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.

Quanmax, a leading embedded computing technology leader, announced the newest addition to the QDSP series: QDSP-2060. The QDSP-2060 is equipped with the Intel Huron River platform which provides better computing performance with the high integration of the 2nd Generation Intel Core i3/i5/i7 processors and QM-67 chipset for variety of industrial applications. It features Intel iAMT 7.0 supported, DDRIII 1066/1333 SODIMM memory (optional up to 8GB) , 2.5-inch HDD or SSD, RJ-45, WI-FI, 3G, 1x USB3.0 and 4x USB2.0ports, thus easily meets a broad range of customer requirements. The QDSP-2060 has LED lights to indicate power, storage and WI-FI status LED at front I/O. It also provides high performance and a user-friendly interface for automation demands.The QDSP-2060 is ideal for digital signage, kiosks, retail, hotels, quick service restaurants etc… Simply connect the QDSP-2060 to an external display device such as LCD TV, plasma TV, or CRT, and your personal advertisements or information can be displayed to audiences any time, any place via HDMI, DVI-I or DP. The QDSP-2060 has a tiny size with metal housing, and fits all-size displays via VESA mounting.With high-performance computing technology, and HD display ability, digital signage players can download videos and images from servers rapidly and accurately. This is significantly helpful for schools and hospitals where real-time information is required. LCD screen size varies wildly, so it is critical for manufactures to design embedded system in a compact size - the QDSP-2060 has a compact size in 200x35x153mm (WxHxD) and light weight in 1.2kg.Quanmax Inc. is an innovator in various vertical markets with superior engineering capability and manufacturing reliability. We specialize in providing semi/full custom solutions to meet customers' unique requirements in many industrial applications.In addition, we emphasize on product life cycle management and quality control to offer high performance, high quality and cost-effective products to the market faster. Our diverse product portfolio covers Industrial Motherboards & SBCs, Embedded Systems, Industrial Panel PCs and Network Security Appliance. For more information, please visit us at http://www.quanmax.com/The QDSP-2060 features rich I/O ports, easy installation and maintenance, and dual display with independent content integration.

Industrial Automation may increase productivity and reduce costs for end customers, but it is becoming increasingly difficult to develop large projects when different technologies are required. That's why more and more businesses are working to develop relationships that can deliver a platform approach – thus reducing end customer's interoperability risks.National Instruments (NI) is a US company and producer of automated test equipment embedded hardware, and graphical design software that transforms the way engineers and scientists around the world design, prototype, and deploy systems for test, control, and embedded design applications. Their "LabVIEW" software is known worldwide and used in many applications that graphically design test,measure, and control systems.Advantech is a Taiwan based company and a global leader in the automation and embedded industries, delivering hardware and software solutions and services across multiple vertical markets. Industrial Automation is one of their divisions whose portfolio includes: Human Machine Interfaces (HMI), embedded automation computers, industrial touch panels, and video surveillance solutions amongst many others.As the industrial landscape continues to move toward a more automated smarter environment, engineers implementing monitoring and control applications encounter increasingly complex systems. Such industrial control systems often consist of independent controllers managing specific, individual tasks.As these distributed systems increase in complexity, control and monitoring tasks must be divided among several controllers networked together and ensuring proper operation of these kind of distributed industrial processes requires the input of system managers and operators. Communication and interoperability for these systems requires a new graphical software approach. The ability to view a system through software, with layers of abstraction and models of computation enables a domain expert to lead the innovation for smarter systems and empower a smarter planet.The distributed system also requires new approaches for visualization. Devices like Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs) offer direct interaction while web services and remote displays offer additional access to the system. LabVIEW supports visualization through multiple Oss including Window and Linux while also offering integrated web services capabilities for communication to embedded displays, smartphones, and tablets.To provide a more complete platform offering, NI was looking to integrate HMI hardware platforms with their LabVIEW software to enable customers to integrate a complete system and ensure SW interoperability. NI has a Partner Program that works with key product partners to deliver more complete platforms with first class LabVIEW integration,clear technical alignment and strong product support. Robert Jackson, who is a senior Product Manager at NI and manages the NI Product Partner Program said, "Our goal is to deliver hardware and software solutions to our customers that include NI core technology platforms and well integrated complimentary products that are compatible with LabVIEW. What we liked about working with Advantech was their sales team was open and responsive to our needs and worked to communicate these to the Advantech corporate team. They also offered a nice wide breadth of hardware that matched our needs for platform completion."National Instruments is a worldwide organization with a presence in almost every region of the world. They have direct offices in over 40 countries and regions. Advantech sells its products and services through a sales and marketing network that spans 64 cities in 22 countries. Together, they offer comprehensive total solutions and services backed by global logistics support. This enables Advantech and NI customers to continuously develop innovative technologies that impact millions of people worldwide.

All utility businesses - whether it is water, electricity or gasoline - face one common challenge while maintaining their service quality: the maintenance of complex utility lines, and related management and monitoring work. Utility lines may stretch more than several thousand kilometers. If they are only manually managed in a traditional way, it would be difficult to effectively increase efficiency.Under traditional methods used to make sure inspection personnel are conducting patrol routines following assigned routes and making correct and timely observations - or perhaps to make sure a maintenance crew carries out regular on-site work - management may only be able to utilize patrol sheets that are signed by the crew when a task is completed. However, human errors may be unavoidable. Therefore, many utility businesses in Europe and the US have already started adopting IT solutions to assist their inspection work.If PDAs, RFID chips or GPS devices are used, the process of the crew's patrol and the time of their arrival can all be displayed in real time at the information center through the Internet, allowing the management to have real-time understanding of the utility lines' conditions and make timely judgment and decisions.Photo: Using the GPS/PDA reporting system to handle operations such as routine pipeline patrol and inspection can avoid errors created by weather conditions and false reports by personnel assigned to the work. It can simplify the on-site inspection process and boost efficiency. (Provided by Getac)Using IT to collect information and create benefitsInformation collected from the patrol and maintenance of utility lines can be used in a more valuable way if IT solutions are employed. Information collected during patrol from naked-eye observations or tool detections concerning the conditions of the lines and equipment - such as pressure, temperatures and the extent of corrosion to the devices - can all be stored in the database and used as a reference for future maintenance work or purchase of new equipment.Take Formosa Plastics Group's production plants for example. Since the plants started adopting PDA solutions in 2005, the number of such devices used has already reached about 1,000. After reaching the destination, the inspection crew first signs in through RFID on the site. The inspection information is stored in the PDA and taken back to the office directly. The information does not have to be processed a second time, which saves the crew the trouble of keying in the information again and reduces the chance of making mistakes. It is a great help in terms of accuracy or reducing working hours.Formosa Technologies Consultant Eric Chang pointed out that the time required for patrol personnel to enter data will become shorter and shorter. For some longer inspection routes, the working hours required can be reduced to 1.5 from two, a drop of 25% that helps boost efficiency much.For standard patrol work, the format of data input and control interface can have modularized designs, making it much easier to adopt PDA solutions. However, in some cases, management can become very demanding because of the plant's large area, huge number of devices and complex conditions of the utility lines. In such cases, a modularized design may be impossible and it would be difficult to accomplish real-time control.Chang believes that to handle anomalies in real time, information richness is very important and one needs to at least have a good grasp of the equipment's history. Therefore, the IT tools will need to provide not only input functions, but also access to data. However, the screens of PDAs are too small, making it difficult for on-site personnel to read historical files, such as the drafts of the equipment or utility lines. Tablet PCs may serve the purpose better.Photo: Employing IT solutions to establish utulity line inspection systems allows personnel to handle all kinds of situation through the IT tools in real time. (Provided by Getac)Furthermore, IT tools' capabilities of enduring harsh environments are also very important. Getac Technology Marketing Manager Richard Lee pointed out that Getac, when providing sewer maintenance solutions to Berliner Wasserbetriebe, discovered that along Berlin's 9,500km network of sewer pipelines there were a total of 200,000 openings for discharging water that was mixed with mud and all kinds of elements, making it a very harsh environment for maintenance work. Durable and high-performance computers with reliable functions and easy-to-use interfaces would be needed to help the personnel of Berliner Wasserbertriebe with their work even under the worst weather conditions, enabling smooth collection of data that could be used by headquarters or the use of other geographic information system (GIS) applications to greatly enhance and improve staff efficiency.Wireless communication technology provides real-time informationAnother utility line inspection-related IT solution is based on wireless data transmission technology. For example, Taipei's Water Department currently has more than 100 monitoring points and the inspection personnel, in addition to making regular patrols to see whether the equipment is damaged or to check data to determine water pressure or turbidity, have also started using GSM text messages to report back information about leakage.Collecting more information can also help utility businesses face a future that will see more drastic climate changes. For example, by referencing historical records a water service can predict how water should be allocated in the future to maintain stable water pressure and save water resources.However, the adoption of IT solutions for inspection of water pipelines needs to resolve the problems concerning the adaptability of the solutions in the face of such harsh conditions as high temperatures, moisture and soil erosion. The solutions must also be usable for at least 10 years. Furthermore, to ensure stability, the trial run may last as long as half a year. These are challenges that IT players must meet when tapping such a market segment.Lee pointed out that for example, South East Water in England has a water supply pipeline network of 14,000km, providing basic services to 2.1 million users through over 900,000 pipe fittings connected to various commercial and residential buildings. For the company, monitoring and handling water leakage has always been a major priority.Lee noted that currently South East Water has its pipeline inspection personnel using Getac V200 rugged and rotatable notebooks on transportation vehicles. When not being used in the vehicles, the notebooks can be quickly converted into tablet PCs to allow engineers to view information and execute functions that may be impossible to do on a small screen.If the system reports any leakage, engineers can quickly confirm the location through the vehicle's built-in GPS and identify the nearest cut-off valve. They can then use Getac V200 to analyze the problem and use its built-in 3G communication module to send real-time messages to the back-end technical support department.If the issue cannot be resolved, engineers can decide to call in a team of technicians for the repair work and report the whole situation to headquarters directly.Photo: Through the RIS system, utility businesses can quickly and accurately acquire real-time information concerning the positions of utility lines, their related facilities and topography of the surrounding environments. (Source: CPC)Equipment weight and battery life are the keysIn fact, it is not jut about efficiency. When actually working on-site, patrol crews may encounter some problems using IT tools. Tablet PCs may be a help for information search, but the crew may be already carrying with them a lot of other equipment. For example, to prevent odors at plants in Mailiao, inspection personnel need to bring along the electronic nose. And if they are asked to carry the extra weight, the chance of personnel protesting is naturally higher.In the long run, though, the use of IT tools to provide applications such as picture taking and positioning (track records) will increase the efficiency of utility line inspections. If future solutions can integrate other sensing devices (such as temperature and quake sensors), it will make on-site work easier and more acceptable for the on-site personnel.The implication is that apart from paying attention to the IT tools' robustness, the CPU's computing speeds must be higher. And since a pipeline inspection routine may require 2-3 hours to complete, it would be inconvenient if on-site personnel must carry spare batteries. Therefore battery life must last at least four hours to meet demand.Be prepared and plan carefullyWhether it is a PDA or tablet PC that one is adopting, there will be challenge as far as changing the habit of on-site personnel. "Money and technology are not the problems; the problems mostly lie in the people," said Chang. "The staff at the beginning will resist, but as long as the user interface continues to improve, they will slowly get used to it and accept it."Water and electricity supply networks and related equipment have usually existed for a long time with large numbers and numerous types of lines. There are also many legal restrictions to the allocation of budgets and purchases. Therefore, adopting IT solutions to achieve significant upgrades and replacements will require more careful planning.Chang pointed out that data must first be well organized to enable a smooth input of the needed data into the database. "One must be certain what kind of equipment information must be collected and if necessary, patrol routes must be re-planned. Different organizations will have different demands, and before adopting the IT solutions, preparation must be well done," Chang said.Lee suggested that utility businesses' IT solutions can be looked at from two perspectives - hardware and software. As utility businesses have complex working environments, related work can be generally divided into several service sectors: patrol of water resources; inspection of pipelines and underground channels; inspection of field and urban electricity grids; oil and natural gas exploration and production management; and mineral exploration, mining and transport management. In different areas and applications, one should choose an appropriate combination of software and hardware solutions.For hardware, Lee believes that the most important thing is whether the solutions provide complete product lines and can adapt to the complex working environments of utility businesses. The oil and natural gas industries may even call for solutions certified for non-explosion proof and safety. If an IT player's product lines are complete, it can meet the timely needs of utility businesses to boost management efficiency.As for software, Lee pointed out that the management applications adopted by public utility businesses are rather complicated, ranging from asset management, roster management, positioning and navigation assistance, information access and collection, to access to work manuals. In addition to customizing solutions for specific utility businesses, such as their demand for mobility, the utility businesses' enormous influence on people's rights must also be taken into consideration. Therefore considerations must be taken to see which applications are more urgently needed. The use of a system can be maximized if it is developed with actual needs and work flow in mind.About Getac Technology CorporationGetac Technology Corporation, founded in 1989, listed on Taiwan Stock Exchange, is one of the key subsidiaries of MiTAC-Synnex Business Group, the third largest computing group in Taiwan with 21.5 billion dollars revenue in 2010. Getac Technology corporation's main business encompasses two main categories; namely ruggedized computing solutions and plastic and metal component module business. Please visit Getac's website for more information.

Nvidia and ZTE have announced the ZTE Mimosa X, the first smartphone to be powered both by the Nvidia Tegra application processor and its Icera modem, which came to Nvidia through its Icera acquisition in mid-2011.The Mimosa X is powered by the Nvidia Tegra 2 mobile processor, featuring a dual-core CPU and GeForce GPU, and the Nvidia Icera 450 HSPA+ modem, comprising baseband and RF processors. It will run Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0), feature a 4.3-inch qHD (960 by 540) screen, rear 5-megapixel and front cameras, and 4GB of storage expandable to 32GB.The ZTE Mimosa X will deliver multimedia capabilities, including advanced audio distribution profile (A2DP), Dolby sound, digital living network alliance (DLNA) compatibility for easy sharing of content, HD video record and play, dual microphones, and built-in gyroscope.The Mimosa X will be launched around the second quarter of 2012.ZTE Mimosa X smartphone with Tegra 2 processorPhoto: Company