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New InspectEdge Tool from Cognex Helps to Find Edge Cracks in Solar Wafers

Cognex Corporation (NASDAQ: CGNX) today announced In-Sight® Explorer 4.4, a new software release for its In-Sight vision systems. In-Sight Explorer 4.4 adds new color tools, improved calibration and expanded data access within its EasyBuilder® configuration software, and expands support for larger line scan images. The new software also introduces InspectEdge™, a powerful and easy-to-use new family of tools for detecting edge defects and inspecting edge pairs.

10 Feb 2010

Vitesse Semiconductor Unleashes Jaguar Ethernet Devices for Carrier Ethernet Applications

MPLS & Ethernet World Congress 2010 – Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation (Pink Sheets: VTSS) today introduced the Jaguar™ family of Ethernet devices designed specifically for service provider Carrier Ethernet applications. Utilizing a new architecture from Vitesse, this family offers an optimized feature set that is critical for transitioning today’s TDM circuit-switched networks to modern, packet-based Ethernet networks. This transition enables carriers worldwide to provide expanded services to users of wired and wireless networks. With the Jaguar family of devices, Ethernet services are delivered faster with greater flexibility at a lower cost.

10 Feb 2010

NEC Electronics America to Display its LED Lighting Technologies in Light Conference 2010

NEC Electronics America, Inc. today announced it will showcase the breadth and depth of its expertise in LED lighting technologies during the Strategies in Light Conference 2010 (booth #501), February 10-12, at the Santa Clara Convention Center. Demonstrations will highlight the company’s cost-competitive, intelligent digital-control solutions for a range of high-brightness (HB)-LED lighting applications, including street lighting, entertainment and architectural lighting, and residential and commercial retrofitted lighting.

10 Feb 2010

Prime Sun Power Plans to Develop 500MW Solar Power Plant Projects by 2013

Prime Sun Power Inc. (OTCBB: PSPW), is positioning itself as a clean energy utility company with an emphasis on the development, construction and operation of its own and third party utility-scale photovoltaic power plants. The company is focusing on photovoltaic solar power generation in Europe, particularly in Italy, Greece and Turkey.

10 Feb 2010

North Texas Super Bowl Booth Features Iconic LED Displays from Daktronics

North Texas Super Bowl Booth Features Scaled Version of Iconic LED Board

10 Feb 2010

Launch of New Fiber Optic Solution Based on NanoStructures Technology

Fiber Connections Introduces a revolutionary fiber optic interconnect solution based on nanoStructures™ technology. ™Trade mark of Corning Inc.

10 Feb 2010

Daktronics Provides New LED Scorer's Tables for NBA

Orlando Magic fans are enjoying a new digital addition at games this season. Daktronics (Nasdaq-DAKT), in partnership with Van Wagner Dorna U.S.A. and the Magic, provided five sections of its popular LED scorer’s tables.

10 Feb 2010

Rite Track Acquires All NXP 90-S Series Tracking Equipment

Rite Track, Inc., based in West Chester, Ohio announced today that it recently acquired all of the 90-S Series equipment from NXP’s Fishkill Fab that closed late last year. The purchase provides Rite Track with a vast supply of 9X inventory, insuring an uninterrupted flow of spare parts and systems for their 9X customers. Integration of this inventory began late last year and is now available to Rite Track customers with significant savings. In 2003, Rite Track negotiated the purchase of the SVG 9X product line from ASML and continues to provide sales and technical support worldwide for any 9X end users.

10 Feb 2010

Optelec Announces New 1X Magnification in ClearView+ HD Desktop Video Magnifier

Optelec, world leader in innovative and life-changing assistive technologies for the visually impaired and blind, announces the new 1X magnification functionality in the flagship Optelec ClearView+ High Definition (HD) desktop video magnifier.

10 Feb 2010

Clare Unveils New 3Arms Optically Isolated SCR AC Power Relay

Clare, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of IXYS Corporation (NASDAQ:IXYS), today announced the availability of the CPC1966, 3Arms AC Power Relay. The CPC1966 is an AC solid state switch utilizing dual optically isolated power SCRs as an integrated alternative to discrete optocoupler and Triac circuits. The device provides a blocking voltage capability of 600Vp. In addition, zero-cross circuitry ensures AC load switching while minimizing the generation of transients.

10 Feb 2010

Bremer Bank Employs Epson’s CaptureOne Check Scanners for Remote Deposit Capture

CaptureOne™ Delivers Outstanding Reliability, Flexibility and Workflow Efficiency for RDC

10 Feb 2010

Panasonic Releases Two New Full HD 3MOS Camcorders

Panasonic today introduces two additions to its 2010 line of camcorders, the Panasonic HDC-HS700 and HDC-TM700, both Full High Definition (HD) 3MOS camcorders with 1920 x 1080 resolution. The new Panasonic HD camcorders combine 1080/60p recording – allowing them to capture expressive video without detail loss or Moire pattern – with an advanced 3MOS system that produces vivid, true-to-life colors and excels in darkly-lit environments. The new HDC-HS700, records both to its large 240 GB Hard Disk Drive or to an SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Card. The HDC-TM700 has 32 GB of built-in memory as well as capability to record to SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Cards, and is the successor to last year's popular and award-winning HDC-TM300. Both models have a 35mm wide-angle Leica lens and a manual ring for creative flexibility.

10 Feb 2010

Ball Aerospace Completes Stray Light Testing of OLI Telescope for NASA

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has successfully completed stray light testing of the Operational Land Imager (OLI) telescope assembly for NASA's Landsat Data Continuity Mission.

10 Feb 2010

MRV to Demonstrate OptiSwitch Carrier Ethernet Access Products at MPLS and Ethernet World Congress

MRV COMMUNICATIONS, INC., today announced that its OptiSwitch carrier-class Ethernet access product line will participate as part of the European Advanced Networking Test Center (EANTC) multi-vendor interoperability demo at the MPLS & Ethernet World Congress 2010 event held Feb. 9-13 in Paris. MRV is a leading networking company with a full line of packet-optical transport (P-OTS), carrier Ethernet, 40G networking and out-of-band networking products.

10 Feb 2010

LaserCard Launches New Optical Security Media ID Credentials

LaserCard Corporation (NASDAQ:LCRD), a leading provider of secure ID solutions, today launched its newest generation of multi-technology ID credentials. Compliant with key North American and European identity program standards, the cards enable governments to meet the demanding requirements of both North American registered border crossing and European foreign resident card programs. LaserCard will showcase its EU-compliant credentials at Secure Document World in London, February 9-19, booth C11.

10 Feb 2010