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Panasonic Industrial Europe has extended its distribution agreement with MSC to establish a pan-European deal to focus on smart metering technologies.

RS Components has added FCI's automotive connectors to its catalogue in what is a new departure for the distributor.

Nu Horizons has said it is to lose the Xilinx franchise in June.

It is probably no surprise that Xilinx is reviewing its distribution strategy. The programmable logic business is changing.

TTI's proposed acquisition of Flightspares tells us that the period of rationalisation in the electronics distribution market has not yet finished. 

Farnell has set up a forum within its element14 online community to discuss issues around alternative energy technologies.

Samsung has appointed YEG Opto, the opto electronics division of Young Electronics, to distribute their range of medium and high power LEDs in the UK and Ireland.

ZF Electronics has appointed Mark Mills as distribution manager for all its Cherry brand products.

RS Components has signed a global franchise agreement with EPCOS.

Schroff has been appointed as the UK technical representative for McLean Cooling Technology, the Minnesota-based manufacturer of products designed for cooling electronic systems.

The component distribution market is emerging from the dark days of the 2008/2009 downturn with important lessons learnt.

Tighter control of inventory in the supply chain is a must and do not underestimate the importance of the internet in the recovery.

RS Components has extended its business relationship with ABB to create a global franchise for its product lines spanning electrical, interconnect, power and control products.

In what is another example of how broadline distributors are working with suppliers on joint product marketing, RS will also help ABB in product introductions.

APRO, the Taiwan-based supplier of industrial-grade NAND flash storage devices, has teamed with ProSaleTech and Phoenix Systems Engineering & Technologies (PST) to expand its presence in the European market.

If you are looking for an investment bet for 2010, may be it is worth looking at the semiconductor industry.

Two bits of positive news for manufacturers.

UK exports in November rose to their highest level for more than a year, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Then came the news that the UK economy is finally emerging from recession, some months after Germany and France.

Avnet Abacus has won the 2009 distributor of the year award from connector supplier Hirose in the UK.

News that November was the highest billings month of the year for the UK and Ireland-based component distributors gives the industry at the start of the New Year.

Maxim Integrated Products has extended its pan-European franchise agreement with Avnet Electronics Marketing to include the Republic of Ireland.