August 29, 2007 – Fujitsu was able to expand its sales of outsourcing services by 9.1%, outperforming the 6.7% overall growth rate in the domestic IT …
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Industry Pulse
Fujitsu tops Japanese IT outsourcing revenues for third consecutive year
Rigid and flexible printed circuit board shipments down
August 29, 2007 – IPC (Association Connecting Electronics Industries) announced July findings from its monthly North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Program …
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Supply chain execution sector extends 10% annual growth run
August 28, 2007 – The largest automation suppliers have done well with the most successful suppliers providing total solutions capabilities that include …
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Sanmina-SCI Australia completes Startronics merger
August 28, 2007 – The combined business will trade under the name Startronics and forms the largest electronics manufacturing services company in Australia by combining …
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L&T Capital buys stake in Indian EMS provider Rangsons Electronics
L&T Capital, merchant banker with a sharp focus on investment banking and capital market activities, buys stake in Mysore, Karnataka, India-based Rangsons Electronics for approximately Rs 100 crores. The deal is expected…
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Sanmina-SCI names new president, chief operating officer
August 23, 2007 – Mr. Bronson most recently served as president and director of Livermore-based FormFactor Inc. Before that he spent 20 years at …
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EMS industry Q2-07 DealReader summary – Lincoln International
The EMS industry continues to be a hyper-competitive business with many providers unable to properly manager business operations profitably or …
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Cisco and Microsoft CEOs share vision for industry future
August 22, 2007 – John Chambers, Chairman and CEO of Cisco, and Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, discuss the future of technology and the imperative for the two companies to work together …
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Sanmina-SCI creates world’s first prototype PCB with 100% embedded ESD protection
August 22, 2007 – Sanmina-SCI’s PCB division collaborated with its wholly owned subsidiary, Viking InterWorks, and joint development partner …
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Sanmina-SCI faces potential downgrade by Moody’s on poor operating results
August 21, 2007 – The hyper-competitive electronics manufacturing services (EMS) industry continues to be plagued by excess global capacity; competitive pricing pressures, ongoing business …
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