Respond Fast

“This is the shiny new toy in direct response marketing,” notes Respond Fast founder Mike Gunderson. “Move over, QR codes. Now, VACTA is the ticket to engage your customers and prospects, gather valuable marketing data and lift response.”

HAYWARD, Calif. (PRWEB)
September 10, 2019

Respond Now, LLC announces the launch of Respond Fast, a Voice Activated Call-To-Action (VACTA) service that uses smart speakers to tap into offline marketing, information sites, surveys, reviews and other interactive platforms. It also helps track campaign attribution.

Respond Fast uses a unique phrase or code printed or announced on offline advertising media, such as a direct mail piece, print ad, collateral piece, TV/radio spot, billboard, signage and product label/packaging. Responders simply say, “[Alexa/Google], Launch Respond Fast,” then are prompted to provide their phrase or code tied to a campaign or prospect outreach. Relevant marketing messaging and calls to action follow.

Depending on the nature of the interaction, the smart speaker can fulfill the request, or gather information needed to follow up via phone, shipping, or digital communication (e.g., text, email, website).

Shiny New Toy With Staying Power

“This is the shiny new toy in direct response marketing,” notes Respond Fast founder Mike Gunderson. “Remember how cool it was to access information via a scanned QR code? How about the novelty of email offers when they first came on the scene? Now, VACTA is the ticket to engage your customers and prospects, gather valuable marketing data and lift response.”

He adds, “It’s frictionless. You see the code, speak it, and voila, you’re connected to a fulfillment protocol. This type of immediacy and ease is fueling the meteoric rise of smart-speaker use, and helping ensure this shiny new toy will maintain its luster for a long time to come. All across the country, smart speakers are fast becoming the preferred method of searching.”

Voice Poised To Revolutionize The Landscape

A late 2018 Contentmarketinginstitute.com article reinforces Gunderson’s view: “How Voice-Activated Tech Will Change Content Marketing…Move over mobile marketing: A little voice is whispering that your time as ‘the next big thing’ is almost up… Actually, that whisper is more of a shout, and it’s ‘Echo’-ing across the digital landscape, as voice-response technology is rapidly emerging as the most disruptive force to hit the industry since the internet became a visual medium.”

An early 2018 study by Capgemini Digital Transformation Institute estimated that already 24% of respondents preferred a voice assistant to visiting a website. Within a couple years, that figure is expected to rise to 40%. The study points out, “Voice assistants will revolutionize ecommerce.”

A March 2019 Techcrunch.com report speaks to the smart speaker boom. In the US, the number of owners grew 40 percent over 2018, “to now reach 66.4 million — or 26.2 percent of the U.S. adult population.” Another 2019 Techcrunch report, citing global growth, notes that smart speaker growth from 2018 to this year will be “82.4 percent, from 114 million units in 2018 to 207.9 million in 2019.”

Listen Up, Brand Marketers

Just as the internet revolutionized marketing perspectives and practices in the nineties, voice-activated assistance is stepping into those shoes today. Notes the Content Marketing Institute article: “…brands can – and should – start to integrate voice-response technology into their marketing plans…there are already over 1 billion voice searches conducted every month, and comScore estimates that, by 2020, 50% of all searches will be voice-based…43% of companies already invest in technology to enable voice marketing, according to a survey taken at the 2018 Digiday AI Marketing Summit.”

Gunderson Direct VP of Accounts, Jeff Tarran, points out, “By 2021, projections predict that smart speaker sales will outpace tablets. No marketing executive can afford to ignore this trend.”

Clear Attribution, Easy Integration Fuel Marketer Interest

Besides lifting response, Respond Fast provides clear attribution and easily integrates into new or existing campaigns. Plus, users can get 100% attribution to their voice campaign offer, creative, audience and marketing channel to accurately chart how each marketing campaign performs. Respond Fast offers easy options for total tracking.

Quickly Set Up Campaigns And Review Results

Setting up a Respond Fast VACTA program is fast and easy. Through one convenient dashboard, users can create the offer, decide how to deliver it, launch the campaign, analyze results and refine/improve subsequent efforts.

Individualized direct mail and the like can further enhance relevant targeting and response using a “unique offer code” for each printed piece. In essence, it’s the voice-activated version of a Personalized URL (PURL), where every recipient gets directed to their personal web landing page.

Visit RespondFast.com for more information, or just tell your smart speaker to “Launch Respond Fast” and use keyword “Trial.”

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Adapt Energy and sonnen ecoLinx working together for a better energy future.

Adapt Energy and ecoLinx, together, maximize solar, battery storage, and overall energy use in a home. They are the intelligence behind energy automation.

GRAPEVINE, Texas (PRWEB)
September 10, 2019

Sonnen, Inc. and PanTech Design are pleased to announce the next generation of energy automation with Adapt Energy and the sonnen ecoLinx intelligent energy management system. Originally launched at CEDIA Expo and Solar Power International in 2018, Adapt Energy was the first software platform to expand energy management into the home automation market by enabling ecoLinx integration with Crestron® and Control4® systems. This year, sonnen and PanTech Design return to both trade shows with significant additions in software and hardware functionality, which will provide homeowners with greater flexibility and control of their energy usage.

From the beginning, Adapt Energy and sonnen ecoLinx provided innovative features including severe weather tracking and response, configurable backup power reserve, and intelligent load management. At CEDIA and SPI 2019, PanTech Design is unveiling the Adapt Energy Panel, an industrial-grade hardware solution that provides direct circuit breaker control. This gives the Adapt Energy and ecoLinx duo greater load management capabilities to power down loads during peak demand times and ahead of a power outage which enables the ecoLinx backup reserve to charge faster.

Another addition to the ecosystem is native integration with Curb® energy monitoring. Curb® brings real-time data on energy use at an individual circuit level directly in the Adapt Energy app. Further historical detail can be accessed in the Curb app. Homeowners will be able to leverage this rich data to make informed decisions about energy consumption and effective use of stored backup power during power outages.

PanTech Design and sonnen will also be showcasing new scheduling functionality and native Nest® and Ecobee® setpoint control. These features enable homeowners to manage daily energy consumption by adjusting temperature to pre-cool the home and power down devices during peak demand times to reduce grid strain and enhance ecoLinx’s time-of-use functionality.

Blake Richetta, Chairman and CEO of sonnen, Inc. commented, “At sonnen, energy automation and ecoLinx are the future of smart homes and a smarter, safer and more dynamic energy infrastructure for homeowners, builders, developers, and the energy industry. With Adapt Energy we are able to control energy down to the individual breaker level, enabling greater energy control, better management of energy supply and demand and ultimately leading to a cleaner, healthier, and smarter energy future for us all.”

Troy Morgan, CEO of PanTech Design added, “Adapt Energy and ecoLinx, together, maximize solar, battery storage, and overall energy use in a home. They are the intelligence behind energy automation. And without the intelligence to know what to shut down and when, to move the needle in the right direction, you’re not going to see the full potential of what energy automation can do.”

Sonnen, along with PanTech Design, will be showcasing a live demonstration of Energy Automation at the CEDIA Expo in Denver, CO, September 12-14 (Booth #3547) and Solar Power International in Salt Lake City, UT, September 23-26 (Booth #2909).

About PanTech Design

PanTech Design is a veteran software development firm specializing in residential automation systems and are the creators of Adapt for Crestron® and Adapt Energy.

About sonnen

The sonnen Group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of smart energy storage systems and a pioneer of clean, decentralized and networked energy system technologies. As one of the fastest growing tech companies in Europe, sonnen has received numerous internationally recognized awards. With its virtual battery, which consists of digitally networked home storage systems, sonnen offers new and highly innovative energy services for network operators and customers. sonnen’s products are available in many countries and has offices located in Germany, Italy, Australia, the UK and the USA. Since March 2019 sonnen is a wholly owned subsidiary of Shell within its New Energies division.

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W. L. Gore & Associates will showcase high-performance solutions at the 2019 Defense & Security Equipment International (DSEI) in London, England on 10-13 September in Booth S7-324.

PLEINFILD, Germany (PRWEB)
September 10, 2019

W. L. Gore & Associates (Gore) will showcase high-performance solutions at the 2019 Defense & Security Equipment International (DSEI) in London, England on 10-13 September in Booth S7-324. All of Gore’s products have been proven in the field and over time, ensuring operational readiness, success, and safety.

Meeting Defense Complex, Functional Needs

Products that will be on display include GORE® High Speed Data Cables in robust, compact, and routable designs that support the latest open-source architectures and standardized protocols such as Ethernet, HDMI, and USB. They are proven to deliver data and video transmission with total reliability after installation and during operation in defense aircraft and vehicles.

Also featured will be GORE® Microwave/RF Assemblies that deliver high-quality signals at precise radio frequencies with proven EMI shielding performance. These rugged assemblies in small, lightweight, and highly flexible constructions perform without failure no matter the conditions inside or outside the aircraft and vehicle.

Finally, Gore will display durable, lightweight clothing systems that protect and comfort to keep soldiers safe from extreme environmental impact in the field. GORE® PYRAD® Fabric Technology provides excellent protection against heat and flame by balancing flame resistance, thermal insulation, and thermal stability.

GORE-TEX® Footwear provides maximum protection, promotes agility, and offers perfect climate management for protection against chemical and biological situations in warm or hot zone operations.

NFPA-certified ensembles made with lightweight GORE® CHEMPAK® Selectively Permeable Fabric protects against toxic industrial chemicals and chemical warfare agents.

All of Gore’s products are thoroughly tested and meet, even exceed the most stringent industry requirements and standards to ensure that each product will deliver the highest-quality performance in any defense scenario. When it comes to superior cables, cable assemblies, and clothing, the defense sector continues to rely on Gore to meet their complex, functional needs for today and the future.

For more information, visit Booth S7-324 at DSEI or online at gore.com/dsei2019.

About Gore

W. L. Gore & Associates is a global materials science company dedicated to transforming industries and improving lives. Since 1958, Gore has solved complex technical challenges in demanding environments — from outer space to the world’s highest peaks to the inner workings of the human body. With more than 10,500 Associates and a strong, team-oriented culture, Gore generates annual revenues of $3.7 billion.

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Polysense NB-IoT/LTE Cat M1 WxS 9800 sensor node

Now with WxS 9830, Polysense is able to offer its customers the most flexibility for deployment, capable of connecting to LoRaWAN, WI-FI, or NB-IoT/LTE Cat M1 networks, depending on the coverage need, bandwidth requirement, and battery usage of the use cases

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (PRWEB)
September 10, 2019

Polysense Technologies Inc., (Polysense) an innovation leader in LPWA IoT solutions for wireless and fiber sensing, today announced its 4th IoT sensor product line – WxS 9830. In addition to 3GPP NB-IoT and eMTC technology, the product also supports GSM/e-GPRS as a wireless uplink connectivity option, allowing smooth technology upgrade as the gradual sunset of 2G and enabling users to select the best available wireless coverage in their areas.

Supporting Release 14, multi-mode LTE Cat M1/Cat NB2/e-GPRS, and embedded GNSS for locationing services, the WxS 9830 provides cellular operators with a proven set of sensors for their next generation IoT/M2M networks, enabling an array of IoT use cases such as smart city, structural health monitoring (SHM), machine condition monitoring for preventive and predicative maintenance (MPP), environmental monitoring, logistic tracking, senor care, and smart retail.

“In comparison with WxS 9830, the WxS 9830 supports full bands for global coverage, LTE Cat M1 as well Cat NB2. The EGPRS is strong plus for easy upgrade.” said Alex Wu, President of Polysense. “In addition, power CPU enables advanced edge processing capability which the cellular operators have been requesting. In particular, the embedded GNSS is perfect for tracking use cases.”

To further facilitate the smooth deployment, WxS 9830 supports same sensor portfolio as WxS 8800/8700, WxS 7800 and WxS 9830, over 60 types of sensing parameters.

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Advanced Features

•     23 Global RF bands, 450MHz to 2.1GHz

    Cat M1/Cat NB2:

            LTE FDD: B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B8/B12/B13/B14/

            B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26*/B27/B28/B31*/

            B66/B71

    EGPRS:

    850/900/1800/1900MHz

•     Up to 375Kbps (DL), 1.2Mbps (UL) bandwidth
•     Ultra-low system level cutoff voltage for extended battery life
•     Integrated GNSS receiver (GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo)
•     FIPS certifiable cryptographic engine
•     800MHz ARM Cortex A7 for superior edge processing capability such as FFT or voice recognition
•     Protocols: IPv4/IPv6 stack with TCP and UDP, PPP, SSL, DTSL, FTP, ping, HTTTP, MQTT, OMA Lightweight M2M, CoAP

Internal sensors

•     Thirteen internally integrated sensors, including:

    2 axis accelerometer, 3 axis accelerometer, high precision vibration/tilt

    passive infra-red (PIR) motion, microwave radar motion sensor, single or dual IR motion sensors for motion and people counting

    temperature, humidity, light, atmospheric pressure

    CO, CO2, VOC

    30dB – 110dB full range acoustic/noise

    and GPS/GLONASS/Galileo/Beidou GNSS location sensors

•     Patented tilt detection algorithm, enabling precise detection of the tilt-vector of the object in geodetic coordinate system in real-time
•     High-sensitivity motion detection capability, offering the best solution for valuable asset protection
•     Ultra-low power always on acoustic/noise sensor for both perimeter security and smart city applications
•     IP67+ rated enclosure with dual high capacity air flow protective vents, allowing for fast response of temperature, humidity and pressure sensing
•     Flexible battery power or DC power, meeting different need of application requirements and deployment scenarios. Intelligent power monitor and management to maximize the battery life, allowing 5 to 10 years of battery operations with either 1 or 2 ‘AA’ Li-SOCl2 batteries
•     Flexible internal or external antenna options, meeting different need of application requirements and deployment scenarios
•     Powered by Polysense iEdge™ platform, offering powerful edge computing capabilities with user programmable data sampling/report schemas, local data analytic and custom algorithms
•     Temperature compensation algorithms for displacement and vibration sensing across C and I temperature ranges

Interfaces and External sensors

•     Dual Multi-Purpose Interfaces (MPI), enabling connectivity to external analog and digital sensors, providing either direct powering or parasite powering options to external sensors – thus eliminating the need of separate powering need for the external sensors:

    Analog voltage (0-10v)

    Analog current with 4-20mA input

    IRQ

    PWM based actuator control output with up to 16 signal levels

    DS18B20 digital interface

•     RS232/RS485
•     Support over 40 external sensors

Now with WxS 9830, Polysense is able to offer its customers the most flexibility for deployment, capable of connecting to LoRaWAN, WI-FI, or NB-IoT/LTE Cat M1, GSM/EGPRS networks, depending on the coverage need, bandwidth requirement, and battery usage of the use cases.

Availability

WxS 9830 is available for trial in October 2019. Various governmental regulatory certifications and multiple operator device approval are scheduled for Q1 2020.

WxS 9831/9832 tracking tags are also scheduled in Q1, 2020.

Please contact Polysense for further information: lchen@polysense.net

About Polysense

Located in Santa Clara, California, with offices in Beijing, Luo Yang and Shanghai, China, Polysense develops IoT products and solutions for smart enterprise, city and home, including distributed fiber sensing, LPWAN LoRa, NB-IoT/LTE CAT M and Wi-Fi/BLE based wireless IoT sensors and cloud based data management and analytics cloud platform iView, edge computing platform iEdge, smartphone App iPalm

Polysense Press Contact: Lavinia Chen

Email: lchen@polysense.net

Phone: (408) 800 7728

Web: http://www.polysense.net

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New Demo Room features a 60kW Regenerative Battery Test System and a Regenerative Grid Simulator.

FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif. (PRWEB)
September 10, 2019

Chroma Systems Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of power conversion testing equipment and automated test systems, is proud to announce the opening of a new state of the art technology demo room in Marlborough, MA. As Massachusetts is a hub for high technology industries, this location provides prospective and existing customers in the East the opportunity to interact with many of Chroma’s new power conversion and electrical safety testing technologies.

The demo room is the center of Chroma’s East coast sales and service facility and is the third demo facility Chroma has installed in North America. (Look for Chroma to announce the opening of their EV and Battery Technology Center in Wixom, MI later this year.) Other locations include Foothill Ranch, CA and Ciudad Juárez, MX. The demo room will feature many of Chroma’s newest test equipment, operational software, and computers in a comfortable, newly renovated space. Video and audio conferencing systems are installed to allow on-line connection with remote customers.

Chroma’s Eastern Sales Manager, Peter Bannon, says: “We’re very much looking forward to customers visiting our facility either on-line or in person. Having an accessible demo room is extremely important as it allows our customers to experience first-hand the solutions we can provide.”

Two stand outs in the demo roster is Chroma’s new 17040 Regenerative Battery Test System and 61800 Regenerative Grid Simulator. The 17040 is a high precision system designed for battery module and pack testing up to 600kW with 4 voltage and current ranges and also can serve as a battery simulator. It’s highly efficient and flexible design provides a regenerative solution reducing wasted energy that traditional equipment discharges in the form of heat. Chroma’s 61800 Regenerative Grid Simulator is a full 4 quadrant, fully regenerative, grid simulator with advanced features for compliance, safety and product verification testing. Specifically designed for PV inverter, Smart Grid and EV related test applications, the 61800 provides 30kVA to 630kVA of power with 0~330VL-N / 0~570VL-L output voltage. The balance of the demo equipment will include – but will not be limited to – DC power supplies, solar array simulators, electronic loads, power meters, hipot testers, and LCR meters.

The demo room will be open during regular business hours Monday through Friday by appointment only. Visitors will be able to discuss their requirements with Chroma’s engineering staff who will run the hardware and software demos based on their or a similar application.

If you are interested in scheduling a demo either in person or on-line, need directions, or would simply like to learn more about our test solutions, please call the facility at 978-461-2100 or visit http://www.chromausa.com.

About Chroma Systems Solutions

Chroma Systems Solutions, Inc. is a leader in providing power conversion and electrical safety testing instrumentation and systems. Chroma’s programmable power supplies, electronic loads, meters, hipot testers and automated testing systems provide solutions for applications in Automotive, Battery, Mil/Aero, Solar, Medical, Consumer Devices, and Regulatory Testing. With offices and manufacturing facilities located around the globe, Chroma is dedicated to providing the highest quality equipment for compliance and R&D test engineers as well as unparalleled service and support. Chroma Systems Solutions corporate office is located in Foothill Ranch, CA. For more information, please visit http://www.chromausa.com or call us at (949) 600-6400.

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