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LEXINGTON, Mass - Tuesday, April 16th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Ipswitch, Inc.’s Network Management Division announced today that WhatsUp Gold, featuring WhatsUp Application Performance Monitor, has been named finalist in the Management Product of the Year Category of the 2013 Datacentre Solutions (DCS) Award.

WhatsUp Gold with WhatsUp Application Performance Monitor is Ipswitch’s flagship IT management solution. It provides a 360° view of networks, applications, servers and layer-2 topology in one, real-time dashboard – the first of its kind – enabling IT operations to uncover and resolve performance issues before side effects impact end users.

The DCS Awards reward the products, projects and services as well as honour companies and teams operating in data centre fields. The DCS Awards recognise the achievements of end-users, channel partners and vendors alike.

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Kobo creates new high-definition eReader for the passionate booklover

TORONTO - Tuesday, April 16th 2013

(BUSINESS WIRE/ ME NEwsWire)-- Kobo, a global leader in eReading, today announced its limited-edition Kobo Aura HD E Ink eReader. Designed for the world’s most passionate booklover, Kobo Aura HD delivers the best eReading experience with the highest resolution 6.8” E Ink display available on the market today. Its sophisticated, book-inspired design is available in Ivory, Espresso and Onyx. Starting tomorrow Kobo Aura HD will be available for pre-order at Kobo.com and select retailers. The device will retail for $169.99 (CAD/USD MSRP).

"From the beginning, Kobo has pushed the eReading industry to new heights and today is no exception,” said Michael Serbinis, CEO, Kobo. "Kobo Aura HD is designed for the most passionate booklovers – those who devour hundreds of stories each year – who asked us to create the ultimate eReading experience. Kobo Aura HD is our way of ... Read more »

New addition to the ARM Cortex™-M3 core-based TX03 series makes lower mounting costs possible

TOKYO - Monday, April 15th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced that it will launch a vector engine embedded microcontroller with a low-pin count and wide pin pitch, which makes lower mounting costs possible, as the latest addition to the ARM Cortex™-M3 (Note1) core-based TX03 series line-up. Mass production of the new product "TMPM372" will start in May 2013.

Toshiba has been developing the M370-group products with its vector engine for motor control and it is now in wide use in applications ranging from consumer products such as white goods to factory automation. As these products fall in price, the cost emphasis will extend beyond the main devices, such as microcontrollers, to include PCBs and related costs, including mounting costs. Flexibly meeting these requirements requires a variety of packages.

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