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MarketLink a.k.a. High-Tech Speed Dating:

Marketlink is a FREE program that pairs local companies with multinational corporations hoping to identify and license new technologies. MarketLink brings parties of mutual interest together by orchestrating an event that will offer selected companies the opportunity to present to technology executives from visiting corporations in a personalized 1-on-1 session.

What Verizon Wireless is Looking For:

1. Low cost CDMA handsets supporting voice, SMS and data (1XRTT & EVDO)
2. Transportation & Monitoring Devices (Fleet monitoring, asset tracking, house arrest solutions, security monitoring - both residential and commercial properties)
3. Health Care Devices used to measure & transport patient data
4. Social networking and communications devices (hand-held terminals, PDAs, low cost notebooks)
5. Ultra mobile PCs/Mobile Internet Devices
6. Routers-Back up to DSL technology
7. Digital media and entertainment devices with embedded CDMA module or modem - Ex. Cameras and Camcorders connected directly to CDMA Data Network
8. Metering devices for Utilities and Cashless Vending solutions
9. Consumer Electronic devices and Digital Appliances that leverage 1XEVDO technologies
10. Ruggedized PDAs: Interested in sectors including but not limited to construction and government
11. Gaming Devices: Sector targeting young adults
12. Smart Phones and Messaging Devices
13. PC/Laptop with embedded wireless modules/modems
14. PMP/Gaming/Video - No voice
15. Personal Navigation Devices with embedded wireless modules
16. E-Book, E-magazine, E-newspaper Readers
17. Mobile Wallets / Credit Card Replacements (NFC)
18. IM/Text Message/Music Player - No voice
19. Connected electronic devices
20. M2M segmentation-Manufacturing, transportation and distribution, financial services, construction, utility, federal government, military, healthcare, maritime, university
21. Applications that assist consumers measure and manage energy usage in the home, i.e. (a) Devices that provide real-time information regarding current home energy use, overall energy demand and cost that enable home owners to make decisions regarding when to run discretionary appliances (dishwashers, washing machines, dryers, etc.) and where to set their thermostats, and (b) Devices that enable home owners to manage their home’s energy usage remotely – adjust thermostats, turn on/off lights, program when to turn on the dishwasher, adjust the water heater, etc.
22. Applications similar to those above that assist commercial building managers
23. Applications that monitor motor vehicle performance – with specific interest in a device that ties into the computers that run an engine and display mileage performance so that people can adjust their driving habits (also known as the Prius effect)
24. GPS applications that not only provide directions, but can assist logistics companies in tracking the location of vehicles to optimize dispatching
25. Applications that perform inventory management functions (perhaps in conjunction with RFids, ex. for soda and snack vending machines)
26. Add a carbon calculator to the tools section of wireless phones. Would enable people to calculate how much carbon a car, train or plane trip will generate.
27. Remote health monitoring devices that enable patients to transmit information to their doctors and not have to travel to the doctor’s office.
28. Personal video conferencing solutions via a cell phone that enable people to communicate live with another person and avoid having to travel

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