Tampa, FL (June 21, 2011) – A yet unidentified component of coffee interacts with the beverage's caffeine, which could be a surprising reason why daily coffee intake protects against Alzheimer's disease. A new Alzheimer's mouse study by researchers at the University of South Florida found that this interaction boosts blood levels of a critical growth factor that seems to fight off the Alzheimer's disease process. see more...

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Jim Stafford

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Shawnee company's newest system perks up economic interest in coffee

BY TOM WALKER President and CEO of i2E Inc., a not-for-profit corporation that mentors many of the state's technology-based startup companies.

When you are in the business of creating companies and jobs from advanced technologies, you see the most amazing technical developments. But sometimes you wish you could hear from a company that makes a...

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While competing against other technology companies in bio fuel, pharma, energy and technology areas, Perk Dynamics, Inc.'s coffee management and mobile payment/receipt, being demonstrated at the World Mobility Congress in Barcelona, technology won Best in Show in Tulsa, OK. Sometimes the best solutions are right in our coffee cup yet easily overlooked. Read more about the summit; http://journalrecord.com/2011/02/16/tech-companies-make-pitches-at-tulsa-summit-finance/

WMF has teamed with Perk Dynamics, Inc. to offer an integrated set of software to make managing coffee and espresso operations much easier and providing functionality that helps contribute to profits. See more...

Though the economy has taken a beating over the last three years, local investors are willing to open their checkbooks to help fund the next big tech thing.

That's the message from those who attended the 2011 Technology Ventures Summit, a two-day conference for tech startups to showcase their ideas and products to investors who could help them grow.

Read more from this Tulsa World article at http://www.tulsaworld.com/business/article.aspx?subjectid=52&articleid=20110217_52_E1_CUTLIN824&archive=yes

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By Jerry Leeman – C.E.O. at Perk Dynamics, Inc

Quality and consistency are required of all brands to be successful, and when operations are over multiple locations, it is always a challenge to maintain control to deliver the consistent quality customers demand.  Slowly but surely, the tools to provide insight and control, even when you are not in the restaurant, are being made available.  Computer sensors are showing up in every type of device used in the industry.  Deep fryers, refrigerators, freezers, air conditioning, and even coffee machines have sensors and digital data.  Perk Dynamics and La Cimbali have partnered to provide a Super Automatic espresso/cappuccino machine that can be monitored remotely and reprogrammed from a central location.  Yes, there are many gaps that still need to be filled, but with technology becoming more reliable and inexpensive to implement these sensors can improve overall operation and reduce costs.  The big issue is getting the data to a place where it really has value.

When the computer industry went to distributed processing in the 80’s using desktop PCs, many moves were made to de-centralize management.  What quickly became apparent was that centralized management was still essential to be effective.  Although the processing was distributed, the task of managing the network and the support operations and help desk remained more effective centralized. As the hospitality and restaurant industries equipment becomes more intelligent and can provide usage data, messages, alerts and alarms, there will be advantages to having that information available in a central location.  See More...

Taking Control of Your Brand Through Remote Management | Hotel F&B Observer

Computer sensors are showing up in every type of device used in the industry. Deep fryers, refrigerators, freezers, air conditioning, and even coffee machines have sensors and digital data. Two innovative companies, Perk Dynamics and La Cimbali, have partnered to provide a leading edge automatic espresso/cappuccino machine that can be monitored remotely and reprogrammed from a central location. This new product innovation could be ideal for hotel lobby kiosks, resorts/spa area, hotel restaurants, and for high traffic convention areas. read more...