Bitscape today announced that it is reselling the next-generation Office 365 service, Microsoft Corp.’s most complete Office cloud service to date, for small and midsize businesses.

In addition, starting today Bitscape owns the billing process, allowing it to easily sell Office 365 subscriptions as a standalone solution or as a uniquely packaged offering that helps customers take advantage of cloud services.

“Since the early days of Microsoft Cloud offerings, Bitscape has been focused on delivering additional value and services to its end customers and from those day to today we have not seen a second offering in market which can match the value and collaboration offered by Office 365,” says Kartik Shah – CEO and Managing Director of Bitscape.

“Microsoft has a proven track record of helping partners build their businesses and strengthen relationships with customers,” said Kirk Gregersen, general manager, Microsoft Office Division. “Through the new Office 365 Open licensing model, partners will be able to offer the always-up-to-date Office applications customers know and love through trusted, industry-leading Office 365 cloud services.”

“Customers benefit from personalized offerings supplied by partner like us who help them configure their solutions even taking their on premise data reports to the cloud with Office 365,” Shah added.

Office 365 Is for Businesses of All Sizes

Small and midsize businesses will be able to work from anywhere and boost productivity by accessing the full-featured, rich Office applications they are familiar with, on up to five devices, and delivered as an always up-to-date cloud service. In addition, the new Office unlocks new scenarios from meetings to digital note taking and reading. More information can be found at http://www.office365.com.

About Bitscape

Bitscape Infotech has the Microsoft Gold Competency at organizational level for Application Development, Business Intelligence, Collaboration and Content and Volume Licensing. We also hold Silver Competencies for Network for Communications, Data Platform Management and Virtualization Mobility. Bitscape is a Microsoft Cloud Accelerate partner and is also recognized as Microsoft Cloud Accelerate Partner for the Azure Development platform which includes Windows Azure, SQL Azure and AppFabric (Windows Azure Middleware Service). Finally, Bitscape is a Microsoft Certified SharePoint Deployment Planning Services provider as well as authorized Microsoft Business Value Planning Services provider.

Trend Micro awarded VeriStor this distinction for its innovative implementation and use of Trend Micro virtualization and cloud security solutions, including the automatic licensing, monitoring and management of on-premise and cloud-based enterprise infrastructure. In addition to its technical innovation using Trend Micro solutions, VeriStor achieved superior sales, support and marketing accomplishments which have dynamically furthered Trend Micro technology in the cloud computing market.

“VeriStor is a true cloud computing thought leader in the areas of backup, disaster recovery and archiving,” said Scott Montgomery, Executive Director of Strategic Partners, Trend Micro. “Their innovative approach to optimizing secure local and cloud data protection has earned them a prominent reputation for delivering true customer value. It is our pleasure to honor them with our 2012 Southeast Strategic Partner of the Year award.”

“Trend Micro has developed a truly innovative approach to cloud and virtualization security that helps us to achieve greater flexibility and reliability for our mutual customers,” said Steve Bishop, CTO, VeriStor. “With Trend Micro technology behind us we are able to deliver more efficient physical, virtual and cloud-based provisioning, deployment, management, monitoring and reporting. These have been key enablers for us as we successfully deliver reliable security models for our customers’ physical, virtual and cloud environments.”

VeriStor provides complete end-to-end solutions and services to its customers to ensure that every architecture it recommends is aligned with business requirements and long-term objectives. With a broad portfolio of enterprise virtual infrastructure vendor and technology partnerships, VeriStor is able to meet a wide variety of project requirements with the flexibility necessary to design and propose a best-in-class, integrated solution for every application and customer environment.

In the cloud, VeriStor offers a complete suite of VeriStor Cloud services, which includes the award-winning VeriStor Cloud Continuity, VeriStor Cloud Secure Archiving and VeriStor Cloud Backup services. Each cloud solution resides in secure SAS-70/SSAE16-certified datacenters across the east and west coast of the U.S. and is both fully managed and monitored by VeriStor’s 24×7 Network Operations Center. For more information, please visit: http://www.veristor.com/cloud-services.

About VeriStor Systems, Inc.

Headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., VeriStor Systems is an end-to-end solutions provider specializing in enterprise data storage, virtual infrastructure, cloud services, migration and technology financing. VeriStor’s integrated solutions include Storage, Server and Desktop Virtualization, Virtual IO & Consolidated Fabric, Fibre Channel and iSCSI Storage Area Networks (SANs), Network Attached Storage (NAS), De-Duplication, Backup and Recovery, Data Replication, Information Lifecycle Management (ILM), and Compliance Archiving. With more than 600 customers, VeriStor specializes in enterprise and mid-market companies in all industries including financial services, manufacturing, healthcare, education and federal, state and local government. More information can be found at http://www.veristor.com.

“In 2012, our revenue grew to a record $73.7 billion,” Ballmer said. “We also maintained strong cost discipline resulting in cash flow from operations of $31.6 billion, an increase of 17 percent from the prior year. In addition, we returned more than $10 billion to shareholders through stock buybacks and dividends.”

Over the past several months, the company has shipped an unprecedented wave of new products, including Windows 8, Microsoft Surface, Windows Phone 8, Xbox Music, “Halo 4″ and Windows Server 2012, in addition to a host of other products, services and applications.

Ballmer noted that over time the full value of the company’s software will be seen and felt in how people use devices and services at work and play: “Focusing on devices and services will impact how we run the company, how we develop new experiences and how we take products to market for both consumers and businesses. The work we have accomplished in the past year and the road map in front of us brings this to life.”

It’s been one full month since Windows 8 became generally available, and to date Microsoft has sold 40 million Windows 8 licenses. Companies worldwide are already adopting Windows 8 including Johnson & Johnson, BT (British Telecom), 20th Century Fox Television Distribution, Bank of America Corp. and Seton Hall University. In addition, the Windows Phone Store now has over 120,000 apps, which include 46 of the top 50, and is rising daily. Microsoft also pointed to recent Xbox sales during the week of Black Friday, which totaled over 750,000 Xbox consoles in the U.S. alone.

Looking forward, Ballmer addressed some of the strategic opportunities that lay ahead.

“Helping businesses move to the cloud is one of our largest opportunities,” Ballmer said. “All the online services people use today run on servers in datacenters around the globe. The volume of Internet services used will continue to grow as people connect to the Internet from more devices for more purposes — fueling incredible opportunity for the company.”

Ballmer also noted that Office 365 is on track to be one of Microsoft’s fastest growing businesses ever. Organizations of all sizes turn to Office 365 for world-class productivity solutions, including most recently Japan Airlines, The All India Council for Technical Education, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Toyota Motor Corp.

The following proposals were acted on by the company’s shareholders at the shareholder meeting:

• Elected nine directors to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders. All director nominees received a vote of more than 96 percent of votes cast.
• Ratified the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the company’s independent auditor, with a vote of more than 98 percent of votes cast.
• Approved, on an advisory basis, the fiscal year 2012 compensation of the company’s named executive officers. The advisory measure received more than 94 percent of votes cast.
• Approved, an amendment and restatement of Company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan, receiving 99 percent of votes cast.
• Rejected a shareholder proposal to adopt cumulative voting. The shareholder proposal received 26 percent of votes cast.

Microsoft’s board of directors consists of Steven A. Ballmer, Microsoft chief executive officer; Dina Dublon, former chief financial officer of JPMorgan Chase; William H. Gates, Microsoft chairman; Maria M. Klawe, president of Harvey Mudd College; Stephen J. Luczo, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Seagate Technology PLC; David F. Marquardt, general partner at August Capital; Charles H. Noski, former vice chairman of Bank of America Corp.; Dr. Helmut Panke, former chairman of the board of management at BMW Bayerische Motoren Werke AG; and John W. Thompson, chief executive officer of Virtual Instruments. Seven of the nine board members are independent of Microsoft, which is consistent with the requirement in the company’s governance guidelines that a substantial majority be independent.

The SnapVision Document Camera can be configured to produce several different output formats to make it easy to integrate the resulting digital documents into workflows and projects. Its unique combination of high-end hardware and exclusive software features is designed to provide maximum flexibility for users in managing their document digitization needs. The exclusive real-time image preview and capture ensures the quality of the results and allows adjustments to be made on the fly for greater productivity. Additionally, the SnapVision Document Camera includes a text-to-speech function for easy conversion and improved versatility. The software also incorporates a built-in search function, a Google Translate shortcut, an accessibility-enhanced keyboard user interface and advanced image processing functions to produce the highest quality and best results.

The exceptional OCR functionality of TopSoft’s SnapVision Document Camera sets it apart from other low-cost OCR alternatives. This advanced device includes a second software application that provides OCR support for Russian, Japanese and both Simplified and Traditional Chinese characters. SnapVision’s main program supports English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Dutch, Finnish, Danish, Swedish, Italian and Norwegian, making the integrated SnapVision Document Camera system a valuable asset in the global marketplace. Supported OCR text output formats include PDF and TXT as well as HTML and RTF formats to ensure compatibility with a wide range of business needs. E-book formats are also supported for added portability and convenience. In addition to having the ability to save the OCR text output in searchable PDF format, SnapVision also provides full support for reading and writing multi-page PDF image files. This “scan to PDF” feature allows you to easily archive any book or document as a compressed high resolution PDF image file. The SnapVision Document Camera system features plug-and-play USB functionality for added time savings and ease of use.

TopSoft’s SnapVision Document Camera combines cutting-edge software applications with a high-performance scanning device to create a versatile, full-function OCR and scanning system all for only $89.95. This exclusive combination of software and hardware is designed to provide outstanding functionality and is an exceptional investment in digital data creation, manipulation and storage for a wide range of commercial and private uses.

About TopSoft

Founded in 1993, TopSoft initially provided design and development services for European consumer electronics companies. The company’s mission expanded to include exceptional scanning devices that could be paired with its innovative software designs. Today, TopSoft is a leading innovator and recognized name in the OCR software and hardware solutions marketplace. SnapVision’s Document Camera and software package will provide a low-cost alternative for small business owners and individuals looking for top quality without the prohibitive price tag.

ABOUT BATESVILLE
Batesville (www.batesville.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hillenbrand, Inc. (NYSE: HI) is a leader in the North American death care industry through the sale of funeral service products, including burial caskets, cremation caskets, containers and urns, burial vaults, selection room display fixturing, technology solutions, and other personalization and memorialization products. For more than 125 years, Batesville has been dedicated to helping families honor the lives of those they love®. Our history of manufacturing excellence, product innovation, superior customer service and reliable delivery has helped us become – and remain – a market leader.

ABOUT HILLENBRAND
Hillenbrand (www.Hillenbrand.com) is a global diversified industrial company that makes and sells premium business-to-business products and services for a wide variety of industries. We pursue profitable growth and meaningful dividends for our shareholders by leveraging our leading brands, robust cash generation capabilities and strong core competencies. HI-INC-F

Named Polaris, the new search engine was developed by a small team within @WalmartLabs and completed in ten months. The group includes experts in information retrieval, machine learning and text mining with experience from top search and e-commerce companies and renowned research institutions. Over the past few months, Walmart.com has migrated the site over to Polaris and it is now fully powered by the search engine. Polaris is also used for mobile search and will expand to power the company’s international e-commerce sites over the coming months.

“Search is a crown jewel for any e-commerce company to own,” said Neil Ashe, president and CEO of Walmart Global eCommerce. “Today’s announcement underscores our commitment to owning technology that is fundamental in giving our millions of customers anytime, anywhere access to the products they want at the lowest prices.”

“With Polaris, we are giving users the ability to connect with the items they want but also surface items based on their interests and likely intent,” said Sri Subramaniam, vice president for @WalmartLabs and head of the Polaris initiative. “This is the start of what we imagine search to be as we continue to deliver products to accelerate Walmart’s global e-commerce efforts.”

Searching for a shopping result is very different from conducting a general search. Polaris is based on the Social Genome project, a platform that connects people to places, events and products giving Walmart a richer level of understanding about customers and products. The new search engine uses advanced algorithms including query understanding and synonym mining to glean user intent in delivering results. When a user types in the word “denim,” it returns results on jeans or “chlorine tablets” returns results related to pool equipment.

Polaris focuses on engagement understanding, which takes into account how a user is behaving with the site to surface the best results for them. It delivers a new and intuitive results page when browsing for topics instead of giving a standard list of search results allowing shoppers to discover new items they may not have considered. When a user types in “patio furniture,” they get a colorful page with multiple patio set options for the backyard along with a banner showing featured items on sale.

The @WalmartLabs team continues to evolve Polaris and is working on new advances that will be rolled into Walmart.com. It is the latest innovation from @WalmartLabs. In the past year, the group has created Shopycat, a social gift finder; Classrooms by Walmart, a program to make back-to-school shopping easer; Get on the Shelf, a crowdsourcing contest to unearth new products for Walmart; and Social Media Analytics, tools that use social chatter to select items to be carried by Walmart.

About Walmart

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) serves customers and members more than 200 million times per week at over 10,000 retail units under 69 different banners in 27 countries. With fiscal year 2012 sales of $444 billion, Walmart employs 2.2 million associates worldwide. Walmart continues to be a leader in sustainability, corporate philanthropy and employment opportunity. Additional information about Walmart can be found by visiting http://corporate.walmart.com, on Facebook at http://facebook.com/walmart and on Twitter at http://twitter.com/walmartnewsroom. Online merchandise sales are available at http://www.walmart.com and http://www.samsclub.com. @WalmartLabs information is available at http://www.walmartlabs.com.

Consequently, Microsoft had invited A3logics to the Microsoft Windows Phone Media Conference to showcase its competency in Windows phone application development and brief the media on it’s strategy for mobile application development. The press conference was held at the Rambagh Palace, Jaipur.

The conference set about with a presentation from Mr. Vineet Durani, Director – Windows Phone Business Group, Microsoft Corporation India Pvt. Ltd, focalizing on the features of Windows phone 7.5 and a demonstration on Windows 8. He stated, “Microsoft offers an app and game marketplace that is both developer friendly and quality oriented. The rate of Windows phone apps usage has increased by 300% in 2012 and an average of 300 new apps and games are launched every day. To leverage this growth, Windows phone 7.5 has the perfect platform with everything integrated, be it Microsoft Office or Xbox.” He also presented some key features of the Windows phone 7.5 and the soon to be launched Windows phone 8.

Mr. Akhilesh Sharma, president and CEO, A3logics India. Ltd. said, “We have developed apps that are very intuitive and engaging for various user segments and witnessed more than a hundred thousand downloads within the first three weeks. At this time, we are working on 20 more apps.” A3logics is into developing applications on iOS, Android and Windows phone for the last three years. With 200 apps already in its pouch, 50 of them were developed for Windows phone and available on Windows phone app marketplace under paid or free downloads category in collaboration with the partner company.

About A3logics

A global IT consulting and Professional services company, that functions in North America, Europe and India. A3logics offers enterprise solutions and services through an onsite-offsite-offshore delivery model helping clients accomplish reduced “time to market” their products with highest quality standards. For more information on A3logics, visit http://www.a3logics.com or http://www.a3logicsweb.com.

“Those organizations who are a part of the Microsoft Certified Partner Program are amongst an elite group, and Discover Technologies’ is proud to be a part of it,” Bruce Stover, Discover Technologies’ CMO.

Discover Technologies will receive benefits from Microsoft including additional support and resources only available to those who have achieved the Gold Status.

About Discover Technologies, LLC: Reston, VA based Discover Technologies, LLC is a unique software development and professional services company dedicated to delivering new and innovative enterprise class search solutions around information and expertise discovery. Discover Technologies is also an industry leader in SharePoint integration and migration to MOSS 2010. www.discovertechnologies.com

For more information on Discover Technologies:
Dan Stroman: 703-288-9696, dstroman@discovertechnologies.com

• Lexmark announced that it increased its quarterly dividend by 20 percent to $0.30 per share for Lexmark Class A Common Stock.
• Lexmark made three significant acquisitions recently adding Brainware, ISYS and Nolij to its portfolio of solutions companies. These acquisitions, in addition to Perceptive Software and Pallas Athena, strengthen Lexmark’s position as a unique, end-to-end solutions provider.
• Lexmark announced financial results for the first quarter of 2012. To access the earnings news release, click here, and for the earnings presentation information, click here.
• Lexmark published its 2011 Corporate Social Responsibility Report, which highlights the company’s ongoing social responsibility efforts worldwide, including environmental protection practices, as a responsible corporate citizen.
• Lexmark honored three recipients of INSPIRE: Lexmark’s Teaching Award. The program recognizes outstanding Central Kentucky area middle and high school science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) teachers. Lexmark presented each teacher with a $1,000 award to be used in furthering STEM education in his or her classroom.

Recognition

Lexmark continued to garner a wide range of recognition for being a progressive, forward-thinking technology company that adds value for its customers and stakeholders. An area of particular strength is managed print services (MPS). Since last fall, Lexmark has added four significant MPS leadership designations to its services portfolio with the latest distinctions from Forrester Research, Inc. and Quocirca.

Lexmark’s new high-performance, business inkjet technology has received numerous accolades as evidenced by the positive third-party product reviews of the OfficeEdge Series.

Lexmark’s commitment to being a responsible global corporate citizen was also recognized with several prestigious honors, validating the company’s efforts and leadership in social and environmental stewardship.

• Lexmark was recently named an MPS market leader by two leading independent research firms, Forrester Research, Inc. and Quocirca.
• The Lexmark OfficeEdge Pro5500 Color MFPs received rave reviews this quarter from leading third-party product reviewers, including a Test Center Recommended rating from CRN, a Highly Recommended 2012 rating from Buyers Laboratory LLC, an Outstanding rating from Wirth Consulting and a 2012 Editor’s Choice award from Better Buys for Business.
• In April, Lexmark’s Scan to Sharepoint solution was recognized by Buyers Laboratory LLC with a 5-Star rating.
• Lexmark was named to CR Magazine’s 100 Best Corporate Citizens List, which is known as one of the world’s top corporate responsibility rankings based on publicly-available information.
• Lexmark has been named No. 15 among the top 100 best performing companies through inclusion in the Maplecroft CII Leaders. Inclusion in this Maplecroft Climate Innovation Index demonstrates superior management, mitigation and adaptation in the field of climate innovation. More than 360 U.S.-listed companies with free-float market capitalization of over $1 billion were rated and reviewed.
• The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) awarded Lexmark with a 2011 Evergreen Award. Lexmark received the award in the technologies and electronics category for being an industry partner who conducts business in an environmentally friendly way.

Customer News

Lexmark, and Lexmark companies Perceptive Software and Brainware, continued expanding their reach with the addition of several new customers, helping these companies bring greater efficiency to their employees and business processes with value-add software and services.

• Lexmark has been awarded a five-year, $50 million blanket purchase agreement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for an agency-wide MPS program. Lexmark’s MPS offerings are now available to all USDA agencies around the world.
• The University of Kansas plans to expand its use of Perceptive Software’s process and content management solutions from a few individual units to a university-wide contract. Under the initial expansion, seven business units will focus on improving the efficiency of multiple business processes such as invoice processing.
• Brainware announced that Concur, the leading provider of integrated travel and expense management services, has selected Brainware Distiller for the capture of header and line-item field data within the company’s invoice processing solution, providing optimized processing efficiency and enabling Concur to process greater volumes while increasing the level of automation delivered to their customers.
• The University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) Health System, a Philadelphia-based network of renowned healthcare facilities, has successfully implemented a combined Brainware and Ascend solution for accounts payable automation, including real-time integration with Lawson ERP. UPenn Health System will leverage these technologies for the imaging of HR documents.
• Bupa, a UK-based international healthcare group serving more than 10 million customers in 190 countries around the world, has implemented Brainware Distiller to increase efficiency in accounts payable processing at the organization’s UK Invoice Payments Centers. This project will enable the touchless processing and validation of header and line item data into Bupa’s PeopleSoft ERP system, supporting the group’s goal of optimizing the re-investment of profits for the benefit of its customers.

Products, Software, Solutions and Services

In recent months, Lexmark has expanded its business-focused product offerings with the addition of new solutions and color workgroup hardware, which support the company’s growth with enterprise customers. Additionally, Perceptive Software and Brainware introduced software in two rapidly growing categories – mobile computing and cloud-based offerings.

• Lexmark announced the Distributed Intelligent Capture Solution that integrates Lexmark Document Distributor+ with Brainware software, allowing customers to intelligently connect business documents and processes.
• Lexmark introduced the Lexmark Accessibility Speech Solution, which expands Lexmark’s usability enhancements for visually impaired users. The solution helps visually impaired users better understand the status of their printer and how to remedy any issues.
• Lexmark introduced two new families of color laser products, the Lexmark X740 and C740 Series, that build upon the company’s long-standing leadership and expertise in enterprise printing and imaging. With these new printers and MFPs, Lexmark has enhanced its color offerings for workgroups of 10 to 15 people who require the latest productivity-enhancing software advancements and robust, high-quality color printing.
• Perceptive Software announced the launch of the Interact Mobile product family that enables mobile device users to access information and participate in business processes powered by Perceptive Software solutions. With Interact Mobile, users can participate in business processes, seamlessly view and interact with associated content, update a case, and make informed decisions from their mobile device anywhere.
• Perceptive Software announced the introduction of ECM integration with Microsoft Dynamics AX. Perceptive Software’s Interact for Microsoft Dynamics AX solution builds on the innovative AX 2012 platform with integrated document capture and retrieval technology that makes related information instantly accessible within any AX 2012 list page or detail screen.
• Brainware released Brainware Distiller as a Service (DaaS), a cloud-based version of the Brainware Distiller platform for template-free classification, extraction and processing of unstructured data, hosted on Microsoft Azure.

Supporting Resources:

• 1Q12 Earnings News Release
• 1Q12 Earnings Presentation
• Lexmark Managed Print Services
• Lexmark Corporate Social Responsibility

About Lexmark
Lexmark International, Inc. (NYSE: LXK) provides businesses of all sizes with a broad range of printing and imaging products, software, solutions and services that help customers to print less and save more. Perceptive Software, a Lexmark company, is a leading provider of process and content management software that helps organizations fuel greater operational efficiency. In 2011, Lexmark sold products in more than 170 countries and reported more than $4 billion in revenue.

To learn more about Lexmark, please visit www.lexmark.com. For more information on Perceptive Software, please visit www.perceptivesoftware.com.

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STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

The origins of smart glass can be traced back to the year 1704, when the first electrochromic material was discovered, but interest in smart glass technology only started to gain significant momentum in the early 1970s, when the number of research activities resulting in patent applications and issued patents increased rapidly. This led to the development of improved fabrication processes, advanced properties and an increased number of applications spanning many industrial sectors.

BCC published its first report on smart glass in February 2009. Since then, the market for these materials and related products has continued to expand. New technological developments and industry changes have also taken place.

The primary goal of this report is to provide new insights into current smart glass technology, as well as to outline technological trends and offer an updated market analysis for these materials.

Specifically, the major objectives of this study are:

To provide an update review of smart glasses, including a description of their types and fabrication technologies.

To highlight new technological developments in smart glass manufacturing while outlining technical issues.

To review current fields of application for smart glass and investigate emerging applications.

To estimate current global markets for smart glass based on type, application and region, with growth forecasts through 2016 for each market segment.

To identify important technology and market trends within each market segment.

To offer an updated review of current producers of smart glass.

To determine trends in U.S. patents issued during the period from 2009 to 2011.

REASONS FOR DOING THIS STUDY

The term smart glass refers to a group of chromogenic materials that change their light transmission properties when voltages are applied. The ability of these materials to change opacity and/or color when voltages are applied has been exploited in numerous applications, including architectural use, residential and commercial construction, interior design, museum artwork expositions, high-end appliances, advanced displays, automotive mirrors and privacy glass.

In 2008, the market for smart glass-based products was valued at more than $1 billion. After several years of healthy growth, the market for smart glass experienced a slowdown in growth as a result of the global economic downturn in 2008 and 2009. Since BCC’s last report in 2009, global economic conditions have gradually improved. In addition, smart glass fabrication technologies have continued to evolve. Several new applications have been developed, whereas others are ready to exit the development stage and enter commercialization.

The principal reason for doing this study is to present a current assessment of the smart glass industry by focusing on markets and technologies, as well as to outline future trends and key developments.

There is also a need to evaluate the current status and future trends of the smart glass industry from a global standpoint. As use of smart glass-based products expands and new fields of application emerge, information on regional production, sales and supplier types becomes more valuable.

An equally important reason for undertaking this study is to provide technical insights into smart glass manufacturing by:

Providing a review of fabrication technologies.

Identifying current technical issues.

Providing an overview of the main global research and development (R&D) activities related to smart glass, resulting in the issuance of patents.

Illustrating the latest technological developments.

This information can assist companies in identifying opportunities for process and productivity improvements, resulting in a positive impact on future market growth.

INTENDED AUDIENCE

This study will be of primary interest to all companies that:

Manufacture, sell and distribute smart glass and smart glass-based products.

Fabricate advanced glass products.

Offer coating and lamination services for the glass industry.

Supply electrochromic materials, liquid crystals, emulsions, films and coloring chemicals.

Provide solar and heat-control devices and related instrumentation.

Offer technical and/or marketing services for architectural, residential and commercial window installation.

Provide exterior and interior design applications for the automobile industry.

This study applies to industry segments such as construction, transportation, aerospace, electronics, energy and consumer products.

The study is mainly directed toward executives, directors, operations managers, sales and marketing managers, and strategic planners working within the previously mentioned industries. Universities and research facilities may also find this study to be a good source of technical information regarding smart glass technology, materials and applications, which can be used as a baseline for new or expanded R&D activities. Librarians of technical information and research centers can also use this report to provide critical data to product managers, market analysts, researchers and other professionals needing detailed and updated analysis of the smart glass industry.

SCOPE OF REPORT

This study provides an updated review of smart glass technology, including materials and fabrication processes, and identifies current and emerging applications for this technology.

BCC Research determines the current market status of smart glass, defines trends and presents growth forecasts for the next five years. The smart glass industry is also analyzed on a global basis from the standpoint of both manufacturing and consumption. In addition, technological issues, including key events and the latest process developments, are discussed.

More specifically, BCC’s market analysis is divided into eight sections.

The first section provides a historical review of smart glass technology, including an outline of recent events. The report also offers a description of current and emerging applications for smart glass.

The second section provides a technological review of smart glass types, materials and their fabrication processes. This section concludes with an analysis of the most important technological developments and improvements since 2009, including examples of significant patents recently issued or applied for.

The third section entails a global market analysis of smart glass. Global revenues (i.e., sales data in millions of dollars) are presented by product type, application and region, with actual data referring to the years 2009 and 2010, and estimates for 2011.

This section concludes with a presentation of market growth trends based on industry growth, technological trends and regional trends. Projected revenues for smart glass are reported, with forecast compound annual growth rates (CAGRs) for the period 2011 through 2016.

Next, three optional sections are offered. These sections provide a more focused discussion of the smart glass market for the three main sectors in which smart glass finds application: transportation and aerospace, construction and electronics and others. In these optional sections, additional details by sector on applications, current market breakdown, industry growth and key trends and developments are provided, in addition to a market summary for the last three years and growth projections for the next five years for each application. Also included are market data by smart glass type, material and region for each sector evaluated.

In the next section, which covers global industry structure, the report offers a list of the leading manufacturers of smart glass, along with descriptions of their products. The analysis includes a description of the geographical distribution of these suppliers and an evaluation of smart glass production versus consumption, always from a geographical standpoint. Detailed company profiles of the top industry players are also provided.

The final section includes an extensive U.S. patent analysis, with a summary of patents related to smart glass materials, fabrication processes and applications issued during the period from 2009 through 2011. Patent analysis is performed by region, country, assignee, patent category, application and smart glass type.

METHODOLOGY AND INFORMATION SOURCES

To analyze the overall market and market segments, both primary and secondary research methodologies were used to obtain market data.

The technology section of this report is based on information derived from technical literature, related BCC reports, professional journals, the author’s field experience and online sources.

Global market analysis was performed by analyzing 65 manufacturers and developers of smart glass, accounting for at least 95% of the global market. Data were obtained from the direct contribution of primary sources, including company executives, managers, engineers and other technical personnel representing manufacturers, developers and users of smart glass; representatives of academia and trade associations; and industry market analysts.

Additional data for each company were obtained by thoroughly analyzing Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings, Internet websites, annual reports, industry directories, industry magazines and catalogs, government sources and other public sources.

Secondary sources of information include, but are not limited to:

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Filings .

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

European Patent Office.

Company websites.

Company annual reports.

Thomas Register.

Moody’s Directory.

S & P Industry Survey.

Dun and Bradstreet Business Directory.

American Ceramic Society Publications.

American Chemical Society Publications.

Foreign Chamber of Commerce Directories.

Foreign Stock Exchange Listings.

In addition to utilizing these primary and secondary sources, market growth trends and forecasts were compiled by gaining additional insights from relevant financial and market information, relevant BCC reports and the author’s own in-depth and comprehensive analysis of the collected information.

ANALYST CREDENTIALS

Margareth Gagliardi, BCC’s Chief Research Analyst in Advanced Materials, has more than 25 years of experience in the field of advanced materials, specializing in ceramic formulations, materials processing and new product development. She has held management positions in both manufacturing and R&D within U.S. and European firms producing electronic, mechanical, chemical and structural components. She holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and an M.S. in Ceramic Engineering.

Ms. Gagliardi has authored numerous BCC Research studies, including the following that are related to advanced materials, thin- and thick-film technologies, and glasses:

SMC057B Global Markets, Technologies and Materials for Thin and Ultrathin Films, 2012

AVM018G Rare Earths: Worldwide Markets, Applications, Technologies, 2012

SMC037E Sputtering Targets and Sputtered Films: Technology and Markets, 2011

SMC070A Paper-Thin Displays: Technologies and Global Markets, 2011

EGY068A Supercapacitors: Technology Developments and Global Markets, 2010

AVM014D Ceramic Matrix Composites: Technologies and Global Markets, 2010

NAN043B Nanofibers: Technologies and Developing Markets, 2010

AVM069A Photocatalysts: Technologies and Global Markets, 2010

SMC061B Atomic Layer Deposition, 2010

AVM046B Thick-Film Devices, Processes and Applications, 2010

AVM018F Rare Earths: Worldwide Markets, Applications, Technologies, 2009

AVM052B Aerogels, 2009

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1

STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES 1

REASONS FOR DOING THIS STUDY 2

INTENDED AUDIENCE 2

SCOPE OF REPORT 3

METHODOLOGY AND INFORMATION SOURCES 4

RELATED BCC RESEARCH STUDIES 5

ANALYST CREDENTIALS 6

BCC ONLINE SERVICES 7

DISCLAIMER 7

CHAPTER TWO: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 8

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 8

SUMMARY TABLE GLOBAL MARKET FOR SMART GLASS

PRODUCTS, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 9

SUMMARY FIGURE GLOBAL MARKET FOR SMART GLASS

PRODUCTS, 2009–2016 ($ MILLIONS) 10

CHAPTER THREE: OVERVIEW 11

INTRODUCTION 11

CHROMOGENIC MATERIALS 11

SMART GLASS 11

GLASS AND SMART GLASS INDUSTRY 12

FIGURE 1 THE GLASS INDUSTRY: GLOBAL MARKET SHARE BY

SEGMENT, 2011 (%) 12

FIGURE 1 (CONTINUED) 13

MILESTONES IN THE HISTORY OF SMART GLASS AND RECENT

EVENTS 13

TABLE 1 SMART GLASS – TECHNOLOGICAL MILESTONES 13

TABLE 1 (CONTINUED) 14

FIGURE 2 SMART GLASS – WORLDWIDE PATENT APPLICATIONS

AND PATENTS ISSUED SINCE 1960 15

APPLICATIONS FOR SMART GLASS 16

CONSTRUCTION 16

TRANSPORTATION AND AEROSPACE 16

ELECTRONICS 17

CONSUMER PRODUCTS 17

OPTICS AND OTHERS 17

TABLE 2 APPLICATIONS FOR SMART GLASS, 2012 17

TABLE 2 (CONTINUED) 18

CHAPTER FOUR: TECHNOLOGIES AND MATERIALS FOR SMART

GLASS 19

INTRODUCTION 19

SMART GLASS TYPES, MATERIALS AND FABRICATION

PROCESSES 19

TABLE 3 TRADITIONAL SMART GLASS TECHNOLOGIES 19

ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES 19

Electrochromic Film 20

Inorganic Electrochromic Materials 20

Organic Electrochromic Materials 21

Electrolyte 22

Counter-Electrodes 23

Deposition Techniques 23

Features of Electrochromic Devices 23

REFLECTIVE HYDRIDES DEVICES 24

LIQUID-CRYSTAL DEVICES 24

Polymer Dispersed Liquid-Crystal Devices 25

Encapsulation 25

Phase Separation 25

Holography 26

Prefabricated Templates 26

SUSPENDED-PARTICLE DEVICES 27

LATEST TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS FROM 2009 TO

PRESENT 27

MATERIALS 27

Green Electrochromic Materials 27

Complete Color Palette with Conjugated Polymers 28

Achromatic Reflective Hydride Devices 29

Electrochromic Films Based on Nanoparticles 29

Thermoplastic Electrochromic Materials 30

Electrochromic Carbon Nanotubes 31

Red Electrochromic Material 31

Red Electrochromic … (Continued) 32

FABRICATION METHODS 33

Micro-Blinds for Smart Glass 33

Electrochromic Devices Manufactured Using Layer-by-

Layer Assembly 33

Fast-Switching Solid-State Electrochromic Device by Sol-

Gel Deposition 34

Wireless-Powered Electrochromic Windows 35

Electrochromic Fibers for Flexible Devices 35

Electrochromic … (Continued) 36

Electrochromic … (Continued) 37

CHAPTER FIVE: GLOBAL MARKETS 38

ANALYSIS OUTLINE 38

GLOBAL MARKET SUMMARY 38

GLOBAL MARKET SUMMARY (CONTINUED) 39

TABLE 4 GLOBAL MARKET FOR SMART GLASS PRODUCTS,

THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 40

FIGURE 3 GLOBAL MARKET FOR SMART GLASS PRODUCTS, 2009–

2016 ($ MILLIONS) 40

CURRENT MARKET STATUS 40

CURRENT MARKET SUMMARY 41

TABLE 5 GLOBAL MARKET FOR SMART GLASS PRODUCTS,

THROUGH 2011 ($ MILLIONS) 41

FIGURE 4 GLOBAL MARKET FOR SMART GLASS PRODUCTS, 2009–

2011 ($ MILLIONS) 41

Revenues by Smart Glass Type 42

TABLE 6 SMART GLASS PRODUCTS: GLOBAL REVENUES BY TYPE,

THROUGH 2011 ($ MILLIONS) 43

FIGURE 5 SMART GLASS PRODUCTS: MARKET SHARE BY TYPE,

2011 (%) 43

TABLE 7 PRODUCTS BASED ON ELECTROCHROMIC

TECHNOLOGY: GLOBAL REVENUES BY MATERIAL, THROUGH

2011 ($ MILLIONS) 44

Revenues by Application 44

TABLE 8 SMART GLASS PRODUCTS: GLOBAL REVENUES BY

APPLICATION, THROUGH 2011 ($ MILLIONS) 45

FIGURE 6 SMART GLASS PRODUCTS: MARKET SHARE BY

APPLICATION, 2011 (%) 45

Revenues by Region 46

TABLE 9 SMART GLASS PRODUCTS: REVENUES BY REGION,

THROUGH 2011 ($MILLIONS) 46

FIGURE 7 SMART GLASS PRODUCTS: MARKET SHARE BY REGION,

2011 (%) 47

MARKET GROWTH TRENDS 47

FLAT GLASS INDUSTRY 47

Flat Glass Revenues by Sector 48

TABLE 10 FORECAST – FLAT GLASS: GLOBAL REVENUES BY

SECTOR, THROUGH 2016 ($ BILLIONS) 48

FIGURE 8 FORECAST – FLAT GLASS: MARKET SHARE BY SECTOR,

2011 AND 2016 (%) 49

Flat Glass Revenues by Region 50

TABLE 11 FORECAST – FLAT GLASS: GLOBAL REVENUES BY

REGION, THROUGH 2016 ($ BILLIONS) 50

FIGURE 9 FORECAST – FLAT GLASS: MARKET SHARE BY REGION,

2011 AND 2016 (%) 51

TECHNOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL TRENDS IN

THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR 52

TABLE 12 TECHNOLOGICAL TRENDS AND DRIVING FORCES FOR

SMART GLASS GROWTH WITHIN THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR,

2011–2016 52

TECHNOLOGICAL TRENDS IN THE TRANSPORTATION

INDUSTRY 52

TABLE 13 TECHNOLOGICAL TRENDS AND DRIVING FORCES FOR

SMART GLASS GROWTH WITHIN THE TRANSPORTATION

SECTOR, 2011–2016 53

ELECTRONICS 53

TABLE 14 FORECAST – ADVANCED DISPLAYS: GLOBAL REVENUES

BY TYPE, THROUGH 2016 ($ BILLIONS) 54

OTHER INDUSTRY SECTORS 54

OTHER TECHNOLOGICAL TRENDS 54

REGIONAL TRENDS 55

MARKET FORECAST 56

REVENUES BY APPLICATION 56

TABLE 15 FORECAST – SMART GLASS PRODUCTS: GLOBAL

REVENUES BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 57

FIGURE 10 FORECAST – SMART GLASS PRODUCTS: MARKET

SHARE BY APPLICATION, 2016 (%) 57

FIGURE 10 (CONTINUED) 58

Revenues by Smart Glass Type 58

TABLE 16 FORECAST – SMARTGLASS PRODUCTS: GLOBAL

REVENUES BY TYPE, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 59

FIGURE 11 FORECAST – SMART GLASS PRODUCTS: GLOBAL

MARKET BY TYPE, 2016 (%) 59

TABLE 17 FORECAST – PRODUCTS BASED ON ELECTROCHROMIC

TECHNOLOGY: GLOBAL REVENUES BY MATERIAL, THROUGH

2016 ($ MILLIONS) 60

Revenues by Region 60

TABLE 18 FORECAST – SMART GLASS PRODUCTS: REVENUES BY

REGION, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 61

FIGURE 12 FORECAST – SMART GLASS PRODUCTS: MARKET

SHARE BY REGION, 2016 (%) 61

CHAPTER SIX: TRANSPORTATION AND AEROSPACE 62

OBJECTIVE 62

SMART GLASS FOR TRANSPORTATION AND AEROSPACE 62

TABLE 19 SMART GLASS APPLICATIONS IN THE

TRANSPORTATION AND AEROSPACE SECTOR, 2012 62

CURRENT MARKET BY APPLICATION 62

TABLE 20 SMART GLASS FOR TRANSPORTATION AND

AEROSPACE: GLOBAL REVENUES BY APPLICATION, 2011 ($

MILLIONS/%) 63

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON INDUSTRY GROWTH 63

CAR SUNROOFS 63

AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS AND AUTO-DIMMING

MIRRORS 64

AEROSPACE 64

TABLE 21 FORECAST – AEROSPACE: GLOBAL REVENUES BY

REGION, THROUGH 2016 ($ BILLIONS) 65

TABLE 22 BOEING 787 DREAMLINER – NET ORDERS AND

DELIVERIES, 2004–2012 ($ BILLIONS) 65

SPACE 66

OTHER INDUSTRIES 66

RECENT INDUSTRY EVENTS AND DEVELOPMENTS 66

SWITCHABLE WINDOWS AND REARVIEW MIRRORS 67

AUTOMOTIVE SUNROOF BASED ON SPD 67

INTERACTIVE PASSENGER WINDOWS 68

SKYLIGHTS FOR MOTORHOMES 68

OLED-BASED SMART GLASS 69

MARKET SUMMARY AND FORECAST 69

REVENUES BY APPLICATION 69

TABLE 23 FORECAST – SMART GLASS PRODUCTS FOR

TRANSPORTATION AND AEROSPACE: GLOBAL REVENUES BY

APPLICATION, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 70

REVENUES BY SMART GLASS TYPE 70

TABLE 24 FORECAST – SMART GLASS PRODUCTS FOR

TRANSPORTATION AND AEROSPACE: GLOBAL REVENUES BY

TYPE, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 71

REVENUES BY MATERIAL TYPE 71

TABLE 25 FORECAST – SMART GLASS PRODUCTS FOR

TRANSPORTATION AND AEROSPACE: GLOBAL REVENUES BY

MATERIAL, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 72

REVENUES BY REGION 72

TABLE 26 FORECAST – SMART GLASS PRODUCTS FOR

TRANSPORTATION AND AEROSPACE: REVENUES BY REGION,

THROUGH 2016 ($MILLIONS) 73

CHAPTER SEVEN: CONSTRUCTION 74

OBJECTIVE 74

SMART GLASS FOR CONSTRUCTION 74

TABLE 27 SMART GLASS APPLICATIONS IN THE CONSTRUCTION

SECTOR, 2012 74

CURRENT MARKET BY APPLICATION 75

TABLE 28 SMART GLASS FOR CONSTRUCTION: GLOBAL

REVENUES BY APPLICATION, 2011 ($ MILLIONS/%) 75

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON INDUSTRY GROWTH 75

ENERGY-EFFICIENT TECHNOLOGIES FOR COMMERCIAL

AND RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION 75

GREEN BUILDING 76

LIGHT CONTROL 76

GLASS FOR ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 77

RECENT INDUSTRY EVENTS AND DEVELOPMENTS 77

SAINT-GOBAIN INVESTS IN SAGE ELECTROCHROMICS 77

ENERGY-SAVING POTENTIAL OF SPD SMART GLASS 78

PHOTOVOLTAIC ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES 78

EXTRA-LARGE PDLC FILM 79

SMART GLASS FOR PROTECTING ART MASTERPIECES 80

COST-EFFECTIVE ELECTROCHROMIC WINDOWS 80

MARKET SUMMARY AND FORECAST 80

REVENUES BY APPLICATION 80

TABLE 29 FORECAST – SMART GLASS PRODUCTS FOR

CONSTRUCTION: GLOBAL REVENUES BY APPLICATION,

THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 81

REVENUES BY SMART GLASS TYPE 82

TABLE 30 FORECAST – SMART GLASS PRODUCTS FOR

CONSTRUCTION: GLOBAL REVENUES BY TYPE, THROUGH 2016

($ MILLIONS) 82

REVENUES BY MATERIAL TYPE 83

TABLE 31 FORECAST – SMART GLASS PRODUCTS FOR

CONSTRUCTION: GLOBAL REVENUES BY MATERIAL, THROUGH

2016 ($ MILLIONS) 83

REVENUES BY REGION 83

TABLE 32 FORECAST – SMART GLASS PRODUCTS FOR

CONSTRUCTION: REVENUES BY REGION, THROUGH 2016

($MILLIONS) 84

CHAPTER EIGHT: ELECTRONICS AND OTHERS 85

OBJECTIVE 85

SMART GLASS FOR ELECTRONICS AND OTHER SECTORS 85

TABLE 33 SMART GLASS APPLICATIONS IN ELECTRONICS AND

OTHER SECTORS, 2012 85

TABLE 33 (CONTINUED) 86

CURRENT MARKET BY APPLICATION 86

TABLE 34 SMART GLASS FOR ELECTRONICS AND OTHER

SECTORS: GLOBAL REVENUES BY APPLICATION, 2011 ($

MILLIONS/%) 86

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON INDUSTRY GROWTH 87

PAPER-THIN AND FLEXIBLE DISPLAYS 87

E-BOOK READERS 87

COLOR E-BOOK READERS 87

FLEXIBLE E-READERS 88

OTHER TABLET DEVICES 88

PRICE TAGS AND SMART LABELS 89

SIGNS AND DISPLAYS FOR ADVERTISING 89

SAFETY AND SECURITY DEVICES 89

RECENT INDUSTRY EVENTS AND DEVELOPMENTS 90

ELECTRONICS 90

Roll-to-Roll Manufacturing of Electrochromic Devices 90

E-Paper Displays Based on Electrochromism 90

E-Paper Displays Based on PDLC Technology 91

Waveguide Displays Based on Polymer Dispersed Liquid

Crystals 91

Electrochromic Displays for Point-of-Sale Advertising 92

Display for Radio Field Intensity Measurement Device 93

OTHER SECTORS 94

Merchandising Unit with Switchable Glass Panel 94

Color-Changing Electrochromic Lenses 94

Eyewear Based on H-PDLC Technology 95

Other Devices of Recent Development 95

MARKET SUMMARY AND FORECAST 96

REVENUES BY APPLICATION 96

TABLE 35 FORECAST – SMART GLASS FOR ELECTRONICS AND

OTHER SECTORS: GLOBAL REVENUES BY APPLICATION,

THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 97

REVENUES BY SMART GLASS TYPE 97

TABLE 36 FORECAST – SMART GLASS PRODUCTS FOR

ELECTRONICS AND OTHER SECTORS: GLOBAL REVENUES BY

TYPE, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 98

REVENUES BY MATERIAL TYPE 98

TABLE 37 FORECAST – SMART GLASS PRODUCTS FOR

ELECTRONICS AND OTHER SECTORS: GLOBAL REVENUES BY

MATERIAL, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 99

REVENUES BY REGION 99

TABLE 38 FORECAST – SMART GLASS PRODUCTS FOR

ELECTRONICS AND OTHER SECTORS: REVENUES BY REGION,

THROUGH 2016 ($MILLIONS) 100

CHAPTER NINE: GLOBAL INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 101

GLOBAL INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 101

MANUFACTURERS OF SMART GLASS PRODUCTS 102

TABLE 39 MANUFACTURERS OF SMART GLASS PRODUCTS, 2012 102

TABLE 39 (CONTINUED) 103

TABLE 39 (CONTINUED) 104

TABLE 40 MANUFACTURERS OF SMART GLASS PRODUCTS BY

TYPE, 2012 105

TABLE 40 (CONTINUED) 106

TABLE 41 SUPPLIERS OF SMART GLASS PRODUCTS BY TYPE AND

REGION, 2012 107

FIGURE 13 MANUFACTURERS OF SMART GLASS PRODUCTS:

DISTRIBUTION BY SIZE, 2012 108

FIGURE 14 HISTORICAL GROWTH OF MANUFACTURERS OF

SMART GLASS PRODUCTS, 1995–2012 109

NOTABLE RECENT INDUSTRY CHANGES 110

TABLE 42 NOTABLE RECENT INDUSTRY CHANGES 110

OTHER PLAYERS IN THE SMART GLASS INDUSTRY 110

TABLE 43 OTHER RELEVANT PLAYERS IN THE SMART GLASS

INDUSTRY, 2012 111

TABLE 43 (CONTINUED) 112

SMART GLASS PRODUCTION BY REGION 112

TABLE 44 SMART GLASS PRODUCTS: MANUFACTURING BY

REGION, 2009–2016 (PERCENT OF SALES) 113

SMART GLASS CONSUMPTION BY REGION 113

TABLE 45 SMART GLASS PRODUCTS: CONSUMPTION BY REGION,

2009–2016 (PERCENT OF SALES) 114

COMPANY PROFILES 114

ACREO/PAPERDISPLAY 114

ARMOR USA 115

CITALA 116

DMDISPLAY 117

DREAM GLASS GROUP 118

E-CONTROL GLAS 118

FICOSA INTERNATIONAL 119

GEMALTO/AVESO DISPLAYS 120

GENTEX 121

Gentex (Continued) 122

IGLASS PROJECTS 123

KENT DISPLAYS 124

Kent Displays (Continued) 125

LICON TECHNOLOGIES 126

MAGNA INTERNATIONAL 126

Magna International (Continued) 127

MURAKAMI 128

NIPPON SHEET GLASS 129

Nippon Sheet Glass (Continued) 130

NTERA 131

POLYTRONIX 132

Polytronix (Continued) 133

PRO DISPLAY 134

PULP STUDIO 135

RESEARCH FRONTIERS 136

SAGE ELECTROCHROMICS 137

Sage Electrochromics (Continued) 138

SAINT-GOBAIN 139

Saint-Gobain (Continued) 140

SCIENSTRY 141

SMART GLASS INTERNATIONAL 142

TOKAI RIKA 142

Tokai Rika (Continued) 143

CHAPTER TEN: U S PATENT ANALYSIS 144

INTRODUCTION 144

SUMMARY OF PATENTS AWARDED, 2009–2011 144

TABLE 46 SMART GLASS – U S PATENTS, 2011 145

TABLE 46 (CONTINUED) 146

TABLE 46 (CONTINUED) 147

TABLE 46 (CONTINUED) 148

TABLE 46 (CONTINUED) 149

TABLE 47 SMART GLASS – U S PATENTS, 2010 149

TABLE 47 (CONTINUED) 150

TABLE 47 (CONTINUED) 151

TABLE 47 (CONTINUED) 152

TABLE 47 (CONTINUED) 153

TABLE 48 SMART GLASS – U S PATENTS, 2009 153

TABLE 48 (CONTINUED) 154

TABLE 48 (CONTINUED) 155

TABLE 48 (CONTINUED) 156

GENERAL TRENDS 157

TABLE 49 SMART GLASS: U S PATENT TRENDS, 2006–2011 157

FIGURE 15 SMART GLASS: U S PATENT TRENDS, 2006-2011

(NUMBER OF PATENTS) 158

TRENDS BY COUNTRY AND REGION 158

FIGURE 16 U S PATENTS RELATED TO SMART GLASS BY REGION,

2009–2011 (%) 159

FIGURE 17 SMART GLASS: PATENTS BY COUNTRY, 2009–2011 (%) 160

TRENDS BY ASSIGNEE 161

TABLE 50 ASSIGNEES OF U S PATENTS RELATED TO SMART

GLASS, 2009–2011 162

TABLE 50 (CONTINUED) 163

FIGURE 18 SMART GLASS: SHARES OF U S PATENTS BY

ORGANIZATION TYPE, 2009–2011 (%) 164

FIGURE 18 (CONTINUED) 165

TRENDS BY PATENT CATEGORY 165

FIGURE 19 SMART GLASS: SHARES OF U S PATENTS BY

CATEGORY, 2009–2011 (%) 166

TRENDS BY APPLICATION 166

FIGURE 20 SMART GLASS: SHARES OF U S PATENTS BY

APPLICATION, 2009–2011 (%) 167

FIGURE 20 (CONTINUED) 168

TRENDS BY SMART GLASS TYPE 168

FIGURE 21 SMART GLASS: SHARES OF U S PATENTS BY

MATERIAL TYPE, 2009–2011 (%) 169

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Software improvements include:

• Separate global and local constraint entry within the ScanExpress TPG preparation GUI.
• Inverted transparency model support along with a new constraint to identify inverted nets.
• Ability to associate multiple BSDL files to a single JTAG device.
• FlexNet network licensing for ScanExpress JET.
• NAND Flash bad block management support in ScanExpress JET.
• JET support for Freescale i.MX35 and TI Sitara™AM18x ARM9™ processors.
• TI MSP430F5xx programming support.
• Optimization of STAPL file execution for improved throughput.

Current Corelis customers that have a valid maintenance contract can now access the new version 7.7 CD through the Corelis support website. To inquire about a maintenance package or to obtain a full list of improvements, please contact the Corelis sales team at (562) 926-6727; or send an email to sales@corelis.com.

As always, Corelis offers free training to all clients so that they may immediately utilize the various new product features and innovations now available. Class schedules and registration information can be found on the Corelis website at:

http://www.corelis.com/education/JTAG_Boundary-Scan_Seminars_and_Training.htm.

About Corelis

Corelis, Inc., a subsidiary of Electronic Warfare Associates, Inc., offers bus analysis tools, embedded test tools, and the industry’s broadest line of JTAG/boundary-scan software and hardware products combining exceptional ease-of-use with advanced technical innovation and unmatched customer service. Since its founding in 1991, Corelis has delivered a diverse range of electronic test equipment solutions for customers across a wide range of industries, including aerospace, defense, medical, manufacturing, networking, and telecommunications. Today, Corelis continues that trend with focus on product ease of use and dedication to customer service.

“We are honored to have received this recognition from BizSpark. We applaud Microsoft for reaching out to so many promising startups around the world,” said Lior, Co-Founder and CEO of Stagee.

The Israeli-founded company raised $330,000 in seed, shortly after the idea was formulated, and has officially announced its intention to run a ‘Round A’ Financing following today’s win, looking to secure a couple of million dollars.

Stagee talent profiles provide a visually rich showcasing environment where users can upload videos, show reels, tour schedules, tracks, photo spreads, and blog posts. Users can create and maintain a buzz with social tools and build their audience while earning points for views, votes and ratings.

“We designed Stagee specifically to serve the needs of actors, comedians, musicians, models, dancers and photographers who are working hard to gain and maintain exposure on a global scale,” said Maimon. “Besides hard work, the two things you need to succeed in this business are a strong fan base and good contacts. This is where Stagee comes in.”

“Stagee was launched to fill a void in the social Web where no social networking platforms have existed exclusively for the specific career needs of entertainers,” adds Jonathan Schenker, who has recently joined the company as a Partner and CMO. “A&R executives, casting directors, and producers are using the filter-enabled platform as a comprehensive tool and by doing so increase their likelihood of finding ‘the next big talent’ through the internet,” he summarizes.

“Every technology decision was made with intense thought and focus into making sure that Stagee will be a friendly and comfortable nest for talent,” said Ofer Zelig, CTO of Stagee. “We are confident that entertainers will see Stagee as a strong social tool for self promotion that is customized for their industry.”

Links
Microsoft’s Announcement:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/bizspark_featured_startups/archive/2012/04/17/featured-bizspark-startup-on-azure-stagee.aspx
Stagee’s Announcement:
http://blog.stagee.com/2012/04/stagee-selected-as-microsoft-bizspark.html
Stagee’s Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAfHmLOesSE

Epicor®, a global provider of business software solutions for the manufacturing, distribution, retail and services industries, will market the application as Epicor Cash Collect available to Epicor ERP customers. Epicor Cash Collect is a new module that extends the capabilities of Epicor ERP with automation and workflow to help businesses better manage accounts receivable, reduce days sales outstanding (DSO), and improve cash flow and access to cash.

“The latest release of Anytime Collect was designed for companies like Epicor to provide private-labeled credit and collections management applications for their customers,” said e2b software president Lynne Henslee. “We anticipate this being the first of many major private-label relationships for Anytime Collect.”

The Anytime Collect log-in process defines the logos, icons, and branding for the associated private-label partner and their customers allowing Anytime collect to be quickly deployed as a private-labeled application for software publishers, industry associations, financial institutions, or other organizations who want to provide complimentary accounts receivable collections capabilities to their customers.

“The addition of Epicor Cash Collect to the Epicor ERP suite is very timely, as we have a similar collections application for another Epicor product that’s been very popular with our customers,” said Chris Purcell, product marketing manager at Epicor. “Epicor Cash Collect provides enhanced functionality for Epicor ERP customers to help them get more value out of their ERP investment. It’s the right product for our customers since it scales from small to large credit departments, is easy to use, available as a purchase or Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) subscription license, and deployed via the cloud or on-premise.”

Epicor will sell Epicor Cash Collect via direct sales and Epicor channel partner sales. Epicor will provide frontline support for Epicor Cash Collect. For more information, visit www.epicor.com/cloud/cashcollect.

About e2b software:
e2b software (www.e2bsoft.com) develops software-as-a-service (SaaS), cloud-based business software including Anytime Collect (www.anytimecollect.com) accounts receivable collections software. Anytime Collect integrates with popular accounting software enabling finance professionals to reduce receivables, track activities, automate communications, and manage disputes.

A New Generation of SBCs

Programmable SBCs address a multitude of industrial control and embedded applications, whether installed in a rack-mount system on the factory floor or directly in a machine or device. Increasingly complex applications require a new generation of easy-to-use yet powerful SBCs. The flexible, off-the-shelf ANTS platform is one of the smallest and most cost-effective SBCs available. It is based on the NI LabVIEW Embedded Module for ARM Microcontrollers, and is well-suited for industrial and embedded applications using simplified graphical programming for a fast, out-of-box experience, ultimately helping customers create quality products while reducing cost and time to market.

SBCs are commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) devices that require little to no board design knowledge for operation, have the flexibility of being used as a standalone board, or with certain standards, stacked on top of each other to add extra functionality, and can be used in applications with physical constraints because they do not require backplanes or card carriers. Unlike traditional COTS SBC systems purchased as a whole with unnecessary components, with ANTS, engineers can purchase only the hardware they need and easily configure the system with graphical programming.

Embedded Solutions for Manufacturing, Energy, Academic Applications

The stackable ANTS boards give engineers highly customizable features for real-time, deterministic measurements. Users can mix and match multiple boards to create a reliable solution with specific features. For example, engineers can add wireless and CAN to a specific stack, and additional analog input channels to another.

With these customizable features and small form factor, the low-power embedded computer is designed for manufacturing automation, assembly line control, industrial monitoring, mechatronics, robotics, and distributed data logging. It is ideal for applications with physical size constraints, that cover long distances, or that involve OEM or high-volume applications.

The ANTS platform empowers students to innovate in engineering courses, lab exercises, and design projects. Its tiny form factor and easy-to-use embedded programming give students a hands-on training tool that bridges the gap between theory and practical application.

Additional Specifications

The ANTS platform features analog and digital I/O, including a high-resolution, 24-bit DAQ board with 0-10V analog input. Add-on boards offer PWM, counters, and connectivity with additional buses. Step AT offers more than 15 modules and accessories to help engineers add the exact functionality they need to each application.

For more information, visit http://en.stepat.com/Products/ANTS-Embedded-Platform.

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About Step Automation and Test

Step AT provides communications and control products and services for industrial, embedded and real-time control applications. As a leading National Instruments Alliance Partner, Step AT brings deep technical expertise in NI LabVIEW programming and a variety of control hardware to the manufacturing, energy, and academic industries.