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http://www.craigpeterson.comCraig opens the show with his review and comment on Tech that made news. This week he talks about the technology that makes our latest devices work.

www.qnx.comAs director of product management at BlackBerry’s QNX Software Systems, Grant Courville is responsible for managing the company’s global product strategy for the automotive and general embedded markets. He has more than 25 years of experience in the embedded industry, including 20 years with QNX in a wide range of roles, from software development to leadership positions in marketing, professional services, sales, and marketing.Grant’s QNX experience is complemented by senior roles with Curtiss-Wright Controls and Tilcon Software.

www.atmel.comPatrick Hanley joined Atmel Corporation in August 2010 and is the product marketing manager for the Touch Technology team focusing on maXTouch. Prior to that Mr. Hanley focused on Atmel’s QTouch products, (Atmel’s capacitive Buttons, Sliders, and Wheels BSW), and maXFusion (Atmel’s touchscreen and sensor hub hybrid products). Mr. Hanley’s responsibility includes defining and pricing new products, developing sales collateral and many other functions for the success of the maXTouch product line within the Touch Business Unit at Atmel.Prior to joining Atmel, Mr. Hanley held various roles at Cypress Semiconductor in three divisions including its Data Communications Division, Consumer & Computations Division and Memory & Imaging Division. His roles ranged from product marketing engineering, business operations to pricing. During his tenure at Cypress he achieved a number of outstanding accomplishments including the founding of Cypress’ Value Based Selling (VBS), definition of the original touchscreen segmentation and of PSoC 3 & 5 pricing, successful increasing of margins year-over-year with both proprietary and commodity teams and management of the commodity team during its most profitable quarter in Cypress’ history.Mr. Hanley holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering (BSEE) and a minor in business administration from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wis.

www.craigpeterson.comCraig shares updates on Amazon's drone deliveries, and how Apple topped the sales over Microsoft.

www.quantuminterface.comMr. Josephson, the Company’s founder, spearheads the development and design of the company’s motion-based UX, UI, software products and IP portfolio. He brings a wealth of experience in working with Government agencies at Federal, State and local levels, and has worked on projects from the Tokomak Fusion Reactor Project / Ion Beam Acceleration Rail Gun to current work on the future of Heads Up Displays, Dynamic UI’s, VR and AR interfaces and sensor fusion technologies, including new products and systems for DOD implementations.Mr. Josephson comes from an academic family, and began taking music theory and then mechanical engineering courses at the University of Texas at ages 9 and 11, eventually entering the UT Honors Engineering Program studying mechanical engineering, metallurgy and wave dynamics.  He has a 25 plus year history as a company owner, executive and founder in construction, technology and new products companies, and helped to bring technological advancements and UIX improvements to private and governmental agencies.

http://www.craigpeterson.comCraig wraps up this week's show with quick news on why Twitter is being sued for helping the growth of ISIS.

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For over 25 years J.J. Schoch has been shaping products, strategies and markets in the technology and media industries, where he routinely transforms innovative concepts into leading products that outpace competition.Mr. Schoch comes to Phoenix with a long history of successful product development and team building within several major PC utilities companies. As Vice President of Marketing at iolo technologies, Mr. Schoch was responsible for refocusing the company around its best-in-class computer performance product, System Mechanic, which he grew into the #1 product in its category, more than doubling the company's revenue.As Vice President of Strategic Marketing at Panda Security, Mr. Schoch’s ability to see beyond current industry-wide solutions and focus on an industry- first behavioral technology resulted in an 80% increase in revenue. He also built and focused the marketing team through an aggressive CPC/CPM initiative which led to a 300% growth rate of e-commerce revenue.Mr. Schoch was Senior Product Manager at CyberMedia (later acquired by McAfee) where he managed their flagship product, First Aid, overhauling the quality and brand image. Product sales then exceeded 120,000 units a month and First Aid became a $90-million annual asset. He also built and sustained an 85% market share despite relentless competition from major software manufacturers such as Symantec, McAfee and QuarterDeck.At Symantec, Mr. Schoch was a Senior Product Manager responsible for the conception, design and marketing of the enormously successful 1990s product Norton Desktop for Windows. Throughout the productΓÇÖs life cycle, he maintained its status as the top seller in its category, dominating 80% of the marketplace. Prior to Symantec, Mr. Schoch was one of the founding employees at Peter Norton Computing which pioneered the massive PC Utility software industry.

http://www.craigpeterson.comCraig addresses concerns from callers wanting to know more about the new iPad Pro.

http://www.craigpeterson.comCraig opens the show with his review and comment on Tech that made news. This week he discusses how to unleash your computer's potential with the latest in technology.

http://www.macsales.com Larry O’Connor is Founder and CEO of Other World Computing, Inc. (OWC), a manufacturer and
e-Tailer of Solid State Drives, data storage solutions, memory and accessories for Mac and PC computers. Started in 1988, the company has become an innovative leader in developing/delivering non-Apple/non-PC manufacturer storage solutions and upgrades to extend the performance, use-life of the SMB’s and individual’s computing device investment. In addition to guiding the technology and solutions activities for OWC, Larry also serves at the President of Newer Technology, Inc. and Price.com. An alumnus of Marquette University, O’Connor’s strong industry commitment has made him a sought-after speaker at numerous industry events and earned him numerous business and industry awards.