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Marco Purchases Advanced Office Systems and Continues Expansion in New Jersey


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“We are pleased to expand in our New Jersey market,” said Marco CEO Jeff Gau. “We look forward to serving our new clients and investing in this community.”

Marco announced today its acquisition of Advanced Office Systems, a copier and printer company in Roselle, New Jersey. Marco’s sales and service team will serve and support clients from Marco’s current location in Somerset.

Marco first expanded its presence to the east coast in November 2018 with its purchase of Phillips Office Solutions in Pennsylvania. The company recently expanded to New Jersey in December 2019 with the purchase of Image Systems for Business. Marco’s eastern region now includes three locations throughout Pennsylvania, one location in Maryland and one in New Jersey.

“We are pleased to expand in our New Jersey market,” said Marco CEO Jeff Gau. “We look forward to serving our new clients and investing in this community.”

Marco is a leading technology services provider with 53 locations throughout the United States. The company has acquired 47 companies since 2005. Marco has more than 1,100 employees and serves over 30,000 clients around the country.

“We know our clients are in good hands,” Advanced Office Systems Owners Gene Naspo and Jim DeBonis said. “Marco has a long history of satisfied customers thanks to a wide variety of innovative technology.”

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Radiant Vision Systems Honored by 2020 Laser Focus World Innovators Awards


Radiant Vision Systems Honored by 2020 Laser Focus World Innovators Awards

On behalf of the Laser Focus World Innovators Awards, I would like to congratulate Radiant Vision Systems on their Gold-level honoree status. This competitive program allows Laser Focus World to celebrate and recognize the most innovative products impacting the photonics community this year.

Radiant Vision Systems, a leading provider of test and measurement solutions for light sources and displays, announces today that its ProMetric® Y43 (43-megapixel) Imaging Photometer was recognized among the best by the judges of the 2020 Laser Focus World Innovators Awards. An esteemed and experienced panel of judges from the optics and photonics community recognized Radiant Vision Systems as a Gold honoree.

“On behalf of the Laser Focus World Innovators Awards, I would like to congratulate Radiant Vision Systems on their Gold-level honoree status,” said Laser Focus World Editor in Chief John Lewis. “This competitive program allows Laser Focus World to celebrate and recognize the most innovative products impacting the photonics community this year.”

The ProMetric Y43 Imaging Photometer is a scientific metrology tool that enables quantification of exact luminance values in displays and illuminated components. The latest display technologies leverage the increasingly small light-emitting elements of OLED, quantum dot (QD), miniLED, and microLED (μLED) to achieve higher resolutions and more precise control of display brightness, color, uniformity, and contrast. Ensuring the overall visual quality of these displays relies on ensuring correct and uniform luminance output of each tiny, individual emitter across the display. Traditional metrology systems have provided limited resolution and imaging performance for measuring these individual pixels and subpixels, reducing the accuracy of their results for reliable automated inspection and pixel-level correction processes. In some cases, manufacturers have had to use multiple high-resolution imaging systems or capture multiple high-resolution images to complete a single display measurement, stitching images together to obtain sufficient resolution across each pixel in display for pixel-level measurement accuracy. This process is too time-consuming to meet production takt times for display devices, and can introduce errors if images are not perfectly combined. For these reasons, a single-camera metrology system with sufficient resolution for single-image display pixel measurement has been in increasing demand.

Released in May 2019, the ProMetric Y43 Imaging Photometer offers the highest-resolution scientific-grade image sensor available in imaging photometers at 43 megapixels (8040 x 5360). The sensor is cooled and temperature stabilized to 5 degrees Celsius using thermoelectric coolers (TEC) to limit image noise for highly accurate, repeatable imaging. The high resolution of the ProMetric Y43 allows the camera to measure luminance output at the pixel and subpixel (RGB emitter) level and calculate variations across display bright states. The camera achieves several sensor pixels per display pixel in a single measurement image to enable precise analysis and pixel uniformity correction for today’s increasingly pixel-dense displays. The system completes measurements containing over 43 million data points in less than 1.5 seconds, and has been quickly adopted by leading manufacturers as the fastest photometric imaging solution for production-level applications such as in-line quality control and demura, or pixel uniformity correction.

The ProMetric Y43 Imaging Photometer was awarded a Gold-level Innovators Award by Laser Focus World, which recognizes an excellent innovation, the benefits of which are clear. A Gold-level Innovators Award recipient makes a substantial improvement over previous methods employed, approaches taken, or products/systems used. Honorees of the 2020 Laser Focus World Innovators Awards program were announced during a virtual event on October 12, 2020.

Learn more about Radiant’s line of ProMetric Y Imaging Photometers at http://www.RadiantVisionSystems.com.

About Laser Focus World

Published since 1965, Laser Focus World (http://www.laserfocusworld.com) has become the most trusted global resource for engineers, researchers, scientists, and technical professionals by providing comprehensive coverage of photonics technologies, applications, and markets. Laser Focus World reports on and analyzes the latest developments and significant trends in both the technology and business of photonics worldwide — and offers greater technical depth than any other publication in the field.

About Radiant Vision Systems

Radiant Vision Systems works with world-class brands and manufacturers to deliver creative visual inspection solutions that improve quality, reduce costs, and increase customer satisfaction. Radiant’s legacy of technology innovation in photometric imaging and worldwide install base date back more than 25 years and address applications from consumer electronics to automotive manufacturing. Radiant Vision Systems product lines include TrueTest™ automated visual inspection software for quality control, and ProMetric® imaging colorimeters, photometers, and light source measurement systems. Radiant is headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA, with strategic offices in California, Michigan, China, Vietnam, and South Korea. Radiant has been a part of Konica Minolta’s Sensing Business Unit since August 2015. For more information, visit http://www.RadiantVisionSystems.com.

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Upscale Furniture Retailer Sawyer Twain Reveals Product Line For The 2020 Holiday Season


Sawyer Twain prides itself on continually fine-tuning its product line, focused on trusted brands that offer eye-catching, classic designs that are steeped in quality craftsmanship.

Known for their unique designs and exceptional experience, Sawyer Twain is a leading brand of upscale game room furniture products. Expanding upon perceptions about what the classic pool table entails, these handmade; billiards, shuffleboard, card tables, table tennis, and more fit into any space design and immediately elevate it. The online retailer has also built on its brand, offering a wide array of high-end living and dining room, and luxury outdoor furniture products.

Sawyer Twain prides itself on continually fine-tuning its product line, focused on trusted brands that offer eye-catching, classic designs that are steeped in quality craftsmanship. Doc & Holliday, exclusively Made in the U.S.A.; Plank and Hide Co.; Nixon Billiards; Brunswick; Playcraft; Venture; and Kush, make up just some of the brands you will find in the online Sawyer Twain showroom. Whether its some time with friends and family or a more competitive setting, the premium furniture offerings of Sawyer Twain not only bring people together, they bring the room together.

With holidays approaching and many families opting to stay home, Sawyer Twain will be offering special promotions and finance options on its products; including a pair of AirPod Pro with every purchase over $6000 during October, or if you feel lucky and would like to stay up on any updates, you can enter here. They also offer safe, “white glove delivery,” and professional installation options on select items, as well as free shipping on all furniture, across the continental USA.

With Sawyer Twain, you’re not just purchasing a product- you’re making an investment. For more information or to make a purchase, call 844.278.5350 or visit sawyertwain.com.

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ODUOnline Supports NASA Summer Program Following Distancing Guidelines


The virtual academy was the closest that I have seen to a true learning environment in a virtual space! It truly had the feel of an actual learning environment, while still providing for us to meet socially within our teams.

In 2020 ODUOnline, Old Dominion University’s office of distance learning, was proud to be a part of the Virginia Space Grant Consortium’s (VSGC) summer program series for high school and community college students. This annual event focuses on aerospace education and research, and is usually done in person, on site at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. and other partner sites. This year, the summer tradition was interrupted by COVID-19 distancing guidelines. “It became very evident that it wasn’t going to be possible to do programs on site at NASA,” said Mary Sandy, Director of the Virginia Space Grant Consortium, “and we’d have to look at doing virtual programs.”

That’s where ODUOnline came in. Old Dominion University’s academic technology services led by Dr. Miguel Ramlatchan collaborated with the VSGC team to set up and test the necessary platforms, train the teams, and set up this year’s summer program.

With COVID-19 closing public schools for the end of the 2019-2020 school year, students were ready for the challenge. Mentored by NASA and other industry mentors, 421 pre-college students were able to work together to design and present NASA missions. They addressed science and technology needs, served in roles that mirrored real-life flight teams, and presented their work to experts.

It was a long day for the students, starting at 8 a.m. and going to 8 p.m. with meal breaks. Rudo Kashiri, the Education Programs Manager for the Virginia Space Grant Consortium, worried that the students may disengage from an online program that went all day, but he found that students were staying logged in and working even after the program adjourned for the day. “The students really got into what was going on,” Kashiri said. “We were worried about participation lasting the whole day, but we were surprised.”

This year with the help of ODUOnline, 421 students participated in VSGC’s pre-college programs, and 25 community college students participated in NASA’s research experience.

This isn’t the first time ODUOnline and VSGC have worked together. Last fall, ODUOnline assisted with a series of webinars focused on cutting edge aeronautics. Nothing is scheduled yet for VSGC’s next streaming event, but there will likely be something on the horizon after this year’s success. “The response was really excellent,” said Sandy. “[The students] were very capable of working in a virtual environment. It was very easy and natural for them.” One participant said, “The virtual academy was the closest that I have seen to a true learning environment in a virtual space! It truly had the feel of an actual learning environment, while still providing for us to meet socially within our teams.”

The Virginia Space Grant Consortium (VSGC) is a coalition of five Virginia colleges and universities, NASA, state educational agencies, Virginia’s Center for Innovative Technology, and other institutions representing diverse aerospace education and research. Read more about it here: vsgc.odu.edu.

Old Dominion University, located in the coastal city of Norfolk, is Virginia’s entrepreneurial-minded doctoral research university and has been delivering distance learning programs for 30 years. It offers more than 100 programs through ODUOnline in a variety of formats, allowing students to complete degree programs across the world. ODU serves more than 24,000 students annually by providing the same rigorous academics online and on-campus. Learn more about ODUOnline’s programs by visiting online.odu.edu.

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Touch International Introduces New Sunlight-Readable Open-Frame Touch Screen Monitors


TI’s OFX-SR touch monitors are essentially a cheat code for companies looking to develop touch-enabled products that require daylight visibility

Touch International (TI), a global manufacturer of industrial touch screen and display solutions, has expanded their OFX-Series open-frame PCAP touch monitors with new 10.1” and 21.5” sunlight-readable models. The plug-and-play monitors combine TI’s latest PCAP touch technology with industrial-grade displays for professional applications in environments where high ambient lighting or direct sunlight is a factor.

The 10.1” features 1000 nits brightness, 1280×800 resolution, and has an 800:1 contrast ratio. Because of the -20° to 70° C operating temperature, this display is well suited for a wide range of indoor and outdoor applications such as industrial controls, navigation systems, heavy-duty transport, and public use terminals deployed across varying climates. The 21.5” features 1500 nits brightness, 1920×1080 FHD resolution, and 1000:1 contrast ratio. With an operating temperature of 0 to 50° C, the 21.5” is best suited for indoor applications that have high ambient lighting conditions such as self-service pavilions, manufacturing centers, digital signage, and wayfinding kiosks.

“TI’s OFX-SR touch monitors are essentially a cheat code for companies looking to develop touch-enabled products that require daylight visibility,” said Shaun Detmer, Director of Marketing. “Companies are freed from worrying about the critical components to focus on the fun stuff like branding, aesthetics, or exploring new performance enhancement options. We make it easy to release better products at less cost quickly.”

Both new touch monitors feature industrial-grade displays with wide-angle viewing technology and support 16.7 million colors. The 10-point multi-touch PCAP touch screens are integrated with a full optical bond to maximize display picture quality, backlight performance, and increase the durability of products. A chemically strengthened cover glass with a thin black graphic border protects the display with enough overhang to drop for flush-fit housings and enclosures.

The black powder-coated aluminum enclosure has a VESA compatible mount with adjustable side flanges for integration in cabinets, enclosures, consoles, and other applications. HDMI and DisplayPort inputs are tucked behind the monitor to simplify cable management. USB touch screen communication ensures plug-and-play operation with Windows or Android operating systems.

“Customers can quickly start beta-testing GUI and software applications while the engineering and project management teams focus work on mechanicals in parallel,” said Michael Woolstrum, CEO. “What used to take months can be done in weeks when we leverage our library of reference designs and harness the power of collaborative engineering.”

TI’s OFX-Series range from 7” to 55” in various resolutions, including new medical versions. Customization options include night-vision or dual-Mode operation, SBC or media player integration, anti-microbial coatings, gloved touch, custom cover glass shape or decoration, and peripheral integration. For additional information or purchase requests, volume pricing inquiries, and more, visit http://www.touchinternational.com.

About Touch International

Touch International (TI) is a global manufacturer of professional-grade custom touch screen and display solutions. Founded in 2002, TI has become a world leader in high-reliability markets, including military, medical, aerospace, heavy-duty transport, retail and public use, and other industrial markets. The company operates its corporate headquarters and design center in Austin, Texas, and has three high-capacity manufacturing centers in Shenzhen and Zhongshan, China, and Bangalore, India. For more information on the company and its capabilities, visit http://www.touchinternational.com.

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Grado Introduces The GT220 True Wireless Earbuds


Grado GT220 True Wireless available at 4ourears.net

GT220 comes with a charging case and three sets of ear-tips

4OurEars.net is proud to announce the release of Grado Labs’ all new GT220 True Wireless Stereo earbuds. The unconventional Brooklyn based audio manufacturer has wielded its more than 65 years of know-how to deliver a perfectly tuned offering to the worldwide market.

The audio quality sets the GT220 apart from other products in this category. It uses an 8mm Dynamic Driver to deliver rich accurate bass, detailed midrange and clear precise treble, resulting in a user experience second to none. Grado wants you to hear the music as the recording engineer intended it, true and natural, nothing artificial.

True Wireless Stereo (TWS) means the two earbuds communicate with the audio source, and with each other, through a Bluetooth connection. The GT220 incorporates Bluetooth 5.0 as well as aptX, AAC and SBC codecs, making it possible to connect with a wide range of devices. When paired with your smart phone the GT220 makes it easy to make and control phone calls via the touch control system on the earbud. The left bud gives you touch control of phone and voice functions, and all music playback is controlled by the right.

The GT220 has a twist to lock form to ensure a secure fit and quality sound every time. The earbuds weigh only 5 grams each making them comfortable for long listening sessions. The product ships with three different silicon ear-tips for guaranteed comfort in different ear sizes and shapes. With an impressive 6 hour battery life, and an additional 30 hours of charge stored in the case, the GT220 is ready for the long haul. The storage/charging case offers industry standard Qi wireless charging along with USB-C connectivity.

A favorite of audiophiles, Grado Labs has held a special place in the music technology industry by holding true to their ‘boutique’ hand-assembled design philosophy. The new GT220 True Wireless earbuds make Grado accessible to a broader audience.

The GT220 may be pre-ordered now for $259 with shipping expected to begin October 15, at 4OurEars.net.



About 4OurEars.net

4OurEars.net is the official home of Grado products. Through 4OurEars, music lovers can purchase authorized, warrantied Grado headphones and phono cartridges as well as kindred products from Schiit Audio, Astell&Kern and soon Technics turntables. 4OurEars is the only authorized Amazon reseller of Grado products in the United States.

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Humane Dog Bark Collars are the Compassionate Alternative to Harmful Dog Shock Collars


Humane Dog Bark Collar - the Compassionate Alternative to a Shock Collar

Humane Dog Bark Collar uses only Beeps and Vibrations

I purchased one for our mini dachshund and it worked so good I bought a second one for our beagle mix. They seem to be catching on but every once in a while, they get the vibration, that is mainly when they are outside in the back yard.

The Humane Dog Bark Collar from Athenas Pets is the compassionate alternative to harmful Dog Shock Collars. Using nothing but gentle beeps and vibrations, humane bark collars eliminate the injurious electrical discharge of a dog shock collar, while still providing effective training against nuisance barking.

Just this week, a major pet retailer announced it would no longer sell shock collars since their use causes pain to the dogs.

The humane collar Athenas Pets offers only uses beep and vibration to resolve this issue and does not provide a shock. There are seven cycles of progressively longer beeps, with moderate vibrations beginning with the third cycle.

Per Cindy, who purchased the Athenas Pets Humane Bark Collar, “I purchased one for our mini dachshund and it worked so good I bought a second one for our beagle mix. They seem to be catching on but every once in a while, they get the vibration, that is mainly when they are outside in the back yard. I have also recommended it to a friend with a mini dachshund as well :).”

The included eBook provides a detailed overview of the product and describes the best method to train a dog to do away with nuisance barking. Ultimately, the collar is a training tool and after successfully eliminating the barking problem is eventually expected to be removed from your pet.

Athenas Pet is a Small, U.S. based, Family Business. We are here to assist with the training and truly want to bring people and dogs closer. Please reach out to us if you would like more information.

support@athenaspets.com

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High Reliability FPGA Design Webinar Hosted by Blue Pearl Software


Adam Taylor, a chartered engineer and fellow of the Institute of Engineering and Technology

Blue Pearl Software Inc., a leading provider of design automation software for ASIC, FPGA and IP RTL verification, is partnering with ADIUVO Engineering and Training LTD, to deliver a free webinar titled High Reliability FPGA Design. The webinar will discuss the challenges faced by embedded system design teams, including governance and design standards. Attendees will learn mitigation techniques to avoid serious FPGA related failures including systematic and random faults.

The webinar will take place October 14,20 (4:30pm UK, 5:30pm CET, 8:30 AM PST) and will be hosted by Adam Taylor, Founder and Principal Consultant at ADIUVO.

The webinar is a must for embedded systems FPGA design teams and managers as it explores design challenges they face and how to mitigate their impact to ensure robust and safe systems.

To be our guest please register at https://app.livestorm.co/adiuvo-engineering/introduction-to-high-reliability-design.

About Adam Taylor

Adam is a chartered engineer and fellow of the Institute of Engineering and Technology. Over his multi-decade career, he has had experience within the public and private sectors, developing FPGA-based solutions for a range of applications including RADAR, nuclear reactors, satellites, cryptography and image processing. Adam is also a Visiting Professor of embedded systems at the University of Lincoln. Education is his deepest passion and he has delivered thousands of hours’ worth of training to corporate clients and casual hardware enthusiasts alike. Learn more at https://www.adiuvoengineering.com.

About Blue Pearl Software

Blue Pearl Software, Inc. is a leading provider of DO-254 compatible design automation software for ASIC, FPGA and IP RTL verification. Our customers are RTL managers and developers, in military, aerospace, semiconductor, medical, communications and safety critical design companies. The Visual Verification™ Suite speeds block and project level verification with advanced integrated RTL structural and formal linting, constraint generation and clock domain crossing analysis. Our usability is unmatched in the industry and can help your design team accelerate development and produce high reliability designs. The Visual Verification Suite is designed, tested and supported in the United States of America. To learn more about Blue Pearl visit http://www.bluepearlsoftware.com.

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Jenn Treiber, Blue Pearl Software, +1- 408.961.0121, x341

jenn.treiber@bluepearlsoftware.com

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Continental Control Systems releases their newest Modbus Multi-Channel Energy Metering System with a modular design, up to 84 measurement points


New product release announcement from Continental Control Systems, the new MCM – Multi-Channel Meter for branch-circuit monitoring, up to 84 energy measurement points

Multi-Channel Meter

“Our new multi-branch-circuit meter offers a modular design to easily measure 12-84 energy measurement points for less than $30 / point”, Cynthia A. Boyd, Director, Sales and Marketing.

The CCS Multi-Circuit Meter (MCM) for Modbus® measures bi-directional energy, power, voltage, current, etc. for up to 84 single-phase or 28 three-phase circuits. It communicates using either Modbus/RTU over RS-485 or Modbus/TCP over Ethernet. The MCM provides revenue-grade system accuracy when used with the CCS Accu-CT® family of revenue grade (C0.6 or better) current transformers.

Features

  • One model can measure 100 to 600 Vac, single-phase or three-phase, wye or delta services
  • Modbus registers can reverse CT polarity and change the assignment of CTs to voltage phases to correct wiring errors
  • Modbus registers can assign different CT amps for each input
  • Diagnostic LEDs for each CT input and for the RS-485 Modbus communication
  • ANSI C12.20 class 0.5 and ANSI C12.1 accuracy
  • Works with any 0.333 Vac current transformers and milliamp output CTs
  • Line powered from 100 to 600 Vac

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ICS Corporation completes 1st HIPAA Assessment; Compliance auditing administered by 360 Advanced


ICS Corporation HIPAA Security Compliance Assessment 360 Advanced

“As ICS continues to expand the industries that we serve, it is imperative that we ensure that we are protecting the information of our clients,” commented Dennis Fish, Director of Technology and Compliance at ICS.

ICS Corporation, a leader in innovative and creative marketing, data management and distribution services for clients nationwide, has completed a rigorous examination of its data security processes and systems in order to meet the demanding controls of the Health Insurance Portability and Protection Act (HIPAA) .    This demanding examination was performed by 360 Advanced, a respected national Qualified Security Assessor and Certified Public Accounting firm based in Tampa, FL.

HIPAA is a federal law that mandates national standards to protect sensitive patient health information from being disclosed without the patient’s consent or knowledge. “As ICS continues to expand the industries that we serve, it is imperative that we ensure that we are protecting the information of our clients,” commented Dennis Fish, Director of Technology and Compliance at ICS.    “As a steward of our client’s data, protecting sensitive assets is critical to our ability to provide superior data processing, print and lettershop services. Our compliance with HIPAA standards is yet another of many steps that we have taken to ensure we maintain industry leading data management protocols.”

The services performed were an assessment of internal controls in place to satisfy the Omnibus Final Security Rule governing “protected health information” that the Department of Health and Human Services issued in January 2013. This compliance assessment involved understanding Print and Mail services provided by ICS, and documenting and verifying the safeguards in place to meet the relevant aspects of the Omnibus final rule on behalf of covered entities who maintain health information within ICS’ software and facility.

“This process is an evolutionary one,” said Fish. “As technology advances and the usage of personal data grows, our responsibility to stay on the cutting edge of information security is critical. Partners like 360 Advanced help us to do that.”

Established in 1965, ICS is a full-service print, mail and fulfillment business based in West Deptford, NJ. For more information, please visit http://www.ics-corporation.com .

ABOUT 360 ADVANCED

360 Advanced is “Making Better Businesses” through their Cybersecurity and Compliance offerings. Services provided include SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, SOC for Cybersecurity, SOC for Supply Chain, CSA STAR, HIPAA/HITECH, ISO 27001 and 27701, PCI-DSS, HITRUST CSF, Microsoft SSPA Attestation, Penetration Testing, GDPR, CCPA, PIPEDA, GLBA, FFIEC, MARS-E and more. In certain states, 360 Advanced may operate under the name of Hiestand, Brand, Loughran, P.A. to meet State Board requirements for CPA firms. To learn more about 360 Advanced, visit http://www.360advanced.com.

For more information on compliance solutions, contact Jim Brennan at jbrennan@360advanced.com.

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