October 5, 2006
Polycom Delivers Business Quality Voice Conferencing Through Skype
Skype Certified Polycom VoiceStation 500 Delivers Natural, Hands-Free Voice Communications for Small Conference Rooms and Executive Offices.
PLEASANTON, Calif., Oct. 5 -- Polycom, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLCM) , the world's leading provider of unified collaborative communications solutions, today announced that the Polycom VoiceStation(TM) 500 conference phone is Skype Certified(TM). The integration of Skype and the VoiceStation 500 enables customers to easily host business quality conference calls in a small conference room or executive office using Skype. The VoiceStation 500 features Bluetooth wireless and an applications port that enables it to seamlessly work with Skype(TM) running on a PC.
Featuring a compact, stylish design, the affordable VoiceStation 500 delivers Polycom's award-winning Acoustic Clarity Technology(TM) for full duplex, natural group conferencing that minimizes background echoes, word clipping and distortion to provide a high-quality voice conferencing experience. The VoiceStation 500 uses AC power and can connect to a standard POTS phone line, but it also features embedded Bluetooth wireless support and an applications port for connecting to a computer running Skype. These connectivity options can also be used to connect the VoiceStation 500 to other devices such as a mobile phone and other handheld devices.
Polycom, Inc. is the worldwide leader in unified collaborative communications (UCC) that maximize the efficiency and productivity of people and organizations by integrating the broadest array of video, voice, data and Web solutions to deliver the ultimate communications experience.
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October 3, 2006
NVIDIA(R) PureVideo(R) HD Powers a Spectacular HD DVD Movie Experience on HP Consumer PCs
NVIDIA Leadership Position in HD Reinforced by New HP Consumer PCs.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) today announced that NVIDIA GeForce(R) graphics processing units (GPUs) featuring PureVideo HD technology are powering the outstanding HD DVD experience delivered on some of the latest HP consumer desktop and notebook PCs. The new PureVideo HD-equipped PCs from HP enable consumers to enjoy HD DVD movies with superb clarity in high definition.
"Consumers want a crystal clear, stutter-free HD movie experience, which is why PC manufacturers select NVIDIA GPUs with PureVideo HD technology," said Scott Vouri, general manager of multimedia at NVIDIA.
NVIDIA Corporation is the worldwide leader in programmable graphics processor technologies. The Company creates innovative, industry-changing products for computing, consumer electronics, and mobile devices. NVIDIA is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA and has offices throughout Asia, Europe, and the Americas.
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September 27, 2006
Video Surveillance System for Defeating Sabotage and Terrorism
Intelligent Video Surveillance Mapped Onto Google Earth(TM) Enables 3D Situation Awareness to be Added Inexpensively to Video Surveillance Systems.
ASIS Internat'l 2006 (San Diego Convention Center) -- Guardian Solutions today announced and demonstrated the first totally geo-spatial video surveillance system called GView(TM). It incorporates patent-pending technology that upgrades a facility's digital video recording (DVR) surveillance system to a 3D situation awareness system for rapid threat detection and understanding. As the DVR records video events, GView(TM) isolates and tracks threats (individual, vehicle, vessel ...) and displays, through Google Earth(TM), all movements on a 3D site model for a bird's eye view of all "at risk" assets and video and non-video sensors.
GView(TM) enables the mass market to gain the benefits of situation awareness as a tool in stopping vandalism and defeating malicious activities such as sabotage and terrorism. Guardian's focus has been to provide intelligent video at a fraction of the price of competitors. Now by utilizing Google Earth(TM), Guardian is enabling the mass market to build and utilize 3D situation awareness models for $100's and not the $10,000's charged for custom models.
By marrying intelligent video surveillance with Google Earth(TM), GView(TM) automates threat detection.
Guardian Solutions develops and implements intelligent video surveillance systems for US infrastructure facilities including transportation centers, water and power utilities, financial centers and military bases. Guardian is headquartered in Bradenton, FL. Additional information is available at www.guardiansolutions.com and www.fencewatch.com.
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September 26, 2006
Visteon Celebrates Opening of $10 Million Technical Center in India
New automotive embedded software facility to house more than 1,000 software employees.
CHENNAI, India, Sept. 25 -- Global automotive supplier Visteon Corporation, Dearborn, Michigan, USA (NYSE:VC) today announced the opening of the $10 million Visteon Technical and Services Center in Chennai, India. The 110,000 square-foot facility is set to become Visteon's center of excellence for automotive embedded software, providing support to Visteon globally, including joint ventures and aftermarket business. The Indian arm of Visteon software development accounts for more than 50 percent of the global software development within Visteon.
Photo: Visteon supplies Ford in Europe with a Family Entertainment System.
The new center will build on the strong capability of the India software team to develop and validate electronic modules for audio products (radios, satellite digital radios, media players), instrument clusters, body control modules, adaptive lighting products, electronic climate controls, powertrain electronics and engine control modules, center displays and other products.
Visteon Corporation is a leading global automotive supplier that designs, engineers and manufactures innovative climate control, interior, electronic and lighting products for vehicle manufacturers, and also provides a range of products and services to aftermarket customers. With corporate offices in Van Buren Township, Mich. (U.S.); Shanghai, China; and Kerpen, Germany; the company has more than 170 facilities in 24 countries and employs approximately 49,000 people.
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September 25, 2006
Microsoft Celebrates a Decade of Exposing Consumers to the Joys of Digital Photography
Microsoft Digital Image Suite Anniversary Edition is the picture-perfect solution for organizing, enhancing and sharing digital memories.
Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) has just announced the launch of Microsoft(R) Digital Image Suite Anniversary Edition, which consists of Digital Image Suite 2006 along with a free value pack. This comprehensive offering reflects 10 years of leadership in developing intuitive tools to help everyone from the novice picture-taker to the sophisticated photographer in the art of digital photography.
Whether snapping shots on the go with a camera phone or experimenting with a new single-lens reflex camera, today's shutterbugs have made digital photography more popular than ever. Microsoft Digital Image Suite Anniversary Edition provides a range of tools to help photographers at every level preserve, organize and perfect these images.
Founded in 1975, Microsoft is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.
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