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Express Logic’s ThreadX® RTOS First to Earn UL/IEC 60730 and UL/IEC 60335 Safety Certification
ThreadX® RTOS has been recognized by UL for compliance with UL 60730-1 Annex H, CSA E60730-1 Annex H, IEC 60730-1 Annex H, UL 60335-1 Annex R, IEC 60335-1 Annex R, and UL 1998 safety standards for software in programmable components. - December 17, 2014 - Express Logic
LPL Financial Firm, Core Wealth Planning, Selects AdvisorVault for Data Backup
LPL Financial firm, Core Wealth Planning, selects AdvisorVault as their third party vendor to help them with remote data backup and archiving of electronic records as required by SEC rule 17a-4. AdvisorVault, www.advisorvault.org - December 16, 2014 - AdvisorVault
XebiaLabs Ranks 15 on Deloitte Fast 500 List
EMA Ranking validates clear business value behind software automation. - December 15, 2014 - XebiaLabs
Food Service Industry Represent 47 Percent Food Dollars Spent in America
The Delivering Excellence newsletter reported that some 276 million meals are consumed away from home in the U.S. alone. That meal away from home is the “foodservice industry” and represents 47 percent of food dollars spent daily in America. Behind the scenes of most professional... - December 14, 2014 - Magline, Inc.
Hytrol Conveyor System and Integration Partner AEC Reduced Operation Touches Improving Throughput
Hytrol Conveyor Company, Inc., manufacturers of advanced conveyor systems, controls, and solutions, and integration partner, Advanced Equipment Company, provided an efficient solution for Arcadia Dairy Farms. James Ward, Food Technologist of Arcadia noted, “We use Hytrol Pallet Handling... - December 14, 2014 - Hytrol Conveyor Co., Inc.
GCASE: A Google Glass Case That Actually Makes Sense
The GCASE is specially designed in order to meet the preferences of the users, and at the same time, it also provides the best protection you can ever expect for your beloved gadget. What makes GCASE unique is that it is as equally incredible as the Google Glass itself. This product is a result of... - December 14, 2014 - GCASE
Dry Cleaning Franchises See Significant Growth Due to Route Delivery Demands
The Delivering Excellence newsletter reported that dry cleaning and laundry services franchises are among the fastest growing, as busy professionals need to find time-saving efficiencies in their lives and lifestyles. Same day pickup and delivery demands are greater than ever before. These... - December 13, 2014 - Magline, Inc.
TraceGains' First Webinar in Series Discussed Food Safety Impact
TraceGains, a full service supplier, compliance, and regulatory document management solution, hosted a popular webinar series called, “What Is Safe Food?” The webinar featured a distinguished panel including Karil Kochenderfer of Linkages, a consultancy specializing in global trade,... - December 13, 2014 - TraceGains Inc.
Hytrol Conveyor Featured in Modern Materials Handling Magazine
Hytrol Conveyor Company, Inc., manufacturers of advanced conveyor systems, controls, and solutions, was featured in Modern Materials Handling. Boyce Bonham, Director of Integrated Systems and Controls for Hytrol discussed how manufacturers starting fresh with a new system, it helps to anticipate... - December 13, 2014 - Hytrol Conveyor Co., Inc.
Product Damage Increases Cost of Manufacturing Avoidable with Precise AGV Automation Solutions
The No Risk Automation newsletter reviewed how damaging mistakes are to the bottom-line. Palletized goods are hustled through manufacturing plants and distribution facilities 24/7. Pallets are often dropped, lifted, and pushed across hard floors. Pallet damage often results in damaged products and... - December 13, 2014 - No Risk Automation
Magline Provides News Resource for Route Delivery Distribution Industry
Delivering Excellence, a newsletter which provides industry leaders with flexible solutions to meet a variety of route distribution needs, based on experience with a range of applications and industries. Delivery routes with a variety of lightweight and ergonomically-designed solutions allow... - December 12, 2014 - Magline, Inc.
Hytrol Conveyor Celebrates December Employee Anniversaries Emphasizing Customer Service as Priority
Hytrol Conveyor Company, Inc., manufacturers of advanced conveyor systems, controls, and solutions, is proud to recognize the employees celebrating their anniversary of dedicated service. Randy Manis, Hytrol Customer Care Facilitator, celebrating 29 years of service commented, “I came to work... - December 12, 2014 - Hytrol Conveyor Co., Inc.
GlacialLight's New Panel Lights Produce 24 Square Centimeters of Smooth Light - GL-PL24-SM
Easy to Install Surface Mount LED Fixtures Generate 1600 Lumens in 3 Color Temperatures - December 12, 2014 - GlacialTech Inc
Russia Mobile Phones Market
Marketreportsonrussia.com presents a report on the “Russia Mobile Phones Market,” a stable decline of 23% in volume terms and 34% in value terms at constant 2013 prices in 2014. - December 12, 2014 - Market Reports on Russia
ScaleUp Brings OpenStack Swift to the German Market with the Storage Made Easy EFSS Solution
ScaleUp bring an OpenStack Cloud to Germany and enhances the user experience with the Storage Made Easy Enterprise File Share and Sync Solution. - December 12, 2014 - Storage Made Easy
Software Assurance, LLC Launches Mobile Security App for Android Devices
Dallas-based leading IT Solutions Company has launched Mobile Security App to protect mobile devices from potential security threats. - December 12, 2014 - Software Assurance, LLC
TreeHouse Interactive PRM Clients Named to Inaugural CRN Cloud Partner Program Guide
Reseller View PRM Plays a Key Role in Leading Best-in-Class Partner Programs - December 12, 2014 - Treehouse Interactive
Kensington Launches New Developers Kit to Simplify Security Slot Adoption by Laptop and Ultra-Mobile Device Manufacturers
Physical Security Solutions Leader Extends More Than 20 Years of OEM Support with New Mini Security Slot Specification for Ultra-Thin Mobile Devices - December 12, 2014 - Kensington
Data Dynamics Expands Intelligence-Based Storage Management with New Release of StorageX for Hybrid and Cloud Datacenters
StorageX 7.5 Delivers a Single Storage Management Platform to Discover, Analyze, Optimize, Migrate and Manage Large Data Assets Across Multi-vendor Storage Resources - December 12, 2014 - Data Dynamics Inc
bitmovin Releases Widevine & PlayReady DRM Support Using MPEG-CENC Within HTML5 for Its bitdash MPEG-DASH Player
bitmovin provides single player alternative for premium content providers enabling DRM support for (mobile) HTML5 platforms, including major DRM systems such as PlayReady and Widevine, as well as MPEG-DASH playback within Flash as fallback solution. - December 11, 2014 - bitmovin GmbH
IEEE GLOBECOM 2014 Commences with Introduction of Revolutionary Prototyping System & Annual Dialogue with Industry Executives
Nearly 2,000 International Professionals, Researchers & Scientists Convene in Austin, Texas for Premier Global Conference Dedicated to Entire Spectrum of Next Generation Communications. - December 11, 2014 - IEEE Communications Society
UK Milestone as Prince Willliam and NYC Mayor De Blasio Present SeamlessDocs CEO Jonathon Ende with GREAT Tech Award
Prince William and NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio awarded SeamlessDocs' CEO Jonathon Ende the GREAT Tech award for an innovative company that can provide a technology service to assist and advance international paper and form based processes. Hundreds of US applicants were evaluated by CEOs and executives from companies like Tumblr, Mashable, and the Guggenheim Partners before being awarded. - December 11, 2014 - SeamlessDocs
Success Training Strategies Improve Route Delivery Driver Recruitment and Retention
The Delivering Excellence newsletter profiled Maines Paper & Food Service and Ben E. Keith Foods and shared some of their successful training strategies. A foodservice delivery driver commonly makes 15 stops on a daily route, lifts hundreds of cases of product during that route, rotates... - December 11, 2014 - Magline, Inc.
Quality Assurance Experts Critical for Future Food Industry Growth
TraceGains, a web-based, full-service supplier, compliance, and regulatory document management solution, discussed the increasing demand for Quality Assurance food safety experts in the company blog. Jenn Brusco, TraceGains’ Marketing Specialist commented, “The vast SKU proliferation... - December 11, 2014 - TraceGains Inc.
Food and Beverage Sector Reports Rampant Inferior AGV Automation Implementations
The No Risk Automation newsletter reported that automation equipment is capable of handling loads of raw material; work in progress such as beer, soft drinks, cereals, candy, snack foods; and finished more than eighty percent (80%) of food firms experience defective or inferior automation... - December 11, 2014 - No Risk Automation
Quality Digest Series Highlights Lean Journey at Hytrol Conveyor
Hytrol Conveyor Company, Inc., was featured in Quality Digest in the first of a series of articles highlighting a deep dive inquiry among members of the organization about their lean journey. Justin Cline, safety coordinator at Hytrol discussed his experience in the lean continuous improvement... - December 11, 2014 - Hytrol Conveyor Co., Inc.
Enhance Technology Introduces New Line of Affordable iSCSI Storage Arrays
New ULTRASTOR ES2000 SAN Storage Solutions Offer 2X More Performance, DXE Acceleration, Enhanced Features and a Lower Cost of Ownership. - December 11, 2014 - Enhance Technology, Inc.
Data8’s Advanced Company Information Services Now Available in the Oracle Cloud Marketplace
Data8 announced that the Advanced Company Information services, part of Data Validation offerings, is now available in the Oracle Cloud Marketplace. Data8 has achieved Gold Partner Status and recognised by Oracle to deliver Data Validation offerings integrated with Oracle Cloud SaaS applications. - December 11, 2014 - Data8 Limited
Shelley L. Johnson, Honored Member of America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals, to be Showcased in Times Square, New York City
Shelley L. Johnson of Lacey, Washington, has attained recognition in America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals for her achievement and accomplishments in Healthcare Solutions. On January 2, 2015, she will be featured in Times Square in New York City. - December 10, 2014 - America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals
FDC Servers Announces Extended Holiday Sale on Colocation, Dedicated Servers and VPS Plans
Extended Holiday Sale 2014 from FDC Servers now offers huge savings on unmetered bandwidth Colocation, Dedicated Servers and VPS solutions in the US & EU. - December 10, 2014 - FDCServers.net LLC
Hytrol Conveyor and Emulate3D Partner Making Impressive Demonstrations Easy
Hytrol Conveyor Company, Inc., manufacturer of advanced conveyor systems, controls, and solutions has partnered with Emulate3D, an industry leader in modeling software for material handling companies. The partnership will provide simulations for the Hytrol Integration Partner Network. The software... - December 10, 2014 - Hytrol Conveyor Co., Inc.
Overwhelming Response to First Phase of Systems Limited’s IPO
Systems Limited completed the first step of its Initial Public Offering through Book Building process on Friday, Dec 5, 2014. Thirteen million shares are on offer for the entire IPO and of these 9.75 million shares were allocated through a book building exercise aimed at price discovery. - December 10, 2014 - Systems Limited
Spearhead Systems Becomes an Exclusive Check_MK Partner for the Local Market
Spearhead Systems is looking to help IT organizations stop the struggle with financial loses caused by downtime with the help of IT monitoring solutions. - December 10, 2014 - Spearhead Systems
KantanMT Announces Faster SDL Trados Studio 2011 and 2014 Integration
SDL Trados Studio users benefit from KantanMT's real-time machine translation workflow integration. - December 10, 2014 - KantanMT.com
John Hayes Automation Referee Explained Labor and Equipment of New Projects Overlooked
The typical factions that require an automation referee are cost centers. John Hayes, founder and CEO of No Risk Automation explained, “Typically a project is adopted by a department and is found to be beneficial but the impact on other departments is overlooked. This impact can be added cost... - December 10, 2014 - No Risk Automation
5 Days: Free iPhone Cleaner for Christmas Gift from Macgo
Macgo Giveaway 2014 is now delivering a Christmas gift to the world. Free iPhone Cleaner is the second gift from Dec. 8th to Dec. 12th. - December 09, 2014 - Macgo
TIEMAC Bringing Advanced Telematics and Operational Business Intelligence Solution to the Trucking Industry
TIEMAC’s CrewAccount platform is cloud-based and has been built on the industry’s best technology stacks and will tap the Internet of Things (IoT) to be the most competitive offering in the trucking industry by helping optimize operations, lower costs and give real-time and remote views for trucking operations of all sizes. - December 09, 2014 - TIEMAC
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Checks Off Bucket List Item: Receives the First Odyne Hybrid System Equipped Truck in California
Truck Delivered in Conjunction with the South Coast Air Quality Management District - December 09, 2014 - Odyne Systems, LLC
Webinar: Agile Software Development and the Advantages of Distributed Version Control Systems
A technical webinar for software development leaders considering Git and Mercurial to speed project completion. These distributed version control systems offer significant productivity and cost savings advantages over traditional, centralized code management systems. - December 09, 2014 - RhodeCode
Itransition Comes First in “HR Brand 2014” for Itransition Opener Intellectual Contest to Support Young IT Talents
Itransition offers new opportunities for future programmers. - December 08, 2014 - Itransition
AlgoTrades Partners with Interactive Brokers Canada to Offer Automated Trading of Futures & ETFs
AlgoTrades announces their API (Application Programming Interface) integration with Interactive Brokers to off Canadians in all provinces including British Columbia and the territories with automated future and ETF trading systems. - December 08, 2014 - AlgoTrades.net
UX Designers Accelerate Android Material Design with Apptimize
Freemium Solution Optimizes Mobile Apps Without Developer Resources - December 08, 2014 - Apptimize
Future Electronics Promotes the 90x Series Black Anodize Pin Fin Heat Sinks from Wakefield-Vette
Future Electronics has announced immediate availability of 90x Series black anodize pin fin heat sinks from Wakefield-Vette. - December 08, 2014 - Future Electronics
Future Electronics Features the PQA50-T Series DC-DC Converters from CUI inc
Future Electronics has announced immediate availability of the PQA50-T Series of DC-DC converters from CUI inc. - December 08, 2014 - Future Electronics
Successful Supplier Relationship Management Process Webinar Hosted by TraceGains CEO Nowacki
TraceGains’ CEO, Gary Nowacki, hosted a webinar providing a competitive advantage through supplier collaboration and supplier relationship management. To access the pre-recorded webinar, go to: http://bit.ly/1tmWDl8 Topics addressed during the webinar included how companies can build a... - December 07, 2014 - TraceGains Inc.
Magline Critical Safety Features Revealed in Innovative Lightweight Hand Truck
Magline, makers of innovative lightweight route distribution solutions, offered a video demonstrating the safety features of the popular hand truck. To view the video, go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQssrUNgjYU Magline's hand truck proved to be the best automation and ergonomic solution... - December 07, 2014 - Magline, Inc.
Best Practice Lean Manufacturing Companies Eliminate Forecast Errors According to Ultriva
The recent Forecast Errors newsletter, suggested if there is one thing about predicting the future that always comes true, it is that everyone, from time to time, gets things wrong. The same applies to financial forecasts. A whole host of unpredictable factors can affect the accuracy of the... - December 06, 2014 - Ultriva, Inc.
2015 TraceGains Annual Customer Conference Schedule Announced
TraceGains, a web-based, full-service supplier, compliance, and regulatory document management solution, is hosting the second annual Customer Conference for customers of TraceGains. The optional technical training is March 4 with the event on March 5, 2015 at the Grant Hyatt Downtown Denver. The... - December 06, 2014 - TraceGains Inc.
Selection of AGVs Limited by Political Factions within Manufacturing Operations
The No Risk Automation newsletter reported on Vishram B. Sawant and Suhas S. Mohite attempted to create a composite weight based on multiple attribute decision support for the selection of Automated Guide Vehicles (AGVs). The authors set out to address the issue of effective evaluation and... - December 06, 2014 - No Risk Automation
RBH’s UNC100 Wins “Access Control Product of the Year”
RBH Access Technologies is pleased to announce that the newest addition to the Axiom and Integra line of Controllers, the UNC100, has won the title of “Access Control Product of the Year” at the prestigious IFSEC Security Excellence Awards 2014. Now in their sixteenth year the Security... - December 06, 2014 - RBH USA Inc