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New Electronics launches online forums
New Electronics has just announced the launch of discussion forums on their website. I think this is a great move: it not only will increase…
FreeRTOS opens releases to sponsorship
Arguably the world's favourite RTOS (based upon the embedded.com surveys), FreeRTOS.org has decided to offer "release sponsorship". This would…
No more printed catalogues from Digi-Key
Mick Elliott reports that Digi-Key has announced that they will stop producing a printed catalogue. This is an interesting move - the pile of…
Another successful show!
Hot on the heels of the impressive showing by DATE 2011, another specialist event has reported an increase in attendance. SMART SYSTEMS INEGRATION…
DATE increases exhibition attendance by 40%
Whether it was the choice of Grenoble as the location, the improved economic climate or some other factor, it's clear that the DATE 2011 was a real…
Power Systems Design launches online community
A new online "community" for power electronics engineers has been launched by Power Systems Design on their English website. After registration,…
TechMedia launches dedicated Danish electronics site
TechMedia A/S, publishers of aktuel elektronik and Elektronik Nyt, has launched a new site dedicated to electronics design, Elektronik Online. they…
Why are trade shows successful in Germany?
I loved Graham Pitcher's intro to the New Electronics email newsletter, where he asks why German trade shows are so successful, whereas those in the…
Energie&Technik increases frequency
Energie&Technik continues to go from strength to strength, and has increased publication frequency to six issues in 2011. It's great to see a…