Northeast Ohio Venture Development Organization Invests in InSeT Systems (14349)
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- JumpStart Inc., the Northeast Ohio venture development organization that accelerates the growth of innovative early-stage businesses and ideas, recently announced an investment commitment of $400,000 in InSeT Systems LLC, which is developing real-time tracking and communications systems for underground mines.

LXE Introduces Bluetooth® Ring Scanner and Enhances HX2 Wearable Computer. New 8650 Wearable Bluetooth Device Delivers Comfortable Bar Code Scanning for Mobile Workers (14338)
ATLANTA – LXE Inc., the mobile logistics business of EMS Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ELMG), announces the introduction of the 8650 Bluetooth Ring Scanner for use by mobile workers in a multitude of supply-chain environments. The small, lightweight 8650 ring scanner rests on the finger, with the Bluetooth module worn comfortably on the back of the hand or the wrist. The Bluetooth module pairs with any Bluetooth-enabled handheld, wearable, fixed-station or vehicle-mount computer and reliably transmits critical data from up to 30 feet away. This gives the operator the unprecedented movement necessary to perform bar code reading tasks quickly and in comfort.

Kiva Systems uses SolidWorks Software to Revolutionize the Warehouse with Robots (14289)
Kiva Systems Inc. is using SolidWorks 3D CAD software to revolutionize the concept of the warehouse with the company #65533; system of autonomous orange robots that speed around distribution centers deftly picking goods for shipping.

Conserve Time and Eliminate Unnecessary Foot Travel with a Mobile Powered Workstation by Newcastle Systems (14245)
Newcastle Systems’ NB Series Mobile Powered Workstations are designed to hold and power a variety of equipment that includes computers, industrial printers, barcode scanners and more. This provides a fully mobile workstation that allows operators to perform their tasks wirelessly in a facility, warehouse or distribution center. Typical applications for the NB Series include inventory management, mobile ondemand label printing, shipping & receiving, and cross docking.

Advantech Launches 15" Pentium M Industrial Panel PC (14235)
The Industrial Automation Group of Advantech introduces the IPPC-6152A 15” XGA TFT LCD Industrial Panel PC with a 2 GHz Intel Pentium M processor. A front-accessible USB design, a DDR2 memory bus that supports up to 2 GB, a slim CD-ROM drive, and two PCI expansion slots, makes the IPPC-6152A one of the most feature rich HMI devices on the market today.

Amazon to Locate New Midwest Distribution Center in Whitestown, Indiana (14225)
WHITESTOWN, Indiana - Global online retailer Amazon.com, Inc. will open a new automated fulfillment center here, creating more than 1,200 new jobs by 2010

Consortium to Open National Nanoelectronics Research Center in Indiana (14190)
SOUTH BEND, Indiana - IBM and the Semiconductor Research Corporation have announced plans to open a new $61 million nanoelectronics research center on the campus of the University of Notre Dame, creating new research opportunities to develop atomic-scale technologies that will drive future innovations in computing.

Firesync™ Modular Vision Sensor Platform Allows For Rapid Development of Machine Vision (14168)
LMI Technologies, Inc. has developed a complete modular vision sensor platform of hardware and software components under its FireSync™ brand. The system allows fast and easy integration of components into a scalable machine vision system along with microsecond synchronization.

BRINGING CONTEXT TO VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS HALLMARK OF NEW DIGITAL SIGNAGE SOFTWARE FROM OMNIVEX (14113)
CONCORD, ONTARIO, Omnivex Corporation, the premier provider of digital signage software, announced today a new digital signage platform called MoxieT based on the latest technologies from Microsoft. Moxie’s role is to improve the process to rapidly develop and deploy digital signage networks, and significantly lower the cost to operate these systems. This patent-pending technology will enable content developers, network operators and marketing managers to take advantage of the latest advances in Windows graphics capabilities and network management, and tie them directly to real-time information.

U.S. Army CERDEC conducts military field tests with UltraCell XX25™ Reformed Methanol Fuel Cell for Portable Power (14050)
FORT MONMOUTH, N.J., The communications-Electronics Research, Development, and Engineering Center’s Army Power Division has recently completed prototype field tests at the Joint Readiness Training Center with the Ultracell XX25 Reformed Methanol Fuel Cell. This is the first experiment and training mission of its kind and demonstrates a huge step forward for fuel cell technology.