Mayer Krieg expands business
04 September, 2001
Mayer Krieg and REC Electronics have merged and will trade under the name of Mayer Krieg. The merger creates a components and subsystems vendor valued at over $50 million. However, in the merger 10% of the workforce will lose their jobs.
Altium the new name for Protel
19 August, 2001
Protel International has been renamed Altium Limited. As of August, all corporate, sales, support and promotional activities will take place under the Altium name, and all operating subsidiaries will also be renamed.
Hitachi Australia distribute Elpida
26 July, 2001
Elpida Memory have chosen Hitachi Australia to distribute their products in Australia and New Zealand.
Trio Electrix in Brisbane
25 July, 2001
Following the opening of offices in NSW and Victoria, managed by Jorg Lange, and Brian Catley respectively, Trio Electrix has announced the opening of a Brisbane office.
Rittal and Phoenix move
10 July, 2001
Rittal and Phoenix Contact have relocated to new premises in the Adelaide suburb of Torrensville, offering a central location for transport and customer support.
Cabac Merges
14 June, 2001
Cabac and Namlea Data Systems have merged as part of a growth strategy for the Cable Accessories Group.
Combined Catalogue
14 June, 2001 | Supplied by: Fluke Australia Pty Ltd
Fluke has introduced a catalogue bringing together the combined lines of Fluke and Agilent general purpose test products in one unified source.
Record 3.2 Tbps Data Transmission
10 April, 2001
Siemens has broken what it claims is a world record for data transmission capacity by transmitting 3.2 Terabits per second of traffic on standard optical fibre under real conditions.
Call for more action for innovation and research
22 February, 2001
In the wake of the Federal Government's new Innovation Action Plan, leading industry groups have called for more to be done to raise the profile of R&D and innovation in Australia.
Innovonics reaches agreement on major rail project
19 February, 2001
Melbourne-based Innovonics Ltd has agreed to design, build and supply EDI Rail with communications and surveillance equipment sets for the first 20 trains of Sydney's latest fleet over the next two years.
Omnitech secures smartcard contracts in Brazil & China
22 January, 2001
Australian electronics concern Omnitech Holdings announced it had secured multi-million dollar contracts in Brazil and China.
Philips forms strategic alliances
16 January, 2001
Philips Components has announced alliances with several technology companies, namely Cambridge Silicon Radio, Intersil Corp, Silicon Wave and WIDCOMM.
EMC 2000 Symposium
23 November, 2000
The EMC 2000 Symposium was held in Washington with a record number of attendees and exhibitors.
EMR Compliance Self-Assessment Trial
17 November, 2000
The ACA is conducting a voluntary trials of materials for self-assessing electromagnetic radiation (EMR) compliance.
