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Bro a d c a s te r s S h o w D a i l y 2 3 Tu e s d a y, A p ri l 8 , 2 0 1 4 WEARABLE COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY FROM XOEYE An interview with Aaron Salow, CEO, XOEye Technologies. BSD: Tell our readers about your compa- ny. What's your main line of business? AS: Our company utilizes wearable com- puting technology to capture data like never before, and with our proprietary firmware and comprehensive suite of software appli- cations, allows businesses to turn that data into actionable intelligence through a com- prehensive suite of software applications. BSD: Where is your current product emphasis? AS: Our emphasis is on developing firmware (XOLinux), which provides the framework for custom application develop- ment and the software layer (Vision), which is the cloud-based device, user and applica- tion management suite. Our business is focused on developing our firmware and software to accommodate a variety of hard- ware devices, which includes our own inter- nally developed XOne eyewear device. BSD: What would you say makes your company unique? AS: As wearable tech emerges as an excit- ing and celebrated consumer tech category, we at XOEye recognize its strong potential within the commercial and industrial space, instead. We're focusing on develop- ing end-to-end wearable tech solutions, stretching hardware, firmware and soft- ware that apply to countless blue collar verticals to increase productivity and oper- ations in ways never before achieved. BSD: Who are your target end users? AS: We are focused on two different types of users: The first being our own vertical markets, which can be best described as blue collar industries: manu- facturing/industrial, field technical servic- es and construction. We've seen tremen- dous opportunity to support these indus- tries in their collective pursuit to operate more efficiently and more safely. As an example, our technology can be used for managerial telepresence, employee train- ing, remote equipment diagnostics, and safety/compliance monitoring. The other component of our solu- tions lies with those entrepreneurs and visionaries who see opportunity for this technology in a variety of other fields. Whether you're interested in creating solutions for retail, health care or sports, we've created a flexible firmware stack and software package that can be cus- tomized and developed upon to meet the needs of your market. For more information, visit www.xoeye.com, call 800-230-7047 or email info@xoeye.com. NITE IZE: DRIVEN TO INNOVATE An interview with Rick Case, Founder and CEO, Nite Ize, Inc. BSD: Tell our readers about your company. RC: Nite Ize, Inc. is a company that is driven by the goal of introducing innova- tive, high quality products to the market that bring exceptional versatility, usability and creativity to the user experience. Nite Ize is excited to celebrate 25 years in busi- ness in 2014! We offer over 400 products in diverse product lines that include mobile device holsters and cases, LED toys and visibility products, hardware products and the INOVA brand of high quality LED flashlights. Nite Ize is also an authorized distributor of OtterBox products. BSD: What would you say makes your company unique? RC: I think that Nite Ize is unique for many reasons, but above all I hope that our customers appreciate the problem/solution driven products that we bring to the market. Our goal with every unique product introduction is to solve an identifiable problem that our customers face, and to do so in a creative and thoughtful way. BSD: To what do you attribute your com- pany's success? RC: Nite Ize's success as a company really comes down to equal parts innova- tion and exceptional customer service. We strive to develop products that solve an identifiable need in the market, and customers seek Nite Ize products out because they know they feature the qual- ity and innovation that makes a differ- ence in their lives every day. In addition, we are 100 percent dedicated to being a partner that is proactive to our retailer and distribution partners' needs, respon- sive to any requests or issues that arise, and flexible and easy to work with in all situations. We take pride in the way that we do business and do what we say we will do. For more information, go online to www.niteize.com, call 303-449-2576 or email info@niteize.com.