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The WAVE Report on Digital Media
3D --- Media Creation --- Shared Space ---Published by 4th Wave, Inc.--- Issue #0437------------------9/24/04 |
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DAZ Productions Offers Digital Art to the Masses with Launch of Free 3D Content and Software
0437.2 Processors
0437.3 Spam Control
Commtouch Releases Its Version 4.0 Enterprise Cure for the Spam Epidemic
0437.4 Ethernet Connectivity
0437.5 Broadband in Europe
0437.6 Broadband in America
Verizon Wireless and Lucent Technologies Launch EV-DO Data Services in Additional U.S. Markets
0437.7 EEPROM Memory
0437.8 Facsimile Solutions
Panasonic Introduces High-Volume Fax-Based MFP for Corporate and Government Applications
0437.9 Household Appliances
GEMZ Corp. To Exclusively Market Nanotech-Based Safety Houselight Product
0437.10 Medtronic Recall
Medtronic Announces Nationwide, Voluntary Recall of Model 8870 Software Application Card
0437.11 Mobile Phone Antivirus
F-Secure Provides Nokia Phone Users With Mobile Antivirus Solution
0437.12 Bundled Household Software
Six Complete Microsoft Software Titles in One Make It Easier for Households to Get More Done
0437.13 Non-Line-of-Sight Broadband
WaveRider Expands its Non-Line-Of-Sight Wireless Broadband Product Family
0437.14 Industrial Motors
0437.15 Cardiology Advances
0437.16 Student Rocket Scientists
0437.17 USB Upgrade
Bird Technology Adopts Silicon Laboratories' CP2101 USB Microcontroller
0437.18 WLAN Security
Innovation Crucial to Retain Competitive Edge in WLAN Security Technologies Market
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***DAZ Productions Offers Digital Art to the Masses with Launch of Free 3D Content and Software
SALT LAKE CITY
Sept. 23, 2004
DAZ Productions will launch a free version of its 3D design package DAZ/Studio to the public beginning immediately. This offering gives first-time 3D artists the chance to load and render a pre-configured scene with two mouse clicks, producing beautiful imagery without a time or cost commitment.
To use the free DAZ/Studio, go to
create an account, download DAZ/Studio and its free content and then install. The DAZ/Studio offer includes pre-configured 3D scenes, complete with a poseable character, accessories and environments. These scenes can easily be manipulated in an intuitive interface -- character poses, shape morphs, model textures, lighting and more can all be customized in just a few mouse clicks. Advanced users can also create scenes from scratch using any of almost 3,000 DAZ products available online, including the brand-new 3D Starter Bundle for under $100. The bundle includes a comprehensive set of products designed for the first-time 3D artist including Bryce, the most widely distributed 3D landscape program.
The free download package of DAZ/Studio includes:
-- Support for Windows 98SE/2000/Me/XP and MAC OSX 10.2 and above
-- Single selection and editing of bones or objects via controls or directly in the 3D Viewport along with cameras and lights
-- Editable material properties that include surface color and texture map, bump map, transparency map, and displacement map
-- OpenGL 3D Viewport and renders as well as the 3Delight Renderman compliant renderer
-- A variety of free 3D content
***Intel's New Products Improve Features for Value-Priced PCs
SANTA CLARA, Calif.
Sept. 22, 2004
Intel Corporation has announced new products to provide cost-conscious consumers more fully featured PCs. The Intel Celeron D processor 340 and the Intel 910GL Express chipset offer solid computing reliability and value with improved features and technologies for value-priced PCs, including support for PCI Express, Intel High Definition Audio, and the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900. Combined, this platform enables consumers to experience crisp pictures and theater quality sound when doing such things as surfing the web, playing basic games, looking at photos or listening to music.
The Intel Celeron D processor 340 delivers a balanced level of technology and value for desktop PCs. Based on Intel's industry leading 90nm process technology, the Intel Celeron D processor 340 features a 256KB Level 2 cache, a 533 MHz system bus and a processor speed of 2.93 GHz. The new processor is available in the mPGA478 and LGA775 packages with the latter compatible with the Intel 915 Express Chipset family.
Intel also announced that its previously introduced Intel Celeron D processors 325, 330, and 335 now support the LGA775 package for use with the Intel 915 Express Chipset family. Previous versions of the Intel Celeron D processors worked with the 845 and 865 chipset families.
New Intel 910GL Express Chipset features for value PCs include the PCI Express bus architecture, a new, higher bandwidth bus technology providing fast data transfers, Intel High Definition Audio supporting 7.1 surround sound and the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 (Intel GMA 900) for improved graphics capabilities.
***Commtouch Releases Its Version 4.0 -- the Enterprise Cure for the Spam Epidemic; Version 4.0 Gains Momentum with Enterprise Customers as Well as Industry Analysts and Experts
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.
Sept. 23, 2004
Commtouch has announced the release of its Anti-Spam Enterprise Solution Version 4.0 -- featuring ground-breaking spam filtering performance, coupled with uncompromising accuracy and capacity to perfectly fit diverse enterprise networks.
The Commtouch Enterprise Solution Version 4.0 is an on-premises software solution supporting any email platform and is risk-free to the mail flow. Among the unique benefits Commtouch 4.0 now provides to enterprises are:
-- RPD, the only technology that detects new spam outbreaks in real-time, immediately they are distributed and before they reach the customer's network.
-- Commtouch Detection Center - analyzes non-invasively over 30 million emails daily
-- Deployment in less than 30 minutes, coupled with top level IT flexibility.
-- Effortless, fully automated operation: Once set -- no further IT involvement is needed.
-- Full user control, without user Installation
Commtouch Enterprise Solution 4.0 is available for a 30-day evaluation at:
***Rabbit Semiconductor Brings New Life to Embedded Systems with the Ethernet Connection Development Kit
DAVIS, Calif.
Sept. 22, 2004
Rabbit Semiconductor has announced the release of the Ethernet Connection Development Kit. The kit provides embedded system designers with a very cost-effective solution to add Ethernet connectivity to new and existing systems. The Ethernet Connection Development Kit includes an RCM3720 microprocessor core module (512K Flash / 256K SRAM / 1MB Serial Flash), development board with prototyping area, Dynamic C development system and complete documentation on CD-ROM, serial cable for programming and debugging, Getting Started manual, and AC adapter.
With the addition of select software modules, the low-cost RCM3720 RabbitCore becomes the hardware platform for a secure web-enabled application.
The RabbitWeb module is a rapid HTTP/HTML web development extension that can read and write program variables remotely while eliminating complex CGI programming. It also easily creates controls such as pull-down menus or control buttons on a web interface while ensuring valid input values and proper user authorization. RabbitWeb elegantly indicates input errors for easy correction and most importantly yields a 10X reduction in CGI programming and debugging time.
The File Allocation Table (FAT) File System module enables a ready-to-run serial Flash-based file system. It works with the Dynamic C HTTP server to reliably update content to the FAT such as databases and web pages. This module also supports a battery backed wear-reducing cache system to protect the file system during power loss.
The Secure Socket Layer (SSL) module provides HTTPS Security for 8-Bit Embedded Devices using the Rabbit 3000 microprocessor. Fast processing of complex encryption algorithms (up to 120 Kbits/sec) supports HTTPS with SSL version 3 and Transport Layer Security (TLS) version 1. This module is royalty- and license-free and includes a digital certificate creation utility. Existing web applications can be secured with less than 10 lines of code.
The Ethernet Connection Development Kit is available to ship immediately with a price of $199. Optional software modules are also available, starting at $159.
http://www.rabbitsemiconductor.com
***An Examination of Past, Current and Future Demand for Broadband Equipment and Services in 29 Leading European Countries
DUBLIN, Ireland
Sept. 23, 2004
Research and Markets has announced the addition of European Broadband Access Markets 2004 - Regional and Country Forecasts of Broadband Access Equipment and Service Markets Through 2010 to their offering.
In Europe, a number of countries are embracing broadband access technologies at widely varying rates, evincing a high degree of diversity. In terms of the current rate of broadband penetration, the report distinguishes between three distinct groups of countries: high (>30%), medium (>20% and <30%), and low (<20%).
In the "high" group, are the broadband leaders", which have deployed broadband access networks at a feverish pace. In contrast to other nations in the region, the broadband leaders have made considerable progress in eliminating the so-called "broadband gap" in the local loop. Included in this group are Belgium, Denmark, France, Netherlands, Switzerland, and Iceland.
In the "middle" group are Austria, Germany, Luxembourg, the UK, Spain, and Sweden. Most of these countries will join the high group in several years due to their rapid progress in extending the reach of broadband.
The progress of the high and middle groups of countries, however, remains elusive in the remaining European countries, which comprise the "low" group. Found in this group are many Eastern European countries, which tend to have relatively low GDP, cable TV penetration, teledensity and market liberalization and competition. They are Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russia, the Slovak Republic, and Slovenia. Of this group Estonia, which has a very high rate of Internet penetration and government policies supportive of broadband, is the clear leader.
Also included in the low group are Ireland, the Southern European countries of Italy, Portugal, and Greece; and the Scandinavian countries of Finland and Norway.
The diversity of Europe is further emphasized by differences in the number of broadband subscribers. The clear leader in terms of the number of broadband subscribers is France, followed by Germany, the UK, Italy, and Spain.
Europe's broadband diversity is also reflected in variations in the technology mix of individual countries. In most countries DSL is the technology of choice, however, cable modem technology, as will be seen, plays a very important role in countries where cable TV penetration is relatively high. In France, for example, cable modem technology is particularly widespread, a stark contrast to Italy where cable TV networks are most rare and consequently cable modem technology is not utilized.
Report Parameters
The differential patterns of broadband uptake achieved by the three aforementioned groups of European countries give rise to a number of questions:
- Has broadband subscribership reached its zenith in the so-called "high" countries?
- Will all of the high countries duplicate, or even overtake, France's impressive rates of broadband penetration?
- Will all countries of the middle group catch up with the high countries? If so, how long will it take to close the gap?
- Will market opportunities for broadband equipment sales in the high countries gradually dry up as market saturation is reached?
- Will the major market opportunities for broadband equipment sales in the future lie within the second group of countries?
- What are the overall market opportunities for broadband equipment sales and broadband Internet access service in each of the twenty-nine European countries covered in this report?
The purpose of this report is to answer these and related questions with respect to the residential and small business segments in order to thoroughly understand the current and future status of broadband in Europe.
This is done comprehensively by analyzing the current adoption and by forecasting the future market penetration of five different broadband access technologies, DSL, cable modem, FWA (fixed wireless access), broadband satellite, and FTTX (fiber to the home and small business) within the context of 29 countries. In so doing, the report sizes the broadband equipment and service markets in each of the major countries of Europe.
For more information visit
http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c5299
***Verizon Wireless and Lucent Technologies Launch EV-DO Data Services in Additional U.S. Markets
BEDMINSTER, N.J. & MURRAY HILL, N.J.
Sept. 23, 2004
With Monday's upcoming expansion of Verizon Wireless' third-generation (3G) wide-area BroadbandAccess network to include 14 major metropolitan areas and 24 airports across the United States, Verizon Wireless is offering its enterprise customers mobile high-speed data services that are changing the way people do business. Developed with a range of users in mind, the BroadbandAccess network allows large enterprises, small-medium businesses and mobile professionals to conduct business anytime, anywhere in the BroadbandAccess coverage area via a secure, true high-speed data connection with typical user download speeds of 300-500 kilobits per second (kbps).
The BroadbandAccess network is based on CDMA2000 1xEV-DO equipment, software and services provided in part by Lucent Technologies.
Beginning Monday, the BroadbandAccess network will be available in Atlanta; Austin, TX; Baltimore; Kansas City, KS/MO; Los Angeles; Miami/Fort Lauderdale, FL; Milwaukee; New York; Philadelphia; Tampa, FL and West Palm Beach, FL., in addition to Washington, DC, San Diego and Las Vegas and 24 airports from coast to coast.
BroadbandAccess allows enterprise customers to access information when they are out of the office at speeds that are faster than those offered via any other commercially available wide-area wireless data service in the United States. With data transmission bursts of up to two Megabits per second (Mbps), BroadbandAccess customers can download a one Megabyte e-mail attachment (for example, a small PowerPoint presentation or a large PDF file), or receive three digital pictures (each 400 x 600 pixels) in less than 30 seconds. Customers can also use this high-speed data service to view rich graphic content, video, music and more.
http://www.verizonwireless.com
http://www.thenewsmarket.com/verizonwireless
***FREEPROM Memory Offers Non-Volatile Storage in Mixed-Signal ICs for Real-World Applications and Operating Conditions up to 150 Degrees C
POCATELLO, Idaho
Sept. 24, 2004
AMIS Holdings, Inc., parent company of AMI Semiconductor, has confirmed that it is developing an EEPROM memory module based on its 0.35-micron (I3T) smart power technology. Known as FREEPROM, the module will increase the company's non-volatile memory (NVM) capabilities for mixed-signal products.
Designed to provide NVM functionality for calibration or data gathering, the FREEPROM memory will reinforce AMI Semiconductor's position as a real System-on-Chip (SoC) provider for the automotive, medical and industrial industries. The memory module will complement existing flash and OTP memory options that AMIS already offers on this technology platform to the OEMs in these markets.
AMI Semiconductor's FREEPROM memory module will be available for all devices based on the company's CMOS 0.35-micron semiconductor technologies. These include I3T Smart Power mixed-signal technologies that allow system designers to integrate complex digital circuitry, embedded microprocessors and high-voltage functionality into a single IC. AMIS technology experts are leveraging a NVM concept already implemented and in production in C5 and C3 technologies.
The FREEPROM module will be developed in the native semiconductor process, eliminating the need for an extra layer. This will help to keep cost of the technology, to which the module is added, steady. It is anticipated that the new memory module will meet the requirements of the AEC Q100 "grade 0" product qualification process for temperatures up to 150 degrees C and endurance up to 100,000 write cycles. The first products embedding this capability are already in development and will be released to production by Q3 2005.
Panasonic Introduces High-Volume Fax-Based MFP for Corporate and Government Applications
SECAUCUS, N.J.
Sept. 23, 2004
With Super-High-Speed Scanning, up to 19-ppm Network Printing and One of the Industry's Largest Automatic Document Feeders, Panafax UF-8000 Sends and Receives Multipage Documents Quickly and Reliably
Panasonic's new UF-8000 boasts outstanding speeds and feeds. Not only does the latest fax product from Panasonic have the capability of scanning at a quick 0.7 seconds per sheet, the UF-8000 also features a 100-sheet automatic document feeder, one of the largest in the industry. In large corporations, government agencies and other business environments that transmit high volumes of fax documents, these features translate into a powerful productivity-enhancing tool that optimizes document delivery. The UF-8000 carries an MSRP(1) of $2,245.00.
With an optional SD memory card, the UF-8000's standard 12MB memory expands to 512MB and users can store and auto-dial up to 1,000 phone numbers. Accessing stored phone numbers and email addresses is easy using Quick Name Search. Just type in the first letter of the recipient's name on the QWERTY keyboard, scroll through the listings appearing on the display, and select the contact name.
As soon as the first page of a multipage fax is scanned, the UF-8000 begins dialing. Super G3 transmission with JBIG compression image coding can take place in as few as 2.7 seconds per letter-size page while additional pages are being scanned, saving time and increasing productivity. At this speed, 100 pages would take just over a minute to scan.
Panafax Desktop and Panasonic Document Management System (P-DMS) software give the UF-8000 efficient, powerful document management and processing capabilities. Using Panafax Desktop, a fax can be transmitted directly from a PC. And with P-DMS, documents can be edited and scanned documents shared right from the desktop using simple drag-and-drop operation.
Network scanning, an option on the UF-8000, ensures that virtually any kind of document -- even handwritten notes and sketches -- can be digitized, converted to a PDF or TIFF file, and then sent to a networked PC.
As for duplex scanning, just feed in the first side of each page, then turn the document over and feed in the other side. The document is stored, transmitted and printed in duplex at the destination site. For users with a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) server, the UF-8000 functions as an LDAP client, providing easy access to email addresses or fax numbers stored on a mail server.
In addition to serving as a dedicated fax, the UF-8000 comes standard with a built-in network board and Ethernet LAN port, allowing it to be set up as a network printer with speeds up to 19 ppm that can be used by PCs on a LAN. A standard USB 1.1 interface allows direct connection to a dedicated PC. The UF-8000's standard 600 x 600 dpi print quality can be improved to 1200 dpi-equivalent x 600 dpi by adding the optional PCL printer module. The UF-8000 produces crisp, clean prints with superior legibility and halftone gradations.
The UF-8000 comes standard with duplex printing. And the easy-to-use graphical printer driver offers full control of versatile printing functions right from the desktop. The network status monitor lets users see at a glance print job status, paper jams, device configuration and more.
Check & Call lets the user stay ahead of the preventive maintenance curve by automatically reporting low- toner status and certain mechanical problems to a service center, while the Remote Diagnostics System enables expert off-site technicians to quickly troubleshoot and provide solutions via telephone line or the Internet.
The UF-8000's clean, simple design uses little space. With its cube-like profile, its footprint is just 17.7"w x 16.5"d x 17.6"h.
Available options for the UF-8000 include:
-- Dual-line Communication Port
-- Internet Fax/Email/Network Scanner Kit
-- 550-Sheet Paper Tray
-- PCL Printing
http://www.panasonic.com/office
***GEMZ Corp. To Exclusively Market Nanotech-Based Safety Houselight Product; Company Will Refocus on Product Marketing; Changes Agreement with Terra Solar Development Corp.
NEW YORK
Sept. 22, 2004
GEMZ Corp. has announced that it will exclusively market a nanotechnology-based illuminated safety house number sign being developed by Terra Solar Development Corp. (TSDC). Mountable almost anywhere, without wires, the product will be marketed in versions for up to four and up to five numbers, and will be brightly visible day or night. The high efficiency of the nanotechnology-based photovoltaic cell recharges the device for a week on only eight hours of daylight. Unlike existing devices, direct sunlight is not required. This product meets a widely-felt need. Products of this type have been recommended by police and emergency workers; however existing products have been too expensive and have too short a life to be suitable for mass marketing.
The product is expected to be available for sampling in the fourth quarter of 2004. Pricing has not been announced but is expected to be very competitive with older, more limited solutions.
***Medtronic Announces Nationwide, Voluntary Recall of Model 8870 Software Application Card
MINNEAPOLIS
Sept. 23, 2004
Medtronic, Inc. announced a voluntary recall that involves all Version AAA 02 Model 8870 software application cards in the U.S. that are used in conjunction with all Model 8840 N'Vision Clinician Programmers. This action has been classified by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a Class I Recall. The FDA defines a Class I recall as a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
The recall is limited to the affected software application cards and does not include drug pumps or any other devices implanted in patients. Patients are not required to take any action as a result of this recall.
The affected software application cards were distributed from December 2002 until May 2004. Medtronic no longer distributes the affected versions of the software cards.
Medtronic became aware in August 2003 that some users had mistakenly entered a periodic bolus interval into the minutes field, rather than the hours field, potentially resulting in drug overdoses. Data entry errors have been related to seven serious injuries and two deaths. The previous model 8870 software application card did not provide a label for the hours/minutes/seconds fields; the new software has this labeling.
This issue is limited to programming the SynchroMed and SynchroMed EL pumps. Programming of the SynchroMed II pump is not affected by this recall because AAA 02 software does not interface with the SynchroMed II pump.
Medtronic developed replacement software for SynchroMed and SynchroMed EL that provides additional information and clarification of the time intervals designed to help the user mitigate the risk of this data entry error. The company is now voluntarily recalling the previous version (AAA 02) software and providing an upgraded version, AAD 02, at no charge to all clinicians using the Model 8840 N'Vision Clinician Programmer. In the United States, 3,218 affected software cards were distributed, and more than half of these cards already have been retrieved and replaced.
As part of the recall, Medtronic is recommending that clinicians always use the latest Model 8870 software application cards, AAD 02, in the U.S. Medtronic is reminding clinicians to pay particular attention to selecting the appropriate time field when entering time duration or time intervals before updating the pump. Medtronic is working with the FDA to ensure that all affected clinicians are notified of the issue.
The clinician programmers are computer-like, external controllers used to set and adjust drug dose or infusion rate. The programming is done upon initial implant of the pump, and approximately every two to three months thereafter when the pump is refilled.
0437.11 Mobile Phone Antivirus
***F-Secure Provides Nokia Phone Users With Mobile Antivirus Solution
HELSINKI, Finland
Sept. 23, 2004
F-Secure Corporation has announced that its automatic antivirus solution, F-Secure Mobile Anti-Virus, will be available to users of the Nokia 6670 smartphone introduced this week.
F-Secure Mobile Anti-Virus is the most comprehensive and the first commercially available solution for protecting Symbian OS smartphones against harmful content, from undesired messages to malfunctioning applications. It provides real-time, on-device protection and automatic over-the-air antivirus updates through a patented SMS update mechanism and HTTPS connections.
The new Nokia 6670 imaging smartphone provides effective and reliable communication for mobile professionals. It features a number of productivity applications, such as, e-mail with attachments, personal information management (PIM), web browser and easy synchronization of data in addition to an integrated megapixel camera.
The Nokia 6670 is the first device that has been tested for compatibility with the new antivirus software. The users of the new phone will have a free one-month test period of the F-Secure Mobile Anti-Virus service. The software can be downloaded from the F-Secure website, and customers will find a link to the download site via Nokia.com product pages. After the free trial period, it is possible to purchase continuation to the antivirus update service directly from the mobile phone or through F-Secure eStore.
The Nokia 6670 users will get access to the software when the first phones will be available in October. Other Nokia Series 60 phone users can purchase the software from F-Secure eStore later.
In addition to the hardware vendor cooperation announced this week, the F-Secure Mobile Anti-Virus service has already been piloted and tested in several operator networks. The operator service is based on a partnership model, where F-Secure hosts the production environment and maintains the service platform, and the virus protection service is sold and marketed by the operator and its sales channel. For the operators, a wireless antivirus service is preventive insurance against end user support load, terminal downtime, negative user experience and bad publicity.
0437.12 Bundled Household Software
***Six Complete Microsoft Software Titles in One Make It Easier for Households to Get More Done
REDMOND, Wash.
Sept. 23, 2004
Nearly half of all Americans say they turn to the PC to achieve personal goals such as getting more organized and being more productive. To help transform those goals into reality, Microsoft Corp. has announced the latest version of its home productivity software, Microsoft Works Suite 2005, which offers six popular software titles in one affordable package.
Works Suite 2005 delivers Microsoft Word 2002 and the latest versions of Microsoft Works, Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia Standard, Microsoft Money Standard, Microsoft Picture It! Premium, and Microsoft Streets & Trips. This comprehensive package enables consumers to keep track of the household schedule, complete homework assignments, edit photos, manage personal finances and more using their home PC.
Market research firm Gartner Inc. estimates that nearly 100 million computers will be replaced this year and another 120 million will be exchanged in 2005. Works Suite provides two options for consumers who want to upgrade their computing capabilities. Those who are looking to extend the life of their existing PC can simply give their machine a digital makeover for less than $100 with the new software package. Consumers who are in the market to buy new hardware can head to popular suppliers for affordably priced PC offerings preloaded with Microsoft Works Suite.
Microsoft Works Suite 2005 provides powerful tools to accomplish everyday tasks, including many new and enhanced features. It is available in stores now for $99.95 (U.S. estimated retail price), before a $20 (U.S.) ($40 CAN) mail-in rebate.
http://www.microsoft.com/discover
0437.13 Non-Line-of-Sight Broadband
***WaveRider Expands its Non-Line-Of-Sight Wireless Broadband Product Family
TORONTO
Sept. 24, 2004
WaveRider Communications Inc. has expanded its portfolio of NLOS wireless products with the launch of its NCL5000 Series. Operating in the 5.8 GHz spectrum and using OFDM technology, the new NCL5000 Series of bridges/routers offer WaveRider customers an affordable high-bandwidth backhaul and enterprise connectivity solution for their wireless networks.
With data throughput speeds of up to 72 Mbps, the NCL5000 Series is ideal for backhaul applications, enabling wireless Internet service providers to expand their WaveRider networks to new communities or regions. The NCL5000 Series provide a cost-effective solution for telecommunications companies to reach new subscriber areas and with a range of up to 20 miles is an alternative to T1 connections.
WaveRider's NCL5000 Series includes three versions of the 5.8GHz bridges/routers, each with fully-integrated high gain antennas designed for outdoor installations, and can provide an industry leading 400mW (26 dBm) output power. This combination of OFDM technology, high output power and high antenna gain means that the NCL5000 Series can be deployed in severe near/non-line-of-sight conditions, including multi path, dense foliage and other geographic impediments and still deliver quality, high speed data throughput.
A fully integrated outdoor modem including PoE (Power over Ethernet), coupled with WEB based configuration and management tools ensures low cost of installation and ownership.
WaveRider's Last Mile Solution is the world's first fixed wireless broadband product to deliver true non-line-of-sight Internet connections in the license-exempt spectrum. WaveRider's LMS is distinguished in the industry by its user-installed indoor antenna, and product performance which enables broadband connections through buildings, tree canopies and other line-of-sight barriers.
WaveRider's LMS systems have been deployed by service providers in more than 90% of the states in the U.S. WaveRider's customers have now made wireless broadband service accessible to hundreds of thousands of potential subscribers.
***DRS Technologies Introduces New Line of High-Performance Permanent Magnet Motors for Industrial Applications
HUDSON, Mass.
Sept. 22, 2004
DRS Technologies, Inc. announced the launch of a new line of high-power, high-torque, permanent magnet motors for the industrial marketplace.
The new motor line, the Cedar Series, includes motors ranging in power from 250 to over 2,000 horsepower (HP). The Cedar Series motors are available through the company's DRS Electric Power Technologies unit in Hudson, Massachusetts, and Canopy Technologies, LLC, a Houston, Texas-based company formed by DRS and Elliott Company, Inc. Elliott Company, headquartered in Jeannette, Pennsylvania, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ebara Corporation (TSE: Code no. 6361), one of the world's largest manufacturers of industrial pumps and related equipment.
The Cedar Series motors are competitively priced and well suited for pumps, fans, well drilling systems, material feed systems, mining equipment, conveyors, hoists and offshore system applications.
The model CR32-50 radial field brushless permanent magnet motor, the first in the Cedar Series, is rated for 500 HP at 3,000 revolutions per minute (rpm), with a maximum speed of 3,600 rpm. The CR32-50 is capable of producing a continuous torque of 1,300 lb.-ft. at stall speed (0 rpm). When combined with DRS's High-Performance Drive (HD) 500, the motor can be operated at variable speeds from stall to rated speed and at a full range of torque up to its maximum continuous torque rating.
A key advantage of brushless permanent magnet motors is the significant reduction in weight and size over equivalently rated conventional electric motors. The CR32-50 weighs approximately 500 lbs., has a width of 18.9 inches and a length of 17.3 inches, and requires approximately 5,000 cubic inches of space. A conventional motor with an equivalent rating typically would weigh over 2,500 lbs. and require over 15,000 cubic inches of space.
The Cedar Series motors build on the high-performance machine designs and electromagnetic technologies developed over the past twenty years by DRS Electric Power Technologies. DRS Electric Power Technologies' recent developments include the world's largest, commercially available off-the-shelf permanent magnet motor, the PA 57 with 1,000 HP, and the design of the world's largest, single-application permanent magnet motor and electronic drive unit that will provide approximately 50,000 HP of ship propulsion power targeted for the U.S. Navy's DD(X) next-generation multi-mission destroyer.
Medtronic Announces Market Availability of the Driver Coronary Stent on the Next Generation Multi-Exchange - MX2 - Coronary Stent Delivery System
SANTA ROSA, Calif.
Sept. 23, 2004
Medtronic, Inc. has announced approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and full U.S. market availability of the Driver Coronary Stent System on the Multi-Exchange (MX2) Coronary Stent Delivery System. By pairing the new MX2 Delivery System with the proven Driver cobalt-alloy stent, physicians will now have a short-wire delivery system to deploy the popular Driver stent and treat coronary artery disease.
During a stenting or angioplasty procedure, the physician uses a delivery system to properly place and implant a coronary stent or balloon in a coronary artery. The new MX2 Delivery System features a low profile, flexible shaft that is compatible with short (190 cm) guide wires. The system facilitates fast and easy wire exchange during an angioplasty or stenting procedure and does not require an assistant to operate. The system allows the operator to exchange wires during the procedure, while maintaining the wire position at the lesion site and without removing the entire system.
The MX2 platform is only available in the United States for use with the Driver Coronary Stent System. Medtronic intends to expand the use of MX2 platform to other leading products, including the Sprinter and NC Stormer balloons.
The Driver Coronary Stent System
The Driver Coronary Stent leverages Medtronic's long-standing expertise using cobalt chromium alloys. This alloy permits the Driver stent to feature ultra-thin struts, providing physicians with the additional flexibility they need for tracking through tortuous anatomy and for reaching difficult-to-access lesions. The stent's small cells (which each measure around 1 millimeter squared) allow the Driver stent to offer excellent support and coverage of the lesion, even when deployed in tortuous anatomies.
Finally, because its cobalt-based alloy is denser than stainless steel, the Driver stent maintains optimal radiopacity, which means that it can easily be viewed under fluoroscopy. As a result, the physician can precisely place the stent and clearly view the clinical result within the coronary anatomy.
0437.16 Student Rocket Scientists
***ZiLOG Announces Unmanned Space Mission!
SAN JOSE, Calif.
Sept. 23, 2004
ZiLOG, Inc. announced this week that it is to sponsor the ARLISS (A Rocket Launch for International Student Satellites) Project, a collaborative effort between students and faculty at Stanford University Space Systems Development Program and other educational institutions from around the world, and high power rocketry enthusiasts in Northern California, to build, launch, test and recover prototype satellites, miniaturized to fit inside a soft drink can (called 'CanSats') in preparation for an Earth orbit or Mars orbit space launch.
ZiLOG's sponsorship entails its involvement in XPRS (Extreme Performance Rocket Ships) III, an event for rocket enthusiasts which takes place this weekend -- September 24, 25 and 26 -- at Black Rock Playa, a dry lake bed 100 miles North of Reno, Nevada. Over the course of the weekend, Steve Pope, ZiLOG's Senior Principal Design Engineer, will launch four ZiLOG rockets carrying various payloads (including flight computers and video cameras), all using ZiLOG Flash microcontrollers (MCUs) -- Z8 Encore! and eZ80Acclaim! These launches will be filmed by G4Tech TV for broadcast at a later date. Furthermore, Pope filmed a short documentary about ZiLOG's rocket project for NBC's 'Tech NOW' which will air on Saturday September 25 at 6:30pm PST.
The ARLISS Project
The ARLISS Project began in 1999 with a yearly trek to the Black Rock Playa. During the event each year, students from the US and Japan provide electronic gadgets to put in amateur high power rockets launched by members of Aeropac -- the Northern California High Power Rocket Club. These rockets take the gadgets up to an altitude of about two miles where they are ejected and return to earth on a small parachute. During the parachute descent, these gadgets perform various functions such as taking picture, measuring temperatures and vibrations for which the data is sent down by radio to receivers on the ground.
Further information
-- To find out more about ZiLOG's products, log onto
-- For further information on this weekend's event, log onto
-- The Northern California High Power Rocket Club can be found online at
-- More information about Steve Pope's projects can be found at
***Bird Technology Adopts Silicon Laboratories' CP2101 USB Microcontroller; Highly-Integrated USB to UART Bridge Controller Upgrades RS232 to USB
AUSTIN, Texas
Sept. 22, 2004
Silicon Laboratories Inc. announced that Chongqing Bird Technology Co. LTD. has adopted Silicon Laboratories' CP2101 USB to UART bridge controller for its new cellular phone interface cable. The CP2101 is an ideal solution for Bird's mobile handset data cable for upgrading legacy UART, RS232 and RS485 systems to USB.
The CP2101 is the first single-chip USB to UART bridge, offering the most highly-integrated solution for converting data traffic between UART and USB formats. It includes a complete USB 2.0 full-speed function controller, bridge control logic and a UART interface with transmit/receive buffers and modern handshake signals. The device also features on board EEPROM, a voltage regulator, a USB transceiver and an integrated internal oscillator, eliminating external components typically required in USB applications.
The CP2101 is available in a very small 5 x 5 millimeter MLP. Full driver support is provided so that customers do not have to develop new USB drivers. The development kit is available for $49 and includes everything required to immediately begin the system design: IDE, target board, cables and power supply.
***Innovation Crucial to Retain Competitive Edge in WLAN Security Technologies Market
PALO ALTO, Calif.
Sept. 22, 2004
New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, World WLAN Security Technologies Market, reveals that this market generated revenue of $135.2 million in 2003.
Faced with constantly changing standards and protocols, WLAN security providers will have to continuously develop innovative solutions that take advantage and stay ahead of current security standards as well as fully satisfy customers' needs.
This profusion of prevailing standards is confusing end users and forcing them to consider upgrading or even replacing their earlier deployments. End users are increasingly questioning the interoperability, upgradeability, and compatibility between the various standards, since they are naturally reluctant to adopt solutions that might soon require replacement.
Apart from all the standards-related confusion, clients also have to decide on the most appropriate and cost-effective solution for their specific situation. This often causes delay in their WLAN deployments and increases vendors' costs as they try to educate clients about the best possible solution for their needs.
This can prove to be particularly challenging for new solutions providers that already have to contend with significant competition from existing network solution providers. Incumbent vendors are developing increasingly effective solutions for WLANs and have a strong advantage in terms of prior relationships with potential enterprise customers.
World WLAN Security Technologies Market is a detailed analysis of the global market for WLAN security technologies and covers dedicated security appliances, mobile virtual private networks (mobile VPNs), stand-alone WLAN security software, and performance monitoring and intrusion detection systems. It discusses major issues such as the possible effects of industry-wide standards and the legislative framework governing WLANs. Executive summaries and interviews are available to the press.
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