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Duke to Give Apple iPods to First-Year Students for Educational Use

Duke University — Duke University will distribute Apple iPods to its incoming freshmen, as part of an initiative to encourage creative uses of technology in education and campus life. The pocket-sized digital devices, which can download and make use of both audio and text material, will be preloaded with Duke-related content, such as information for freshman orientation and the academic calendar. (Inside Higher Ed coverage)

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Peak 10 Announces Acquisition of bayMountain

Peak 10 — Peak 10, Inc., the largest independent data center operator and managed services company in the eastern United States, today announced the acquisition of bayMountain, a Richmond, Va.-based data center company that specializes in managed hosting and colocation services. The acquisition expands Peak 10’s geographic presence and enhances the company’s technical capabilities and service offerings, especially with regard to security, disaster recovery and business continuity. (Triangle Business Journal coverage)

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Romeo RIM Promotes Tim Howell to President and CEO

Romeo RIM — Award-winning Romeo RIM (www.romeorim.com), the world’s innovative leader in custom reaction injection molding and composite solutions, is pleased to announce General Manager Tim Howell has been promoted to President and CEO. Randy Johnson, who had served as president and CEO since 2014, is taking on a new multi-company advisor role for The Reserve Group, a private equity firm specializing in the acquisition and expansion of manufacturing companies such as Romeo RIM. (Pool & Spa News coverage)

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ProAxion Unveils TACTIX Predictive Maintenance System to Maximize Industrial Uptime, Overall Equipment Effectiveness

ProAxion — ProAxion© (www.proaxion.io), developing practical applications for technology by starting with the business need, is pleased to unveil its innovative TACTIX™ 24x7 predictive maintenance system. (ReliabilityWeb coverage)

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Slateplate™ Launches New Website

Slateplate — Slateplate™, inspiring new ideas for serving and entertaining, has launched a new website for its popular hand-cut boards and trays. The revamped Slateplate.com features easy ordering and customizable engraving options for special occasions like weddings, engagements, housewarming parties and birthdays as well as unique corporate gifts, particularly for real estate clients. (Cary Living coverage)

Opinion
Don’t take a holiday from biometrics advocacy

Planet Biometrics — Here in the US, the election cycle is over and newsrooms around the country are re-allocating reporters back to their normal beats, many of them technology-oriented. Hungry staff at industry trade magazines, television stations, newspapers, and online publications are out there looking for trending stories. Now is not the time for the biometrics industry to take the holidays off from showcasing the positive impacts of identity technology. (Planet Biometrics coverage)

Opinion
The need for dialogue: biometrics are good

Biometric Update — The fact that biometrics – specifically fingerprints and facial recognition – were a large part of quickly identifying and helping to capture the New York City terror bomber, 28-year-old Ahmad Khan Rahami, likely does not surprise anyone involved in this particular market sector. A fingerprint on a pressure cooker, combined with video surveillance footage started the wheels turning and the rest, as they say, is history. (Biometric Update coverage)

Opinion
How to protect your business brand during service disruptions

Triangle Business Journal — Recently the Triangle has been hit with a substantial winter storm bringing snow, ice and a big fat mess on the highways and byways. Schools, doctors’ offices and businesses were closing left and right as the storm hit, with responsible businesses and organizations making an effort to inform their stakeholders of accessibility through direct outreach as well as alerts sent to the news media. In addition to being the right thing to do for businesses as good stewards of the public trust within their individual communities, this had the dual effect of helping to protect their brands in the face of service disruptions and generating positive publicity for their products and services. (Triangle Business Journal coverage)



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