RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.–Innovative PR and media relations firm Global Media Strategies (www.gmsinnovate.com) is supporting the world’s largest multi-disciplinary multi-sector conference and marketplace of vetted innovations, innovators and technology business developers and funders, TechConnect World, in Washington, D.C. May 12-16. In addition to providing insights and best practices in publicity and marketing directly with attendees via David Menzies, Global Media Strategies president, the firm is promoting the event as a strategic partner through its online news resources NCTechNews and Global TechWire. (more…)

MORRISVILLE & PINEHURST, N.C.–Innovation and commercialization firm Montie Design shared best practices in taking products from concept to marketplace at the 2013 NCDBA (North Carolina Defense Business Association) Expo & Symposium held April 9 at the Pinehurst Resort. Attendees representing defense industry vendors and contractors joined exhibitors like Montie Design in sharing leads and information on products and services to continue to maintain a strong fighting force.  Montie Design’s core competencies in mechanical engineering, industrial design, engineering analysis, prototyping, and product commercialization were on display at the company’s booth, which featured examples of customer products as well as samples from the firm’s Montie Gear line of outdoor hunting and camping equipment. (more…)

MORRISVILLE, N.C.–Innovation and commercialization firm Montie Design is helping to introduce a new product to the cold weather motorsports marketplace to solve an irritating and dangerous aspect of snowmobiling. Fog Thief is a new invention produced and distributed by Montie Design that keeps a snowmobile helmet’s face shield from fogging up and interfering with the wearer’s vision. (more…)

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) NCTechNews, a professionally edited online news publication, is now accepting submissions for listings in the Fall 2012 edition of its Innovation Resources Guide. The NCTechNews Innovation Resources Guide provides links and detailed information for technology vendors and organizations serving clients throughout North Carolina. Supplementing quality technology reporting by respected media outlets throughout North Carolina, NCTechNews publishes daily news items submitted by technology business executives and PR professionals. The publication is crawled by Google News and utilizes an underlying RSS feed infrastructure to help disseminate content to target audiences. (more…)

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) The innovation and commercialization experts at Montie Design have come up with a new troubleshooting tool for original equipment manufacturers to successfully identify where their products’ RFID portals can, or can’t, read tags. The new RFID Field Detector targets the presence of the 900mHz signal emitted by RFID portals with the push of a button, conveniently showing where the RFID field is strong and where it is weak through a series of seven LED lights on the ultra-thin, simple tool. (more…)

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) Montie Design, an innovative concept-to-marketplace product design and development firm, announced today that company President Montie Roland will be judging entries in the Product Development Management Association (PDMA) Carolinas Chapter Student Product Design Competition 2012. The contest is part of the Innovate Carolinas event taking place Friday, April 20th at the Longview Center located in the Moore Square Historic District of downtown Raleigh. (more…)

(Morrisville, N.C.) Evatran™, the developer of Plugless Power wireless recharging equipment for electric vehicles, will host a Launch Event for its Apollo Program February 23 in Richmond, Va. to increase awareness and demonstrate the capabilities of wireless charging for electric vehicles. Hosted by Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell, the event will be held at 1111 East Broad Street in Richmond from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The Apollo Launch Program is an initiative started by Evatran to increase awareness of wireless charging technology. Through partnership with five electric vehicle industry leaders including Duke Energy, Clemson University’s International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR), and Hertz, the Program follows participants as they trial wireless charging technology on their own electric vehicles. (more…)

(Morrisville, N.C.) Award-winning, full-service advertising and branding firm The Marketing Machine is sharing its extensive knowledgebase with participants of a February 14 Business Tool Box workshop hosted by the Morrisville Chamber of Commerce. The workshop, on the subject of connecting marketing with sales, is free for Morrisville Chamber members and is $15 for non-members. Registration is available online at www.morrisvillechamber.org; the interactive presentation begins at 8:00 a.m. (more…)

(Morrisville, N.C.) Montie Design, an innovative concept-to-marketplace product design and development firm, is hosting four student interns participating in its first annual Summer of Product Design program. The program offers the student designers rare access to state-of-the-art resources and instruction from industry professionals as they work to develop their ideas into marketable products. (more…)

(Atlanta, Ga.) The 2011 Southeast Venture Conference (SEVC) has released the final list of companies selected to present at its upcoming conference scheduled for March 2-3rd at the Ritz Carlton Buckhead in Atlanta, Georgia. More than 50 showcase companies from the South and Mid-Atlantic regions will be showcased, ranging from NASDAQ-sponsored late stage firms to earlier-stage, high-growth firms in the region. (more…)