Tag: Panasonic
Hot Topic: Terminated
Automation and robots in manufacturing – think car production – have been slowly eating away at the number of blue-collar workers for years. The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) estimates that an annual growth...
3M and Sony agree settlement
30 July 2007 — St Paul (MN): 3M and Sony have reached a global settlement regarding a lithium ion battery patent dispute. 3M filed lawsuits in March against five electrical giants claiming they had...
A new dawn from down under
When Kia Silverbrook took the stage at this year's Global Inkjet Printing Conference in Prague, what he had to say shook the inkjet printing industry by the lapels and left it reeling. Office products...
3M sues over battery patents
8 March 2007 — Tokyo (JPN): 3M has filed suits against five electrical giants claiming they have infringed on lithium-ion battery patents. Sony, Lenovo Group, Hitachi, CDW and Panasonic maker Matsushita Electric Industrial have all...
More laptop batteries recalled
5 September 2006 — Tokyo (JPN): Matsushita Electric Industrial has started a recall of 6,000 PC batteries that are susceptible to overheating if subject to impact. The company has refused to identify the supplier...
Tech Data targets government contracts
17 July 2006 — Clearwater (FL): Tech Data has today announced that it will offer Panasonic Toughbook mobile computers to resellers in time to capitalise on the US Government's buying season. Bob Miller, director of Tech...
Shaw named EVP of sales and marketing at SOYO
6 March 2006 – Ontario (CA): SOYO Group, a global provider of computer, consumer electronics and broadband telecommunications, has appointed Marshall Shaw its new EVP of sales and marketing. Shaw has more than 28...
Paperworld USA: The verdict
Opening events must always aim to dazzle, and Paperworld USA had a tougher job than most. Its granddaddy Paperworld event, held in Frankfurt in January, has been under considerably strain of late with...
Panasonic stores close
27 October 2005 – Secaucus (NJ): Panasonic has announced it is selling its two remaining direct sale stores for digital imaging and office products in Dallas and Atlanta. The sale is part of a...