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CAYIN Technology to Join COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2009 with Big Hits in World Trade Center Hall 3

Taipei, Taiwan (PRWEB) June 2, 2009

CAYIN Technology, the digital signage solution provider, will soon participate in “COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2009” held from June 2-6. To provide visitors with fresh and impressive visual experiences, five scenarios imitating practical applications including hotel reception, museum, restaurant, ballroom and interactivity will be presented together with CAYIN global solutions and content designed delicately . Moreover, achieving valuable experience and achievements in 2008, CAYIN will continue to sponsor TAITRA (Taiwan External Trade Development Council) this year with advanced CAYIN digital signage player in three main points: World Trade Center Hall 1, Hall 3, and Nangang Exhibition Hall.


SMP-WEBDUO projecting from CAYIN COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2009, is the first player in the digital display on the Web CAYIN support dual screen and 1080p Full HD video playback. To demonstrate its ability to manage both displays simultaneously, SMP-WEBDUO is located in the restaurant area and should show e-menu with static price list and dynamic promotions playing in separate screens. In addition, the living advertisement will be shown with the most fantastic feature of SMP-WEBDUO, support multimedia extended from one screen to another which makes the animation effects such as glare.


SMP-PRO PLUS, type box digital signage player update CAYIN not only employs most of the features and benefits of the SMP-PRO series, but also supports HD video playback and portrait orientation . In COMPUTEX, SMP-PROPLUS will be arranged in the museum area with the portrait display showing brief introduction of artworks, flash animation, and harmonious background music so that visitors will be deeply involved in this atmosphere like joining a party Art.


As the hotel reception, CAYIN SMP-WEBPLUS present, the media player based on the improved Web collocated with xPost, application specially designed for hotels and convention centers software. In addition to demonstrations SMP-WEBPLUS live xPost will be introduced with its three modules: lobbyPost, wayfinderPost and meetingPost. Information messages such as weather information, information guide direction, schedule of meetings, promotional messages, rates, and advertising will be transmitted corresponding to actual applications of the hotel.


This is the first time that the technology has CAYIN SMP-WEBPLUS-T, the player touch digital signage at a salon. Visitors can click a button on the touch screen and view the introduction of the corresponding dynamic product on the other screen quickly. This solution is especially convenient for users who need to control presentations on remote screens by a touch screen.


Unlike the five scenarios with diversified and eye-catching events, the static display area set alongside will be composed of different types of digital signage players and management software. Visitors can take a closer look at these products and check their detailed information with a click on the touch screen next to creating more interactivity.


SuperMonitor 2, the recently launched advanced monitoring software helps users keep track of the live status of multiple digital signage projects and thus improve the efficiency of management costs and lower staff. SuperReporter helps users a way to generate playback and system status and billing reports from several players.


Given the successful experience of sponsorship last year, CAYIN Technology will again be the sponsor of the digital signage system for digital signage solutions COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2009 from CAYIN will be deployed on 13 sites such as main entrances to the World Trade Center, Media Center, and a VIP lounge. These screens help the organizer in promoting seminars and live events at the exhibition and guide visitors to the scene in time.


About CAYIN Technology

the Cayin Technology offers comprehensive digital signage solutions including media players, servers and software for various commercial applications, such as digital display board in schools, digital menu board in restaurants, promotional channels of retail, flight schedules in airports, and public information display system in hotels, business centers, conference, and governments. CAYIN is dedicated to being a reliable partner to its clients worldwide, and has successfully set benchmarks for the application at the international level. In order to best facilitate the deployment of CAYIN products, the company also provides tailored services to meet market demand for almost limitless growing applications.


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Carson-Dellosa Expands Offerings with OLIVIA and Guinness World Records

Greensboro, NC (PRWEB) January 25, 2012

What do OLIVIA™ and the Guinness World Records® holder for the world’s tallest man have in common?

They are some of the newest stars in Carson-Dellosa’s lineup of engaging and motivational products for the classroom.

“We’re delighted to partner with OLIVIA™ and Guinness World Records® because they allow us to continue to develop fun, entertaining, and highly-engaging products for children with the educational value that teachers and parents want.” said Judy Harris, CEO of Carson-Dellosa. “These new products strengthen our portfolio, which has consistently been expanding and evolving with the needs of teachers and parents for 35 years.”

The new OLIVIA™ products from Carson-Dellosa will include classroom bulletin board sets based on the Caldecott award-winning children’s book series by Ian Falconer.

Carson-Dellosa also has a well-established partnership with Guinness World Records® including an award-winning line Guinness World Records® Math and Reading books, Creative Writing Cards, and Fact Cards that use the brand’s legacy of amazing facts and surprising trivia to spark curiosity and motivate students. This year, Carson-Dellosa has added new puzzle workbooks including Amazing Animals, Baffling Bodies, and Outrageous Oddities; tangrams featuring favorite world records picked by students; and motivational bulletin board sets and bookmarks.

Throughout Carson-Dellosa’s 35-year history, the company has adapted and evolved to provide innovative and cutting-edge classroom solutions. It is known worldwide for educational expertise and reliable content that supports the needs of teachers and students. The growing Carson-Dellosa product portfolio includes high-quality digital content as well as the paper-based products that enrich the classroom learning experience.

To learn more about Carson-Dellosa and the OLIVIA™ and Guinness World Record® products, please visit http://www.carsondellosa.com.

About Carson-Dellosa

Carson-Dellosa Publishing, LLC, based in Greensboro, North Carolina, is a leading supplemental curriculum solutions provider for both educators and parents. Founded by two teachers, the company boasts a 35-year history of enhancing a child’s learning potential and environment through quality curriculum, supplemental learning materials, and classroom resources.

Carson-Dellosa proudly provides teachers, parents, and children around the world with the best possible educational materials produced by the industry’s most recognized and respected award-winning brands including: Summer Bridge Activities™, Mark Twain, Key Education, HighReach Learning®, Frank Schaffer®, Spectrum, Judy® Instructo, American Education Publishing™, and Brighter Child®. To learn more about Carson-Dellosa, visit http://www.carsondellosa.com, Facebook.com/CarsonDellosa, Twitter.com/CDPub, or YouTube.com/CarsonDellosaPub.

About Guinness World Records®

Guinness World Records® is the universally recognized authority on record-breaking achievement. First published in 1955, the annual Guinness World Records® book is published in more than 100 countries and 25 languages and is one of the highest-selling books under copyright of all time with more than 3 million copies sold annually across the globe. Guinness World Records® celebrated its 50th anniversary edition in 2004, a year after the sale of its 100 millionth copy. Guinness World Records® also annually publishes the Gamer’s Edition; a records book devoted solely to the world of computer gaming and high score record achievements.

About OLIVIA™

Ian Falconer’s OLIVIA™ books have garnered as much critical acclaim as they have commercial success. Originally created as a gift for his niece Olivia, Falconer’s children’s book Olivia was first published in October 2000. An instant bestseller and children’s classic, it received the prestigious Caldecott Honor from the American Library Association and the Book Sense Children’s Illustrated Book of the Year award from the American Booksellers Association. More than six million of Falconer’s classic OLIVIA™ books have been sold in 22 territories, and OLIVIA™ also debuted in 2009 on Nickelodeon as a top-rated and critically acclaimed television series.

About Chorion

Chorion is a leading provider of quality family entertainment for the global marketplace. Chorion brings a combination of brand management savvy and creative vision to the development of literary copyrights across all media. For more information, please visit http://www.chorion.co.uk.

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2013 World Technology Award Finalists Announced

New York, NY (PRWEB) September 17, 2013

The World Technology Network ( The WTN) announced today the names of 50 finalists of companies (in 10 categories) and 100 individual Finalists (in 20 categories) for the prestigious World Technology 2013, presented by the WTN in association with time, Fortune, CNN, Science / AAAS and Kurzweil Technologies. Finalists join the WTN membership – a list of organizations (member companies) and individuals (WTN Fellows) from over 60 countries around the world (see below for a complete list of 2013 Finalists Price).


The World Technology Awards have been presented by the WTN since 2000, as a way to honor those in 20 different categories that are “the innovative work of the greatest likely long-term significance.” Nominees for the 2013 World Technology Awards were selected by the WTN Fellows (winners and finalists from previous annual Award cycles in the individual price categories) through an intensive global process of several months.


The WTN is a community of belonging curator of the exhibition made up of individuals and most innovative in the world of science organizations, technology, and related fields. The WTN and its members – those creating the 21st century -. Focus on exploring what is imminent, possible, and important in and around emerging technologies

The winners of the 2013 World Technology Awards will be announced at a ceremony at the historic Time-Life Building in New York on the evening of November 15 at the end of the Technology 12th annual global summit two days ‘thought’ Leadership Conference (14 Nov. / 15 ) which was held at the TIME Conference Center and presented by the WTN in association with TIME magazine, Fortune, CNN, Science / AAAS, and others.


Most delegates to the 2013 Summit will award candidates, current WTN members (winners and finalists from previous Awards cycles), as well as other leaders from business, technology and the industry.


James P. Clark, founder and president of the World Technology Network, praised the achievements of 150 Prize finalists at the announcement today at the Harvard Club in New York, saying, “Advances in Technology and science have deeply and profoundly changed our world. And should only continue exponential growth, technological innovation has become the most powerful force in human affairs. This year we are more eager than ever to pay tribute to the talent and innovation of our individual and corporate winners. “


Clark continued, “Every year, this event gains momentum and prestige to a single global platform to honor visionary contributions in the arena of science and technology. The World Technology Awards program is not only a very inspiring way to identify and honor the most innovative people and organizations in the technology world, but it is also a truly disciplined way for the WTN membership to identify those who will formally join them, as WTN Fellows and Corporate Members, and as part of our global community. By working to make useful connections among our members, we look forward to helping to continue to help create our collective future and change our world. “


To see the complete list of 2013 World Technology Award Finalists, please visit http://www.wtn.net/summit2013/index.php

About the World Technology Network (WTN)

WTN is a community of organized membership consists of most World innovative individuals and organizations in science, technology, and related fields. The WTN and its members – visionaries creating the 21st century – are focused on exploring what is imminent, possible, and important in and around emerging technologies. The WTN exists to “encourage serendipity” – to catalyze happy accidents of colliding ideas and new relationships that cause the biggest breakthroughs for individuals and organizations.


The World Technology Awards are as a way of honoring outstanding innovators, and as a control mechanism to determine the newest WTN members – Winners and finalists in each year of the Prize.


Through our events and programs we provide to our members, candidates and Price occasionally sponsors rarely reach and connect with the most influential innovators in the world to extend and amplify their message and work.


Members Press: To apply to attend the Summit & amp; 2013 World Technology amp; Price as a member of the press, please contact:

Michael Kennedy, Ph.D.

Director of Marketing

Phone: 212-359-1663 ext. 501

Email: makennedy (at) WTN (dot) net

2013 WORLD TECHNOLOGY AWARD FINALISTS

ARTS
R. Luke DuBois
– Composer, Artist & amp; amp; Interpreter

Dennis Hwang – Original Google Doodler, visual director of Niantic Labs

Natasha Tsakos – Visual Artist & amp; amp; Director Performer

Mark Anton Read – Visual Effects & amp; amp; 3D HFR Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Colorist, Artist and technologist

Daan Roosegaarde – Artist & amp; amp; Innovative, Studio Roosegaarde

BIOTECHNOLOGY (INDIVIDUAL)

George Church – Professor of Genetics, Harvard Medical School; NIH Director Centre for Excellence in Genomic Science

Gustavo Stolovitzky – Manager, Functional Genomics and Systems Biology, IBM Research

Roy Bar-Ziv – group leader at the Laboratory of artificial biological systems and soft matter, Department of Materials and Interfaces, Weizmann Institute of Science

Alan Colman – Executive Director, Singapore Stem Cell Consortium; Principal Investigator, A * STAR Institute of Medical Biology, Singapore; and Professor of Regenerative Medicine, King’s College, University of London, UK

Karl Deisseroth – Professor, Member Bioengineering, Bio-X; Professor of Psychiatry & amp; amp; Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University

Ann Graybiel – researcher McGovern for Brain Research Institute; Professor, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, MIT

Stuart Lindsay – Director, Center for Single Molecule Biophysics; Professor of Physics and Chemistry, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, State University of Arizona

BIOTECHNOLOGY (COMPANY)

23andMe, Inc.

Amgen, Inc.

Biogen Idec

Life Technologies

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (INDIVIDUAL)

Brian Chesky – CEO & amp; amp; Co-founder, Airbnb, Inc.

Edmon Chung – CEO, DotAsia Organisation Ltd

Marian Croak – VP applications and infrastructure services, AT & amp; amp; T

Rebecca Moore – Director, Google Earth Outreach, Google

von Ahn – CEO, Duolingo; Co-inventor CAPTCHA; Inventor reCAPTCHA

Mark Zuckerberg -. Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Facebook, Inc.

COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (COMPANY)

Dropbox

NHN Corp

Tumblr

ViaSat, Inc.

AT & amp; amp ;. T, Inc.

DESIGN

kunle Adeyemi – Founder, Nie, Amsterdam; Architect Floating Makoko schools, Nigeria

Dinard da Mata – Designer and Art Director, ddmdesign; Senior Designer, Johnson Controls Automotive Experience, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Amy Gilvary – Founder & amp; amp; Owner VoicePix

Doris Sung – Principal, DOSU architecture studio LLC; Assistant Professor, School of Architecture, USC

Daniel Harden – President / CEO and Chief Designer, Whipsaw, Inc., California
Bre Pettis
– CEO & amp; amp; Co-Founder, MakerBot

EDUCATION

Kalevi Ekman – Director, Design Factory; Professor, School of Science and Technology Aalto University

Jose Ferreira – Founder & amp; amp; CEO, Knewton, Inc.

Sal Khan – Founder & amp; amp; Executive Director, Khan Academy

Brij Kothari – Chairman & amp; amp; CEO, PlanetRead

Cliff Schmidt – Founder & amp; amp; Chair, Literacy Bridge

Constance M. Yowell – Director of Education, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

Ariel Diaz – Founder & amp; amp; CEO unlimited

ENERGY (INDIVIDUAL)

Michael Adams – Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia

Scott & amp; amp; Julie Brusaw – Co-inventors & amp; amp; Co-Founders, solar roadways

Joseph Heremans – NAE members, Ohio Eminent Scholar, mechanical and amp; Aerospace engineer; Professor, Physics, University of Ohio

Daniel G. Nocera – Patterson Rockwood Professor of Energy, Harvard University

Rafael Verduzco – Louis Owen Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University

ENERGY (COMPANY)

BrightSource Energy, Inc.

G24i Power Ltd.

LIGOO

Rawlemon Solar Architecture

Tesla Motors, Inc.

ENTERTAINMENT

Allen DeBevoise – Co-founder, President & amp; amp; CEO, Machinima, Inc.

Cristina Sylla; Sérgio Gonçalves; Pedro Branco; Clara Coutinho – researchers engageLab, University of Minho, Portugal

Kei Shiratori, Takeshi Mukai & amp; amp; Younghyo Bak – Artists & amp; amp; Creators ARART App

Anthony Wood – Founder & amp; amp; CEO, Roku, Inc.

Matt Denton – Founder, Director and Chief Designer, MicroMagic Systems

ENVIRONMENT (INDIVIDUAL)

Elizabeth Cochran – Geophysicist Research, United States Geological Survey; Project manager, Quake-Catcher Network

Richard M. Crooks & amp; amp; Ulrich Tallarek – Professor, Department of Chemistry & amp; amp; Biochemistry and the Center for Nano and Molecular Science and Technology, University of Texas at Austin; Professor of Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany
Arup K. SenGupta
– PC Rossin Professor principal; Professor, Environmental Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering & amp; amp; Environmental Engineering, Lehigh University

Sugianto Tandio – President, PT. Tirta Marta, Indonesia

Mark J. Post – Professor of Vascular Physiology; Head of the Department of Physiology at the University of Maastricht, Netherlands

Jackson D. Leow – Assistant Professor, National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan; Researcher II, A * STAR Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology

ENVIRONMENT (COMPANY)

BIOFUNGITEK, S. L.

Eco-Fuel Africa

Ecosphere Technologies, Inc.

plant

Strawberry Energy LLC

KONE, Inc.
Global Thermostat LLC

ETHICS

Luciano Floridi – Research Professor, Philosophy and Ethics of Information, University of Oxford

Amy Gutmann – President of the University of Pennsylvania; Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science, School of Arts and Sciences; Professor of Communication, Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania

Debra Satz – Marta Sutton Weeks Professor of Ethics in Society & amp; amp; Professor of Philosophy, Stanford University

Mariarosaria Taddeo – Fellow in Cyber ​​Security and Ethics, Department of Political Science and International Studies (PAIS), University of Warwick

Michael Zimmer – Assistant Professor & amp; amp; Director, Center for Policy Research Information, University of Wisconsin

Peter-Paul Verbeek – professor of philosophy of technology & amp; amp; Chair, Department of Philosophy, University of Twente, Netherlands

FINANCE (INDIVIDUAL)

Jim Breyer – Partner, Accel Partners

Kai-Fu Lee – Founder, Chairman & amp; amp; CEO, Innovation Works

Mary Meeker – Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & amp; amp; Byers

David Sze – Partner, Greylock Partners

Peter Thiel – Founder & amp; amp; President, Clarium Capital; Partner, Founders Fund

FINANCE (ORGANIZATION)
Andreessen Horowitz

Betaworks

Pure Energy Partners

Sequoia Capital
Venrock

HEALTH & amp; amp; MEDICINE (INDIVIDUAL)

Laurent Bonassar – Associate Professor, Associate Chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University

Atul Butte – Head of the Division of Systems Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Stanford University

Jane Chen – CEO & amp; amp; Co-founder, Embrace Innovations

Didrick Daniel – CEO, Didrick Medical, Inc.

Risto Ilmoniemi – Academy teacher; School of Aalto University, Finland

Walter de Brouwer -. CEO, Scanadu, Inc.

HEALTH & amp; amp; MEDICINE (COMPANY)

NuPathe, Inc.

Hidalgo Ltd

International Business Machines Corp

Touch Bionics, Inc.

Qualcomm Life, Inc.

Masimo Corp.


hardware (INDIVIDUAL)

Jack Dorsey & amp; amp; Jim McKelvey – Co-Founder & amp; amp; CEO, Square, Inc.; Co-Founder & amp; amp; President, Square, Inc.

Ariel Garten – CEO, InteraXon, Inc.

David Hanson – Founder & amp; amp; CEO, Hanson Robotics, Inc.
Hiroshi Ishiguro
– Professor, Osaka University and ATR Intelligent Robotics and Communication Laboratories
Babak Parviz
– Founder, Google Glass; Manager, Google, Inc.
Roel Vertegaal
– Professor at the Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) & amp; amp; Director of the Laboratory of Human Media, School of Computing, Queen’s University, Canada

Martin Gren – Founder & amp; amp; Director of New Projects, Axis Communications AB

hardware (COMPANY)

Biorobotics Laboratory (BioRob)

3D Systems, Inc.

Kiva Systems LLC

Liquid Robotics, Inc.

Mobileye
SanDisk

IT SOFTWARE (INDIVIDUAL)
Amr Awadallah
– Founder & amp; amp; CTO, Cloudera, Inc.

Sachin Chitta – Manager & amp; amp; Research Scientist, Willow Garage, Inc.

Eldad Farkash – Co-Founder & amp; amp; CTO SiSense Ltd
Simson Garfinkel
– Associate Professor, Naval Postgraduate School, California

By Ola Kristensson – Lecturer in Human Interaction, University of St Andrews; Co-founder, SACHI Group

IT SOFTWARE (COMPANY)

Dropbox

GenoSpace LLC

SiSense

Splunk, Inc.

cooked

Livefyre

Percolate Industries, Inc.

LAW

Susanne Beck – Professor, Department of Criminal Law, Faculty of Law, University EBS, Germany
Mariano-Florentino
Cuéllar – Stanley Morrison Professor of Law, Stanford Law School; Co-Director of CISAC

Mark Lemley – Co-Founder, Lex Machina; William H. Neukom Professor of Law, Stanford Law School; Director, Stanford Program in Law, Science and Technology; Director, Masters Program at Stanford Law, Science and Technology, Stanford University

Erica Palmerini – Project Coordinator, RoboLaw; Professor, Graduate School Sant’Anna, Italy

Daniel Solove – John Marshall Harlan Research Professor of Law, George Washington University Law School

Christopher Holman – Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Missouri at Kansas City

MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS

Magid Abraham – Chairman, CEO & amp; amp; Co-Founder, comScore, Inc.

Marco Gomes – Founder & amp; amp; CMO, boo-box, Brazil

Hazem Mohamed Rushdi – Co-Founder & amp; amp; CTO Merchlar

Guy Kawasaki – Business Unit Special Adviser Motorola, Google, Inc.

Robin Li – Co-Founder, President & amp; amp; CEO, Baidu, Inc.

Diana Tsai and Stephany Zoo – CEO & amp; amp; Visionary; CMO & amp; amp; Superconnector, Bundshop LLC

MATERIALS (INDIVIDUAL)

Zhenan Bao – Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering at Stanford University

Vladimir Bulović – Professor of Electrical Engineering, MIT; Fariborz Maseeh Chair in Emerging Technologies; Head of organic and nanostructured electronic Laboratory; Director, Microsystems Technology Laboratories, MIT; Co-Director, MIT-ENI Solar Frontiers Center.

Alan J. Heeger – Professor of Physics and Materials, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, UC Santa Barbara

Thomas Meyer – Arey Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Edwin Thomas – William and Stephanie Sick Dean, George R. Brown School of Engineering, Rice University
Zhong Lin Wang
– Hightower Chair in Materials Science and Engineering, Regents Professor, Distinguished Engineering Professor and Director, Center for nanostructure characterization, Georgia Tech.
Esko Kauppinen
– Professor, Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Science, Aalto University, Finland
Risto Nieminen
– Professor Emeritus, Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Science, Aalto University, Finland

Materials (COMPANY)

Angstron Materials, Inc.

Bayer MaterialScience LLC

Natcore Technology, Inc.

NeverWet [Ross Nanotechnology LLC]

Arjowiggins Creative Papers

MEDIA & amp; amp; JOURNALISM

Charles Arthur – Technology Editor, The Guardian

Emily Bell – Professor of Professional Practice & amp; amp; Director of the Center for Digital Journalism towing, Columbia Journalism School, Columbia University
Jaron Lanier
– Scholar, Live Labs, Microsoft Corporation; Interdisciplinary Scholar-in-Residence, CET, UC Berkeley

Eric Schmidt & amp; amp; Jared Cohen – Executive Chairman, Google, Inc.,. Director of Google Ideas
Joshua Topolsky
– Editor & amp; amp; Co-founder, The Verge

POLICY

Julian Assange Paul – Founder, Wikileaks

Ronald Deibert – Director, Canadian Centre for Studies and global security amp; Citizen Lab., The Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto, Canada

Bill & amp; amp; Melinda Gates – Co-Chairs, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Jennifer Pahlka – Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Government Innovation; Executive Director & amp; amp; Founder, Code for America Labs, Inc.
Rachel Sterne Haot
– Digital Director, City of New York

SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Anne Githuku-Shongwe – Founder & amp; amp; CEO, Afroes Games

Erica Kochi – Co-Founder & amp; amp; Co-Leader, Innovation Unit NY UNICEF, UNICEF

Jessica Matthews & amp; amp; Julia Silverman – Co-Founder & amp; amp; CEO, Uncharted Play, Inc.

Anand Shah – Founder & amp; amp; Director Sarvajal (Piramal Water Private Limited)

Lesley Silverthorn Marincola – CEO, Angaza

SPACE (INDIVIDUAL)

Eric Anderson & amp; amp; Peter Diamandis – Co-Founder & amp; amp; Co-Chairman, Planetary Resources, Inc.

William Borucki – Senior Scientist, NASA Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California

Darlene Damm & amp; amp; Diego Favarolo – Co-Founders, DIYROCKETS, Inc.

Michael C. Malin – President & amp; amp; Chief Scientist, Malin Space Science Systems, Inc.

Elon Musk – CEO & amp; amp; Chief Designer, Space Exploration Technologies Corp (SpaceX)

SPACE (COMPANY)

Deep Space Industries, Inc.
Honeybee Robotics Ltd.

NASA – Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

Saber Astronautics LLC

Space Exploration Technologies Corp (SpaceX)

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PQ Media: After 3 Years of Slowing Growth, DOOH Media Pacing Up 11% in 2014, Driven by Strong Ad Spend on World Cup, Olympics, Health & Transit Nets, Aussie Digital Surge

STAMFORD, CT (PRWEB) August 04, 2014

Defying economic and political headwinds worldwide, digital out-of-home (DOOH) media operators ground out a 9.3% revenue gain to $ 8.86 billion in 2013, a solid increase tempered by it being the third straight year of slower growth, according to PQ Media’s annual performance benchmark released today. Key first-half indicators point to DOOH growth accelerating to 11.3% in 2014, boosted by a dynamic combination of the global economy gaining momentum, two sporting mega-events, and increased healthcare, political and transit ad spend, says the new Global Digital Out-of-Home Media Forecast 2014-18.

Influential developed and emerging markets stuttered in 2013, due to myriad challenges posed by debt issues, asset bubbles, political tensions and slower economic growth in high-flying markets like China. These issues filtered down to ad-driven media, which also faced tough comparisons with 2012 as a result of the even-year boost from pivotal sporting and political events. Roadside digital billboards and cinema-based video networks – the two largest location categories – were the most affected verticals in 2013.

While global revenue growth decelerated again in 2013, consumer exposure to DOOH increased at the same rate as in 2012, rising 7.2% to an average of 14 minutes per week, estimates PQ Media. Key growth drivers included new deployments and the expansion of existing DOOH media in high-traffic areas of the world’s largest cities. Average consumer exposure is pacing for accelerated 9.5% growth in 2014, driven by higher engagement with newly launched DOOH, particularly during the Winter Olympics in Russia and the World Cup in Brazil.

PQ Media defines DOOH by two major platforms, digital place-based networks (DPN) and digital billboards & signage (DBB); and more than 10 key indoor/outdoor locations, including roadside, cinema, retail, transit, healthcare and entertainment.

DPNs generated 71% of global DOOH revenues in 2013, growing 8.4% to $ 6.26 billion, a slight deceleration from 2012. Slow-moving economies weighed on cinema – the largest DPN vertical – resulting in several Top 15 Global Markets posting revenue declines. Global cinema networks had the worst year in recent memory produced the weakest years on record, although some slack was picked up by US cinema nets, which had their best year since 2010, as well as strong gains by transit and healthcare DPNs.

Although global revenue is on pace for faster growth in 2014, several challenges continue to shadow DPN operators, including issues related to standardized measurement, planning and buying systems, mobile media integration, and operator consolidation and its impact on network scale.

“From the Americas to Asia-Pacific, financial transactions involving DPN operators continued unabated in 2013 and the first half of 2014,” said Patrick Quinn, CEO, PQ Media. “A diverse group of deals were consummated across the vertical spectrum, including cinema, healthcare, corporate and transit networks, reaffirming that consolidation is accelerating and likely to churn for several more years.”

Among the major M&A deals announced in 2013-14 were National CineMedia’s proposed acquisition of Screenvision; Captivate Network’s planned purchase of the Wall Street Journal Office Network; and Cineplex’s acquisition of EK3 Technologies. Notable equity investments included those involving Captivate, GSTV, Mood Media and Eletromidia. And while the enigmatic RMG Networks went public, the esoteric Focus Media went private.

The rapid growth of mobile media has created the proverbial “frenemy” for DPN operators, as it has become imperative to integrate mobile technology into ad campaigns, particularly those aimed at post-Boomer generations. Driving consumer engagement through mobile interactivity will only become more important with each passing year. DPNs are already being squeezed by mobile, with brands increasingly demanding mobile components to their integrated media campaigns.

“To put this juggernaut into perspective, our research indicates that mobile media revenues from the US alone will be larger than the entire global DOOH industry by year-end 2014,” Quinn said, referring to data from PQ Media’s Global Digital Media & Technology Series.

Meanwhile, DBB growth slowed for the second consecutive year in 2013, rising 11.5% to $ 2.6 billion. The sharp deceleration was mainly due to local government rulings that led to digiboards being shuttered in major metros, such as Los Angeles and Moscow. Nevertheless, OOH operators continue to transition static signs to digital for the simple reason that digisigns generate higher revenues and margins.

In addition, digital screens placed in and around transit hubs, sporting venues and busy roadside locations have become must-buys for brands during major sporting events and political campaigns because they reach on-the-go consumers with a combination of dynamic ads and real-time results. For example, the increasing amount of soft money and third-party groups involved in US elections drove double-digit increases in political ad spending on OOH media in 2010 and 2012. DBBs were a key contributor due to their ability to tailor messages and respond to breaking news. PQ Media expects these trends to spur DBB revenue growth of 15.7% this year to $ 3.01 billion.

Asia-Pacific was the largest of the four global regions in 2013, with aggregate revenues of $ 3.83 billion, fueled by surging growth in Australia and a strong rebound in Japan. The US remained the world’s largest DOOH market, with $ 2.37 billion in revenues, followed by China at $ 1.87 billion. The injection of ad spending and new deployments ahead of the World Cup helped Brazil’s DOOH industry grow at the fastest rate, rocketing 41.9%, followed by Australia at 23.6%.

US DOOH media revenues rose at an accelerated 8.7% in 2013, driven by strong growth in healthcare nets, which benefited from new ad dollars related to the Affordable Care Act. DPN revenues increased 9.5%, as the transit and entertainment categories joined healthcare to offset slower growth in retail and cinema. US DBB revenues were up 7.2% in 2013, the lowest growth rate since PQ Media began tracking DOOH.

About the Forecast

The 7th edition Global Digital Out-of-Home Media Forecast 2014-18 is the industry’s annual performance benchmark, delivering actionable intelligence covering operator revenues, consumer exposure, key drivers and growth projections by country, platform and location from 2008-18. This year’s edition features a new user-friendly PowerPoint format, Global DOOH Market Rankings by revenue, exposure and growth, and comparisons to other media. Enhanced value-add Excel Databook amplifies the core report with hundreds of drill-down datasets by country, platform and location. Click through a Forecast link above to download a free Executive Summary and Sample Databook.

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Financial Message Boards ? To Step into the World of Finance

The advent of internet has opened up a world of opportunities with one of the biggest innovations in the form of internet forums. Forums are effective platforms of information exchange where one can benefit from the wealth of information and suggestions of experts around the world.

The financial world too has benefitted from the numerous finance forums that aim to educate novices or share financial information along with warning people about the pitfalls. Financial message boards can provide a plethora of information for those seeking information with experts allotting generous amount of time to these forums.

Here is what one should know about these message boards –

1. These let the users to post information about them for giving an insight to their background and objectives to other users for joining a particular message board. The members usually have to sign up with the service in order to take part in the chats and forums. Even non-members are allowed to scan through the content in many forums, while others may require a visitor to sign up for the service.

2. There are different categories for new users in which messages can be posted on these financial message boards, these can include general, equities, fixed income, commodities and currencies.

3. Most financial forums have sub forums to discuss specific queries or subjects, therefore a newbie should refrain from posting any random data without actually understanding the subject of any discussion.

4. Some new users also have a tendency to hijack new threads that result in diverting from the topic. Users should never post their own queries in someone else’s discussion; users can start their own new threads to gain information on any financial aspect.

5. If utilized properly these message boards can be ideal places for networking with likeminded people that allows one to share and learn new things about the world of finance.

6. The services offering these message boards offer their services in real time or delayed market tools, which can help one to be updated with the global markets through the entire course of the day.

7. It is easy to keep the tack of any company with the help of these forums with financial data like news, quotes and charts with respect to any organization.

These message boards are gold mines of important financial information for any user and they are willing to share valuable advice and ideas with a user. Offering educational, informative and pleasant experiences to the users it helps them to make the best use of their money and understand global market trends.

. Visit http://talkfinance.com for Financial message boards and gain clear and simple insights in the markets today.

 

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An Old-Fashioned Newspaperman Takes The Helm In A Digital World

An Old-Fashioned Newspaperman Takes The Helm In A Digital World
Yet Abramson didn't sit at The New York Times' table this week as she has in years past, instead attending as a member of the journalism school's board of visitors. Earlier this month, the paper's corporate chairman and …. The Times has won praise …
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SMIC and Brite Creates New Network Platform SMIC-ASIC.com
Information Exchange – A Bulletin Board System (BBS) enables customers to freely create topics of discussions, share opinions and views, and provide comments and suggestions to SMIC and its preferred partners. Q&A – A real-time on-line service system …
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Uncharted Territory: Balancing Personalization and Consumer Privacy in a Mobile World

Louisville, KY (PRWEB) April 07, 2014

Networld Media Group announced today that Nikki Baird, managing partner with Retail Systems Research (RSR), has joined the speaker roster for its 2014 CONNECT Mobile Innovation Summit, which will convene on August 18–20 this year in Chicago.

“In the area of consumer privacy,” says Baird, “technology has moved faster than policy and ethics. The ability to track customers, from online to in-store, has opened up a world of possibilities. But with great power comes great responsibility. Consumers decide daily how much information to share in return for benefits from retailers. But there are plenty of instances where the consumer is not even aware they are being tracked.

“These are uncharted waters that must be navigated carefully to benefit both retail organizations and customers while avoiding backlash and irreparable harm to brands.”

Baird’s session, “Privacy: Shifting Attitudes, Unintended Consequences,” will explore how retailers and restaurants can best navigate the challenging space between consumers’ demands for relevance and personalization and their fears around privacy.

Baird is one of the most recognized analysts covering the retail industry and has written research and articles on topics ranging from in-store marketing and technology, store performance management, supply chain and multi-channel fulfillment, retailer-manufacturer collaboration, merchandising and loyalty & promotions management. She has been quoted as a subject matter expert in The Economist, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today and National Public Radio. Prior to becoming an analyst, Baird has been a retailer, software provider and consultant in the retail space.

“The focus of Nikki Baird’s session could not be more top of mind among retail and restaurant executives at this time,” says Networld Media Group’s Senior VP of Events David Drain. “We are excited to be convening so many brand thought leaders in one place at one time, so that huge issues such as consumer privacy versus behavioral tracking and analysis can be explored and debated thoroughly for the benefit of all.”

Both seats and sponsorships for the Summit are limited, Drain says. Early bird registration is now open.

ABOUT NETWORLD MEDIA GROUP

Founded in 2000, Networld Media Group is a leading business-to-business (B2B) media communications company specializing in digital media, associations and events in the mobile, self-service, digital signage, retail, food service and financial services industries. Online properties include ATMmarketplace.com, DigitalSignageToday.com, FastCasual.com, KioskMarketplace.com, MobilePaymentsToday.com, PizzaMarketplace.com, QSRweb.com, RetailCustomerExperience.com, SelfServiceWorld.com and ChurchCentral.com. The company produces executive summits in the fast casual, retail, ATM and mobile payments industries. Its custom media division develops premium content and marketing services for associations such as the ATM Industry Association.

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