RJ Young Named Trusted Strategic Partner of Office Technology and Equipment for Florida State University

This large enterprise deal brings RJ Young together with one of the largest universities in the state of Florida. This is a huge opportunity for the company & on behalf of the entire RJ Young team, we are proud to call Florida State University a part of our family, said President & CEO, Chip Crunk.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (PRWEB)
November 21, 2019

RJ Young is pleased to announce its newest multimillion-dollar partnership with Florida State University, one of Florida’s preeminent universities. In early 2019, RJ Young was named the trusted strategic provider of office technology and equipment for Florida State University.

Florida State University has over 42,000 enrolled students and employs close to 10,000 people in the state of Florida. The main campus sits on 485 acres in the middle of Tallahassee and has an operating budget of over $1.9 billion.

In early 2018, Florida State University issued an Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) seeking a new provider for its office equipment needs for its main campus as well as additional locations around the state. At that time, RJ Young, with help from Ricoh, assembled a team of sales, service, and operational leaders to prepare a bid that embodied a long-term partnership, cost savings, and custom solutions for the issues faced by an organization of this size. After a year of planning, meetings, and negotiating, Florida State University announced it would be entering into a new agreement with RJ Young.

Currently, RJ Young is near completion of the installation process of more than 400 Ricoh units throughout the Florida State footprint, including its remote campuses located throughout the state of Florida. RJ Young is also providing solutions to assist Florida State University in monitoring these units for automated supply orders and service calls. The university’s previous supplier contract expired in September 2019; therefore, RJ Young has been hard at work to make sure this transition is as seamless as possible for students and staff.

“This large enterprise deal brings RJ Young together with one of the largest universities in the state of Florida. This is a huge opportunity for the company and on behalf of the entire RJ Young team, we are proud to call Florida State University a part of our family,” said RJ Young President & CEO, Chip Crunk. “The RJ Young team is excited and looking forward to bringing their excellent customer support and service to FSU.”

To accommodate its continued growth, the RJ Young Tallahassee location ramped up with additional employees, a new warehouse, and some new processes to get the job done right. RJ Young looks forward to focusing on the infrastructure and implementation of the plan at Florida State University.

RJ Young is also a proud sponsor of Florida State University Seminoles athletics.

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“Marcum Tech Top 40 companies and winners are exemplars of overcoming any number of obstacles in Connecticut’s business environment, including continued innovation, workforce, intellectual property management, and other challenges.” – Michael K. Brooder, CPA, Marcum, LLP

HARTFORD, Conn. (PRWEB)
November 20, 2019

The Connecticut Technology Council (CTC) and Marcum LLP announce the winners of the 2019 Marcum Tech Top 40, the 12th annual awards program from CTC and Marcum recognizing the fastest growing technology companies in Connecticut.

This year’s overall Marcum Tech Top 40 winner is Potoo Solutions. Potoo outperformed other finalist companies with a growth rate of 2813% over the past four years. Founded in 2014, Potoo Solutions provides services to help manage online retail businesses.

Winners were also named in each of the six entry categories, based on the greatest percentage growth by sector. The 2019 category winners are:

• Device42, Inc., West Haven (Software)
• Eastern Co, Naugatuck (Advanced Manufacturing)
• KUBTEC, Stratford (Life Sciences)
• Kyber Security, Fairfield (IT Services)
• Potoo Solutions, Norwalk (New Media, Internet, and Telecommunications)
• Precision Combustion, North Haven (Energy, Environmental, and Green Technologies)

In addition, two companies share distinction as winners of the annual Accelerator Award, which recognizes companies that successfully scaled to $3 million in revenue in fewer than 3 years. This year’s Accelerator honorees successfully achieved a growth rate of more than 80% in one year. Arvinas, Inc. (New Haven), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing therapeutics for cancers and other difficult-to-treat diseases, achieved 80% growth and WealthConductor, LLC (Hartford), a Fintech company focused on retirement income planning, achieved a growth rate of 182%.

About the Marcum Tech Top 40

The Marcum Tech Top 40 recognizes technology companies with at least $3 million in annual revenue and a four-year record of growth, in six industry sectors. Both privately held and publicly traded companies are eligible.

“Marcum Tech Top 40 companies and winners are exemplars of overcoming any number of obstacles in business, including capital-raising, complex revenue reporting, intellectual property management, international expansion and other challenges. The 12th anniversary class of Marcum Tech Top 40 companies are best-in-class by all of these measures and more,” said Michael K. Brooder, CPA, managing partner of Marcum’s Hartford, Connecticut, office.

Severine Zygmont, CTC’s Board Chair, said, “The Marcum Tech Top 40 is an opportunity for us each year to highlight that technology companies are thriving in Connecticut. We are pleased to support these companies and the others that are in a growth mode for Connecticut to achieve the job creation and economic growth we are all striving for. The Connecticut Technology Council will continue to be an advocate for the public policies and best practices that support the state’s technology sector.”

A series of videos featuring senior executives from selected Marcum Tech Top 40 companies is available at http://www.ct.org. The videos speak about the secrets to their success along with thoughts and advice on the role that tech companies play in Connecticut’s economy.

2019 Marcum Tech Top 40 Companies by Company Name

(Company Name, Category, City, County)

3Gtms, Software, Shelton, Fairfield

ADNET Technologies, IT Services, Farmington, Hartford

Amphenol Corp. /DE/, Advanced Manufacturing, Wallingford, New Haven

Arccos Golf LLC, Software, Software, Stamford, Fairfield

ARVINAS, INC., Accelerator, New Haven, New Haven

aventri, Software, Norwalk, Fairfield

BARNES GROUP INC, Advanced Manufacturing, Bristol, Hartford

Cara Therapeutics, Inc., Life Sciences, Stamford, Fairfield

CAS MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC, Life Sciences, Branford, New Haven

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. /MO/, New Media/ Internet/ Telecom, Stamford, Fairfield

Clarity Software Solutions, Inc., Software, Madison, New Haven

COCC, IT Services, Southington, Hartford

Continuity, Software, New Haven, New Haven

CRANE CO /DE/, Advanced Manufacturing, Stamford, Fairfield

Device42, Inc., Software, West Haven, New Haven

Eastern Co, Advanced Manufacturing, Naugatuck, New Haven

Exago Inc., Software, Shelton, Fairfield

FACTSET Research Systems Inc., Software, Norwalk, Fairfield

Foster Corporation, Advanced Manufacturing, Putnam, Windham

Frontier Communications Corp., New Media/ Internet/ Telecom, New Haven, New Haven

Hexcel Corporation, Advanced Manufacturing, Stamford, Fairfield

HUBBELL INC, IT Services, Shelton, Fairfield

IT Direct, IT Services, West Hartford, Hartford

KAMAN Corp, Advanced Manufacturing, Bloomfield, Hartford

KUBTEC, Life Sciences, Stratford, Fairfield

Kyber Security, IT Services, Fairfield, Fairfield

LYDALL INC /DE/, Advanced Manufacturing, Manchester, Hartford

MediaCrossing Inc., New Media / Internet / Telecom, Stamford, Fairfield

Metrum Research Group, Life Sciences, Tariffville, Hartford

MResult Corp., IT Services, Mystic, New London

Photronics, Inc., Advanced Manufacturing, Brookfield, Fairfield

Potoo Solutions, New Media / Internet / Telecom, Norwalk, Fairfield

Precision Combustion, Inc., Energy, Environment, or Green Technology, North Haven, New Haven

RBC Bearings Inc., Advanced Manufacturing, Oxford, New Haven

Reality Interactive, New Media, Internet, or Telecommunications, Middletown, Middlesex

Saisystems International, IT Services, Shelton, Fairfield

SILGAN HOLDINGS INC, Advanced Manufacturing, Stamford, Fairfield

SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc, Software, Windsor, Hartford

STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC., Advanced Manufacturing, New Britain, Hartford

Tronox Holdings plc, Advanced Manufacturing, Stamford, Fairfield

UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP /DE/, Advanced Manufacturing, Farmington, Hartford

WealthConductor LLC, Accelerator, Hartford, Hartford

For more information, visit http://www.ct.org.

About the Connecticut Technology Council

The Connecticut Technology Council is a statewide association of technology oriented companies and institutions, providing leadership in areas of policy advocacy, community building and assistance for growing companies. Speaking for 2,500 companies that employ some 200,000 residents, the mission of the Connecticut Technology Council is to spark innovation, cultivate tech talent, foster business growth, advocate for industry-beneficial law and policy, expand the scope of industry networking and professional development, and celebrate industry achievements in the state. The CTC seeks to serve Connecticut’s technology ecosystem by providing leadership, support, mentoring, and advocacy to companies across every industry and at every stage of growth. For more information, visit http://www.ct.org

About Marcum LLP

Marcum LLP is one of the largest independent public accounting and advisory services firms in the nation, with offices in major business markets throughout the U.S., Grand Cayman and China. Headquartered in New York City, Marcum provides a full spectrum of traditional tax, accounting and assurance services; advisory, valuation and litigation support; and an extensive range of specialty and niche industry practices. The Firm serves both privately held and publicly traded companies, as well as high net worth individuals, private equity and hedge funds, with a focus on middle-market companies and closely held family businesses. Marcum is a member of the Marcum Group, an organization providing a comprehensive array of professional services. For more information, visit http://www.marcumllp.com.

CONTACTS:            

Maureen Lord

mlord@ct.org

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Julie Gross Gelfand, APR

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Our approach was multi-dimensional. It addressed four aspects we figured the judges would be looking for: FORM, FIT, FUNCTION & FLOW. In the end, our 9-person team prevailed over much larger teams from companies like Battelle and KPMG.” Kaitlyn Maybee, Supply Dynamics’ Customer Success Team Lead

LOVELAND, Ohio (PRWEB)
November 20, 2019

Lawmakers and intelligence officials are concerned that their inability to easily track, trace, and inspect devices containing Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) components represents a grave national security risk. To address this problem, the Air Force Research Labs (AFRL) in partnership with AFWERX, launched the Microelectronics Supply Chain Provenance Challenge in January of this year. The goal was to surface ideas, prototypes, and commercial solutions to prove the provenance of microelectronic devices and their suitability for military applications all over the world.

Supply Dynamics and Brunel University London were among 22 companies selected from more than 75 applicants to attend a showcase event in Las Vegas, Nevada in May of this year. “AFWERX hosted one of the most professional and exhilarating events I have ever experienced,” says Supply Dynamics CEO, Trevor Stansbury. “It was like an innovation super collider, bringing the best and brightest minds in supply chain and microelectronics industries together for two days.” At the event, Stansbury met Tony Grichnik, Caterpillar’s former Global Technology Leader in supply chain technologies and a Professor at Brunel University London. Brunel University is an applied engineering and technology university located in Uxbridge on the west side of London. The two organizations joined forces and were one of three teams invited to advance to the demonstration event held last week in Washington DC. Between June and October, using funds provided by AFWERX, the teams worked feverishly to integrate and refine their combined solution.

At the event, the three finalists faced off over two days to see who could deliver what the Airforce Research Laboratory (AFRL) and AFWERX were looking for. The Challenge was co-sponsored by CISCO and NVIDIA – both recognizable titans in the microelectronics industry. On each day, teams were handed an unknown electronic device and told to ascertain the part number and source of every electronic part inside of the device. This would require disassembling, scanning, identifying, and documenting the sources of printed circuit boards, integrated circuits, surface mounted components, and other raw materials. It also included the identification and classification of associated risks (i.e. inventory, multi-source, lifecycle, counterfeit, etc.) and the testing of firmware. At the end of the challenge, the re-assembled device had to demonstrate it could still function as it did before the assessment.

The winning Supply Dynamics/Brunel solution combined the advanced scanning, X-ray, segmentation, and OCR capabilities of Brunel’s HISTEED and VISION technologies with Supply Dynamics’ web-based, multi-enterprise platform, SDX. SDX is currently used by large manufacturing companies in Aerospace, Automotive, Oil and Gas, and Heavy industry to track, trace, classify, and report common raw materials that flow into their products from thousands of

sub-tier suppliers. “Our approach to the challenge was multi-dimensional,” said Kaitlyn Maybee, Customer Success Manager at Supply Dynamics. “It addressed four aspects we figured the judges would be looking for: FORM, FIT, FUNCTION & FLOW. In the end,” she added, “our 9-person team prevailed over much larger teams from companies like Battelle and KPMG.” Alan Bowsher, Senior Enterprise Architect at Supply Dynamics, says, “While the technology each party contributed to the effort was extremely advanced, the chemistry between the teams was terrific too. There was tremendous comradery throughout the process. I don’t think you can overlook that as a decisive factor in our success.”

When asked what’s next for Supply Dynamics and Brunel, Stansbury said, “You know, it’s been a great year. Our core business related to managing common metals, plastics, and fasteners, across an extended enterprise, has grown leaps and bounds and we’re hopeful 2020 will bring more of the same. For example, we signed two new multi-year contracts with aerospace clients in October and are currently fielding three inquiries from major automotive companies. With respect to microelectronics, we are hoping to continue to collaborate with the DOD and to refine, extend, and apply what we have prototyped in a real-world pilot program. In Washington, we were informed that DARPA and AFRL will sponsor a new, multi-year competition that is microelectronics related, and we are hopeful it will afford just the kind of opportunity we are looking for.”

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SPI Connects and Chip 1 Exchange have reached an agreement that allows Chip 1 to distribute SPI products globally.

FORT WORTH, Texas (PRWEB)
November 20, 2019

SPI Connects and Chip 1 Exchange have reached an agreement that allows Chip 1 to distribute SPI products globally.

SPI-Connects is a global manufacturer that is serving the electrical and electronic interconnect industries since 1984. The major markets include mil spec connector applications; industrial automation, power distribution, instrumentation, robotics, cellular/communication towers, alternative energy, oil & gas and our specialty, custom engineered interconnect solutions.

Mike Schmidt, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for SPI-Connects said, “We were looking for a new distribution partner based in Southern California when we met Chip 1 Exchange at a trade show, and it just clicked. Their structure, strengths and direction are a great fit with our own. We believe this will be a very productive relationship.”

Reliably and securely acquiring and storing data are critical functions in applications such as military, aerospace, vehicles and medical devices. The trend toward autonomous vehicles – air or ground-based – is creating a huge demand for data storage. SPI Connects products provide trusted solutions to address these rapid growth technologies.

Chief Operating Officer Damon Pouya said, “SPI-Connects products add new depth to our military and aerospace offerings. We believe they will also bring added value to our commercial sector customers. We look forward to joint success with SPI-Connects.”

Established in 2001 in Frankfurt, Germany and launching its U.S. operations in 2007, Chip One Exchange is a franchised distributor of electronic components for aerospace, medical, automotive, industrial, defense, mobile computing and consumer applications. In addition to component sales, Chip One offers design services, BOM analysis, inventory and lifecycle management.

If you would like additional information about this topic, please contact Pari Mah at 949-589-5400 x50102 or parim@chip1.com

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Sai-500 LED Follow Spot

The 440W LED in the Sai-500 produces a high quality and powerful daylight white beam (5800K), and a CRI rating of 92 closely matches the color qualities of xenon.

CYPRESS, Calif. (PRWEB)
November 19, 2019

Ushio America, Inc. introduces a new lightweight and portable medium-throw LED followspot for use in house of worship, school, ballroom, and medium-sized theatrical venues. Come see a live demonstration of the Sai-500 at LDI booth #1368 in Las Vegas, NV on November 22 -24.

In Japan, Sai means “beautiful color.” Our unique phosphors vividly and accurately reproduce the natural colors of skin tones, costumes, and backdrops as they were meant to be portrayed by the artists and designers. The 440W LED in the Sai-500 produces a high quality and powerful daylight white beam (5800K), and a CRI rating of 92 closely matches the color qualities of xenon.

The Sai-500 inherits the same design characteristics of balance, ergonomics, and superior functionality as our xenon powered followspots. Step-less electronic manual dimming via a conventional lever (patent pending) or DMX control via XLR connector, and an iris that closes to 100% are unique features of the Sai-500 that stand apart from competing and legacy followspots.

For more information on the Sai-500 LED followspot, visit http://www.ushio.com/entertainment/ or call 800.838.7446.

About Ushio America, Inc.

Ushio America, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of specialty lighting solutions based in Cypress, California. Established in 1967 as a subsidiary of Ushio Inc, in Tokyo, Japan, Ushio now carries over 2,500 Specialty and Architectural Lighting Products. Ushio offers a series of LED fixtures and replacement LED lamps for the entertainment market. Traditionally in the theatrical lighting market, Ushio has provided the highest reliability in halogen and high pressure xenon lamp technology, a tradition that continues in the era of solid state lighting. Please visit the Ushio booth at LDI to see the introduction of the Sai-500 LED followspot and the latest models of the Zylight LED F8 flat fresnel. For more information, visit http://www.ushio.com.

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