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United States : BEN FRANKLIN spends $475,000 in five high-tech startups [TendersInfo (India)](TendersInfo (India) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern PA is spending $475,000 in five high-tech startups. Situated in the Hershey Center for Applied Research, Simulation Systems, Inc. is developing a virtual reality simulator built around the firm s patent-pending Universal Hand Tool, a computer input device that enables the user to manipulate a virtual micro-surgical tool in a simulated environment for instruction or skill validation. A recipient of seed financing from the Kaufman Foundation and the U.S. Department of Education, State College s Flip Learning has reinvented the textbook from a static and solitary reading tool into a multi-user, digital experience rooted in applied and collective learning. Flip's textbooks incorporate a student's individual engagement with foundational digital content and a practical "learn by doing" application. Super Abrasive Machining Innovation (SAMI) in State College is a subcontracting machining business that provides the latest in super-abrasive machining ability on a job-shop basis to a huge variety of markets including the automotive and industrial sector. The firm provides cost-effective stock removal processes that offer complex geometric shapes while maintaining tight tolerances. Carlisle's CrimeWatch has developed a software platform developed to operate on web and mobile technologies, enabling law enforcement agencies to control, organize and manage fugitive/offender information. The firm's web-based framework links and connects local, state and national agencies, allowing them to organize and instantly essential data. (c) 2014 Euclid Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info). |