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The latest news related to Azentek, the premier manufacturer of GPS tracking and fleet management systems as well as in-vehicle computer solutions for both the consumer and industrial automotive markets. Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:00:00 +0200 Azentek, the premier manufacturer of in‐vehicle infotainment systems for both OEM integration and aftermarket sales , today announced it will invest $3 million to consolidate current operations and expand to a leased light industrial facility in Grand Blanc. As part of this major expansion, Azentek plans to create 198 new jobs, including 78 directly employed by the company. With personal computers and the internet becoming an essential part of our lives, Azentek is the first company to deliver a safe and easy‐to‐use PC solution that integrates with your car, said Johnny Cooper, Azentek's President CEO. We're at the forefront of making history with the Azentek Car PC. In the very near future, having a PC in your vehicle is likely to be just as common as owning a cellphone. As incentive for Azentek's operations to remain in Michigan rather than relocate to a competing site in China, the Michigan Economic Growth Authority today approved a state tax credit valued at $1.5 million over 10 years, based on a recommendation by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. Additionally, the Grand Blanc township is considering a six‐year abatement valued at $36,065 to support the project. Azentek is an innovative company doing exciting work, and we are thrilled to support their continued growth in Michigan, Governor Jennifer M. Granholm said. Our competitive business climate and outstanding workforce make Michigan a great place for high‐tech companies to invest and create jobs. We are very proud to be working in the state of Michigan, stated Jack Duckworth, CFO of Azentek. It is a prestigious honor to be recognized by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and the Michigan Economic Growth Authority for our company's growth potential in today's highly competitive marketplace. Over the coming months, Azentek will finalize their relocation into the new 45,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility on Holly Road in Grand Blanc. This location will be used for administration, R D, product testing and certification, sales and marketing, warehousing and storage, as well as final product assembly.About AzentekAzentek, LLC. is a highly innovative manufacturer of cutting‐edge technologies for the automotive consumer and industrial markets. Specializing in PC‐based solutions, Azentek is poised to make history with the very first all‐in‐one infotainment systems available for both the OEM and aftermarket. With a dedicated in‐house R D department that has spent many years to finalize the perfect Car PC , Azentek will soon be launching a complete line, beginning with the Atlas CPC‐1000, in late 2008. For more information, please visit http://www.azentek.com.
Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:21:28 +0200 Over the past several weeks, in addition to attending the Telematics Detroit event and winning the award for Best Aftermarket Device, Azentek also had a major presence at “Automotive Dealer Day” in Verona, Italy and the “Automotive News Seminar” in Los Angeles, CA.
Wed, 21 May 2008 13:48:16 +0200 Azentek, today announced it has won the “Best Aftermarket Device” award for its Atlas CPC-1000, the industry’s first all-in-one fully integrated in-car multimedia PC. At an exclusive gala dinner in Detroit, Michigan, Telematics Update Magazine revealed the winners of the sixth annual Telematics Awards on the evening of May 20th.Every year the Telematics Awards, organized by the telematics industry's only global print publication - Telematics Update - recognizes and celebrates the key companies that are driving the industry forward and pushing the boundaries in automotive and GPS technology. The nominated entries were judged by a selection of independent consultants and industry experts.The award categories include Best Embedded Telematics Service; Best Embedded Telematics Navigation Product; Best Portable Telematics Solution; Best Portable Navigation System; Best Aftermarket Device; Best Telematics Component Solution; Best Use of Telematics Technology for the Public Sector; Best Telematics Service Application for Commercial Vehicles; Global Car Manufacturer Innovation; and the 2007-2008 Industry Newcomer Award. Several of the companies nominated for awards include Microsoft, Clear Channel, BMW, Hyundai Autonet, Magnetti Marelli, Ford Motor Company, OnStar, Nissan, XM Satellite Radio, T-Mobile, Garmin, Audi, and LoJack.At an MSRP of $2,799, Azentek’s Atlas CPC-1000 is built on Intel™ architecture with a Core Duo processor running the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system and features a very long list of computing and entertainment capabilities including voice recognition, CANbus integration, Bluetooth, AM/FM/Satellite Radio, HD Radio, CDRW/DVD/MP3/WMA, GPS navigation, built-in WiFi, and much more!“We are honored to receive the Best Aftermarket Device Award for the Atlas CPC-1000 Car PC.” stated John Cooper, Azentek’s President CEO. “It’s a fact that people are spending more time in their cars than ever-before. On a quest to make time spent in the car more productive and safe, Azentek is dedicated to providing you with the latest entertainment, business tools, GPS navigation, and automotive diagnostics capabilities at your finger tips.” Precksha Saksena, Project Director for Telematics Detroit 2008 commented “The winners of the 2008 awards will be celebrated as true leaders, not only for great products, but also for taking risks, backing innovation and pioneering overall industry growth and development.”About AzentekAzentek is an OEM of innovative in-vehicle computer systems for both the consumer and commercial markets, including the private labeled FordLink™ system currently available in Ford trucks. After spending years in the development and testing phases, Azentek’s revolutionary in-dash PC product line will now be ready to ship in late 2008, with features never-before seen from any mobile electronics manufacturers. For more information, please visit http://www.azentek.com/ (http://www.azentek.com/).###
Mon, 19 May 2008 18:54:37 +0200 As Azentek continues to stir-up commotion around the automotive industry, Michigan's governor Jennifer Granholm came to visit Azentek and learn more about the latest in-vehicle computer technologies.
Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:00:00 +0200 Azentek, LLC. is pleased to announce the appointment of Jerry Carlson as the company’s new Chief Technology Officer.
Tue, 08 Jan 2008 22:00:00 +0100 Azentek, today announced it won a “Best of CES” award for its Atlas CPC-1200, the first available “all in one” fully integrated in-car multimedia PC, in Car Tech GPS. Produced and judged by editors from CNET (www.cnet.com), the winners of the “Best of CES” awards were announced Wednesday, January 9 at the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Selected by CNET’s unbiased, expert editors, winners are recognized as the hottest products in their respective technology categories for their unmatched innovation and creativity, and their ability to excite consumers and help them explore a world gone digital. CNET’s editors received and reviewed hundreds of entries, as well as scoured the CES show floor for products to consider for the prestigious award. The ten categories include digital photo and video; car tech and GPS; cell phones and smart phones; computers and hardware; emerging technologies; gaming; home audio; home video; MP3 and portable video players; and televisions. A video of the winners and finalists showcasing their technologies can be found at http://www.cnet.com/.At an MSRP of $2,799, the Atlas CPC-1200 is built on an Intel™ Core Duo processor and runs the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system featuring a very long list of computing and entertainment capabilities including voice recognition, CANbus integration, Bluetooth, AM/FM/Satellite Radio, HD Radio, CDRW/DVD/MP3/WMA, GPS navigation, built-in WIFI, and much more!“We built the very first ‘all-in-one’ full functioning PC ever created for the automotive market and showed it as a concept product at CES last year. With the intention of only releasing a 100% finished and flawless product, we never actually took it to market.” said Johnny Cooper, Azentek’s President CEO. “After a full year of additional development, taking ideas and suggestions directly from our customers, we are back this year with the Atlas CPC-1200 that will begin shipping in early April. Furthermore, establishing the fact that we have the best engineering in mobile electronics today, we have also created a single-din ‘all-in-one’ version called the Calypso CPC-1100 that is even more unlike anything the industry has ever seen.”“Chosen from hundreds of products at CES, Azentek’s Atlas demonstrates the creativity, excellence and vision that sets the standard in mobile electronics,” said Jai Singh, editor-in-chief of CNET and senior vice president for Content Development. “The ‘Best of CES’ Awards brings together the top consumer electronics that will impact the coming year for consumer electronics.” About AzentekAzentek is an OEM of innovative in-vehicle computer systems for both the consumer and commercial markets, including the private labeled FordLink™ system currently available in Ford trucks. After spending years in the development and testing phases, Azentek’s revolutionary in-dash PC product line will now be ready to ship in early 2008, with features never-before seen from any mobile electronics manufacturers. For more information, please visit http://www.azentek.com.### Media Contact Pete Muller810-694-4500pmuller@azentek.com
Sun, 06 Jan 2008 22:00:00 +0100 Las Vegas, NV, January 7, 2007 – Azentek™, the leading innovator of in-car computing technology, is ready to take the 2008 CES by storm! With a full line of highly anticipated products ready to begin shipping in 2008, a new sales rep force, and many hot items in store for CES 2008, Azentek is poised to be the hit of the North Hall in the Las Vegas Convention Center.“We are very excited about the new product line and can comfortably say that our in-car computers are unlike anything else on the market today” commented Johnny Cooper, President CEO of Azentek. “To commemorate our product launch, we have partnered with Microsoft and Jay Leno’s ‘Big Dog Garage’ to design the interior and multimedia infotainment system inside the ECOJET – which we will have on display in our booth.”Generating 650 horsepower from a Honeywell LT-101 jet engine, the ECOJET is the world’s first eco-friendly biodiesel jet-powered car. A concept dreamed up by Jay Leno and his chief mechanic, Bernard Juchli, the ECOJET was built with the assistance of General Motors and a number of partners, including Azentek.“With the new line of products beginning to ship early this year, it was essential for us to hire proper sales representation for each local market” added Derek Prentice, Partnership Development Director for Azentek. “We have already finalized our agreements with Dave Gill and SMS Marketing in the Midwest, John Holland and Hoco in the Southeast, Dennis Hopper and The Florida Marketing Group for the state of Florida, Phil Chartier and Roberts Associates for New England and the Northeast, Jack Curran and Leisure Time Marketing in Southern California, Sierra Select in Northern California, and Scott Edwards with IMS Reps for the mid-Atlantic states.”Additionally, Azentek will be showing high-fidelity lossless audio content courtesy of MusicGiants, the leader in high-definition downloads. Through its exclusive Music Concierge Collections, MusicGiants allows for customers to have any Azentek system installed in their car, pre-loaded with their favorite HD music and ready to take on the road. Our relationship with Azentek is proof positive that MusicGiants is arriving as the go-to service for hardware manufacturers and end users who are looking for uncompromised, high-quality sound to bring their cutting-edge car audio systems alive, says Scott Bahneman, CEO of MusicGiants. We are pleased to announce this partnership and we look forward to the momentum behind our service as it continues to build. “While showing all of these new features at the show, I believe our new voice recognition software engine will be one of the biggest hits” mentioned Pete Muller, Marketing Manager for Azentek. “With extremely accurate voice recognition that allows you to completely interact with your Azentek system, you can have full control over your device without ever taking your hands off the wheel.”Azentek has closely partnered with Andrea Electronics, manufacturers of the highest-quality automotive-grade microphones available today. “We believe the Andrea microphones are a must-have in order to take full advantage of our advanced voice recognition features” added Derek Prentice. “With their many years of experience in the high-end microphone and voice recognition field, it was an easy choice for us to partner with them.”With Rick Wagoner, President CEO of General Motors, being the first-ever “automotive” keynote speaker at the Consumer Electronics Show, Azentek is excited to be involved with General Motors on a number of projects and anticipates a possible visit from Wagoner himself in the Azentek booth.About AzentekAzentek is an OEM of innovative in-vehicle computer systems for both the consumer and commercial markets, including the private labeled FordLink™ system currently available in Ford trucks. After spending years in the development and testing phases, Azentek’s revolutionary in-dash PC product line will now be ready to ship in early 2008, with features never-before seen from any mobile electronics manufacturers. For more information, please visit http://www.azentek.com (http://www.azentek.com/).About MusicGiants MusicGiants launched in 2005 and is the only music download service to offer high-definition, digital recordings from all of the top music companies such as Concord Music Group, EMI Music, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, and Warner Music Group. MusicGiants’ use of the WMA lossless format provides up to seven times the sound quality of any other download service. MusicGiants is the perfect companion for car audio systems and anywhere else that sound quality matters. For more information, visit http://www.musicgiants.com (http://www.musicgiants.com/). Media Contact: Katherine Ryan (775) 832-5692, kryan@musicgiants.com (mailto:kryan@musicgiants.com)About Andrea ElectronicsAndrea Electronics Corporation designs, develops and manufactures audio technologies and equipment for enhancing applications that require high performance and high quality voice input. The Company's patented Digital Super Directional Array (DSDA®), patent-pending Directional Finding and Tracking Array (DFTA®), patented PureAudio®, and patented EchoStop(TM) far-field microphone technologies enhance a wide range of audio products to eliminate background noise and ensure the optimum performance of voice applications. Visit Andrea Electronics' website at www.AndreaElectronics.com (http://www.andreaelectronics.com/) or call 1-800-707-5779.###
Tue, 06 Nov 2007 22:00:00 +0100 Grand Blanc, MI – Azentek, LLC., in partnership with Microsoft, made quite a bit of noise at this year’s SEMA show with the all-new Atlas CPC-1000 in-vehicle computer, preloaded with high-fidelity digital music provided by MusicGiants.
Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:55:40 +0200 Grand Blanc, MI, August 20, 2007 – Azentek, LLC., the premier manufacturer of portable and in-vehicle computing solutions, today announced a technology partnership with DiMora Motorcar to provide high-performance computers for the Natalia SLS 2 sport luxury sedan. These PCs will deliver entertainment, business, telecommunications, navigation, and automobile diagnostics using the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system.
Tue, 29 May 2007 23:00:00 +0200 Azentek, LLC. is pleased to announce the appointment of Pete Muller as the company’s new Vice President of Marketing.
Wed, 09 May 2007 23:00:00 +0200 TigerDirect's TigerTV has conducted a video review and full demonstration of the Azentek Fully-Ruggedized In-Vehicle Computer.
Sun, 07 Jan 2007 22:00:00 +0100 Grand Blanc, MI -- Azentek, LLC. in collaboration with Microsoft™ and Intel™ today announced the release of the new Atlas™ CPC-1000 series in-vehicle computer system for 2007, featuring the all-new “ReadyDrive” hybrid hard drive, at this year’s Consumer Electronic Show (CES) January 8th – January 11th 2007 – North Hall Booth #6616. The ReadyDrive takes advantage of new hybrid hard disks with integrated flash memory to help improve performance, reliability, and vehicle battery-life.
Tue, 07 Nov 2006 22:00:00 +0100 Grand Blanc, MI -- Azentek, LLC. in collaboration with Microsoft TM, General MotorsTM and IntelTM announced the release of the new Atlas™ CPC-1000 series in-vehicle computer system at this years Specialty Equipment Manufactures Association (SEMA) October 31st – November 3rd. The product incorporates Azentek’s heritage of mobile computing,(including the FordLink™ semi-ruggedized PC) it also marks a new frontier for Azentek with the launch of the first generation of true in-vehicle computing, utilizing an OEM grade radio replacement system for both the US and international markets.
Thu, 31 Aug 2006 23:00:00 +0200 DEARBORN , Mich., September 1, 2006 - Ford today announced it is adding another tool to make F-Series pickups, America’s hardest working trucks, into the hardest working offices with a new in-vehicle computer, FordLink™. FordLink is a rugged yet lightweight, portable mobile office system available as a dealer-installed accessory through Ford U.S. dealer network.
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