Centrafuse | In the News

ATLANTA, GA. — October 21, 2011 - The Wireless Technology Forum (WTF), the largest not-for-profit wireless association in the Southeast, today announced the winners for its 2011 Wireless and Mobile Media (WAMM) Awards.

The WAMM awards were created to recognize the industry’s leading innovators in mobile applications and mobile media. The awardees included Rovio, LinkedIn, Pandora, ESPN, Google, CNN and Apple.

A new addition to the 2011 awards was the category “Most Innovative Mobile Companies To Watch”. Centrafuse was one of the five winning companies, all from Georgia.

"The mobile space is just beginning to ramp to the explosive growth that has long been predicted. Applications targeting the Connected Car will experience that same growth over the coming years, and Centrafuse will be a leading enabler and contributor to this growth as content consumption continues to shift from fixed to mobile environments," said Dan Seitam, the CEO of Centrafuse.

"It was a pleasure and honor to present at the 2011 WAMM Awards," said Merrill Oakes, Account Director, Microsoft and the incoming president for the WTF. "The award winners represent a fantastic cross-section of people, companies and mobile applications that are forging new trails in the wireless application space."

ABOUT CENTRAFUSE Centrafuse Auto is a connected car software application that provides a fully functional application for download and use. It also includes development tools and SDK that can be used to create and implement a customized connected car user experience and feature set. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

About the WAMM Awards Created to showcase the best in wireless and mobile media, the WAMM Awards recognizes the most innovative mobile application and media developers, their organizations, and the platform and infrastructure providers upon which the applications are built and delivered. Awards will be given in a broad range of categories, as selected by leaders in the industry and individual voters. Winners will be announced at the live event and via global web broadcast.

About the Wireless Technology Forum The Wireless Technology Forum is one of the fastest growing associations in the Southeast with more than 1,000 members and sponsors. WTF is the only association dedicated to the fast-paced and rapidly evolving wireless and mobile industry. The association is a platform for industry professionals to learn about the business of emerging wireless and mobile technologies, network with other like-minded professionals, and apply these technologies to their existing business or creation of new business.

ATLANTA, GA. — October 12, 2011 - Centrafuse, the developer of Centrafuse Auto, a leading connected car application, is pleased to announce the latest in connected-car technology, Centrafuse Market™ for paid apps.

Smartphones have set the bar for user experience flexibility. This goes beyond customization to the ability to uniquely personalize the in-vehicle infotainment experience for everyone. Earlier this year, we introduced the Centrafuse Market as the first step in implementing this vision. Today, we’re expanding on this platform, enabling users and developers to buy and sell apps from within Centrafuse, running on their internet-connected CarPC's. Also included in this release is a nugget that many Centrafuse users have requested – the ability to upload and download new skins.

Developers, this is an opportunity to really show your chops and participate in the rising tide of the Connected Car market. We will continue to enhance the Market’s capabilities going forward in order to provide you with a seamless, easy way to get your apps into the car. For more information read the full announcement on the forum.

Visit our online Market now to check out all of the apps that are available for Centrafuse! A growing number of premium apps are in development and will be available to you very soon. Be sure you're upgraded to our new 4.0 release to ensure compatibility. Get your 4.0 upgrade now or visit the store if you're a new customer.

If you are interested in trying out Centrafuse Auto 4.0 you can download a 30-day FREE trial from our website.

ATLANTA, GA. — October 06, 2011 - Centrafuse, the developer of Centrafuse Auto, a leading connected car application, is pleased to announce the latest in connected-car technology, Centrafuse Connect™. This cloud-based web companion sets a new bar for delivering a custom-tailored user experience to your dash.

Centrafuse is committed to its vision of delivering your content and user experience to wherever you happen to be - in your car, in your spouse's car, even in a rental car. Bottom line, if you are in a connected car, you will expect your stuff to be there too.

Centrafuse Connect is our first release that begins delivering this vision. It enables you to seamlessly create, modify and sync media playlists and navigation destinations right from your computer, directly to your in-vehicle system.

Managing media playlists in your vehicle is unsafe and tedious in a car. Using Centrafuse Connect, you can create a playlist safely and efficiently on your home computer, sync it to your vehicle and have it ready to play the next time you take a drive. If you're taking a road trip, what could be safer or more fun than you and the family creating your itinerary, together? And if you get lost during your journey, no worries - just call a friend with a computer and have them send you a new destination that will sync with your carPC in a matter of minutes.

Welcome to the first step in a sea change in in-vehicle infotainment, Centrafuse Connect!

If you are interested in trying out Centrafuse Auto 4.0 you can download a 30-day FREE trial from our website.

ATLANTA, GA. — October 04, 2011 - Centrafuse, the developer of Centrafuse Auto, a leading connected car application, is pleased to announce the latest official release of Centrafuse Auto 4.0. The fourth generation of Centrafuse represents a major shift in the connected car space. With its latest feature set, Centrafuse Auto 4.0 extends its position at the forefront of automotive In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) technology.

With the release of 4.0, we have included new groundbreaking features which we feel add significantly to the overall value of your in-vehicle system. We'll get into those in a second, but first, some background on the thinking that went into the newest version of Centrafuse:

Over the last 5 years, smartphones have become part of our everyday lives. The functionality and capabilities of these devices have set a new bar for our expectations as consumers, but they are not a SAFE way to consume content in the high-risk environment of a vehicle. Sure, the screens are getting bigger and with a nice window mount can make for a halfway decent GPS unit and perhaps a couple other things. Centrafuse has been delivering solutions to the connected car market before there was a connected car market, and enables a user to consume their digital content in a car, in a way intended for the car.

Tethering boom
Smartphones do offer something very important, however. They enable us to get online to access our online content by either using the phone or its data connection as a modem. Some of the higher end smartphones even have a WiFi hotspot option to share the 3G/4G connection with other devices such as laptops and you guessed it - your CarPC. With more and more tethering options and new mobile data hotspots now readily available we decided it was time to take advantage of this connectivity.

Introducing Centrafuse Connect
One of the most exciting new features with the 4.0 release is Centrafuse Connect. Connect is our new online companion for Centrafuse Auto 4.0. Connect allows you to pull up your web browser - from the comfort and safety of your own home - to organize and create playlists for later sync to your car. You can also use the Connect website to find your target destination before leaving the house. Simply look it up using the "New POI Search" feature and get a list of result over a Google map. Then click the “Save” button on the map results to flag this point of interest for later synchronization to your car’s navigation.

This becomes very useful when you're going somewhere new or wish to pre-plan your daily outing. Once in the car and tethered, just open the Connect client app and view and route to your saved addresses and grab your saved playlists. Location and Route sync is another feature where you can see where your car has been (or is going), from your favorite web browser using a simple Google map overlay.

Whether you're hitting a new discotheque, you're a stay-at-home mom with a ton of errands, or a busy delivery driver with new stops every day, there's something here for everyone. And this is just the 'tip of the iceberg' of our plans for Connect.

Centrafuse Auto 4.0 - What else is new?

Native iPod and iPhone playback

Along with Connect, we have added exciting and long awaited features such as true native support for all iPod devices including iPod Touch and iPhone. This includes support for both video and playlists. Check out our the iPod Support section of the Knowledge Base for more detailed info.

Paid Market – Buy/sell premium apps
Also included is support for downloading of premium apps from the new Centrafuse Market - which now supports paid apps. We believe this will bring in a new class of apps where the developer is actually getting paid to support and advance their apps. We'll provide more information about this next week. The new Market also now supports uploading of custom Skins.

Radio Enhancements – Live/Replay
Also in 4.0, we have made some very intuitive advancements in the buffered audio used by Radio modules. Buffered audio is the pause/rewind functionality built-in to the radio feature that lets you go back to hear that stock report or song lyric. Until now, using the pause/replay (DVR or Tivo-style) functions has been less than intuitive. With 4.0, we have revamped the header controls to include both a "Jump Back" and a "Live" button for easy manipulation of the buffer. Holding down the fast forward and rewind still give you fine control the buffer, but these "quick jump" buttons are a big improvement for quick at-a-glance usage. Satellite radio (Sirius/XM) users can now use the next/previous track buttons* to easily switch between their saved Favorite stations. *Holding down these buttons still controls the buffer in small increments.

Add to current queue, HD radio updates & Other UI Improvements
Along with the new "quick jump" pause/replay buttons, we have made several other general UI improvements such as better responsiveness from the list views, improved transition effects for slower systems, new hotkeys, a dedicated layout for HD radio complete with HD sub-station preset support. We've added back a much requested feature that allows you to simply add a new item (album, artist or genre) to the existing current playing media queue. Also check out the new horizontal volume slider: a small but very effective change; we hope you agree is a change for the better.

Other Features in 4.0 - True cross-platform support
We've covered most of the new "product" features, but we haven't yet discussed the underlying architectural changes for 4.0. For some of you this may not be terribly interesting, but the ramifications could become interesting very soon. Read on. With the 4.0 release, we are now supporting 3 different operating systems with a single codebase. This means that the 4.0 license you purchase will run not only unlock Centrafuse on Win32 (XP, Vista and Win7) but also on Windows CE and Ubuntu Linux. Not all the features are present just yet, but the core features (Media, Wifi, Web, Weather & Market) application framework is there and includes support for Centrafuse Market. What does this mean for you? Maybe nothing right now, but if you're interested in a different type of mobile device, rather than a full CarPC install, then keep reading.

Imagine a 7" tablet, dash-mounted that features the Centrafuse UI and app framework including Market. It would not be a PC, but a "closed" tablet-style device. This would offer new customers that don't want to spend (or can't afford) the time of installing a traditional CarPC, but just want the Centrafuse experience. This is part of the vision behind our new cross-platform approach. We see a world with new smart IVI devices co-branded with "Centrafuse-inside" or "Centrafuse-powered" (as an example). Some of these devices could be portable like a tablet, or could be embedded into your dash straight from the dealership, your favorite car audio installer or maybe even from the factory.

Other Enhancements/Fixes/Features
This covers the primary features of the 4.0 release. For a detailed list of changes see the complete Release Notes section.

If you are interested in trying out Centrafuse Auto 4.0 you can download a 30-day FREE trial from our website.

ATLANTA, GA. — June 08, 2011 - Centrafuse, the developer of Centrafuse Auto, a leading connected car application, is pleased to announce the availability of the next leap forward in automotive infotainment, Centrafuse Auto WinCE.

"Implementing Centrafuse in the WinCE environment marks the next step for Centrafuse customers as we address the needs of an expanding list of car manufacturers, Tier 1 suppliers, aftermarket and fleet customers who are targeting the connected car space." said Jim Mazurek, VP Business Development.

"Centrafuse is continuing to expand our capability to meet the needs of the rapidly changing connected car market, by offering OS support that includes Win32, Windows CE and Linux." Mazurek noted.

The Centrafuse Auto WinCE (Beta) software is being selectively shared with key partners and developers to assist in defining specific feature requirements and capabilities. This release includes a complete installer for WinCE (WinCE 6) distribution. Additional WinCE distribution support will be added in the future to address emerging market needs. This release includes a complete installer for the WinCE OS.

If you have interest in trialing Centrafuse Auto WinCE (Beta) please contact us.

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Jim Mazurek, VP Business Development
Centrafuse
75 5th Street NW
Suite 225
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
404-287-2152 x712
jmazurek@centrafuse.com

We are happy to announce the 3.6 maintenance release for Centrafuse Auto. The 3.6 update consists primarily of bug fixes, feature enhancements and some backend pieces for the upcoming pay-version of Centrafuse Market. This patch level release is free to all paid Centrafuse customers and can be accessed by using the built-in updater or by downloading it from your account page.

For more information see the official release notes.

ATLANTA, GA. — May 9, 2011 - Centrafuse, the developer of Centrafuse Auto, a leading connected car application, is pleased to announce the availability of the latest evolution in automotive infotainment, Centrafuse Auto Linux (Beta). “Implementing Centrafuse in the Linux environment marks a big step for Centrafuse customers as we address the needs of an expanding list of Car manufacturers, Tier 1 suppliers, Aftermarket and fleet customers who are targeting the connected car space,” said Jim Mazurek VP Business Development. “Centrafuse is a true cross-OS IVI software solution,” Mazurek noted.

The Centrafuse Auto Linux (Beta) software is being selectively shared with key partners and developers to assist in defining specific feature requirements and capabilities. This release includes a complete installer for Linux (Ubuntu) distribution. Additional Linux distribution support will be added in the future to address emerging market needs.

ATLANTA, GA. — March 14, 2011 - Centrafuse, the developer of Centrafuse Auto, a leading connected car application, announced that Don Courvisier has joined the Company’s board of directors.

Don has been serving on the Centrafuse Board of Advisors since April of 2010, following a distinguished career in the automotive and consumer electronics industries. Don retired from Sony Electronics in June of 2009 where he served for 14 years as the Global VP/GM and as a Corporate Officer for the Sony Automotive Entertainment Solutions Group. Prior to Sony, Don spent 5 years with Harman Automotive as the Director of Global Marketing and 15 years with The General Electric Major Appliance Business group in various leadership positions. Don has an undergraduate degree in English and an MBA in Economics and Marketing and is widely known in the automotive industry for his operational and leadership development expertise.

"Don’s joining the Centrafuse team validates our growing relevance in the automotive OEM and aftermarket segments. He has a wealth of experience in those sectors as well as the consumer electronics space and will contribute significantly to the Company’s growth and development. We’re very proud to have him in this new expanded role on the Centrafuse team." said Dan Seitam, CEO at Centrafuse.

Contact Information:
Dan Seitam, CEO
Centrafuse
75 5th Street NW
Suite 225
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
404.287.2152 x714
dseitam@centrafuse.com

We are excited to introduce Centrafuse Market, the in-vehicle app store, accessible from our latest release, Centrafuse Auto 3.5. This represents a major step forward for Centrafuse and its ever-growing developer community. The Market allows developers to focus on creating apps by removing the burden maintaining complex install and update instructions. Centrafuse Market streamlines and standardizes how plugin apps are created, deployed and updated. This means the developer can quickly and easily push updates out to customers, avoiding the hassle of relying on detailed instructions, minimizing end-user install issues. That the Centrafuse 3.5 SDK coincides with the release of the Centrafuse Market is no accident. This SDK has the documentation required to create a Market-compatible application package.

This release of our SDK is especially interesting because it includes the first ever public release of our new product, Centrafuse Studio Beta 1. Centrafuse Studio represents a major shift in the developer ecosystem as it allows for rapid prototyping of new and various HMI/UX approaches. Studio in its current form is able to edit and create modified versions of the current default main skin or plugin application skin. With advanced design-view features such as a control toolbox, complete with draggable controls, and active working canvas it is intended for making both very discrete changes to individual elements or changing several elements at once. By using Studio, HMI developers can avoid costly mistakes from having to directly edit the markup and more importantly significantly reduce the time required to create a new skin or HMI.

See our video overview of Studio: http://youtu.be/GqsZ0XR41nA?hd=1

In addition to Studio, the 3.5 SDK itself includes many other interesting and useful items for both developers and HMI designers alike. This includes Visual Studio code templates for the Centrafuse Open Interfaces such as AM FM Radio, Navigation, Audio Mixer, Text-to-Speech, Voice Recognition and Bluetooth Handsfree and Bluetooth Audio. Also included are code examples, one of which is a streaming radio example showing how to create a streaming media application. Many other updates can be seen from within Centrafuse Studio, such as new CMLActions and CMLText for greater control from the HMI or skinning layer, empowering the HMI designer to do more with CML markup, requiring less underlying code changes.

Other notable SDK updates are new APIs for developers such as auto-scaling text labels, a new plugin event system, added support for plugin-defined voice commands and hotkeys. A new Voice Record API allows apps to record voice clips from within your app, and new Navigation API methods can be used to create your own navigation applications. New controls are now available, such as a new Gauge control which allows you to build richer diagnostic or monitoring utilities.

These are just some of the new items available in the new 3.5 SDK. For the official announcement and more detailed information, see the Centrafuse Market and 3.5 SDK release information thread or download the SDK from your My Account page by signing up as a Market developer.

We are pleased to announce the release of our latest evolution in automotive infotainment, Centrafuse Auto 3.5. This is the first release which includes a completely built-in "app store" known as Centrafuse Market. Market allows you to quickly download and install various plugin applications directly from within Centrafuse user interface.

In addition to the inclusion of Centrafuse Market, other updates include support for reading phonebook contacts directly from your handset along with Bluetooth audio support. Other notable features include usability and UI enhancements, improved multi-screen support, the return of gestures, improved Windows 7 compatbility, new Europe maps and more.

Other exciting changes will come with the offiical Market and the much anticipated SDK (including Centrafuse Studio Beta) announcements later this week. Stay tuned for more.

ATLANTA, GA. — February 8, 2011 - Centrafuse, the developer of Centrafuse Auto, a leading connected car application, announced that Steve Hung has joined the Company as Vice President of Engineering.

"Centrafuse is expanding its presence in the tier 1 and aftermarket sectors. Steve will help us to continue to advance our technology in a way that ensures we deliver the highest quality, leading edge connected car capabilities and user experience to our tier 1 and aftermarket customers. We’re proud to announce him as an addition to our management team." said Dan Seitam, CEO at Centrafuse.

Steve’s background includes over 15 years of leadership in advanced automotive product development, plus over seven years across two stints in the academic realm. His career has spanned roles in innovation, testing, technology strategy, education, and management. Prior to joining Centrafuse, he was with Auburn University, where he helped develop an instructional laboratory for embedded sensing, control, and actuation; Ford Motor Company, where he was the Ford Electronics lead control system and system integration engineer for Formula 1 traction control and subsequently architect for Ford’s data acquisition system for customer in-vehicle network monitoring and remote data retrieval; and Visteon Corporation, where he managed development of steering systems with embedded controls and of integrated climate, infotainment, and interior systems with advanced user interface functionalities. He is in transition to Centrafuse from the systems integration faculty at the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research.

Steve has a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and earned the MS and PhD degrees from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Contact Information:
Dan Seitam, CEO
Centrafuse
75 5th Street NW
Suite 225
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
404.287.2152 x714
dseitam@centrafuse.com

Also at CES this year, AMD demonstrates their upcoming small form-factor, FUSION mainboard platforms in a CarPC project using Centrafuse Auto. The FUSION runs with the assistance of passive onboard cooling and breezes through HD video playback all the while utilizing very low power consumption. View the full video below, or click here for the original video.

AMD shows their new FUSION board using Centrafuse Auto

ATLANTA, GA. — December 9, 2010 - Centrafuse, a leading developer of software tools for embedded devices, announced that its open automotive infotainment framework, Centrafuse Auto, will be upgrading its mapping coverage for its North America, Australia & Europe navigation regions.

North American mapping and POI (points of interest) coverage will be updated to the NAVTEQ™ Q3 2009 versions, which will now include Alaska, Hawaii, Canada & Puerto Rico. Australian mapping and POI coverage will be updated to the NAVTEQ™ Q4 2010 versions. European map upgrades will be available in Q1 2011.

Both of the North American and Australian upgrades are immediately available for purchase from the Centrafuse online store. You can read more about Centrafuse and its products at Centrafuse.com.

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ABOUT CENTRAFUSE Centrafuse is a software company that sells development tools for embedded devices. The Company's Application Integration Framework is a software development framework for emerging, "non-traditional" computing devices; that is, devices designed for environments in which a mouse and keyboard are not desirable. Our vision is to make PCs relevant in environments previously considered impractical. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

ATLANTA, GA. — October 5, 2010 - Centrafuse, a leading provider of application and device integration technology to OEM and Tier-1 Auto Suppliers is pleased to announce the first close of its Series A Round of funding. Investors include Imlay Investments, the Atlanta Technology Angels, the Upstate Carolina Angel Network and the ATDC Seed Fund. In addition, the company is pleased to announce that three representatives of the investors, Bill Henagan, Sig Mosley and Mike Eckert have been appointed to its board of directors.

The funding will be used to increase adoption of the Connected Car product suite currently sold through the company’s app store (http://www.centrafuse.com), further develop the Centrafuse Toolkit and to add Linux support to the current Centrafuse offering. “These funds will enable us to accelerate the growth in both our retail and Tier 1 / OE sectors,” said Dan Seitam, CEO of Centrafuse. “We’re very pleased to name some of the most successful early stage investors in the Southeast as new partners with Centrafuse,” Seitam noted.

Introduced in 2009, Centrafuse Auto™ 3.0 is an Application Integration Framework that enables the rapid creation of touch-friendly, voice-activated and remote-controlled applications for In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI). A true convergence platform, the Centrafuse Core delivers a common and intuitive user experience for a wide range of disparate applications, features and devices.

The Connected Car has emerged as a consumer trend helping to drive the recovery of the auto industry. The IVI experience is now a competitive requirement for automotive companies targeting a new generation of digital-savvy consumers. With Centrafuse Auto 3.0, OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers can reduce development time for next-generation infotainment systems by 50%-90%, significantly increasing their time-to-market advantage.

ABOUT CENTRAFUSE Atlanta-based Centrafuse partners with OEMs and Tier-1 Auto Suppliers to provide embedded software solutions for the rapidly expanding In-Vehicle Infotainment market as well as emerging computing environments in which a mouse and keyboard are not desirable.

The Centrafuse development toolkit enables the rapid, scalable and cost-effective deployment, integration and control of separate applications and devices via a common, touch-friendly, voice-controlled user interface. Centrafuse’s software tools have over 10,000 users in an active developer community that includes Intel, Visteon, Carbon Motors and Spyker. The company’s Application Integration Framework includes a set of core APIs and access to more than fifty Plug-In IVI Applications ranging from trip loggers and tire pressure monitors to connected applications for live traffic cams, weather radar feeds, closest fuel finders and much more. Centrafuse products are currently sold in 25 countries and support 18 languages. For more information, please visit www.centrafuse.com or call Dan Seitam, CEO at 404.287.2152.

Contact Information:
Dan Seitam, CEO
Centrafuse
75 5th Street NW
Suite 225
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
404.287.2152 x714
dseitam@centrafuse.com

See featured article in the Atlanta Business Chronicle.

ATLANTA, GA. — September 20, 2010 - Centrafuse, a leading developer of software tools for embedded devices, announced that it has been chosen to present at the inaugural AutoVenture forum on September 22nd 2010 at the Rock Financial Showplace in Novi Michigan. The event is sponsored by ASME and Clemson University. ASME and Clemson University have devised the AutoVenture Forum, a network to accelerate automotive innovation systems by linking the innovative capacity of entrepreneurs with the technology base, systems integration, manufacturing, and market channels of the auto industry. The result is access to a breakthrough innovation process for the industry participants and expanded opportunities for the entrepreneurs.

“After a nationwide search, twelve companies have been selected to present their innovative products, technologies, or systems for consideration by a gathering of Automotive industry executives. Each company offers a unique value proposition at enabling and improving connected cars of the future.” The focus of this year’s inaugural event is “Vehicle Connectivity V2X”.

“We are proud to be asked to participate in this event” said Jim Mazurek, VP of Business Development at Centrafuse. “We believe that connected car services will be a competitive differentiator for the auto manufacturers, and Centrafuse was developed to provide Automakers and their Tier 1’s with a new and cost effective development environment and IVI framework to support the rapid deployment, adoption and expandability that the changing market is demanding.”

ATLANTA, GA. — September 17, 2010 - Centrafuse, a leading developer of software tools for embedded devices, announced that its open automotive infotainment framework, Centrafuse Auto, is featured on Visteon’s C-Beyond vehicle that began touring the world in May 2010. Centrafuse software is used to operate and control 6 unique in-vehicle displays simultaneously, on a single CPU. Functionality includes a virtual driver’s display (cluster), multiple infotainment screens (front and rear) and multiple input methods (voice, touch pad and button / knob). Visteon decided to work with Centrafuse for this vehicle based on its ability to rapidly build, deploy and reuse infotainment and content assets. Its open architecture enables the integration of content from a variety of disparate sources onto a simple, consistent user experience.

"For this technology demonstration vehicle, we chose Centrafuse due to their ability to quickly deploy a unique human machine interface into our global infotainment platform and their flexibility in supporting connected car applications." said Tim Yerdon, Visteon's Director of Innovation and Design. “With the rapid convergence of consumer and automotive electronics, use of this type of technology places Visteon at the center of efforts to improve the driving experience through advanced mobile electronics.”

“We’re proud to be a part of the C-Beyond tour,” said Jim Mazurek, VP of Business Development at Centrafuse. “Infotainment services are increasingly becoming a competitive differentiator for the auto manufacturers, and Centrafuse is architected to support the rapid rate of deployment, adoption and post-sale expandability that the market is demanding.”

Look for Centrafuse in Visteon’s C-Beyond technology demonstration vehicle on the web at
C-Beyond Innovation , in customer shows as it tours the world in Europe, Asia, North America, and at the Paris Motor Show inside the Estech booth.

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Jim Mazurek, VP Business Development
404-287-2152 x712
jmazurek@centrafuse.com

ATLANTA, GA. — September 9, 2010 - Centrafuse, a leading developer of software tools for embedded devices, announces the launch of their University Program. The intent of this program is to increase awareness of the power of the Connected Car, and provide a robust platform for application development, commercialization and distribution for the next generation of automotive engineer.

“We are proud to be working with the academic community to facilitate researchers and students in developing new concepts and ideas for a cost lower than that of a typical text book.” said Jim Mazurek, VP Business Development at Centrafuse. “By providing this low cost tool set and software we are encouraging academia to develop new applications with a focus on a safer and user friendly interaction to promote eyes on the road and minimize driver distraction.”

The Centrafuse University Program is targeted at Researchers, PHD’s, Professors and Students who are interested in projects developing safer User Interfaces (UI) as well as new applications for the Connected Car environment. The program available today provides university participants with Centrafuse Auto software, the SDK, and instructions for creating new graphical user interface (GUI) concepts as well as ability to create new applications.

ATLANTA, GA. — May 11, 2010 - Centrafuse, a leading developer of software tools for embedded devices, announced that Don Courvisier has joined the Company's Board of Advisors.

Courvisier’s background includes over 20 years of experience in the automotive electronics industry. Most recently, he served as the Global Vice President and General Manager at Sony Electronics’ Automotive Entertainment Solutions Division. Prior to that, he was the Director of Worldwide Marketing for the Motive Division of Harman International.

"Don’s joining our Board Of Advisors is a validation of our strategy, and underscores the relevance of our new approach to providing the enabling technology for Connected Car services." said Dan Seitam, the CEO of Centrafuse.

Courvisier continued, “Centrafuse is emerging as a force in defining and enabling electronic interface technologies that will appeal to a new generation of automotive consumers.”

Centrafuse 3.0 - The wait is almost over!