Thanks to S&C's PureWave UPS, August Blackout Has Little Impact on Semiconductor Production
Franklin, WI
October 24, 2003 -? The August 2003 blackout affected much of the northeastern US and Canada, but manufacturing went on as usual at Emcore Corporation, a New Jersey semiconductor manufacturer.
Seeking to ensure optimum power quality for their critical processes, Emcore installed a 2500-kVA / 2000-kW S&C PureWave UPS? System in June 2002.Emcore was hit by a variety of voltage disturbances starting around 4:10 p.m. on August 14. The PureWave UPS System protected their production equipment five times during the initial collapse of the power distribution system, with operations ranging from 0.25 to 42 seconds.
There was no loss of production.S&C's PureWave UPS System, available in ratings to 20 MVA, delivers whole-facility protection from utility power source problems for critical power users in data processing, chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing, and other continuous-process industries.
The PureWave UPS System can be installed indoors or out.A wide range of power quality solutions are available from S&C's Power Quality Products Division. These products include the PureWave UPS, PureWave? Source-Transfer System, PureWave DVR? Dynamic Voltage Restorer, PureWave DSTATCOM? Distribution Static Compensator, and PureWave AVC? Adaptive VAR Compensator.S&C Electric Company, headquartered in Chicago, IL, specializes in the development and manufacture of innovative products and services for the electric power industry. S&C's family of PureWave? Power Quality Systems have been installed at critical-process facilities worldwide to deliver reliable protection from the power quality problems that can disrupt operation. Information about S&C is available at www.sandc.PQ/PRContact Information: S&C is available at www.sandc.PQ/PR.
Casting Call for Digital Cable Ready Solutions
Dallas, TX (ContentDesk via ContentDesk Direct) September 28, 2005 -- Today's set-top boxes will gradually give way to Digital Cable Ready devices such as TVs and DVRs that first use CableCARDs and then downloadable security to enable consumers to receive services from a local cable operator. According to The Diffusion Group's latest report, The Transition to Digital Cable Ready: Analysis and Forecasts, TV, DVR, and set-top manufacturers will begin mass shipments of these devices in 2006, with cumulative deployments expected to grow 17 fold by 2010."While Digital Cable Ready (DCR) deployments will expand rapidly in the next few years, the product is anything but straightforward," says Gary Sasaki, consulting analyst with The Diffusion Group. "Because the early DCR solutions such as the CableCARD can involve as many as six parties - the MSO, the technician, the consumer, the CableCARD vendor, the television/DVR/STB vendor, and the retailer...
Casting Call for Digital Cable Ready Solutions
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Meedio Opens the Door to the Digital Home with Free Software Offering
Houston, Texas (ContentDesk) July 28, 2005 ?- Meedio LLC, a leader in home entertainment and control software, today announced the availability of Meedio Express, a free software application for Microsoft? Windows? 2000 and Windows XP computers that lets users enjoy digital photo albums, slideshows, and music using their TV and remote control. Meedio Express is based on a limited version of the award-winning Meedio Essentials platform which lets users collect, categorize, and enjoy all of their digital media files from a central media library.Meedio Express is free for personal, non-commercial use and includes a music library, music player, picture albums, picture slideshows, scheduled music importer, program launcher, multi-user logins with PIN access, and five full-screen themes that can be navigated with a remote control. Meedio Express can be seamlessly upgraded to Meedio Pro for even more digital entertainment features:* Unlimited custom themes * Access to over 200 custom plugins...
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Avalonics Inc Announces lLaunch of Its Security and Surveillance Site
Levittown, NY (ContentDesk) July 14, 2006 -- Avalonics, Inc has recently launched a fully loaded website, http://www.security-cameras-cctv.com, now offering the most modern and cutting edge security devices on the market to the public.The site allows the buyer to browse through the companys product catalog in its entirety, providing a selection wide enough to appeal to customers ranging from large corporate offices to small businesses and restaurants to do-it-yourself inclined patrons interested in providing top of the line security to their families and homes. The company also hopes to extend their hand to the public sector as well and foster a relationship with local communities by offering their services to schools in the hopes that they will implement their security systems within their buildings- keeping intruders out and students in. There is expectation that implementing security systems in highly populated areas...
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Mobile Phones, Digital Cameras, and DVD Players Lead the List of ?Most Wanted? Digital Electronics
Dallas, TX (ContentDesk) August 24, 2004 -- According to a new report from research consultancy The Diffusion Group, Internet households are more interested in purchasing mobile phones, digital still cameras, and DVD players than any other digital electronic device.
By contrast, game consoles, PDAs and MP3 players are the least likely to be purchased by Internet households."Each of these three DE platforms enjoys significant penetration among U.S. Internet households ? mobile phones at 82%, digital still cameras at 65%, and DVD players at 80%," said Michael Greeson, President and Principal Analyst of The Diffusion Group.
"Although these markets are no doubt mature, replacement and secondary purchases continue to drive demand for these devices."
"DE devices such as PDAs and MP3 players rank lower on the "most wanted" list but for different reasons.
Both of these platforms are reaching market saturation, but while PDAs are finding new outlets as smart...
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Satellite TV for Less - Where to Get the Best Satellite TV Deal
Satellite TV for Less
There's a war going on between the two major satellite TV providers - DISH Network and DIRECTV. They're offering hundreds of dollars worth of free satellite TV equipment, cheap programming, and even free gifts to get you to subscribe to their services.
Here's what they're giving away, and here's where to get the best deals on what they're not giving away ...
Free Satellite TV System
Both DISH Network and DIRECTV will give you all the equipment you need for satellite TV viewing - a satellite dish and up to four receivers - absolutely free.
They'll also give you a free DVR (digital video recorder) so you can record your favorite programs, or a free HD (high definition) receiver so you can watch your shows in high def format.
Installation of the entire system in up to four rooms of your home is also free, and your installer will even show you how to operate your...
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Defining the World of Security Cameras
Finding the right security camera is difficult enough without having to wade through the terms and figure what the abbreviations and words actually mean. If you're trying to do research on a security camera and frustrated with the multitude of terms that are unknown to the average user, here's a list of the terms you'll want to know. There are many more out there, but this is enough to get you started:
DVR: Digital Video Recorder, or ?personal video recorder.' Usually used when referring to a Security Camera System, you use a DVR to record broadcasts on a hard disk drive which can then be played back at a later time. The most well-known type of DVR is TiVO. They often come with standard features like motion detection, time and date stamping, and remote internet monitoring capabilities.
Motion Detection: Many cameras and DVRs are built with motion sensors to track movement securely.
Time and Date Stamping: Term used when a DVR records the date...
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SATELLITE TV BY DIRECT TV DEALS A BLOW TO MARRIAGE PROBLEMS
Your family may be amazed to learn that television is one of the main causes of domestic disputes in America. Either the husband is so captivated by a sports program that induces the wife to harass him about household projects, or the wife is so smitten with Keanu Reeves that she fights with the husband for the remote. These are but a few of the cases when television creates trouble for the marriage, and when fact ends up being stranger than fiction.Hence, we WILL reason that if there is a way to reconcile seemingly conflicting television habits, then it can also be a way to reconcile marital differences.DirecTV DVR by Tivo is a revolutionary product that merges the best features of two outstanding products. On one hand, you have the excellent digital quality and a splendid variety of channels offered by DirecTV, the leader in satellite television broadcasting. On the other, you have Tivo, the invention that actually changed the face of television viewing.
DirecTV DVR by Tivo...
SATELLITE TV BY DIRECT TV DEALS A BLOW TO MARRIAGE PROBLEMS
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