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Vangard Voice Systems' Delivers High Performance WMS Voice Solution for Emerging Cloud-Based Warehouse Management Systems

Vangard Voice Systems announced that its mobile device-resident, completely 'server-less' AccuSpeech Mobile Universal Voice Utility is the performance standard for emerging commercial cloud-based warehouse management systems (WMS). Now ISV's offering cloud-based warehouse management systems can also offer their small-to-medium business (SMB) customers an affordable platform for delivering instant WMS voice control capabilities for speeding distribution center processes and productivity. The mobile architecture behind Vangard's Universal Voice Utility, delivers all voice control features and cloud-application integration seamlessly and solely from-and-on mobile devices. The high performance mobile solution executes all voice features and integration locally on the mobile device, avoiding any web-server or network delays, maintaining instant voice response time between the WMS cloud-services and the mobile warehouse worker. Vangard's innovative mobile…

RFMD Expands Industry-Leading Portfolio of High Performance 2.4GHz Front End Modules for ZigBee/HAN Applications

RF Micro Devices announced the release of the RFFM6201, a 2.4GHz band single-chip Zigbee front-end module (FEM) featuring an integrated power amplifier, low noise amplifier, and diversity switch. RFMD's 2.4GHz RFFM6201 delivers industry-leading current consumption (170mA at rated power) and high-power performance (+23dBm) for Home Area Networking (HAN)/Smart Energy applications. The energy efficient RFFM6201 is pin-for-pin compatible with RFMD's popular RF6555 and offers 5dB higher output power, enabling customers to increase power output and range without requiring changes in product layout. Rohan Houlden, general manager of RFMD's Wireless Connectivity business unit, said, "RFMD's expanding FEM portfolio supports our customers' rapid ZigBee product launches while reducing component count, size, cost, and power consumption. RFMD's RFFM6201 ZigBee FEM is specifically optimized for…

Penguin Computing Launches 24x7 Global Support Program

Penguin Computing announces a new global 24x7 on-site support program. The company has partnered with information technology solutions company Unisys to enhance the technical support available to Penguin Computing customers when they need it, where they need it. "Offering global support will help us grow our business into new markets while increasing the quality of our support network internationally," says Charles Wuischpard, CEO Penguin Computing. "By working with an industry leader like Unisys we are able to offer all our customers the level of service that we have only been able to provide to North America." Unisys is providing preventive and remedial maintenance, installation and forward/reverse logistics services worldwide for Penguin customers' Linux-based servers, workstations and clustered systems. The Unisys…

Super Micro Computer Inc. Provides Second Quarter Financial Update and Schedules Conference Call and Webcast for Final Second Quarter Fiscal 2012 Financial Results

Super Micro Computer provided preliminary information regarding its financial results for the second fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2011. The Company also announced that it will release final second quarter fiscal 2012 financial results on Tuesday, January 24, 2012, immediately after the close of regular trading, followed by a teleconference beginning at 2:00 p.m. (Pacific Time). The Company now anticipates that it will report revenue for its second quarter of fiscal 2011 in the range of $249 to $250 million. This compares to the company's previous guidance range of $260 to $280 million. Non-GAAP gross margin is expected to be approximately 17%. Gross margin was higher principally due to product mix. The Company anticipates that it will report non-GAAP operating…

Fractal Design and Origin PC Announce Partnership

Fractal Design has announced a partnership with high-end computer system builder Origin PC of Miami, Florida. Effective immediately, Origin PC will be offering Fractal Design cases as core components of their high-performance PC product lineup. Fractal Design computer cases such as the Define R3 have garnered numerous industry accolades and praise for their minimalistic Scandinavian design, attention to detail, and focus on value. Origin PC will initially launch the Fractal Design Define R3 silent computer case with plans to closely follow up with Arc and Core family offerings. "We are very excited to be working with Origin PC, a proven industry leader. Their rigid quality control standards, passion for performance and dedication to customer satisfaction echoes the core tenets of…