“We’re very excited to have our longtime collaborator Bernie Borges showcase CaptureTab at Social Fresh EAST,” said Jody Haneke, president of Haneke Design, a leading interactive design and development firm specializing in mobile solutions. “CaptureTab was designed to help clients accomplish the four goals for trade show success: driving traffic, attracting attention, securing and providing information, and leaving a memorable impression on prospects. Coupled with the high-value prize Find and Convert is offering booth visitors, we are confident they will achieve increased participation and meaningful engagement with their prospects.”

CaptureTab offers trade show exhibitors an exciting and novel way to showcase their product and service offerings to potential prospects while obtaining leads and other data from them. CaptureTab is customizable, and affords companies the option to incentivize survey participation with things like giveaways, rewards, discounts, and other prizes. In addition, CaptureTab features an integrated QR code scanning feature, where trade show participants can scan a customized QR code given to them before the show, have their contact data automatically entered into the app, and send an alert to the booth owner when their most important clients arrive, all in real-time. And thanks to the iPad’s total portability, company representatives can interact with people anywhere on the trade show floor – in their booth, at a café table, or during a breakout session.

Haneke Design can customize the survey to a company’s desired look and product or service. All of the data is stored and synchronized with Haneke Design’s server, and since CaptureTab is a native application, network connectivity is not required. Users don’t have to worry about spotty Internet connection and can roam the trade show floor, interacting with as many prospects as possible. After the show, the data gathered on the iPad can be exported in various formats.

Haneke Design can customize the survey to a company’s desired look and product or service. All of the data is stored and synchronized with Haneke Design’s server, and since CaptureTab is a native application, network connectivity is not required. Users don’t have to worry about spotty Internet connection and can roam the trade show floor, interacting with as many prospects as possible. After the show, the data gathered on the iPad can be exported in various formats.

Social Fresh is one of the nation’s top social media industry conferences. Social Fresh EAST, at the Doubletree Hilton Tampa Westshore on February 6 and 7, will feature an all-star lineup of speakers from the social verse, including Scott Monty of Ford Motor Company, Jay Baer of Convince and Convert, and Christopher Penn of WhatCounts. The program features a mix of keynote presentations, workshops and breakout sessions, and networking. Additional conference details can be found at http://socialfreshconference.com/event/east-2012/ and updates via twitter at #SocialFresh.

“It’s an honor for Haneke Design to be chosen as a finalist in this highly competitive category,” said Jody Haneke, president of Haneke Design. “It’s very exciting to have our first product, CaptureTab, recognized and supported by our local business and tech industry peers.”

The second annual BizTech, hosted by the Tampa Bay Business Journal and the Tampa Bay Technology Forum, will bring together local area businesses and technology vendors. The summit will kick off with an expo featuring exhibitors providing products and/or services covering areas such as software, hardware, consulting, information technology, telecommunications, web services, mobile applications, and much more. The expo will be followed by an awards luncheon honoring Tampa Bay area businesses for their innovation and leadership.

CaptureTab is an iPad survey application that allows companies to better engage prospects, collect valuable contact information and get immediate feedback at trade shows and conferences. The application was designed to help clients accomplish the four goals for trade show success: driving traffic, attracting attention, securing and providing information, and leaving a memorable impression on prospects. CaptureTab achieves these goals by offering an exciting and fun way for companies to showcase their product and service offerings to potential prospects, while obtaining leads and other data from them. CaptureTab is customizable, and offers customers the option to incentivize survey participation with things like giveaways, rewards, discounts, and other prizes.

Additionally, CaptureTab features an integrated QR code scanning feature, where trade show participants can scan a customized QR code given to them before the show, have their contact data automatically entered into the app, and send an alert to the booth owner when their most important clients arrive, all in real-time. And thanks to the iPad’s total portability, company representatives can also leverage the device to interact with people in their booth, at a café table, or in a breakout session.

The BizTech Innovation Summit Awards & Expo will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on March 17. For additional information and registration, visit tbtf.org or click here.

On February 4, Haneke will host a roundtable dedicated to the discussion of Design Opportunities. Students travel to various roundtables throughout the day to sit with the hosts, inquire about trends and opportunities in their fields, and exchange valuable information and contacts. To add to the rich, personal experience of the roundtables, Ringling will also host two general sessions featuring keynote speakers. On Friday, February 3rd, students will hear an evening presentation from Rob Humphrey, Lead University Evangelist from LinkedIn. On Saturday, February 4th, the day begins with another keynote by Moby Francke, Visual Designer of Valve Software.

For more information, visit http://www.ringling.edu/index.php?id=248&ext=

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“We’re very proud to learn that the Z4 mobile application we built together with the ZVRS team has won such prestigious recognition from the deaf community,” said Jody Haneke, president of Haneke Design. “They have emerged as the mobility leader in the VRS industry, and are continuously developing new products and services that keep them miles ahead of their competitors. It’s especially rewarding to be working with them on projects like this that have such a positive impact on the lives of deaf and hard of hearing Americans.”
The winning Z4 application allows users to:

• Make, receive and return videophone calls using point-to-point calling or video relay services
• Call any party in their phone’s contact list as well as those stored in their personal contact list on The Z’s server
• Access The Z’s YouTube channel and video training library
• Manage their personal customer account and “one number” settings from their mobile device.

The newest version of Z4 also features video mail (instead of voice mail) that allows users to view and delete video mail messages, plus email and Internet access. Pressing the Call button will initiate a call to a sign language interpreter at The Z’s call center, then connect directly to the desired hearing party. The interpreter will then translate the conversation between the client and the other party. Calls can also be made directly to other videophones in instances where no sign language interpreter is needed.

“Engaging with Haneke Design to develop our mobile applications has kept us in step with the technology our customers rely on to communicate while on the go,” said Lydia Runnels, vice president of product development for ZVRS. “Their team has paid close attention to both the functional aspects and the overall user experience of these applications.”

About ZVRS (The Z®)
The Z, a for-profit company headquartered in Clearwater, Florida, was spun out from Communication Service for the Deaf (CSD), a non-profit corporation, in 2006. Of the company’s 400 employees, 60 percent of the full time employees are deaf or hard of hearing, including four members of the executive management team.

The Z is certified by and operates under FCC regulations and is remunerated for VRS calls processed from the Telecommunications Relay Service Fund. For more information about The Z, please visit http://www.zvrs.com

“It’s incredible how well Professor Kumar’s students grasped the importance of user experience, practical functionality, and relevant engagement as we went over their assignments,” said Haneke, whose company has designed mobile solutions for companies ranging from Fortune 500 corporations to small businesses. “Most of them use mobile applications on a daily basis, so they already have a sense of what separates their go-to apps from those that are a waste of time.  I helped them mesh the client’s business objectives with the consumer’s need for simplicity and utility to develop concepts that yield a win-win for both parties. The judges and company representatives were extremely impressed with the quality of research, attention to process, and alignment with business goals that was evident in the solutions they presented.”

The winning team developed a concept tailored to the criteria set forth by multi-channel retailer HSN. Students on the team included Elizabeth Halenkamp, Jennifer Pelletier, Mayssour Assemar, Rebecca Geiger, and Run Fei Hu.

Professor Kumar recruited the four companies earlier this semester to submit marketing challenges for which his students would devise mobile solutions.  Once the assignments were distributed, the teams met with company representatives to ensure that they understood the organization’s business objectives.  Haneke then went over the requirements with each team and gave guidance to them as they progressed with their concept development. 

The judges were Robert Forsythe, dean of USF College of Business; Jody Haneke; Peter Kageyama, author, For the Love of Cities; Marvin Scaff, founder, Gazelle Labs; and Kyle Schroeder, vice president, Skyway Capital Partners.

Each team had ten minutes to present.  The judges were asked to evaluate each team’s presentation on criteria including the relevance of the app in meeting the company’s stated goals, use of research to justify the app’s features, extent to which the mobile offers utility-based functionality, clarity of the presentation, and professionalism.  
 
“All too often, we hear employers bemoaning the fact that they can’t find talent coming out of universities with the skills they require right now, and students lamenting the fact that they have to leave the market to find jobs,” said Haneke.  “By collaborating with local universities on projects like these, we hope to strengthen the region’s tech workforce. If we work with professors to give students the skills growing companies like mine need most, we’ll be able to keep more of the great young talent they produce here in Tampa Bay.”

Jody Haneke studied Graphic Design at Ringling College. As a student designer, he was taught how to do visualizations, storyboarding, sketching and other techniques to better understand complex sequences and user personas. Even now, more than fifteen years after graduation, this training constantly informs his work. Jody talks about Ringling’s influence on his career and his road from student to dot-com entrepreneur to head of one of the country’s top shops for desktop, tablet and mobile device solutions in the Fall 2011 issue of Perspectives Magazine. Read the full story beginning on Page 30 here.

“The Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon has become one of the most exciting sports and music events in the country,” said Dan Vaughan, VP Digital Media, Competitor Group, Inc. “With Haneke Design, we found collaborators who could perfectly translate our vision for a user-friendly mobile app that would capture the series’ excitement, and help athletes and visitors plan their training, trips, and course strategy. They took our original concept for the app and made terrific suggestions for adding greater value and utility to it. We’re sure it will be a winner with everyone involved in the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series.”

The Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series mobile application lets users find information about upcoming races in the series, select and filter those that are of interest, and get details for each specific race event. It leverages the WordPress web site’s content management system so that updates made within the web site automatically flow to the application. Users who download the app do not need to update it manually since it is always current.

In addition, the Haneke Design team created a custom map editor that allows the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon team to create and customize maps in the web site. When the maps are updated in the web site, they are automatically updated in the mobile application as well. The dynamic map of the area for each marathon in the series is overlaid with dynamic waypoints including maps of the running course and vicinity, the location of water stops and bands playing along the route. The application also features geo-location, a race specific Twitter feed, race day weather forecasts, mobile web site links, expo information, local hotel listings, and access to related social networks.

“Our development team took a strategic approach to building out the application and integrating it with The Competitor Group’s existing infrastructure,” said Jody Haneke, president of Haneke Design.

The Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series mobile application is available for free download in Apple’s App Store and the Android Market.

Offering participants a unique running experience in 24 cities across the world, the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series features live local bands, cheerleaders and a venue for thousands of fans to cheer on their friends and family.

The Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon events create a community wide celebration by combining on course entertainment with a finish line festival and post-race concert. Past Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon concert headliners have included Pit Bull, Neon Trees, Journey, B-52s, Goo Goo Dolls and Bret Michaels.

“Haneke Design allowed us to follow through with our vision for how our new corporate website would look,” said Nathan Christopher, Corporate Communications Associate, XOS Digital. “From beginning to end, this project was a smooth implementation because their designers and project managers were on top of every little detail.”

The new website offers an intuitive presentation that readily enables visitors to access the information and services they need. It incorporates rich media, video, social media links, and integration with the site’s ecommerce platform.

About XOS Digital, Incorporated

Founded in 1999, XOS Digital is the leading provider of digital asset management solutions for collegiate and professional sports organizations. Conference officials, league offices, coaching staffs and athletic departments rely on the XOS portfolio of products and services to manage, analyze, archive, distribute, protect and monetize their digital assets. The XOS Thunder™ Coaching Platform, XOS Xchange™, XOS PlayerOnDemand™, XOS

Digital Licensing Portal™, and the XOS Digital Sports Network™ digital media distribution technology provide the most advanced, comprehensive digital asset management solution available in the world. For more information, visit www.xosdigital.com.

NYSE Connect provides unique benefits to the companies’ management and employees such as exclusive information, data, insights, webinars, real-time connection, and unprecedented access to exchange experts and representatives.

The NYSE Euronext iPad application features internal and external contact listings, detailed contact information and client coverage community information.  It provides a history of account activities, actions, dependencies, and relationships to other accounts or individuals.