Investment will boost technical support for power system designs at device and system levels across every phase of the design cycle

POING, Germany - Thursday, April 25th 2013

(BUSINESS WIRE/ ME NewsWire)-- SILICA, an Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT) company, today announced a strategy to establish itself as the power experts in European semiconductor distribution. The new strategy is being rolled out under the brand Power ’n More, and builds on Silica’s strong ability to support end-to-end designs both at system and device level.

Explains Karlheinz Weigl, Silica’s regional vice president of sales for Central Europe and Executive Sponsor for Power ’n More, "With the continuing trend for energy saving in electronic systems, designers need more and more support to align with the relentless wave of new regulations and directives. To date, engineers have been hampered by a lack of in-depth expertise and know-how across the distribution channel.”

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Acquisition Enhances UPS’s Growing Global and European Healthcare Network

ATLANTA & BUDAPEST, Hungary - Thursday, April 25th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- UPS (NYSE: UPS) today announced it will purchase Hungary-based pharmaceutical logistics company, CEMELOG Zrt, as part of its ongoing global growth and investment strategy. The acquisition further strengthens UPS’s healthcare reach and expertise in Europe, enabling comprehensive, compliant services to customers in the pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device industries across the increasingly important markets of Central and Eastern Europe.

UPS expects to complete the transaction in the second quarter of 2013, subject to customary closing conditions. Per company policy, terms of the deal are not disclosed.

Based outside of Budapest, CEMELOG has offered customers across Central and Eastern Europe tailor-made healthcare logistics solutions for the last fourteen years. Backed by a strong regional ... Read more »

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AMSTERDAM - Thursday, April 25th 2013

    Revenue up +9% at constant exchange rates, growing in all segments
    Double-digit revenue increases in Secure Transactions and in Security
    Excellent performance of Platforms & Services, up +29% at constant exchange rates

Revenue figures in this document are for ongoing operations1 and variations are at constant exchange rates except where otherwise noted. Revenue figures including contribution of assets held for sale and variations at historical rates are provided in the appendix of this document. All figures presented in this press release are unaudited.

Regulatory News:

Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 - GTO), the world leader in digital security today announces its revenue for the first quarter of 2013.

First quarter 2013 Ongoing operations (€ in millions)
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ExxonMobil has provided more than $110 million in funding and support; reaching 83 million people since 2000

IRVING, Texas - Wednesday, April 24th 2013

    Support to continue in 2013 with $10 million in grants for the fight against malaria
    ExxonMobil-supported programs have distributed 13.1 million bed nets, 1.7 million top-line malaria treatments and 942,000 rapid diagnostic tests over the past 13 years

(BUSINESS WIRE/ ME NewsWire)-- On the eve of World Malaria Day, ExxonMobil announced its next round of ExxonMobil Foundation grants to organizations working hard to combat malaria.

The new grants support the lifesaving malaria programs of leading global organizations, including Malaria No More, Africare, the United Nations Foundation, USAID, Jhpiego, Population Services International, UNICEF and the Medicines for Malaria Venture. ExxonMobil is also supporting a number of these organizations’ World Malaria Day events ac ... Read more »

Realizes high efficiency: supports light loads, saves space

TOKYO - Wednesday, April 24th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) today announced that it has launched a sub-power management IC embedded with a DCDC step-down convertor and LDO (Low Drop Out) for use in mobile products such as cellular phones and smartphones that realizes high efficiency at a light load.

The new product "TC7732FTG", increases the coil drive frequency from the widely used 2MHz to 4MHz, making it possible to use a smaller packaged 1.0μH coil that takes up less space.

Output voltage can also be set by the I2C bus, securing a reduction of circuits using resistor ICs. External IC parts can be reduced by integrating other peripheral MOSFET and capacitors into the new product. These modifications cut the mounting area on the circuit board by 35% against single-function devices (potential reduction associated with general application products; Toshiba da ... Read more »

Chosen for innovative design of non-contact dispense valve

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Wednesday, April 24th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Nordson EFD, a Nordson company (NASDAQ: NDSN), has recently been honored with both the Golden Mousetrap Award and the Service Excellence Award (SEA). The Golden Mousetrap Award was presented for Nordson EFD’s Square WaveTM 745NC high speed, non-contact dispense valve for the photovoltaic (PV) industry, while the SEA recognized Nordson EFD for excellence in the crucial area of customer service.

The Square Wave 745NC was developed to apply controlled amounts of liquid flux to the narrow solder-coated metal ribbon that is used to connect adjoining PV wafers. Its accurate, controlled flux application prevents flux residue from collecting on light-absorbing cell surfaces, reducing their power-generating capability.

"This year marks 50 years of EFD commitment to developing innovative technologies that help our global custome ... Read more »