SEATTLE -- With sales of the Xbox 360 gaming console expected to top 3 million in
the first three months after its launch, the EMS firms building the units are primed for a busy quarter.
The XBox 360 is scheduled to reach stores on Nov. 22. Microsoft said
yesterday said it expects to sell 2.75 million to 3 million units in
the first 90 days after the launch date.
METHUEN, MA -- Shareholders of flexible
circuit manufacturer Parlex Corp. today approved the sale of the company to Johnson Electric Holdings. The deal is expected to close this week.
NEEDHAM, MA – PTC, a supplier of product lifecycle management software,reported revenue of $195.1 million for the fourth
fiscal quarter ending Sept. 30, 2005, up 15% from $170.1 million for
the same period last year.
DORSET, UK -- Speedprint Technology Ltd. and Tecan Stencils will sponsor a number of lead-free clinics at Productronica next week.
Presentations by Tony Welton of Tecan will cover Pb-free considerations for materials, stencils, soldering and
printing. The sessions will take place in
booth A4.121 the week of Nov. 14, in Munich.
Tecan also will offer a Lead-free Help Desk within Speedprint's booth.
Speedprint is a division of Blakell
Europlacer Group.
MELVILLE, NY -- Nu Horizons
Electronics, a distributor of active components, will distribute ASICs and other products from Silicon Laboratories in North and South America. The companies announced the agreement today but disclosed few other details.