London UK and??lvsj?, Sweden, August 2 2012 ? 3CX,?developer of the award-winning Windows VoIP PBX, 3CX Phone System, has today announced that they have appointed Telecom Providers, Teletek, as the exclusive 3CX Supported VoIP provider in Sweden, who will be?offering free licenses for 3CX Phone System, together with free IP Phones.
From today, Teletek will be offering three new SIP trunks on the Swedish market. Included with the SIP trunks will be free licences for 3CX Phone System, along with free IP telephones from Grandstream.
?Naturally we are proud of becoming the exclusive recommended VoIP operator in Sweden,? said Teletek Managing Director, Magnus Bjarne. ?It is a tribute to our well-proven and reliable SIP accounts and SIP trunks. Together with our new SIP trunks, customers receive an IP telephony solution that delivers everything you could want from a modern PBX ? and it?s more or less for free!?
3CX Phone System replaces traditional hardware PBXs and is based on the SIP standard. It works with any SIP standard phone and VoIP gateway, meaning it also works with analog phones and requires no additional wiring. Being Windows based, it is easy to install, manage and administer on a regular computer, eliminating the need for dedicated hardware and massively reducing costs. Grandstream IP phones are provisioned automatically from within 3CX Phone System.
The three Teletek SIP trunks are intended for small to medium sized companies:
Teletek Quattro ? 3CX license for 4 simultaneous calls and 5 Grandstream GXP2100 phones, SIP trunk with 4 channels and 10 telephone numbers.
Teletek Otto ? 3CX license for 8 simultaneous calls and 10 Grandstream GXP2100 phones, SIP trunk with 8 channels and 20 telephone numbers.
Teletek Sedici ? 3CX license for 16 simultaneous calls and 20 Grandstream GXP2100 phones, SIP trunk with 16 channels and 30 phone numbers.
The SIP trunk subscription is for 24 months, with no extra cost for the PBX or phones ? customers of this campaign will pay the same low monthly fee and the same low call cost Teleteks customers always have. The SIP trunks are sold by Teletek and MigraX resellers who will help customers with local installation and configuration of 3CX Phone System and IP phones.
?This is a really fun product,? said distributor MigraX AB Managing Director Lasse Larsson. ?This makes it very easy for a company to trade up for one of the best phone systems without having to pay for either PBX or phones. It means a lot for us to initiate a partnership with Teletek and we are very pleased that Teletek choose 3CX and Grandstream for this campaign.?
?We are happy to have appointed Teletek as a 3CX VoIP Provider and further expand through Sweden. Together, 3CX and Teletek can now offer more people?the advantages of a complete, low cost VoIP telephony solution,? said Chris Martin, 3CX Sales Manager.
For more information please contact: Magnus Bjarne, Managing Director Teletek 5060 AB ? magnus.bjarne@teletek.se / +46-40- 24 61 01 Lasse Larsson, Managing Director MigraX AB ? lasse.larsson@migrax.se / +46-10-499 50 50
About 3CX
3CX is the developer of 3CX Phone System ? an open standard unified communications platform for Windows that works with standard SIP phones and replaces a proprietary PBX. 3CX is more manageable and can deliver substantial cost savings besides increasing productivity. Leading companies worldwide such as Caterham F1 Team, Boeing, Ohio State University, MIT and RE/MAX use 3CX Phone System. 3CX has been listed as a CRN 2011 Emerging Vendor and has earned Windows Server Certification as well as other numerous awards, including The Windowsnetworking.com Gold Award, the Windows IT Pro magazine 2008 Editor?s Best Award and a Best Buy Award by Computer Shopper Magazine. 3CX has offices in the UK, USA, Germany, Cyprus, Malta, Australia, South Africa and Hong Kong. For more information, visit:?http://www.3cx.com?and find us on Facebook at?http://www.facebook.com/3CXPhoneSystem.
About Teletek 5060 AB
Teletek is a Swedish operator that focuses on IP telephony. Sales are mainly through resellers across the country and through selected metropolitan area networks. The company started operations in 2008 and is rated AA by DnB. In addition to IP based subscriptions the company also offers mobile subscriptions, mobile broadband, ADSL/fiber connections and analog subscriptions. www.teletek.se
About MigraX AB
MigraX AB was founded in 2002 and is a specialist distributor of products for networks, network security and IP telephony. The company is Swedish general agent for DrayTek, Grandstream and Patton and represents 3CX and CyberPower on the Swedish market. MigraX?s suppliers are all leaders in their respective areas and are selected on the basis of their focus on quality and performance. By working closely with these manufacturers MigraX offers solutions for IP-based communications adapted to the Swedish market. www.migrax.se
New chemical sensor makes finding landmines and buried IEDs easierPublic release date: 2-Aug-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Colin Poitras colin.poitras@uconn.edu 860-486-4656 University of Connecticut
A chemical sensing system developed by engineers at the University of Connecticut is believed to be the first of its kind capable of detecting vapors from buried landmines and other explosive devices with the naked eye rather than advanced scientific instrumentation.
The research was first reported in the May 11, 2012 online edition of Advanced Functional Materials.
The key to the system is a fluorescent nanofiberous film that can detect ultra-trace levels of explosive vapors and buried explosives when applied to an area where explosives are suspected. A chemical reaction marking the location of the explosive device occurs when the film is exposed to handheld ultraviolet light.
The system can detect nitroaromatics such as those found in TNT and 2,4-DNT (the military's primary explosive and the principle components in landmines) as well as the elements used in harder to detect plastic explosives such as HMX, RDX, Tetryl, and PETN. The ultra-sensitive system can detect elements at levels as low as 10 parts per billion (TNT), 74 parts per trillion (Tetryl), 5 ppt (RDX), 7 ppt (PETN) and 0.1 ppt (HMX) released from one billionth of a gram of explosive residue.
If there is no explosive vapor present, the recyclable film retains a bright fluorescent cyan blue color when exposed to ultraviolet light. If explosive molecules are present, the fluorescence is quenched and a dark circle identifying the threat forms on the film within minutes.
"Our initial results have been very promising," says UConn Dr. Ying Wang, who developed the system as a chemical engineering doctoral student working under the supervision of UConn Associate Engineering Professor Yu Lei. "We are now in the process of arranging a large-scale field test in Sweden."
Rather than using sophisticated chemical modifications or costly synthetic polymers in preparing the sensing material, UConn scientists prepared their ultra-thin film by simply electrospinning pyrene with polystyrene in the presence of an organic salt (tetrabutylammonium hexafluorophosphate or TBAH). This resulted in a highly porous nanofiberous membrane that absorbs explosive vapors at ultra-trace levels quickly and reliably. The film also has excellent sensitivity against common interferences such as ammonium nitrate and inorganic nitrates. Initial vapor detection took place within seconds with more than 90 percent fluorescent quenching efficiency within six minutes.
According to the United Nations, there are an estimated 110 million active landmines hidden underground in 64 countries around the world. It is estimated that as many as 25,000 people are maimed or killed by landmines each year across the globe. The mines not only threaten people's lives, they can paralyze communities by limiting the use of land for farming or roads for trade.
Clearing mines is a slow and deliberative process often involving specially-trained dogs and metal detectors, but each method has its shortcomings. Dogs, considered the gold standard in detection, eventually tire and can experience difficulty differentiating in dense minefields. Metal detectors are prone to false positive readings that can be triggered by buried pieces of metal unrelated to a mine or unexploded ordinance.
While explosive material can be concealed within landmines and IEDs, the seal is often not airtight and small amounts of vapors escape allowing for detection.
The film developed by Wang and Lei is very light weight, similar to paper, and can be rolled out over a suspect area like a sheet. The electrospinning process makes it both easy and affordable to produce.
"We would be very interested in following up on any kind of research that looks at chemical detection systems," says Erik Tollefsen, advisor for stockpile destruction, EOD and technology for the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD). "This is something we might use as a quality control tool for animal detection. There are some cost benefits here."
"The general observation is that chemical detection systems work on a nano-level and our animal-based systems are on the pico-level, which is 1,000 times more sensitive," Tollefsen says. "But obviously with animals, you can't switch them on and off like a machine and they are sometimes difficult to work with."
Wang and Lei have also developed a novel chemical test for detecting TNT in water and other liquids. The application could be used to detect potential terrorist threats in airports as well as groundwater contamination in areas where explosives were used in construction.
The ultra-sensitive, real-time sensor can detect TNT concentrations ranging from about 33 parts per trillion (the equivalent of one drop in 20 Olympic-sized swimming pools) to 225 parts per million.
"Our new sensor based on a recently developed fluorescent polymer for explosives in aqueous samples has two sensing mechanisms in one sensing material, which is very unique," says Lei. "The sensor can easily be incorporated into a paper test strip similar to those used for pregnancy tests, which means it can be produced and used at a very low cost."
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New chemical sensor makes finding landmines and buried IEDs easierPublic release date: 2-Aug-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Colin Poitras colin.poitras@uconn.edu 860-486-4656 University of Connecticut
A chemical sensing system developed by engineers at the University of Connecticut is believed to be the first of its kind capable of detecting vapors from buried landmines and other explosive devices with the naked eye rather than advanced scientific instrumentation.
The research was first reported in the May 11, 2012 online edition of Advanced Functional Materials.
The key to the system is a fluorescent nanofiberous film that can detect ultra-trace levels of explosive vapors and buried explosives when applied to an area where explosives are suspected. A chemical reaction marking the location of the explosive device occurs when the film is exposed to handheld ultraviolet light.
The system can detect nitroaromatics such as those found in TNT and 2,4-DNT (the military's primary explosive and the principle components in landmines) as well as the elements used in harder to detect plastic explosives such as HMX, RDX, Tetryl, and PETN. The ultra-sensitive system can detect elements at levels as low as 10 parts per billion (TNT), 74 parts per trillion (Tetryl), 5 ppt (RDX), 7 ppt (PETN) and 0.1 ppt (HMX) released from one billionth of a gram of explosive residue.
If there is no explosive vapor present, the recyclable film retains a bright fluorescent cyan blue color when exposed to ultraviolet light. If explosive molecules are present, the fluorescence is quenched and a dark circle identifying the threat forms on the film within minutes.
"Our initial results have been very promising," says UConn Dr. Ying Wang, who developed the system as a chemical engineering doctoral student working under the supervision of UConn Associate Engineering Professor Yu Lei. "We are now in the process of arranging a large-scale field test in Sweden."
Rather than using sophisticated chemical modifications or costly synthetic polymers in preparing the sensing material, UConn scientists prepared their ultra-thin film by simply electrospinning pyrene with polystyrene in the presence of an organic salt (tetrabutylammonium hexafluorophosphate or TBAH). This resulted in a highly porous nanofiberous membrane that absorbs explosive vapors at ultra-trace levels quickly and reliably. The film also has excellent sensitivity against common interferences such as ammonium nitrate and inorganic nitrates. Initial vapor detection took place within seconds with more than 90 percent fluorescent quenching efficiency within six minutes.
According to the United Nations, there are an estimated 110 million active landmines hidden underground in 64 countries around the world. It is estimated that as many as 25,000 people are maimed or killed by landmines each year across the globe. The mines not only threaten people's lives, they can paralyze communities by limiting the use of land for farming or roads for trade.
Clearing mines is a slow and deliberative process often involving specially-trained dogs and metal detectors, but each method has its shortcomings. Dogs, considered the gold standard in detection, eventually tire and can experience difficulty differentiating in dense minefields. Metal detectors are prone to false positive readings that can be triggered by buried pieces of metal unrelated to a mine or unexploded ordinance.
While explosive material can be concealed within landmines and IEDs, the seal is often not airtight and small amounts of vapors escape allowing for detection.
The film developed by Wang and Lei is very light weight, similar to paper, and can be rolled out over a suspect area like a sheet. The electrospinning process makes it both easy and affordable to produce.
"We would be very interested in following up on any kind of research that looks at chemical detection systems," says Erik Tollefsen, advisor for stockpile destruction, EOD and technology for the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD). "This is something we might use as a quality control tool for animal detection. There are some cost benefits here."
"The general observation is that chemical detection systems work on a nano-level and our animal-based systems are on the pico-level, which is 1,000 times more sensitive," Tollefsen says. "But obviously with animals, you can't switch them on and off like a machine and they are sometimes difficult to work with."
Wang and Lei have also developed a novel chemical test for detecting TNT in water and other liquids. The application could be used to detect potential terrorist threats in airports as well as groundwater contamination in areas where explosives were used in construction.
The ultra-sensitive, real-time sensor can detect TNT concentrations ranging from about 33 parts per trillion (the equivalent of one drop in 20 Olympic-sized swimming pools) to 225 parts per million.
"Our new sensor based on a recently developed fluorescent polymer for explosives in aqueous samples has two sensing mechanisms in one sensing material, which is very unique," says Lei. "The sensor can easily be incorporated into a paper test strip similar to those used for pregnancy tests, which means it can be produced and used at a very low cost."
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NEW YORK (AP) ? Escalating commodity costs and ongoing weakness in Europe drove Kellogg's second-quarter net income down 12 percent Thursday. But adjusted results topped Wall Street's view and the food maker's one-two punch of breakfast goods and snacks gave a lift to revenue, driven by sales of Pop-Tarts and strength in North America.
Kellogg Co. has long been known to consumers for its morning wake-up foods like Frosted Flakes cereal and Eggo waffles. But the company is aggressively building its snacks business as well, with hopes that its recent $2.7 billion acquisition of Pringles from Procter & Gamble Co. will make it a global player in that market. The snacks division already includes Cheez-It, Keebler's Club crackers and Special K crackers.
With consumers busier than ever and worried about the economy and high unemployment, on-the-go foods like Pop-Tarts and Pringles potato snacks are proving popular because they are relatively inexpensive and easily portable foods.
Kellogg plans to concentrate plenty of effort on the Pringles business. President and CEO John Bryant said in an interview with The Associated Press that while Kellogg has had success with its snacks business in the U.S., the Pringles buyout will take it to the next level.
"Pringles gives us the ability to grow out that global platform," he said.
Indeed, the Pringles brand is sold in more than 140 countries and gets two-thirds of its revenue from abroad. With this new component of its business, Kellogg now has ready-made access to the snacks market overseas.
For the three months ended June 30, Kellogg reported net income of $301 million, or 84 cents per share, down from $343 million, or 94 cents per share, a year earlier.
The current quarter's results included 7 cents per share in costs related to the Pringles deal and a one-time benefit of 2 cents per share tied to the buyout of the snacks maker.
Removing these items, earnings were 89 cents per share.
Analysts expected earnings of 85 cents per share, according to a poll by FactSet.
Revenue for the Battle Creek, Mich., company edged up 2 percent to $3.47 billion. That beat Wall Street's estimate of $3.38 billion.
Shares of Kellogg added $1.47, or 3.1 percent, to $49.28 in midday trading Thursday. Its shares are up 6.4 percent since hitting a 52-week low of $46.33 on July 24.
North American revenue increased 5.9 percent, a good sign since this region is where Kellogg currently gets most of its revenue from. Aside from rising sales of Pop-Tarts, Kellogg also reported higher cereal sales and strong growth in its Canadian and frozen foods businesses. The U.S. morning foods and Kashi unit, the snacks division and cookie, cracker and wholesome snack businesses also recorded sales gains.
International sales fell 3.8 percent in the quarter, with European sales declining 3.6 percent. The company said that Asia Pacific sales dropped on softness in Australia, while Latin American sales climbed 6.8 percent.
David Driscoll of Citi Investment Research said in a client note that the North American performance was better than he expected, but that results abroad were a bit of a disappointment.
"Kellogg still has problem areas, but its North American operations showed real improvement," he wrote.
Kellogg reaffirmed its full-year earnings outlook of $3.18 to $3.30 per share, which includes the anticipated effect of the Pringles buyout. Analysts expect $3.34 per share. Their estimates usually exclude one-time items.
Local senior care experts are urging Lubbock area families to be alert for scammers who may be targeting their senior loved ones with a variety of clever cons that could jeopardize not only their life savings, but their independence.
"Scam artists are specifically targeting seniors, because they are the fastest-growing segment of the population, which has led to increased demands on law enforcement agencies," said Tracy Baugh, owner of the Home Instead Senior Care? office in Lubbock. "This scenario has the potential to put more local seniors than ever at risk of losing their life savings, their homes and their trust in others."
As a result, the nonprofit National Association of Triads and the local Home Instead Senior Care office have launched a public information program to educate families and seniors about how to protect themselves. The local Home Instead Senior Care office also will be holding a presentation on fraud prevention with guest speakers from the Lubbock Police Department and the local Adult Protective Services offices Aug. 25, as well as a shredding event that morning where the public can drop off documents that need to be destroyed.
The Protect Seniors from FraudSM program - developed with the expert assistance of the Triads - provides family caregivers with a number of important tools at ProtectSeniorsFromFraud.com. Included in the website's various resources is a Criminal Target Scale, which can help family caregivers assess how likely their senior is to be the potential target of a scam. A Senior Fraud Protection Kit also is available from the local franchise office.
According to experts, the top three crimes targeting seniors are identity theft, Medicaid/Medicare and medication fraud, and financial exploitation. The demographics of an aging population and the sophistication of scammers are adding up to big losses - both financially and emotionally - for older adults. The annual financial loss by victims of elder financial abuse is estimated to be at least $2.9 billion, a 12 percent increase since 2008*.
"Our CAREGiversSM are always on the lookout for potential scams that target senior clients, helping them screen phone calls and deal with questionable pieces of mail. We're pleased to provide the tools to help family caregivers as well as seniors ward off increasingly cunning con artists and their elaborate schemes to defraud local adults," Baugh said.
What makes con artists difficult to capture is the lack of reporting of this crime, experts note. "A recent AARP study found that only 25 percent of victims over age 55 have reported to authorities that they've fallen for a scam," said Ed Hutchison, director of the National Association of Triads, Inc., who serves as expert source for this program.
"These seniors may be afraid to be seen as vulnerable by the law and those in a position to tell them that, perhaps, they are not fit to continue living by themselves. It's a perceived threat of a loss of independence that drives many to keep quiet," said Hutchison, whose 820 state Triads - part of the National Sheriffs' Association - work with local seniors, law enforcement and community volunteers to help keep seniors safe.
To obtain a free Senior Fraud Protection Kit or to reserve a spot at the fraud prevention presentation Aug. 25 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Carillon Senior Living, Windsong, Caprock Room, 4002 16th St., contact the Home Instead Senior Care office serving Lubbock and all of Lubbock County at 806-281-4663.
*The MetLife study of Elder Financial Abuse, June 2011; online at http://www.metlife.com/assets/cao/mmi/publications/studies/2011/mmi-elder-financial-abuse.pdf
Maritime accidents are not uncommon in all coastal countries. The U.S. is not an exception from that. According to the U.S. Coast Guard?s annual report in 2011 only they responded to more than 20,000 cases. They managed to save the lives of over 3,800 individuals but unfortunately other 648 suffered fatal injuries. Besides the loss of human life maritime accidents have other serious consequences. They involve serious financial losses especially in case of cargo boats or other vessels with economic purpose. The larger a vessel involved in an accident is, the more likely the incident will have consequences on the environment, especially due to leakage of fuel.
The most common types of maritime or offshore accidents include overturn, bumping accidents, crushing incidents, explosions, fires and overboard incidents. All these events have some common causes, like equipment malfunction, negligence or recklessness of the vessel operators or crew members and harsh weather conditions. However as different statistics reveal in around 70% of the cases human error plays a significant role. The victims of such accidents are various. They include crew members, maritime officers, harbor workers, fishermen, dockworkers and passengers of all type of vessels. Of course, considering that maritime employees spend more time on seas, they are more likely to suffer severe injuries than passengers.
The injuries a person can suffer on seas covers a wide range, ranging from mild to fatal. Probably the most common type of injury is represented by slip and fall accidents. Due to slippery floors, bad weather conditions or poor illumination on decks all individuals can end up with bruises, cuts, broken bones or even head and spinal cord injuries. More severe injuries include burns due to fires or explosions, intoxication, lost limbs, disfigurement and drowning.
Drowning was the cause of death of 30 years old Keith Morris, whose boat slammed into the break wall at the entrance to Stamford Harbor on the evening of July 22. Two passengers from the boat were thrown in the water and other two were trapped in the hull of the capsized boat. Residents in the area alerted the emergency unit and they managed to save the lives of the four passengers. Unfortunately nothing could be done for the boat owner.
All maritime accidents are the subject of official investigations. Their purpose is to determine the cause of the disaster, help prevent further similar cases, establish whether maritime safety law has to be improved and establish whether injured parties are entitled to financial compensation. The cause of the Stamford accident has not been determined yet, but victims and their family members are certainly interested finding out who is responsible for their injuries, sufferings, losses and the terrifying moments they spend on that night. Considering that official investigations might take a long time, individuals injured in any circumstances while at sea should contact a maritime attorney. If the victims can be legally considered seamen, meaning that they spend at least a third of their time on seas as employees, they will be eligible for compensation based on the Jones Act. As long as worker?s compensation only covers basic costs like medical bills, the Jones Act can bring more considerable compensation like present and future treatment costs, lost wages, deterioration of life style and pain and suffering. Similar compensations are available for family members of deceased seamen. Unfortunately the Jones Act does not apply to other individuals injured on seas. However they will still need and admiralty lawyer to investigate the circumstances of the case and establish whether there is a valid legal claim or not. A simple personal injury lawyer is not a valid choice in case of maritime injuries as these cases fall under the incidence of admiralty laws and they should be filed in federal courts
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Christopher Nolan?s post-Batman plans may be a hot topic of conversation in moviedom, but intrigue is swirling around a different director of a 2012 summer smash:??The Amazing Spider-Man's? Marc Webb.
According to a person briefed on discussions about the franchise, Sony wants Webb back for a planned spring 2014 sequel (with $650 million in global box office for the first movie, why wouldn't it?). Maybe more crucially, the director wants to return too.
The idea would be for Webb to continue to build the world, Nolan style, this time with the help of a couple of new writers, veterans Alex Kurzman and Roberto Orci, who are already scribbling, along with James Vanderbilt from the first picture. The film would also allow Webb to explore the matter of Peter Parker's parents and background, which were teased in marketing materials but little addressed in the film. A Webb return would surely make waves on fan sites, where the director's"Spider-Man"has been the subject of vocal debate this summer.
Webb had initially been on the hook for at least one film at the studio after Fox Searchlight made ?(500) Days of Summer? with the then-little known director in 2008 and early 2009. Executives gave him a reprieve to work on ?Spider-Man.? But they?re less inclined to give him another, especially now that it?s been more than three years since he made a movie for them.
(One ?project he could make for Fox Searchlight, incidentally, is ?Age of Rage,? a dark, futuristic biothriller from the writer of ?Black Swan.? "Rage" had gone into development years ago and brought in the ?Swan? writer, Mark Heyman, last year, though a script is not yet ready.)
A Sony spokesman declined to comment. A Fox Searchlight representative was not immediately available for comment.
One way out of all this: Fox is considering giving its blessing to Webb on "Spidey" but in exchange would extract a two-picture commitment from Webb. It would be a steep price to pay for the filmmaker ? most in-demand directors don?t like locking themselves up that long ? but it would free him to return to one of Hollywood's biggest franchises.
If the sides aren't able to come to an agreement, Sony has to move quickly to find a new director: The new?"Spider-Man" is set to hit theaters in 21 months.
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