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MMG to take on America
July 27, 2009
Hot on the heels of the launch of electronicsBOM.com, MMG has announced that Electronics Sourcing North America will be launched in April 2010. The…
ED Europe Newsline – first issue
July 24, 2009
The first issue of the Electronic Design Europe Newsline was published yesterday. Interestingly Penton has chosen to deliver an email with a link to…
PCIM had more exhibitors and larger floor area!
July 23, 2009
Don't they know there is a recession on? PCIM 2009 managed to increase the exhibitors from 252 to 257, and to increase the floor space from 10600 to…
SupplyFrame launches Twitter tool
July 22, 2009
I'm still not sure about Twitter. OK, so it's great for following Lance Armstrong, but is it really a going to be a good business tool? SupplyFrame…
Weka launches Energie&Technik
July 21, 2009
Weka's Markt & Technik team is launching a new publication, Energie&Technik. Interestingly Weka has chosen to position the publication as…
NEW attendance figures down on 2008
July 14, 2009
Perhaps not surprising in the current economic climate, the attendance figures of National Electronics Week were 1750 (excluding delegates and…
What’s more valuable – EE Times or The Simpsons?
July 6, 2009
There has been quite a lot of discussion recently about advertising around The Simpsons being more expensive for online broadcasts such as Hulu than…
Recession hits UK-based titles
July 2, 2009
The last job I would want at the moment is to be a publisher. I'm amazed at how well they continue to run their businesses in a time when not only is…
ilb2b.it relaunched
June 30, 2009
The web portal for the Italian magazines Elettronica Oggi. EO News and EO Embedded (as well as several other automation, mechanical, energy and…
ED Europe to launch email newsletters
June 27, 2009
Penton has announced that email newsletters branded "Electronic Design Europe NewsLine" will launch in July. The newsletters are design to complement…