Category Archives: Technology: Electronics

Technology is changing daily, keep up to date with the latest Press Releases.

MYE Technologies Acquires Clean Portable Energy Innovator Sparkbox Inc.


MYE Technologies expands into the clean energy market with the acquisition of Sparkbox Inc., creators of the versatile Sparkbox eco portable power pack, announced Tony Garcia, MYE president and CEO.

The convenient eco-conscious alternative to noisy gas-fueled generators, patent pending Sparkbox technology delivers up to 3.2KH of clean power, enough to charge a car, yet compact enough to fit comfortably in the trunk. The weather-resistant Sparkbox design is ideal for outdoor gatherings, roadside emergencies or power outages.

“The Sparkbox portable power pack is a truly revolutionary clean energy solution with universal applications,” said Garcia. “Our MYE team is passionate about designs that make a difference so we are particularly excited about Sparkbox and meeting the growing clean energy demand for a wide range of commercial, automotive, household, and recreational uses.”

“Sparkbox Inc. is thrilled to be acquired by MYE Technologies,” said Sparkbox executive Mike Esposito. “MYE has extensive experience creating and marketing innovative products and applications for the consumer, fitness, entertainment, pro-audio, and automotive industries.”

The silent, emission-less go anywhere rolling Sparkbox electric generator, with two powerful AC and USB ports, powers virtually anything including outdoor activities, charging phones, tablets, laptops, cameras, electric cars, drones, home appliances, and can even keep the lights on during emergency outages. The future of noiseless, non-polluting, non-gasoline powered generators is here today, and now under the MYE Technologies umbrella of products.

Sparkbox convenience puts power control within easy reach with Bluetooth capability and iOS, Android, and desktop apps for remote battery monitoring and charge status alerts. The Sparkbox unit provides clean 12v/120v/240v power, 2 x 120V AC sockets, 1 x 240V AC socket, AC outlets directly on the case, 1 x 12V CLA cigarette lighter port, and 2 onboard 3A USB chargers.

Follow @SparkboxPower on Facebook and Twitter

About MYE Technologies

MYE Technologies specializes in OEM / ODM design and manufacturing with extensive product development experience that began over 25 years ago. Today, MYE technology is featured in leading consumer, fitness, automotive, and pro-audio music products worldwide. Based in Southern California with state-of-the-art production facilities in the USA and abroad, the MYE engineering team continues to meet the growing demands of the world’s leading brands, bringing the highest level of expertise to every aspect of the development and manufacturing process to assure products exceed expectations.

For more information visit myeinc.com or call 800-779-6759.

Share article on social media or email:

Mandi Wirtala Named Onboarding and Training Manager at Bravo Pawn Systems


Bravo Pawn Systems

Mandi Wirtala

“Working with Mandi is a dream. She is passionate and dedicated to this industry, and I’ve never seen somebody successfully onboard so many types of pawnshops.”-Tally Mack, CEO

Mandi Wirtala is the premier name in onboarding and training in the pawn industry. Mandi brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to an already superb onboarding team at Bravo. Mandi’s addition to the team is sure to help pawnbrokers make the switch to Bravo a seamless and satisfying experience.

Over the past 11 years, Mandi has worked tirelessly for the pawn industry leaving a wake of satisfied customers and profitable businesses. With a degree in organizational communication, a minor in HR management, and experience working as a Learning and Performance Manager Mandi burst on to the pawn scene and quickly made a name for herself.

Previously working with Bravo and Cash America, Mandi helped onboard over one thousand stores to new software programs. She also helped two non-profits develop and expand their community relations and volunteer programs.

At Bravo, Mandi is excited to oversee the entire onboarding operation. She aims to ensure that each customer receives a tailored experience to make their transition to Bravo easy and frictionless. In addition to onboarding, Mandi is also heading up Bravo’s philanthropy efforts as well as a new continued-training initiative. The project will see Mandi creating specialized programs to help Bravo customers and employees stay up to date on all Bravo features, as well as industry trends and strategies.

Says Mandi, “I am so excited to be at Bravo. There’s no industry quite like Pawn, and I love working with the large variety of people I meet in it. I have a passion for serving as a change agent for pawnbrokers. I love helping them see business obstacles in different ways and assisting them in implementing new and exciting real-time solutions.”

Share article on social media or email:

Easily Upgrade or Rollout New Systems to High-Speed NVMe Technology With The New KanguruClone™ 4 M.2 NVMe SSD Duplicator


Easily duplicate up to 4 NVMe SSDs at a time with the KanguruClone 4 M.2 NVMe SSD Duplicator. Upgrade PCs or roll out new systems with high-speed NVMe technology.

The KanguruClone™ 4 M.2 NVMe SSD Duplicator provides an ideal solution for upgrading PCs or rolling out new systems with high-speed NVMe technology.

NVMe technology is changing the game in data storage and transfer speeds, with superior architecture that far outperforms all other storage solutions. Kanguru’s new KanguruClone™ 4 M.2 NVMe SSD Duplicator provides IT Admins a cost-effective solution for upgrading their organization’s PCs to the jaw-dropping read/write speeds of NVMe Solid State Drive technology.

As SSD reliability has improved over the years and prices continue to fall, more and more companies and individuals are turning to solid-state drives for upgrading their computer systems. In response to the explosion of SSD adoption, the Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) interface was developed to address the inadequacies of traditional interface connects, like SATA and SAS, which were designed primarily for interfacing with mechanical hard disk drives. First introduced in the early 2010s, NVMe SSDs deliver lower latency and higher input/output operations per second than their SAS and SATA based counterparts. With increased demands for video, bandwidth, gaming, and enormous data storage capacities, NVMe technology is transforming the data storage landscape and leading the way for exceptional speed and performance for today’s IT requirements.

The high-speed, stand-alone KanguruClone 4 M.2 NVMe SSD Duplicator allows you to easily duplicate up to four NVMe SSDs at a time with copy speeds of up to 12GB/min, making it the perfect tool for provisioning new drives for company-wide rollouts, or for upgrading individual computers to NVMe while retaining the system’s existing OS and user data. The full-color, 4.3” TFT touch screen makes it easy to select and run all of the great features that the duplicator offers, including secure disk wiping, logging capability, and five powerful copy modes to choose from:


  • Full Copy – Sector for sector duplication
  • Brief Copy – Copies only sectors with data (compatible with most major file systems)
  • Resize Copy – Copies drives with different capacities
  • Ratio Copy – Copies a defined percentage of the master drive
  • Image Copy – Restores the contents of an image file to the Target drives

To learn more about the new KanguruClone 4 M.2 NVMe SSD Duplicator, or other Kanguru products, please call 1-888-KANGURU or visit kanguru.com.

Kanguru Solutions (http://www.kanguru.com) is a global leader in manufacturing high-quality data storage products, providing the very best in military-grade, FIPS 140-2 Certified, hardware encrypted, secure USB drives and fully-integrated remote management security applications. Kanguru also manufactures standard USB data storage drives with a physical write protect switch, and duplication equipment for cloning hard drives, SSDs, NVMe SSDs, blu-ray, DVDs and more.

Share article on social media or email:

Vendavo Launches New Updates for Enterprise Profitability Solutions


News Image

VEPS10 is the latest edition of the Vendavo Enterprise Profitability Solution and is part of the broader set of solutions that make up the Commercial Excellence solution suite.

Many B2B enterprises sell tens of thousands or even millions of products and updating all those prices with ever-changing market conditions and growing customer expectations with an eye toward profitability seems insurmountable. To enable the effective operationalization of more advanced pricing strategies and maximize every margin moment, Vendavo, the market leader in commercial excellence solutions, today launched the latest update for Vendavo Enterprise Profitability Solutions (VEPS).

“For very large organizations who need a highly configurable pricing solution for their unique enterprise environments, VEPS is the perfect fit,” said Alex Hoff, VP Product Management and Marketing, Vendavo. “Vendavo remains committed to offering enterprises the choice of highly configurable solutions that are easy to use, more secure, and higher performing while also delivering additional cloud-based solutions that are quick to scale and dynamic.”

VEPS10 is the latest edition of the Vendavo Enterprise Profitability Solution and is part of the broader set of solutions that make up the Commercial Excellence solution suite. It includes: Profit Analyzer, Deal Manager, Deal Guide, Price Manager, Segmentation Manager, Price Optimization Manager, and Business Risk Alerts. Other complimentary solutions include CPQ Cloud for quoting and sales effectiveness, PricePoint for dynamic price management and Deal Price Guidance for intelligent pricing guidance delivered to quoting systems.

As part of the continued innovation and investment in VEPS, Vendavo is reducing common barriers in implementation and adoption. As an example, Deal Manager and Deal Guide – the sales-role focused VEPS solutions that deliver pricing insights to the field – are easily deployed for customers using Salesforce® as their CRM by utilizing the Vendavo® Deal Manager Extension for Salesforce® listed on the Salesforce AppExchange.

Additionally, Vendavo PricePoint, Vendavo Pricing Guidance and Vendavo Profit Insights — all also a part of the Vendavo Commercial Excellence Platform — are now available for digital and online purchase on the SAP App Center for ERP and SAP S/4HANA. They are specifically designed to increase sales velocity and expedite business-value generation. This added ease of integration with SAP applications allows organizations to accelerate the capture of greater profit opportunity across their deal-making processes.

A SaaS solution, VEPS is hosted and managed in the Vendavo cloud and has been upgraded for modern browser support including Chrome and Safari. It contains important security and performance improvements, and a more modern architecture for an even lower total cost of ownership.

Supporting Resources:

About Vendavo

Vendavo powers the shift to digital business for the world’s most demanding B2B companies, unlocking value, growing margin and accelerating revenue. With the Vendavo Commercial Excellence platform, companies develop dynamic customer insights and optimal pricing strategies that maximize margin, boost sales effectiveness and improve customer experience. With an annual margin improvement totaling more than $2.5 billion across companies in chemicals, distribution, high-tech and manufacturing, Vendavo delivers cutting-edge analytics and deep industry expertise that help companies stay one step ahead. Vendavo is headquartered in Denver, CO and has offices around the globe. Learn more at Vendavo.com.

Share article on social media or email:

Ikonix USA Brands Will be Attending the Strategies in Light Show


Strategies in Light

Ikonix USA is pleased to announce their attendance at this year’s Strategies in Light Show; SCI and Associated Power Technologies will be exhibiting. The show will take place February 11th – February 13th at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Ikonix USA brands will be showcasing a variety of instruments appealing to the lighting and LED industries. SCI will be presenting the New 440 Model and Associated Power Technologies will be showing the 6010 Model. Ikonix USA can be found at Booth #1116.

Product Features

SCI

  • 440 Model: 4-in-1 electrical safety tester capable of performing AC/DC Hipot, Insulation Resistance and Ground Bond tests. The all in on capability allows LED and Lighting manufactures to achieve all necessary testing standards. Features include SmartGFI® function for operator safety as well as safety interlock. The 440 Series offers up-to 20 programmable memories, comes with standard USB port for automation and data collection, as well as PLC control capability.

Associated Power Technologies

  • 6010 Model: Ideal for advanced applications. Switch-mode technology and a direct coupled output makes the 6010 lightweight and efficient for use on the bench-top or rack mount applications. Optional DC Output Voltage allows the operator to get even more range out of the programmable Power Source. Pair the source with PowerTRAC™ software to calculate Watt Hours, easily gather data, and analyze test results performed by the 6000 Series.

For further information about this year’s Strategies in Light Show, please visit their site at https://www.strategiesinlight.com/sil2020/320032

Contact the company at 1-847-367-4077 or visit their site at http://www.ikonixusa.com. For editorial questions, please contact Amanda Boothe at amanda.boothe@ikonixusa.com.

Share article on social media or email:

Diversified Joins JLL Synergy Partnership to Provide Unprecedented Value


Diversified proudly announces they have been selected as a member of JLL’s Synergy Partnership program.

This new partnership strengthens our existing relationship and creates new opportunities to better serve our mutual global clients.

Diversified, a leading global technology solutions provider, proudly announces they have been selected as a member of JLL’s Synergy Partnership program, helping meet the comprehensive technology needs of JLL’s global clientele. In addition to serving as a key audio visual supply chain partner, Diversified’s wide range of offerings, from IT and electronic security to broadcast technology and digital signage solutions, maximizes cost effectiveness and efficiency, providing a single trusted partner for all of a project’s technology needs.

“Diversified has been an exceptional partner in a major recent project in Charlotte,” says David Honeywell, Sr. Project Manager at JLL. “From room layout, equipment and furniture selection, design documents, and even equipment coding, they’ve been in lock step with all parties to ensure the AV designs would meet the client’s vision.”

In addition to the program’s innate cost saving structure for products, clients also benefit from proven scalable solutions delivered by a team of experts with locations around the world, ensuring that projects are delivered on time and on budget.

Diversified and JLL have a long history of partnering together to design, deliver and manage digital workplace experiences for Fortune 500 companies and fan experiences at iconic sports and entertainment venues,” says Tom Spearman, Executive Vice President at Diversified. “This new partnership strengthens our existing relationship and creates new opportunities to better serve our mutual global clients.”

About JLL

JLL is a leading professional services firm that specializes in real estate and investment management. Our vision is to reimagine the world of real estate, creating rewarding opportunities and amazing spaces where people can achieve their ambitions. In doing so, we will build a better tomorrow for our clients, our people and our communities. JLL is a Fortune 500 company with annual revenue of $16.3 billion, operations in over 80 countries and a global workforce of more than 93,000 as of September 30, 2019. JLL is the brand name, and a registered trademark, of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated. For further information, visit jll.com.

About Diversified

Diversified is a leading global technology solutions provider delivering a comprehensive suite of solutions to help a diverse clientele achieve the highest performance levels, enhance their operations, increase productivity and drive ROI. Our mission is to enable a digital future—connecting people, technology and experiences, where and when it matters most. Our solutions are experienced by millions every day. Removing the distance. Delivering a message. Powering business. Celebrating fandom. Even saving lives. Founded in 1993, we’re a global organization serving local needs with 2,500+ employees in 50+ locations worldwide. Learn more at diversifiedus.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Share article on social media or email:



Point B Goes Global, Joins Nextcontinent Consulting Network


News Image

“Our relationship with Nextcontinent broadens how we help customers unlock business outcomes in the form of accelerated growth, optimized efficiency and future readiness – whenever and wherever they need it,” Point B President of Consulting Brian Turner

Point B, an integrated management consulting, studio, venture investment, and real estate development firm, has joined Nextcontinent, a global consortium of independent consulting firms that work together to solve customer challenges on a global scale. Point B has been named the sole “citizen” from the US, with access to 15 partners in 66 offices and more than 7,000 experts in 38 countries.

“Our relationship with Nextcontinent is a big step for Point B. It broadens how we help customers unlock business outcomes in the form of accelerated growth, optimized efficiency and future readiness – whenever and wherever they need it,” said Point B President of Consulting Brian Turner. “The Nextcontinent network brings unique and complementary capabilities and experiences, including engineering, artificial intelligence and more. Most importantly, all “citizens” of Nextcontinent share similar values, grounded in quality, trust and respect.”

Nextcontinent is a multi-local consulting network able to help customers efficiently implement transformation processes, while being culturally aware of both local and global challenges. Nextcontinent partners work collaboratively across borders, with access to innovation centers and global expertise.

To learn more about how Point B can help you across the globe, please reach out to Kristen Lenci klenci@pointb.com.

About Point B

Point B, Inc. helps organizations form, execute, and thrive. With capabilities including Management Consulting, Studio, Venture Investment and Advisory, and Real Estate Development, our integrated businesses provide value to the organizations and communities we serve. Our 100% employee-owned firm is regularly honored as an exceptional place to work.

Share article on social media or email:

Sensera Systems and Trimble Announce Reseller Agreement – Relationship enables Sensera to extend its geographical reach while enhancing the connected jobsite


Sensera Systems - Trimble Agreement

Sensera Systems – Trimble Agreement

“…this relationship will help us bring our solutions to a broader set of leading general contractors.”

Sensera Systems, Inc., a leading provider of comprehensive, real-time site intelligence solutions today announced a reseller agreement with Trimble.

Trimble and its BuildingPoint channel will offer Sensera’s cutting-edge jobsite intelligence solutions including solar/wireless cameras and Sensera SiteCloud™ service to extend its jobsite management portfolio including Trimble CrewSight. Trimble CrewSight combines a jobsite access control system with a worker database for increased site security, worker communications, and jobsite management.

Working with Trimble and its BuildingPoint channel provides the potential for Sensera to increase its geographic reach in terms of sales and marketing and to make it easier for general contractors to benefit from Sensera’s connected jobsite solutions.

“We are excited to have Trimble, a leader in construction technology, recognize Sensera’s products as an important part of making jobsites more efficient, safe, and secure. We think this relationship will help us bring our solutions to a broader set of general contractors. We believe working with Trimble will help Sensera Systems continue to deliver on our vision of being a leader in transforming construction with real-time jobsite intelligence solutions,” said David Gaw, Founder and CEO, Sensera Systems.

“The combination of Sensera SiteCloud and cameras with CrewSight jobsite access control solutions creates a powerful solution for contractors to manage their jobsites,” said Matthew Ramage, Trimble’s Labor, Equipment and Materials (LEM) business area director. “For many owners and contractors, safety and security is a driving concern. Together, these solutions provide a new level of confidence in maintaining jobsite control.”

Availability

Select Sensera solutions for construction worksites are available in North America through participating BuildingPoint resellers and directly through Trimble Buildings sales teams, beginning in January 2020.

About Sensera Systems

Sensera Systems is a leading innovator of comprehensive, real-time jobsite intelligence solutions. The company is recognized for pioneering the next-generation of multi-function jobsite cameras that seamlessly integrate progress monitoring, collaboration, site-security, safety, and documentation functions. Sensera’s portfolio of advanced jobsite intelligence solutions is powered by Sensera’s SiteCloud™ platform which provides easy-to-use software for viewing, monitoring, and sharing real-time site data, detecting actionable insights, and simplifying workflow. SiteCloud is tightly integrated with Sensera’s complete line of jobsite cameras and SitePOV mobile app to provide comprehensive automated site intelligence from a simple web interface. SiteCloud service includes WiFi and 4G LTE connectivity making it a true end-to-end solution. For more information, visit: https://www.senserasystems.com.

About Trimble

Trimble is transforming the way the world works by delivering products and services that connect the physical and digital worlds. Core technologies in positioning, modeling, connectivity and data analytics enable customers to improve productivity, quality, safety and sustainability. From purpose built products to enterprise lifecycle solutions, Trimble software, hardware and services are transforming industries such as agriculture, construction, geospatial and transportation and logistics. For more information about Trimble, visit: http://www.trimble.com.

Share article on social media or email:

Object Management Group Issues DDS C# API Request for Proposal


https://www.omg.org/

We believe this new API will facilitate the development of a new array of DDS applications that are compatible with the .NET ecosystem, expanding the use of DDS to new domains within and beyond the Industrial IoT.

Today, international technology standards organization Object Management Group® (OMG®) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for a new C# API for the Data Distribution Standard (DDS). OMG issued the DDS C# API RFP because DDS users and vendors alike need an interoperable API for the C# programming language. The new API will enable the deployment of new, vendor-neutral applications in a variety of industries.

Data Distribution Service (DDS™) is an OMG middleware protocol and API standard for data-centric connectivity that is widely used in business and mission-critical Internet of Things (IoT) applications because of its low latency, high reliability and scalability. The DDS specification uses a model-driven approach and relies upon APIs to map applications to specific programming languages, such as Java and C++.

“The use of standard frameworks and ecosystems is crucial in the development of next-generation industrial IoT systems. DDS provides a set of standard APIs that enable users to develop portable vendor-independent applications using their programming language of choice,” said RFP author Fernando Garcia Aranda, Principal Software Engineer at Real-Time Innovations (RTI). “In this RFP, we aim to define a standard C# API for DDS. We believe this new API will facilitate the development of a new array of DDS applications that are compatible with the .NET ecosystem, expanding the use of DDS to new domains within and beyond the Industrial IoT.”

The DDS C# API Request for Proposal is open to the public. The deadline to respond with a letter of intent, that a company is interested in responding, is March 19, 2020. Responses are due by May 18, 2020. The full request and details on how to respond can be found in the RFP.

About OMG

The Object Management Group® (OMG®) is an international, open membership, not-for-profit technology standards consortium with representation from government, industry and academia. OMG Task Forces develop enterprise integration standards for a wide range of technologies and an even wider range of industries. OMG’s modeling standards enable powerful visual design, execution and maintenance of software and other processes. Visit http://www.omg.org for more information.

Note to editors: Object Management Group and OMG are registered trademarks of the Object Management Group. For a listing of all OMG trademarks, visit https://www.omg.org/legal/tm_list.htm. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Share article on social media or email:

New LD-250 mobile robot from Omron moves payloads up to 250kg and helps expand the flexibility of autonomous materials transport


As the newest addition to Omron’s mobile robot family, LD-250 helps manufacturers construct a more flexible and optimized autonomous material transport system.

Known as the LD-250, this new robot carries payloads of up to 250kg and has a sturdy structure that is optimized for items like transmission blocks, automotive seats and voluminous packaging materials that are bulky as well as heavy.

Global automation solutions pioneer Omron Automation Americas recently launched its latest addition to the LD Series of autonomous mobile robots. Known as the LD-250, this new robot carries payloads of up to 250kg and has a sturdy structure that is optimized for items like transmission blocks, automotive seats and voluminous packaging materials that are bulky as well as heavy.

Together with Omron’s powerful Fleet Manager, the LD-250 helps manufacturers construct a more flexible and optimized autonomous material transport system, as Fleet Manager now enables the control of multiple mobile robots with different payloads through a single system. The system can manage traffic, battery charging requirements and vehicle navigation for a diverse fleet of up to 100 robots.

Factories worldwide are seeking better ways to increase the productivity and profitability of high-mix production amid a decreasing workforce in industrialized nations and rising labor costs in emerging countries. The Omron LD mobile robots can avoid people and obstacles while automatically calculating the best routes to transport material, thereby optimizing materials transport requirements while reducing labor requirements.

With the addition of the LD-250 to the LD series, customers in a wide variety of industries – including automotive, electronics and food and beverage – are no longer required to establish a fixed material transport equipment. Instead, they can achieve a system that can flexibly handle changing market demands while liberating workers from the dull and tiring work of material transport.

In addition to its extra-sturdy structure that carries unwieldy items traditionally transported in human-operated carts, the LD-250 is also highly customizable with special conveyor tops, courier systems and adaptive material handling mechanics. It also takes advantage of several Omron technologies that improve performance, such as the High Accuracy Positioning System (HAPS), side lasers and the Acuity vision localization technology.

The integration of the LD-250 with the Omron TM Series Collaborative Robot will also open up a new market for heavy-duty mobile manipulators that can handle manipulation tasks along with material transport. Industry professionals interested in learning more about the LD-250’s capabilities are encouraged to visit the mobile robot product page on Omron’s website.

About Omron Automation

Omron Automation is an industrial automation partner that creates, sells and services fully integrated automation solutions that include sensing, control, safety, vision, motion, robotics and more. Established in 1933 and currently headed by President Yoshihito Yamada, Omron’s 36,000 employees help businesses solve problems with creativity in more than 110 countries. Learn more at automation.omron.com.

Share article on social media or email: