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PALO ALTO, CA – HP’s server revenue growth outpaced that of all other major server vendors worldwide, according to third quarter 2005 figures from research group IDC.

HP was No. 1 in total worldwide revenue for the three major operating systems of Windows, Linux and Unix individually as well as combined – together, these three operating systems comprise more than 95% of units shipped and 80% of revenue worldwide.

Clinton, NY – Bill Brunstedt has joined Indium Corp. as Asia-Pacific market development manager. Based in Singapore, he will manage the business development efforts for the region, focusing on new and existing regional markets, general market strategies and new product requirements.

Brundstedt spent the last 21 years with BTU International, most recently as managing director for the Asia Pacific region.

Indium is a supplier of electronics assembly materials, including solder pastes, solder preforms, fluxes, Pb-Free solder alloys, underfill materials, die-attach materials and more.

NORWALK, CT --The global market for green materials is estimated at $6.1 billion in 2005 and is expected to reach $8.7 billion by 2010, an average annual growth rate of 7.4%, according to a soon-to-be-released report from Business Communications Co.

Green materials include Pb-free solders and solder coatings, and replacements for PBB and PBDE, hexavalent chromium, cadmium and mercury. PBB and PBDE replacements accounted for $3.5 billion in 2003, $4.3 billion in 2004, and $4.7 billion in 2005.

HIALEAH, FL -- Simclar Inc., a electronics contract manufacturer, reported September quarter revenue of $16.6 million, up 25.4% from last year. Net income fell to $242,000 versus $486,000 a year ago.

Excluding the May 1, 2005 acquisition of Simclar (North America), revenue for the quarter would have been $14.9 million, up 11.9%, and net income would have been $353,000.

SIOUX FALLS, SD -- Raven Industries reported sales rose 11% to a record $54.1 million over the year-ago period and net income rose 32% to a record $6.9 million for its third quarter ended OCt. 31.

The company took a $820,000 after-tax writeoff of an acquisition in the prior year; excluding that, the net income grew 14%.

For the quarter, electronic systems sales were down 2% percent to $13.7 million. The division posted operating income of $1.9 million, up 18% from a year ago. Customers requested early delivery of product in the second quarter, which reduced third quarter shipments.

For the first nine months of the year, sales totaled $42.3 million, up 21% from the last year while operating income more than doubled, to $6.9 million.

NEW YORK -- End-market inventories of semiconductors remained low and stable in the September quarter, but distributors' inventories increased 8%, or $127 million, and 3 days from June.

SG Cowen said that inventories at buyers of semiconductors appear low and stable. Inventories at 49 major semiconductor customers fell in both dollar terms and days on a seqential basis, the firm said.