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CRANSTON, RI – Seven things defense contractors must know before selecting an EMS partner for outsourcing military and government projects is the theme of a free new white paper. The paper, “Selecting an Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) Partner for Military/Government Applications: 7 Things You Must Know,” by Ed Evangelista of Federal Electronics, provides how-to advice on such issues as determining the appropriate outsourcing strategy; matching business profiles and capabilities; addressing product mix; enterprise resource planning; new product introductions, and cost strategies and issues. It is available at www.federalelec.com/militarypaper.

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA – Valor Computerized Systems today named Dan Weitzman president of its Americas operations. Weitzman has more than 11 years’ experience in software sales and management and has been interim president for Valor Americas for the past six months. Prior to joining Valor in 1999, Weitzman held various sales and marketing positions at Viewlogic Systems and VeriBest Corp. He holds a bachelor’s from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

CLINTON, NY – Indium Corp. promoted Ross Berntson to vice president of its solder products business unit, responsible for sales and technical services for printed circuit board assembly, semiconductor packaging, engineered solders and thermal interface materials. Berntson joined Indium in 1996 as a product specialist and was previously director of the solder products business unit. He is active in several industry consortia including the IPC Solder Products Value Council. Bernston has a bachelor’s in chemistry and master’s in teaching and business administration from Cornell University.