LAKE FOREST, CA -- EMS firm Probe Manufacturing Inc. today reported third-quarter revenues of $2.5 million, up 70% over the same period in 2005. Gross profits rose 90% to $612,578 for the period ended Sept. 30.

The net profit was $40,325, up from a loss of $217,844 last year.
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MILPITAS, CA -- Does Solectron want to be bought? The top tier EMS firm on Tuesday eased a hypothetical takeover by a possible suitor by killing its stockholder rights plan, otherwise known as a "poison pill" defense.

In a statement Solectron chief executive Michael Cannon said the new policy "reflects the board's continuing commitment to corporate governance best practices." Read more ...

BRUSSELS – Beginning Jan. 1, 2010, products sold in the European Union must be in metric units. The measure, by the European Union Council Directive 80/181/EEC, also known as the Metric Directive, bans use of any other measurements for most products sold in the EU.
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ATLANTA – Product gone missing is a massive expense: some $24 billion in European distributors centers alone each year. Thus it is easy to grasp why supporters of active RFID are so high on its future.

If the hype at the Active RFID Summit last week in Atlanta is to believed, active RFID means unlimited potential and a $7 billion opportunity in the next 10 years.  Read more ...