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Do electronics professionals really want local language?
Surely engineers want to read in their local language? Perhaps this received wisdom is under challenge from a recent survey by MMG Publishing, which…
MMG to launch new website
MMG Publishing, are to launch a new website - ElectronicsBOM.com (NB site isn't yet up and running). The site will be targeted at purchasers, rather…
The Findlay buyout
Generally speaking I like to avoid any legal or financial issues on Napier News, but I feel I must make an exception regarding the acquisition of…
Electropages supplies news to iPhone users
Kudos to Electropages, who have just released an iPhone application to supply electronics industry news from their website. Although I'd agree that…
PIC32 wins award for Microchip
Congratulations to Microchip, who last night was named as the winner in the Microcontroller category of EDN's 19th Annual Innovation Awards for their…
Israeli military show
Hi-Tech is organising a Military technologies conference on the 24th May 2009 to be held at the Events Centre at Kiryat Airport. This conference is…
Call for papers – Wireless Congress 2009
The organisers of the 6th Wireless Congress 2009: Systems & Applications (Elektronik magazine, the organisers of the electronica show and ZVEI)…
Embedded World readership study
The organisers of Embedded World have released the results of their annual readership study. With the close ties the show has with Weka, it's…
Call for papers – ESC UK
TechInsights has issued a call for papers for the Embedded Systems Conference UK, which will be held on 6th to 8th October 6 2009 at FIVE…
CeBIT claims success
The organisers of CeBIT have claimed that the show delivered a "positive message" to the industry, despite a 20% drop in visitors. With a claim of an…