HID Labs Digital Lighting Solution Highlighted June 16, 2009 ...Antonio Espinosa opens up a ballast – the boxy device that controls the high intensity discharge (HID) lights you see at stadiums and big box retailers – and points to a large gray cube inside of it that is a crucial component in turning on the bulb. "It is a piece of lead. It is 70-year-old technology we are competing against," he said. Espinosa, CEO of HID Laboratories, is hoping to replace that hunk of lead and other components with a ballast relies on digital technology, such as microprocessors and networking equipment, that can both reduce power consumption and increase the capabilities of HID lights. >> View article

HID Labs Announces Industry's First High-Efficiency Smart Lighting Platform June 16, 2009 HID Laboratories, a provider of intelligent high-intensity lighting solutions, today unveiled the lighting industry's first high-efficiency, high-performance smart lighting and control platform. The company's new SmartPod™ Luminaire enables HID lighting solutions that are up to 60 percent more efficient, deliver superior lumen performance, and eliminate the need for building owners and lighting engineers to replace or rewire existing installations. >> View article

HP to Resell SynapSense Wireless Sensors as HP Environmental Edge June 10, 2009 ...HP will sell the SynapSense sensor equipment branded as the HP Environmental Edge. It monitors variables such as temperature and humidity in a data center to help companies identify inefficiencies, such as areas where hot and cold air are mixing. >> View article

HP to Use SynapSense Technology in Web 2.0, Cloud and High Performance Computing June 10, 2009 ...HP Data Center Environmental Edge uses a system of wireless sensors placed throughout a data center to monitor a variety of variables, such as temperature, humidity, air pressure and power utilization. The system provides real-time visualization of environmental variables so administrators can perform root cause analysis to eliminate excess operational costs. >> View article

WiSpry Closes Additional Series C Financing June 2, 2009 WiSpry, Inc., the leader in programmable radio frequency (RF) semiconductor products for the wireless industry, today announced the closing of an additional $10 million of Series C financing, bringing the total of the Series C round to $20 million. >> View article

SpectraSensors Secures $6M in New Funding May 18, 2009 SpectraSensors, Inc., a leading supplier of optical sensors for industrial and environmental gas sensing applications, announced the company has raised in excess of $6M in new financing from both its current investors as well as new investors. >> View article

ARV's Barbara Grant and SynapSense Highlighted in Feature Story on UC Davis Energy Efficiency Center May 1, 2009 The United States generates more energy than any other country in the world -- and wastes more than half of it. Efficiency, it turns out, can be a rich resource. >> View article

Remarks of the Honorable Doris O. Matsui at the Committee on Energy and Commerce Hearing: “The American Clean Energy and Security Act”. April 21, 2009 ...When I was home last week, I saw numerous examples of how Sacramentans are already generating new clean energy opportunities... I visited an innovative company called SynapSense that helps data centers improve their cooling capabilities. SynapSense is working with HID Laboratories which is developing energy-efficient lighting technologies. Both companies are on the brink of revolutionizing the way commercial businesses save money on energy efficiency strategies... >> View article

IntelliDOT's CEO James Sweeney Discusses a Fantastic Voyage April 16, 2009 Half a century ago, in a film called “Fantastic Voyage”, a tiny Raquel Welch and her team were sent into a dying patient’s body in a nano-submarine to save his life. Technology has still not advanced quite that far, but today’s sophisticated devices and diagnostics are getting ever closer. ...James Sweeney is one of the few entrepreneurs to have achieved commercial success, not once but half a dozen times, with businesses selling personal medical devices. His current firm, America’s IntelliDOT, makes small wireless devices used for medical monitoring. >> View article

James M. Sweeney named Chairman and CEO of IntelliDOT April 3, 2009 IntelliDOT Corporation, a leading provider of wireless handheld barcode point-of-care (BPOC) solutions to hospitals, today announced that James M. Sweeney has been appointed Chairman and CEO. >> View article

IntelliDOT System Demonstrated on The Oprah Winfrey Show! March 16, 2009 Dr. Oz says many factors contribute to medical mistakes. First, he says doctors shouldn't be using pens and pencils—19th-century tools—in a 21st-century world. "Computerized order entry and, more importantly, these bar coding systems that Dennis is talking about have dramatically changed the way practice is conducted in hospitals," Dr. Oz says. >> View article

SynapSense Receives $7 Million in New Investments to Expand Leadership in Wireless Data Center Energy Initiatives March 9, 2009 SynapSense Corporation, a leading provider of wireless energy efficiency solutions for the data center, today announced that the company has received $7 million in additional investments. >> View article

UC Davis Research Paves The Way for Entrepreneurs January 16, 2009 Businesses don’t always go it alone when trying to bring the next green thing to market. Many tap into the research done on college campuses such as the University of California Davis. >> View article