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Author: Enevate Unveils New Technical Advisory Board
Irvine, CA (PRWEB) November 30, 2010
Enevate Corporation, a leading developer of advanced rechargeable Li-ion batteries, is pleased to announce it has formed a Technical Advisory Board comprised of a one-of-a-kind combination of battery industry experts and leaders to wage additional strategic oversight and direction for the Company’s R&D efforts and evaluation of its expanding portfolio of Li-Ion battery technologies and applications.
Based in Irvine, California, Enevate is focused on developing next-generation Li-ion batteries for smartphones that deliver significantly higher energy density to enable longer runtimes in less space. The company has raised over $ 6M in Series-A funding since 2008, and is now pursuing Series-B financing to fully commercialize the HD-Energy Technology to volume production.
“We look forward to sharing our expertise with leading scientists in the field of Li-ion,” says Dr. Benjamin Park, Enevate’s Chief Technology Officer and chair of the Technical Advisory Board. “We are delighted to have the opportunity to bring together this world-class group of battery experts, who will play a critical role in guiding our ongoing technology and product development. Combining their expertise with our team’s outstanding experience will grant us to bring high-performance and cost-effective Li-ion battery solutions to market in the coming years.”
The Technical Advisory Board will advise the company on a wide range of matters related to rechargeable Li-ion battery technologies. The Board will be comprised of the following members:
DR. BENJAMIN PARK, Enevate Chief Technology Officer – Dr. Park co-founded Enevate in 2005 (originally as Carbon Micro Battery) and has authored over 25 technical journal and conference publications. He holds a PhD in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from the University of California, Irvine.
DR. JOHN GOODENOUGH – Dr. Goodenough is known as one of the chief innovators of Li-ion battery technology. He holds the Virginia H. Cockrell Centennial Chair in Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. His numerous honors and awards include: Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) Centenary Lecturer (1975) and Solid Say Chemistry Prize (1980) and Laureate of the Nihon Prize (2001) and Enrico Fermi Award of the Department of Energy (2009). Dr. Goodenough is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering and a Foreign Associate of L’Académie des Sciences de l’Institut de France, Academia de Ciencias Exacts, Fisicas y Naturales of Spain, the Indian Academy of Sciences, and Foreign Member of the Royal Society of Great Britain. After graduation from Yale University in Mathematics, Dr. Goodenough served (1942-1948) in World War II as a meteorologist. In 1952, he received a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Chicago. He was also a research scientist and Group Leader at the MIT Lincoln Laboratory and Professor and Head of the Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory at the University of Oxford, England.
Dr. YEVGEN BARSUKOV – Dr. Barsukov manages a battery gauging development group in the battery management systems business unit at Texas Instruments. By applying leading theoretical methods of battery analysis, he is advancing battery fuel-gauging, health and country technology used in notebooks, mobile-phones, PDAs and other portable devices. Prior to joining TI, Dr. Barsukov’s research was focused on Impedance Spectroscopy based testing and modeling of batteries. He co-authored a book on impedance spectroscopy, multiple patents and journal publications and has presented in numerous international conferences. He attained a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Kiel Christian-Albrecht University.
WILLIAM SCHANK, Enevate Chief Technical Advisor – Mr. Schank was the former Chairman of the US Advanced Battery Consortium for six years and over forty years of industry experience. During his decades with Ford Motor Company, he held many managerial positions in manufacturing engineering, automation and tooling and scientific research including several international assignments in both Europe and Asia. Mr. Schank was also chief engineer of Ballard Power Systems and Chief Technical Officer of SIM Composites, and has had managerial assignments with several electric and hybrid car programs.
DR. KIM KINOSHITA – Dr. Kinoshita has served for many years at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and SRI International. His research focused on electrochemical technology relevant to batteries and fuel cells, carbon surface chemistry and electrocatalysis. He is the author of numerous technical articles and two books. After his retirement from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Dr. Kinoshita served as a consultant on fuel cells and Li-ion batteries. He is a co-founder and Chief Scientist of EnerVault Corporation. He received his PhD in Electrochemistry from the University of California, Berkeley.
DR. MARC MADOU – Dr. Madou is one of the founders of Enevate. He is currently a Chancellor’s Professor at the University of California, Irvine, Distinguished Honorary Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur, India, Honorary Visiting Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology in Kharagpur, India, and Visiting Professor at the University of Science and Technology, South Korea. Dr. Madou founded and managed the microsensor program at SRI International, was Vice Chairman and Founder of Teknekron Sensor Development Corporation, Visiting Miller Professor at UC Berkeley, Vice President of Advanced Technology at Nanogen, and is an associate at the NASA Ames Research Center. He received his PhD in Semiconductor Electrochemistry from the Rijksuniversiteit in Ghent, Belgium.
About Enevate
Enevate Corporation is a leading rechargeable energy storage technology company based in Irvine, CA. Enevate has breakthrough technology delivering the promise of tomorrow’s battery capacity in today’s standard Li-ion ecosystem focused on 3G and 4G smartphones and mobile consumer electronics. Enevate’s batteries are based on innovative materials and battery structures that deliver higher capacity in smaller sizes while maintaining plug-and-play compatibility with existing Li-ion battery applications. The company is privately held; investors include Mission Ventures and Draper Fisher Jurvetson. Enevate, the Enevate logo and HD-Energy are trademarks of the Enevate Corporation.
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M&A Technology Launches the Companion computer
Dallas, TX (PRWEB) Might 21, 2008
M&A Technology introduces the Companion PC, a “netbook” based on the Intel-powered classmate computer platform. This low cost, fully functional notebook is designed for students ages 5-14. A new class of notebooks that is ruggedized and comes with water resistant keyboard offers more shock resistance than a standard notebook. The longer battery life and the assist of use make this device a perfect fit for students.
The Companion computer is based on the Intel® Celeron® M processor and 801.11b/g Wi-Fi. It includes a 9″ LCD screen, 4-cell Li-ion battery, 512 MB memory, 30GB hard drive for storage, a built-in webcam and weighs less than 3Ibs. It runs Microsoft Windows operating system. When loaded with educational software, this device helps primary students learn and develop with technology. Instructors utilize this device to create a fun learning environment for students that keeps them connected with technology. A full description of the product is acquirable at http://www.macomp.com/companionpc.
“With its ruggedness and youth-friendly design the Intel-powered classmate computer is a good “companion” for students in their learning journey. We are excited to work with M&A in bringing the Companion computer to American students,” stated Lila Ibrahim, general manager of Intel’s Emerging Market Platforms Group which developed the reference design.
Donna Shepard, Sr. VP of Education at M&A describes the product as “needed technology in an environment where 1-to-1 computing is becoming a reality. This revolutionary device makes computing in the K-12 market more inexpensive and durable than the standard devices currently acquirable for students. The Companion computer provides a one-of-a-kind opportunity for students to stay connected with the school by allowing them to take home what they learn in school. This will help bridge the technology divide that exists this day between students with different socio-economic backgrounds. This continuous learning process between school and home will help students and instructors achieve superior results and stay connected at all times.”
The Companion computer will change the way students learn and interact with technology. The fact that students can use the Companion computer at home and school provides a one-of-a-kind opportunity to get familiar with technology and how it can be used to advance the learning process. “Students are spending 27 hours a week online at home and an average of 15 minutes a week at school” Pew World wide web & American Life Project.
About M&A Technology:
M&A Technology, a leader in the educational market, offers a wide range of technology solutions that are based on innovation to improve learning through technology. In addition, M&A Technology provides a one-of-a-kind platform for contract manufacturing and custom built servers and workstations. With over 400,000 technology products acquirable online, M&A Technology is your trusted source for IT products and services since 1984 (http://www.shopmanda.com). More information about M&A Technology is also acquirable at http://www.macomp.com.
Contacts:
M&A Technology
2045 Chenault Drive
Carrollton, TX 75006
Toll Free 800-225-1452
Donna Shepard
Sr. Vice President of Education Sales K-12
dshepard @ macomp.com
Shahab Azmoudeh
Sr. Vice President of OEM Sales
sazmoudeh @ macomp.com
Jihad Jubran
Vice President of eCommerce Sales
jjubran @ macomp.com
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The portable system for tomorrow–Comebook
(PRWEB) Jan 1, 2004
-After notebooks replace the market of PC, who will replace the position of notebook? We find you the answer.
Comebook—the winner of Taiwan symbol excellence 2003 is the first announced Heisei Electronics included this in with their product line. Mobile computing is the next technology frontier for healthcare providers.
Data capture and retrieval using a Comebook by physicians, nurses and allied healthcare professionals, are enhancing patient care and improving efficiency. Hospitals could use Web services for patient charting; a wireless network would send information directly to a doctor’s Comebook. Wireless technology might place physicians who don’t rely on desktop personal and paper charts in a superior position to treat their patient.
With win CE. Net 4.2 OS base, the compatibility to Net is supposed to make it easier for software developers to port existing. With our outstanding technical, we prefabricated the 8.4-inch wide screen with windows CE. Net 4.2 bases, you could suffer the World wide web more comfortable. The long lasting battery could be performance up to 7 hours under the X-scale 400 Mhz.Not only hospital but also everywhere you could go for it.
Some products might also be used with WinCE palmtops. The terms “pocket pc,” sometimes called PPC, and “WinCE” might be used interchangeably in this context however some products might be specific to one platform or the other. WinCE products for Navigation and/or that feature GPS usage. You could think about that you could have a comebook in apiece car. The migration of informatics to wireless and mobile applications is now fully underway. This migration from desktop platforms to a mobile platform will have a significant impact on future healthcare delivery systems and their globalization.
About Heisei electronics co., Ltd
For over 16 years, Heisei Electronics Co., Ltd. is a company that leverages the expertise and resources of dedicated professional OEM solution of input device to help executives enhance business performance, profit from the OEM/ODM total Support.
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Absolute Database has been released!
(PRWEB) August 7, 2004
Absolute Database – Delphi database system.
This BDE substitute is free for individualized use.
Key Features:
No BDE; no DLLs
SQL’92 (DDL & DML) support
Single-user and mutli-user mode (file-server)
Single database file
Unmatched ease-of-use
100% compatibility with standard DB-aware controls
Strong encryption
BLOB compression
Full source code acquirable
Royalty-free
Free for individualized use
Ease of Deployment
No BDE, no DLLs
No special installation or configuration required
Database engine compiles right into EXE
Single-file database format
High Speed
Advanced store management and buffering structure
Sophisticated SQL query and filter optimizer
Special optimized database engine for temporary results of SQL queries
Fast B*-Tree indexes with high-speed on thousands and on millions of records
Buffered transactions for batch inserts, updates and deletes
Optimization for read-only databases, such as databases on CD
SQL support
SELECT with DISTINCT, INNER LEFT, RIGTH, FULL and OUTER JOIN, GROUP BY and ORDER BY clauses
CREATE TABLE, DROP TABLE, ALTER TABLE statements
CREATE INDEX, DROP INDEX statements
INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE statements
BETWEEN, IN, LIKE, IS NULL operators
Aggregate functions COUNT,SUM,MIN,MAX,AVG
Most of all SQL’92 arithmetic, logical, date-time and string functions and operators
Data types conversion by function CAST
SQL scripts (multiple commands separated by ‘;’)
Parameters in queries
Compactness
Small size of code added into the application by the database engine units
Small database file size reached by customizable page size, compression of plateau metadata and other special means
Fast BLOB data compression
Short indexes for string fields
Low memory consumption
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