It is interesting to be in the middle of a high-tech event such as the {complink 2294|Google} acquisition of {complink 12925|Motorola Mobility Inc.} and then watch TV news (including the business channels). The Google-MM event did merit coverage, but it wasn't the lead story, as it would have been on EBN TV. It fell somewhere…
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A company can differentiate itself in the consumer electronics sector with excellent after-sales service. Medion AG, a manufacturer of consumer electronics and IT products, has established its reputation on such service. But in a market characterized by short product lifecycles, expensive spare parts, and uncertain demand for replacement parts, how can a company guarantee its…
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PHOENIX — Avnet Electronics Marketing, an operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), today announced the appointment of Ravi Kichloo to lead the global Business Migration Team. In this critical role, Kichloo will assist Avnet’s growing number of customers seeking cross-regional support for design- and manufacturing-based activities. Kichloo is a 28-year veteran of the electronics…
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The decision by the health-care division of {complink 8019|General Electric Co.} to develop Centricity Advance-Mobile, a native Apple iPad application for primary care physicians in small practices, says something about the attractiveness of the tablet PC in the health market. Essentially, Centricity Advance-Mobile allows doctors to access GE's electronic medical record and practice management system…
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ATLANTA — The Electronic Component Industry Association (ECIA) announces a half-day Strategic Standardization Management Seminar has been added to the Fall Standards Engineering Summit meeting. The special half-day seminar on September 19th will focus on introducing first-time attendees and those interested in understanding the standards development process to the benefits of using standards as an…
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MELVILLE, N.Y. — Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:ARW) today announced the dates for Arrowfest, its annual multicity tour and exhibition for customers and suppliers of its Americas Components business. Now in its 23rd consecutive year, Arrowfest kicks off Sept. 8 in Philadelphia. Held in six locations in North America, Arrowfest provides an opportunity to see the…
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It's common to read that consumers make up 70 percent of the US economy, which is the world's largest and certainly the largest for electronics. I can't confirm the figure, but Robert Reich, the economist who served as Bill Clinton's secretary of labor, repeated it in an item this week. Whatever you think of Reich,…
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Advanced Photonix, Inc.® (NYSE Amex: API) (the “Company”) today reported its first quarter fiscal 2012 results ending July 1, 2011. The Company's revenues for the quarter ended July 1, 2011 were $8.1 million, an increase of 30% (or $1.8 million) over revenues of $6.3 million for the quarter ended July 2,…
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Monumental changes are taking place in the wireless handset and tablet PC market. Companies are crossing operating lines as it becomes more obvious that the dividing lines between software and hardware businesses were artificially created and are no longer justifiable or viable. The recent decision of {complink 2294|Google} to purchase {complink 12925|Motorola Mobility Inc.} for…
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