“How Engineers Redesigned The Office Chair for Smartphone and Tablet Users”
in Popular Science invites readers to consider the disconnect between the ways we
sit and work, and the chairs and furniture that support us.

From the article:

“About two thirds of workers use at least two devices—tablets, smartphones, computers—every day. Trouble is, standard office chairs are built for people who sit in front of a monitor: back straight, elbows down, feet firmly on the floor. When a person leans, lifts, or hunches, the chair’s armrests and back don’t move with him, causing discomfort. So furniture designers at Steelcase built Gesture, the first chair that supports the slouched backs and roving elbows of mobile-device users.”

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OptiVia named as a Fast 55 nominee by Business Courier,
ranked among fastest growing companies in Cincinnati

Cincinnati-May 10, 2013-The Cincinnati Business Courier recently released its 2013 Fast 55 annual award recipients list, recognizing OptiVia among one of the fastest growing private companies in Greater Cincinnati. Fast 55 nominees were selected based on several key qualification requirements which included at least $1 million in average revenue over three years. In three short years, OptiVia has grown 477%, more than tripling our staff and establishing a nationwide footprint.  Our purpose is clear: save our customers money, thereby increasing profitability.

“OptiVia’s success is measured by the success of our customers.  We take great pride in our approach in helping our customers build a significant competitive advantage through unsurpassed logistics and financial-institution expertise. We are honored by the Business Courier’s Fast 55 recognition as we continue our growth here in the Tri-State and across the nation,” says Mike LaCalameto, General Manager, OptiVia Logistics.

OptiVia is made up of two divisions – Logistics and Banking Equipment.

OptiVia Logistics is a third-party logistics company providing best-in-class solutions for transportation management, warehousing, inventory control and project management. In addition, our transportation management software is designed to reduce overall transportation expense. For more information, visit:  www.OptiVialogistics.com

OptiVia’s Banking Equipment Services offers turnkey project management solutions to financial institutions across the country. This division provides a single-source solution, eliminating the need for multiple vendor coordination – saving time and money.  OptiVia acts as the general contractor on a project including obtaining any required permits, performing site construction, running electric and low-voltage cabling, and installing all the products at a branch.  OptiVia is also a dealer for banking equipment such as ATMs, signage, security products, and more. For more information, visit: www.OptiViabankequip.com

Join OptiVia at Business Courier’s Fast 55 2013 luncheon event this June 6^th at the Hyatt Regency Cincinnati.

• When: Thursday, June 6, 2013, 11:30am-1:30pm
• Where: Hyatt Regency Cincinnati, 151 W. Fifth Street Cincinnati OH 45202
• To Register, Click Here: http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/event/73301

From the article:

“The first ergonomic chairs rolled into offices in the 1970s. Since then, chairs have become ever more accommodating to workers’ peculiarities. One can adjust everything from the height of the seat to a chair’s ‘tilt limiter’ and ‘tilt tension.’ Recent research on the perils of sitting have brought calls for even healthier chairs.

“Steelcase studied the effect of new gadgets (such as iPads and iPhones) on 2,000 sitters in 11 countries. These devices encouraged sitters to squirm a lot, says Mr. [James] Ludwig, Steelcase’s vice-president of global design.

“The company identified nine new postures, including ‘the Swipe,’ with a worker bent over a tablet, and ‘the Take it In,’ a reclined posture for reading or, one assumes, taking a nap. Steelcase’s new $700-880 Gesture chair moves with a sitter in his various poses.”

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Technology is the single greatest force driving the changes in the way we work, live and behave. The new, multiple devices we deploy throughout our work day allow us to flow between tasks, fluidly, and frequently. Gesture is the first chair designed to support our interactions with today’s technologies. It was inspired by the movement of the human body and created for the way we work today.

Link here for more info.