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US Army ECBC Enters Patent License Agreement with General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products

The U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC), the premier national resource for chemical and biological defense, announced the establishment of a Patent License Agreement (PLA) and a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products -- a leading producer of biological and chemical detection systems for military and commercial applications -- during a signing ceremony Monday, Nov. 9.

12 Nov 2009

Recycling for Charities Announces Program with Kodak to Educate Consumers on Recycling of Old Cameras

Recycling for Charities (recyclingforcharities.com) today announced a partnership with Kodak in a joint effort to reduce electronic waste. The program will proactively inform consumers how to recycle their old cameras when purchasing a special KODAK EASYSHARE M320 Camera Bundle. The bundle will be available at Wal-Mart and Sam's Club exclusively in the U.S. and will contain instructions guiding consumers how to recycle their old cameras through Recycling for Charities.

12 Nov 2009

SCM Microsystems and BioID Join to Offer Biometric Enabled Access Solutions

SCM Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCMM) (Prime Standard: SMY) and BioID AG announced today that they have entered into a strategic partnership to create biometric enabled access solutions, beginning with the joint development of biometric authentication solutions for IT security. SCM's expertise in smart card reader technology and other authentication hardware, combined with BioID's state-of-the-art face, iris and voice recognition technology will enable strong, reliable, and convenient user authentication for enterprise, government and consumer applications. In addition, SCM's vast reseller network and direct relationships with government and enterprise clients offer established distribution channels for these new solutions.

12 Nov 2009

EyeNet Deploys Automatic Integrated Systems to Read License Plates in Arabic and English

Arabic character license plate recognition pioneer EyeNet Enforcement Systems with homeland security leader Developed Dimension Information Technology (DDIT) today announced the successful deployment of integrated systems that automatically scan roads and read license plate numbers in combinations of Arabic and English.

12 Nov 2009

Boulder Imaging Signs Deal to Market Vision Research's High-Speed Cameras

Boulder Imaging, Inc. and Vision Research, Inc. have entered into a distribution agreement for sales and marketing of Vision Research high-speed cameras. This partnership enables Boulder Imaging to pair-up its powerful recording and analytic systems with Vision Research’s extensive line of high-speed cameras.

12 Nov 2009

CRi Introduces inForm Image Analysis Software Based on its Machine Learning System

Cambridge Research & Instrumentation, Inc. (CRi), a leader in biomedical imaging, today announced the launch of inForm™, advanced image analysis software based on the company’s proprietary Machine Learning System (MLS). inForm solves biologists’ and cancer researchers’ challenging image analysis problems by combining fast and easy-to-use automated image processing with advanced learning features that enable the user to train the software to process images automatically.

12 Nov 2009

Daktronics to Supply Integrated Scoring Display for New Amway Center in Orlando

Daktronics Inc. (Nasdaq-DAKT), in conjunction with the Orlando Magic and the City of Orlando, announced today that it will provide an integrated scoring, video and advertising display system for the new Amway Center scheduled to open in Orlando in the fall of 2010. Installation of the first displays of the multi-million dollar system will begin in early 2010.

12 Nov 2009

AIXTRON Installs Another AIX 200/4 RF-S MOCVD System at Tokuyama R&D Center, Japan

AIXTRON AG is pleased to announce that a further AIX 200/4 RF-S MOCVD system has been installed and successfully started operation at Tokuyama R&D center in Tsukuba, Japan.

12 Nov 2009

Atmel Unveils Atmel QTouch Suite for Capacitive Touch Buttons

Atmel Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a leader in touch and microcontroller-based solutions, today announced the release of the Atmel QTouch Suite, a complete development suite for capacitive touch buttons, sliders and wheels using AVR microcontrollers. The Atmel QTouch Suite is a bundle that includes the new QT600 development kit and QTouch Studio, AVR Studio and QTouch Library SW package for AVR microcontrollers.

12 Nov 2009

Matrox Imaging Announces Stratix IV Enhances Image Processing Capabilities of Matrox Radient eCL

"With its 820K logic elements (LEs) the Stratix IV brings the processing capabilities of the Matrox Radient eCL to a new level," explains Pierantonio Boriero, Product Line Manager, Matrox Imaging. "More processing elements enable a greater amount of processing parallelism. When greater parallelism is coupled with the higher clock rates of the Stratix IV, a higher overall image processing throughput can be achieved. This is ideal for applications with high volumes of data such as electronics manufacturing and inspection, semiconductor wafer manufacturing, and medical imaging."

12 Nov 2009

DVC Machinevision Announces MIL 9 Processing Pack 2 Improves Support for Laser 3D Range Finding

MIL 9 Processing Pack 2's bead tool inspects material applied as a continuous sinuous bead, such as adhesives and sealants, and identifies discrepancies in application length, placement and width, as well as discontinuities. The allowable bead width, offset, gap and overall acceptance measure can be adjusted to meet specific inspection criteria.

12 Nov 2009

JDSU Announces Stockholders Approved All of its Proposals

JDSU (NASDAQ: JDSU; TSX: JDU) today announced the results of its Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on November 11, 2009. Stockholders approved all four proposals presented for their consideration.

12 Nov 2009

Royal Philips' Assembléon Exhibits High Speed MCP Screen Printer at Productronica 2009

Royal Philips Electronics subsidiary Assembléon is showing its new high speed, high quality MCP screen printer at Productronica 2009 (November 10-13, Hall A2, Stand 477). Assembléon's MCP screen printer has an innovative head design with variable attack angle printing, allowing it to maintain constant solder pressure independent of the stencil thickness. The single-head system also allows easy setup, and reduces maintenance by half.

12 Nov 2009

Metris Changes Corporate Name to Nikon Metrology

The corporate name of Metris is changed into Nikon Metrology NV. Under the Nikon brand, Nikon and Metris will synergize their respective strengths with regards to technology, marketing and services, thereby delivering innovative metrology products with a broad application reach to its worldwide customer base.

12 Nov 2009