TouchSmarter: Touch Screen Gadgets

Yesterday we went to the icehockey semi finals between Skellefteå AIK versus Luleå.

Skellefteå butt kicked Luleå in an exciting match with 2-0.

NUITEQ’s CTO Mikael Bauer (left) and NUITEQ’s Senior Software Engineer Johan Larsson enjoying a nice whisky during the break in between the second and third period.

We had awesome front row seats

NUITEQ’s French partner Arscenique is showcasing in the below video their huge multi-touch display with Snowflake.

NUITEQ is as happy as a kid in a candy shop to announce that it has released version upgrade 1.9.4 of its award-winning industry leading multi-touch software product Snowflake Suite.

Image: screenshot of the wide range of applications that come with Snowflake, that are suitable for different usage scenarios such as entertainment, education, events, exhibitions, presentations and others.

I’ll comment below on several of the changes in 1.9.4:

* Added CardCollect application
We developed a multi-user Card Collection casino game for the entertainment industry.

* Added proxy support to the registration application
Some companies and universities are behind proxies. So now we have integrated support to register Snowflake even if you are behind a proxy.

* Added application settings to Configuration Editor
Now you can easily customize application specific settings in the Configuration Editor

* Added simple color picker to Draw
We noticed during our field testing, that some people had difficulties selecting colors in Draw with the previous color picker. So we made it as simple as possible by replacing it with a simple tap select option.

* Added support to use background images in Draw
We had several requests to have background images support in Draw…Ok, 123, done!

* Added clip art functionality to Draw
For people like me that are horrible at drawing, we integrated a clip art functionality so that you can choose your own standard graphics and place them easily on the canvas.

* Added setting to Viewer to specify if the background should be interactable or not
Some people love the interactable background, some don’t. So we now give the option to select whichever setting you prefer, which is changeable in the Configuration Editor.

* Added support for having videos as menu icons
* Added support to play a wav sound when applications are started
As by popular request from some of our partners that want to create a more interactive and engaging experience, we added the above two features.

* Added support for hierarchical menus (menus opening other menus)
Also by popular request, now you can organize the menus however you want.

* Added printing support to Draw
We made Draw more fun, because you can now print your creative drawings!

Other changes to Snowflake 1.9.4 include:
* Added setting to specify save directory in Draw
* Added support to play an .ogg music file as background audio
* Added support to try to start apps even if render textures are not supported by gfx card
* Added setting to enable/disable screen saver audio
* Added setting to Config Editor to enable/disable USB copying in Viewer
* Added more debug logs to TouchCore
* Added more debug logs to PDF loading
* Added setting for page flip sensitivity in PDF Viewer
* Added setting to Flow to enable/disable menu structure
* Added separate settings for Rotating/Grid/Sliding menus in GlobalMenu.xml
* Fixed issue with W7 status bar when running in windowed mode
* Fixed issue with setting PDF DPI in Viewer
* Fixed issue with W7 window positioning
* Fixed portrait mode issues in various applications
* Fixed an issue with audio in screen savers during start up
* General fixes and tweaks

For a complete list of all the improvements that we have made to Snowflake in over 2 years, check out the Change log history on our Support Wiki here.

You can download a free evaluation version of Snowflake Suite 1.9.4 here. Check it out and let us know what you think. Your feedback is important to us, in order for us to improve the product and offer you and your clients a better experience.

Want to avoid losing your top 3 customers to your competition? Want to increase customer loyalty? Are you exploring to increase your company’s sales? Let us know and we’ll explain how we can help to solve these problems for you.

In addition to our off the shelf multi-touch software product Snowflake Suite, we customize multi-touch software solutions to fit companies’ their exact needs.

You can purchase Snowflake online here.

We think our product and support ROCKS, but don’t take our word for it. See what our customers and clients have to say about it.

Download the Snowflake brochure

Download the 10 Benefits brochure

Installing Snowflake is easy, check for yourself here.

Join the NUITEQ Global Partner Network now and enjoy the benefits of working with the industry leading multi-touch software provider.

NUITEQ’s CTO Mikael Bauer shot a video of a slightly fresh breeze, two days ago when walking home from the office.

NUITEQ®, the pioneering multi-touch software technology company, announced that one of its co-founders and CTO Mikael Bauer was nominated for the Mer-IT award 2011 in the category IT-person of the Year.

Mikael has been one of the driving forces behind NUITEQ and its award-winning multi-touch software product Snowflake Suite.

During his pursuit for an university degree at the LTU (Luleå Technical University) in Skellefteå at the education Computer Games Programming, in June 2007 he co-founded NUITEQ.

The start of NUITEQ was a direct result of a successful completion an university project, related to multi-touch technology.

Some said, that by Mikael starting NUITEQ and focusing his time, passion and effort on multi-touch technology, the Swedish gaming community lost one of its most potential developers.

“I’m very honored to have been nominated for this award. It is a nice addition to the awards that we have received recently and it really shows the recognition for NUITEQ both locally and globally.”, says Mikael Bauer, NUITEQ’s co-founder and CTO.

“I’m excited that Mikael is recognized with this nomination for his achievements with NUITEQ. Mikael has been fulfilling a pivotal role in making the company what it is today.”, says Harry van der Veen, NUITEQ’s CEO.

In 2010 NUITEQ won the Mer-IT company of the Year 2010 award.

About NUITEQ?
NUITEQ is a 2010 Red Herring 100 Global award winning Swedish software technology company that offers advanced off the shelf and customized multi-touch solutions.

Late 2010, the company was awarded the 10th most promising tech startup in the world.

Its software product Snowflake Suite, which received a Stevie Awards finalist recognition for Best New Product or Service of the Year 2009 - Media & Entertainment, is available to end clients, software developers, system integrators, VARs and OEMs.

NUITEQ’s vision is to improve the way people interact with technology, by creating engaging user interface experiences.

Natural User Interface Technologies AB (NUITEQ) the multi-touch industry leading software provider, has an exciting opening for a driven International Account Manager to strengthen its passionate and dedicated team in Skellefteå (North Sweden) to help achieve challenging goals.

This is your opportunity to join one of Sweden’s most innovative technology companies.
Sounds exciting? It is!

We serve clients and partners on all continents in over 45 countries around the world, these include government organizations and Fortune 100 companies.

Potential sales opportunities are nearly everywhere in market verticals such as entertainment, education, digital signage, museums, events/exhibition and others.

We are looking for someone with passion, who can introduce our technology to completely new markets and be a part of taking NUITEQ to the next level. The sky is no longer the limit!

Starting date
Starting: ASAP
?Hours: Full time
Salary?: To be discussed
Duration: Initial 3 month trial period with option for an additional 2 months. Afterwards unlimited employment.

Contact person?
NUITEQ’s CEO Harry van der Veen (hv at nuiteq dot com)

Requirements
NUITEQ requires the following:
?* CV (including 3 references to contact)
?* Letter of motivation?
* Basic knowledge of computer usage including email and Word
* Experience with CRM systems
* Experience in a corporate environment (at least 3 years) (interactive industry / software industry is plus)?
* Motivating attitude?
* Team player and being able to work alone?
* Clear communication?
* Can do mentality?
* Energetic
?* Eager to learn
* Honest
* Working at office in Skellefteå (pool table, dart board, football table, bean bags and fridge with beer included)
* Work according to challenging set goals
* Highly developed business skills
* Driven, passionate and goal oriented technical sales background with the ability and experience to work in a demanding international environment.
* Education is not a requirement (Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Albert Einstein all dropped out of school) - we care about experience, not about that paper that shows you were paying college money
* Excellent sales and negotiation skills and a good record of achieving or exceeding targets
* A strong analytical and strategic mind.
* Strong oral and written communication skills in English (Swedish is a plus, but not compulsory)
* You are willing to travel
* You are also structured and have a strong ability to drive projects to completion
* Having worked at a startup is a major plus
* OEM experience is a major plus

Offer
NUITEQ offers the following:

* Challenges?
* An environment where your personal input is heard?
* Fun and dynamic
* Possibility to learn about the most exciting industry on the planet
* Help change the world?
* Flexibility?
* Travels around to globe to interesting countries and cities to represent NUITEQ at events and exhibitions?
* Long term opportunity to benefit of the success and growth of the company?
* Work with prospects, clients and partners worldwide?
* Sales commission + profit sharing scheme

As an International Account Manager you will be:

* Responsible for our (OEM) sales within specific vertical segments
* Developing strategy, tactics and sales plans together with the rest of the team and our CEO.
* Working on the global arena, presenting NUITEQ´s technology to potential future clients/partners.
* Doing lots of activities to achieve short- and medium-term sales targets, primarily through own direct sales efforts / own account management
* Building strong client relationships and act as a partner/consultant through-out integration projects.
* Working closely with our local sales offices, product management, R&D and the rest of the team

If your CV and letter of motivation is in line with our DNA and core values, NUITEQ will invite you for a set of interviews.

Vision and mission?
NUITEQ’s vision is to improve the way people interact with technology, through the mission of making the interface between users and technology more engaging.

NUITEQ’s Italian partner Interactive Box will be exhibiting its Multi-Touch Solutions Touché, Monolite, Findit and Bigfoot during the DISPLAY Trade Show 2011 from the 29th to the 31st of March 2011.

The DISPLAY Trade Show 2011 will take place at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, 1 place de la Porte
de Versailles, 75015 Paris (France).

This is made possible in direct collaboration with Alizey Technology, NEC and Lumio inc.

Interactive Box invites you to meet them on the Alizey Technology Stand D22.

Learn more about the Interactive Box products by visiting www.interactivebox.it

For further details please contact:

Mr. Thierry Lahmar . business mob. +39 337 105 6667 or by email at: info (at) interactivebox (dot) it

Mr Meryl Sassi at: m.sassi (at) alizey-technology (dot) com Tel: +33 1 42 81 91 00

Check the invitation brochure here.

Products are shipped globally.

Today carpenters came by to tear down some walls in one section of our office, so that we would have some more dedicated space for our chill area.

Below some pictures of before and after.

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After

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After

NUITEQ’s Dutch partner PresTop shows Snowflake on their flat true multitouch LCD display.

Check www.prestop.nl for more information.

Industry leading touch screen manufacturer, Touch International announced that it has partnered with award winning software developer, NUITEQ, to adopt its sophisticated multi-touch Snowflake Suite to demonstrate on Touch International’s iPhone-type multi-touch developer kits.

“NUITEQ’s interactive Snowflake software is a proven solution and a fantastic tool to help showcase our multi-touch developer kits,” explains Michael Woolstrum, Touch International CEO. “With Snowflake, our customers are able to easily interact with a variety of applications, giving them a greater understanding for how our touch screens work and how they would function within an end product.”

Using the Snowflake software, Touch International’s MulTI-Touch Projected Capacitive Developer Kits demonstrate comprehensive multi-touch functionality with pin-point accuracy and full gesture capabilities including expand, shrink, flick and rotate. Working seamlessly together, the multi-touch duo allows users to enjoy rapid response times and 10-finger input while interacting with cutting edge, visually interesting programs including 3D model viewers, map readers and musical instruments.

Functioning as a layer on top of the Windows® 7 operating system, the Snowflake Suite enriches the touch screen’s multi-touch capabilities in a sharp, easy to navigate format and is equipped with over 20 multi-touch demonstration programs. Recognized around the world as a unique and innovative software program, the Snowflake Suite and NUITEQ have received numerous awards and nominations for their multi-touch technology advances.

“Touch International is a global leader in touch screen manufacturing, so we are delighted to partner with them,” says Harry van der Veen, NUITEQ, CEO. “For us it is a win-win situation as Touch International’s multi-touch hardware enables Snowflake to showcase its full strengths and capabilities on this platform.”

About Touch International
Global touch screen manufacturer, Touch International, was founded in 2002 by Michael Woolstrum and touch industry veteran, Gary L. Barrett. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Touch International is a world leader in touch screen and EMI filter technology. The company, with its partner DMC, Co. Ltd. in Osaka, Japan, operates seven manufacturing facilities worldwide with 1,200 employees. Touch International’s China factories manufacture Apple iPhone-type projected capacitive touch screens, resistive sensors and glass filter products used in touch screens, EMI, anti-reflective or anti-vandal filters.

About NUITEQ
NUITEQ is a Swedish software technology company that offers advanced off the shelf and customized multi-touch software solutions. Late 2010, the company was awarded the 10th most promising tech startup in the world. Its software product Snowflake Suite, which received a Stevie Awards finalist recognition for Best New Product or Service of the Year 2009 - Media & Entertainment, is available to end clients, software developers, system integrators, VARs and OEMs.

Find out more about NUITEQ’s latest news here.