MINNEAPOLIS -- SMTA is seeking papers for its annual Medical Electronics Symposium next spring.

Papers should focus on the leading-edge, the trade group says.

Abstracts of 200-300 words are due Nov. 4  to conference coordinator Melissa Serres at melissa@smta.org.

SAN FRANCISCO -- A just-released poll of chief information officers predicts IT budgets will grow 9% over the next 12 months, up 2 points over August.  Storage beat security software as the top spending priority.

Nearly half -- 48.4% -- of the respondents plan to increase spending on computer hardware, up from 42.3% in August. Positive sentiment at companies under 100 employees is at record levels.


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STOCKHOLM – Mydata Automation will unveil next month what it is calling the first stencil-free printer. Seven years in the making, the MY500 jet printer will debut at Productronica in Munich next month.
 

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BANNOCKBURN, IL – Several blue chip OEMs, including Dell, IBM, Intel , Lucent  and Cisco, have launched a technical committee to standardize processes for making power supplies, air movement equipment (fans), cables, connectors, heatsinks and components.

The OEM Critical Components Committee has identified several key components that impact their business.es but lack globally accepted quality and manufacturing process standards. The committee was formed under the auspices of IPC, the trade group.

The committee will work first on air movement devices. A draft has been proposed and is expected to be released early next year.
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