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PCIM records record results: shows are still important in Germany!
Congratulations to the organisers of PCIM, who recorded record results for the event last week. The number of visitors increased by 5% over last year…
Are we over-hyping announcements?
I was fascinated by Dick Selwood's excellent article "Does the Hype Get in the Way of the Message?" on EE Journal. I don't always have a lot of time…
New community for components engineers
New Tech Press, an American publisher, has launched www.componentsengineering.com, a community specifically for people working in the components…
New wireless forum to be held in Oxford
The Wireless Fortronic Forum will be held in conjunction with Electronics Weekly on 28th June 2011 at the Williams F1 Conference Centre in Oxford.…
Popular journalist returns
Sally Ward Foxton has returned to journalism after a stint working in PR. She is working on a freelance basis, but has already picked up a couple of…
Will distributors control electronics publications?
Hearst has introduced Lighting Developer, which builds on the existing Embedded Developer site infrastructure to create a platform for solid state…
Internal promotion moves Tim Fryer from editor role at EPD
I was sad to hear that Tim Fryer is leaving the world of electronics journalism for an internal promotion within IML. In his new role, Tim will be…
Germans read more than 2 electronics magazines on a regular basis
Recently I reviewed the Embedded World 2011 readership survey with a client and suddenly realised that the results show that the mean number of…
Selezione di Elettronica launches Italian innovation awards
Selezione di Elettronica has launched their Innovation Awards, which aims to showcase the most innovative electronic and microelectronic devices.…
The Engineer Technology & Innovation Awards 2011 open for entries
If your company has developed an innovative product in collaboration with another company or university, then it's worth entering The Engineer…