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January 2013
 
 
 
 
 
Reebok-CCM and MC10 to Launch Revolutionary Sports Impact Indicator Reebok-CCM Hockey and MC10 Inc. today announced that early next year a revolutionary new wearable sports impact indicator that identifies impacts to the head during play, will be made commercially available to consumers. Said David Icke, CEO of MC10, "Conformal biometric sensors are changing the game for both the elite and the student athlete. MC10's sports products give athletes the enhanced sensing they need to optimize peak performance, while safely preserving the benefits and spirit of game play." MC10 was also featured recently on Good Morning America. 
 
 
 
 
Nectar Mobile Power System wins Popular Science Product of the Future Award, Gotta be Mobile Best of CES Award, and CES Innovations Award for Engineering & Design at the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show "This is a very exciting time for Lilliputian Systems. With the highly successful Nectar product introduction, major manufacturing and go-to-market partnerships in place and significant financing secured, the company is poised for tremendous growth," said then-Lilliputian CEO Ken Lazarus. Lilliputian Systems Inc. also announced that Ken Lazarus will take on a new role with the organization as Chairman of the Board, effective immediately. Long-time Lilliputian advisor Pete Simone, himself an experienced business leader, assumes the role of interim CEO while a new CEO search commences. 
 
 
 
 
 
Sony's BRAVIA LCD Televisions with QD Vision's Color IQ named Best of 2013 Consumer Electronics Show by Tech Radar Sony introduced Bravia TV sets at CES in Las Vegas n January that feature significantly improved color. 
Sony calls the improved system "Triluminos" and says it produces "the best color ever." Explains QD Vision CEO Jason Carlson, Triluminos is Sony's implementation of color system using a quantum-dot backlight, and the backlight unit (BLU) uses a quantum-dot optical element developed and made by QD Vision.
 
 
 
WhatsUp Gold Recognized as Top IT and Network Management Tool Ipswitch's Network Management Division continues to receive top accolades for WhatsUp Gold -- its award-winning IT management solution. The company won numerous awards and recognition from top IT publications and associations in 2012. The most notable recognition comes from Network Computing, which named WhatsUp Gold the network management product of the year, and Windows IT Pro, which presented Ipswitch the Editor's Gold Award for best systems monitoring product. Said Ennio Carboni, President of Ipswitch's Network Management Division, "IT infrastructure is more complex - and crucial to business growth - than ever before, placing immense pressure on IT departments to maximize performance. Our single goal is to make IT management as easy as possible for our customers." 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ZeeVee Makes ISE 2013 Debut; Releases HDbridge 2000 Series Encoders/Modulators ZeeVee CEO Vic Odryna commented, "After two years of intensive R&D, we are proud to introduce the most powerful, intelligent, and scalable HDbridge yet." ZeeVee's decision to exhibit at ISE 2013 marks the company's entry into Europe with HD versions of its HDbridge 2000 Series digital video modulators. 







Cadmus Named Carbon Disclosure Project Consultancy Partner in the U.S.  The Cadmus Group, Inc. today announced its status as a Silver Consultancy Partner in the U.S. for CDP, an international not-for-profit organization providing the only global environmental disclosure system. Cadmus CEO Ian Kline stated, "Our partnership status with CDP represents an exciting step forward for Cadmus and our greenhouse gas and sustainability consulting efforts," 



Newmarket International Named To Business New Hampshire's Top 5 Places To Work In its December edition, Business NH magazine announced its "2012 Best Companies To Work For in NH" list, a compilation that features the Top 5 small and Top 5 large businesses to work for in New Hampshire. 
 
 
 
 
Collabor Introduces CLM, a Transformational Cloud Based Customer Lifecycle Management Solution Said Collabor CEO Sandeep Kaujalgi, "There is a clear gap in customer facing systems that focus on existing customers and the discipline of account management. Effective management of existing customers leads to higher renewal, higher resales and takes some pressure off new customer acquisition. Collabor CLM achieves just that." 
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