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PacketHop Announces
Dynamic Wireless Video Surveillance and Communication Solution
PacketHop Communication
System 3.0 delivers new surveillance capabilities leveraging industry's
highest performing real-time video over 802.11 wireless networks
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - March 28, 2007 - PacketHop®, Inc., the
leader in instant broadband mobile-mesh communications systems, today
announced the PacketHop Communication System 3.0, which includes new
system components that enable mobile users - like first responders and
private security officers - to access and securely share video from
surveillance systems. This new capability provides greater situational
awareness, enables users to safely plan and execute responses and
improves facility protection. Version 3.0 will be used by first
responders, private security and government agencies, schools, ports,
public transportation departments, hotels/resorts and airports.
The public and private video surveillance markets are increasingly
adopting Internet Protocol (IP)-based digital network surveillance
systems. "Worldwide digital network camera shipments are forecasted to
reach 6.2 million by 2011, with a 62.8 percent compound annual growth
rate," said Christopher Chute, IDC research manager, in a research
report titled "Worldwide Network Camera 2007 - 2011 Forecast."
"Internet Protocol-based video delivers enhanced video capabilities,
significant cost savings and enables more efficient and robust
deployments and use-case scenarios."
Powerset and PARC Sign
Exclusive Deal to Commercialize Breakthrough Search Engine Technology
in Consumer Search
PARC Natural
Language Technology ready after three decades of research
San Francisco and Palo Alto, CA, Feb. 9, 2007 – Powerset, the natural
language search company, and Palo Alto Research Center, Inc. (PARC), a
wholly owned subsidiary of Xerox Corporation, today announced an
exclusive licensing relationship and collaboration agreement to develop
and commercialize consumer search technology. The two innovators have
joined forces to enable Powerset to bring unprecedented consumer search
capabilities to the global market, leveraging more than three decades
of PARC’s groundbreaking scientific research and technology refinement
in natural language understanding. The partnership between Powerset and
PARC includes a technology licensing agreement, patent licenses and a
long-term collaboration agreement. In exchange for its contribution of
technology, PARC will receive research funding, royalties and an equity
stake in Powerset.
Distinctly different from the current, non-linguistic search processing
models in use, natural language search uses ordinary, familiar phrases
and sentences, not “computerese.” This approach typically leads to more
accurate and effective search results.
“Today’s popular search engines are limited in terms of functionality
and interaction with the user. Natural language represents the future
of search, and the new paradigm in human-information interaction,”
commented Mark Bernstein, PARC President and Center Director. “The
challenge to process and understand natural language has required many
years to address, as technology has evolved to enable new capabilities.
We’re pleased to work closely with the exceptional team at Powerset to
bring this capability to search. Powerset’s leadership and engineering
expertise are key assets in helping to deliver this technology to
consumers.”
Barney Pell, co-founder and CEO of Powerset, and company co-founder
Lorenzo Thione provided the vision as to how PARC’s technology could be
leveraged in large-scale search. Accordingly, the company has been
working with PARC since 2005 to further develop the market opportunity.
“Our collaboration with PARC results in remarkable new search
capabilities that will turn the current statistical search model on its
head,” Dr. Pell said. “We are also extremely pleased to bring Ron
Kaplan on board as our CTO. He’s an esteemed voice within the
computational linguistics community, and we’re glad he’s chosen to
become an integral part of our team.”
”The time is right to tell the world about the game-changing technology
we’ve created,” said Ron Kaplan, Powerset Chief Technology and Science
Officer, who previously created and managed the Natural Language
Research Group at PARC. ”I am glad to join Powerset’s team of
world-class linguists and search engineers to help this technology
revolutionize the way people access information.”
Steve Newcomb, co-founder and COO of Powerset, was the chief negotiator
of the PARC License for Powerset. “Completing the commercialization and
collaboration partnership with PARC represents an important milestone
for Powerset as a company,” he commented. “Now that it‘s complete,
Powerset has a unique breakthrough natural language technology, a
partnership with a world-class research organization and a competitive
position that we will leverage within the search industry and beyond.”
TAK Imaging Adds Bluetooth
Support to Photo Printer Controllers
Printer Manufacturers Can
Now Give Consumers a Convenient Way to Print Digital Photos Using a
Wireless Connection to their Camera Phones
SAN MATEO, Calif., July 27, 2006 - TAK Imaging, a leading provider of
image processors and solutions for the consumer photo printer market,
today announced the availability of a wireless Bluetooth image file
transfer and printing solution for the company's flagship TAK S1 and
TAK S1R printer controllers.
The ability to print digital photos quickly and easily is an
increasingly important feature for the consumer digital photography
market. As Bluetooth becomes ever more prevalent in mobile handsets,
printer manufacturers that include Bluetooth connectivity in their
printer designs will make it more convenient for consumers to directly
print from their camera-enabled cell phones or other mobile devices.
Camera-enabled handsets sold more than 280 million units in 2005, and
are predicted by industry analysts to account for more than 50 percent
of the market in 2006. By 2008, more than 53 percent of cell phones
worldwide (and more than 65 percent in the U.S.) are expected to have
wireless Bluetooth connectivity.
"We see the ability to print directly from camera phones rapidly
becoming important in today's digital marketplace," said Christian
Joly, CEO of TAK Imaging. "Wireless printing is the most convenient way
for consumers to get images out of their mobile devices and on to
paper. Because our Bluetooth stack is pre-certified, printer
manufacturers can feel confident that they are getting a
high-performance, high-quality solution that will enable them to reduce
the time-to-market of their Bluetooth-enabled printers."
The TAK S1 and TAK S1R are system-on-a-chip (SOC) silicon products
which enable state-of-the-art digital consumer photo printing. This new
Bluetooth capability, which is offered as a software option to TAK's
base software package, enables Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs)
and Original Device Manufacturers (ODMs) to shorten their design cycles
and production costs.
PacketHop Introduces Industry's
First Infrastructure-free, Real-time Multimedia Communication System
for Police, Fire and Public Safety Departments, 8/22/05
PacketHop
Communication System provides mission-critical wireless broadband
incident area networks and multimedia applications whenever needed by
first responders
PacketHop™, Inc., the leader in mobile mesh
networking software and
multimedia applications for instant wireless group communication, today
announced the industry's first solution designed to instantly
interconnect police, fire and other public safety departments'
communications at the scene of an emergency. The PacketHop
Communication System consists of the TrueMesh mobile mesh networking
software and the Aware™ for Public Safety suite of multimedia
applications. The system enables instant and secure mobile broadband
networks anywhere, with or without any infrastructure present. In
addition, the Aware for Public Safety multimedia application suite
delivers mission-critical information to first responders in the field.
Using PacketHop's breakthrough technology, police officers,
firefighters and other public safety personnel can view and share
real-time multicast video by attaching cameras to their mobile devices
and streaming live video to all users on the network. Other important
functionality includes multimedia instant messaging, whiteboarding and
resource location tracking on localized electronic maps.
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TAK Imaging Tranforms
Personal Photo Printing Experience
With Industry's Fastest Printer Controller, 6/27/05
New TAK S1 Delivers
Unparalleled Combination of Speed, Flexibility and Cost Efficiency
TOKYO, Japan and SAN MATEO, Calif., June 27, 2005 - TAK Imaging today
unveiled a powerful new single chip controller for next generation
photo printers and photo-enabled multi-function peripheral (MFP)
devices designed to deliver a step change improvement in the personal
photo printing experience. In direct photo printing applications the
new TAK S1 printer controller improves output performance by four to
five times over currently available competitive solutions.
TAK Imaging's new solution is designed to specifically address each of
the major inhibitors to a more satisfying consumer photo printing
experience today. The TAK S1 greatly increases the speed of photo
prints, improves overall ease of use, and provides seamless and
convenient printing directly from multiple devices such as camera
phones or digital still cameras.
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Netblue, Inc. Secures $20 Million in Funding from Oak
Investment Partners, 10/27/04
Netblue, a leading online direct marketing company, today announced
that it has secured $20 million in Series A funding from Oak Investment
Partners. Oak Investment Partners, a 25 year-old leading
growth-oriented venture capital firm, has a strong track record in
information technology investments including Internet and e-commerce,
enterprise software, and communications.
Since its inception in January 2002, Netblue's direct marketing
programs have delivered over one million profitable customers to
clients such as Discover Financial, JP Morgan Chase, and Columbia
House. Netblue connects marketers with consumers through all of the
Internet's major distribution channels including web, search, and
email. Unlike most pricing structures in both traditional and
interactive advertising, Netblue's unique pay-per-customer model
provides marketers with a risk-free way to acquire large volumes of
profitable customers.
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PacketHop Secures $10
Million in Series B Financing, 8/10/04
ComVentures Leads
Investment Round as PacketHop Prepares for Aggressive Launch of Secure
Mobile Mesh Networking Products
PacketHop, Inc., a leader in secure mobile mesh broadband
communications, today announced it has secured $10 million in a Series
B round of financing, led by ComVentures, a preeminent venture capital
firm specializing in next-generation communication technology
investments. The round also includes the participation of existing
investors U.S. Venture Partners and Mayfield. PacketHop will leverage
the capital infusion to fuel company growth and prepare for the
commercial launch of its secure mobile mesh networking products,
initially targeting the $11 billion homeland security market.
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Data Circle, Inc. Announces Newest ASP Client, 2/03/03
Data Circle, Inc. Chief
Information Officer, Steve Oren, announced today the implementation of
its newest Application Service Provider (ASP) client. “We are pleased
to have Credentialing Solutions, a full-service NCQA certified
Credentialing Verification Organization, with a nationwide client base,
as Data Circle’s newest ASP client. The ASP solution we developed for
this rapidly growing credentialing organization provides them with
increased flexibility for growth and expansion without the need for
substantial investments in technology infrastructure and technical
staffing.
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Digital 5, Inc. Breaks
Price/Performance Barrier for
Home Multimedia Connectivity
with Netplay(TM) DVD, 4/8/02
Princeton, New Jersey -- Digital 5, Inc., the leading supplier of
embedded systems
and software for digital entertainment devices, introduces NetplayTM
DVD, a system architecture that enables DVD manufacturers to produce
wirelessly
networked DVD players at aggressively low consumer price points.
Available on
next generation industry standard DVD chips and platforms, Netplay DVD
unleashes
videos, music and more throughout the home by giving consumers access
to content
stored on a PC and the Internet with one click of a DVD remote control
- - all
without leaving the couch.
"Netplay
DVD is a great example of how Windows Media is being easily integrated
into
consumer devices to bring consumers high quality audio in the smallest
file
sizes," said Jonathan Usher, director of the Windows Digital Media
Division
at Microsoft Corp. "By providing Windows Media Audio support for
Netplay
DVD, Digital 5 is helping DVD manufacturers to provide consumers with
convenient
access to music on the PC and a high quality listening experience."
Netplay DVD is the
first of several new home-networking products
scheduled for introduction
by Digital 5. They will allow digital entertainment to be distributed
throughout
the home reliably and at a fraction of the cost of similar solutions.
Digital
5's industry leading IP allows for the creation of fully synchronized,
multiple
stream, home digital entertainment systems. Netplay uses content
created by the
Microsoft Windows Media Player and others to wirelessly deliver
streaming media
content from the PC to the DVD player. The Netplay embedded system
supports
Windows Media Audio (WMA), MP3, WAV, MPEG and other multimedia formats,
as well
as RTP/RTSP and other streaming protocols. Networking options include
802.11b,
Ethernet, as well as other LAN standards.
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Lyris acquires SparkLIST
hosting operations,
8/1/02
Lyris to expand hosting business, enhance email
marketing features for SparkLIST customers
Berkeley, California - August 1, 2002 - Lyris
Technologies, makers of the world's most popular email marketing
software, and
SparkLIST.com Corporation, a leading provider of email hosting
solutions, today
announced that Lyris will acquire the email list hosting operations of
SparkLIST.
The sale will substantially
expand the size of Lyris'
total email list hosting operations, as well as broaden its customer
base. Lyris
intends to maintain the acquired operations as an independent division
under the
SparkLIST brand name, with its own service offering, personnel, and web
presence.
Lyris acquires SpamDetective
antispam software
Acquistion adds highly-effective Windows desktop product
to Lyris anti-spam portfolio
BERKELEY, California - September 24, 2002 - Lyris
Technologies, a leading developer of email management and spam blocking
software, and EmTec, a developer of communications software for
Microsoft
Windows, announced today that Lyris has acquired Emtec's SpamDetective
anti-spam
software.
The sale expands the reach of the
Lyris antispam
portfolio to the desktop. "Lyris has sold server-based antispam
software
since 1997, but businesses also wanted protection for individual
employees," said Lyris CEO John Buckman. "Many solutions out there,
however, are too aggressive for business users, blocking important,
legitimate
mail from customers and partners. We found that SpamDetective was the
most
effective desktop product that can block obvious spam without being too
restrictive."
Strategic Counsel Slogan
Contest Finishes, 11/11/02
Clients, colleagues and friends competed for the first annual Strategic
Counsel
Slogan Contest. The winning slogan is "Strategic Thinking.
Reliable Counsel. New Heights."
Entries included several apt and useful slogans, especially when our
clients
turned to comic relief. Runners-up included:
"Perspective.
Guidance. Trust."
"Strategic Thinking.
Reliable Counsel. New Heights."
"No matter where you
go, there will be lawyers. That’s where we come in."
"Getting you there"
"We give you the right
tools to help you reach your peak"
"The right solution for a
down economy when we both
would rather be on a mountain than taking each other's calls."
"Crossing the chasm"
"Taking you from here to
there"
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