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UK Market Bounces Back; AFDEC Advises Caution

The UK distribution market continued its rebound in January 2010.

RS Adds To IR Lineup

RS Components has added 200 new International Rectifier semiconductors to its product portfolio. 

IQD Signs WDI in Germany

IQD Frequency Products has strengthened its presence in Germany by signing a distribution agreement with WDI AG

Avnet Embedded Adds Kontron in Italy

Avnet Embedded,has extended its franchise with Kontron to cover Italy. Avnet Embedded already represents Kontron on a global scale, including France through Axess Technology and in Nordic through Trident.

 

The new Kontron relationship gives Avnet Embedded access to their complete range of  embedded computing platforms in Italy, significantly enhancing its portfolio for this region. Avnet Embedded already markets, sells and supports Microsoft embedded operating systems in Italy, as well as leading franchises of displays and wireless modules.

 

“Avnet Embedded is one of our most successful partners globally, and it makes perfect sense for us to extend our relationship with them into this new geography” says Jürgen Grabow, Vice President Sales EMEA, Kontron. “Their energy, focus and customer-centric approach, based on strong technical know-how has been extremely productive in France and the Nordic region. Their Italian team has demonstrated that they can replicate this performance.”

 

Responding, Martin Brooks, vice president of Avnet Embedded said, “Kontron is both a leader in its field and a strategic supplier for Avnet Embedded in Europe, and this appointment shows that our relationship with them continues to grow and strengthen. We are delighted that Kontron has decided to continue to expand our successful partnership and we are excited by the prospect of working together in Italy, which is one of our strongest regions for embedded computing.”

 

Future Adds To Blox Board Family

Latest news from the Embedded World show in Nuremberg is Future Electronics plans to extend the reach of its Blox development boards to embrace products from Microchip and Actel.

Xilinx Drops Nu Horizons

Xilinx has announced it is terminating its 23 year-old agreement with Nu Horizons.

Arrow Extends EPC Reach to Northern Europe

Arrow Electronics has rolled out its Embedded Platform Concept (EPC) to Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, the UK and the Baltic countries.  

Digi-Key Embedded Initiative Targets Design Engineers

With the Embedded Show in Nuremberg drawing good crowds on the back of an upturn in the industry’s fortunes, unsurprisingly the distribution sector is releasing its initiatives in the embedded market.

RS Rolls Out iPhone Application

RS Components has taken the wraps off a new Apple iPhone application that is live and available to customers in France today.

Avnet Memec Signs Energy Micro in Europe

Avnet Memec has signed a pan-European distribution agreement with Energy Micro. Under the terms of this agreement, Avnet Memec will distribute Energy Micro’s complete range of ultra low power EFM32 Gecko microcontroller products. The agreement is effective from today.

Wilkinson Reinforces Windows Team at Nu Horizons

Nu Horizons in the UK has wasted no time in strengthening its team following its appointment as a Microsoft Embedded Windows Authorised Distributor.

TTI Buys UK's Flightspares Electronics

TTI has buttressed its position in the UK and Ireland markets and strengthened its hand in the connector market by acquiring Flightspares Electronics, a specialist connector distributor.