April, 2012 BUSINESS BRIEFS
Cogiscan & iTAC Software AG in Collaborative Partnership
Bromont, Quebec, Canada — Cogiscan has entered into a collaboration with iTAC Software AG in what is the two companies’ first joint customer project. The partnership is intended to achieve a higher level of integration of prod- ucts and extend both companies’ market positions throughout America and Europe. Synergies already have been generated with the first automotive-con- form integration of JUKI SMT placement machines in a joint customer proj- ect for the German automotive supplier Kuster Automotive Door Systems. Contact: Cogiscan Inc., 50, de Gaspi, Suite A5, Bromont, Quebec, Canada J2L 2N8 877-534-2644 or 450-534-2644 fax: 450-534-0092 E-mail:
info@cogiscan.com Web:
www.cogiscan.com
Micron to Acquire Virtensys
Boise, ID — Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq:MU) has signed an agreement with Virtensys Ltd. whereby Micron will acquire the assets of privately held Virtensys, a provider of PCIe-sharing solutions based in Manchester, England and Beaverton, Oregon. The transaction is expected to further strengthen Mi- cron’s enterprise storage portfolio by combining Virtensys’ award-winning PCIe virtualization technology with Micron’s solid state drives (SSDs), en- abling data centers to share local storage across multiple servers. Contact: Micron Technology, Inc., P.O. Box 6, Boise, ID 83707-0006 208-368-4000 fax: 208-368-4435 Web:
www.micron.com
MTI Completes 25 Consecutive
Profitable Years Menomonee Falls, WI — MTI Electronics has reportedly completed its 25th consecutive year of profitability at the end of 2011. The company is an elec- tronics contract manufacturer serving the military and aerospace, medical, in- dustrial, and automotive markets. The Company systems are certified to AS9100B, IS09001:2008, and ISO13485. MTI is also ITAR registered. Contact: MTI Electronics, Inc., W133 N5139 Campbell Dr., Menomonee Falls, WI 53051 262-783-6080 E-mail:
bbaum@mtielectronics.com
B&R Recognized for Automation &
Engineering Leadership Roswell, GA — B&R Industrial Automation Corp. has been named the “First Team” supplier in three categories in Automation World’s recent Leadership in Automation Program. The program included companies representing the variety of automation technologies, software and products in use by today’s manufacturing professionals across the discrete, batch and process manufac- turing industries. B&R ranked as the preferred supplier for three categories: Machine Controllers; Motion Control Systems; and Machine Safety Con- trollers. Winners were determined by a combination of online and e-mail sur- veys conducted by the magazine over the past year, in which automation pro- fessionals voted for their favorite automation vendors. Contact: B&R Industrial Automation Corp., 1250 Northmeadow Park- way, S-100, Roswell, GA 30076 770-772-0400 fax: 770-772-0243 E-mail:
office.us@
br-automation.com Web:
www.br-automation.com
Agilent Acquires Accelicon Technologies
Santa Clara, CA — Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) has acquired Accelicon Technologies’ software solutions and technology for device-level modeling and validation in the electronics industry. The acquisition, led by Agilent’s EEsof EDA organization, further enhances the company’s position in semiconductor de- vice modeling. Agilent’s newly acquired solutions from Accelicon include MBP for device-level extraction and model generation, MQA for device-level model valida- tion and AMA for advanced model analysis, including layout effects. Accelicon was founded in 2002 by Dr. Xisheng Zhang, who has now joined Agilent along with former Accelicon CEO Tim K. Smith. The majority of the former Accelicon employees are located in Beijing; they are also now part of Agilent. Contact: Agilent Technologies, Test and Measurement Organization, 5301 Stevens Creek Blvd., MS 54LAK, Santa Clara, CA 95052 800-452-4844 Web:
www.agilent.com
DuPont & Suntech Sign Strategic
Collaboration Agreement Wilmington, DE — DuPont (NYSE: DD) and Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP), reportedly the world’s largest producer of solar panels, have signed a strategic agreement to help increase the supply of photovoltaic materials and technologies for the growing global market for solar energy. The agreement fo- cuses on technology advancements, supply chain optimization, cost reduction ini- tiatives, and DuPont™ Tedlar® polyvinyl fluoride film supply. The companies al- so are pursuing co-marketing opportunities. The goal is to achieve faster and broader adoption of solar energy. In November 2011, Suntech recognized DuPont with its annual Supplier Excellence Award. Contact: DuPont Circuit & Packaging Materials, 14TW Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 800-243-2143 fax: 570-268-3699 Web:
http://mcm.dupont.com
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