The PressurePro Flex ITM, traditionally used to allow users to display readings and alerts from PressurePro’s Universal Repeaters, allowing fully automated drop-and-hook monitoring for multi-trailer fleets, now allows users to set custom reference pressures and custom temperature alert levels. Utilizing PressurePro’s Configuration Software, the upgrades also allow easy in-shop installation of Sensors to the Monitor.

“The new upgrades also allow integrators an easier way to connect to the Flex ITM to through a serial port, directly to the integrator’s communications box, utilizing RS232 protocols,” explains Vanessa Hargrave, PressurePro’s Director of Marketing. “Essentially, these upgrades help PressurePro maintain our ranking as the most trusted name in Commercial TPMS while at the same time allowing us to again raise the market’s bar on ease of use and advanced functionality.”

For further information visit PressurePro online at www.pressurepro.us.

One of the highlights of the gathering, hosted by Stertil-Koni president, Dr. Jean DellAmore, and his team, was the pre-launch of the company’s highly-anticipated new heavy duty 2-post lift series, called the FREEDOM LIFT. It is currently scheduled to be available by the fourth quarter of this year. Noted Dr. DellAmore, “The FREEDOM LIFT addresses an important and growing customer segment and is differentiated by Stertil-Koni’s superior engineering and design approach. Among its numerous attributes, hallmarks include fast lifting speeds, an extremely safe and independent mechanical locking system, and very smooth lifting and lowering synchronization. We anticipate that it will be a real game changer.”

Stertil-Koni also announced the formal introduction of The Stertil-Koni Sales Academy, a state-of-the-art, hands-on training facility, located at the company’s production plant in Streator, Illinois. There, Stertil-Koni distributors, sales people, technicians and staff can participate in hands-on training for the complete range of Stertil-Koni lifting systems – including wireless mobile column lifts, in-ground scissor and piston lifts, as well as high capacity platform lifts – all under a single roof.

Finally, Stertil-Koni also announced plans to launch The Stertil-Koni Distributor Forum. Explained Dr. DellAmore, “This will be a secure, Distributor-based communication forum where our distributors, sales teams, techs and staff can collaborate and exchange ideas on a real-time basis 24/7.”

Paired with Seon’s CHW HD bus camera, the DX-HD is ideal for transit and school bus surveillance applications where image clarity is essential, such as in accident reconstruction or license plate capture.

“The clarity of the HD camera recording on this DVR is unbelievable!” says Jordan Shishmanov, Senior Product Manager. “Customers love the detail they get with the HD camera. Now they can clearly read road signs and license plates of cars passing the vehicle. Images are crisp and even small details are easy to identify.”

Glenn Boden of Minnesota Valley Transit Authority (MVTA) loves the view from the additional HD camera and adds, “I’d like to upgrade our bus camera systems to include an HD camera on every bus!”

This next-generation DVR features the highest resolution and frame-rate combination available, delivering outstanding image quality with the most advanced video storage technology (H.264). The system offers 13 channels with the ability to simultaneously record 30 frames-per-second at 720 x 480 resolution on 12 channels with audio plus one high-definition channel at 1280 x 720 resolution. Dual hard drives provide a fail-safe design and double the recording capacity of conventional DVRs.

The DX-HD facilitates better incident management through dual streaming technology, ideal for real-time viewing applications. Dual streaming technology records two video streams, one lower resolution stream for viewing over a cell phone network, and one high-resolution stream for playback on a PC. The DX-HD includes an inertia sensor, which logs and displays G-force data, allowing system administrators to monitor driver behavior including speed, turning, signals, breaking, and idling. The system also provides incident alerts, giving transportation authorities the opportunity to respond to events instantly.

In combination with vMax Commander video management software, Seon’s automated Health-Check feature monitors DVR, camera and hard drive status – and, with this newest release (version 4.1), you can see individual camera loss and firmware version installed. The system will notify the administrator of any issues, ensuring that all on board events are captured. Supported features include geo-fencing, which allows the administrator to designate a geographic boundary and receive notification if a vehicle deviates.

Footage from the DX-HD can be viewed using vMax View – easy to use playback software that allows transportation authorities to review video synchronized with mapping software for incident investigation. Installing the DX-HD is quick and easy through an intuitive graphical configuration user-interface.

DX-HD DVR features:

• One 720p HD video channel and twelve analog DI video channels with audio (each channel records up to 30 FPS)
• Dual hard drive design with 2 TB recording space
• Built-in inertia sensor
• Dual-streaming technology; one high-res playback and one for real-time viewing over a cellular network
• GPS-ready with features like geo-fencing
• Compatible with vMax View Playback software and vMax Commander Video Management Software 
CHW High-definition Bus Camera Features:
• 1280 x 720 pixel resolution/30 FPS (720p) using progressive scan technology
• 2.5 or 16 mm lens for wide-angle or telephoto applications
• Rugged, weather-proof metal housing to withstand harsh conditions, including bus wash
• 350° rotating gimbal to support vertical and angular mounting

About Seon Design Inc. 


Seon Design Inc. is ranked as the world’s #1 supplier of mobile video surveillance for the bus and coach industry.** Seon provides integrated security solutions designed specifically for bus operators – from high-resolution camera systems with automatic wireless downloading, to sophisticated video playback and management software and live fleet tracking systems.

Located at its Technical Center in this Detroit suburb, the facility is the first of two Information Technology Operations and Command centers that bring in-house GM's global IT infrastructure and consolidate a network of multiple sites. The two centers will integrate and streamline all aspects of product development, manufacturing, marketing, sales and OnStar applications to speed access to any GM employee anywhere in the world.

"Having a single nerve center for our global operations will get newer vehicle designs and technologies into our customers' hands quicker and improve the bottom line," said GM Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson. "IT is back home where it should be, and it further drives unnecessary complexity from our businesses while improving our operational efficiency and better supporting our business strategy."

For example:

  --  Crash test simulations enabled by super-computing generate data that is analyzed and applied in vehicle design and development or refinement of safety technologies, saving $350,000 for each physical crash test avoided.

  --  An application that enables Global Product Development teams to make tooling payments to suppliers at key points throughout the development cycle helps suppliers prioritize the timing of critical parts and reduce overall engineering expenses by millions.

  --  Chevrolet tracked sales data of last year's Impala in markets where car buyers traded in non-GM models, enabling a jump-start to sales of the new 2014 Impala in markets where it previously underperformed.

The enterprise data center and a companion data center at the Milford Proving Ground are part of a previously announced plan to transform GM's global IT footprint from 23 facilities to two by 2015. Construction of the $100 million data center expansion in Milford will begin this summer.

GM IT is leveraging the Warren and Milford data centers to create a secure, private cloud that allows super-computer applications, servers and data storage to be efficiently and quickly accessed among multiple users.

"Our data center consolidation is just one of the initiatives driving the transformation of GM's business," said Randy Mott, GM vice president and CIO. "It's part of an overarching strategy to transform not only information technology but also allow GM's business operations to be more responsive to our customers, quicker to market and deliver on our objectives to shareholders."

The 5,040-square-foot IT Operations and Command Center has 48 work stations and a 955-square-foot video wall composed of 28 configurable screens that monitor data use across operations around the clock.

The modular design of the facility's "white space," where the technology resides, enables future expansion for handling the increasingly complex computer simulations needed by GM teams working on vehicle design, fuel economy, safety, and quality requirements. A server acquisition and installation process that used to take weeks now takes hours. Data mirroring, redundant feeds and shared storage capability minimize downtime and help ensure information security. The center's ultra-efficient electrical system has robust backup generators to provide uninterrupted service.

For more information on General Motors Co. and its subsidiaries, including OnStar, please visit: http://www.gm.com

Until August 15, 2013, the following products are available at a 50% discount:

- The Road to Compliance for Special Needs Drivers – video training program. Regular price, $175.00 – now $87.50.

- Putting the Brakes on Harassment – video training program. Regular price, $175.00 – now $87.50.

- Steering Clear of Liability – video training program. Regular price, $160.00 – now $80.00

- Confidential Records – video training program. Regular price, $125.00 – now $62.50

- Defensible Decisions about Transporting Students with Special Needs: Lessons Learned from Legal Disputes – book for study and for training scenarios. Regular price, $75.00 – now $37.50.

Shipping and handling for video training programs is $15. Shipping and handling for the book is $9.95; additional copies are $5.00 each.

Orders must be received by August 15, 2013. Supplies are limited, and the products will no longer be for sale after August 15, 2013.

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Fax to 303-604-6143, or call 888-604-6141. Purchase orders, checks, or credit cards (MasterCard or Visa) will be accepted.