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By John Day, Newsletter Editor August 14, 2008 A Penton Media Publication
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 Table of Contents

Engineering student enrollment plummets in Michigan
ABI sees Bluetooth and Wi-Fi markets evolving differently
Frost lauds Sense Technologies� safety mirrors
USABC awards $8.2 million Li-ion contract to Johnson Controls-Saft
Visteon partners with Boston Acoustics on 2010 Camaro audio
SAIC selects TRW occupant safety system for Roewe 550
HUGHES selects IBM and Oracle to power call center
Arima selects Telegent for free-to-air mobile TV
Upcoming Events

  Industry News
  Engineering student enrollment plummets in Michigan
By John Day
Aug. 14, 2008    
  The number of U.S. college students beginning engineering studies grew by nearly 9% in the past seven years but new engineering enrollments in Michigan dropped by more than 13% during that same period. more >>

  ABI sees Bluetooth and Wi-Fi markets evolving differently
Aug. 14, 2008    
  ABI sees Bluetooth and Wi-Fi markets evolving differently

Aug 14, 2008 2:17 PM




Prices and market developments are pushing Bluetooth and Wi-Fi in new directions according to a new short-range wireless communications forecast from ABI Research (wwwabiresearch.com). more >>

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  Technology News
  Frost lauds Sense Technologies� safety mirrors
Aug. 14, 2008    
  Sense Technologies, Inc. (www.sensetech.com) received Frost & Sullivan’s (www.frost.com) 2008 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Industry Innovation and Advancement of the Year for Sense Technologies’ ScopeOut automotive safety solution. more >>

  Design Wins
  USABC awards $8.2 million Li-ion contract to Johnson Controls-Saft
Aug. 14, 2008    
  The United States Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC), a division of the United States Council for Automotive Research LLC (www.uscar.com), together with the U.S. Department of Energy (www.doe.gov) has awarded an $8.2 million plug-in hybrid electric battery technology development contract to Johnson Controls-Saft (www.johnsoncontrols.comwww.saftbatteries.com). more >>

  Visteon partners with Boston Acoustics on 2010 Camaro audio
Aug. 14, 2008    
  Visteon (www.visteon.com) and Boston Acoustics (www.bostonacoustics.com) have combined talents on an optional Boston Acoustics audio system for the redesigned 2010 Chevrolet Camaro (www.chevrolet.com/camero). more >>

  SAIC selects TRW occupant safety system for Roewe 550
Aug. 14, 2008    
  China SAIC Motor (www.saicmotor.com) has selected TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. (www.trw.com) to supply occupant safety products for the Roewe 550 mid-sized sedan. more >>

  HUGHES selects IBM and Oracle to power call center
Aug. 14, 2008    
  After announcing a partnership with Intrado (www.intrado.com) for emergency calls (Auto E-lectronics July 17),HUGHES Telematics (www.HUGHEStelematics.com) has signed agreements with IBM (www.ibm.com) and Oracle (www.oracle.com) to build its non-emergency telematics operations center. more >>

  Arima selects Telegent for free-to-air mobile TV
Aug. 14, 2008    
  Arima selects Telegent for free-to-air mobile TV

Aug 14, 2008 2:36 PM




Arima Communications Corp. (www.arimacomm.com/tw) has selected Telegent Systems’ (www.telegent.com) single-chip mobile TV solution to drive a free-to-air TV feature in selected handset models. more >>

  Event Calendar
  Upcoming Events
  MOST Forum
Sept. 30, 2008
Stuttgart, Germany
www.mostforum.com

Convergence 2008
Oct.20-22, 2008
Cobo Center Detroit
www.ctea.org

SEMA Show
Nov. 4-7, 2008
Las Vegas Convention Center
www.semashow.com

electronica 2008
Nov.11-14, 2008
www.global-electronics.net/id/20308

15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems
Nov. 16-20, 2008
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
New York
www.itsworldcongress.com more >>


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