CONSUMER ELECTRONIC MARKET

Chip sales hit record in August San Francisco Chronicle
Strong consumer demand for electronic gizmos helped drive semiconductor sales to a monthly record $20.5 billion in August, a bullish number that was nevertheless softer than some industry analysts had expected. The Semiconductor Industry Association,
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Bank of Ireland restricts electronic transfer payments | Sony battery recall could extend to consumer electronics
Tatas enter new retail area with 'Croma' multi-product outlets Outlook India
India's leading corporate house Tata Group today unveiled plans to enter the consumer and electronics durables retail market through multi-brand outlets, for which it has provided an initial resource base of Rs 800 crore.
Worldwide Electronic Hotel Revenue Up 13.7 Percent in Q2 2006 Hospitality Net
CHICAGO | TravelCLICK's quarterly eMonitor results indicate continued robust health for the hotel industry based on electronic distribution performance for the second quarter of 2006. The data shows that worldwide electronic hotel revenue from the Global Distribution Systems (GDS) and key Internet sites increased 13.7 percent over the second quarter of 2005. The number of electronic room nights
EDA Consortium Reports 15% Revenue Growth in Second Quarter 2006 SYS-CON Media
The EDA Consortium's Market Statistics Service (MSS) today announced that the electronic design automation (EDA) industry revenue for Q2 of 2006 grew 15% to $1,256 million, versus $1,091 million in Q2 2005, due in part to new company participation. Total product revenues, without services, was up 15% to $1,180 million in Q2 of 2006 vs. $1,028 million in the same quarter of 2005.
New VICOR Corporate Payments Index Projects 15 Percent Growth in Electronic B2B Transactions by 2008 Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
RICHMOND, Calif.----The corporate payment industry is rapidly moving toward electronic processing of business-to-business transactions. That's the findings of the first-annual Corporate Payment Progress Index created by VICOR Inc., a leading provider of corporate payment-processing software.
Siemens, Bayer, Volkswagen, Medion, MLP: German Equity Preview Bloomberg.com
Oct. 2 (Bloomberg) -- The following stocks may rise or fall in German markets today. Germany's X-DAX Index rose 5.16, or 0.1 percent, to 6003.64 on Sept. 29. The index provides an estimate of the DAX Index, based on trading in DAX futures after the Xetra electronic market closes.
Advantest's T2000 Test System Spurs Company's Global Leadership in Non-Memory Test SYS-CON Media
Advantest's share of the non-memory test market has expanded from nearly 10 percent in 2003 to 17 percent in 2004 to approximately 28 percent in 2005. With growth partly propelled by Advantest's T6300/6500 series of test systems for LCD driver ICs and digital consumer SoC devices, Advantest's vigorous non-memory growth is in large part attributable to its T2000 Test System, the industry's first
Sony to Launch Blu-ray DVD Machine in December E-Commerce Times
Sony kicked off its bid for industry dominance in high-definition DVDs with a planned December launch of its new Blu-ray machine. The Blu-ray player-recorder will hit the shelves on Dec. 8, going head-to-head with a rival format developed by electronic giants led by Toshiba, which in July released the first home-use HD DVD recorder-player.
Record month maintained chip market growth at 10%, says SIA EETimes
The three-month average of worldwide sales of semiconductors was a record $20.54 billion in August, an increase of 10.5 percent from the $18.59 billion reported in August 2005, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) which cited the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics organization as its source.

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The Consumer Electronics Association expects the global gadget market to grow 8% in 2006 to a record $135 bln, fueled by demand for wireless devices,
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Investor's Business Daily: Defense Contractor Targets Lucrative
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AppleInsider | Apple to tackle consumer electronics; iPod "boombox
Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod division is preparing to extend its reach into the consumer electronics market with the release of several iPod-related digital

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Electronic Markets - The International Journal Vol. 13, No. 3 - eBranding. Marketers know what a brand is in the physical world: the sum, in the consumer’s
Investor's Business Daily: Defense Contractor Targets Lucrative
Defense Contractor Targets Lucrative Consumer Electronics Market. BY DANIEL DEL'RE. INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY. Posted 9/22/2006
AppleInsider | Apple to tackle consumer electronics; iPod "boombox
Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod division is preparing to extend its reach into the consumer electronics market with the release of several iPod-related digital
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