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SANTA CLARA, CA – EMS provider NBS Design Inc. has opened two PCB layout facilities in recent weeks.

The first, in Dallas, has been in operation since mid-July and is run by Russ Wirth. In mid-August, NBS will open its third layout operation, to be located in Nashua, NH; another PCB industry veteran, Kathy Descoteaux, will run that operation.

The eight-year-old company also has a design center and manufacturing facility in Santa Clara.

In a statement, NBS president Craig Arcuri says the “addition of two such prominent and experienced industry players” will help the company broaden its “national footprint.”

Arcuri was the founder of Design Solutions Inc., the network of PCB service bureaus that peaked at more than 100 designers before he sold it to Flextronics.

SAN FRANCISCO – The PC market is springing back to life, with benign pricing, favorable component costs, and improving unit growth, a leading analyst said.

In a research note issued today, Deutsche Bank’s Equity Research Group said PC unit growth will continue to accelerate through year-end, and consensus expectations for PC unit growth should trend toward the firm’s earlier prediction of 15%.

YAVNE, ISRAEL – Valor Computerized Systems announced second-quarter revenues rose 14.8% over the same quarter last year to $10.6 million. The software company’s net profit fell 32% to $681,000 for the quarter. Earnings before taxes, depreciation and other charges (EBITDA) fell 13% to $1 million.

Product revenue was up 16.5%, while maintenance revenue climbed 12%.

First-half revenues grew 18.7% year-over-year to $20.9 million. The company reported EBITA rose 19.9%, but earnings dropped 3.7% year-over-year.