Share your videos with the world

As spring home buying season picks up, Bank of the West has released a series of educational videos to help consumers understand and navigate the home purchase process. Mortgages In Brief are short videos available on Bank of the West’s YouTube channel that give consumers some of the essential information on down payments, credit scores, loan costs and documentation. The mortgage videos feature Karen Mayfield, who heads the Bank’s team of mortgage bankers. Mortgages In Brief are the latest videos in the Bank’s popular In Brief Series designed to educate consumers on financial matters. To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/players/English/61199-bank-of-the-west-releases-homebuyer-videos

Designed to help developers obtain safety certifications, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today announced its new Hercules safety microcontroller platform for medical, industrial and transportation applications. The platform consists of three ARM Cortex-based microcontroller families that deliver scalable performance, connectivity, memory and safety features for applications that require a high level of reliability. Unlike many microcontrollers that rely heavily on software for safety capabilities, Hercules microcontrollers implement safeguards in hardware to maximize performance and reduce software overhead. Coupled with robust tools, software and safety documentation, this functionality gives developers the headroom to differentiate their end products and speed time to market. For more information, visit www.ti.com/hercules-pr-lp. To view Multimedia News Release, go to http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/texasinstruments/39162/