Durateq ATV Division Capabilities Overview
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Company Background
15 year track record of successful technology engagements supporting national brands
Focused on highly technical software services & custom
hardware development
Providing you a blend of project management and technology development expertise
Based in Houston, Texas with offshore software
development center in Minsk, Belarus
Softeq Locations
Houston Minsk
Softeq Development, Minsk Home of Offshore Development Center
1500 sqm (15,000 sft) Offshore Development Center in Minsk, Belarus
165+ Developers and QA working exclusively on Softeq projects
Member of Belarus High Tech Park
Won 2011 Golden Byte award for Best Outsourcing Company
Teams have multiple years of firmware and technical software experience
Mobile teams for iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, and Windows Mobile
Secured office environment following ISO 27002 standards
Everyone reads, writes, and speaks English
Softeq Divisions
Outstanding Outsourcing
Advanced Assistive Technology
Mobile and Embedded Games
Durateq® Assistive Technology Solutions Division of Softeq Development, Durateq handheld solutions support businesses requiring assistive technology in a handheld form factor. Durateq ATV is the thinnest and lightest rugged handheld available on the market today maximized for compatibility with accessible media & customer applications.
For more information, visit www.durateq.com.
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Softeq Solution Tool Kit:
• Durateq® ALiCE Live event captioning solution
• Durateq® ATV unit with enhanced IR, FM Receiver, and WiFi
• Durateq ALiCE application for managing pre-loaded customized content & a/v synchronization
• IR Emitter network components (optional)
• FM transmission equipment
• Integration with A/V show controllers
Assistive Technology for Public Accommodation
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Public Venue Needs:
• Personal attention for Blind & Deaf
• Relevant audio content and captioning of media
• Portability and durability
• Ease of on-site management
• Title II & III ADA compliance
• Section 508 compliant devices
Guest scenarios:
● Real time event captioning and audio description
● Stadiums, museums, theme parks, and theaters
● One device for handheld captioning & assistive listening, or audio description
● Real-time translations possible
Softeq Development Customers 9
Location and content synchronization on a handheld device
AMVS – System and method for encoding and decoding digital data
System and method of wireless trigger in portable devices
da Vinci Award New Ability Award for Best Product
National Association of the Deaf Accessibility Award
Patents & Awards for Current Durateq ATV technology
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2010 NSPE New Product
Award Winner
American Foundation for the Blind
2011 Access Award
• Tough: sealed to IP65 and battle tested at Walt Disney World with a 4 foot drop
• Intuitive: touchscreen driven Android 4.0 OS with programmable ergonomic buttons
• Wireless: GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0, Disney IR, FM Tuner
• Expandable: Micro SDHC, Dual UART serial connector
• Powerful: full motion video playback
• Small: 3.5” VGA screen & less than ~9 oz. (goal) with extended battery
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Next Generation DH3: Cutting edge assistive technology at a better value.
Expected Fall 2013
DH3 unit will be tested to Mil Std 810F and IP-65 rating MIL-STD-810F Method Test Description DH3
Altitude (Method 500.4,
Procedures I & II storage &
operational)
Operating at 15,000 feet at 73 F (23 C) Conforms!
High Temperature (Method 501.4,
Procedures I & II )
Operating at 140 F (60C)
Non-operating at 158 F (70C)
Conforms!
Low Temperature (Method 502.4,
Procedures I & II )
Operating at -22 F (-30C)
Non-operating at -40 F (-40C)
Conforms!
Temperature Shock Operating (Method 503.4, Proc I)
Operating at -4 F to +140 F (-20C to +60C) for 4
cycles at 5 degree per minute variation
Conforms!
Humidity (Method 507.4) Exposure to 90% relative humidity on temperature cycle -20C to 60C
Conforms!
Vibration (Method 514.5, Proc I, II,
Figure C-17 and C-5 loose cargo)
Clamped down minimum integrity 1 hour / axis and simulates 1,000 miles of transportation / loose cargo
Conforms!
Drop Test (Method 516.5, Proc IV ) 26 drops on each face, side, corner and edge from
36” height onto plywood over concrete
Conforms!
Rain (Method 506.4, Procedure I &
IEC 60529 IP-5X)
Protected against water sprayed from any direction.
Limited ingress permitted.
Conforms!
Blowing Dust (Method 510.4,
Procedure I & IEC 60529 IP-X4)
Exposure to blowing dust. Limited protection against
dust ingress (no harmful deposit)
Conforms!
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DH3 Grounds-up Rugged Design
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• Heavy-duty rugged accessories – 5 wide network charging dock
(+ non network version)
– Single cradle charging dock
– Extended battery
– Protective screen cover
– Belt Holster
• Optional Heavy-duty expansion accessories – 5-wide battery only
charger
– Others via Dual UART Serial expansion interface
DH3 ACCESSORIES FOR AN INTEGRATED RUGGED SOLUTION
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• IR network, GPS for outdoor or even WiFi* thru-out facility with ample bandwidth
– Pervasive footprint and coverage required
– IR emitters require electrical connection
• Venue Content and Captioning – Can use existing audio tour content
– Create captions and audio description scripts
– Recorded voice over or live caption feed
• Durateq ALiCE software applications (Assistive Listening and Captioning Engine)
– Durateq ALiCE Live CONNECT for integration with captioning or digital cinema player
– Durateq ALiCE and ALiCE Live CLIENT for handhelds
• FM transmitters for Assistive Band – Tuned to assistive bands for re-broadcast of Public
Address or featured audio description services
• Consumer devices – Durateq ATV rugged devices dedicated for required on-
site accommodation for CC, AL, and AD
– Enhanced IR, FM tuner, WiFi, optional GPS
– Supports T-coil neck loop transmission
Durateq ATV Solution Components
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Actual size 6”x5”x4”
Actual size 3”dia. x3”
TRACK Emitter
DURATEQ ATV Market Success Customer installations • US National Park Service in various
locations
• Dallas Cowboys New Stadium in Arlington, Texas
• The Hall of the Patriots presented by Raytheon in Boston, Massachusetts
• The World of Coca-Cola in Atlanta, Georgia
• Walt Disney World & Disneyland
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14 DURATEQ ATV INSTALLATIONs at NPS and Counting!
• Softeq Development Corporation teamed up with IDIQ Vendors and Audio Description Solutions to design, build, and install an assistive technology system offering assistive listening (AL) for hard of hearing, and audio description (AD) for people who are blind or have low sight. This system will help NPS to comply with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act and to meet the Title II and III ADA Requirements while providing an immersive guest experience for all NPS Visitor Center guests.
• For more info visit www.softeq.com/nps
Others in the works….WHVC, RORI, AZRU, ACAD, CAVE….
NERI
JAGA
WAPA
MORU
MONO
GETT
FOUN
KEWE
TUAI
VICK
MACA
MEVE
COLO
DEVA
Walt Disney World
• HP recommended Softeq to Walt Disney World’s Safety and Accessibility organization to create a personal device and develop an application to present real-time experiential media to blind, low sight, deaf, and hard of hearing guests. Softeq delivered a rugged handheld based on HP iPAQ and the ALICE app to take advantage of Disney’s proprietary wireless technology. Softeq is Disney’s sole licensee and owns the exclusive commercial marketing rights for this advanced, assistive technology solution.
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Cowboys Stadium
• Softeq & Intelligent Access teamed up to provide a comprehensive “stadium captioning” system utilizing the WiFi network at the new world renowned multi-use stadium. The Durateq ALiCE Live solution provides closed captioning and adds assistive listening plus descriptive narration in English and Spanish. DURATEQ ATV units available for Dallas Cowboys fans and other event patrons. Mobile Captioning can also be accessed with WiFi-enabled consumer devices running an app on consumer mobile phones with browsers – update TBD.
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World of Coca-Cola
• Softeq integrated the DURATEQ ATV solution at The World of Coca-Cola, where it is used for closed captioning, descriptive narration, assistive listening, and for language translation for Spanish, Japanese & English. Special units were created in “Coca-Cola Red.” New exhibit content updates and French translations planned for late 2012.
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The Hall at Patriot Place
• Softeq was involved with the assistive planning for The Hall at Patriot Place before the ground was broken. The Hall is a technologically advanced venue and presented quite an assistive support challenge. The DURATEQ ATV solution was able to meet that challenge with its own technologically advanced assistive features.
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zGames Division
Original game titles released for direct sale
Can port existing mobile applications and games to multiple mobile platforms for customers
Softeq’s zgames division targeting casual gaming market
Titles distributed thru Apple App Store, Android Marketplace, BlackBerry World, and zgames.com
Several titles in development
iPhone and Android Games
Selected Games Experience
Particularly adept at multiplayer
Hundreds of games developed using company SDKs
Wrote “Programming Games” book for Prentice-Hall
Developed Nerf Max Force 3D title for Atari and Hasbro
Developed Multiplayer support for Sega’s Rocket Jockey
Developed unique 3D card game for Motorola set top and NUON
Softeq Outsourcing Division We engage as Partners,
and focus on delivering results!
iPhone Development
Large offshore team with Objective C experience
Investing in Augmented Reality research
Member of iOS Developer Program since inception
Developing applications and games for zGames division
Also licensed to develop “Made for iPod” hardware accessories
Android Development
Porting applications for customers from iPhone to Android platform
Experienced in both low-level Android NDK and SDK
Member of Android Developer Program since inception
Have developed enterprise applications as well as games
Platform (Linux, Java, OpenGL, SQL, and SSL) is already familiar from past projects
The War of the Worlds Games
BlackBerry Development
Platform is more business focused, which matches our Fortune 500 client list
Silver level RIM BlackBerry Partner
Developing applications and games for zgames division
Java base similar to Android, makes porting between platforms easier
Windows Mobile Development
Experience in Windows Phone developemtn
Softeq is based in Houston, where HP mobile division is also based
Have worked with HP for 15+ years
Microsoft Certified Partner
Ran iPAQ Developer Program for HP for five years
Developed both applications and the Software Developer Kits (SDKs)
History of Mobile Development
Administered the iPAQ Developer Program for 5 years
Highly Educated Development Staff Educated and degreed staff
Mix of software and hardware education, backgrounds, and experience
Active ongoing education (Microsoft Certification, etc)
Trained in multiple embedded and mobile technologies
Memberships and Agreements Brief List of Project Relevant Agreements
Full iPhone Developer
Licensed “Made for iPhone” hardware
RIM Blackberry Alliance
Android Developer Program
AT&T Developer Program
HP Business Development Agreement
Microsoft Embedded Partner
Microsoft Certified Partner
SanDisk High Confidentiality Agreement
SanDisk Master Engineering Services Agreement
Product Integration Experience
Home Entertainment
Printers, Scanners, AIO Music Players
Handhelds
Cameras Custom Devices
Flash Memory
Diverse Competencies Languages : ASM, C, C++, .NET (C#, VB/ASP/ADO.NET), Classic ASP, VB
Low level and embedded firmware: ASM, C, C++, Java, custom environments and tools, debuggers
Mobile Development: iPhone, Blackberry, Android, Windows Mobile
Databases : SQL Server 2000/5, Access, Oracle, mySQL
Other Tech: Python, PHP, Java, JSP, J2ME, XML
Front End : HTML, XHTML, HTTP, CSS, JavaScript, Ajax
Design : Graphic Design, Flash Design, Flash Development Support
Quality Assurance via manual and automated methods
Project Management: Agile, onshore, and offshore
Partnering for Success
Why Softeq?
Focused on long term partnership
History of success delivering projects for Disney & others
Extensive mobile development experience
Experienced team with attention to detail
Affordable, fast & thorough