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Pan-European Deal Unites Avnet Abacus, Abracon

Avnet Abacus is to be a pan-European distributor for Abracon.

Wyless Wireless Solutions Put On Avnet Memec EMEA Menu

Mobile Virtual Network Enable services have been added to Avnet Memec’s wireless solutions.

Avnet Memec Adds UK/Ireland To Coilcraft Coverage

Coilcraft has continued its flurry of distribution moves.

Eurotech Extends M2M Reach In North America

Embedded technologies specialist Eurotech is expanding its reach into north America.

2012 Review: Vallee Leaves The Stage

One of the industry good guys left the industry in 2012.

Roy Vallee Retires From Avnet

Tomorrow in Phoenix at what one hopes will be a swell affair, it’s at the Ritz Carlton so it should be, Roy Vallee will be honoured as he steps down from the chairmanship of Avnet.

Avnet Sales Slump; Cites Choppy Economic Waters

Avnet says that its sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2013 will be approximately $5.85 bn, roughly 9% below the year-ago quarter and towards the lower end of original expectations.

Avnet's Alpha 3 Makes First Acquisition

Avnet has strengtehed its hand in the EMEA sub contract manufacturing space.

Avnet Snaps Up Altron

Avnet has strengthened its interconnect, passive and e-mech (IP&E) position in Germany.

EBV Elektronik Strengthens Avnet, Osram Partnership In EMEA

EBV Elektronik, a division of Avnet Electronics Marketing, is representing the Preferred Global Partnership between Avnet and OSRAM in EMEA.

Avnet Rolls Out Aftermarket Services Company

Avnet has moved into the aftermarket services arena.

What The Tech World Watches At Avnet OnDemand

It’s always interesting to know what other people are watching. So it was interesting to receive a list from Avnet of the Top Ten Videos of 2011 on its Web-based technology solutions video network, Avnet OnDemand.

Avnet OnDemand is a B2B video portal for the international technology community. Since launching in 2009, nearly 163,000 visitors from across the world have viewed more than 45,000 hours of video on the site.

In 2011, viewership skyrocketed nearly 20%, and the company says it is on pace to grow even further throughout 2012. On to the top 10 videos which helped to swell those visitor numbers.

1. New eZ430-RF2500-SEH Solar Energy Harvesting Wireless Sensor, Texas Instruments
2. Xilinx Spartan-6 LX9 MicroBoard: Compact & Easy-to-Use, Xilinx
3. Three questions: Cloud Computing trends in the technology channel with Avnet Technology Solutions, Avnet
4. Behind the Wheel - Xilinx Spartan-6 LX9 Microboard , Avnet Electronics Marketing
5. Multi-String LED Design - UCC28810EVM-003 , Texas Instruments
6. Avnet and ARM Launch Global Design Strategies for ARM Systems Technical Seminars , Avnet Electronics Marketing
7. Avnet Embedded Build OEM Better , Avnet Electronics Marketing
8. An Architecture for Intel Embedded Security , Intel
9. Pmod Accelerometer Reference Design , Avnet Electronics Marketing
10. ADAS1000: AFE for Diagnostic-Quality ECG Applications , Analog Devices