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REDMOND, WA – Data I/O today reported third-quarter 2009 revenues were $5.3 million, down 32.1% compared to the third quarter of 2008, and up 26.4% sequentially.
COCONUT CREEK, FL – Celestica has struck a deal whereby EMS firm Zurvahn will handle certain engineering, prototype and repair programs.
Zurvahn, which operates plants in Coconut Creek, FL, and Suwanee, GA, will also provide low-volume production, repair, and refurbishment services to customers of Celestica, the world’s fourth largest EMS company by revenues.
No financial or other terms were disclosed.
MILWAUKEE – Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle has signed a bill to ban computers, fax machines, and other so-called e-waste from Wisconsin's landfills.
In signing the bill, Doyle acted upon recommendations from a governor’s task force on Waste Materials Discovery and Disposal, which outlined a plan for reducing waste and use resources in an economically and environmentally sound manner.
The task force had suggested promoting recycling and reuse of discarded televisions, monitors, and laptop and desktop computers.
The decision is sure to force a change on consumers’ e-waste disposal habits. A recent Consumer Reports survey of 2,000 Americans found only 11 to 17% said they recycle electronics.
The prohibition takes effect on September 1, 2010.
NEW YORK -- Dover reported third-quarter revenue of $1.5 billion, down 24% year-over-year but up 8% sequentially.
AUSTIN, TX — September shipments of large-area TFT LCD panels reached 52 million units, up 2% sequentially and 25% year-over-year.
SCOTTSDALE, AZ – Overland Storage will outsource certain data storage product manufacturing to Foxconn Technology Group. The companies did not specify the terms of the contract.
The agreement will lead to an increased manufacturing capacity and improved operating efficiency, Overland said. It did not disclose which product line would be outsourced, or where production would take place.
SINGAPORE -- Flextronics has signed an agreement to acquire Slomedical S.R.O through a share purchase agreement. The deal is expected to close before the end of the calendar year, pending required regulatory clearances.
TIJUANA, MEXICO -- Flextronics has completed a major expansion of its campus here, adding plastic injection molding, plastic extrusion and clean-room assembly operations.
TORONTO -- Celestica swung to a third-quarter net loss of $600,000 on revenue of $1.56 billion on weaker end-market demand and higher restructuring costs.
WASHINGTON, DC – The US Environmental Protection Agency will fine Samsung $205,000 for claims the firm’s keyboards were antimicrobial and inhibited germs and bacteria.
The claims made on labels and promotional material for netbook and notebook computers rendered those products pesticides, according to the EPA.
Because the firm didn’t register the products as pesticides with the EPA, they were found to be in violation.
In addition to paying the fine, Samsung will remove these claims, and has notified its retailers and distributors to do the same.
