Tranzbyte Corporation Announces “Game Changer” in Medical Marijuana Automated Vending
Phoenix, USA,10 April 2013. Tranzbyte Corporation, announced today that will begin distribution of its Automated Marijuana Vending Machine within qualifying states and locales beginning next quarter. Although some of the specific details of the machine's operation must be kept under wraps for competitive reasons, the company has been at work for the past year identifying and working with a vending machine manufacturer that has the technological background and capability to exclusively deliver the Altitude Organix "Green Machine" – designed specifically to serve the exploding cannabis industry in the 21st Century with a complement of exclusively available Zazzz™ products coupled with state-of-the-art security enhancements.
Tranzbyte president, David Gwyther, describes the operational design of the machine as 'an experience' rather than just another commonplace vending machine transaction." The machine's technology will be integrated with embedded radio frequency technology (RFID) produced in association with Tranzbyte subsidiary, ProximaRF, who are spearheading efforts to make the machine function for legally qualified individuals only.
All interactions with "The Green Machine" are reported in real time to Altitude Organix central headquarters so that machines can be constantly monitored, refilled, or repaired when needed. Since all machines are wired into the Altitude Organix Network, video and data can be transferred to and from each unit along with instant price adjustments in addition to other proprietary capabilities.
Following the rollout of The Green Machine, the company plans to make available to users a free companion iPhone and Android program that will enable prospective users to operate equipped machines directly from their phones, with their only interaction being that they must reach down to pick up their chosen product in the machine's delivery door.
According to Tranzbyte's president, David Gwyther, "It is important to keep many details of our machine under wraps until the company is further able to determine whether some of our machine's more creative innovations are protectable. Shareholders can expect more news on this subject in the months to come."
Continues Mr. Gwyther, "Unless you've been away on another planet for the past several years, you couldn't help but notice that the politics surrounding the use of cannabis-related products in the US for medical and adult use is shifting toward acceptance on the condition that the herb is regulated and taxed. For the first time since cannabis was outlawed in the early 1900s, a majority of Americans favor the legalization, regulation, and taxation of all marijuana products."
The company encourages all folks wishing to follow our progress to visit the Tranzbyte website at www.tranzbyte.com and sign up to receive our "Email Alerts" which are sent to interest-holders periodically. Just click on the orange 'contact' button after you arrive at the company's website. Mobile users can also sign up by navigating to the company's website on their android smart phone or iPhone."
About Tranzbyte
The Tranzbyte Corporation (www.tranzbyte.com) is a driving force behind Altitude Organic Corporation. The company expects to continue its plan to acquire, hold, or spin out successful divisions in what has been described in previous news releases as "dividend farming," Companies that qualify and decide to become public on their own will agree to carve out shares for Tranzbyte and their ERBB shareholders.
Last year, Tranzbyte acquired ProximaRF – a leading-edge company that produces a line of products supporting leading-edge RFID technology.
Tranzbyte also houses the company's 10-year-old technology division which is actively engaged in the sale of its optical media enhancement products to potential customers in the US and Asia. Products in the Tranzbyte division include FLASHAlbum™ and FlixStix -- technologies that enable distributors of optical media (CDs, DVDs, etc.) to consolidate the best features of each medium onto a single content-protected USB flash drive.
ABOUT ALTITUDE ORGANIC CORPORATION
Altitude Organic Corporation is the first publicly traded medical marijuana dispensary brand in the world. Beginning in 2009, the company has developed retailing, branding, and commercial cultivating strategies in conjunction with its licensed medical marijuana retail dispensaries operating under the Altitude Organic Medicine brand name. The company has operated in California, Colorado, and Arizona. Altitude Organic Corporation is currently targeting expansion through dispensary and caregiver managed partnerships, as well as outright acquisition in 'for-profit' medical marijuana states. The company seeks to capture market share in the fast growing, multi-billion dollar cannabis industry. For more information, visit www.altitudeorganix.com.
ABOUT PROXIMARF AND APPLIED RFID
Founded in 2006, Applied RFID and its operating subsidiaries (www.proximarf.com), have a versatile and leading-edge portfolio of RFID reader, sensor tag and data logging products based on the ISO 15693 standard of high frequency (13.56Mhz) RFID.
The company has plans to increase its network of global distributors and value-added resellers. With its "Proxima RF" line of RFID readers, sensor tags, sensor probes and data logging products, the Company seeks out opportunities with partners who have a unique software offering within market verticals where the implementation of secure data collection and temperature sensing bring real and immediate ROI to users. These key markets include: food safety, cold chain logistics and healthcare/pharmaceutical as well as factory and field maintenance applications.
Companies and Contacts:
David G. Gwyther , President
Tranzbyte Corporation
14220 N. Northsight Blvd., Suite 139
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
480-443-1600
davidgwyther@tranzbyte.com
www.tranzbyte.com
Tranzbyte Corporation – Hong Kong
Rm 308, 3/F, Kai Tak Commercial Building
317-319 Des Voeux Road Central,
Hong Kong (SAR)
Altitude Organic Corporation
Brian J. Cook, Managing Director
14220 N. Northsight Blvd., Suite 139-A
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
briancook@tranzbyte.com
www.altitudeorganix.com
Victor J. Elias, President
ProximaRF Technology Holding Company
14220 N. Northsight Blvd., Suite 139-B
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
888-364-3012
www.proximarf.com
Source: PRNewswire and Tranzbyte Corporation
AVT and Utique, Inc. Enter into 10-Year Exclusive Partnership
California, USA. 16 April 2013. AVT, Inc., a technology leader in developing automated retailing systems, customized kiosks and micro-stores, announced that they have entered into a 10-year exclusive licensing agreement with Utique, Inc. – a San Francisco based innovator of retail automation technologies and operator of U*tique Shop automated stores.
Utique has spent the last 5.5 years developing patented retail automation hardware, software and a unique retail concept, the U*tique Shop, which has received an award for its innovative design and compelling consumer experience. U*tique Shops have seen strong repeat performance in major international airports, five star resorts, entertainment destinations and top malls, nationwide. AVT will operate the existing shops and continue to expand the brand throughout the nation.
U*tique's systems have been awarded the "Best New Airport Retail Concept in North America" by ACI, the "Gold Innovation Award for Best Store Design" by NAMA, and was named to McKinsey & Company's "Ones to Watch in Retail" report. U*tique Shops have also been recognized as a top innovation on the world's most visited site for consumer trends, Trendwatching.com, and were named in the Global Creative Intelligence Report. U*tique Shop has received worldwide press in publications such as: The New York Times, W Magazine, InStyle Germany, Self, Vogue Japan, O: The Oprah Magazine, Lucky, and many others.
"AVT continues to lead the industry in providing technologically advanced solutions, including systems that give retailers the ability to increase sales, enhance brand awareness and improve distribution through highly effective 'Micro-Stores'" stated Shannon Illingworth, Founder and Chairman of AVT, Inc. "The partnership with Utique, Inc. will immediately accelerate our growth while providing a higher-end solution for image-sensitive brands, advanced technologies that we can apply across our customer base, a deep knowledge of retail and supply chain management, and immediate capability to diversify our revenue streams."
Utique's turn-key automated retailing system has been shown to generate over 10x more revenue per square foot versus traditional retail, at far lower operating costs. "Retailers are looking for solutions that allow them to grow efficiently and to stay connected to consumers; consumers are seeking convenience and omni-channel shopping experiences. Utique identified these trends early and made an exciting entry into this market," according to Mara Segal, Founder and CEO of Utique. "We needed a partner to be able to deliver on the demand that we were experiencing across our business units. Our partnership with AVT will undoubtedly accelerate growth and enable us to provide vertically-integrated solutions – a win for both companies and most importantly, for our customers."
"We are pleased to bring this innovative team and their proprietary assets under the AVT umbrella, and we look forward to offering this technology to our customer base," Illingworth commented. "We will work collaboratively with Utique's management to service a strong pipeline of Fortune 500 customers that they have amassed over their operating tenure," he added. "Through key partnerships such as Utique, we will generate additional revenue streams, improved profits, and provide greater value for our shareholders."
For more information on AVT, please call 800-240-5175 or visit the website at: www.autoretail.com.
About AVT, Inc.
AVT is a leading developer of customized automated retailing systems, Micro-Stores, and self-service solutions. Divisions include design, manufacturing, software engineering, leasing, media, and technology licensing. AVT is able to work with any size company to design a custom automated retailing solution that drives traffic, increases sales, improves security, and lowers overhead. AVT is uniquely qualified to take projects from concept to completion with speed, economy and ingenuity. For more information, visit: www.Autoretail.com.
About Utique, Inc.
Utique, Inc. has created several patented and patent pending technologies for the automated retail/high-tech vending industry. Utique's back-end system, Mini Portal, provides robust cross-channel inventory, marketing, and technology management capability from any connected handheld or desktop device. Utique's user experience incorporates patented interactive lighting technology and an interface that helps consumers efficiently purchase their favorite items and discover new products through curated recommendations. Utique software also includes other first-to-market features such as: Rules-based Retail™ that facilitates marketers/merchandisers to set pre-programmed contextual rules to provide greater control in messaging and merchandising. This technology ensures that every interaction ends with memorably great service and that the consumer is pointed towards relevant products to increase likelihood of purchase.
U*tique's version of automated retail emphasizes human experience and premium merchandising. Automated interactivity and interaction with touch screens allow people to be educated about the products they are buying. Consumers can learn which brands give back to charity, the story behind the product, how the product works, and even dispense a product sample.
U*tique Shop, is Utique's owner-operated automated retail stores. U*tique Shop is the world's first interactive, high-tech and distinctively designed self-service store that bridges the gap between e-commerce and traditional retail. Where e-commerce and traditional retail stores may feature hundreds or thousands of products, U*tique Shop is focused on curating 56 must-have products to ensure shopping is relevant, interesting and convenient. U*tique Shops emphasize convenience and discovery of new and must-have items for those who appreciate style on-the-go. In addition, the shops leverage Utique's ability to merchandise trend-forward products with high margins and high turns.
Source: PRNewswire and AVT Inc.
AVT Develops Automated Retailing Systems for Kourtney, Kim and Khloe Kardashian
Corona, USA, 25 March 2013. AVT, Inc. (www.autoretail.com), a technology leader in developing automated retail environments, customized kiosks and micro-stores, announced that they have designed and delivered a new automated retailing system for Kourtney, Kim and Khloe Kardashian. The AVT system was developed to provide an automated solution to sell the Kardashian's cosmetic line, and debuted last week at Cosmoprof Worldwide in Bologna, Italy.
e/ -- AVT, Inc. (OTC Markets: AVTC) (www.autoretail.com), a technology leader in developing automated retail environments, customized kiosks and micro-stores, announced that they have designed and delivered a new automated retailing system for Kourtney, Kim and Khloe Kardashian. The AVT system was developed to provide an automated solution to sell the Kardashian's cosmetic line, and debuted last week at Cosmoprof Worldwide in Bologna, Italy.
AVT's new touch screen retail vending system was in development for over 18 months, and is the first system in the beauty and cosmetics category to feature an interface that functions like a life-sized iPad. The unique and innovative system allows customers to preview colors, styles and finished looks before purchasing the products.
The focus of the automated system for the Kourtney, Kim and Khloe Kardashian cosmetic line, is to give customers instant access to the tools to attain a flawless look, with high quality formulas at affordable prices.
The Kardashian cosmetics automated store was developed by AVT for the Boldface Group, a licensing company focused on top tier celebrity and designer brands, in partnership with the Kardashians.
"It's been a huge goal of mine and my sisters to launch a beauty and cosmetics line," Kim Kardashian stated on CNBC's "Closing Bell" with Maria Bartiromo. "We were looking for the right partnership and the right time," she added.
Kourtney, Kim and Khloe cosmetics are now sold in over 4,500 retail stores, including CVS, Ulta Beauty, Sears, Fred Meyer and Meijer.
The new automated systems are expected to generate worldwide appeal, especially in the Asian markets as well as in upscale hotels and resorts.
For more information on AVT, please call 800-240-5175 or visit the website at www.autoretail.com.
About AVT
AVT is a leading developer of customized automated retailing systems, Micro-Stores, and self-service solutions. Divisions include design, manufacturing, software engineering, leasing, media, and technology licensing. AVT is able to work with any size company to design a custom automated retailing solution that drives traffic, increases sales, improves security, and lowers overhead. AVT is uniquely qualified to take projects from concept to completion with speed, economy and ingenuity. For more information, visit: www.Autoretail.com
AVT's stock is traded through the OTC Markets, Ticker Symbol: AVTC
Source PRNewswire and AVT, Inc.
RACO Wireless Announces M2M Solutions Agreement with Rogers Communications
Agreement expands growing global footprint of RACO Wireless and allows customers the ability to develop and manage M2M solutions in Canada with integrated award-winning tools.
RACO Wireless, the leading provider of wireless machine-to-machine (M2M) solutions, announced today that it has entered into a carrier agreement with Rogers Communications, Canada’s largest wireless communication services provider. The agreement will allow customers of RACO Wireless the ability to deploy M2M solutions in Canada through its award-winning platform, the Omega Management Suite.
John Horn, president of RACO Wireless, said:
“We are pleased to be able to expand our reach into the Canadian market with such a dynamic player. Rogers is Canada’s largest wireless communications provider, and we envision our new relationship tremendously benefiting our current and future customers with M2M needs in the Canadian market.”
Through this agreement, customers of RACO Wireless will be able to seamlessly manage solutions in Canada, while still maintaining an award-winning set of tools and the most experienced team in the M2M industry. With full integration into the Omega Management Suite, customers in a variety of markets – such as fleet management, security, telemedicine and asset management – will experience a turn-key, global solution to their M2M needs.
RACO Wireless’ agreement with Rogers will enable RACO Wireless to support international customers with custom solutions and offers unique to the Canadian market. As a result, Canadian businesses and consumers will have access to connected solutions across a number of categories including transportation, healthcare, home, consumer electronics and energy management.
“We want to make it as easy as possible for people to run their businesses. By expanding our footprint in Canada we not only meet the needs of our expanding customer base by allowing them to grow internationally with proven tools, but we provide them with a clear advantage over their competition,” added Horn.
iDigi Rebranded as Device Cloud by Etherios
New branding emphasizes that Device Cloud works with any manufacturers’ hardware.
Digi International, today announced that it will rebrand its iDigi Device Cloud™ as Device Cloud by Etherios™. Etherios, a division of Digi International and a Salesforce.com Cloud Alliance Platinum Partner, is a widely recognized cloud computing services provider with a longstanding track record of helping organizations realize and implement their cloud strategy. The rebranding emphasizes that Device Cloud, a strategic element for organizations that wish to connect their devices to mission-critical applications, works with any manufacturers’ hardware.
Larry Kraft, senior vice president of marketing, Digi International, said:
“Etherios’ services were born as cloud-based solutions, so the brand’s roots allow us to re-emphasize our focus on enabling connectivity to any manufacturers’ hardware. The Device Cloud was designed from the ground up to connect any device, to any application, anywhere in the world.”
In addition to the new name, users will notice a new logo and color scheme. The award-winning platform will continue to offer device-agnostic management, data streaming, open application programming interfaces (APIs) and state-of-the-art security features.
Device Cloud helps companies maximize the value of their products, get closer to their customers and unlock new revenue streams. It provides the infrastructure required to access, control, configure and upgrade unlimited devices over the Internet. Its secure and scalable platform meets the highest standards of reliability.
Using Etherios Cloud Connector, a free software download, customers can connect any device, regardless of manufacturer or operating system, to Device Cloud. This enables access to the device from any application. By having this access, organizations can maximize their investment in their applications because new device types can be added to a network without changing the application. Etherios Cloud Connector can also run on low-cost microprocessors without an operating system.
For more information, visit www.etherios.com/devicecloud.
Novatel Wireless Partners with Quatenus and Optimus for Telematics Market in Portugal
Full Featured OBD-II Solution from Novatel Wireless Part of One-Stop Offering for Best-in-Class Insurance Telematics Services.
Novatel Wireless, Inc., a leading provider of intelligent wireless solutions, today announced that its MT 3050 device has been selected by Quatenus, a leading Portuguese Systems Integrator, to be integrated into its front-end application platform and bundled with M2M subscription SIM services from Optimus, one of Portugal’s largest mobile operators. The total plug-and-play solution is a powerful, all inclusive, cost-effective package which reduces up-front costs for insurance telematics and fleet management applications with easy installation, industry-leading small form factor and a simple user-interface from any browser, smartphone or via SMS.
Joe Peterson, VP of M2M sales at Novatel Wireless, said:
“The MT 3050 is a proven platform for insurance telematics and fleet management providers who are looking for information on the vehicle, vehicle location, mileage control and/or driver behavior, enabling productivity improvements and cost reductions for customers. Unlike wired telematics devices, the innovative plug-and-play device with internal antennas removes vehicle installation costs and associated vehicle out-of-service time, thereby lowering total up-front costs.”
The solution was initially developed for the leading Portuguese car fleet leasing company, LeasePlan, who manages over 75,000 vehicles, and is now being promoted among other customers across different geographies in Europe, Africa and Latin America.
“The MT 3050 is a versatile mobile tracking device ideal for the front-end telematics platform we’re offering to provide the needed information on safety/security and roadside assistance, vehicle servicing and driver behavior management,” said João P. Alexandre, Director at Quatenus. “We expect our customers to realize great productivity improvements, increased safety and cost reductions as a result of this innovative program,” Mr. Alexandre continued.
“We are pleased to partner with both Novatel Wireless and Quatenus to offer the most comprehensive and innovative telematics solution in the market,” said Carlos Lourenco, head of M2M at Optimus. “At Optimus we are particularly focused on providing the best-in-class services leveraged by our Jasper M2M platform, and this partnership is a prime example of our continued efforts in advancing the market to bring our customers the solutions they need.”
The MT 3050 offers advanced capabilities for onboard telematics, driver behavior, and vehicle security. The MT 3050 features Novatel Wireless’ on-board rules engine that supports customer-defined exception-based rules for applications such as ignition, geo-fencing, trip reporting and other events. It also features integrated disconnect alert supported by an in-device backup battery has built-in threshold events to capture metrics critical to effective fleet and insurance monitoring such as excessive engine speed, rapid acceleration, harsh braking, speed violations, and excessive idling. The solution also reports, in real time, information such as location, trips, stop points, chronologies, events and vehicles’ states and statistics, making it the most sophisticated telematics solution available in Portugal.
Telit Technology Enables the MolluSCAN Eye Project
18 April 2013 - Telit Wireless Solutions, a global provider of high-quality machine-to-machine (M2M) solutions, products and services, today announced contribution of the company's cellular M2M technology to the MolluSCAN Eye Project. The France-based environmental science project is an international effort run by a multidisciplinary group of basic researchers and university professors - biologists, electronics specialist, mathematicians, and webmasters. The project which started in 2006 in Arcachon Bay, France seeks to detect changes and status in pollution levels of water in earth's oceans by reading and interpreting electronically monitored movement and behavior of bivalves such as oysters, giant clams, and Icelandic scallops.
Dr. Jean-Charles Massabuau, PhD, Research Director CNRS, Physiological Ecology & Ecotoxicology, Aquatic Systems, Université de Bordeaux & CNRS, and leader of the MolluSCAN Eye project explains that a few years ago the primary idea was simply that, when exposed to pollution or poor quality water, a bivalve closes its shell, or in extreme situations, dies and the shell gapes with the valves completely open. But he adds that today there is much more than that being observed and researched because bivalve behavior is in fact rather complex. It can change dramatically after exposure to even very low levels of pollution.
The project uses very light electromagnets weighing less than one gram attached to each of two valves in bivalves. The animals are continuously monitored to measure the valve’s opening movements. The remote electronic monitoring system is composed of two parts. A waterproof encased unit which is submersed next to the animals acquires data and sends it to an above-water, dry unit which transmits the data via cellular network to the master server at the project’s lab using a Telit UC864-G GSM/GPRS module.
The remote device is a rugged, full-blown microcomputer system running the Linux operating system. The two parts of the device collectively draw a low one Watt of power which can be supplied by battery or solar. The waterproof unit consumes one third Watt and can run standalone as a data logger. And due to amplification processes which have been significantly improved with technology and experience gained from the intense research over the years, the precision of the critical distance measured between electrodes is reliably very high.
Data collected from the monitored mollusks is analyzed by programs at the project’s server which have evolved significantly with the hastened pace of research. New theories in applied mathematics used to process the collected data have resulted in a PhD thesis in chronobiology, granted in 2011. Two other PhD grants are planned for 2013. Mathematicians have developed a keen interest in the project not only because they are helping protect the planet, but also because each remote monitoring unit produces a robust 864,000 triplets of data points per day every day.
Dominikus Hierl, chief marketing officer at Telit Wireless Solutions, said, “The MolluSCAN Eye project represents real evolution in environmental sciences. It is easy to envision a new growing field of applied science emerging from the success of this project. A broad array of types of connected biosensors deployed everywhere helping people and governments clean up our planet and keep an eye on our environment as the world’s population grows. Telit is proud to be a part of this experiment and this new science.”
About Telit
Ten years on, leveraging the industry’s broadest portfolio of hardware in cellular, short range and positioning technologies, artfully complemented by services and connectivity from m2mAIR, Telit is M2M’s One Stop Shop for system integrators. By applying products and services in synergising bundles, delivered with global support and logistics matching each individual need or want. Telit minimizes technical risk shortening time to market to the Internet of Things.
Z-Wave smart home system operated by smartphone or tablet developed by tapHOME
Milpitas, California, USA – New Z-wave alliance member tapHOME has developed a home control system which requires only a smartphone or tablet in order to set up and operate it.
Kevin Maher, Managing Director, Arkessa
13 April 2010 -
Kevin Maher is Managing Director of Arkessa. He has over 25 years’ experience in the mobile industry and has held leadership roles at industry-leading organisations including Ericsson, Nokia, NEC and Huawei.
Interview by Abraham Joseph of M2M Insights.
Sierra Wireless Completes Sale of AirCard® Assets and Operations
Transaction enables Sierra Wireless to accelerate growth of machine-to-machine (M2M) business.
Sierra Wireless, Inc. today announced it has completed the sale of substantially all of the assets and operations related to its AirCard® business to NETGEAR®, Inc. for $138 million in cash plus approximately $5.9 million in assumed liabilities. The transaction was first announced on January 28, 2013. Sierra Wireless’s retained business includes its AirPrime™ embedded wireless modules, AirLink® intelligent gateways, and AirVantage™ M2M cloud product lines.
Jason Cohenour, President and CEO of Sierra Wireless, said:
“Sierra Wireless is now an M2M and connected device pure play, focused on providing innovative device-to-cloud solutions that enable customers across a broad range of markets to connect to the ‘Internet of Things’.”
“This transaction provides significant financial capacity to accelerate our growth in M2M – a market in which we are the world leader today, with the industry’s broadest product lineup, and an extensive, blue-chip customer base.”
Sierra Wireless intends to use a substantial portion of the net proceeds from the transaction to continue its acquisition strategy in the M2M market, with the objective of accelerating revenue and earnings growth by strengthening its leadership in existing markets and expanding its position in the M2M value chain. In addition, Sierra Wireless obtained the approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange in February 2013 for a Normal Course Issuer Bid to re-purchase shares of the Company and has commenced purchases under this program.
