SCIRC t1 in the News
Media and Press
kit materials
August 17th, 2007 Missouri Ruralist
'Remote Control Research'
Reid Smeda watches weeds grow as part of his research. Now,
thanks to a remote camera, the agronomist can sit in his
air-conditioned office in Waters Hall at the University of Missouri
and check his plots 10 miles away at an Agricultural Experiment
Station. In the future, he may monitor several farms at once.
Read the Missouri
Ruralist Story
February 14th, 2007 News 10 NBC
Rochester 'New technology from RIT is bringing more jobs to the
area '
A new breakthrough product developed in Rochester is about to
begin mass production in the Flower City. It's also bringing new
jobs to Rochester and state of the art technology to the world.
News 10NBC takes a closer look at DigitalXtractions, and it's SCIRC
t1.
December 26th, 2006 Democrat and
Chronicle 'Firm has eye on market'
Marc Blumenfeld thought he was just being friendly when he
offered to wire up a webcam to help a neighbor keep tabs on the
total renovations of his house. The next thing you know, it changed
his life. Blumenfeld's innocent little favor put him on the path to
found DigitalXtractions, a Rochester-based startup company that
will soon begin full production on a state-of-the-art Internet
camera.
Read
the Democrat and Chronicle Story
December 17th, 2006 Time Warner's
RNews 'SCIRC Video Transmits Real Time'
Is it Big Brother, or is it just protecting your assets?
Whatever you want to call it, the growing desire to keep a real
time watch on your property is helping a local entrepreneur build a
high tech business. It may also add more than 100 jobs by the end
of 2007.
Read the RNews
Story
December 6th, 2006 WHAM 1180 Radio
Business report
March 17, 2006 DigitalXtractions
Inc. and RIT form sponsored research partnership.
DigitalXtractions Inc. announced today the formation of a new
partnership with the Rochester Institute of Technology to develop
advanced versions of their Self Contained Internet Remote camera
systems known as "The i". DigitalXtractions will take up residence
at the RIT High Tech Incubator known as Venture Creations. Venture
Creations creates an environment for RIT students, faculty, staff
and alumni to enable them to develop solutions to problems of
economic and commercial importance. Venture Creations assists with
the growth and success of their new enterprises to create value for
stakeholders. Venture Creations fosters an entrepreneurial spirit
within RIT providing services and programs that support and
contribute to the vision to be a "Category of One University".