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PowerCloud Systems Introduces Revolutionary TenantWiFi Solution for MDU, Hospitality and Retail Markets

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Public Wi-Fi Now Delivers Private Networks

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PALO ALTO, Calif. – June 18, 2013 – PowerCloud™ Systems, a pioneer in cloud-powered networking for businesses supporting connected mobile guests, today announced TenantWiFiÔ, the industry’s most effective way to deliver a private network to individuals or businesses in shared spaces. Delivered via the PowerCloud Systems CloudCommand™ platform, this industry-first solution is ideal for apartment complexes, hospitality properties and multi-tenant retail sites such as malls. It is intended for deployments where multiple individual parties demand their own private networks but where a shared public access infrastructure makes sense for cost and roaming service reasons. Continue reading →

PowerCloud Systems Launches New PowerUp Partner Program for WiFi-as-a-Service

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Real Rewards for Channel Partners Moving to Wi-Fi Managed Services

PALO ALTO, Calif. – June 18, 2013 – PowerCloud™ Systems, a pioneer in cloud-powered networking for businesses supporting connected mobile guests, today announced its new PowerUp Partner Program for service providers using the PowerCloud CloudCommand™ platform to deliver WiFi-as-a-Service to their customers. The PowerUp Partner Program enhances the company’s existing program with improved incentives for success, training, service options, tools and resources. You can find out more at http://powercloudsystems.com/partnering.php.

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Skydog™ Surpasses Crowdfunding Goal, Announces New Offerings for Expanded Coverage

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Cloud-Powered Wi-Fi Router and Mobile App Delivers New Era of Easy-to-Use Networking 

PALO ALTO, Calif. – May 7, 2013 – PowerCloud® Systems, a pioneer in cloud networking, today announced that Skydog™, after having reached its $75,000 funding goal on Kickstarter, will extend its home network offering to larger homes and small businesses.  Skydog is a Wi-Fi router and mobile companion app that brings a user-friendly approach and innovative management functionality to home networking.  With one week left to raise post-goal funds, PowerCloud Systems has unveiled two new offers available via Kickstarter: a Skydog Wi-Fi Range Extender Kit, ideal for large homes and small businesses, and a Multi-Dwelling Skydog Four-Pack, for those who want to manage multiple networks, such as adult parents’ homes, on a single account. Continue reading →

Yodlee Financial Platform Awarded 50th Patent for Financial Gadgets

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Company’s Innovative Technology Powers Services for Top Financial Institutions and Industry Innovators Globally

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – April 15, 2013 - Yodlee® today announced that it has been awarded its 50th technology patent, this one related to “financial gadgets” as part of its financial apps, or FinApps, distribution model.  This patent announcement is a testament to Yodlee’s dynamic, cloud-based platform, which powers services for seven of the top 10 U.S. financial institutions and hundreds of other digital players, speeding innovation in banking and personal finance management (PFM ) by delivering interactive, personalized financial services based on real-time transactional data.
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SoftKinetic Powers Gesture Recognition and Control at Mobile World Congress 2013

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Gesture Interaction Leader Powering Technology from Multiple Companies at Mobile World Congress

MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS – BARCELONA – February 25, 2013 – Softkinetic, the leading 3D gesture recognition software and solution provider, today announced its technology will power gesture control solutions from several leading electronics providers at Mobile World Congress, February 25 – 28 in Barcelona, Spain. Across the show floor, companies including Intel, Marvell, and YOUi Labs will be demonstrating a range of gesture control interfaces and technologies powered by SoftKinetic’s solutions – from full body tracking in a living room experience to finger tracking on laptops and desktop computers.

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AppGratis™ Raises $13.5M in Series A Funding from Iris Capital and the Orange Publicis Fund

 

AppGratis™ Secures 1 Million New Users since U.S. Launch with Tailored App Discovery Recommendations 

PARIS – Jan. 17, 2012 - AppGratis today announced a $13.5M Series A funding round led by Iris Capital, a leading pan-European venture capital investor specialized in digital economy, with participation from the Orange Publicis Fund. AppGratis makes it easier for consumers to discover quality apps in a crowded App Store, and has seen early success by working closely with mobile app developers to offer an undiscovered paid app for free every 24 hours. The company currently averages over $1M in monthly revenue and will use the funding to further establish their stronghold as the worldwide leader in app discovery. A true global brand with 7 million users in over 30 countries and employees from twelve nations, AppGratis will be investing in top talent, expanding research and development efforts, and refining their technology as they continue to expand internationally.

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Revolve Robotics Enables Video Collaboration For Business

 

Kubi Enables Unified Communications for Businesses through Leading Applications, Strategic Partnerships

SAN FRANCISCO – Jan. 10, 2013 - Revolve Robotics, an emerging leader in mobile-controlled personal robotics, today announced that Kubi, their easy-to-use robotic tablet platform for video collaboration and telepresence applications, is now interoperable with leading enterprise video conferencing solutions. Kubi enhances existing conferencing tools by giving remote users control of the tablet through swivel, pan and tilt actions, enabling them to “look around” and interact with remote environment as if they were actually in the room. Since its initial unveiling, Kubi has received significant interest from Small-to-Medium-sized Businesses (SMBs) looking to enhance their video collaboration. Kubi now supports video collaboration with Connexus, a CSP-licensed provider of video collaboration via the cloud, Spranto, a company developing free standards-based HD video conferencing, Facetime, Skype, Google Hangouts, Cisco Jabber, Polycom RealPresence, Avaya Scopia Mobile, VidyoMobile,  and GoToMeeting.

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TI to demonstrate its innovative 3D time-of-flight image sensor chipset with SoftKinetic at CES 2013

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Hardware/software collaboration aims to accelerate adoption of gesture control in TVs and PCs

DALLAS – Dec. 27, 2012 - Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today announced it is collaborating with SoftKinetic®, a leading provider of end-to-end 3D sensor and gesture recognition middleware solutions, to grow adoption of gesture control in televisions (TVs), personal computers (PCs), and a wide variety of other consumer and industrial devices. At the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), TI will demonstrate its new 3D time-of-flight (ToF) image sensor chipset, which integrates SoftKinetic’s DepthSense® pixel technology and runs SoftKinetic’s iisu® middleware for finger, hand and full-body tracking. The TI chipset is inside 3D cameras that control a laptop and a smart TV to access and navigate movies, games and other content with the wave of a hand. The TV demonstration also features TI’s OMAP™ 5 processor, which powers an impressive natural user interface with robust gesture recognition and full-HD graphics. Continue reading →