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VNU buys the Inquirer
The entertaining and cynical IT site, The Inquirer, has been purchased by VNU. This UK-based site has broken many stories, and it will be interesting…
Another product portal online
Black Dot Publishing are launching a new site, Electronics Components World on 1st February. The publishers of AMT are offering industry and…
IEE/FSA International Semiconductor Executive Forum 2006
IEE/FSA International Semiconductor Executive Forum will be held from 9-10 May at teh Hayerischerhof Hotel, Munich. Speakers include Hermann Hauser,…
DATE 06 announces conference programme
The full DATE 06 conference program is now available. Included in the conference programme is a section for people to present record-breaking designs…
Short-range wireless forum announced
Informa will hold the first Short Range Wireless Forum from 6-8 June 2006 at The Hilton, Amsterdam. The 3-day event will focus on Bluetooth, ZigBee,…
ED China to launch website in January
Penton has announced that the online website ED-China.com will launch in January. The new site will include an archive of 2000 articles when it…
Call for papers: European Microwave Week
The organisers of EuMW have issued a call for papers. Combining conferences, workshops, short courses and a tradeshow, the event is a key date for…
Pennwell plans military title
PennWell has annouced that it plans to launch "Military and Aerospace Electronics Europe" magazine, in March 2006. Although likely to share some…
LA ELFA is legal
The row over the La Elfa readership study in Germany has been resolved, with the Hamburg court ruling the research is legal on 22nd November. To be…
What is the difference between ABC and BPA audits?
This sounds like the start of a bad joke, but is a question we have tried to understand. EPD has chosen to switch from an ABC to BPA audit so we…