The first-generation MotionBee module integrates ST’s market-proven 3-axis digital-output MEMS accelerometer with a ZigBee platform from Ember Corporation that includes the EM250 System-on-Chip, a 2.4GHz, IEEE 802.15.4-compliant radio transceiver and processor, together with the EmberZNet PRO™ ZigBee networking software. The module detects accelerations in the selectable range of +/-2g and +/- 6g and transmits the information to a central connection point (star topology) or every other node (mesh topology) in a ZigBee wireless network. The module is fully programmable and its small size (49 x 27 x 5 mm) makes the deployment easier, such as in wearable medical or sports equipment.
Addressing specifically the requirements of remote sensing and control systems, ZigBee technology enables the implementation of broad-based wireless mesh networks that are able to run for months on inexpensive primary batteries, representing a viable alternative to costly hard-wired systems. The first-generation MotionBee modules are optimized for designs that require long battery life, a low external component count, and a reliable, proven, industry-standard networking solution.
ST’s complete and cost-effective remote motion control platform enables wireless sensor networks in a variety of existing and emerging applications, such as vibration monitoring and detection in different indoor and outdoor environments, automated navigation systems, or bio-sensor networks in remote-healthcare scenarios.
ST’s first MotionBee device, the SPMB250-A1, is available now, with samples priced at $60. An evaluation kit is also available, with two pre-programmed modules and a ZigBee dongle for integration with a PC.
About STMicroelectronics
STMicroelectronics is a global leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications with innovative semiconductor solutions. ST aims to be the undisputed leader in multimedia convergence and power applications leveraging its vast array of technologies, design expertise and combination of intellectual property portfolio, strategic partnerships and manufacturing strength. In 2008, the Company’s net revenues were $9.84 billion. Further information on ST can be found at st.com.
Notes to Editors:
STMicroelectronics is a Promoter-level member of the ZigBee Alliance, which manages and promotes ZigBee, a standards-based wireless-networking technology that addresses the unique needs of remote monitoring, sensing, and control-network applications.
The application will enable consumers to interact with one another on relevant discussion topics and also express on the content shown on TV. Subscribers can blog and comment on TV through SMS or on the Digitelly website. All comments will be broadcasted on TV.
Blog.telly offers various discussion forums revolving around current affairs, socio-economic issues, movies, sports and TV gossip. The initial categories segmented are News View, Movie Masala, GupShup and Sports Mania. Best comments from bloggers would also be selected under the category “Blogs of the Day”.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Vikas Bali, President, Digital Initiatives & Corporate Strategy said “We live in times of networked economy, wherein communication barriers are rapidly coming down. In order to empower our subscribers to express their individuality we are providing a micro blogging TV platform.”
Neeta Thakre, VP, Content Innovation added, “Blog.telly will help us further solidify our relationships with content partners and provide them with qualitative consumer feedback on their shows.”
About DEN Networks Limited
DEN Networks Limited (DEN) is a leading cable distribution entity with a pan-Indian footprint. DEN is promoted by Sameer Manchanda, an industry veteran with over 20-years of experience in media & channel distribution. Raghav Bahl Promoter, Network18 Group, is a Director of the Company. DEN is led by CEO, Anuj Gandhi; Presidents - S. N. Sharma, Vikas Bali and M.G. Azhar - who have been associated with the media industry for more than 16 years. In a short span of time, DEN’s subscriber base has expanded from zero at incorporation to approximately 10 million subscribers.
“DEN Networks Limited is proposing, subject to market conditions and other considerations, a public issue of its equity shares and has filed a Draft Red Herring Prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”). The Draft Red Herring Prospectus is available on the website of SEBI at www.sebi.gov.in and the respective websites of the Global Co-ordinator and Book Running Lead Manager (“GCBRLM”) and Co-Book Running Lead Manager (“CBRLM”) at www.db.com/India and www.antiquelimited.com. Investors should note that investment in equity shares involves a high degree of risk and are requested to refer to the section tiled “Risk Factors” of the Draft Red Herring Prospectus.”
“This announcement has been prepared for publication in India and may not be released in the United States. This announcement does not constitute an offer of securities for sale in any jurisdiction, including the United States, and any securities described in this announcement may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration under the US Securities Act of 1933 or an exemption from registration.”
]]>Business Mashups are graphical representations of simple business processes, such as vacation requests, sales discount approvals, and IT change requests. With Serena® Mashup Composer™, a free point-and-click visual design tool, users can quickly connect applications and automate business processes – without writing any code. The resulting Mashup, which looks like a Microsoft Office Visio diagram, graphically depicts new ways to solve simple yet time-consuming business processes.
“Business Mashups stimulate employee creativity so that business users can build applications to improve their productivity—without burdening already constrained resources of IT departments. Why stop there? Creative Commons permits users to share and remix each other’s work, which will spark a wave of innovation in the enterprise,” said René Bonvanie, senior vice president of worldwide marketing, partner programs, and online services at Serena.
Licensing Mashups as Graphics, Not Code
To date, Creative Commons licensing has been used primarily with traditional forms of content such as art, literature, music, and movies. With today’s announcement, Serena is making it clear that Business Mashups are not based on source code – rather, they are unique graphical expressions of a process. As such, Mashups are perfectly suited to Creative Commons licensing – especially in situations where users combine Mashups to create entirely new derivative works.
That’s where Creative Commons excels. It presents open licensing possibilities so users can copy, adapt and distribute their work.
For the first time, Serena is applying this model to business process diagrams or graphical representations. The company expects the trend will explode as the public realizes the benefits and opportunities associated with the reuse and modification of pre-built Business Mashups.
"By adopting Creative Commons licenses, Serena shows a welcome commitment to letting its users share, remix or reuse their works---freely and legally. This kind of open licensing can make the works more valuable to all involved." said Wendy Seltzer, a fellow with the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School and visiting assistant professor at Northeastern University School of Law.
To accelerate the creation and use of Business Mashups, Serena will also provide an online marketplace, where “mashers” can find, buy and sell pre-built Mashups, Web services, and professional services designed to solve business problems common to businesses of any size.
Serena® Mashup Exchange™ will spur a change in the way that partners and end-users collaborate to confront the “long tail” of IT applications—projects that individually are too small to warrant dedicated IT support yet, when taken collectively, represent tremendous opportunity.
About Serena Software, Inc.
Serena Software, Inc. provides services to make Enterprises and the business people within them more productive. More than 15,000 organizations around the world, including 96 of the Fortune 100, rely on Serena solutions delivered either on premise or on demand, to provide visibility and efficiency to the application development process. The company provides software services such as Serena Mariner (Project & Portfolio Management), Serena Business Mashups, Serena Dimensions (Change & Requirements Management) and will be providing Agile Lifecycle Management tools in the near future. Serena is headquartered in Redwood City, California, and has offices throughout the U.S., Europe, and Asia Pacific. For more information on Serena solutions and services, visit www.serena.com.
]]>Spoken by about 46 million people worldwide, Gujarati is the twenty third most spoken language in the world and is one of the fifteen official languages of India.
“With internet usage gaining rapid popularity in India, removal of language barrier will further hasten the growth of regional language search in the country. The increasing adoption of Internet in B and C cities, are causing more and more Indians to adopt and explore newer opportunities by participating in this growing medium,” said Anurag Dod, Co-Founder & CEO, Guruji.com.
“Search is no longer viewed from a macroscopic level. The current trend is vertical search, which gets down to a microscopic level, whether it is a local content search or local language search. With the Gujarati launch, we aim to fulfill the information needs of the western region”, added Gaurav Mishra, Co-Founder & COO, Guruji.com.
About Guruji.com
Guruji.com is India's first internet search engine. Founded by two IIT Delhi graduates, and backed by Sequoia Capital, the company focuses on developing search products for enhancing the Indian user experience. Crawl Technology, used by guruji.com, is a complex computing system that crawls the web identifying Indian content using sophisticated algorithms.
The technology is built on a distributed architecture that can scale with the growing needs of the users. It crawls the web, indexes the data that it gathers and provides the user with a simple keyword based interface to get to the data quickly and efficiently.
The company has assembled a farm of servers to index the entire universe of Indian websites and is using propriety algorithms to go deep into the Indian internet domain and fetch locally relevant results to search queries of Indian consumers.
To learn more about Guruji.com, please visit www.guruji.com.
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