BMEA

A new sales role has arisen at one of members, Scanstrut a company well known for design and manufacture of installation solutions for marine electronics. They are looking for someone to join their busy sales department.

Don’t miss out on the great opportunity to get up to date with the NMEA 2000 standard. There are a few places still available on the workshop, which is being held in Egham on 7 December 2011. The workshop runs from 11:00 – 16:00 and covers the following:

Lowrance is pleased to announce the launch of the Mark-4 greyscale and Elite-4 colour series – its new line-up of compact, dual frequency fishfinders with DownScan ImagingÔ (DSI) and fishfinder/chartplotter options. The new models feature an incredibly bright LED-backlit, 3.5-inch display that provides exceptional visibility at wider viewing angles, as well as readability in all weather conditions, including direct sunlight.

UK manufacturer, Digital Yacht, has won the electronics category of 2011 DAME Award at METS (Marine Equipment Trade Show). The prize was awarded at this morning’s breakfast briefing. The product that impressed the panel of 10 judges the most was iAIS, which wirelessly links a boat’s navigation data to the Apple iPhone, iPad or iTouch.

I recently wrote a Blog about Google+, Google’s challenge to Facebook on my Marketing website (http://www.easimarkeing.com ). I said that with 40m profiles so far, there is healthy debate about who is actually using Google+ outside of the social media and technology sectors. I said that Google would have great difficulty in switching the average person’s allegiance to their new platform. However, this week, Google has introduced new pages allowing organisations to set up business pages to interact with their customers which might just change my thinking.

Three members of staff from Icom UK will be raising money and awareness for men’s health this Movember….we meant November. Darrell Bosley (Commercial Product Specialist), Virgil Parker (Marine & Avionic Product Specialist) and Ian Lockyer (Marketing Manager) are taking part in Movember, an event dedicated to growing moustaches and raising awareness and money for specifically prostate and testicular cancer.

Digital Yacht has launched a new AIS product designed specifically for use with PC based navigation systems. The new AIS receiver, called uAIS, connects via USB direct to a PC or MAC and comes with a 5m USB cable. Its integrated antenna makes it a true plug ‘n’ play AIS solution for your onboard computer.

Digital Yacht has launched a new iPhone and iPad App called iOnBoard. It is designed for use with any of their wireless navigation products including their WLN10 NMEA to wireless server, BOATraNet and iAIS system.

The Navionics charting app for the iPhone and iPad has been a popular choice for sailors, but a limitation has been connecting it to your onboard systems. Digital Yacht has produced a new product called iNAVConnect which acts as a wireless gateway for your onboard systems.

UK manufacturer, Digital Yacht, has been nominated for the prestigious DAME Award at this year’s METS in Amsterdam, just a month after winning the highly revered NMEA 2011 Technology Award for BOATraNET, which is the world’s first wireless navigation server for boats.