In its 20th year of advancing Sustainable IT, TCO Development released the new generation TCO Certified sustainability certification for PCs and computer displays. The updated program expands TCO Certified from a product focus to also include social responsibility requirements in the production phase of certified products. The release of the new generation criteria also opens the pre-test period for manufacturers to test and certify products in advance of the official worldwide launch to IT buyers.Considering increased attention to sustainability among professional purchasers worldwide, it is important that IT products not only are designed for the environment and performance, but that also that these features aren't included at the expense of fair working conditions and other social aspects during the production phase. TCO Certified helps professional purchasers reach their sustainable IT goals by offering them a reassurance of products that are designed with the social, economic and environmental aspects in mind.The new social responsibility requirements are based on the eight ILO core conventions and labor laws in the country of production, which stipulate minimum standards for working conditions in production facilities. Manufacturers choosing to certify their products will need to provide verification that they are actively working to improve working conditions in accordance with the ILO conventions. Independent audit reports from production facilities will be required annually and will be assessed by independent experts.Soren Enholm, CEO of TCO Development, comments on the new generation TCO Certified. "The increasing demand for sustainable IT solutions among purchasers, along with the recent attention to socially responsible practices in the electronics industry makes the new TCO Certified a highly relevant tool in advancing sustainable IT. TCO Certified is a natural part of the solution; helping industry strengthen its commitment to sustainable and ethical practices, while offering purchasers worldwide a credible way to select IT products that are designed to meet their economic, social and environmental needs."The final criteria set in TCO Certified is a result of a stakeholder dialog with industry, purchasers and other experts over a 3 month period. Product models intended for certification will be tested at an accredited independent lab prior to certification. Projected launch of the first certified products is May 2012 for PC categories, with September being targeted for computer displays.About TCO Development - For Sustainable ITTCO Development is the company behind the TCO Certified third party sustainability certification for IT products and has been an international driver in the field of Sustainable IT for 20 years. Professional IT purchasers worldwide choose TCO Certified products as part of their sustainable IT strategy. Products achieving TCO Certified meet a broad series of criteria to ensure that manufacturing, use and recycling is carried out with consideration for environmental, social and economic responsibility. Product categories include notebooks, desktops, All-in-One PCs, tablets, projectors, computer displays and phone headsets. TCO Development is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with regional presence in North America and Asia.

Apple has introduced its third generation iPad, which features a Retina display, Apple's new A5X chip with quad-core graphics and a 5-megapixel camera with advanced optics. The new iPad also comes with Wi-Fi+4G connectivity to fast networks worldwide, including AT&T's and Verizon's 4G LTE networks, while delivering the same all-day 10 hour battery life, Apple said.Meanwhile, Apple has lowered prices for its iPad 2 to a level starting at US$39.The new iPad's Retina display delivers four times the number of pixels of iPad 2, Apple noted. The 3.1 million pixels in the Retina display are more than one million more pixels than an HD TV, and with 44% increased color saturation the new iPad displays colors. Movies are also capable of playing at full 1080p HD-resolution.The new A5X chip with quad-core graphics was specifically designed by Apple to deliver a fast, responsive user experience while supporting the Retina display, Apple pointed out. With double the graphics performance of the A5 chip, the A5X provides a balance between performance and power efficiency so that users can enjoy all the benefits of the new display while experiencing a multi-touch interface, immersive gameplay, incredible visual depth and all-day battery life, Apple said.The 5-megapixel iSight camera features advanced optics for taking pictures and recording full HD video, Apple indicated. Backside illumination allows users to take photos in low-light conditions and a new video image stabilization feature removes the bumps and shakes typically seen when filming with a hand-held device.The iPad Wi-Fi+4G with built-in next generation 4G LTE also delivers comprehensive support for networks worldwide including HSPA+ and DC-HSDPA, and now both CDMA and GSM iPad users have the ability to roam internationally, Apple said.Apple also introduced the iPhoto app, along with major updates to iMovie and GarageBand, completing its suite of iLife apps for iOS. iPad runs almost all of the over 585,000 apps available on the App Store, including more than 200,000 native iPad apps.The new iPad Wi-Fi models will be available in black or white March 16 for a suggested retail price of US$499 for the 16GB model, US$599 for the 32GB model and US$699 for the 64GB model. iPad Wi-Fi+4G for either AT&T or Verizon will be available for a suggested retail price of US$629 for the 16GB model, US$729 for the 32GB model and US$829 for the 64GB model.Apple's new iPad features a Retina display, A5X chip, 5-megapixel camera and 4G LTE connectivityPhoto: Company

Memoright, a leading provider of integrated solid state drive (SSD) products, will showcase its ruggedized, extended temperature SSD solutions, long lifespan MLC HTM series SSD as well as a wide range of SSDs for industrial PCs, business servers and storage systems at Embedded World 2012 to be held in Nuremberg Messe in Nuremberg from Feb 28-Mar 1 at Booth 2-411, Hall 2.Memoright HTM series SSD is tuned for enterprise storage area which demands extremely stable random access performance and lower cost storage solutions with MLC based drive. Normally regular MLC only takes up to 3,000 to 5,000 cycles of erasures, with Memoright's proprietary flash writing scheme and data encoding scheme, HTM is able to great improve the MLC NAND Flash endurance up to 20,000 cycles.Memoright will present its GTR, GTR II and GTR-P series of military and industrial ruggedized SSDs at the upcoming trade shows in Nuremberg. The products meet both the US MIL-STD-810F/G and China GJB standards, which cover a broad range of environmental tests such as low pressure for altitude testing, exposure to wide temperature (both operating and in storage), humidity, fungus, salt fog (as a corrosion test), shock, vibration and so on.In addition, products for IPC solutions support 2.5-, 1.8- and 1.2-inch form factors, and Disk on Module, SD and CF formats, as well as transmission interfaces of PATA/IDE, SATA, mSATA, eMMC and PCIE that deliver an outstanding balance of system performance and solid reliability.Memoright's ruggedized SSD solutions have made inroads into the specialized application segment in an array of industries including military, industrial control system, aviation, business server and storage system with major clients spreading across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. Optimizing its in-house developed SSD controller chips and integrated firmware development capability, Memoright offers customized services that meet the stringent demand for the establishment of reliable and efficient systems.For a better understanding of Memoright's SSD hardware and software integrated technology and customized services, you are kindly invited to pay a visit to our booth at #2-411, Hall 2 or our website at: http://www.memoright.com/About MemorightMemoright is one of a leading SSD innovator dedicated to collaborating with customers and partners on developing world-class excellent performance, high reliability, and cost effectiveness SSD products.The design of Memoright SSD is centered around corporate (enterprise and industrial/ military/vehicle) users, who need incredibly fast performance & unique, 100% data integrity. In addition to a standardized range of products, we also deliver customized services to meet our customers' needs. To accommodate supporting our extensive product range and rapid increasing needs all over the world, we have set up R&D and support centers in the US, Europe, Wuhan and Taipei. We have also constructed state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Wuhan with ISO: 9001 certified quality management system.Memoright HTM series SSD

Fujitsu announced the immediate release of Enterprise Telephony System LEGEND-V, the company's new IP-PBX product for building IP-based enterprise telephony systems.The new product includes redundancy and a host of functions to enhance reliability and minimize the impact that power outages or system failures may have on businesses. With one model that can cover from 400 to 16,000 extensions, customers will have the benefit of a scalable IP telephony system that can work with multiple carriers and trunk interface circuits. This means that it can be used effectively as a gateway device when transitioning to unified communications environments in several years time.For enterprise IP-based telephony systems, one issue of concern is the risk of losing business opportunities if the communications lifeline were cut because of system or network failures or because of a power outage caused by a disaster. To address this risk, bringing together the technology and know-how it has accumulated since 1986 in developing and operating IP-PBXs and deploying them in businesses and public institutions, Fujitsu has developed the Enterprise Telephoney System LEGEND-V IP-PBX to help ensure business continuity even in the face of infrastructure failures.Product Features1. Minimizes business impact of network or system failuresSystems come equipped with a host of features that ensure reliability and allow highly granular settings for maintaining operational continuity during system failures. These minimize the impact that network or system failures can have, and help businesses avoid missed opportunities.- Option for redundancy in system controller, circuit receiver, circuit power supply.- Battery power for continuous operation in the event of power outages.- Designated extensions can remain connected to outside lines even after battery power runs out.- "IP Remote Shelf" for centralized management of telephony systems at multiple sites, allows for backup servers to be designated at multiple sites, permitting business continuity from other sites during network failures.2. Flexibility to expand as customer businesses growThe new system is able to handle up to 16,000 extensions (compared to the 6400 extensions typical of earlier models). Because a single model can handle anywhere from 400 to 16,000 extensions, customers will not be faced with replacing equipment as their businesses grow and IP telephony requirements change.Customers using Fujitsu's IP telephony system can continue to use their existing line sets, handsets, and PHS phones for the duration of their maintenance and support contract.3. Ability to transition to uniform communications environment with moderate upfront investmentUse as a high-capacity gateway device is made possible as the system can accommodate a wide range of carriers, including the Hikari Denwa Office A (Ace) service from NTT East Japan and NTT West Japan, KDDI's IP telephony service (Hikari Direct), and Fujitsu's own FENICS IP Telephony Service, and trunk interface circuits, including analog, digital, and IP.To gradually switchover to IP while using existing assets, customers can transition to a unified communications environment, for a moderate initial investment, that allows them to continue using not only fixed IP phones but also smartphones, mobile phones, PHS phones, video conferencing, web conferencing, e-mail, and voicemail. Thanks to the efficient and streamlined communications that this setup allows, businesses can run faster and more productively.4. Centralized management for greater operational efficiencyIP Remote Shelf allows users to centrally manage the IP telephony systems for multiple sites, accommodating up to 600 circuits for each site's extensions. This allows a central location to handle in one batch such tasks as changes and additions to extension numbers, ad-hoc grouping, alarm monitoring, and maintenance. This increases operational efficiency.For more information, please visit Fujitsu's website (http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2012/20120227-01.html)

Ecomaa Lighting, the revolution in LED lighting industry, announced a full series of high performance lights launching for wide range of commercial and industrial fixtures. Currently, new products achieve 100 lumens per watt regardless of power consumption, from 4,100 to 10,000lm range.The high bay light series are only 1.14kg per blub within power supply; E39/E40 base design for easy to change from traditional lighting and simply to install them; fan-in design for more reliable LED quality and durability; optional clips for safety consideration (special for shaking or sailing status). This product line is CE and UL certified; in the process of Lm79 UI, Lighting Facts application and toward Department of Energy (DOE) and Energy Star approval.Bay Light 50W and Bay Light 145W are the latest family members for low bay fixtures and high bay fixtures respectively. Bay Light 50W is suitable for low ceiling and low luminance such as fresh fruit sections, clothing shops, restaurants, galleries or museums. Neither UV radiation nor high temperature problems compare to HID lighting sources and existed UV LED lighting, no damage worry for display food or products. Ecomaa LED low bay lights are now available from 4,100lm to 6,400lm with beam angle 60°; High bay lights from 6,400lm to 10,000lm with narrow beam angles are approaching extreme high demand such as warehouse, shopping mall or airport lighting. Bay Light 145W is special designed for over 10metre high demand. Up to 10,000lm and 16,000lux@1m of luminance, otherwise, custom brightness of LED bay light is acceptable.Original design of Bay Light 80W is non-dimmable. However, new upgraded Bay Light 80W is allowed to combine with a dimmer for higher energy efficiency. The units are worked from 100 to 277VAC of input voltage, suit for both commercial and industrial use. The beam angle 60° targets a bit lower ceiling whereas beam angle 25° can promote brighter from higher places.Ecomaa Lighting is the first fan-in solution in the global LED lighting industry. With this solution, the bulbs are very light weight and more environmental care in carbon footprint than metal-pad solution. The heat flow inputs the cold air from the top of a bulb and releases the heat from bottom, so particles in a room are hardly to affect the operation of the fan system. For more information about all Ecomaa products, visit http://www.ecomaa.com/.Ecomaa Bay Light

Serron Technology Pte. Ltd., Etrovision's partner in Singapore, was commissioned by the Singapore official water resource agency PUB (Public Utilities Board) to install a wireless HD surveillance system to monitor the crest gate operation of the dam at the Marina Barrage.Built across the mouth of the Marina Channel, the Marina Barrage creates Singapore's 15th reservoir, and the first in the heart of the city. With a catchment area of 10,000 hectares, or one-sixth the size of Singapore, the Marina catchment is the island's largest and most urbanized catchment.The Marina Barrage is also part of a comprehensive flood control scheme to alleviate flooding in the low-lying areas of the city such as Chinatown, Boat Quay, Jalan Besar and Geylang.During heavy rain, the series of nine crest gates at the dam will be activated to release excess storm water into the sea when the tide is low.Proper operation of the crest gates is crucial for this flood control measure. While the sophisticated crest gate control system has been proven to be trouble-free during its last four years of operation, PUB decided implementing real time video surveillance to monitor the crest gate operation. This was done to insure faultless performance of the crest gate control system.Serron Technology proposed the use of Etrovision EV8782A 1.3 Megapixel Outdoor IP Bullet Cameras and Milestone XProtect video management software to meet the very stringent performance requirements.According to Daniel Tan, Engineering Director of Serron Technology: "The EV8782A has been proven to be very reliable in our other deployments, with its all-weather IP67 rated enclosure as well as the superb day/night imaging quality of the megapixel sensor, EV8782A is the best value-for-money camera for the critical surveillance need at the Marina Barrage. It also integrates perfectly with the popular open platform Milestone XProtect video management software through ONVIF (Open Network Video Interface Forum) protocol, a highly welcome feature by the end users."Etrovision EV8782: an integral part of Singapore flood control system

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order from ship owner Myklebusthaug Management to supply the first ever direct current (DC) power grid on board a ship. The equipment will allow a new offshore platform support vessel, under construction in Norway, to operate at the highest energy efficiency level to minimize emissions.In traditional electrical propulsion vessels, multiple DC connections are made to thrusters and propulsion drives from an alternating current (AC) circuit, accounting for more than 80 percent of electrical power consumption. ABB's Onboard DC Grid represents a step forward in optimized propulsion by distributing power through a single DC circuit providing significant power savings.Launched in May 2011, ABB's Onboard DC Grid is part of a revival of power solutions using DC, and will provide highly efficient power distribution and electric propulsion for a wide range of vessels. It is designed for ships with low-voltage onboard circuits, such as offshore support vessels, tug boats, ferries and yachts, and can reduce fuel consumption and emissions by up to 20 percent."With this solution, the vessel will be ready to maximize opportunities in energy savings with supplementary DC energy sources, such as solar panels, fuel cells, or batteries connected directly to the ship's Onboard DC Grid," said Veli-Matti Reinikkala, head of ABB's Process Automation division. "The Onboard DC Grid will help the vessel operate from the very first day at the highest levels of fuel efficiency with low emissions."ABB will provide its full onboard DC system, including all power, propulsion and automation systems for the 93 meter long, 5,000 ton multi-purpose oil field supply and construction vessel, which is scheduled for delivery in the first quarter of 2013.A key advantage of ABB's Onboard DC Grid is that the ship's engines no longer have to run at a fixed speed, so the engine's speed can be adjusted to optimize fuel consumption. By eliminating the need for bulky transformers and switchboards, the footprint and weight of the electrical system can be reduced by up to 30 percent, leaving more space on the vessels for passengers or cargo while also providing greater flexibility in the positioning of system components in the vessel.ABB (www.abb.com) is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 135,000 people.ABB has created an infographic (http://www.abb.com/industries/ap/db0003db002805/8923042BAB34D35EC12579AC00309447.aspx) to illustrate this concept.A video interview with Heikki Soljama, head of ABB's marine business can be found on ABB's YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AH46X2czMd0&feature=youtu.be)

AZZURRO Semiconductors, a pioneer and leader in GaN-on-Si technology has won two new members to its advisory board: the former CTO of Agilent Dr. Roland Haitz as well as former Siemens and Infineon top executive Dr. Karl Platzoeder."Extending the advisory board with technical experts in the field of LED and Power Semiconductors is an excellent move to further increase our corporate competence in these markets", said Erwin Wolf CEO of AZZURRO Semiconductors. "It will make AZZURRO a company of excellence in deeper understanding of market requirements and map these to R&D development roadmaps."Dr. Roland Haitz is the former CTO of the Semiconductors Product Group at Lumileds' parent Agilent. As AZZURRO is using its proprietary and patented GaN-on-Si technology for large wafers to drive down the cost of LEDs, AZZURRO is very proud to have a seasoned expert on board who coined "Moore's Law" for optoelectronics: "Haitz' Law". In his role on the Advisory Board Dr. Haitz is adding his technological and strategic experience of more than 40 years in the optoelectronics industry to strengthen further AZZURRO's delivery of its cost breakthrough technology.After studying physics in Germany, Roland Haitz joined the Shockley Transistor Research Laboratory in Palo Alto, CA. For his work with Dr. Shockley, he received his PhD degree from the Technical University Munich in 1963. After five years at the Physics Research Laboratory of Texas Instruments he joined Hewlett-Packard as R&D Manager for optoelectronic technology and component products. During his time at HP/Agilent, the optoelectronics business grew from less than 1 million USD in 1969 to more than 1.5 billion USD at his retirement in 2002. Besides his career in business he also co-founded OIDA (Optoelectronics Industry Development Association) and wrote the seminal paper that became the spark that ignited the SSL revolution of the lighting industry.Dr. Karl Platzoeder, has an accumulated 35 years' experience in Power semiconductor at Siemens and Infineon stretching from engineering responsibilities, including productization, to President and General Manager of the power semiconductor division. He was one of the major contributors making Infineon/Siemens the number 1 in the power semiconductor field. Dr. Karl Platzoeder studied physics at Munich University. He started his professional career at Siemens as R&D engineer in the Power Semiconductor Division.Later he was promoted to head of engineering and production. At this time, his department focused on high performance Diodes and Thyristors for industrial applications. In 1982 he was getting business responsibility for Discrete & GaAs- Semiconductors at Siemens and drove the low cost mass production as well as the development of chips for high frequency.In 1992 Dr. Platzoeder became President and General Manager of the newly founded Discrete & Power Semiconductor Division consolidating activities in this area at Siemens. He focused on the rapid growing markets for Power MOS semiconductors in automotive and industrial applications. From 1997 to 2006 Dr. Platzoeder was responsible at Infineon for worldwide backend production and engineering.

Nowadays, when companies are looking to replace hard disk drives (HDDs) with solid-state drives (SSDs), they most often choose lower-cost multi-level cell (MLC) SSDs instead of single-level cell (SLC) SSDs. Unfortunately, a traditional MLC SSD has three major technical shortcomings: a shorter lifespan, slower reading and writing speeds, and higher power consumption. Overcoming these challenges has become one of the most important issues facing storage manufacturers today.Fortunately, InnoDisk Corporatation has successfully solved the problems associated with most MLC SSDs with the release of the EverGreen and InnoLite series, a new generation of industrial MLC storage solutions. InnoDisk's EverGreen and InnoLite series offer budget-friendly products with longer lifespans, especially for semi-industrial applications, including POS, kiosks, automation, and thin client systems. In particular, products in the EverGreen series feature longer lifespans than other SSDs, and products in the InnoLite series have become a favored replacement of HDDs.In addition to the incredibly long lifespan of these products, InnoDisk's MLC solutions are reliable, stable, and durable. They can function in extreme environments (-40°C to 85°C), making them suitable for systems or equipment where temperature is an important factor, such as military, aerospace, and vehicle applications. InnoDisk has also incorporated customer feedback in its designs to ensure that its MLC SSDs are the best solution in the market. With a longer lifespan and higher performance, InnoDisk's MLC SSDs are the cost-effective choice for a variety of applications in a wide range of environments.InnoDisk will attend Embedded World 2012 in Nuremberg, Germany, this spring. Visitors are welcome to stop by InnoDisk's booth No. 1-119, Hall 1, to find out more about InnoDisk and its industry-leading industrial storage solutions.InnoDisk to showcase new industrial MLC storage solutions at Embedded World 2012

ATO Solution stated that it has launched 256Mb (SLC) NAND Flash Memory products developed based on its own design technology.Until recently, fabless companies have produced DRAM and NOR Flash products, but no fabless company had brought NAND Flash Memory products to the market. This was because no foundry had NAND Flash manufacturing technology and these products had been considered by those in the industry to be the province of leading international conglomerates.ATO Solution's spokesman JM Kim stated that the company has enhanced its cost competitiveness thanks to the miniaturization of products based on its own unique peripheral design technology.It has already started mass production from early this year, targeting first the Asian markets such as Taiwan, Korea, China and Japan. The company is also planning to expand its product range by adding 512Mb SLC to the low density product line-up within the 1st quarter.In contrast to high density products such as 32Gb and 64Gb, low density products are used to replace NOR-Flash products which store the program code in digital camera, feature phones, LCD TVs and Set Tops. The market is estimated at approximately 3 billion US Dollars, or roughly 10% of the total NAND Flash market.ATO Solution plans to incorporate its new products into its current main cash cow product, MCP (Multi Chip Package: one package putting NAND and DRAM wafers together), to sell to mobile phone and home appliance manufacturers.ATO Solution's CEO Chris Park believes that, "with high quality and cost competitiveness, ATO will differentiate itself from major IDMs who are focusing on very high density and competitive technology migration." He added that, "with the company's new low density products, it will be able to taking a strong position as a specialized supplier in the low density NAND Flash market and achieve synergy with its existing MCP (Multi-Chip-Package) business. The company has set a target of USD 62 million in sales for this year."In addition, ATO Solution is planning to bring to market within the year a new product called "SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface)" based on NAND Flash Cell Array technology. This new device will be able to replace the ROM BIOS in laptop PCs, which is currently covered by NOR-Flash.ATO Solution plans to showcase its products at the China IIC exhibition 2012 in Shenzhen, China, from February 23th to 25th.ATO Solution will showcase its new 256Mb SLC NAND Flash products at the China IIC exhibition 2012 in Shenzhen, China, Feb 23-25.