ARCO, INC. and ADATA® Technology announce the signing of a global distribution alliance for ADATA’s Industrial Solution. The ARCO-ADATA alliance will provide industrial customers access to technologies for new designs, long term support for legacy products and the quality required to keep their business and processes at optimal performance. ADATA’s Solid State Drives, Industrial DRAM…
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As the supply chain and procurement departments become increasingly strategic, large OEMs should start looking at employee happiness. Research indicates that happy employees are productive employees. Researchers in the economics department at the University of Warwick, in fact, found that happy individuals were approximately 12% more productive than average. Further, satisfied employees are healthier, more…
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Every organization has a variety of systems aimed at streamlining processes and getting things done. Unfortunately, the plethora of technologies and software can confuse the average employee, especially if it's a system skillset that only gets used sporadically. Video, however, can present key reminders and steps quickly to get workers the information they need to…
DetailsAccording to OSHA, the most dangerous thing a worker can do is climb a ladder. In 2014, falls accounted for roughly 40% of all the deaths in construction, the most dangerous line of work in the US, according to the Department of Labor. That's why Appelix, an 18 month-old company based in Jacksonville, Fla., wants…
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The other day a client called to express his frustration with content marketing. Not only was he disappointed with the number of leads that his company had obtained to date, he was also disappointed with the number of sales. He was ready to call it quits and pull the plug on all content marketing efforts.…
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The Paris Agreement (L’accord de Paris) on climate change was held in Paris, France in December 2015. The agreement, which will be open for signatures at the United Nations in New York on April 22nd, 2016, is due to enter in force in 2020 and requires countries to focus on how to reduce carbon emissions…
DetailsArrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:ARW) today reported fourth-quarter 2015 net income of $158.5 million, or $1.69 per share on a diluted basis, compared with net income of $116.2 million, or $1.18 per share on a diluted basis, in the fourth quarter of 2014. Excluding certain items1, net income would have been $182.1 million, or $1.94 per share on a diluted basis, in the fourth quarter of…
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Shipping was not specifically mentioned in the landmark Paris climate agreement reached among 195 nations in December, but the industry still has a role to play in the reduction of CO2 emissions worldwide. While the agreement does not specifically cite international shipping, the International Chamber of Shipping said the global transport trade agencies will continue…
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The Taiwanese government has given foundry chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Hsinchu, Taiwan) approval to build a 300mm wafer fab in China, according to reports that reference the Investment Commission of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. TSMC already operates one fab in China, but until the latest ruling the Taiwan government forbade Taiwanese companies…
DetailsMouser Electronics, Inc. today launched its new Power Management Technology site, designed to give engineers easy-to-access information on the latest technical advances in power management technologies. As part of Mouser’s growing selection of Applications & Technologies sites, the Power Management Technology site provides a wealth of resource material — including articles and videos on power…
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