In recognition of rapid changes in data centre technology and the ongoing rise in demand for energy efficiency, availability and flexibility, Emerson Network Power is bringing its NextGen ICT Infrastructure Forum to three key cities at the end of July.

Intel, imec and five Flemish universities have opened the Flanders ExaScience Lab at the imec research facilities in Leuven, Belgium.

Worldwide mobile PC shipments totalled 49.4 million units in the first quarter of 2010, a 43.4% increase from the first quarter of 2009, according to final results by Gartner.

According to the latest DisplaySearch Quarterly Wide Viewing Angle Technology Report, vertical alignment viewing angle technology continues to lead in wide viewing angle technologies.

All-in-one PCs enjoyed a 57% growth in sales from 2008 to 2009, led by Apple and its continued strong iMac sales. HP, Dell, Lenovo, Acer (including its Gateway and Packard Bell brands) contributed to this growth, as well as second-tier brands such as MSI.

The DECT Forum, the international association of the wireless home and enterprise communication industry; ETSI, the European Telecommunications Standards Institute; and the Home Gateway Initiative have completed the ETSI Technical Specification TS 102 527-3 which completes the CAT-iq 2.0 related standards that provide full interoperability between devices from different vendors, a key requirement of the network operators represented by HGI.

Eaton Corporation has been awarded a three-year preferred supplier contract with Western Power.

NICTA, Australia’s Information and Communications Technology Research Centre of Excellence, has appointed Dr Michelle Deaker to its board. She is chief executive officer and managing partner of funds management company OneVentures.

Registrations are now open for the Fluke 2010 Handheld Hands-On Measurement Workshops, in Melbourne on 29 July and Brisbane on 17 August.

CrispTech’s Sydney and Melbourne offices are on the move.

Spending on information technology by consumers and enterprises in China is expected to reach $259 billion this year, offering substantial opportunities for technology and service providers, according to Gartner.

Completing a merger transaction between former NEC Electronics and Renesas Technology, the newly established Renesas Electronics Corporation has started operations.

There is a slow but steady, with many bumps along the way, upturn in demand for people in the electronic industry, says Roy Dickson, senior consultant, Technology Australia Wide Personnel Engineering, Manufacturing and Technical Recruiters.

Premier Farnell has announced two new appointments in the Asia-Pacific region.

Spending on TFT LCD manufacturing equipment is expected to surge from the recession-induced low of US$7 billion in 2009 to approach previous cycle peaks of US$13.2 billion in 2010.