Aftek Becomes Tensilica Configurable Processor Authorized Design Center
Design & Reuse [Jun 19, 2007]
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - June 19, 2007: Tensilica, Inc. today announced that Aftek Limited is now an authorized Design Center partner for customers using Xtensa configurable processors, Diamond Standard Processors, and the Xtensa HiFi 2 Audio Engine in their SOC (system on chip) designs. Aftek offers complete design services in a wide variety of embedded applications.
"We are delighted to add Aftek to our growing list of Design Center partners," stated Steve Roddy, Tensilica's vice president of marketing. "They are already helping one of our customers with a design project, and have the expertise to help many others."
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Smart technology, smarter homes
EXPRESS COMPUTER [June 11, 2007]
Improvements in technology and the massive growth of the Indian economy are leading to a technological life style that is perhaps best exemplified by smart homes. By Varun Aggarwal.
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Dial home to check on your house
Business Standard [April 30, 2007]
BS Reporter / Chennai/ Bangalore: Now you can work in your kitchen, and watch your kids play outside, at the same time with Digihome Solutions Ltd's new digital home solution Digihome.
Through this home solution you can switch off the fans, lights, gas stoves and geysers in your homes while sitting in the office, pre-record a greeting for yourself or your family members as they enter the house, and also send an SMS home without using the mobile.
Digihome costs between Rs 1 lakh and Rs 4 lakh and the company is looking at providing it to builders for both townships and residential complexes.
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Digihome launches intelligent building solutions
The Hindu Business Line [Apr 26, 2007]
Bangalore, April 25: Digihome Solutions Pvt. Ltd., an Aftek Group Company, headquartered in Pune, launched intelligent building solutions in Bangalore.
The solution focuses on energy management, security and safety features including video surveillance, fire and smoke detection and access control in residential complexes and townships. The building solution can be installed both at home and spaces outside.
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Transform and consolidate
BUSINESS INDIA [April 22, 2007]
In the first week of March 2007, the Bavaria born Gerhard Schempp, CEO of ESG Electroniksystem-und Logistik GmbH and Wolfgang Sczygiol, a senior manager of the company, were on their first visit to India evaluating Aftek's facilities in the three cities - Mumbai, Pune and Bangalore. This is pursuant to a strategic co-operation agreement signed with Aftek a few months ago.
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High-tech houses
EXPRESS COMPUTER [April 16, 2007]
Calling people and tech savvy executives with deep pockets, there's a highly sophisticated lifestyle on the cards. By Kushal Shah.
In this new age of automation and technology, new gadgets and technologies are not only used at your workplace but also for your comfort zone such as your house or vacation home. Many companies are venturing into the complete home automation market. One such company is Digihome Solutions, an Aftek group company.
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Smart People Smarter Homes
DATAQUEST [April 15, 2007] | dqindia.com
While the concept of digital home is no more a Ray Bradbury fiction - makers of computer, phones, and consumer electronics will have to work on right packaging, value for money, ease of use, portability, flexibility… as they unleash their killer applications.
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Constro 2007 to go International
Times News Network [Mar 31, 2007]
Pune: The tenth Constro exhibition being held in Pune later this year will offer a platform to a wide range of Indian and international participants.
Top construction equipment manufacturers and technology developers from Korea, China, Malaysia, Germany, Italy, Canada, Holland, Denmark and Dubai are expected to showcase their products at Constro 2007, being held in Pune between November 28 to December 2, 2007. The event will be the 10th in the series.
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Seekport wins prestigious 'Innovation Area Award'
Munich/Hamburg, March 17, 2005 - The Internet search engine Seekport received this year's "Innovation Area Award" for the fastest market entry at CeBIT 2005. The award is given away annually by IT Adventure AG for future-oriented technologies and innovative concepts in the IT industry. The final selection from a total of 40 candidates was made by a prestigious jury formed by representatives from IBM, Cisco Systems, Sun Microsystems, Ernst and Young and the Fraunhofer Institute. IT Adventure AG is an investment company that acts as a partner for networking innovation, venture capital, and know-how. The goal of the award is to publicize innovative new concepts in the IT industry and help ensure their success.
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Aftek selected for Red Herring Small Cap 100 awards as one of the 200 companies.
Red Herring, (www.redherring.com), a renowned, US-based, Media company covering innovation, technology, financing and entrepreneurial activity, has selected Aftek Ltd. as one of the 200 companies, world-wide, for the Red Herring Small Cap 100 awards. Many modest-sized companies, with market capitalization between US$ 300 million to US $ 1 billion, contribute to most of the technological innovations and economic growth. These, otherwise unheralded companies, are lesser known to the International Analysts, Investors and Media communities.
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