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UPCOMING ROUND TABLES & EVENTS

Delphi Display Achieves High Customer Satisfaction
Delphi Display Systems, where Ken Neeld is CEO, has released the results of its customer satisfaction survey for the second half of 2006. Of over 1,200 customers surveyed, 97% were satisfied with installation services, 96% were satisfied with help desk technical support, and 88% were satisfied with product repair services. >>

Microsemi Releases Two New Products
Microsemi Corporation, where Jim Peterson is CEO, has added a new single-port gigabit power over Ethernet midspan to its PowerDsine product portfolio, which eliminates the need for external power supplies at remotely deployed wireless LAN access points.  Meanwhile, Microsemi announced a new gate driver product for standard IGBT power modules used in welding, solar power, induction heating, motor drive, medical, and industrial power supply markets. >>

NetworkD Updates Website with New Features
NetworkD Group, where Ashley Leonard is CEO, has unveiled a new, global website redesign, with new whitepapers, multimedia and recorded product demonstrations, and updated solution information. The website is a leading site for infrastructure management and business process information globally. >>

Roland Expands Creativity with Mesh Media
Roland DGA Corporation, where Bob Curtis is CEO, has introduced a new mesh printing unit for its 104" AdvancedJET AJ-1000, its fastest inkjet printer to date. Mesh media is ideal for outdoor signage and other durable graphics that may be exposed to excessive wind or any application calling for the unique sheer look of mesh. >>

Telelogic Inks 5.12 Million € Deal
Telelogic, where Jesper Christensen is EVP, Product Division, Software Assets Management, has signed its largest deal ever -- a three-year agreement with a Government Ministry within the Europe, Middle East and Africa market division, worth 5.12 million euro. The agreement includes licenses, maintenance and services for Telelogic's solutions for Enterprise Lifecycle Management. >>

Vision Solutions Updates iTera HA
Vision Solutions, where Alan Arnold is a senior executive, has released iTera High Availability version 5, which dramatically boosts System i high availability automation, ease-of-use, and affordability for companies of any size. It's the first new HA release from the newly merged Vision and iTera companies. >>

TECHNOLOGY TRENDS

California Impacted Disproportionately by Offshoring
At least 17% of computer programming, software engineering and data entry jobs are likely to be offshored between 2004 and 2015 in areas like Boston, San Francisco and San Jose, according to a new study from the Brookings Institution, which also named Orange County as being vulnerable to offshoring. However, the study didn't find other areas in Southern California more vulnerable than the average loss for the rest of the nation. (socaltech.com TechNews, 2/23/07)

50% of All Autos Will be "Connected" by 2011
Half of all cars worldwide will have cellular network connectivity by 2011, according to a new report from Berg Insight AB, which expects the growth to foster a "massive market" for the wireless M2M and mobile broadband industries. Two strong trends that are driving demand for wireless M2M and mobile broadband are: *more auto manufacturers are following GM OnStar, incorporating telematics units as standard equipment in their vehicles; and *the integration of high speed download packet access (HSPA) in notebook PCs is gaining momentum as mobile operators launch high-speed HSPA networks. Some 23 million M2M and mobile broadband data devices will be shipped worldwide this year, growing to over 100 million in 2011, Berg Insight projects. (M2M, 2/26/07)

North America to be Largest VoIP over Wi-Fi Market
VoIP over Wi-Fi lets callers use their mobile phones without a mobile network, relying instead on Wi-Fi hotspots. North America will see the largest global share of these equipment revenues, at 43%, followed by the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Asia-Pacific regions, with about 25% share each, according to Juniper Research. (eMarketer Daily, 2/26/07)

PDAs See Record Shipments in 2006
Worldwide PDA shipments reached a record of 17.7 million units in 2006, an increase of 18.4% from 2005, according to Gartner Inc. Also, 60% of all PDAs shipped in 2006 offered cellular connectivity, up from 47% in 2005. (Constructech, 2/23/07)

UPCOMING ROUND TABLES & EVENTS

3/1 - Thursday Orange County Round Table
3/2 - 210 Corridor Round Table
3/9 - West Los Angeles Round Table
3/14 - Wednesday Orange County Round Table