IRVINE, CA, July 1, 2024 – Roland DGA has announced the North American availability of its new VersaOBJECT CO-i Series printers – two innovative and highly versatile UV-LED flatbed inkjet printers capable of printing directly onto substrates and objects up to 9.5 inches in height and weighing up to 640 pounds. The CO-i Series flatbeds replace the previously offered CO Series devices within the Roland DG product line, offering users even greater versatility, convenience, and ease of use.

Customers can choose from two available CO-i Series models – the 30-inch CO-300i-F2 and the 64-inch CO-640i-F3 – to meet their specific needs. Both models enable users to direct-print vibrant, detailed graphics and text onto a wide range of materials and three-dimensional items, including those with curved or uneven surfaces, with ease and precision.

CO-i Series flatbeds are also equipped with innovative features that help ensure high-quality output and simple, safe operation. Each model features a touch panel that is integrated into the printer’s ergonomically designed table, eliminating the need for a separate control tower and allowing for efficient production in print environments with limited workspace. Users will also appreciate the CO-i printer’s anti-static bar as well as its automated printhead cleaning function – improvements that streamline workflow while minimizing maintenance requirements.

The CO-i Series flatbeds direct-print colorful, eye-catching graphics onto virtually any type of material, including plastic, wood, canvas, vinyl, paper, and more. An onboard Primer ink optimizes adhesion on materials that were previously difficult to print on, such as glass and metal, making it easy to personalize consumer products or customize industrial products and parts, interior decor, signs and graphics, POP displays, packaging, and other short-run production items.

Precision ink firing ensures stunning image quality and high color saturation, while powerful LED lamps cure the UV ink instantly, enabling users to accurately reproduce the finest details – from small text to elaborately textured patterns and gradations.

The CO-i Series supports CMYKOrRe as well as Gloss, White, and Primer specialty inks. The Gloss ink allows users to incorporate stunning finishing effects, including unique textures and simulated embossing, into their prints. High-opacity White ink is often used as a base coat when printing on transparent film or dark objects, while Orange and Red widen the color gamut for precise brand color reproduction and rich, vivid color expression.

All VersaOBJECT CO-i printers come with VersaWorks 6 software, Roland DG’s powerful and intuitive RIP, which processes PDF, EPS, PS files at high speeds and auto-generates White, Gloss and Primer layers. The CO-i Series also supports cloud-based services, including Roland DG Connect, for more efficient business operations and growth, including better technical support, operational visibility, easy profit calculations, and more. It also features PrintAutoMate for businesses like e-commerce sites that manage a wide variety of data, media, and products, and require continuous output in large batches.

“Our new CO-i Series UV flatbeds provide a versatile solution to meet the increasing demand for individualized, rapid, on-demand printing,” said Roland DGA’s UV Printer product manager, Jay Roberts. “They offer shorter production times, reduced costs, and lower environmental impact while expanding product decoration possibilities, enabling users to maximize their creative options and grow their businesses.”

Those attending PRINTING United can get a firsthand look at the CO-i Series printers in action. Roland DGA will be demonstrating the impressive capabilities of these advanced UV flatbeds in its booth (# SL10088), along with other new and popular Roland DG products.

For more information on the new VersaOBJECT CO-i Series UV flatbed printers, visit http://www.rolanddga.com/COi-Series.

About Roland DGA Corp.

Roland DGA Corp. serves North and South America as the marketing, sales, distribution, and service arm for Roland DG Corp. Founded in 1981 and listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Roland DG of Hamamatsu, Japan is a worldwide leader in wide-format inkjet printers for the sign, apparel, textile, interior design, personalization, and vehicle graphics markets; engravers for awards, giftware and ADA signage; photo impact printers for direct part marking; and 3D printers and CNC milling machines for the dental CAD/CAM, rapid prototyping, part manufacturing and medical industries.

To learn more about Roland DGA Corp., visit https://www.rolanddga.com.

LOS ANGELES, CA, July 1, 2024 – nTop, the leader in computational design software for high-performance engineering, announced the launch of nTop 5, the next generation of its flagship product, which includes major integrations from five new partners to its developer ecosystem. Materialise, Autodesk, Hexagon, Intact Solutions, and cloudfluid have all built nTop interoperability into their software to provide users with a better end-to-end process for high-performance designs across simulation and manufacturing applications. This latest update also features a powerful new kernel that enables designs with greater precision and accelerates common design operations, saving engineering time.

“For over 10 years, our mission at nTop has been to help high-performance engineering teams design beyond the limits of traditional software,” said Bradley Rothenberg, co-founder and CEO, nTop. “Our customers have amazed us with the products they’ve developed in nTop – from super-efficient heat exchangers, to ultra-lightweight components for spaceflight and aeronautics, to patient-matched implants that enhance bone fusion, and more forgiving, high-performance golf clubs. nTop 5 is a leap forward in implicit modeling technology and the integration of our new ecosystem partners will expand what our customers will be able to create while streamlining workflows using the tools they know and rely on.”

nTop is at the forefront of implicit modeling technology, allowing users to develop complex, high-performance parts and automate their processes to innovate faster. The company’s software platform seamlessly fits into established workflows and integrates with existing design, analysis, and simulation tools, making it easy to share design knowledge, accelerate iteration, and drive innovation faster than ever before.

Last year, nTop introduced nTop Core, a developer library for software partners that enables their applications to natively read and query information within nTop models. This latest expansion to the developer ecosystem includes mechanical simulation, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), and build preparation tools with the following integration partners:

Materialise Magics – Materialise Magics is 3D data and build preparation software and a primary tool on the pathway to production for additively manufactured parts. This integration accelerates the transition from design to manufacturing by massively reducing build preparation and slicing times of high-performance parts through the direct import of nTop designs into Magics. Once inside Magics, users can prepare and validate the build parameters, and generate optimized toolpaths. This integration will be available in early access to select companies in Q3 of 2024 and with a broader release in 2025.

“At Materialise, we believe that the future of 3D printing lies in seamlessly handling large and highly complex files, and our partnership with nTop is a pivotal step in that direction,” said Udo Eberlein, vice president of software, Materialise. “By integrating nTop’s implicit modeling kernel with our Magics software and NxG Build Processor, we are significantly enhancing the efficiency and reliability of the design-to-manufacture process. This collaboration not only eliminates existing limitations but also accelerates the development of innovative 3D printing applications, enabling engineers to bring their high-performance designs to life with unprecedented ease and speed.”

Autodesk Fusion – Implicit interoperability with Autodesk Fusion enables nTop users to perform a variety of downstream tasks in Fusion and more easily complete the design-to-manufacturing workflow. nTop users can effortlessly transition their designs to Autodesk’s comprehensive CAD/CAM tools using the nTop Connector add-in for Fusion. Once inside Fusion, users can interrogate a model, integrate implicit models into larger product assemblies, and prepare models for production with the advanced manufacturing toolsets. The nTop Connector is available today in the Fusion App Store, available to all Fusion and nTop users at no additional cost.

“As they should, today’s product designers and manufacturers expect state-of-the-art computational design tools at their fingertips, seamlessly integrated into their CAD workflows,” said Stephen Hooper, VP of Design & Manufacturing product development, Autodesk. “Connecting nTop and Fusion delivers on that expectation, putting high-performance implicit models designed in nTop where engineering teams naturally work with them.”

Hexagon scSTREAM – Advancements in the design of heat sinks, chill plates, manifolds, and filters require accurate and rapid CFD analysis. To meet this need, nTop has partnered with Hexagon to integrate data from nTop models into Cradle CFD scSTREAM, a CFD application created specifically for thermal management of large and complex assemblies. scSTREAM reduces manual processes by 80% and offers 5-10x faster calculation speeds. The combination of scSTREAM and nTop Core relies on a direct data transfer technology for implicit models that eliminates the need to simplify or compromise users’ design integrity to achieve fast, accurate results.

Intact.Simulation – Intact.Simulation provides mechanical simulation capabilities that remove the meshing bottleneck. With Intact.Simulation, you can load designs directly from nTop without any loss in fidelity and perform linear elastic, modal, and thermal analysis solved directly on the implicit model. This allows for faster iterations and the ability to analyze designs containing lattices and other highly complex geometries that were simply impractical in traditional FEA tools.

cloudfluid – To address growing interest in advanced design strategies that improve the performance of heat exchangers and manifolds, cloudfluid provides a solution for performing CFD analysis on products containing complex geometric features. With this integration, cloudfluid can import *.implicit models from nTop, set up the simulation on the model without meshing, and compute the results quickly using cloud-based GPU processing —powering a significantly faster heat exchanger design workflow.

nTop 5 is the next major release of the nTop software platform and a leap forward in implicit modeling technology. With a new modeling kernel built from the ground up that delivers even greater performance and precision for the end user, nTop 5 powers the ability to responsively generate complex geometries that are intrinsic to many high-performing products. It can take the most complex design challenges and deliver a stronger foundation for expanded modeling possibilities, faster slicing, meshing, and rendering operations, and even greater precision.

Engineers across industries, such as aerospace, medical devices, automotive, consumer goods, and more, use nTop’s computational design software to develop high-performing, state-of-the-art designs that leverage the benefits of additive manufacturing and create better products.

The launch of nTop 5 and new partner integrations will be the highlight of the company’s inaugural Computational Design Summit, taking place later today in Los Angeles ahead of RAPID + TCT. To learn more about these new offerings, visit: https://www.ntop.com/resources/product-updates/ntop-5.

About nTop

nTop is the leading platform for designing and developing high-performance product designs quickly and efficiently. By using data to automate design exploration and optimization, nTop empowers customers to get dramatically better products to market quickly. nTop seamlessly fits into established workflows and integrates with existing design, analysis, and simulation tools, making it easy to share design knowledge, accelerate iteration, and drive innovation faster than ever before.

For more information, visit www.ntop.com.

LOS ANGELES, CA (RAPID + TCT), June 27, 2024 – Dyndrite, providers of the GPU-accelerated computation engine used to create next-generation digital manufacturing hardware and software, announced that metal 3D printing powder manufacturer, Equispheres, has joined the Materials Consortium founded by Dyndrite, Constellium, Elementum3D and Sandvik. As with other consortium members, Equispheres has pledged to develop, test and publicly release parameter sets for their materials, including its NExP-1 line of aluminum powders for Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) applications.

The Materials Consortium (MC) comprises select metal AM powder producers who collaborate to generate and release open parameter datasets with testing data and reproducible toolpath scripts for their materials. Members focus on process development toolpath projects to accelerate qualification. The Consortium actively works to widen the range of usable materials, extend productivity and accelerate the adoption of metal AM in production environments. The founding members are Dyndrite, Constellium, Elementum 3D and Sandvik.

“We are thrilled to join the Materials Consortium alongside our industry peers,” said Evan Butler-Jones, VP product & strategy at Equispheres. “We believe that a rising tide lifts all boats and are dedicated to collaborating to provide the metal AM community with practical data that will advance the overall expertise in the processes and applications of our products.”

Equispheres provides powders designed for users producing metal parts in volume. Its innovative atomization technology, which produces powders optimized for AM processes, enables manufacturers to increase print speeds up to nine times higher than industry standards, thereby lowering production costs by up to 80%. Equispheres’ aluminum powders further support industrial adoption by improving the mechanical properties of printed parts while increasing energy efficiency, reusability, and safety of metal additive manufacturing.

“We’re excited to have Equispheres join our Materials Consortium,” said Harshil Goel, CEO of Dyndrite. “Their commitment to empowering the additive manufacturing community with cutting-edge products that promote AM as a reliable and cost-effective manufacturing technology aligns perfectly with our mission. We eagerly anticipate their contributions to our open knowledge base, enhancing the availability of reliable and accessible parameter sets for all manufacturers.”

In a recent demonstration, Equispheres and their partner Aconity3D used Dyndrite LPBF Pro’s advanced laser control capabilities to successfully print a representative valve component in 70% less time than the legacy process, with improved surface roughness compared to prior software controls. Building on work previously completed with Aconity3D and their 3kW laser system, the team was able to leverage the Dyndrite software to retain significant print time reduction while also retaining superior as-printed surface quality. The part was printed on an AconityTWO, with bulk areas printed at a 120µm layer height using a high powered beam-shaped laser and surfaces at 60µm with a 1kW Gaussian laser (see image). This combination of rapid production speeds and high quality surface finish paves the way for new applications and possibilities for additive manufacturing (AM) users.

To learn more about Dyndrite LPBF software, visit: https://www.dyndrite.com/laser-powder-bed-fusion-app

About Dyndrite

Dyndrite’s mission is to fundamentally change how geometry is created, transformed and transmitted on a computer. Their Accelerated Computation Engine (ACE) is the world’s first (geometry agnostic), multi-threaded, GPU-accelerated Geometry Engine. They create and license tools that give companies the power, freedom and control necessary to deliver on the potential of digital manufacturing.

Dyndrite democratizes access to a hyper-scalable, geometry-agnostic set of digital manufacturing software tools that deliver eyebrow-raising performance. The company’s team of mathematicians, computer scientists, and engineers exists to help our partners and customers solve the toughest geometry, compute and automation problems so they can deliver AM production at scale. We aim to ignite their purpose.

Investors include Gradient Ventures, Google’s AI-focused Investment Fund and former Autodesk CEO Carl Bass. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA. Dyndrite was named a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer for 2021.

For more information, visit www.dyndrite.com.

About Equispheres

Equispheres develops breakthrough technologies for the production and use of advanced materials in additive manufacturing. Leveraging our unique technology and process expertise, they are dedicated to enabling the industrialization of additive manufacturing for the automotive, aerospace and defense industries. By improving the performance and lowering the cost of industrial 3D printing, they empower innovation.

To learn more about Equispheres, visit https://equispheres.com/.

LOS ANGELES, CA (RAPID + TCT), June 25, 2024 – Dyndrite, providers of the GPU-accelerated computation engine used to create next-generation digital manufacturing hardware and software, announced an updated release of Dyndrite LPBF Pro, the company’s 3D printing software for Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) machines, including Aconity3D, EOS, Nikon SLM Solutions, Renishaw and Xact Metal.

Dyndrite LPBF Pro is a GPU-powered software toolkit that provides metal AM manufacturers with previously unattainable capabilities, including the ability to print previously impossible parts, define accelerated build strategies, and automate their build preparation. The software is designed to enhance the productivity, precision, traceability, and repeatability of AM materials development and serial production processes, while managing the increasing data demands of additive manufacturing. The software sets a new standard in the development of new materials, alloys, and multi-materials parameter sets, has the ability to work with multiple layer heights, enables the printing of intricate geometry, including small features, thin walls, domes, and cantilevers, provides extensive surface roughness controls, and offers methods for developing support-free print strategies. Dyndrite LPBF Pro is used within the aerospace, defense, rocketry, automotive, energy, and medical industries.

Enhanced Functionality

• Support Geometry – More control over part and build plate interfaces for supports, including APIs for part avoidance and connection.
• Toolpath – Advanced tools for heat exchangers/thin walls, beam stirring, and multi-optic strategies all have expanded apis, along with best-in-class build time estimations.
• Trajectory – New APIs with examples addressing multi-laser constraints.
• Integrated learning – Applicable for all experience levels, Dyndrite LPBF Pro presents a novel integrated documentation and scripting interface that educates users as they interact with the product. Customers report quick adoption across varied user experience levels.

“Over the past six months, we’ve collaborated closely with the members of our Early Adopter Program to ensure our toolkit addresses their most significant technical challenges and process control needs,” said Steve Walton, head of development for Dyndrite. “Their feedback has been invaluable, and is incorporated in this latest release. We are excited to see what our users will be able to accomplish with these new tools.”

Enhanced Renishaw Support

Renishaw QuantAM users can now leverage Dyndrite LPBF Pro’s 3D Volumetric Segmentation tools to analyze and assign multiple parameters to a part. Using this method Renishaw users were able to successfully print coupons with overhangs down to 30° support-free. See Image below:

“Dyndrite has shown an incredible level of commitment to our industry with the release of Dyndrite LPBF Pro product,” said Kevin Brigden application engineering manager, Renishaw Inc. “The leveraging of Renishaw’s QuantAM API ensures that our current and future customers have the opportunity to easily explore the incredibly powerful tool sets offered by Dyndrite. I’m extremely keen to see the novel solutions developed with volumetric segmentation and the increased performance gained with Dyndrite’s powerful tool path customization capabilities.”

New: Representative Parts on Display at Rapid+TCT 2024 in Los Angeles

About Dyndrite

Dyndrite’s mission is to fundamentally change how geometry is created, transformed and transmitted on a computer. Their Accelerated Computation Engine (ACE) is the world’s first (geometry agnostic), multi-threaded, GPU-accelerated Geometry Engine. They create and license tools that give companies the power, freedom and control necessary to deliver on the potential of digital manufacturing.

Dyndrite LPBF Pro, a powerful software solution designed to enhance the capabilities of Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) for metal 3D printing. It provides users with previously unattainable part printing capabilities, accelerated build rates, and unprecedented productivity. Dyndrite LPBF Pro is compatible with a wide range of metal 3D printing machines, including brands such as Aconity3D, EOS, Renishaw, NikonSLM, among others.

Investors include Gradient Ventures, Google’s AI-focused Investment Fund and former Autodesk CEO Carl Bass. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA. Dyndrite was named a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer for 2021.

For more information, visit www.dyndrite.com.

BEAVERTON, OR, June 21, 2024 – CTL, a global cloud-computing solution leader for education and enterprise, announced the introduction of the new CTL Chromebook Plus PX141 Series. This series equips education and enterprise users with the powerful performance, AI tools, and creative apps they need to get more done, faster. Easy ChromeOS device manageability combined with CTL’s lifecycle services reduces the burden on IT departments.

“We are excited to launch CTL’s Chromebook Plus PX141 Series with two distinct models. As a leader in the ChromeOS space, we know our customers will appreciate the design, performance, and AI capabilities of this next-generation device in the CTL Chromebook portfolio,” said Erik Stromquist, CEO of CTL.

“As the education field increasingly grows in productivity and technology, Chromebook Plus is a must-have for teachers and admin staff alike. CTL’s Chromebook Plus models, paired with their exceptional service, will now allow us to meet all of our ChromeOS needs under a single pane of glass. We strive to achieve simplicity and ease of use through the Google Workspace environment and we will be happy to incorporate these devices into our fleet,” stated Nathan Luotonen, IT Administrator of the Ambrose School.

A Device Built for Both Education and Enterprise

Chromebook Plus devices have the power, speed, memory, and storage that teachers need, and the multilayered security and simple management that IT leaders love – all with powerful AI built in to help educators accomplish more.

In the enterprise, the new CTL Chromebook Plus Enterprise PX141GX and CTL Chromebook Plus Enterprise PX141GXT enable IT administrators to deliver the productivity power workforce users need along with the creative apps they love. It integrates effortlessly into an existing IT infrastructure, minimizing deployment time and costs while simplifying ChromeOS device management.

About the new CTL Chromebook Plus PX141 Series

The new CTL Chromebook Plus PX141 Series will empower users to be more productive, creative, and connected. Productivity is easy with Google Workspace or Microsoft 365, powered by 2x processing power and up to 10 hours of battery life. Advanced AI-powered writing, photo, and video tools foster new levels of creation and collaboration. IT administrators can seamlessly manage all ChromeOS devices for all users with the power and simplicity of the Google Admin console.

As with all Chromebooks, CTL is offering its lifecycle management services to help customers create, deploy, and service their next Chromebook program innovation. Services include:

• 1:1 program planning and advice
• Device configuration and deployment services
• Warranty and service plans
• Continuing care and end-of-life trade-ins and recycling.

Along the way, CTL Chromebook Plus customers will receive CTL perks including free zero-touch enrollment provisioning, free shipping, and 5-day turnarounds on OEM-expert service.

Users will be able to work on a device with the same multi-layered security that Chromebooks are known for, along with AI-powered protections that automatically detect and block threats.

Faster Processing and Connectivity

The new CTL Chromebook Plus PX141 Series relies on the power of the Intel Core i3-N305 Processor, which offers speeds of up to 3.80 GHz to run even the most demanding AI-powered apps.

“The Intel Core i3-N305 Processor in CTL’s Chromebook Plus PX141 Series delivers exceptional performance enabling users to harness the power of advanced AI applications seamlessly,” said Michael A. Campbell, General Manager, Education Division, Intel.

The CTL Chromebook Plus PX141 Series arrives equipped with high-bandwidth Wi-Fi 6E, which has lower latencies and higher throughput to enable large numbers of users to work simultaneously. Wi-Fi 6E ensures a secure, quality connection using very little battery power. CTL Chromebook Plus users will enjoy the advantages of cloud computing, including streaming media, multitasking with multiple apps, and open tabs, all without sacrificing performance.

Video calling on the CTL Chromebook Plus PX141 Series is seamless and clear with a full HD IPS display and a 1080p webcam with a privacy shutter. Included AI-powered tools enhance clarity and lighting, cancel noise, and blur backgrounds on Google Meet, Zoom, and Microsoft Teams.

Included Apps Enhance Productivity and Creativity

The CTL Chromebook Plus PX141 Series supports Google Workspace and Microsoft 365¹, and File Sync makes it easy to work with Google apps on or offline.

CTL’s Chromebook Plus PX141 Series includes Google AI features, including the Help Me Write writing toolset, the Magic Editor for Google Photos, AI generative backgrounds, and AI-powered video calling tools to enhance clarity and lighting, cancel noise, and blur backgrounds on Google Meet, Zoom, and Microsoft Teams. Users can easily access Gemini on the web, in the app, or in the OS for an AI-powered assistant that can help with any task at any point in a workflow.

Users will unleash creativity with the latest Adobe apps, including Photoshop² and Express, powered by Adobe Firefly generative AI.

Multiple Configurations and Options

The CTL Chromebook Plus PX141 Series features two models:

• CTL Chromebook Plus PX141GX, 14″ non-touch clamshell, Intel Core i3-N305 Processor with 8 GB RAM and 128 GB of UFS storage
• CTL Chromebook Plus PX141GXT, 14″ touchscreen clamshell, Intel Core i3-N305 Processor with 16 GB RAM and 256 GB of UFS storage

Rugged Features Deliver Rugged Performance

The CTL Chromebook Plus PX141 Series is designed for durability from the start. It offers MIL-STD-810H testing and includes drop testing from 75 cm plus hardened glass.

For the Chromebook Plus, CTL is introducing the convenience of a backlit keyboard for anywhere, anytime productivity. CTL keyboards are also spill-resistant and have cost-effective single-key repair capabilities.

Each CTL Chromebook Plus model features two USB-C charging ports, two USB-A ports, an audio jack, a media card reader, a 1080p FHD webcam with privacy shutter, and an impressive all-day battery run time. Google automatic updates run through June 2033.

“We’ve surveyed our customer base and included all of the features they desire, including a backlit keyboard for education and enterprise users,” concluded Stromquist.

CTL Chromebook Plus PX141 Series Specifications

CTL Chromebook Plus PX141 Series processing performance, memory, and storage

• Intel® Core™ i3-N305 Processor, 8C, speeds up to 3.80 GHz
• 8 GB or 16 GB LPDDR5 SDRAM
• 128 GB UFS / 256 GB UFS storage

CTL Chromebook Plus PX141 Series communications

• 802.11AX Wi-Fi 6E Intel^® AX211
• Bluetooth 5.3 combo with WLAN card

CTL Chromebook Plus PX141 Series panel

• Intel UHD graphics
• Non-touch: FHD IPS 1920 x 1080p, brightness: 250 cd/m²
• Touchscreen: FHD 1920×1080, brightness: 250 cd/m²

CTL Chromebook Plus PX141 Series body and keyboard

• Durable, 12.9 x 9.0 x .74 in.
• IP41 and MIL-STD-810 tested, drop-tested up to 75 cm
• 1080p FHD webcam, 30 fps, with dual array mic and privacy shutter
• < 3.64 lbs.
• Backlit keyboard, white

CTL Chromebook Plus PX141 Series I/O and features

• USB 3.1 Gen 1 type A x 2
• USB-C 3.1 Gen 1 (w/PD, DP) x 2
• Audio combo jack
• Micro SD media card reader
• Kensington lock

CTL Chromebook Plus PX141 Series audio

• Built-in 2x 2W stereo speaker
• 1x digital mic

Preview in Person and Online

CTL will showcase the new CTL Chromebook Plus PX141 Series in booth #1774 and in the Google booth #1424 at the ISTELive 24 education trade show next week in Denver, CO.

The CTL Chromebook Plus PX141 Series is now available for pre-order from CTL.net, resellers, and distributors, including Ingram Micro and Synnex. View the series details on CTL’s website. Customers interested in volume purchasing for organizations can request a quote here.

About CTL
CTL is a global computing solutions manufacturer empowering success at school and in the workplace with award-winning technology products and industry-leading services. For 35+ years, customers in more than 55 countries have relied on CTL’s award-winning offerings of Chromebooks, Chromeboxes, laptop and desktop PCs, monitors, high-end servers, and video collaboration tools. CTL serves as a computing configuration partner to deliver customized solutions with comprehensive lifecycle services and support from purchase through recycling. CTL’s expertise has earned designations as a Google Education Premier Partner, a Google Cloud Partner, and an Intel Technology Platinum Partner. In 2024, CTL was officially certified as a B Corp for its commitment to sustainability and social responsibility.

For further information and to purchase products, visit ctl.net.

^{1 Additional functionality available with a Microsoft 365 subscription.
2 Subscription required.}

MARKHAM, Canada, June 21, 2024 – ASUS announced the availability of its first of its kind, ASUS Vivobook S 15 (S5507), powered by the Snapdragon X Elite. The device is the company’s first Copilot+ PC with Windows AI features and a collection of exclusive ASUS AI apps that aim to improve the user’s work and play.

The highly anticipated Vivobook S 15 is available at the ASUS Store , Best Buy and Staples. It will also be available at Costco in the near future.

Incredible AI power

Powered by the Snapdragon X Elite with built-in Qualcomm Hexagon NPU, ASUS Vivobook S 15 boasts a remarkable 45 TOPS Neural Engine for swift on device AI processing. Storage options include an ultrafast 1 TB PCIe 4.0 SSD, with memory configurable up to 32 GB of 8448 MHz LPDDR5X RAM.

Next-gen AI-powered enhancements include Windows Studio Effects and an ASUS AiSense IR camera. The presence-detection capabilities of the camera enable Adaptive Dimming, which dims the screen when the user looks away, and Adaptive Lock, which automatically locks the laptop when the user moves away and unlocks it when they return. Additionally, the Vivobook S 15 is also the first device to feature StoryCube — an ASUS-exclusive AI app that offers a smart, convenient, and powerful way to manage all digital assets, using AI assistance to sort, edit, manage, and export captured raw files.

Leveraging this powerful hardware, ASUS Vivobook S 15 integrates advanced features such as Windows Studio Effects, which enhances lighting and noise removal during video calls in portrait mode, and ASUS AiSense Camera with AI-powered Security, enabling the adaptive lock feature to auto-lock when the users walks away and auto-unlock upon their return, as well as auto-dimming when the user looks away. Furthermore, it incorporates Live Captions for accurate real-time subtitles and Cocreator empowers users to transform sketches into finished artworks. These innovative technologies not only enhance security and privacy but also elevate the audiovisual experience and unlock creativity.

Incredible portability

Built for effortless portability, ASUS Vivobook S 15 stands out with a just-over-half-inch slim and 3.13 lbs.¹ light all-metal design, which redefines elegance with its minimalist aesthetics. The premium CNC-engraved logo adds a touch of class, while the versatile tapered unibody design ensures strength and stability.

The high-capacity 70 Wh battery offers up to 18 hours¹ of uninterrupted productivity or entertainment, with support for fast charging and ASUS USB-C Easy Charge for convenient charging from almost any source.

The premium styling includes a single-zone RGB backlit keyboard, allowing users to personalize styles that perfectly match their personality and mood. ​A dedicated Copilot key enables users to dive into Windows AI-powered tools in just one second, and the super-large, super-smart touchpad offers effortless navigation and an expanded workspace. Via intuitive gestures, users can seamlessly control various tasks, from adjusting audio to optimizing screen brightness or managing video playback.

Incredible connectivity

Equipped with a comprehensive set of I/O ports, ASUS Vivobook S 15 is configured for seamless on-the-go connectivity. It has two USB4 ports that support fast charging, 4K external displays, and up to 40 Gbps data transfers, along with two USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports, an HDMI 2.1 port, a microSD card reader, and an audio combo jack to elevate the user experience. ​ ​

Thanks to WiFi 7, enabled by the Qualcomm FastConnect 7800 system, the ASUS Vivobook S 15 delivers blazing speeds up to 5.8 Gbps, outpacing WiFi 6 by 4.8 times², ensuring seamless streaming, effortless task completion, and lightning-fast downloads.

Incredible audiovisuals

ASUS Vivobook S 15 offers a premium audiovisual experience for productivity, creativity, or entertainment — featuring an expansive 15.6-inch 3K 120 Hz ASUS Lumina OLED display that delivers refined specular highlights and extraordinary shadow detail, all in vivid, true-to-life color. This class-leading display has an ultra-wide 89% screen-to-body ratio, a 0.2 ms response time, a cinema-grade 100% DCI-P3 color gamut and is VESA DisplayHDR True Black 600 certified. It also offers TÜV Rheinland-certified low blue-light levels for enhanced eye-care, and the display itself is protected by our exclusive ASUS OLED Care system to significantly reduce the risk of burn-in. Complementing this stunning display is a powerful Harman Kardon-certified audio system with immersive, multi-dimensional Dolby Atmos sound.

Availability & Pricing

ASUS Vivobook S 15 (S5507) is available through selected retailers in three different configurations all boasting a Snapdragon X Elite with built-in Qualcomm Hexagon NPU, 3K 120 Hz OLED displays and WiFi 7.

The ASUS Vivobook S 15 (S5507QA-SB91-CB) with 16 GB LPDDR5x and 1 TB M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen 4 SSD is available today for $1,699 CAD at Staples and at the ASUS Store.

The ASUS Vivobook S 15 (S5507QA-BB91-CB) with 32 GB LPDDR5x and 1 TB M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen 4 SSD is available today for $1,799 CAD at Best Buy and at the ASUS Store .

The ASUS Vivobook S 15 (S5507QA-CB91-CB) with 16 GB LPDDR5x and 512 GB M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen 4 SSD will be available in the near future for $1,599 CAD at Costco and the  ASUS Store.

Additional configurations will be available later this year. Please contact your local ASUS representative for further information.

Specifications³

ASUS Vivobook S 15 (S5507)
Compute platform	Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite Platform
CPU	Up to Qualcomm Oryon CPU
NPU	Up to Qualcomm Hexagon NPU (45 TOPs dedicated NPU)
Graphics	Up to Qualcomm Adreno GPU
Display	15.6” 16:9 (2880 x 1620) 120 Hz ASUS Lumina OLED display, 3-sided NanoEdge 89% screen-to-body ratio, 0.2 ms response time, 100% DCI-P3 color gamut, DisplayHDR True Black 600 certified, average Delta-E < 1, 600 nits peak HDR brightness
Chassis	Materials: Aluminum Color: Cool Silver
Operating system	Windows 11 Home
Main memory	32 GB LPDDR5X 8448 MHz 16 GB LPDDR5X 8448 MHz
Storage	1 TB PCIe 4.0 SSD
Connectivity	WiFi 7 (Dual-band 802.11ax) Qualcomm FastConnect 7800 Bluetooth 5.4
Camera	FHD IR camera ASUS AiSense camera with Windows Studio Effects, ASUS Adaptive dimming, and ASUS Adaptive lock
I/O ports	2 X USB4 2 X USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A 1 x HDMI 2.1 TMDS 1 X Audio combo jack 1 X MicroSD card reader
Keyboard	Customizable Single-zone RGB backlight ASUS ErgoSense keyboard with Copilot key and emoji hotkey Noise reduction technology
Touchpad	ASUS ErgoSense touchpad Smart gesture touchpad Silent touchpad technology
Audio	Dolby Atmos Harmon Kardon-certified Smart amplifier ASUS Audio Booster
Battery	70 Wh delivering up to 18 hours battery life2
AC adapter	90 W
Dimensions	18.9” x 11.3” x 2.6”
Weight	3.13 lbs4

About ASUS

ASUS is a global technology leader that provides the world’s most innovative and intuitive devices, components, and solutions to deliver incredible experiences that enhance the lives of people everywhere. With its team of 5,000 in-house R&D experts, ASUS is world-renowned for continuously reimagining today’s technologies for tomorrow, garners more than 11 awards every day for quality, innovation, and design, and is ranked among Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies.

^{1 Battery tests conducted by ASUS on March 21, 2024 using the 1080p Video Playback scenario. Test configuration: Vivobook S 15 OLED (S5507Q), 3K OLED panel, Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite 12C, 1 TB SSD, 16 GB RAM, 70 Wh battery. Test settings: WiFi disabled, Keyboard backlit disabled, Windows Power Plan set to Best Power Efficiency, display brightness set to 150 cd/m2. Actual battery life may vary depending on product configuration, usage, operational conditions and power management settings. Battery life will decrease over the lifetime of the battery.}

2 Theoretical speed difference between Wi-Fi 7 (320 MHz, 4096 QAM version), and Wi-Fi 6 (80 MHz, 1024 QAM version).

3 Specifications, content and product availability are all subject to change without notice and may differ from country to country. Actual performance may vary depending on applications, usage, environment and other factors. Full specifications are available at http://www.asus.com.

4 ^{Weight may vary according to specifications}

Remcom announces schematic optimization in the latest release of XFdtd 3D Electromagnetic Simulation Software, substantially expediting the process of determining an optimal solution for matching network designs. The release also adds tune codes to support impedance and aperture tuner applications. These enhancements expand XFdtd’s toolset for analyzing matching and corporate feed networks, providing a robust solution for all phases of an antenna design workflow.

The optimization capability in XFdtd’s schematic editor calculates and reveals the ideal component property values and operating modes that fulfill user-defined matching network design goals, including system efficiency for antennas. The variables in a goal definition may be configured in innumerable combinations to arrive at peak performance.  In contrast to manually solving using the tuning slider bars in the schematic editor’s analysis workbench, optimization eliminates a potentially overwhelming task for very complex systems containing multiple switches and capacitors by providing a software-generated solution.

The release also includes subcircuit analysis in the schematic editor and the ability to retrieve tune codes based on desired switch states. As switch states are manipulated, XFdtd updates the corresponding tune code. Alternatively, a known tune code may be entered and the software will adjust the switch states accordingly for that particular tune code. This autofill functionality eliminates the need to transcribe data from external tables, thereby removing a point of error when determining how a particular state corresponds to a given value.

Jeff Barney, XFdtd product manager, said, “The cornerstone of the XFdtd roadmap is to support engineers designing increasingly complex devices with as many efficiencies as possible.  Sophisticated components like impedance tuners enable devices to operate in multiple bands, but they also complicate the path to arrive at the antenna’s optimal settings. The schematic editor eases these challenges by eliminating time-consuming and manual effort.”

XFdtd users without an active Remcom Professional Support contract can upgrade to the latest version by contacting sales.

About Remcom

For 30 years, Remcom has provided innovative electromagnetic simulation and wireless propagation software for commercial users and US government sponsors. Their innovative software tools, combined with exceptional support, have enabled the world’s most advanced engineering teams to deliver their devices to market by simplifying EM analysis for a wide variety of applications. Remcom is committed to its customers’ unique needs, offering flexible licensing options for installations of all sizes as well as custom-engineered solutions.

For more information, visit www.remcom.com.

MELVILLE, NY, June 19, 2024 – Canon USA Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, announced the next generation of its PlotWave large-format printers for technical document printing and its ColorWave models, which also handle light graphic applications. Built on proven and trusted technologies, including CrystalPoint and Radiant Fusing technologies, the Canon colorWAVE T-Series and plotWAVE T-Series large-format printers combine the latest innovations in product design and controller technology to deliver highly productive printing systems that are designed to reliably and easily reproduce high-quality technical drawings or posters and point-of-sale output. Additionally, all models include PRISMA Tech Suite—a new set of workflow solutions—as well as multiple I.T. security features to help provide a high degree of protection.

plotWAVE TDS T-Series: The new monochrome plotWAVE T-Series comes in five different models: the T30, T35, T50, T55, and T75

Developed for architecture, engineering, and construction professionals, manufacturing companies, government offices, and commercial print service providers handling larger sets of technical documents, the previous ColorWave and PlotWave series have achieved long-term, market-leading success. Since their introduction, over 62,000 printers have been installed, worldwide, by customers needing to reliably produce accurate, high-quality prints at the touch of a button, whenever needed. This next generation of colorWAVE and plotWAVE large-format printers builds on this successful platform, incorporating new and enhanced features to help further advance product performance for higher productivity and ease of use for the Years Ahead. The new colorWAVE T-Series replaces previous ColorWave models and offers two versions—the T60 and T65—which produce up to four ARCH D-sized color prints per minute. The T60 model offers a media capacity of up to four rolls. The T65 model, which provides additional print modes for those requiring higher quality, has a greater media capacity—up to six rolls plus more media versatility. The new, monochrome plotWAVE T-Series also replaces the previous PlotWave series and offers five different models—the T30, T35, T50, T55, and T75—producing maximum print speeds ranging from up to 4 ARCH D-sized prints/minute to up to 10 ARCH D-sized prints/minute and offering a maximum media capacity of 2–6 rolls, up to 36 inches wide. Moreover, all T-Series models come with a standard stacker feature, and, by adding the optional integrated scanner, you can turn any model into a multifunction printer.

Giving professionals the productivity tools they need to do their job, the new Canon colorWAVE T-Series and plotWAVE T-Series large-format printers incorporate a new and improved POWERsync+ controller. Featuring faster hardware and increased memory capacity for more rapid job processing, the POWERsync+ controller also runs on Microsoft Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2021; having access to the latest Microsoft Windows security functionality to help keep their system secure offers customers added peace of mind. Print jobs can be submitted remotely from a range of devices and, thanks to the new Remote ON function, the printer is ready to go as soon as the user arrives. Productivity and ease of use are further enhanced by an optional Operator Attention Light on top of the printers. There’s also a sensor in the media drawers that automatically calculates the remaining media length on the roll.

The new PRISMA Tech Suite¹ also helps to improve productivity. A set of workflow solutions for the colorWAVE T-Series and plotWAVE T-Series models, the PRISMA Tech Suite is designed to help customers stay in control by allowing them to easily manage their print operations for efficient, convenient workflows.

Benefits of PRISMA Tech Suite’s Printer Tools:

• PRISMAproduce Tech helps enable users to easily create, manage, and submit complex sets of documents from a web browser to one or more printers simultaneously and is designed for a consistent print process and more reliable print quality, thanks to dedicated templates and easier I.T. maintenance;
• the cloud-based PRISMAlytics Accounting¹ captures data for cost charging and usage monitoring; and,
• PRISMAlytics Dashboard,¹ a cloud-based management information tool, is designed to provide comprehensive overviews to monitor and maximize the production of print operations.

colorWAVE TDS T-Series: The new colorWAVE T-series is available in two versions: the T60 and T65

Canon understands that security is a key concern with its customers, and so integrated in the new colorWAVE T-Series and plotWAVE T-Series models are further-developed print security technology features, including the automatic deployment of Microsoft security patches and pin code or password printing. A system administrator can specify when the security patches are deployed as well as set up notifications about new security patch availability and status updates. For added security, a user can now enter a pin code or password just before printing. On arriving at the printer, the user simply enters the pin code or password on the ClearConnect user panel to access the file; this helps prevent unauthorized persons from acquiring that data. In addition, other integrated security features of the T-Series models include LDAP user authentication, IPSec, secure file erase, IEEE 802.1x Authentication, SNMP v3, and e-shredding. Helping to minimize environmental impact, both the colorWAVE T-Series with its CrystalPoint technology and the plotWAVE T-Series with its Radiant Fusing technology are ENERGY STAR V3.0 compliant and feature energy-saving modes. Like their predecessor devices—many of which are still fully functioning for their customers—the T-Series models have been designed for longevity, using materials of which at least 85% can be recycled or reused for remanufacturing. Both product lines are also EPEAT Silver certified; the plotWAVE T-Series features toner bottles made from 50% recycled plastic, on average, while part of the packaging of the colorWAVE T-Series TonerPearls has been designed for use as the maintenance tray. The colorWAVE T-Series printers are also GREENGUARD Gold certified, as they are low-emitting and contribute to cleaner indoor air. Canon smart drivers and PRISMA Tech Suite workflow solutions also allow the T-Series to deliver first-time-right printing, thereby helping to reduce wasted prints, toner, and energy.

“For over a decade, the Canon ColorWave and PlotWave ranges have set the standard for the printing of high-quality, technical documents and, as market leaders, have earned a reputation for highly engineered and rock-solid technology, the latest security features, and built by professionals for professionals. We have maintained that reputation by continuously developing and updating the technology so that [these product lines] remain fit for purpose and retain the trust of our customers,” said Shinichi “Sam” Yoshida, executive vice president and general manager, Canon USA, Inc. “With the next generation that we’re announcing today, we have again responded to customer feedback by making the colorWAVE and plotWAVE T-Series, in combination with the new PRISMAproduce Tech, even more productive, easy to use, and equipped with robust security features, so that customers can be assured that it remains a valued and reliable investment for many years to come.”

About Canon USA, Inc.

Canon USA, Inc., is a leading provider of consumer, business-to-business, and industrial digital imaging solutions to the United States and to Latin America and the Caribbean markets. With approximately $29.4 billion in global revenue, its parent company, Canon Inc., as of 2023 has ranked in the Top Five overall in US patents granted for 38 consecutive years. Canon USA is dedicated to its Kyosei philosophy of social and environmental responsibility.

To learn more about Canon, visit www.usa.canon.com.

^{1 Not available until Q3 2024.}

LAS VEGAS, NV (HPE Discover 2024), June 19, 2024 – Hewlett Packard Enterprise and NVIDIA announced NVIDIA AI Computing by HPE, a portfolio of co-developed AI solutions and joint go-to-market integrations that enable enterprises to accelerate adoption of generative AI.

Among the portfolio’s key offerings is HPE Private Cloud AI, a first-of-its-kind solution that provides the deepest integration to date of NVIDIA AI computing, networking and software with HPE’s AI storage, compute and the HPE GreenLake cloud. The offering enables enterprises of every size to gain an energy-efficient, fast and flexible path for sustainably developing and deploying generative AI applications. Powered by the new OpsRamp AI copilot that helps IT operations improve workload and IT efficiency, HPE Private Cloud AI includes a self-service cloud experience with full lifecycle management and is available in four right-sized configurations to support a broad range of AI workloads and use cases.

All NVIDIA AI Computing by HPE offerings and services will be available through a joint go-to-market strategy that spans sales teams and channel partners, training and a global network of system integrators — including Deloitte, HCLTech, Infosys, TCS and Wipro — that can help enterprises across a variety of industries run complex AI workloads.

Announced during the HPE Discover keynote by HPE President and CEO Antonio Neri, who was joined by NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang, NVIDIA AI Computing by HPE marks the expansion of a decades-long partnership and reflects the substantial commitment of time and resources from each company.

“Generative AI holds immense potential for enterprise transformation, but the complexities of fragmented AI technology contain too many risks and barriers that hamper large-scale enterprise adoption and can jeopardize a company’s most valuable asset — its proprietary data,” said Neri. “To unleash the immense potential of generative AI in the enterprise, HPE and NVIDIA co-developed a turnkey private cloud for AI that will enable enterprises to focus their resources on developing new AI use cases that can boost productivity and unlock new revenue streams.”

“Generative AI and accelerated computing are fueling a fundamental transformation as every industry races to join the industrial revolution,” said Huang. “Never before have NVIDIA and HPE integrated our technologies so deeply — combining the entire NVIDIA AI computing stack along with HPE’s private cloud technology — to equip enterprise clients and AI professionals with the most advanced computing infrastructure and services to expand the frontier of AI.”

HPE and NVIDIA co-developed Private Cloud AI portfolio

HPE Private Cloud AI delivers a unique, cloud-based experience to accelerate innovation and return on investment while managing enterprise risk from AI. The solution offers:

• Support for inference, fine-tuning and RAG AI workloads that utilize proprietary data.
• Enterprise control for data privacy, security, transparency and governance requirements.
• Cloud experience with ITOps and AIOps capabilities to increase productivity.
• Fast path to consume flexibly to meet future AI opportunities and growth.

Curated AI and data software stack in HPE Private Cloud AI

The foundation of the AI and data software stack starts with the NVIDIA AI Enterprise software platform, which includes NVIDIA NIM inference microservices.

NVIDIA AI Enterprise accelerates data science pipelines and streamlines development and deployment of production-grade copilots and other GenAI applications. Included with NVIDIA AI Enterprise, NVIDIA NIM delivers easy-to-use microservices for optimized AI model inferencing offering a smooth transition from prototype to secure deployment of AI models in a variety of use cases.

Complementing NVIDIA AI Enterprise and NVIDIA NIM, HPE AI Essentials software delivers a ready to run set of curated AI and data foundation tools with a unified control plane that provide adaptable solutions, ongoing enterprise support and trusted AI services, such as data and model compliance and extensible features that ensure AI pipelines are in compliance, explainable and reproducible throughout the AI lifecycle.

To deliver optimal performance for the AI and data software stack, HPE Private Cloud AI delivers a fully integrated AI infrastructure stack that includes NVIDIA Spectrum-X Ethernet networking, HPE GreenLake for File Storage and HPE ProLiant servers with support for NVIDIA L40S, NVIDIA H100 NVL Tensor Core GPUs and the NVIDIA GH200 NVL2 platform.

Cloud experience enabled by HPE GreenLake cloud

HPE Private Cloud AI offers a self-service cloud experience enabled by HPE GreenLake cloud. Through a single, platform-based control plane, HPE Greenlake cloud services provide manageability and observability to automate, orchestrate and manage endpoints, workloads and data across hybrid environments. This includes sustainability metrics for workloads and endpoints.

HPE GreenLake cloud and OpsRamp AI infrastructure observability and copilot assistant

OpsRamp’s IT operations are integrated with HPE GreenLake cloud to deliver observability and AIOps to all HPE products and services. OpsRamp now provides observability for the end-to-end NVIDIA accelerated computing stack, including NVIDIA NIM and AI software, NVIDIA Tensor Core GPUs and AI clusters as well as NVIDIA Quantum InfiniBand and NVIDIA Spectrum Ethernet switches. IT administrators can gain insights to identify anomalies and monitor their AI infrastructure and workloads across hybrid, multi-cloud environments.

The new OpsRamp operations copilot utilizes NVIDIA’s accelerated computing platform to analyze large datasets for insights with a conversational assistant, boosting productivity for operations management. OpsRamp will also integrate with CrowdStrike APIs so customers can see a unified service map view of endpoint security across their entire infrastructure and applications.

Accelerate time to value with AI — expanded collaboration with global system integrators

To advance the time to value for enterprises to develop industry-focused AI solutions and use cases with clear business benefits, Deloitte, HCLTech, Infosys, TCS and Wipro announced their support of the NVIDIA AI Computing by HPE portfolio and HPE Private Cloud AI as part of their strategic AI solutions and services.

HPE adds support for NVIDIA’s latest GPUs, CPUs and Superchips

• HPE Cray XD670 supports eight NVIDIA H200 NVL Tensor Core GPUs and is ideal for LLM builders.
• HPE ProLiant DL384 Gen12 server with NVIDIA GH200 NVL2 is ideal for LLM consumers using larger models or RAG.
• HPE ProLiant DL380a Gen12 server support for up to eight NVIDIA H200 NVL Tensor Core GPUs is ideal for LLM users looking for flexibility to scale their GenAI workloads.
• HPE will be time-to-market to support the NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 / NVL2, as well as the new NVIDIA Blackwell, NVIDIA Rubin and NVIDIA Vera architectures.

High-density file storage certified for NVIDIA DGX BasePOD and NVIDIA OVX systems

HPE GreenLake for File Storage has achieved NVIDIA DGX BasePOD certification and NVIDIA OVX storage validation, providing customers with a proven enterprise file storage solution for accelerating AI, GenAI and GPU-intensive workloads at scale. HPE will be a time-to-market partner on upcoming NVIDIA reference architecture storage certification programs.

Availability

• HPE Private Cloud AI is expected to be generally available in the fall.
• HPE ProLiant DL380a Gen12 server with NVIDIA H200 NVL Tensor Core GPUs is expected to be generally available in the fall.
• HPE ProLiant DL384 Gen12 server with dual NVIDIA GH200 NVL2 is expected to be generally available in the fall.
• HPE Cray XD670 server with NVIDIA H200 NVL is expected to be generally available in the summer.

About NVIDIA

NVIDIA is the world leader in accelerated computing.

About Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company that helps organizations accelerate outcomes by unlocking value from all of their data, everywhere. Built on decades of reimagining the future and innovating to advance the way people live and work, HPE delivers unique, open and intelligent technology solutions as a service.  With offerings spanning Cloud Services, Compute, High Performance Computing & AI, Intelligent Edge, Software, and Storage, HPE provides a consistent experience across all clouds and edges, helping customers develop new business models, engage in new ways and increase operational performance.

For more information, visit: www.hpe.com.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA, June 18, 2024 – Kingston Digital, Inc., the flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., a world leader in memory products and technology solutions, announced the Kingston XS1000 External SSD was named a winner of the 2024 Red Dot Award: Product Design. The Red Dot Design Award, established in 1955, is one of the world’s largest and most prestigious design competitions, receiving more than 20,000 annual submissions from approximately 60 countries worldwide.

The award-winning Kingston XS1000 External SSD is a convenient file backup solution to ensure your important documents, cherished memories and media files are always readily accessible. The drive is extremely compact, weighing less than 29 grams, and designed to fit in the palm of your hand, making it perfect for any on-the-go lifestyle. Don’t be fooled by its size, XS1000 offers read speeds up to 1,050MB/s¹ and large capacities up to 2TB² providing ample room for storing countless photos, videos, and files.

“We take pride in receiving the Red Dot Design Award as it highlights our commitment to sleek and portable storage solutions,” said Keith Schimmenti, SSD business manager, Kingston. “We designed the XS1000 with the user in mind, offering unparalleled portability for those who value both convenience and performance.”

About Kingston Digital, Inc.

From big data, to laptops and PCs, to IoT-based devices like smart and wearable technology, to design-in and contract manufacturing, Kingston helps deliver the solutions used to live, work and play. The world’s largest PC makers and cloud-hosting companies depend on Kingston for their manufacturing needs, and our passion fuels the technology the world uses every day.

For more information, visit kingston.com.

^{1 Based on internal testing. Speed may vary due to host hardware, software and usage. USB 3.2 Gen 2 host device required for optimal speeds.}

^{2 Some of the listed capacity on a flash storage device is used for formatting and other functions and thus is not available for data storage. As such, the actual available capacity for data storage is less than what is listed on the products. For more information, go to Kingston’s Flash Memory Guide.}