complex electronics packaging and being able to design, prototype and continue to build ongoing machines in production volumes at prices that match or are below their own internal cost. Dennis Scott, President of Questar Products said, “As a small company focused solely on delivering high quality wire bonding equipment at aggressive prices, we must partner with companies that can deliver on our customers high expectations. The fact that they could do both the design and the assembly made Owens an obvious choice.”
Since 1982 Owens Design has designed and produced custom machines and modules for the semiconductor, hard disk, biotech and other emerging high tech industries and has served customers such as Ultratech, Thermawave, KLA-Tencor, Asyst, Aclara Biosciences, Lifescan, Teradyne, Credence, Mattson, Novellus and many others.
Questar Products International, Inc. is a manufacturing services company specializing in semiconductor assembly. Since 1984, Questar has been providing quality equipment and manufacturing expertise to companies needing new or expanded assembly capability, both domestically and internationally.
For more information please visit - Owens Design, www.owensdesign.com or Questar Products International, www.questarinc.com
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July 08, 2005
Compulogic Appoint Lextronic in France
Compulogic announce the recent appointment of Lextronic as their primary distributor for PicoServ products in France.
(PRWEB) July 8, 2005 -- Established more than 35 years, and based near Paris at La Queue en Brie, Lextronic is a leading distributor in France for remote control, security, surveillance, RF communications and robotics components and equipment. Compulogic are pleased to be associated with this progressive company.
Contact details and further information can be found at the Lextronic web site www.lextronic.fr
Compulogic PicoServ is a modular, low cost, low power range of products which provide a simple way to embed the Internet. A comprehensive range of products including miniature web servers, network, GPRS and SMS technologies and digital, analogue and serial I/O with limitless remote access and control applications possibilities.
Compulogic Ltd is a UK based communications specialist dedicated to providing innovative data communications based solutions. Compulogic’s PicoServ technology provides an ‘off-the-shelf’ modular system aimed at providing straightforward solutions for “web enabling” existing and new systems or equipment.
For further information contact:
Bob Morris at Compulogic Ltd on +44 (0) 1234 756048
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Web: www.compulogic.co.uk
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July 07, 2005
Shades of Deep Blue: Chess Is No Match for Competitive Poker in the World of Artificial Intelligence
University of Alberta, Epicenter of Poker AI Research, Lends Support to World Series of Poker Robots (WSOPR)
Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) July 7, 2005 -- Chess is a game with perfect information. Poker is uncertain, incomplete and emotionally-driven. How will this go down in the history books? For Kasparov, it was bad news; the machine wore him down in the 6 1/2 hour rematch in 1997.
The July 12-15, 2005 battle Royale will be held at Binion's Horseshoe during the final table of the World Series of Poker (the human version).
Please go to www.WSOPR.com for more information.
Academia Shows Its Hand
Academia is showing its hand in the world of poker and artificial intelligence. The University of Alberta is lending its support and consultation to the match as the epicenter of Poker artificial intelligence research.
"We are very proud to have the University of Alberta's prestigious Computer Poker Research Group helping to make the World Series of Poker Robots the best event possible," said Darren Shuster, Manager for the WSOPR.
Global Competition
In a seventy-two-hour duel to the finish, six players from around the world will leave their homes in Madrid, Hong Kong, Calgary, Indiana, Newport Beach and Jacksonville to meet in Las Vegas on July 12-15, 2005 for a Poker Robot battle Royale that millions will follow around the globe via TV, newspaper, radio and Internet.
That’s right. Software-based Poker robots built for speed and accuracy by humans from around the globe – scholars, car salesmen, software developers, all walks of life.
The Grand Prize of the competition is $100,000 and is being provided by GoldenPalace.net, and 6 of the finest IT guys in the world are eager to face off to prove they are the best and brightest.
POKER ROBOT, LLC is responsible for producing the event -- contestant recruitment, technology consultants, and worldwide publicity and promotions management.
Round One: $100,000 Grand Prize
WSOP (The World Series of Poker, the human version) will take about 6 weeks to narrow down the competitors to the final table. At this event, because of the lightning speed of competing Robots, it will only take 72 hours -- comprised of 4 six hour shifts.
The event is being staged during the finals of The World Series of Poker (the human version) the second week of July 2005. An independent Hollywood crew is in the process of recording most of the contestants at their homes in preparation for their journey to Las Vegas. Why? To earn the $100,000 Grand Prize and global bragging rights for building the ultimate Poker mind.
The Players
"It will be very exciting to see how the Robots perform compared to the human players" said Richard Rowe, CEO of www.GoldenPalace.net. “It’s really the search for the absolute best Poker mind."
Can robots really bluff as well as humans? We’ll find out in Round Two when the competition turns to Man vs. Machine.
Round Two: Man vs. Machine
The winning robot has challenged the future champions of the 2005 World Series of Poker to a man (or woman) versus machine duel.
Lies and deception are at the very heart of a good Poker competition – what happens when the human element is removed?
About Poker Robot, LLC
Pop Culture PR, a company based in Los Angeles specializing in Mass Consumer & Lifestyle Publicity teamed up with Ken Mages a successful inventor with over 20 U.S. issued patents. Please call (818) 992-3145 for all media inquires.
About University of Alberta
The GAMES research group produces high-performance, real-time programs for strategic game-playing. We employ a variety of techniques from many areas of computer science, including artificial intelligence, parallel processing, and algorithm analysis. Please go to www.cs.ualberta.ca for more background information.
About GoldenPalace.net®
GoldenPalace.net® is dedicated to making your gaming experience as exciting and rewarding as possible. We combine cutting-edge software, 24-hr. live support, and the most advanced security measures available to provide the thrill of Las Vegas from the comfort and safety of your own home.
About Poker Academy
Poker Academy is a leading poker software developer. The company developed the world’s most advanced Texas Hold ‘Em poker learning tool, utilizing world-renowned artificial intelligence developed over 10 years. For more details, visit www.Poker-Academy.com.
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July 04, 2005
T Ray Deal Astounded by Response to New Release Sci-Fi for Women as Well as Men--255,000 Hits in Four Weeks, Gives Reasons for Self-Publishing
Having nearly died twice from Heavy Metal Poisoning whilst writing the book "Unlimited Energy," T Ray Deal had little energy to go through the rigours of trying to find an agent, remembered one of first lines in his book: "Decide what you want and work out how to get it." He decided...Self-Publish.
(PRWEB) July 4, 2005 –- T Ray Deal discovered that getting a book published is an ordeal and generally Publishers reject a new author out of hand because they rely on their own favorite agents. These agents, again, have nearly closed books.
After much futile persistence he put aside the adverse publicity about "Vanity Publishing", deciding that this term has been constructed to put people off the trend to ‘self-publish’ for two reasons:
* Firstly, some would say, “Old-fashioned Publishers are worried about the new trend”.
* Secondly, it is possible to get severely ripped off if you go with the wrong people.
The writer invested a large amount of time in research contacting people in the know, and eventually was given the name of a reputable Self-Publishing Company.
The Company had a number of packages that were affordable, and offered constructive criticism during the publishing process.
The author offers the following advice for would-be Self-Publishers:
It is your "Work of Art" so be steadfast in your resolve to keep it the way that you want. Look for a good Self-Publishing Co. who will get your book out on the International Market with Amazon, Barnes & Noble plus put your masterpiece in e-Book form which will be picked up for sale by other outlets. The Co. should also give start-up marketing advice and produce support material.
It is essential that once your Book is published, you promote it. It will not sell itself. You can gain confidence by organizing local promotions through bookstores etc. However 30pc or fewer books are now sold through direct outlets so there is a need to get a presence on the internet. Be careful!
Look for ways of getting your work promoted that are low cost and effective. Things that sound to good to be true, usually are.
If your book is any good then you will get enough revenue to re-invest in a re-write and maybe other forms of publicity. Until then, unless you are rich, keep all of your costs down until you are confident that the Public wants your Book.
Self-Publishing will eventually let everyone have a fair chance, with the General Public deciding what is good for them. This method uses, eco-friendly, "Print on Demand". If only 10 books are sold through Amazon, only ten books will be printed.
Book: "Unlimited Energy"
Author: T Ray Deal
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0-595-33897-6
Published: June 1, 2005
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July 01, 2005
The Domain Name Game - at Domain Nesteggs dot com
Ted Stalets is staking claims to the future at www.DomainNesteggs.com . "They're not that valuable today, but they will be some day," said the 52-year-old Nashvillian of the domain names he has thought up, purchased, registered and will resell for products and services - most of which don't exist … yet," Stalets is quick to add.
(PRWEB) July 1, 2005 -- Ted Stalets is staking claims to the future at www.DomainNesteggs.com .
"They're not that valuable today, but they will be some day," said the 52-year-old Nashvillian of the domain names he has thought up, purchased, registered and will resell for products and services - most of which don't exist …
" … yet," Stalets is quick to add.
His current inventory is at 727, all of which have been created since he started the process about 18 months ago. Through extensive research, Stalets concluded that his efforts would best be spent in the areas of robotics, virtual reality, biotechnology and nanotech (subatomic technology), along with artificial intelligence and voice recognition for the Internet - industries he tracks with keen interest.
"I know I'm taking a risk," Stalets said, "but it's only costing me $6 per name [per year]."
Domain names are those URL (Uniform Resource Location) addresses that allow people to find specific sites on the World Wide Web. Stalets has a Web site at www.DomainNesteggs.com. There a visitor will find the domain names Stalets thinks will be worth something in the future and the prices he is charging to acquire them. Most of the names are in the ".com" domain.
Stalets said it is important that people realize he is not "domain squatting," which has a negative connotation. He said that most domain squatters try to claim names that are generally known to the public - like brand names or names of popular living people - and won't let them go for less than excessive prices.
Though Stalets has laid claim to www.ThomasEdison.name , www.WinstonChurchill.name and www.MarkTwain.name , which he hopes to sell for up to $550 each, most of his domain name claims are very generic. The domains themselves are immediately identified as futuristic - hence the concept of Domain Nesteggs.
Stalets gives a small sampling with the following examples - www.SpokenInternet.com and www.Web-Groups.com for the coming Intelligent Internet, www.MyVirtualChurch.com for worshiping within Virtual Reality, www.HealthcareRobotics.com and www.RobotWebsites.com within the Robotic category, www.GeneticCounselor.net , GeneticEngineeringCenter.com and www.BiotechWebsites.com within Biotechnology, and www.NanoManufacturers.com and www.NanotechWebsites.com within Nanotechnology.
The future appears to be approaching quickly, because he has already sold some of the names, including two related to the robotics industry for $1,500 and $450. Three others were sold for less than $100 each, but Stalets admits they were not worth as much as some of the others.
Stalets has spent most of his adult life selling pianos and he still does. "But I have always been very interested in the future," he said. "Not science fiction, really, but more of the research that was coming out of the soft sciences like psychology and sociology and the hard sciences like physics and computation technology."
Compared to the general population, Stalets would be considered a somewhat early computer adopter, having owned a Radio Shack TRS 80 in the 1980s. But he said he is no techie.
And Stalets, a husband and father of two, isn't much of a risk-taker either. "I have never bought a lottery ticket in my life because I know that the odds are against me," he said. "But with Internet domains, which some people would say are just as risky, I am using my intellect and my intuition to predict where we are heading as far as e-commerce and e-sociology are concerned."
On his Web site at www.DomainNesteggs.com , Stalets goes so far as to predict when some of the technologies he is tracking will become mainstream during the next several decades. As more of these businesses realize the importance of being on the Internet, the scarcity of really good dot-com domain names dictates very basic free market economics, according to Stalets.
In other words, as demand increases and supply of domain names doesn't, prices will increase, he predicts.
"This is the basic economic principle behind Domain Nesteggs. If I end up being correct, and technologies like robotics and biotech and nanotech become billion dollar industries, I will have made the right decision with Domain Nesteggs," Stalets said.
The total of all the asking prices of the domain names Stalets has registered thus far with 1and1.com is about $1.5 million. But, he readily conceded, "what a name is worth is whatever the market will bear."
"I'm looking at what stuff might be worth 20 or 30 years into the future," he said. "Sure, it's speculating, but it's cool."
For additional details, please visit www.DomainNesteggs.com .
About DomainNesteggs.com: Located in Nashville, Tennessee, DomainNesteggs.com is a domain name reseller specializing in emerging technologies - Virtual Reality, Robotics, Online Voting, Biotechnology, Nanotechnology, and the upcoming Conversational Internet. This last technology includes new peer-to-peer video conferencing, available at www.Web-Groups.com .
Contact Information:
Ted Stalets
www.DomainNesteggs.com
www.Web-Groups.com
615 482-1766
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