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Qualcomm on Tuesday announced that it will become a minority shareholder in Japanese consumer electronics company Sharp via Qualcomm subsidiarly Pixtronix. The investment focuses on display technology and follows Qualcomm's long-running interest in new mobile display technology with a small energy footprint.

For the last three years, Qualcomm has shown off an impressive MEMS-based full-color e-reader screen called Mirasol which went into commercial production this year and now appears in e-readers from Hanvon, Bambook, and Kyobo.

Late in 2011, Qualcomm acquired Massachusetts-based Pixtronix for its low-power display technology which included something called DMS ("Digital Micro Shutter,") a system which replaces polarized LCDs with tiny MEMS-based shutters to create pixel colors.

Sharp, meanwhile, was pioneering development on IGZO (Indium Gallium Zinc Oxide) TFTs, another part of LCD displays which promised to decrease the energy consumption of LCD displays while increasing their brightness. That technology debuted just a couple of weeks ago in a Sharp Aquos smartphone on NTT DoCoMo. Coincidentally, that device is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor.

Qualcomm today said its investment in Sharp will accelerate the commercial release of a display that utilizes both Sharp's IGZO TFT and Pixtronix's MEMS shutter system. The two companies have been developing this new display for more than a year and a half.

"Expanding our existing relationship with Sharp to jointly commercialize new MEMS display technologies will help both companies realize their shared goal of driving high performance, lower power displays for a variety of devices, including smartphones and tablets," Derek Aberle, executive vice president and group president of Qualcomm said in a statement on Tuesday.

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Tricension is now providing custom mobile systems integration solutions to current and future clients with Perceptive’s enterprise content management system (ECM).

Tricension was the first organization to be recognized as a Perceptive Software Development Network partner and is now offering custom mobile applications for ImageNow 6.6 and 6.7 to extend the value of the Perceptive Software ECM platform.

Tricension’s Perceptive Software integrations provide for basic capabilities of:
Select from a Perceptive Software view and display the list of available documentsDisplay and manipulate the selected documentCapture an image using the camera on a mobile device and allow the user to specify index values on the mobile device Take action on assigned Perceptive Software Tasks (i.e. ImageNow tasks and workflow items)Mobile solutions are developed in iOS, Android, or Windows Phone platforms.

Mike Lammers, CEO of Tricension, states “Tricension’s management consulting experience, broad industry and technology knowledge coupled with our Perceptive Software's systems integration expertise positions the organization well to deliver the custom mobile enterprise content management solutions to Perceptive Software clients.”

The primary objective of the mobile Perceptive Software custom solution offering is to extend the value of their Perceptive Software investment. Custom mobile services include:

Tricension is a growing Kansas City, MO based business solutions and software development firm partnering with clients to overcome obstacles that stand in the way of business success. They hold multiple Perceptive Software certifications as well as Microsoft Partner Network Certifications including Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Microsoft Web Development, and Microsoft Content Management.

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In their Detailing for Disaster Relief Campaign, Hamptons Mobile Auto Detailing and Car Wash will be donating to American Red Cross fifty percent (50%) of the total retail price of every detailing service.

This outreach endeavor is running from November, 2012 to February, 2013.

“In the face of any disaster or urgent situation, it is important that we all do what we can to help those in need, especially if you are fortunate enough to have survived unscathed,” said Robert Brandt, Owner of Hamptons Mobile Detailing. “We must always be thankful for what we have, and in this situation with Hurricane Sandy, remind ourselves that we could have been the ones to be displaced, lose everything and need the relief that is provided by the American Red Cross and its wonderful volunteers.”

Hamptons Mobile Detailing is helping people affected by disasters like floods, tornadoes and wildfires, as well as countless crises at home and around the world, by making a donation to support American Red Cross Disaster Relief.

“Every time we detail your vehicle, you are donating to the effort,” said Brandt. “We encourage businesses and consumers to work together like this, where companies promote charitable causes and customers recognize the good they can do by supporting them.”

About Hamptons Mobile Detailing and Car Wash and the American Red Cross

Hamptons Mobile Auto Detailing and Car Wash details vehicles year-round, on-site, at any location in East Hampton, Southampton, Westhampton, the North Fork, Riverhead and Manorville, New York. The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors. Part of the world's largest volunteer network found in 187 countries, an average of 91 cents out of every dollar donated goes to fulfill the humanitarian mission of the American Red Cross.

For more information, photos or interviews with Hamptons Mobile Auto Detailing or American Red Cross representatives about the Detailing for Disaster Hurricane Sandy Relief Campaign, please contact Susan from SJPR at (631) 403-0418 or media(at)hamptonsmobiledetailing.com. Additional information can also be found at Detailing For Disaster Relief or Red Cross Media. The American Red Cross name and emblem are used with its permission, which in no way constitutes an endorsement, express or implied, of any product, service, company, opinion or political position. The American Red Cross logo is a registered trademark owned by the American Red Cross. For more information, please visit Redcross.org.

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