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Multi-Channel Publishing made simple using Net Top Box from Digital Signage leader ONELAN
Digital signage specialist, ONELAN, has announced V5.2 of its Net Top Box (NTB) Digital Signage software with many new features, including Multi-Channel Publishing, which now allows its products to build up to large scale Digital Signage Network (DSN).
Innovative Silicon Secures $25M in Series C Funding
Innovative Silicon Inc. (ISi), the developer of Z-RAM ultra-dense memory intellectual property (IP), announced today that Wellington Partners Venture Capital has joined with all existing investors to lead a $25M Series C round of investment in the company. ISi will use the financing to expand its engineering and customer support initiatives worldwide.
Infra red heaters now available from Hawco
Available now from Hawco Controls is a range of highly efficient, cost-effective infra red heaters that suit a wide range of industrial process control applications. The products are manufactured by CeramicX of Ireland, and Hawco is also able to offer fully engineered custom solutions for individual heating requirements. Long, medium and short wave Infrared heaters are available using ceramic, quartz and quartz tungsten elements respectively. Pro...
Digi-Key Corporation and Enfis Announce Worldwide Distribution Agreement
Electronic component distributor Digi-Key Corporation and Enfis, a global leader in the design, development and manufacture of LED arrays and smart light engines, announced today the signing of a global distribution agreement. Enfis products incorporate 'plug & play' electronic and thermal management controls with a simple user interface straight from the box. This enables integrators to minimize time to market and the associated costs and risks.
Hydro Aluminium improves system reliability with a sensor solution from Contrinex
Specialist aluminium extruder, Hydro Aluminium, is using Contrinex stainless steel sensors to improve system reliability at its production plant at Birtley near Newcastle. The company is always looking to adopt new products and processes to ensure best production practices and when an automated storage-still facility, located inside a fenced-off personnel-free zone, developed reliability issues, Tony Horvath, maintenance team leader at Hydro Alum...
Biometric Access Chooses ADI's Blackfin
Analog Devices has announced that Biometric Access Company has turned to ADI’s Blackfin processor for the company’s new line of modular transaction processing equipment. The SecureTouch Advanced System (STAm) is modular and expands from a basic transaction terminal to include finger imaging, 1D and 2D barcode scanners, facial cameras, printers and other peripherals to provide a custom solution for checkout, payroll, government and personal ch...
RF Power Measurement systems detailed in new catalog
Coaxial Dynamics has released a 24 page Instrumentation Short Form Catalog. It contains over 500 individual products for configuring RF Power Measurement systems. The capabilities include Analog and Digital RF Power measurement from 100 mW up to 100kW in a bandwidth of 2 MHz up to 1.8 GHz. The systems are available in both portable and rack/bench mount versions and are optimized for a specific power and frequency range for higher accuracy. ...
Digi-Key's success in Elektronik Magazine's Distributor of the Year Awards
Digi-Key Corporation has been named Distributor of the Year in the Passive Components Product Portfolio and Optoelectronics Delivery Service categories by Elektronik, a leading magazine for design engineers and technical management within the German electronics market.
Intelligent Windows XPe cameras from Sony
Sony Europe’s Image Sensing Solutions Division has announced it will preview additions to its XCI series of intelligent cameras at Vision 2007. This second generation series offers a more powerful 1GHz processor with MMX and SSE support. Designed to run an enhanced Windows XP embedded operating system, the units are ideal for software-based machine vision, security and traffic control applications. Two cameras will be added to the XCI family, a...
Second generation family of IEEE 1394.b cameras from Sony
Sony Europe’s Image Sensing Solutions Division has announced a series of IEEE 1394.b digital cameras today. The XCD line-up ranges from the XCD-V60, black and white (B&W) VGA resolution at 90 frames per second (fps) to the XCD-U100CR, a colour UXGA, 15 fps unit. A total of six new models have been introduced, each fitted with high quality Sony Semiconductor CCD sensors utilising 10-bit, EXview HAD or simple (Hole-Accumulation-Diode) HAD technol...