Jun 18, 2010
ATLANTA, GA. — June 18, 2009 - Centrafuse, a leading developer of software tools for embedded devices, announced it is creating a University Program to help grow the knowledge base for future developers and designers in the automotive Connected Car space at the Maker Faire in San Mateo California May 22nd & 23rd 2010.
Participating with Intel inside the Ford American Journey 2.0 display, Maker Faire is the world’s largest DIY festival with attendance of 95,000+ celebrating Engineering and Science projects in the Do-it-Yourself (DIY) Market.
The Centrafuse University Program is targeted at Researchers, PHD’s, Professors and Students who are interested in projects developing safer Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) as well as new applications for the Connected Car environment. The program is being launched Fall semester September 2010 and will provide university participants with Centrafuse Auto software, the SDK, and instructions for creating new graphical user interface (GUI) concepts or new applications.
“The University Program allows researchers and students to develop new concepts and ideas at the typical cost of a text book” said Jim Mazurek VP Business Development at Centrafuse. “By providing this low cost tool set and software we are encouraging students to not only develop new applications, but to do so in a safer more user friendly manner that minimizes driver distraction and eyes off the road.”
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ABOUT CENTRAFUSE Centrafuse is a software company that sells development tools for embedded devices. The Company's Application Integration Framework is a software development framework for emerging, “non-traditional” computing devices; that is, devices designed for environments in which a mouse and keyboard are not desirable. Our vision is to make PCs relevant in environments previously considered impractical. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.
CONTACT: Jim Mazurek, VP Business Development 404-287-2152 x712 jmazurek@centrafuse.com www.centrafuse.com
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May 11, 2010
ATLANTA, GA. — May 11, 2010 - Centrafuse, a leading developer of software tools for embedded devices, announced that Don Courvisier has joined the Company's Board of Advisors.
Courvisier’s background includes over 20 years of experience in the automotive electronics industry. Most recently, he served as the Global Vice President and General Manager at Sony Electronics’ Automotive Entertainment Solutions Division. Prior to that, he was the Director of Worldwide Marketing for the Motive Division of Harman International.
"Don’s joining our Board Of Advisors is a validation of our strategy, and underscores the relevance of our new approach to providing the enabling technology for Connected Car services." said Dan Seitam, the CEO of Centrafuse.
Courvisier continued, “Centrafuse is emerging as a force in defining and enabling electronic interface technologies that will appeal to a new generation of automotive consumers.”
You can read more about Centrafuse and its products at www.centrafuse.com
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ABOUT CENTRAFUSE Centrafuse is a software company that sells development tools for embedded devices. The Company's Application Integration Framework is a software development framework for emerging, "non-traditional" computing devices; that is, devices designed for environments in which a mouse and keyboard are not desirable. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.
Dan Seitam, CEO
404-287-2152 x714
dseitam@centrafuse.com
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Feb 16, 2010
ATLANTA, GA. — February 16, 2010 - Centrafuse, a leading developer of software tools for embedded devices, announced that Jim Mazurek has joined the Company as its new VP of Business Development – Automotive. Mazurek has over 25 years of experience in the automotive electronics industry, at companies that include Ford Motor Company and Visteon Corporation. His functional background spans sales and business development, new product introduction, product marketing, product management and strategy & planning. Jim led a team at Ford that built some of their first integrated infotainment and multimedia systems for the vehicle. "We are very proud to add Jim to the Centrafuse team." said Dan Seitam, the CEO of Centrafuse. "He has a broad set of experiences serving OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers, and understands what it takes to be successful in our target market segments. Jim’s understanding of both markets and products will enhance our ability to provide our corporate customers the best-in-class HMI tools for their next generation infotainment systems." You can read more about Centrafuse and its products at www.centrafuse.com ####### ABOUT CENTRAFUSE Centrafuse is a software company that sells development tools for embedded devices. The Company's Application Integration Framework is a software development framework for emerging, "non-traditional" computing devices; that is, devices designed for environments in which a mouse and keyboard are not desirable. Our vision is to make PCs relevant in environments previously considered impractical. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, GA. Dan Seitam, CEO
404-287-2152 x714
dseitam@centrafuse.com
Jim Mazurek, VP Business Development - Automotive
404-287-2152 x712
jmazurek@centrafuse.com
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Jan 07, 2010
Centrafuse, a leading developer of software tools for embedded devices, announced that its automotive infotainment framework, Centrafuse Auto, will be featured running on Microsoft’s Windows Embedded Auto software platform in Visteon’s Connected Car at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January 2010. Windows Embedded Auto and Centrafuse operate together to provide a robust and appropriate user experience for independent infotainment and computing services for drivers and passengers.
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Jan 01, 2010
Centrafuse, a leading developer of software tools for embedded devices, announced that its automotive infotainment framework, Centrafuse Auto, will be showcased in Visteon Corporation's "Connected Car" demonstration at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January 2010. The Connected Car is Visteon's Internet-connected platform for next generation infotainment services for the automotive market. The combination of Intel's Atom Processor, Visteon's infotainment platform, Microsoft's MS Auto 4.0 and the Centrafuse Toolkit delivers a complete solution for powering, building and deploying rich media experiences in the car.
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Nov 10, 2009
We are pleased to announce that our newest product, Centrafuse Auto, based on Centrafuse 3.0 is now available to the public. This release represents a significant step forward for Centrafuse and the CarPC community, and the entire team here hopes that you enjoy our latest product. We’ve also revamped our site to better reflect our evolution as a Company. If you’re an enthusiast, a developer, a system partner or an OEM, there’s something there for you. Please be sure to check it out and let us know what you think.
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Oct 23, 2009
We're happy to announce that we are now in the final stages of beta testing as we wrap up the last round of bug fixes in preparation for the Centrafuse 3.0 launch that is only weeks away. Also, be sure to check out the NY Times article highlighting many Centrafuse users and their setups.
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Sep 03, 2009
This video from the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) group at Intel showcases a new reference design board running the Microsoft Automotive platform with Centrafuse demonstrating the HMI and infotainment function by offering multi-zone media control. The reference design is powered by an Intel Atom 'Russellville' board designed specifically for automotive IVI purposes.
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Aug 27, 2009
We're excited to announce that the 50th plug-in application for Centrafuse has been uploaded last week! Our active 3rd-party developer community has been working diligently to generate creative and practical applications for use within Centrafuse. A big thanks goes out to our innovative developer community! These plug-ins range from automotive tools such as trip loggers, tire pressure monitors, hardware relay controls, games such as sudoko and console emulators, including a range of connected apps such as live traffic cams, closest fuel finders, web radio/video, weather radar feeds, plus calendars, calculators and much more!
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Aug 10, 2009
Centrafuse 3.0 was released to private beta earlier last week. We are finalizing features and the release date, but will begin sharing details as they are locked down.
Centrafuse 3.0 has been re-built from the ground up to expand the suite of CarPC applications that will be available to you in the future. Speech recognition, text-to-speech, navigation, audio mixer, hands-free phone and Bluetooth have been implemented as open interfaces. An enhanced graphics engine complete with customizable transition animations is also a hallmark of the new 3.0 core.
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Jul 17, 2009
Check out this link to read the Georgia Tech's Sonification Lab's report entitled "Enhanced Auditory Menu Cues Improve Dual Task Performance and are Preferred with In-vehicle Technologies"
Click here to view the Georgia Tech Research Report
We have always taken pride in being the leading edge carPC HMI and purveyor of the latest and greatest features for in-vehicle use. There's a lot more to Centrafuse though.
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