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SAN DIEGO -- Goodwill Industries of San Diego County and Dell have introduced Reconnect San Diego, a free drop-off program to recycle unwanted computers. The pilot program aims to divert at least 2 million pounds of used computers and computer equipment from landfills over one year and to provide consumer education on the importance of proper computer disposal -- while creating job opportunities for individuals with disabilities and other employment barriers.
San Diego residents can visit www.reconnectpartnership.com or www.sdgoodwill.org to locate a convenient Goodwill donation centers. Goodwill will sort the donated computer equipment, which will be recycled through the Dell Asset Recovery Services value recovery program. Dell's authorized product recovery partner will remarket the recycled materials, such as plastics, glass and metals, and all sales proceeds will go to Goodwill to support the non-profit's job training and employment services programs.
“This new alliance will really expand our existing electronics recycling program and further Goodwill’s mission at the same time," said Mike Rowan, CEO of Goodwill Industries of San Diego County. “Working with Dell will help us ensure we are implementing the latest environmentally sound recycling practices.”
Reconnect San Diego is the latest in a series of Dell environmental initiatives to raise awareness of the importance of responsibly recycling computers and increase recycling participation rates. Other Reconnect pilot programs are under way in Central Texas, Michigan and the San Francisco Bay area.
San Diego residents can visit www.reconnectpartnership.com or www.sdgoodwill.org to locate a convenient Goodwill donation centers. Goodwill will sort the donated computer equipment, which will be recycled through the Dell Asset Recovery Services value recovery program. Dell's authorized product recovery partner will remarket the recycled materials, such as plastics, glass and metals, and all sales proceeds will go to Goodwill to support the non-profit's job training and employment services programs.
“This new alliance will really expand our existing electronics recycling program and further Goodwill’s mission at the same time," said Mike Rowan, CEO of Goodwill Industries of San Diego County. “Working with Dell will help us ensure we are implementing the latest environmentally sound recycling practices.”
Reconnect San Diego is the latest in a series of Dell environmental initiatives to raise awareness of the importance of responsibly recycling computers and increase recycling participation rates. Other Reconnect pilot programs are under way in Central Texas, Michigan and the San Francisco Bay area.
TAIPEI -- Foxconn
Electronics, the world's largest EMS provider, will add three global
regional offices in Asia this year, the Chinese-language Apple Daily is reporting.
The move would bring the company's total 17.
The move would bring the company's total 17.
CUPERTINO, CA -- Apple Computer is taking heat for its relationship with Foxconn for the wages and working conditions at the latter's factories.
According to a report in the Mail on Sunday, Foxconn employees typically put in 15-hour days and some earn just $50 per month -- with up to half returned to Foxconn to cover housing and food. Visitors are reportedly forbidden.
Foxconn manufactures Apple's iPod media players.
According to a report in the Mail on Sunday, Foxconn employees typically put in 15-hour days and some earn just $50 per month -- with up to half returned to Foxconn to cover housing and food. Visitors are reportedly forbidden.
Foxconn manufactures Apple's iPod media players.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL -- Analysts are picking Jabil Circuit apart after the EMS firm lowered its earnings per share guidance for its May quarter and admitted to three operating mishaps during the quarter.
"After not missing guidance for four-plus years, we find it suspicious that Jabil incurred three isolated operating miscues in the same quarter -- when any one of the three would have caused (the company to miss its guidance). We also find it bizarre that Jabil provided such a wide EPS range, given that the quarter closed two weeks ago," wrote Carter Shoop of Deutsche Bank Equity Research in a research note issued last night.
"After not missing guidance for four-plus years, we find it suspicious that Jabil incurred three isolated operating miscues in the same quarter -- when any one of the three would have caused (the company to miss its guidance). We also find it bizarre that Jabil provided such a wide EPS range, given that the quarter closed two weeks ago," wrote Carter Shoop of Deutsche Bank Equity Research in a research note issued last night.
SALT LAKE CITY -- CirTran Corp., a full-service EMS firm, has closed and received bankruptcy court approval to purchase almost all assets of Advanced Beauty Solutions for a total of $2.31 million.
Iehab J. Hawatmeh, CirTran's founder and President, said an
Last week's agreement covers ABS's flat iron and hair dryer product inventory, intellectual property, customer lists, a 30-minute infomercial and trade secrets.
CirTran will pay ABS $1.125 million in cash at closing, and will reduce its approved claim in the bankruptcy against ABS by $750,000. CirTran will pay the balance to ABS as a guaranteed royalty over two years.
ABS had defaulted on a manufacturing agreement with CirTran under which the EMS firm was to build hair dryer kits. Through October 2005, CirTran had shipped about $4.75 million worth of product to ABS, for which it had received payments of $788,000. In November, CirTran repossessed approximately $2.34 million worth of product from ABS and began selling those products directly.
In January, CirTran sued ABS, claiming breach of contract and fraud. At the same time, ABS filed for Chapter 11.
The bankruptcy court last week approved of the sale of ABS's assets to CirTran.
Iehab J. Hawatmeh, CirTran's founder and President, said an
Last week's agreement covers ABS's flat iron and hair dryer product inventory, intellectual property, customer lists, a 30-minute infomercial and trade secrets.
CirTran will pay ABS $1.125 million in cash at closing, and will reduce its approved claim in the bankruptcy against ABS by $750,000. CirTran will pay the balance to ABS as a guaranteed royalty over two years.
ABS had defaulted on a manufacturing agreement with CirTran under which the EMS firm was to build hair dryer kits. Through October 2005, CirTran had shipped about $4.75 million worth of product to ABS, for which it had received payments of $788,000. In November, CirTran repossessed approximately $2.34 million worth of product from ABS and began selling those products directly.
In January, CirTran sued ABS, claiming breach of contract and fraud. At the same time, ABS filed for Chapter 11.
The bankruptcy court last week approved of the sale of ABS's assets to CirTran.
ROCHESTER HILLS, MI – EPIC Technologies’ CEO and COO were recognized for entrepreneurial excellence by Ernst & Young at a ceremony on June 8. John Sammut, president and CEO, and Jochen Lipp, vice president operations and COO, received the Entrepreneur Of The Year Award in the Technology category in the Central Great Lakes region.
"While Jochen and I are getting the primary recognition in this award, the reality is that the accomplishments that drove this recognition were attributable to efforts of the entire management and staff of EPIC, “ Sammut said in a press release. “We have an outstanding team and this award continues to demonstrate that industry observers are recognizing that superior results are being generated.”
As Central Great Lakes region award winners, Sammut and Lipp are now eligible for the national program, whose winners will be announced in November.
EPIC is a full service provider of contract electronics services with facilities in Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee and Mexico.
"While Jochen and I are getting the primary recognition in this award, the reality is that the accomplishments that drove this recognition were attributable to efforts of the entire management and staff of EPIC, “ Sammut said in a press release. “We have an outstanding team and this award continues to demonstrate that industry observers are recognizing that superior results are being generated.”
As Central Great Lakes region award winners, Sammut and Lipp are now eligible for the national program, whose winners will be announced in November.
EPIC is a full service provider of contract electronics services with facilities in Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee and Mexico.
SAN JOSE, CA -- Probe 2000 Inc. and BEST Electronics & Components Co. will set up a new probe card repair and manufacturing operation in BEST Electronics' semiconductor test factory in the Philippines. Named P2KP, the test and wafer handling operations are certified to ISO 9001 and TS 16949 standards at the 72,000 sq. ft. facility in Paranaque City.
For analog and mixed signal fabless companies, P2KP can provide integrated one-stop test services including probe card test program development and conversion, wafer back lapping and sorting (at three temperatures), sawing, chip-scale packaging, assembly, electrical
test, tape and reel, and drop shipment to an end customer .
According to the companies’ press release, key benefits include “faster release and time to market in Asia; shorter cycle times and lower cost of wafer test; improved yield at wafer sort; and comprehensive data analysis.”
Probe 2000 specializes in the design, development and manufacture of high-performance epoxy probe cards and related accessories. BEST Electronics & Components offers total parametric and functional test solutions for analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits.
For analog and mixed signal fabless companies, P2KP can provide integrated one-stop test services including probe card test program development and conversion, wafer back lapping and sorting (at three temperatures), sawing, chip-scale packaging, assembly, electrical
test, tape and reel, and drop shipment to an end customer .
According to the companies’ press release, key benefits include “faster release and time to market in Asia; shorter cycle times and lower cost of wafer test; improved yield at wafer sort; and comprehensive data analysis.”
Probe 2000 specializes in the design, development and manufacture of high-performance epoxy probe cards and related accessories. BEST Electronics & Components offers total parametric and functional test solutions for analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits.
HELSINKI -- Qualcomm has filed a complaint against Nokia, accusing the world's largest maker of cellphones of infringing on six patents related to GSM technology.
The complaint, filed with to the U.S. International Trade Commission, asks for a ban on the import and sale of certain Nokia products.
The complaint, filed with to the U.S. International Trade Commission, asks for a ban on the import and sale of certain Nokia products.
SANTA CLARA, CA -- An opponent of pending ban on lead in solders in Europe has launched a signature drive to request an exemption.
John Burke, the principal behind RoHSUSA.com, a Website dedicated to stopping the RoHS movement, today set up a petition to the European committee responsible for the mandate, requesting an exemption for lead.
John Burke, the principal behind RoHSUSA.com, a Website dedicated to stopping the RoHS movement, today set up a petition to the European committee responsible for the mandate, requesting an exemption for lead.
ERIE, PA -- In order to meet manufacturing requirements for RoHS type product, Sunburst Electronics, an electronics contract manufacturer, has purchased an Electrovert OmniExcel 7 solder reflow oven and an Electrovert wave solder machine.
Speedline Technologies manufacturers the Electrovert brand.
Sunburst said in a statement that it already has orders for Pb-free products. Sunburst also said it is partnering with local and regional companies to position them for RoHS compliance by identifying lead times associated with RoHS compliant parts, searching for alternative components or suppliers, evaluating current levels of non-compliant materials, determining strategies to maximize inventory use and creating compliant bills of materials.
Speedline Technologies manufacturers the Electrovert brand.
Sunburst said in a statement that it already has orders for Pb-free products. Sunburst also said it is partnering with local and regional companies to position them for RoHS compliance by identifying lead times associated with RoHS compliant parts, searching for alternative components or suppliers, evaluating current levels of non-compliant materials, determining strategies to maximize inventory use and creating compliant bills of materials.
CUPERTINO, CA -- Just months after setting up a support center in India, Apple Computer has decided to pull on the plug.
The company said it would close its India subsidiary, Apple Services India, although a sales and marketing office will be maintained. A company spokesman offered no reason for the reversal.
The company said it would close its India subsidiary, Apple Services India, although a sales and marketing office will be maintained. A company spokesman offered no reason for the reversal.
SANTA CLARA, CA -- A notorious burglar who had robbed at least 22 electronics companies of expensive components was convicted by a jury last week and could receive up to 32 years in prison.
Howard Allen Young, 43, was convicted in Santa Clara County Superior
Court on charges that he stole more than $3 million worth of memory chips, server boards and microprocessors.
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