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Asetek
San Jose, CA (PRWEB) December 10, 2012
Asetek, Inc. announced today that it has been selected to perform a $ 2 million project to retrofit of a major Department of Defense (DoD) data center with its innovative direct-to-chip liquid-cooling technology. The product, called RackCDU (short for Rack Coolant Distribution Unit), cost-effectively brings high-performance liquid-cooling directly to the hottest elements inside every server in a data center. The net result is more than 50% cooling cost savings, oftentimes having an immediate payback.
Data center cooling accounts for roughly 5% of all electricity consumed by the United States federal government. Multiple Federal mandates are driving the DoD to increase energy efficiency, increase the use of renewable energy and to consolidate data centers. Similar mandates affect data centers operated by other departments of the Federal government.
This project, which will be managed through DoD?s Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP), will leverage Asetek?s innovative technology to convert an existing air-cooled enterprise data center into a high-performance liquid-cooled enterprise data center, without disrupting operations during the transition, and with significant improvements in energy consumption, density (enabling consolidation within existing facilities), and creating opportunities to reuse energy, a form of renewable energy under the Federal mandates.
Asetek is the world?s leading supplier of in-chassis liquid-cooling systems for the desktop and workstation PC markets, with more than 1.3 million units in the market today, and products sold through major brand names, such as HP, Dell, Intel and AMD. This ESTCP project will be the first major deployment of Asetek?s technology in a DoD data center.
?The Department of Defense has become very serious about improving data center efficiency, and they are seeking new approaches to address this mission-critical problem,? said Andre Eriksen, Asetek?s CEO and founder. ?Hot water direct-to-chip liquid-cooling is a powerful approach that can capture more than 80% of the heat generated by a data center and remove it from the building, where it can be cooled for free by ambient air or even reused for building heating and hot water. No power what so ever goes in to actively chilling the water.?
Asetek chose Johnson Controls Federal Systems, a business unit of Johnson Controls, the global leader in building efficiency, for installation and integration of the system. Johnson Controls Federal Systems has significant experience in systems integration and data center retrofits at DoD installations around the globe.
?Retrofitting any data center requires a careful balance of optimizing efficiency while maintaining performance and managing risk. These priorities are especially important to our Department of Defense customers,? said Mark Duszynski, Vice President Johnson Controls Federal Systems. ?This new liquid cooling technology has the potential to shape the future of this industry and will provide a low cost retrofit solution that can be applied to virtually all data centers.?
The National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) will analyze energy efficiency performance, savings, lifecycle cost, and environmental benefits of RackCDU across all of DoD?s data centers. McKinstry, a leading data center monitoring and efficiency firm, will install investment grade monitoring and collect data results. Measured, validated energy savings and performance results will qualify Asetek liquid cooling technology for broader adoption across the DoD.
For more information about RackCDU, please contact Steve Branton, Director of Asetek’s Data Center Division, at steve(dot)branton(at)asetek(dot)com.
About Asetek
Asetek is the world?s leading provider of energy-efficient liquid cooling systems for data centers, servers, workstations, gaming and high performance PCs. Its products are used for reducing power and greenhouse gas emissions, lowering acoustic noise, and achieving maximum performance by leading OEMs and channel partners around the globe.
Asetek?s products are based upon its patented all-in-one liquid cooling technology, with more than 1.3 million liquid cooling units deployed in the field. Asetek cooling technologies are available to DIY and enthusiast builders through Intel
Unlimi-Tech Software?s FileCatalyst Selected by Bell Media for Accelerated Content Delivery
Ottawa, ON (PRWEB) November 27, 2012
Bell Media, Canada’s premier multimedia company, offers a multitude of content to viewers, including news, sports, and entertainment programs for television, radio, and digital platforms. The company has regular exchanges of material to and from outside parties, making file transfer a critical and continual process. With many file transfers occurring with outside production units, FileCatalyst provided a quicker way to accommodate the exchange of high-definition source material with outside partners such as animation and design studios, music production companies, as well as product vendors who receive test material.
To further meet their needs, Unlimi-Tech provided FileCatalyst Workflow and FileCatalyst Direct Server with full backup configuration for high availability. FileCatalyst Workflow manages the content submission process for Bell Media by enabling contributors to easily submit large files, with full tracking at every stage through a browser interface. FileCatalyst Direct is an accelerated file transfer solution made available by installing the FileCatalyst Server and one of many client side options.
?Our file transfers are now much faster and more secure than with our previous server. We also needed a new, simpler approach to file transfer that users of any level could understand and FileCatalyst was able to deliver that,? says Mathew Sherman, Senior Manager, Creative Technology at Bell Media. ?The support team at FileCatalyst was tremendously helpful and accommodating during our initial testing, proof of concept, and final implementation of the FileCatalyst Workflow and Direct solutions.?
“We are very excited to be helping Bell Media improve the reliability and speed of their file transfers with FileCatalyst Workflow and FileCatalyst Direct,” says John Tkaczewski, President of Unlimi-Tech Software. “Both solutions help to address Bell Media?s needs for accelerated file transfer with large media files, while simplifying the administration process for IT and the submission process for contributors.?
About Unlimi-Tech
Located in Ottawa, Canada, Unlimi-Tech Software is the creator of FileCatalyst, the world’s leading accelerated file transfer solution. Founded in 2000, the company has more than a thousand customers in media & entertainment, energy & mining, gaming and printing, including many Fortune 500 companies as well as military and government organizations. FileCatalyst is a software platform designed to accelerate and manage file transfers securely and reliably. FileCatalyst is immune to the effects that latency and packet loss have on traditional file transfer methods like FTP, HTTP or CIFS. Global organizations use FileCatalyst to solve issues related to file transfer, including content distribution, file sharing and offsite backups. For more information, please visit http://www.filecatalyst.com.
Blind Judoka Documentary – Blind Judo Athlete On Road To Gold Was Selected As One Of The Best Nonprofit Videos of 2012 By Team Members of ProductionHub.
Redmond, WA (PRWEB) November 29, 2012
TakePart.com, the digital arm of Participant Media Productions learned of the work, mission and vision of the Blind Judo Foundation and was so inspired, they corporately were determined to create a documentary. After contacting the two Co-Founders, Coach Willy Cahill and Ron C. Peck and researching the Foundation, they were further assured and inspired to tell a story.
The documentary is based around a blind individual initially discovered at the Olympic Training Center Camp in Colorado Springs, CO. Campers were being introduced to various sports for the blind. Willy Cahill of Cahill’s Judo Academy, the former US Olympic and US Paralympic Judo Coach was introducing the sport of Judo.
One of thirty-five camp attendees stood out as having exceptional athletic talent for Judo. This potential Judo candidate was invited to Cahill’s Judo Academy in San Bruno, CA. It wasn’t long thereafter that Jordan Mouton was hooked and ready to dedicate herself to the sport of Judo.
The Blind Judo documentary is inspirational with a surprise ending and will bring tears to your eyes and warmth to your heart. Blind and visually impaired individuals learn about building confidence, character, making commitments, learning humility, respect and responsibility through training in a sport called Judo.
ProductionHUB is an online marketplace for Broadcast TV, Motion Pictures, Pro Video, Live Events, Corporate and Digital Media Production.
The Blind Judo Foundation is a nonprofit organization that introduces blind and visually impaired individuals starting as early as the age of six and young adults. In 2013 our blind and visually impaired wounded warriors returning for Iraq and Afghanistan will be recruited to the sport of Judo.
Help make a difference in the life of a blind and visually impaired individual with a year-end 100% tax deductible donation so the Blind Judo Foundation can continue its mission of empowering the blind with introductions and training in the sport of Judo at Blind Judo Foundation or contact Ron Peck at 1-425-444-8256 or roncpeck(at)blindjudofoundation(dot)org
Dot-to-Dot Puzzle Book by Monkeying Around Selected in Kern County Family Magazine?s 2012 Top Toys
Rochester, NY (PRWEB) November 26, 2012
Monkeying Around, publisher of the award-winning dot-to-dot puzzle books, is pleased to announce that ?The Greatest Dot-to-Dot Adventure: Book 1? has been selected by Kern County Family Magazine as one of their Top Toys for 2012 under the Big Kids section. Searching for only the best toys designed to delight, teach and entertain kids without breaking the bank, the connect the dot book is one of only 18 toys that made the cut in the November issue. Since its release in June 2012, this marks the 4th consecutive award the 17th book in the Greatest Dot-to-Dot series has achieved.
The Greatest Dot-to-Dot Adventure carries on creator David Kalvitis? tradition of skillfully utilizing dots to create the most amazingly complex and artistic dot-to-dot puzzles to ever hit the market.
The Greatest Dot-to-Dot Adventure – Book 1 begins following a guide, an imaginative young boy searching for the missing pieces of a mysterious gift. Together, visitors will navigate challenging puzzles and unearth secret clues to discover new species of dots and spectacular views. Images of what the young boy in the story sees ?connect? as the missing pieces of the mysterious gift come together. The Adventure Book contains two triple page foldouts and one jaw-dropping four-page foldout with over 2,600 dots ? the largest dot-to-dot in print to date!
On its Top Toys for 2012 list, Kern County Family Magazine praises the book for its originality: ?Not your typical dot-to-dot, this mind-bending activity book is the 17th in the Greatest Dot-to-Dot series by David Kalvitis featuring amazingly complex interactive puzzles.?
?My goal was to raise the connect-the-dot bar even higher with this new ‘Adventure’ series,? Kalvitis says. ?With the complex interacting puzzles and the new story line, The Greatest Dot-to-Dot Adventure Book is even more interactive and exciting than ever before.?
Kalvitis says the new Adventure Book has been wildly popular, breaking sales records for the company. ?People love this dot to dot book, and it makes a great gift idea for older kids. I?m thrilled to have it recognized as a Top Toy for 2012 by Kern County Family Magazine.?
For more information about Greatest Dot-to-Dot Adventure – Book 1 or other dot-to-dot puzzle books, visit http://www.monkeyingaround.com.
About Monkeying Around
Dot -to-dot publisher, Monkeying Around, was founded in 2000 by puzzle creator David Kalvitis. Kalvitis is a lifelong puzzle and game fan, has a Fine Arts degree from Syracuse University and previously operated a graphic design business in Upstate NY for 13 years. Since 2000, Monkeying Around has been dedicated to offering innovative dot-to-dot products that will delight and entertain children and adults of all ages. Monkeying Around produces “The Greatest Dot-to-Dot Books in the World,” a challenging collection of unique dot-to-dot surprises and variations. The company also publishes “The Greatest Newspaper Dot-to-Dot Puzzles,” pocket and travel sized collections of weekly syndicated puzzles, in the pages of USA newspapers. In 2007, the first of four “Greatest Dot-to-Dot Super Challenge? books was introduced. David Kalvitis is currently working on the next Greatest Dot-to-Dot Adventure Book.
Cory Uttech of Sheboygan Selected as Grand Prize Winner of Lambeau Leap Sweepstakes
Green Bay, WI (PRWEB) November 21, 2012
The Green Bay Packers, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Robert Haack Diamonds have selected a grand prize winner of the Lambeau Leap Sweepstakes after 10 randomly selected finalists came to Lambeau Field on Nov. 20 and performed their best Lambeau Leap.
The final phase of the sweepstakes included a Lambeau Leap training, Q-and-A session and photograph opportunity with Packers wide receiver James Jones for 10 finalists. Following the Lambeau Leap training, the finalists went on a stadium tour, which ended on the field where each finalist had the chance to show their best Lambeau Leap to Bret Eulberg of Robert Haack Diamonds, who judged the competition.
The grand prize winner of the sweepstakes competition is Cory Uttech of Sheboygan. Uttech will make his leap at halftime during the Packers-Lions game on Dec. 9, the first ever time that a fan has been given the chance to do so during a game. In addition to his leap into the stands, Uttech also will receive four club seats to that game, four VIP sidelines passes, a game ball, a Packers jersey with Uttech?s name on the back and a one-night accommodation in Green Bay. All finalists received a jersey autographed by Jones.
The 10 finalists were randomly selected from 35 semifinalists, who received gift cards to the Packers Pro Shop and Robert Haack Diamonds.
The other finalists were Jane Beutin, South Milwaukee; Heidi Mabie, Plymouth; Steven Geary, Madison; Sharon Guenther, Onalaska; Cindy Buchkowski, Mosinee; Adam Roberts, Fond du Lac; Jake Wickman, Shawano; Jeffery Nyberg, Pleasant Prairie; and Tom Finiak, Franklin.
For more information on the sweepstakes, visit http://www.jsonline.com/theleap.
CuddleUppets Selected for 2012 PAL Award, UK Toy Talk Award for ?Best Cuddly Toy? of 2012
New York, NY (PRWEB) October 31, 2012
Jay@Play has been awarded a 2012 PAL Award for CuddleUppets and the UK Toy Talk Award for ?Best Cuddly Toy? of 2012!
The PAL Award is the only industry recognition focusing on the best toys, games and books that not only entertain, but also inspire kids and caregivers to engage in rich communication and interaction. The Toy Talk Awards are unique to the UK and they cover the entire world of toys from a consumer perspective.
?Children got right into pretend play as they took on the character of their life-size puppet. Language learning is enhanced when children role-play, using voices and dialogue associated with their character,? said Sherry Artemenko, speech and language expert and CEO/Founder of the PAL Award and Playonwords.com. ?CuddleUppets can be used for active puppetry or take a rest and engulf little ones in a cuddle. The funniest was when Mom came in the room, took one look at the CuddleUppets and said, ?Can I have one? Do they make them in grow up sizes???
CuddleUppets are both playful puppets that encourage creative play and practical blankets. Their soft plush head can be used as a small travel pillow for children on planes, cars or in daycare while the fuzzy blanket keeps small children warm. CuddleUppets have also received the 2012 Dr. Toy Awards for Best Vacation Children?s Product and Best New Pick, the PTPA Media Seal of Approval and are TravelingMom.com approved.
CuddleUppets are machine washable and cost less than twenty dollars, making them an affordable gift. Pink Ladybug and Magic Unicorn join the existing CuddleUppet family of Pink Poodle, Blue Elephant, Purple Monkey, Yellow Puppy, Brown Bear and Green Crocodile. CuddleUppets are now available in select retail stores including: Toys R? Us, Meijer, CVS/pharmacy, Rite Aid, Kroger, Safeway, Sears, and Walgreens in addition to http://www.cuddleuppets.com and http://www.amazon.com for $ 19.99 plus shipping and handling.
About Jay@Play:
Jay@Play International was established in 2004 and is a Hong Kong-based company with a showroom in New York City. The company’s products are distributed internationally through companies that promote all of their brands on television. Following the worldwide success of its best-selling Shamzees, MushABellies, Totally KooKoo and Happy Nappers product lines, Jay@Play introduced CuddleUppets in 2012. Little Miss Muffin by Jay@Play is a proud sponsor of Share Our Strength?s Great American Bake Sale. Jay@Play International is a subsidiary of Jay Franco & Sons, the industry leader in the home-furnishing industry.
Pacific Links International Selected to Enter into Exclusive Negotiation to Acquire Two Signature Golf Courses on Maui ? Royal Ka?anapali and Ka?anapali Kai
Honolulu, HI (PRWEB) September 26, 2012
Pacific Links International, title sponsor of the Pacific Links Hawai?i Championship, hosted at its Kapolei Golf Club on O?ahu, Sept. 12 ? 16, announced today that it has been selected to enter into exclusive negotiations to acquire two 18-hole courses on the Hawaiian island of Maui ? Royal Ka?anapali and Ka?anapali Kai.
Boasting breathtaking views of Maui?s scenic coastline and lush mountains, the two adjacent courses are situated near Lahaina on the northwestern shore. With the acquisition of these courses, Pacific Links International expands its presence to Maui, which has been voted ?Best Island in the World? by readers of Cond
500friends Selected by AlwaysOn as an AlwaysOn Global 250 Winner
San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) July 10, 2012
500friends, the premier social loyalty solution for retailers, today announced that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the AlwaysOn Global 250 winners. Inclusion in the AlwaysOn Global 250 signifies leadership amongst its peers and game-changing approaches and technologies that are likely to disrupt existing markets and entrenched players in the Global Silicon Valley. 500friends was specially selected by the AlwaysOn editorial team and industry experts spanning the globe based on a set of five criteria: innovation, market potential, commercialization, stakeholder value, and media buzz.
500friends and the AlwaysOn Global 250 companies will be honored at AlwaysOn?s tenth annual Innovation Summit at the Computer History Museum on July 23th, 2012.
This two-day executive gathering that highlights the significant economic, political, and commercial trends affecting the global technology industries. Innovation Summit?s goal is to identify the most promising entrepreneurial opportunities and investments in the global tech industry.
?This year?s AlwaysOn Global 250 companies have been shaken up by the recent surge in on-demand and mobile innovation. This year?s crop of robust, innovative applications has launched a complex world of interconnected, sophisticated data being used by a voracious consumer and business userbase. Coupled with a massive smartphone and tablet adoption, the opportunities for this year?s winners are unlimited,? says Tony Perkins, founder and editor of AlwaysOn. ?The 2012 AO Global 250 winners are driving the technology market into new, uncharted territory, representing the highest-growth opportunities we?ve seen in the private company marketplace in the history of the Global Silicon Valley.?
The AlwaysOn Global 250 winners were selected from among thousands of domestic and international technology companies nominated by investors, bankers, journalists, and industry insiders. The AlwaysOn editorial team conducted a rigorous three-month selection process to finalize the 2012 list.
500friends is the leading provider of social loyalty solutions to the retail category. Its white label platform, LoyaltyPlus? provides retailers with a flexible, scalable and comprehensive social loyalty marketing solution. Retailers deploying the social loyalty and crm capabilities are able to reward their customers not just for their purchase activity, but for their advocacy: referrals, writing reviews, user generated content submission, sharing and recommending products, and more. Integrated with a comprehensive social analytics suite, and compatible with the leading ecommerce solution vendors for reviews, email, and social sign on, LoyaltyPlus has established itself as the go to solution for retailers seeking to materially impact the lifetime value of their customer relationships.
?We are honored to be recognized again by AlwaysOn for our innovative approach to social loyalty marketing. Our solution was built specifically to meet the needs of retailers and we are working tirelessly to deliver on our commitment to fundamentally disrupt loyalty marketing by leveraging the power of social, said Justin Yoshimura, CEO, 500friends. ?This award underscores our momentum as retailers continue to validate our solution by selecting 500friend?s LoyaltyPlus? platform as their solution of choice to turn shoppers into loyal customers and loyal customer into advocates.?
Other 500friend?s recent accolades include the AlwaysOn OnMedia Top 100 Private Companies (2012) and the 2012 eTail Rising Star in Service Technology award.
A full list of all the AlwaysOn Global 250 winners can be found on the AlwaysOn website at:
http://www.aonetwork.com/AOStory/Announcing-2012-AlwaysOn-Global-250-Top-Private-Companies
About 500friends
500friends is pioneering the next generation of loyalty marketing with its award-winning white-label social loyalty software-as-a-service platform, LoyaltyPlus(TM). Flexible, scalable, and lightweight, LoyaltyPlus helps retailers large and small to kickstart either new loyalty programs or provide social wraps around existing programs and help retailers and brands move customers up the loyalty curve to advocates. A 2010 Y-Combinator graduate, the company brings together more than 60 years of e-commerce expertise and the team has supported such brands such as Nike, American Express, Sears, Shutterfly, TicketMaster, Orbitz, Williams-Sonoma and Continental Airlines. Based in San Francisco, the company is funded by Crosslink Capital, Intel Capital, Y-Combinator, and well-known individual investors such as Jeff Fluhr, Steve Newcomb, Naval Ravikant, and Chris Yeh. For more information, please visit http://www.500friends.com, or follow us on Twitter @500friends.
About AlwaysOn
AlwaysOn is the leading business media brand networking the Global Silicon Valley. AlwaysOn helped ignite the social media revolution in early 2003 when it launched the AlwaysOn network. In 2004, it became the first media brand to socially network its online readers and event attendees. AlwaysOn?s preeminent executive event series includes the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit, OnMedia, OnHollywood, IMPACT Venture Summit Mid-Atlantic, Venture Summit East, OnDemand, Venture Summit Silicon Valley, OnMobile, and GoingGreen Silicon Valley. The AlwaysOn network and live event series continue to lead the industry by empowering its readers, event participants, sponsors, and advertisers like no other media brand.
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TubeMogul Selected as an AlwaysOn Global 250 Winner
Emeryville, CA (PRWEB) July 10, 2012
July 10, 2012 – TubeMogul, the top real-time media buying platform for video advertising, announced today that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the AlwaysOn Global 250 winners.
The AlwaysOn Global 250 winners were selected from among thousands of domestic and international technology companies nominated by investors, bankers, journalists and industry insiders. As part of that process, KPMG and the AlwaysOn editorial team conducted a rigorous three-month selection process to finalize the 2012 list.
Inclusion signifies leadership amongst its peers and game-changing approaches and technologies that are likely to disrupt existing markets and entrenched players worldwide. TubeMogul was specially selected by the AlwaysOn editorial team and industry experts spanning the globe based on a set of five criteria: innovation, market potential, commercialization, stakeholder value and media buzz.
TubeMogul will be honored at AlwaysOn?s tenth annual Innovation Summit at the Computer History Museum on July 23th, 2012. This two-day executive gathering that highlights the significant economic, political, and commercial trends affecting the global technology industries. Innovation Summit?s goal is to identify the most promising entrepreneurial opportunities and investments in the global tech industry.
Driving this award is TubeMogul?s media buying platform for video ads, which combines the branding power of digital video with the effectiveness and optimization of real-time buying. The largest global buyer of real-time video ad inventory, every Fortune 100 automotive and media company ran a campaign with TubeMogul in the past year, as well as 89% of consumer packaged goods manufacturers. Similar momentum is happening with top agencies and trading desks.
?It is great to be recognized for global leadership as we continue to expand worldwide, and we thank our brand marketer clients for making this possible,? comments Keith Eadie, VP of Marketing at TubeMogul.
?This year?s AlwaysOn Global 250 companies have been shaken up by the recent surge in on-demand and mobile innovation. This year?s crop of robust, innovative applications has launched a complex world of interconnected, sophisticated data being used by a voracious consumer and business userbase. Coupled with a massive smartphone and tablet adoption, the opportunities for this year?s winners are unlimited,? says Tony Perkins, founder and editor of AlwaysOn. ?The 2012 AO Global 250 winners are driving the technology market into new, uncharted territory, representing the highest-growth opportunities we?ve seen in the private company marketplace in the history of the Global Silicon Valley.?
A full list of all the AlwaysOn Global 250 winners can be found on the AlwaysOn website at:
http://www.aonetwork.com/AOStory/Announcing-2012-AlwaysOn-Global-250-Top-Private-Companies
About TubeMogul
TubeMogul is the only video marketing company built for branding. By integrating real-time media buying, ad serving, targeting optimization and brand measurement into its PlayTime platform, TubeMogul simplifies the delivery of video ads and maximizes the impact of every dollar spent by brand marketers. Founded in 2006, TubeMogul is based in Emeryville, CA with offices in New York, London, Sydney, Chicago, Detroit, Austin and Los Angeles.
About AlwaysOn
AlwaysOn is the leading business media brand networking the Global Silicon Valley. AlwaysOn helped ignite the social media revolution in early 2003 when it launched the AlwaysOn network. In 2004, it became the first media brand to socially network its online readers and event attendees. AlwaysOn?s preeminent executive event series includes the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit, OnMedia, OnHollywood, IMPACT Venture Summit Mid-Atlantic, Venture Summit East, OnDemand, Venture Summit Silicon Valley, OnMobile, and GoingGreen Silicon Valley. The AlwaysOn network and live event series continue to lead the industry by empowering its readers, event participants, sponsors, and advertisers like no other media brand.
Ten Start-ups Selected for Innovator Spotlight at Privacy Identity Innovation
Sunnyvale, CA (PRWEB) May 08, 2012
Ten start-ups have been chosen to participate in the Innovator Spotlight program at the 3rd annual Privacy Identity Innovation conference (pii2012). Taking place May 14-16, 2012 in downtown Seattle, pii2012 will explore where innovation is heading in areas like geo-location, mobile and social media, and what it means for the future of digital privacy, identity and reputation.
Founders of the 10 Innovator Spotlight start-ups will demo their technologies the morning of May 15th to an audience that consists of over 250 leading technology executives, entrepreneurs, investors, marketing professionals and policy experts. Conference attendees will then get a chance to learn more about the companies in the pii2012 Technology Showcase expo area, and they will decide which start-up will be presented with the Audience Choice Award.
The 10 companies selected for the pii2012 Innovator Spotlight are:
About One ? Founder and CEO Joanne Lang created this online family organizer that turns your phone into a remote control for your life so you can automatically organize, store and share family memories and household paperwork. Based in Paoli, PA.
Alohar Mobile ? Co-founders Alvin Lau and Sam Liang developed an ambient sensing and location platform that enables developers to build a whole new class of mobile applications that understand a user?s behavior automatically and provide highly customized services to the user at the right time and right place. Based in Palo Alto, CA.
BrandYourself – Founded by Syracuse University classmates Patrick Ambron, Pete Kistler and Evan McGowan-Watson, BrandYourself is the first do-it-yourself platform that makes it easy for anyone to take control of their own search results. Based in Syracuse, NY.
BYNDL ? CEO Lori Salow Marshall created a mobile transaction platform company?the only one that supports any device, any technology and any payment method. Basically anything that you?d carry in your wallet can now be organized and managed in BYNDL. Based in Issaquah, WA.
Couple Fire ? Founders Emily Marshall and Kiran Gollu created Couple Fire to offer couples a private repository for things they want to share with one another such as photos, notes, links, events and ideas. Based in Seattle, WA.
Gliph ? Co-founder and CEO Rob Banagale developed Gliph, a digital identity platform featuring communication tools that protect privacy. Gliph?s mobile apps help you stay in touch with acquaintances without unnecessarily revealing your personal information. Based in Portland, OR.
Safe Shepherd ? Founders Robert Leshner and Geoff Hayes created this venture-backed start-up that is making it easy for anyone to understand and control their personal information on and offline. Based in San Francisco, CA.
secure.me ? Founded by Mario Grobholz and Christian Sigl, secure.me helps people keep sensitive information private, take control over the apps they use and avoid oversharing. Based in San Francisco, CA and Munich, Germany.
Sidebark ? Founded by David Cho and Nickolay Stanev, Sidebark is designed to enable private and easy sharing to help you stay connected with the people who matter most. Based in San Francisco, CA.
tapTank ? Founder and CEO Alisha Outridge?s life game website enables individuals to design the life they want to ?Be-Do-Have? and take advantage of their social graph to achieve those goals. Based in New York, NY.
Next week?s pii2012 conference in Seattle will open on May 14 with a workshop for mobile apps developers and a consumer panel hosted by technology journalist Larry Magid. The conference will continue on May 15 and 16 with over 80 speakers, including: Del Harvey, director of trust and safety at Twitter; Andrew Keen, author of the new book Digital Vertigo; Anne Toth, head of privacy for Google+; Fran Maier, founder and chair of TRUSTe; Allison Cerra, co-author of Identity Shift; Linda Avey, co-founder and CEO of Curious, Inc.; Amber Case, co-founder and CEO of Geoloqi; Damien Patton, CEO of Banjo and Andreas Weigend, director of the social data lab.
Sponsors for pii2012 include ACT, Google, Xbox 360, Cooley LLP, TRUSTe, Ensighten, Personal, Experian, GeekWire, IAB Europe, Internet Identity Workshop, LunaWeb, Data 2.0 Summit , Online Trust Alliance, O?Reilly Media, Privacy Camp, ProgrammableWeb, Rapleaf, TechAmerica, VentureBeat, WTIA and Women 2.0.
For more information on the agenda and the speakers participating in pii2012, visit the conference website at http://PrivacyIdentityInnovation.com.
About SageScape
Privacy Identity Innovation and pii Labs are independently owned and produced by SageScape. Founded in 2003, SageScape is passionate about promoting innovation and exploring how technology impacts, and is shaped by, culture, policy and business. In addition to the annual Tech Policy Summit and Privacy Identity Innovation conferences, SageScape works on leading industry events for a variety of clients ? ranging from early-stage start-ups to top global brands. To learn more, visit our sites at http://PrivacyIdentityInnovation.com and http://TechPolicySummit.com. You can also follow us on Twitter at @TechPolicy.