Product development

Product Development Leader Gembah Announces $11M Series-A Funding

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Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Design, Industrial design, New product development, Product development, Systems engineering, Systems, Engineering, Academic disciplines

AUSTIN, Texas, July 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Gembah , the leading platform and marketplace for consumer product development, has announced a $11M Series-A round of funding led by ATX Venture Partners.

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  • AUSTIN, Texas, July 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Gembah , the leading platform and marketplace for consumer product development, has announced a $11M Series-A round of funding led by ATX Venture Partners.
  • By enabling millions of SMBs and first-time product creators, Gembah fuels the global shift to e-commerce and helps turn their ideas into differentiated products.
  • Gembah plans to use the new funding for further platform development and to grow its team and network of partners domestically and overseas.
  • Gembah is a product development marketplace specializing in bringing new products to market through all stages of development.

MasterControl Concludes Beta Testing on Its Latest Product and Proceeds to Early Adopter Phase

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Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Articles, Product development, Diffusion, Early adopter, Innovation, Memetics, Technological change, Automation

With the immense amount of data collected during product development and manufacture, companies will now have a way to quickly identify patterns and mitigate risk, said Sue Marchant, senior director of product at MasterControl.

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  • With the immense amount of data collected during product development and manufacture, companies will now have a way to quickly identify patterns and mitigate risk, said Sue Marchant, senior director of product at MasterControl.
  • The beta program has been highly successful with excellent customer input and we anticipate all will enter the early adopter program, which is invaluable to the development of the product and new features.
  • MasterControl Insights gives customers immediate access to their data and the tools to analyze it in just a few clicks.
  • The MasterControl Platform helps organizations digitize, automate and connect quality and compliance processes across the regulated product development life cycle.

ICO creates practical design guidance to help embed children’s privacy standards

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Tuesday, July 6, 2021
Design, Innovation, Participatory design, Product development, International Council of Onomastic Sciences, Articles, Human behavior, Human activities

In May, I blogged about how we wanted to collaborate with the digital design community to create practical guidance to support conformance with the ICOs Childrens Code.

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  • In May, I blogged about how we wanted to collaborate with the digital design community to create practical guidance to support conformance with the ICOs Childrens Code.
  • Since then, weve held several co-design workshops and gained valuable insights into what the community needs from the guidance.
  • By engaging with the community weve learned that smaller organisations and design companies need more help from us to implement the code in practice.
  • Designers also told us that the guidance we produce must use language relevant for designers and contain practical content, such as tools and templates.

Volpi Partners With TOPIC Embedded Systems to Offer Intelligence-embedded Optical Measurement Modules

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Tuesday, July 6, 2021
Medical devices, Health, Technology, Software, Hardware, Biotechnology, Embedded intelligence, Product development, Volpi:, TOPIC, VOLPI:, TOPIC

Volpi is the first and only optical module design, development, and manufacturing firm to offer optical modules with embedded intelligence, connectivity and cloud computing.

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  • Volpi is the first and only optical module design, development, and manufacturing firm to offer optical modules with embedded intelligence, connectivity and cloud computing.
  • Leveraging TOPICs software, embedded intelligence will be built into Volpi optical measurement modules to help increase productivity of instruments through predictive maintenance and remote monitoring capabilities.
  • Volpi will debut its intelligence-embedded optical measurement modules at the AACC Annual Scientific Meeting and Clinical Lab Expo in Atlanta in September 2021.
  • About TOPIC: For 25 years, TOPIC Embedded Systems has provided customers worldwide with consultancy and development services, standard products and healthcare solutions in different application domains.

Telliant Systems Announces Expanded Services, New Branding and New Website in Celebration of its 11th Anniversary

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Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Articles, Computing, Technology, Product development, Software development, Software

ALPHARETTA, Ga., June 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Telliant Systems, a global digital product development company, announces the roll-out of new branding and product strategy services to celebrate its 11th anniversary on July 1st.

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  • ALPHARETTA, Ga., June 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Telliant Systems, a global digital product development company, announces the roll-out of new branding and product strategy services to celebrate its 11th anniversary on July 1st.
  • We have made and will continue to make additional investments in sales and marketing capabilities as well as senior experienced software engineers."
  • Telliant Systems offers a complete set of software development services to support its clients through the entire software development life cycle including strategy, design, build, test and maintenance.
  • The new Telliant website showcases its capabilities and experiences at every stage of the software development process.

Project Management Institute Announces 2021 Future 50 List Celebrating 50 Young Rising Leaders Changing the World

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Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Other Consumer, Teens, Children, Philanthropy, Family, Fund Raising, Consumer, Other Philanthropy, Foundation, Articles, Product development, Project management, Project Management Institute, Innovation, Business

Today, Project Management Institute (PMI) announced its second annual Future 50 list, which features 50 rising leaders using bold and innovative thinking to transform the world through notable projects.

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  • Today, Project Management Institute (PMI) announced its second annual Future 50 list, which features 50 rising leaders using bold and innovative thinking to transform the world through notable projects.
  • But what the Future 50 list highlights is that this new generation is capable of driving value for businesses and society now and in the future.
  • "In an exceptionally challenging year, this new generation of leaders have stepped up to drive innovation around the globe," said Michael DePrisco, Chief Operating Officer of Project Management Institute.
  • What unites the Future 50 is a commitment to project work as the foundation for positive impact today and tomorrow.

Eco Innovation Commences Manufacturing of PoolCooled™ Fully Functional Prototype for Third-Party Testing and Commercialization

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Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Programming languages, Computer programming, Software engineering, Industrial design, Product development, Prototype, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Julia

Internal research has shown that PoolCooled may have the potential to cut energy usage and costs by 65% when properly installed at an appropriate location.

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  • Internal research has shown that PoolCooled may have the potential to cut energy usage and costs by 65% when properly installed at an appropriate location.
  • It is designed for pool-adjacent residential and commercial properties and has a form factor allowing it to be seamlessly and invisibly integrated into most systems.
  • We had such a fantastic response to the concept and initial inventor testing of PoolCooled that we had to take the next step and build a fully functional prototype to showcase this technology to the world, said Julia Otey-Raudes, CEO of ECOX.
  • Lance Nist, inventor of PoolCooled, has begun to work alongside a team of expert design and engineering specialists to build the fully functional dynamic prototype.

Digital Tools Drive Improved Project Outcomes for Civil Contractors

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Monday, June 21, 2021
Software, Technology, Other Construction & Property, Construction & Property, Product development, Project management, Stakeholder, Building engineering, Academic disciplines, Economy

Its findings show that while there is a sizable opportunity for civil contractors to improve their outcomes with wider technology adoption, 39% of civil contractors currently dont use field/project management software and 66% dont use model-based technology for their projects.

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  • Its findings show that while there is a sizable opportunity for civil contractors to improve their outcomes with wider technology adoption, 39% of civil contractors currently dont use field/project management software and 66% dont use model-based technology for their projects.
  • The study reveals that moderate levels of implementation also still yield critical project outcome benefits, and reduced rework, improved schedule performance, improved stakeholder understanding of the project and improved profitability are frequently among the top benefits achieved through model-based technology.
  • In addition, 83% of civil contractors report a notable impact on the reduction of project schedule delays from the use of these tools.
  • Adoption of the latest technology from civil contractors and building contractors, however, is proving to help address these problems and realize greater significant efficiencies, keep projects in control, and deliver better project outcomes overall.

Second Nature Brands Opens New Innovation Center To Accelerate New Snacks and Treats Product Development

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Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Articles, Innovation economics, Product management, Design, Product development, Product innovation, Brand, Innovation, New product development

The Innovation Center will house research and development for all the company's brands, including Kar's Nuts, Second Nature Snacks, and Sanders Chocolates.

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  • The Innovation Center will house research and development for all the company's brands, including Kar's Nuts, Second Nature Snacks, and Sanders Chocolates.
  • "The new Second Nature Brands Innovation Center will further accelerate our innovation and product development process, enabling us to formulate and launch new products faster than ever," said Jennifer Bauer, CMO of Second Nature Brands.
  • The Innovation Center features aresearch and development lab, temperature-controlled product storage area, and sensory research facility, allowing Second Nature Brands to develop, consumer test, and rapidly iterate on new product innovation.
  • By investing in new product development, thoughtful ingredient sourcing, and innovative business processes, Second Nature Brands is reimagining premium and better-for-you snacks and treats.

CROOW Revolutionizes Project Management by Going Free

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Tuesday, June 22, 2021
IEEE standards, Product development, Project management, Project management software

TAMPA, Fla., June 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --CROOW has raised the bar in its pursuit of increased project management software market share, as it now offers a free "Standard" plan allowing for teams of any size.

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  • TAMPA, Fla., June 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --CROOW has raised the bar in its pursuit of increased project management software market share, as it now offers a free "Standard" plan allowing for teams of any size.
  • Previously, the Standard plan was designed for individual project management needs, and required a paid plan in order to create/build teams.
  • CROOW is now providing nearly all of its team organization, project management and collaboration features for free regardless of whether you are an individual or team-based user.
  • Brand File & Asset Management: More than just project management, CROOW also offers built-in functionality to create brand libraries, upload logos, and add creative assets including color palette, fonts, images, and templates.