SANTA CLARA, CA--(Marketwired - July 17, 2013) - NVIDIA today launched the NVIDIA® GeoInt Accelerator™, the world's first GPU-accelerated geospatial intelligence platform to enable security analysts to find actionable insights quicker and more accurately than ever before from vast quantities of raw data, images and video.

The NVIDIA GeoInt Accelerator platform provides defense and homeland security analysts with tools that enable faster processing of high-resolution satellite imagery, facial recognition in surveillance video, combat mission planning using geographic information system (GIS) data, and object recognition in video collected by drones.

It offers a complete solution consisting of an NVIDIA Tesla® GPU accelerated system, software applications for geospatial intelligence analysis, and advanced application development libraries.

"Today's intelligence analyst needs information based on imagery, video, signals intelligence, human intelligence and other sources, in a geospatial context and 'at rate,'" said Nick Buck, CEO Buck Consulting Group and former IT executive with the NRO Ground Directorate. "The NVIDIA GeoInt Accelerator provides developers the opportunity to unleash the power of GPU computing to quickly combine the variety and volume of data sources at the speed needed for mission support, enabling new levels of performance with minimal investment."

Key applications in the NVIDIA GeoInt Accelerator platform include:

• DigitalGlobe - Processes more than three million square kilometers of high-resolution imagery collected daily by satellites for current intelligence on points of interest.
• GeoWeb 3D - Delivers native 3D GIS fusion -- including LIDAR remote sensing technology and full motion video -- without preprocessing.
• Imagus - Real-time facial recognition from video surveillance
• IntuVision Panoptes - Provides object detection and event-driven alerts by processing multiple real-time HD video streams.
• LuciadLightspeed - Provides situational awareness for mission planning by overlaying image, radar, sensor data for line-of-sight analysis.
• NerVve Technologies - Automatically detects objects in images and video streams.

Details of these applications are available at http://www.nvidia.com/geoint. 

The NVIDIA GeoInt Accelerator platform also features a number of libraries and solutions that serve as building blocks for defense contractors and system integrators to build their own applications for GPU-accelerated image, video, and signal processing. These solutions and their contents include:

• Accelereyes ArrayFire - Image and signal-processing functions accelerated by GPUs.
• DelCross Savant - High-frequency ray tracing engine for antenna modeling.
• MATLAB Image Processing Toolbox - Algorithms, functions, and applications for image processing and algorithm development in MATLAB.
• NVIDIA CUDA® FFT (cuFFT) - For signal processing applications.
• NVIDIA OptiX™ - Programmable ray tracing framework to model stealth designs.
• NVIDIA Performance Primitives™ (NPP) - Basic image-processing kernels and functions.
• OpCoast SNEAK - RF propagation analysis, ray tracing, and jamming analysis development kit.
• OpenCV - Computer-vision functions.

Wide Use of GPU Accelerators in Defense
NVIDIA GPU accelerators are already widely used in the defense industry for imaging, video, and signal processing by customers such as Army Research Labs, BAE Systems, Boeing, SAIC, NATO, NAVAIR, Northrop Grumman, Onera, Raytheon, and Thales Group.

There are multiple deployment solutions available from embedded GPU accelerators from GE Intelligent Platforms and Curtis-Wright, and workstations and server cluster solutions from all the major OEMs, including Dell, HP, and IBM.

About NVIDIA
Since 1993, NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) has pioneered the art and science of visual computing. The company's technologies are transforming a world of displays into a world of interactive discovery -- for everyone from gamers to scientists, and consumers to enterprise customers. More information at http://nvidianews.nvidia.com and http://blogs.nvidia.com.

Certain statements in this press release including, but not limited to, statements as to: the impact and benefits of NVIDIA GPU accelerators and the NVIDIA GeoInt Accelerator platform are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause results to be materially different than expectations. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include: global economic conditions; our reliance on third parties to manufacture, assemble, package and test our products; the impact of technological development and competition; development of new products and technologies or enhancements to our existing product and technologies; market acceptance of our products or our partners' products; design, manufacturing or software defects; changes in consumer preferences or demands; changes in industry standards and interfaces; unexpected loss of performance of our products or technologies when integrated into systems; as well as other factors detailed from time to time in the reports NVIDIA files with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, including its Form 10-Q for the fiscal period ended April 28, 2013. Copies of reports filed with the SEC are posted on the company's website and are available from NVIDIA without charge. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and speak only as of the date hereof, and, except as required by law, NVIDIA disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances.

© 2013 NVIDIA Corporation. All rights reserved. NVIDIA and the NVIDIA logo, CUDA, GeoInt Accelerator, OptiX, Performance Primitives, and Tesla are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. Other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. Features, pricing, availability and specifications are subject to change without notice.

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Since 2009 Withings has been manufacturing a range of life-style friendly health devices, each wirelessly connected through smart phones and computers to create a well-being eco-system comprising more than 100 partner apps and services.

Its most recent product, the Smart Body Analyzer integrates a new air quality sensor that checks the indoor air quality through metrics such as temperature and Co². The tracking app builds a Co²-level graph and makes users aware when important thresholds are reached.

The company has integrated 3D printing as a strategy early on in its rapid prototyping process, saving money, energy and eliminating risk.

Withings R&D mechanical engineer, Bastien Rechke said:

“In the development process, there are always phases during which we use 3D printing. It’s really helpful to have physical pieces in your own hands in order to make the right choices.

“It’s also a way for us to add the sense of touch to the visual perception. Designers often create a design just as we describe it to them, but after seeing it for real, we notice that we need to change something. In the long run, 3D printing processes have a profound impact on the quality of our products.”

Rapid prototyping also offers the means to evaluate if each piece fits its mechanical function before Withings launches the production of the tooling. Now that the technology has reached a precision of a few microns, prototypes are really close to what will come out of a mold in the conventional production process.

Rechke continued:

 “In the past, it might have been difficult to reach such a precision in the prototyping phase, but it’s now not only possible but also really affordable. It might take a little bit of time at the beginning, but in the end it is something that can save us lots of time and money.

“Creating a mold is something that takes weeks and is still expensive, 3D printing helps us to be 100 percent sure of quality control before we launch the production.”

Due to scheduling delays during the development of its latest product, and having dabbled with 3D printing previously, Withings turned to Sculpteo to see if the technology could create the necessarily components to hold the new air quality sensors on the circuit board.

Sculpteo specialises in selective laser sintering and 3D prints from polymer power.

Mechanical engineer of the R&D team Jean-Raphael Ouin commented:

“We already knew that the precision of 3D printing would be sufficient to fit the mechanical requirement of the pieces. For us, it was a really affordable way to solve a problem and fix a delay in the production process. For the first time at Withings, we thought of integrating 3D printed parts directly into the finished product.”

Within an hour of the first call, Sculpteo received the 3D files of the three components and instantly launched production of the first 100 units of each to ensure the file fitted the requirements.

After some minor production issues were solved, in just 24 hours Withings had verified the three pieces fitted the circuit board and Sculpteo was ready to launch a production run of several thousand.

Ouin continued:

“In the end, there were only a few iterations during the process. We came to Sculpteo with a precise need. We sent them the 3D file of our design, and they took care of the rest. A day later, they came to us to see if larger holes wouldn’t affect the requirements for the part. Since it was not an issue for us, we fixed the design and it went directly into production.”

The first reluctance about 3D printing generally comes from a misunderstanding about the technology and its cost. Clients come to Sculpteo with the idea that on the long term they will need to buy a 3D printer or even teach someone to handle the machine.

Sculpteo's 3D printing service allows clients to do the exact opposite. Customers just need to create an account on the website, fill in their payment information, and upload their 3D file.

By integrating 3D printing into the last steps of the industrial process, Withings was able to cut the production delay by at least two weeks. Within four days, the company was able to start producing its new Smart Body Analyzer, and had thousands units of each piece available for assembly while the industrial mold was being finished.

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Isleworth, United Kingdom, July 18, 2013 --(PR.com)-- The new range of aluminium profile spring hinges from FDB Panel Fittings combines attractively designed products with high performance characteristics of value wherever self-closure of doors or access panels is desired in factories, on vehicles, in offices, on machine tools, or integrated into metal furniture or medical equipment.

A completely invisible internal spring mechanism with different torque settings available ensures automatic opening and closing of a door and may be specified with other functional features such as friction and detent for combined matching installations. Standard finishes available are clear or black anodised. Overall size is 67mm x 55mm with torque settings of 0.35 N.m, 0.70 N.m, or 1.3 N.m.

Further information on FDB Panel Fittings products and services may be found at: www.fdb.co.uk, find the latest information and news on the FDB blog – www.panelfittings.co.uk, or follow them on twitter: www.twitter.com/fdbpanelfitting - also see www.youtube.com/fdbpanelfittings.

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Romulus, MI, July 18, 2013 --(PR.com)-- In ongoing growth moves, APS (Alliance Polymers and Services LLC) has introduced its new line of polyester and polyether-based thermoplastic polyurethane compounds (TPUs). The new compounds, sold under the Zythane® TPU name and depending on the grade, are specifically formulated for injection molding, clear injection molding and clear extrusion applications.

Thermoplastic polyurethanes, or TPUs, are part of the family of soft elastomers known as thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs), and are known and used for robust applications that require superior abrasion resistance, good weatherability, transparency, toughness and cut and tear properties over a wide range of temperatures and end-use conditions. They also offer a high resistance to degradation from man chemicals, greases, oils, water and fungus.

Applications include, but are not limited to, footwear, wire and cable sheathing, hoses and tubing, industrial and consumer goods, transportation products, geophysical and mining products (i.e. belting), recreational products and food processing.

New Zythane TPUs from APS, depending on the grade, have properties and benefits that include:

· Shore Hardness – 60 Shore A - 70 Shore D
· Tensile Strength from 3,000 – 8,000 psi
· Tear Strength – 400 – 1600 lb f/in
· Transparent
· Elongation – 300% – 760%
· UV Resistant
· Low Temperature Flexibility
· Low Compression Set
· High Temperature Resistance

APS (Alliance Polymers and Services LLC) is an established TPE technology resource offering service, technical support and TPE materials for consumer and industrial applications. Company offerings include Maxelast® TPEs, Viprene™ TPVs, new Zythane™ TPUs, TPE alloys, compounding services and custom and standard soft elastomer formulations.

For further information on the new Zythane thermoplastic polyurethanes, contact: APS, 30735 Cypress Road, Suite 400, Romulus, MI 48174. Tel: 734-710-6700. Fax: 734-710-6715.

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Charlotte, NC, July 18, 2013 --(PR.com)-- W.K. Dickson & Co., Inc. has announced another major addition to its airport consulting group. The firm welcomed Brigid Z. Williams, PE this week. She is located in the Raleigh regional office and serves as a senior project manager in the airport group.

Her areas of expertise include runway, taxiway & apron layout and design, airfield pavement design, airfield pavement rehabilitation, drainage design, stormwater management, and environmental permitting, among others. She has worked on a wide range of airport improvement projects at general aviation and air carrier airports, including most recently the extension of the runway at the Coastal Carolina Regional Airport, which included NAVAID relocation and EMAS installation.

“As we continue the strategic expansion of our Aviation Group, Brigid will play an important role with her knowledge and relationships. Her impressive portfolio of work will help us reach additional aviation clients in the Southeast,” said David Peeler, WK Dickson’s President and CEO.

Brigid has over twelve years’ engineering experience and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Auburn University. Her engineering expertise spans a full range of responsibilities including project development and scoping, conceptual planning and design, to final design and preparation of construction plans, specifications, and contract documents.

WK Dickson is an Engineering News Record Top 500, multi-disciplined consulting firm specializing in total community infrastructure solutions including: Airport Planning & Design; Environmental & Water Resources Engineering; Community Planning & Site Development; and Geospatial Technology. Their goal is to help communities improve the lives of its citizens through sound, ecologically responsible design principals. The firm has been headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina since its founding in 1929. They have grown to operate seven regional offices strategically located throughout the Southeastern United States including Charlotte, Hickory, Raleigh and Wilmington, NC; Columbia, SC; Augusta and Atlanta, GA.

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Kraig C. Kern
704-334-5348
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Erie, PA, July 18, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Automation Devices, Inc. (ADI) has just released an updated version of their orienting rolls, product number 7700F. Orienting rolls, or orienting rollers, are used in conjunction with vibratory feeding systems to effectively orient and convey tapered or hanging parts in a quiet and gentle non-vibratory manner. The new design exceeds the previous model by improving the bearings and creating an overall more efficient system.

Orienting rolls are driven from a variable speed motor by way of an O-ring or cog type belt. The belt rides over pulleys, causing one roller to rotate clockwise and the other counterclockwise. This action breaks the friction between the parts and the rollers. The rollers are set at a slight angle so the parts flow downward and away from the point where they are dropped onto the rollers. Increased spacing between parts is often achieved, lending itself to other applications where parts are inspected or gauged.

ADI Project Designer, Dallas Holmes is happy with this product transition. “Our orienting rolls have now been designed to utilize the NSK™ self-aligning bearings. These are top quality bearings which gives our orienting rolls up to 7 degrees of adjustment on each roller,” explains Holmes. For example, on an 18 inch set of orienting rolls, the distance between the rolls could vary up to 3 inches from one end to the other without binding any of the support plates or bearings. This change will dramatically extend the life of the bearings, motors and belts. It will also allow the system to run at a cooler temperature with nearly silent operation. Energy consumption is also reduced because of less parasitic drag.

Orienting rollers are available in 18”, 24”, 36” and 48” lengths. Each roller is precision ground and hard chrome plated. Optional coatings can be applied for special applications such as handling food or pharmaceutical items. Abrasion-resistant coatings may also be applied to the rollers. ADI maintains orienting rolls as in stock items for fast delivery. Automation Devices Inc. produces a full line of tooled and untooled vibratory feeders and components including inline feeders, custom made tracks, level control switches, hoppers and inline feeders. They are located in Fairview, Pa just outside of Erie. They can be contacted at 814-474-5561 or view ADI products and services at www.autodev.com

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Alicia Tellers
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San Diego, CA, July 18, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Advanced Test Equipment Rentals (ATEC), supplier of complete testing solutions for EMC applications in military/defense, telecommunication, commercial CE, aerospace and automotive markets, today announced it has been awarded ISO/IEC 17025-2005 & ANSI/NCSL Z540-1-1994 accreditation for calibration by the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA). Accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025 is obtained through an assessment of a laboratory’s compliance in carrying out specific tests and calibrations precisely to the scope of accreditation. ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation also demonstrates that ATEC has successfully completed the ISO evaluation process which includes recognition of technical competency.

“ISO 17025 provides the most highly recognized global standard for calibration and reflects our commitment to providing the highest quality test equipment to all of our customers,” said George Bollendorf, marketing manager of ATEC. “EMC compliance test labs and OEM’s that self-certify are required to use test equipment with the accredited 17025 calibration and we are excited to be the first and only test equipment rental company to have calibration of transient generators and other EMC equipment in our scope of accreditation.”

View the scope of accreditation at www.Atecorp.com

About Advanced Test Equipment Rentals

ATEC, ISO-9001 certified and now ISO/IEC 17025-2005 & ANSI/NCSL Z540-1-1994 accredited, is a leading high tech equipment rental company that provides complete general and special purpose electronic, electrical, and environmental test equipment solutions for analysis, inspection, measurement, monitoring, simulation, powering, certifying and commissioning of products and electrical infrastructure. We serve an incredibly diverse customer base made up of aerospace, automotive, biomedical, communications, consumer electronics, defense, environmental, engineering, marine, power and energy grid, transportation, and compliance testing companies.

Celebrating 32 years in business, we are committed to serving our customers with a full range of products from the major suppliers of testing equipment, along with certified lab technicians, expert technical support, and worldwide shipping.

Order now from the ATEC extensive inventory of equipment at www.Atecorp.com

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Aurora, CO, July 18, 2013 --(PR.com)-- iBeta Quality Assurance (“iBeta”), a National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) accredited Biometrics Testing Laboratory, has completed the first task order that consisted of Conformance Testing of Mobile Biometric Products under a Testing Contract awarded by Sandia National Laboratories for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate specifically the Homeland Security Advanced Research Project Agency.

Under this first task order, iBeta conducted and reported on Data Interchange Standard Conformance Testing to ANSI/NIST ITL-1-2011 on two mobile biometric devices and their components. The testing determined conformance of the output transaction records for the items under test to the standard, which is the latest base standard used by the FBI, DoD and DHS for queries against large scale biometric repositories (IAFIS, ABIS, IDENT). iBeta provided results documentation to Sandia, DHS and the device manufacturers (specific only to their device).

iBeta’s Biometrics Team was very excited to work with and complete their first task order with Sandia. During execution of this first task order, Sandia evaluated iBeta’s testing process and rated iBeta as outstanding in that iBeta’s performance consistently exceeded contract requirements in all of the following categories; Quality of Products/Services, Safety/Security, Schedule, Financial, and Contract Compliance/ Management.

iBeta’s Biometrics Team is available to perform Mobile Biometric Testing on various biometric systems, devices and components under the Sandia contract or other contract vehicles, including commercial entities. iBeta looks forward to continuing a strong working relationship with Sandia National Laboratories and the Department of Homeland Security.

About iBeta

Headquartered in Metro Denver (Aurora) Colorado, iBeta offers a full range of software quality services. Our services encompass many different software quality activities, such as quality assurance, functionality testing, performance testing, compatibility testing, code reviews, IV & V, and test plan engineering. Our testing labs can handle a wide variety of software architectures, such as simple web-based applications, stand-alone software packages, and complex client-server architectures.

More information about iBeta’s biometrics department and its QA Testing services in general, can be found at iBeta’s website at www.iBeta.com.

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Following an 8 percent increase from Q1 2013, 72 percent of respondents believe the US economy grew in the second quarter, up 10 points from the previous three months.

Additionally PwC US’ Q2 2013 Manufacturing Barometer shows sentiment towards the world economy remains guarded with only 31 percent expressing optimism and 59 percent indicating continued uncertainty.

PWC’s Global Manufacturing Current Assessment & Outlook also shows a reduction in overall pessimism among manufacturing executives compared to Q1, appearing to be driven by more bullishness over total sales, driven by the US.

US industrial manufacturing leader for PwC, Bobby Bono commented:

“There remains a persistent dichotomy in viewpoints regarding the outlooks for the US and world economies. Optimism regarding the domestic economy has increased, while worldwide economic sentiment remains restrained, with global uncertainty reaching the highest level in the past 12 months.

“The US is starting to show signs of healthy demand trends and improving pricing power, supporting positive overall sentiment in the year ahead. However, as a result of the mixed global outlook, combined with the moderate domestic recovery and the specter of increased legislative and regulatory pressures, management teams are continuing to carefully manage their costs, while maintaining a focus on growing profitably.”

In a reflection of the healthy level of optimism pertaining to the domestic economy, 82 percent of industrial manufacturers surveyed expect positive revenue growth for their own companies in the next 12 months, with only three percent forecasting negative growth. The projected average revenue growth rate over the next 12 months was 4.6 percent, up from 4.3 percent in the first quarter, but down from 5.6 percent in last year’s second quarter.

With regard to capital spending, 40 percent of respondents plan major new investments during the next 12 months, off three points from 43 percent in the first quarter, but well below the 55 percent recorded in the second quarter of 2012.

Plans for operational spending also remained notably below prior year levels. Looking at the next 12 months, 73 percent of respondents plan to increase operational spending, similar to 71 percent in the first quarter, but down from 87 percent in Q2 2012. Leading increased expenditures were new product or service introductions (45 percent) and R&D (38 percent).

Plans for geographic expansion remained low at 15 percent, up from 10 percent in the first quarter, but down significantly from 33 percent last year.

Bono continued:

“Sustained global uncertainty has likely led the way in fostering a more measured approach to capital spending, in conjunction with a return to more normalised spending patterns commensurate with the current stage of the post-recession cycle.

“We are also continuing to see little enthusiasm for overseas expansion, while management teams target spending primarily on R&D, new product launches and IT. This suggests they are focusing inward on innovation and leveraging their core strengths in a competitive domestic environment.”

According to the latest survey, 42 percent of industrial manufacturers plan to add employees to their workforce over the next 12 months, off three points from the first quarter. Only five percent plan to reduce the number of fulltime equivalent employees, and 53 percent will stay about the same.

Bono concluded:

“We’re seeing a significant moderation in concerns regarding energy costs among industrial manufacturers, consistent with other recent PwC studies. It appears that the increase in shale oil and gas production domestically is having a positive effect on energy costs and is now impacting strategic planning among some industrial manufacturers. This is a welcome development for management teams given the moderately growing economy and the continued emphasis on controlling costs.”

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Hatfield, PA, July 19, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Over the July 4th holiday, Laboratory Testing Inc. (LTI) of Hatfield, PA treated the company’s employees to a fully-paid vacation to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Employees of LTI were flown to the island and provided with accommodations at the Melia Caribe Tropical all-inclusive beach resort as a reward for exceeding sales goals during the previous five years.

This is the second time in five years that Laboratory Testing Inc. has sent its employees on a fully paid vacation. Each trip was a gift from the owners of LTI to the staff for exceeding the company’s annual goals five years in a row. The first five-year challenge was announced in early 2003 and achieved when the 2007 year-end financial results were revealed. During the week of July 4th, 2008, the staff of Laboratory Testing Inc. took a five-day Bermuda cruise on the Royal Caribbean ship, Explorer of the Seas. During a company meeting on the cruise ship, LTI president Mike McVaugh made another offer of a company trip, if the sales goals were again reached or exceeded over the next five years. After successfully meeting the second challenge at the end of 2012, the Punta Cana trip was planned for this year’s July 4th holiday weekend.

“The success of LTI depends so highly on the dedication and hard work of our employees,” said Mike McVaugh. He is also quick to recognize the important role that LTI customers have played in the success of the company. “We are not only fortunate to have a great group of employees, but also a loyal customer base.”

Since the first offer was announced in 2003, Laboratory Testing Inc. has grown from 80 employees to a staff of 145 in 2013. The company was started in 1984 by Robert W. McVaugh, Sr. and is now run by two of his children, Mike and Joan McVaugh.

About Laboratory Testing Inc. -- Laboratory Testing Inc. (LTI) of Hatfield, PA is an independent testing and metrology laboratory in business since 1984. The laboratory offers materials testing and analysis services including mechanical, chemical, metallurgical and corrosion testing, nondestructive testing, root cause failure analysis, calibration services, dimensional inspection, test specimen machining and certified reporting of results. LTI specializes in metal and polymer testing, but also analyzes powdered metals, ores, ferroalloys, composites and ceramics. Laboratory Testing Inc. is accredited by PRI/Nadcap in materials and nondestructive testing and accredited by A2LA to ANS/ISO/IEC 17025 for mechanical, metallurgical and chemical testing, dimensional inspection and calibration services. LTI Metrology, a division of Laboratory Testing Inc., provides dimensional inspection and NIST-traceable calibration services for measuring hand tools, masters and a wide-range of measuring instruments and equipment. On-site calibration, repairs, new instruments and replacement parts are offered. Information on Laboratory Testing services and accreditations is available at www.labtesting.com, sales@labtesting.com or 800-784-2882.

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With something as revolutionary as cloud computing, it is appropriate to compare and contrast that which software developers, designer/architects and others have experienced with cloud versus traditional software. The transformation of the software industry from traditional enterprise solutions to the cloud is one of these changes that deserve a review from that perspective. 

If you look up cloud computing, you will find a dozen variations: Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), etc. For most people, SaaS is the cloud computing layer that they best understand and are most likely to use. If you’ve run Salesforce.com or Google Apps, you’ve used SaaS products.

SaaS solutions normally utilise a multi-tenant architecture in which the application serves multiple businesses and users, while partitioning its data individually.

Since it sits in the middle of the cloud layers, PaaS is sometimes referred to as middleware. This PaaS layer contains virtual or cloud servers as well as operating systems, letting you develop, deploy and manage multi-tenant applications.

Although applications created on the traditional platform might be deployed through the Internet with resource-sharing technologies that provide a more balanced use of resources, they do not have the benefits of true SaaS or PaaS solutions because the traditional model simply can’t deliver the same benefits of cloud ERP, including lower costs, painless upgrades and a variety of other benefits. And, neither do the On-Premise/in-house, ASP and hosted suites which represent ‘traditional’ software. 

Software experts’ views

Lance Ford and Sam Bhongale architected, designed and developed Insurance Applications for Valley Oak Systems/Aon. Their primary J2EE application for Claims and Policy Administrations was deployed in both On-Premise and ASP modes. Their current experience in PaaS solutions comes from deploying Rootstock Software’s manufacturing application on two different cloud platforms, NetSuite’s SuiteCloud and Salesforce’s Force.com.

According to Ford, for a developer, the productivity benefits of the cloud are significant and come with the platform, letting the developer focus on “meeting the business need”. Security, reliability/up-time, browser compatibility, platform performance/scaling and file system nuances become “nothing to worry about” when working on a PaaS platform. 

Ford explains that both SuiteCloud and Force.com PaaS platforms have governance requirements that put controls on the resources the applications use, minimising the impact on the platform. Contrarily, traditional software development platforms provide no governance. Governance requirements are not necessarily a negative, though.

“Governance forces the developer to be efficient and not be sloppy,” says Ford. This has a downstream benefit of “fewer issues during Unit Testing, QA, and deployment.” Although all software development should use a proven testing methodology prior to release and deployment, Ford prefers the Force.com requirements that require all code to be compiled and have at least 75 percent code coverage prior to deployment.

Another big difference is that the setup of a new customer is markedly different between cloud applications and traditional solutions.

For traditional software, this could involve capacity planning, hardware and software acquisition and configuration – all which must be done before actual deployment of the application. After that, a separate software installation needs to occur, in addition to the setup of the data repository/database.

Conversely, to add a customer to the cloud, new deployment software is not required. The platform is already configured to have a new customer/tenant, utilising the existing application software and data structure. The advantages to both the customer and software provider become staggering when one considers providing solutions to hundreds or thousands of different customers. 

Many software development organisations have gone to an ASP or hosted environment to provide a solution that, to the customer, might appear to be a cloud solution. These organisations want to say that their package is on the cloud. Unfortunately, these approaches have separate software and databases (not multi-tenant) so, from a software provider standpoint, the majority of the deployment and ongoing maintenance issues and costs still exist and, therefore, get passed onto the customer. 

When hearing the word cloud ascribed to the software application, the buyer must ask the question: Is it multi-tenant?

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SUGAR LAND, TX--(Marketwired - July 19, 2013) - Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- Here are Industrial Info's most-read stories from the past week. Browse other breaking industrial news stories at www.industrialinfo.com.

Proposed U.S. House Bill Sets Stage for Massive Build-Out of LNG Export Facilities on Gulf Coast

U.S. Representative Ted Poe (R-TX) has introduced bill H.R. 2471, which, if passed, will remove the U.S. Department of Energy from the approval process for new LNG liquefaction and export terminals. View the entire article by subscribing to Industrial Info's Premium Industry News at http://www.industrialinfo.com/news/abstract.jsp?newsitemID=236558&refer=mw.

Louisiana's Ascension Parish Sees an Increase in Chemical Processing Activity

Industrial Info is tracking 29 Chemical Processing Industry capital projects with a total investment value of $6 billion within Ascension Parish. View the entire article by subscribing to Industrial Info's Premium Industry News at http://www.industrialinfo.com/news/abstract.jsp?newsitemID=236586&refer=mw.

First Floating Nuclear Power Plant in 2016
Russia is aiming to launch the world's first floating nuclear power plant within three years. The 144-meter-long ship will be capable of generating 70 megawatts of electricity, enough to power about 200,000 homes, according to the company. View the entire article by subscribing to Industrial Info's Premium Industry News at http://www.industrialinfo.com/news/abstract.jsp?newsitemID=236611&refer=mw.

Great Lakes Region Boasts Almost $3 Billion in Planned Capital Expenditures for Chemical Processing Industry

Planned capital spending for the Chemical Processing Industry in the U.S. Great Lakes region now totals more than $2.9 billion for 70 projects, all of which are scheduled to begin construction. View the entire article by subscribing to Industrial Info's Premium Industry News at http://www.industrialinfo.com/news/abstract.jsp?newsitemID=236584&refer=mw.

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SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwired - July 19, 2013) -  

Editor's Summary:

• 20-inch class all-in-one desktop with VESA support and removable feet provides space-savings and flexibility in placement options
• Adjustable platform with a frame that tilts from 6 to 60 degrees increases viewing options and a Full HD webcam that rotates up to 180 degrees enhances collaboration
• Screw-less covers and modular components simplify maintenance and upgrades
• Dust Defender technology prevents internal dust accumulation, safeguarding internal components and performance
• Choice of either Windows 8 Pro or Windows 7 Professional
• Energy Star 5.2 compliant for significant power savings

Acer America today announced that its new 20-inch class Veriton Z2640G all-in-one (AIO) commercial desktop is now available for users in business, education and government. 

The new all-in-one desktops feature a screw-less chassis design and modular components for easy maintenance and upgrades. Removable feet and VESA wall-mount support enable these systems to be hung on the wall to save space, while a flexible frame that tilts from 6 to 60 degrees can be adjusted for maximum viewing comfort. These systems also come with an integrated 2.0 MP Full HD webcam that can be adjusted up to 180 degrees, which is particularly useful when collaborating via web chats with others in the same room.

The Veriton Z2640G series includes two models offering a choice of either Windows 8 Pro or Windows 7 Professional. The Acer Veriton Z2640G-UC1007X comes with an Intel^® Celeron^® processor 1007U (2M cache, 1.50 GHz, Dual Core) and 2GB SDRAM DDR3 (expandable to 16GB) and is available for an estimated selling price (ESP) of $539. The Veriton Z2640G-UP2117X with an Intel^® Pentium^® Processor 2117U (2M cache, 1.80 GHz, Dual Core) and 4GB DDR3 SDRAM (expandable to 16GB) is available for an ESP for $599. 

"We're confident that both end-users and IT professionals will appreciate the flexibility, security and management benefits of this new 20-inch class AIO," said Michael O'Beirne, Acer senior director, commercial product marketing. "Workers will enjoy the space savings and highly adjustable webcam and chassis, while IT will be pleased with the easy maintenance, strong security and great price. This platform is an excellent choice for any professional environment focused on space savings and collaboration, including financial institutions, government agencies and education." 

Acer Dust Defender, Energy Star 5.2 Compliant
Acer's Dust Defender prevents dust from accumulating inside the systems. This technology leverages an intelligent reversing mechanism in the cooling fan to flush out dust, enabling the components to stay cool, perform better and last longer. Energy Star 5.2 compliant, the VZ2640G Series adheres to stringent standards for significant power savings. 

The 19.5-inch HD anti-glare LED-backlit LCD has a crisp1600 x 900 resolution, a 16:9 aspect ratio and a fast 5 ms response time for vivid flicker-free images. The systems are also outfitted with two HD speakers and an HD microphone for hosting and participating in web meetings. 

Offering excellent connectivity, the Veriton Z2640G Series provides a USB 3.0 port, two USB 2.0 ports and HDMI^®-in for connecting to HD media devices via just one cable. The new models also have large 500GB⁽¹⁾ (7200RPM) hard drives for archiving a large library of documents and a Super Multi optical drive for backing up data and loading new software. 

Robust Management and Security Suite
The Veriton Z2640G Series comes with a practical portfolio of tools for managing system images and protecting intellectual assets. Acer ProShield, a single-client console application, integrates key security and management features under a unified user interface. It features an encrypted hidden drive for confidential files, a file shredder to purge sensitive materials from the system, and a BIOS import and export tool to streamline system management. 

Acer Smart Client Manager helps small business owners and IT professionals administer software efficiently and Acer's Recovery Management simplifies backing up and/or restoring a PC's data. In addition, the Veriton ControlCenter streamlines routine IT tasks and features:

• Acer eLock Management password protection to lock removable data devices and other interfaces to ensure that data can't be stolen
• Acer eSettings Management, an intuitive interface for configuration and control of the system
• Acer PowerSaver for configuring power levels according to computer usage
• Acer SmartBoot for automatically loading frequently used programs in the system tray at start up

The two new Acer Veriton Z2640G AIO models are available through value-added resellers and channel partners in July with a limited one-year warranty and service⁽²⁾. Prices begin at $539 in the U.S. 

About Acer
Established in 1976, Acer is an information and communication technology company dedicated to the research, design, marketing, sale and support of innovative products that enhance people's lives. Acer's green supply chain delivers environmentally friendly PCs, displays, projectors, servers, tablets and smartphones -- tools our customers need to explore beyond limits and experience more. Ranked No. 3 for notebooks globally⁽³⁾, Acer employs 8,000 people, and 2012 revenues reached US$14.7 billion. Please visit www.acer.com for more information.

© 2013 Acer America Corp. All rights reserved. Acer and the Acer logo are registered trademarks of Acer Inc. Other trademarks, registered trademarks, and/or service marks, indicated or otherwise, are the property of their respective owners.

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2) Limited warranty agreement applies. For a copy, write to Acer Customer Service, P.O. Box 6137, Temple, TX 76503
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SANTA CLARA, CA--(Marketwired - July 19, 2013) - Appnomic Systems, a leading provider of preventive IT performance management solutions today announced that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the AlwaysOn Global 250 Companies to Watch. Inclusion in the AlwaysOn Global 250 Companies to Watch signifies leadership amongst its peers and game-changing approaches and technologies that are likely to disrupt existing markets and entrenched players. Appnomic was specially selected by the AlwaysOn editorial team and industry experts spanning the globe based on a set of five criteria: innovation, market potential, commercialization, stakeholder value, and media buzz.

Appnomic and the other Global 250 Companies to Watch will be honored at AlwaysOn's tenth annual Silicon Valley Innovation Summit at the Computer History Museum on July 23^rd, 2013. Appnomic president, Ray Solnik, will present the company's strategy, vision, and real life examples of how Big Data Analytics are delivering impressive results for major online businesses during CEO Showcase on the main stage on Wednesday, July 24th at 3:15 PM. Appnomic will also host a Demo station in the networking room during the conference where executives will showcase the company's award-winning solutions.

This two-day executive gathering that highlights the significant economic, political, and commercial trends affecting the global technology industries. Innovation Summit's goal is to identify the most promising entrepreneurial opportunities and investments in the global tech industry.

"A mature mobile marketplace, coupled with reliability and stability in the cloud, is bringing innovation and opportunity to the Global Silicon Valley. New ideas and innovations are continuing to expand, with applications appearing and becoming indispensible almost overnight. Both business and consumer users are swiftly adapting to the new digital age, demanding fast response, nimble apps, and reliable infrastructure. This year's up-and-comers are quickly moving into prosperity and finding an audience with an insatiable appetite for what they have to offer," says Tony Perkins, founder and editor of AlwaysOn. "The technology marketplace is being bolstered by the companies that made this year's AlwaysOn Global 250 Companies to Watch list. We congratulate the AlwaysOn Global 250 Companies to Watch, companies that our editors believe represent some of the highest-growth opportunities in today's private company marketplace."

The AlwaysOn Global 250 winners were selected from among hundreds of other technology companies nominated by investors, bankers, journalists, and industry insiders. The AlwaysOn editorial team conducted a rigorous three-month selection process to finalize the 2013 list.

Appnomic offers a unique blend of technology and innovation in application monitoring, analytics and automation. By placing Appnomic on its "Companies to Watch" list, AlwaysOn has once again acknowledged Appnomic for its innovation and leadership. The company was also named a "Company to Watch" for AlwaysOn's OnDemand conference in May. 

"We are honored that AlwaysOn has recognized Appnomic for our innovative approach to applying Big Data Analytics to IT Operations," said Ray Solnik, Appnomic Systems' president. "Whether delivered on-premise, remotely managed or via SaaS, our AppsOne and OpsOne solutions offer customers pre-emptive performance management that impact the business' top line and bottom line."

A full list of all the AlwaysOn Global 250 winners can be found on the AlwaysOn website at: http://aonetwork.com/Announcing-the-2013-AlwaysOn-Global-250-Top-Private-Companies/

About Appnomic Systems
Appnomic Systems is an early market leader applying IT Operations Analytics or Big Data analytics to the IT function at enterprises and Cloud companies. Appnomic customers prevent major IT incidents leveraging our advanced analytics technologies and approach. They also employ Appnomic's actionable analytics and automation to achieve impressive topline business growth.

Appnomic's award-winning AppsOne application performance management and OpsOne data center automation solutions leverage unique IT Operations Analytics (ITOA) and automation technologies to preventively manage application performance, IT operations, and labor intensive maintenance activities. Appnomic's solutions are available as Software as a Service (SaaS), enterprise-licensed software, and as remote managed services (RIMS) from Appnomic or through its network of implementation partners.

The company's North American headquarters are in Santa Clara, CA, and global headquarters are in Bangalore, India. Backed by Norwest Venture Partners and individual investors, Appnomic has raised $12.5 million in funds to date. For more information visit www.appnomic.com.

About AlwaysOn
AlwaysOn is the leading business media brand connecting and informing the entrepreneurial community in the Global Silicon Valley. Founded by Red Herring founding editor, Tony Perkins in 2003, AlwaysOn's mission is to continue to lead the industry by empowering its readers, event participants, sponsors, bloggers, and advertisers like no other media brand.

SUGAR LAND, TX--(Marketwired - July 19, 2013) - Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- Accounting for about one third of the value of active industrial projects in the U.S. Southeast, Florida is the region's leading state for industrial project activity with 341 projects totaling $53 billion, according to Industrial Info's North American Plant Database.

Other companies featured: NextEra Energy Incorporated (NYSE:NEE)

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Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, and eight offices outside of North America, is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. Industrial Info's quality-assurance philosophy, the Living Forward Reporting Principle™, provides up-to-the-minute intelligence on what's happening now, while constantly keeping track of future opportunities. To contact an office in your area, visit the www.industrialinfo.com "Contact Us" page.

IRVINE, CA--(Marketwired - July 19, 2013) -  Netlist, Inc. (NASDAQ: NLST), a leading provider of high performance memory solutions for the cloud computing and storage markets, today announced the appointment of Noel Whitley as Vice President of Intellectual Property. In this newly-created position, Whitley will lead Netlist's initiatives to further develop and maximize the Company's patent portfolio.

Whitley brings more than 15 years of intellectual property experience in building and monetizing patent portfolios, first as Vice President Intellectual Property for Broadcom Corporation and then as Chief Executive Officer of Ladera Consulting, Inc. In both roles, he acted as principal legal and business advisor for patent portfolio development and IP monetization and enforcement. Earlier in his career, Whitley was an attorney at several law firms where he specialized in intellectual property and patents.

"We are very pleased to have Noel join Netlist as Vice President of Intellectual Property," said C.K. Hong, CEO of Netlist. "His expertise and excellent track record in developing and advancing IP strategies will prove invaluable as we embark on creating additional value from our IP. I look forward to his contributions at Netlist."

Whitley holds a J.D. from The University of Texas School of Law, a master's degree in electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Texas A&M University.

About Netlist:
Netlist, Inc. designs and manufactures high-performance, logic-based memory subsystems for server and storage applications for cloud computing. Netlist's flagship products include HyperCloud®, a patented memory technology that breaks traditional performance barriers, NVvault™ and EXPRESSvault™ family of products that significantly accelerate system performance and provide mission critical fault tolerance, and a broad portfolio of industrial Flash and specialty memory subsystems including VLP (very low profile) DIMMs and Planar-X RDIMMs.

Netlist develops technology solutions for customer applications in which high-speed, high-capacity, small form factor and efficient heat dissipation are key requirements for system memory. These customers include OEMs that design and build tower, rack-mounted, and blade servers, high-performance computing clusters, engineering workstations and telecommunications equipment. Founded in 2000, Netlist is headquartered in Irvine, CA with manufacturing facilities in Suzhou, People's Republic of China and an engineering design center in Silicon Valley, CA. Learn more at www.netlist.com.

LEXINGTON, MA--(Marketwired - July 19, 2013) - Oasis Systems, a leading provider of Information Technology, Systems Engineering, Professional Services and Enterprise Applications to the Department of Defense announced an award from the Department of Homeland Security's component organization, the United States Coast Guard, of an IDIQ contract for Technical, Acquisition and Business Support Services (TABSS).

Under this Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, Oasis will compete for task orders to provide Business Management, Financial Management and Audit Support Services throughout the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its component organizations. The range of services under this domain includes business case development, data integration, financial management, project reporting and other business management/auditing support tasks. The total combined ceiling for all awarded TABSS contracts is $11 billion over the next five years. Oasis is one of eight awardees under an unrestricted track Domain 2 Track 1.

"This is a significant opportunity for Oasis leveraging our deep capability and experience in Defense to Homeland Security applications. We have built our business reputation over the past 15 years serving our DoD customers with innovative and cost-effective services and solutions while achieving exceptional performance ratings. We look forward to serving our new DHS and USCG customers at the same level," stated Tom Colatosti, CEO of Oasis. "We are excited with the opportunity to bring real value, technical capability, solutions and quality to serve the DHS in collaboration with our world class partners to solve real-world, mission-critical problems. We are delighted and privileged to work with DHS in helping keeping our nation secure."

About Oasis Systems
Oasis is a leading provider of program management, financial management, and technical services to Federal program offices and other support agencies. Over 90% of our corporate revenues are derived from contracts where we are the prime contractor led by an experienced management team and backed with exceptional technical capabilities, rapid contract transition experience, and automated performance surveillance and project management tools. As experienced Performance Based Service Contacting (PBSC) specialists, we have incorporated quantifiable quality control and metrics as integral elements of our CMMI-assessed business processes, which are driven and supported by corporate policy and oversight. Our existing task order teams manage over $12B in defense program portfolios and provide executable technical and cost effective solutions, program planning and acquisition expertise, and informative decision-making support across all domains (aircraft, weapons, missile, electronic systems, and cyberspace), and system life cycle components (research and development, engineering, testing and evaluation, production, logistics, and sustainment). (http://www.OasisSystems.com)

©Copyright 2013 by Oasis Systems LLC

LINCOLNSHIRE, IL--(Marketwired - July 19, 2013) -  Millions of families across North America are hitting the road in a recreational vehicle and leaving airlines and hotels in the dust. The Recreational Vehicle Industry (RVIA) recently reported that the number of RV-owning households in the United States has risen to a record 9 million, and roughly 40 percent of these have kids that are 18 years old or younger.

To help RVers find the parks best-suited for family play and relaxation, Good Sam RV Travel Guide and Campground Directory has compiled a list of the top family RV Parks (see list at bottom) for 2013. Boasting campgrounds from Alberta, Canada, to the Emerald Coast of Florida, this list of 52 RV parks is tailored for RV travelers seeking campgrounds that help them get away from the stresses of everyday life.

Each park on the list boasts unique qualities that make it a special vacation destination. At Normandy Farms Family Campground in Foxboro, Massachusetts, families can participate in an Easter egg hunt, a Mother's Day weekend and Fourth of July celebration. In Warrens, Wisconsin, the staff organizes themed activity weeks, such as Wild West Week and Yogi's Birthday Week. Some RV parks create a whimsical environment.

Regardless of where families stay, it's apparent that this demographic will only get bigger. Over the past few years, RV buyers in the 35-to-54 age group have posted the largest ownership growth, outpacing so-called "empty nesters," according to the RVIA. And as more families realize that RVing gives them the flexibility to take quick getaways that don't interfere with busy family schedules, more families are bound to hit the road.

Top Family Campgrounds

Glowing Embers RV Park & Travel Centre, Edmonton, Alberta
Catherine's Landing At Hot Springs, Hot Springs, Arkansas
Anaheim Resort RV Park, Anaheim, California
Los Angeles/Pomona Fairplex KOA, Pomona, California
Pismo Sands RV Park, Oceano, California
Vacationer RV Park - Sunland, El Cajon, California
Colorado Springs KOA, Fountain, Colorado
Stateline Campresort & Cabins, East Killingly, Connecticut
Live Oak Landing, Freeport, Florida
Sun-N-Fun RV Resort, Sarasota, Florida
Pine Mountain An RVC Outdoor Destination, Pine Mountain, Georgia
Cajun Palms RV Resort, Breaux Bridge, Louisiana
Cherry Hill Park, College Park, Maryland
Cape Cod Campresort & Cabins, East Falmouth, Massachusetts
Normandy Farms Family Camping Resort, Foxboro, Massachusetts
Covenant Hills Camp, Otisville, Michigan
Harbortown RV Resort, Monroe, Michigan
Myers Lake Campground, Byron, Michigan
Silver Creek RV Resort, Mears, Michigan
Vacation Station RV Resort, Ludington, Michigan
Grand Casino Hinckley RV Resort, Hinckley, Minnesota
Yogi On The Lake, Pelahatchie, Mississippi
Basswood Resort, Platte City, Missouri
Hi-Desert RV, Winnemucca, Nevada
Friendly Beaver Campground, New Boston, New Hampshire
Yogi In The Smokies, Cherokee, North Carolina
Cross Creek Camping Resort, Columbus, Ohio
Pleasant View Recreation, Van Buren, Ohio
Bissell's Hideaway Resort, Fonthill, Ontario
Campark Resorts Best Holiday Trav-L-Park, Niagara Falls, Ontario
Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Camp-Resort, Niagara Falls, Ontario
Artillery Ridge Camping Resort, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Gettysburg Campground, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Hershey Highmeadow Campground, Hershey, Pennsylvania
Lake-In-Wood Resort, Bowmansville, Pennsylvania
Otter Lake Camp-Resort, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Yogi Bear's Jellystone Camp Resort At Shangri-La, Milton, Pennsylvania
Chris' Camp, Spearfish, South Dakota
Hart Ranch Resort, Rapid City, South Dakota
Rafter J Bar Ranch Camping Resort, Hill City, South Dakota
Best Holiday Trav-L-Park, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Loretta Lynn's Ranch, Hurricane Mills, Tennessee
Memphis Graceland RV Park & Campground, Memphis, Tennessee
Nashville Shores RV Park, Nashville, Tennessee
River Plantation RV Park Inc, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
West Lake RV Resort, Houston, Texas
Zion RV & Campground, Mount Carmel, Utah
Bethpage Camp Resort, Urbanna, Virginia
Grey's Point Camp, Topping, Virginia
Maple Grove RV Resort, Everett, Washington
Sherwood Forest Camping & RV Park, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Camp-Resort, Warrens, Wisconsin

Good Sam RV Travel Guide 

RV travelers can find more information about family-friendly parks in the 2013 Good Sam RV Travel Guide and Campground Directory. The guide contains detailed information on more than 14,000 RV parks across North America; each privately-owned campground is personally inspected and rated by Good Sam's consultant teams.

The guide also includes lifestyle features, regional trip guides and essential travel facts. Readers can get vital tech tips, learn about must-see points of interest in all of North America's states and provinces, follow a meal and fitness planner and get Road Ready with a special products section. Also included are guides to RV-related state laws and information needed for trouble-free trips into Canada and Mexico. For more information about the 2013 Good Sam RV Travel Guide and Campground Directory, click on http://www.goodsamcamping.com.

About Good Sam Enterprises, LLC

Good Sam Enterprises, LLC (GSE) and its wholly owned subsidiaries, serve the safety, security, comfort, and convenience needs of the North American outdoor and recreational vehicle market. The goal is simple: GSE makes RV ownership and the RV lifestyle more enjoyable. With various companies, brands, products and services, GSE targets almost every aspect of this diverse and dynamic niche market.

The corporate headquarters is located in Lincolnshire, Illinois. Subsidiary operations and divisions can be found at multiple locations throughout the United States.