IRVINE, Calif., October 20, 2011 – EON Reality, the world’s leading interactive 3D solutions provider, in conjunction with the Southeastern Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SiMT) exhibited the suite of EON 3D interactive and simulation technology solutions at the upstate New York “Innovation in Action” seminar on October 11th at Kodak’s Eastman Business Park, 200 West Ridge Road, Rochester. EON Reality and the SiMT have had a long standing relationship over the past five years assisting clients with leading edge technology solutions in the area of 3D and Virtual Reality.

The “Innovation in Action” event is hosted by the upstate NY consortium of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) consulting groups providing a one-day seminar to help manufacturers leverage the wealth of tools, services and infrastructure available in Western New York to energize the region’s economy and promote job growth through innovation. High Tech Rochester, a catalyst for entrepreneurship and innovation-based growth in the Greater Rochester, NY Region, was one of the event sponsors.

“MEP is the nation’s champion of manufacturing,” said Hutch Hutchison, Manager, New Product Development, High Tech Rochester. “We address a company’s obstacles to success, identifying and leveraging resources to help companies maximize their potential and grow their business.”  “The concept of Innovation Engineering gives our client manufacturers a structured process for creating, communicating, and commercializing innovative ideas,” Hutchison said. “3D Interactive and simulation technology is a perfect fit to compliment the various phases of this process.”

About High Tech Rochester
HTR is a non-profit economic development organization that serves as a catalyst for entrepreneurship and innovation-based growth in the Greater Rochester, NY Region. HTR manages two startup business incubators – the Lennox Tech Enterprise Center and the Rochester BioVenture Center – and works with small manufacturing companies to help them become more competitive, through operational improvement and new growth strategies.

HTR serves as the NYSTAR-designated Regional Technology Development Center for the Rochester / Finger Lakes region, through which it operates programs of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP). Learn more at: www.htr.org.

About Southeastern Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SiMT)
The Southeastern Institute of Manufacturing and Technology is the premiere technical service provider, and training facility, for industry in the southeastern portion of the United States. It’s state of the art facilities are located on a 146-acre campus in Florence, SC. SiMT provides engineering/CAD/CAM, rapid prototyping, and 3D/virtual reality services as well as leading edge manufacturing workforce development and business process training. www.simt.com

About EON Reality
EON Reality, Inc. is the world’s leading interactive 3D visual content management and virtual reality software provider. EON Reality provides state-of-the-art 3D display technology for immersive and stereoscopic viewing, from portable tablet PCs and glass free stereo display systems to curved-screen and immersive rooms consisting of multi-channel projection walls. The technology foundation for developing interactive digital content includes importing the most common 3D animation formats into EON’s authoring software and creating modules and applications that can be viewed on various display systems. EON’s technology solutions enable all organizations to more effectively visually communicate, collaborate and accelerate knowledge transfer.

Industry leaders, including Atlas Copco, Bechtel, Boeing, Bombardier, Hon, Intel, Lexus, Lufthansa -Teknik, Lowell Manufacturing, Peterbilt, Samsung, Siemens Medical, Suzuki, Tobyhanna Army Depot, Toyota and Whirlpool use EON solutions to enhance the interactive user experience to effectively increase sales, better communicate product functionality and decrease the cost of service, training and technical support. Some educational institutions who have adopted EON’s technology solutions include: the Kentucky Community and Technical College System, the Southeastern Institute of Manufacturing and Technology (located on the campus of the Florence-Darlington Technical College), Old Dominion University, Marquette University, Milwaukee Area Technical College, Discovery World Museum, Oklahoma City Community College, Concord University, North Dakota State University, Texas State Technical College – Waco, El Paso Community College, University of Alabama, University of Hawaii, Lansing Community College, University of Kentucky, Maysville Community and Technical College, Miami University, Red Rocks Community College. For further information, visit www.eonreality.com.