Touch International and NUITEQ Partner to Promote Multi-Touch Technology
Austin, TX/Skellefteå, Sweden – Jan 26, 2011
Industry-leading touch screen manufacturer, Touch International announced today that it has partnered with award-winning software developer, NUITEQ, to adopt its sophisticated multi-touch Snowflake Suite to demonstrate on Touch International’s iPhone-type multi-touch developer kits.
“NUITEQ’s interactive Snowflake software is a proven solution and a fantastic tool to help showcase our multi-touch developer kits,” explains Michael Woolstrum, Touch International CEO. “With Snowflake, our customers are able to easily interact with a variety of applications, giving them a greater understanding for how our touch screens work and how they would function within an end product.”
Using the Snowflake software, Touch International’s MulTI-Touch Projected Capacitive Developer Kits demonstrate comprehensive multi-touch functionality with pin-point accuracy and full gesture capabilities including expand, shrink, flick and rotate. Working seamlessly together, the multi-touch duo allows users to enjoy rapid response times and 10-finger input while interacting with cutting-edge, visually interesting programs including 3D model viewers, map readers, and musical instruments.
Functioning as a layer on top of the Windows® 7 operating system, the Snowflake Suite enriches the touch screen’s multi-touch capabilities in a sharp, easy to navigate format and is equipped with over 20 multi-touch demonstration programs. Recognized around the world as a unique and innovative software program, the Snowflake Suite and NUITEQ have received numerous awards and nominations for their multi-touch technology advances.
“Touch International is a global leader in touch screen manufacturing, so we are delighted to partner with them,” says Harry van der Veen, NUITEQ, CEO. “For us, it is a win-win situation as Touch International’s multi-touch hardware enables Snowflake to showcase its full strengths and capabilities on this platform.”
To learn about how multi-touch technology works, download Touch International’s free multi-touch whitepaper athttp://touchinternational.com/literature/multi-touch-whitepaper.html.
About NUITEQ
NUITEQ is a Swedish technology company that offers advanced off the shelf and customized multi-touch software solutions. Late 2010, the company was awarded the 10th most promising tech startup in the world. Its software product Snowflake Suite, which received a Stevie Awards finalist recognition for Best New Product or Service of the Year 2009 – Media & Entertainment, is available to end clients, software developers, system integrators, VARs, and OEMs. NUITEQ’s vision is to improve the way people interact with technology, by creating engaging user interface experiences.
About Touch International
Touch International, headquartered in Austin, Texas, was founded in 2002 by Michael Woolstrum and long-time veteran, Gary Barrett, the company’s CTO. TI has become a world leader in touchscreen, EMI filter, and enhanced display technology. The company operates its engineering and design facility and corporate headquarters in Austin, Texas as well as a high volume production facility is located in Shenzhen, China.
