THREE RIVER FALLS, MN – Digi-Key Corp. has been named Bourns Catalog Distributor of the Year for Europe. The award was announced during a presentation at electronica 2008, held in Munich in November.
 
Despite the unstable global market, Digi-Key is experiencing growing sales in Europe. The award acknowledges the company’s ability to provide a comprehensive range of Bourns products, with specific focus on new products and technologies. “This award is fully deserved with Digi-Key’s expanding European business, customers and sales growth this year,” said Graham Maggs, Bourns’ director of distribution sales in Europe.

TAIPEI – At the recent Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) in Taipei, Huawei Technologies introduced a Windows 7 OS-enabled 3.5G mobile module. According to company representatives, Asustek Computer will use the mobile modules in its Eee PCs.
 
Huawei believes the modules will eventually become a standard part of mobile Internet devices. The claim is based on a recent IDC report in which global netbook shipments are projected to increase to 20.8 million units in 2009.