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Future Electronics and President Robert Miller Celebrate Anniversary of Memphis Distribution Center

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Pointe Claire, Quebec (realtimepressrelease) January 7, 2016 – Future Electronics, a global leading distributor of electronic components, recently celebrated the 11th anniversary of the company’s Memphis Area Distribution Center in the US.

Future Electronics was founded in Montreal in November of 1968 by Robert Miller, President. Today the company is recognized as one of the most respected and innovative companies in the industry. The Memphis Areas Distribution Center, known as the MADC, is a world class facility that was officially opened and became fully operational in October 2004, after Robert Miller invested $52 million to build the most sophisticated, state-of-the-art distribution system in the world.

The decision to establish its main distribution facility in Southaven, Mississippi, located within close proximity to all major carrier hubs, has proven to be a tremendous success for Future Electronics, enabling an impressive 99.5% on-time delivery rate throughout the Americas and beyond – an unprecedented and unrivalled achievement anywhere else in the industry.

For more information about the company, visit: www.FutureElectronics.com

About Future Electronics

Future Electronics is a global leader in electronics distribution, ranking 3rd in component sales worldwide, with an impressive reputation for developing efficient, comprehensive global supply chain solutions. Founded in 1968 by Robert Miller, the company has established itself as one of the most innovative organizations in the industry today, with 5,000 employees in 169 offices in 44 countries around the world. Future Electronics is globally integrated, with one worldwide IT infrastructure providing real-time inventory availability and access, while enabling full integration of its operations, sales and marketing worldwide. Offering the highest level of service, the most advanced engineering capabilities and technical solutions through all stages of the design-production cycle, and the largest available-to-sell inventory in the world, Future’s mission is always to Delight the Customer®. For more information, visit www.FutureElectronics.com.

Media Contact

Martin H. Gordon
Director, Corporate Communications
FUTURE ELECTRONICS
www.FutureElectronics.com
514-694-7710 (ext. 2236)
Fax: 514-630-2671
martin.gordon@FutureElectronics.com

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Future Electronics Promotes New Diffused Light Pipe Family from VCC

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Pointe Claire, Quebec (realtimepressrelease) January 7, 2016 – Future Electronics, a global leading distributor of electronic components, has announced immediate availability of the new, diffused light pipe family from VCC, with a frosted surface providing a soft appearance in dark environments.

VCC, the global leader in indication and specialty illumination solutions, has designed a family of rigid light pipes with a diffused, frosted surface texture for enhanced scattering of bright field light, providing a softer glow. The 3mm LFB Series and 5mm LFC Series litepipes™ easily extend light from the board to the desired surface for applications where bright, hot indication would not be visually appealing.

Examples of typical applications for VCC’s 3mm LFB Series and 5mm LFC Series litepipes include audio/video equipment, IoT equipment, darkroom equipment, home theater & entertainment systems, medical equipment, security systems, studio control panels, transportation dashboards, and more.

VCC’s LFB and LFC Series litepipes are made of optical grade polycarbonate for maximum light transmission, with a round surface that reduces the luminous intensity, ensures uniform brightness, and has a wide 120 degree viewing angle.

“Our diffused light pipe products are designed with a frosted surface designed for operation in dark environments where a bright indicator is not required, and may even be an annoyance to spectators. The frosted diffused light pipe takes the edge off the brightness, while still offering a 120 degree viewing angle,” explained Sannah Vinding, Director of Product Development & Marketing for VCC.

RoHS and Reach compliant, the LFB Series litepipes with RTN112 retainers and LFC Series litepipes with RTN125 retainers are now in stock with immediate shipping availability from Future Electronics.

To purchase product or for more information about VCC’s new light pipe family, visit www.FutureElectronics.com

About Future Electronics

Future Electronics is a global leader in electronics distribution, ranking 3rd in component sales worldwide, with an impressive reputation for developing efficient, comprehensive global supply chain solutions. Founded in 1968 by Robert Miller, the company has established itself as one of the most innovative organizations in the industry today, with 5,000 employees in 169 offices in 44 countries around the world. Future Electronics is globally integrated, with one worldwide IT infrastructure providing real-time inventory availability and access, while enabling full integration of its operations, sales and marketing worldwide. Offering the highest level of service, the most advanced engineering capabilities and technical solutions through all stages of the design-production cycle, and the largest available-to-sell inventory in the world, Future’s mission is always to Delight the Customer®. For more information, visit www.FutureElectronics.com.

Media Contact

Martin H. Gordon
Director, Corporate Communications
FUTURE ELECTRONICS
www.FutureElectronics.com
514-694-7710 (ext. 2236)
Fax: 514-630-2671
martin.gordon@FutureElectronics.com

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Technology

Future Electronics Promotes NXP’s JN5169-EK004 Evaluation Kit

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Pointe Claire, Quebec (realtimepressrelease) January 6, 2016 – Future Electronics, a global leading distributor of electronic components, has announced immediate availability of the JN5169-EK004 Evaluation Kit from NXP.

Providing all the hardware and software components for full application design, NXP’s JN5169-EK004 Evaluation Kit simplifies development for systems running ZigBee and IEEE 802.15.4 network stacks, and enables easy, secure NFC commissioning for faster, simpler installations.

The NXP JN5169-EK004 Evaluation Kit is specifically designed for use with the NXP JN516x series, a range of ultra-low power, high-performance wireless microcontrollers suitable for home automation and smart lighting applications. This comprehensive kit includes a series of wireless carrier boards, plug-in expansion boards, USB dongles, remote control, Raspberry Pi single board computer (with programmed micro-SDcard acting as a border-router), and a complete software design kit, providing everything necessary for system development. The supplied Raspberry Pi single-board computer, which runs NXP OpenWRT fi rmware, makes it easy to develop solutions that include sensor-equipped objects as part of the Internet of Things (IoT).

Key applications include Internet of Things (IoT), ZigBee LightLink (LL), ZigBee home automation, home and building automation, smart lighting, remote controls, and wireless sensor networks.

To purchase product or for more about NXP, Zigbee, low power, high performance, and home automation, visit click here

About Future Electronics

Future Electronics is a global leader in electronics distribution, ranking 3rd in component sales worldwide, with an impressive reputation for developing efficient, comprehensive global supply chain solutions. Founded in 1968 by Robert Miller, the company has established itself as one of the most innovative organizations in the industry today, with 5,000 employees in 169 offices in 44 countries around the world. Future Electronics is globally integrated, with one worldwide IT infrastructure providing real-time inventory availability and access, while enabling full integration of its operations, sales and marketing worldwide. Offering the highest level of service, the most advanced engineering capabilities and technical solutions through all stages of the design-production cycle, and the largest available-to-sell inventory in the world, Future’s mission is always to Delight the Customer®. For more information, visit www.FutureElectronics.com.

Media Contact

Martin H. Gordon
Director, Corporate Communications
FUTURE ELECTRONICS
www.FutureElectronics.com
514-694-7710 (ext. 2236)
Fax: 514-630-2671
martin.gordon@FutureElectronics.com

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Future Electronics and President Robert Miller Observes 5th Anniversary of EMEA DC

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Pointe Claire, Quebec (realtimepressrelease) January 6, 2016 – Future Electronics, a global leading distributor of electronic components, recently observed the 5th anniversary of its Europe/Middle East/Africa Distribution Center (EMEA DC), which opened in 2010.

Future Electronics was founded in Montreal in November of 1968 by Robert Miller, President. Today the company is recognized as one of the most respected and innovative companies in the industry.

Future’s EMEA Distribution Center is strategically located in Leipzig, Germany, a focal logistics point in Central Europe. Its proximity to the carrier hubs enables same day shipments to be processed quickly and efficiently and allows the company to offer the latest order cut-off times in the industry for next day delivery.

Product is stored in a “dark warehouse”: a secure, fenced in, fully automated environment, with automated temperature and humidity controls meeting all the latest industry standards. Components are stored in specifically designed protective totes, one part number per tote. This storage concept dramatically reduces the possibility of mistakes.

Customers benefit from consolidation methods the company has put in place to help reduce transportation costs. Consolidating shipments also has a positive impact on the environment, reducing consumption of packaging materials as well as fuel. This practice goes hand in hand with President Robert Miller’s commitment to making the company as environmentally friendly as possible.

A highly sophisticated Warehouse Management System (WMS) controls the movement of the product and tracks it every step of the way. Every transaction is recorded and stored in our archives, from receipt to shipment. The company’s state-of-the-art Transportation Management System (TMS) calculates precise transit time to each customer location, assuring that orders ship on the right day in order to meet customer delivery requirements. In addition, the organization’s advanced Export Management System validates each Export order to ensure compliance with all relevant regulations.

For more information about the company, visit: www.FutureElectronics.com

About Future Electronics

Future Electronics is a global leader in electronics distribution, ranking 3rd in component sales worldwide, with an impressive reputation for developing efficient, comprehensive global supply chain solutions. Founded in 1968 by Robert Miller, the company has established itself as one of the most innovative organizations in the industry today, with 5,000 employees in 169 offices in 44 countries around the world. Future Electronics is globally integrated, with one worldwide IT infrastructure providing real-time inventory availability and access, while enabling full integration of its operations, sales and marketing worldwide. Offering the highest level of service, the most advanced engineering capabilities and technical solutions through all stages of the design-production cycle, and the largest available-to-sell inventory in the world, Future’s mission is always to Delight the Customer®. For more information, visit www.FutureElectronics.com.

Media Contact

Martin H. Gordon
Director, Corporate Communications
FUTURE ELECTRONICS
www.FutureElectronics.com
514-694-7710 (ext. 2236)
Fax: 514-630-2671
martin.gordon@FutureElectronics.com

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Technology

Future Electronics Promotes Industrial Grade SD Cards from Panasonic

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Pointe Claire, Quebec (realtimepressrelease) December 28, 2015 – Future Electronics, a global leading distributor of electronic components, has announced immediate availability of Panasonic’s industrial grade SD cards.

Panasonic’s industrial SD cards are designed to offer high-performance and high-reliability for high-intensity applications.

Features of Panasonic’s industrial SD cards include wear leveling, power fail recovery, 40° – 85° C temperature rating, error correction, and 240 times more write durability than TLC.

For more information about Panasonic, high-performance, high-reliability, and high-intensity applications, visit www.FutureElectronics.com

About Future Electronics

Future Electronics is a global leader in electronics distribution, ranking 3rd in component sales worldwide, with an impressive reputation for developing efficient, comprehensive global supply chain solutions. Founded in 1968, the company has established itself as one of the most innovative organizations in the industry today, with 5,000 employees in 169 offices in 44 countries around the world. Future Electronics is globally integrated, with one worldwide IT infrastructure providing real-time inventory availability and access, while enabling full integration of its operations, sales and marketing worldwide. Offering the highest level of service, the most advanced engineering capabilities and technical solutions through all stages of the design-production cycle, and the largest available-to-sell inventory in the world, Future’s mission is always to Delight the Customer®. For more information, visit www.FutureElectronics.com.

Media Contact

Martin H. Gordon
Director, Corporate Communications
FUTURE ELECTRONICS
www.FutureElectronics.com
514-694-7710 (ext. 2236)
Fax: 514-630-2671
martin.gordon@FutureElectronics.com

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Technology

Future Electronics Promotes the Industry’s Most Energy-Efficient ARM Cortex-M0+ MCUs from Cypress

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Pointe Claire, Quebec (realtimepressrelease) December 28, 2015 – Future Electronics, a global leading distributor of electronic components, recently announced immediate availability of the industry’s most energy-efficient ARM® Cortex®-M0+ MCUs for ultra-low-power Internet of Things applications, from Cypress.

The S6E1B-Series features the industry’s largest memory size for a Cortex-M0+ device and supports highly reliable and secure machine-to-machine (M2M) communication for the Internet of Things, while the S6E1C-Series is optimized for wearables and a wide range of ultra-low-power, battery-powered products.

The Cypress FM0+ MCU portfolio delivers leading performance with a unique, 64-channel descriptor-based direct memory access (DMA) controller to efficiently move data between peripherals and RAM without any CPU intervention.

For more information about Cypress, the S6E1B-Series, the S6E1C-Series, and access to the world’s largest available-to-sell inventory, visit www.FutureElectronics.com

About Future Electronics

Future Electronics is a global leader in electronics distribution, ranking 3rd in component sales worldwide, with an impressive reputation for developing efficient, comprehensive global supply chain solutions. Founded in 1968 by Robert Miller, President, the company has established itself as one of the most innovative organizations in the industry today, with 5,000 employees in 169 offices in 44 countries around the world. Future Electronics is globally integrated, with one worldwide IT infrastructure providing real-time inventory availability and access, while enabling full integration of its operations, sales and marketing worldwide. Offering the highest level of service, the most advanced engineering capabilities and technical solutions through all stages of the design-production cycle, and the largest available-to-sell inventory in the world, Future’s mission is always to Delight the Customer®. For more information, visit www.FutureElectronics.com.

Media Contact

Martin H. Gordon
Director, Corporate Communications
FUTURE ELECTRONICS
www.FutureElectronics.com
514-694-7710 (ext. 2236)
Fax: 514-630-2671
martin.gordon@FutureElectronics.com

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Future Electronics Promotes Expanded FM4 MCU Portfolio from Cypress

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Pointe Claire, Quebec (realtimepressrelease) December 28, 2015 – Future Electronics, a global leading distributor of electronic components, recently announced immediate availability of the expanded portfolio of flexible MCUs from Cypress, delivering best-in-class performance for safety-critical industrial systems and home appliances.

These ARM® Cortex®-M4-based MCUs simplify compliance to international safety standards and provide fast, secure and reliable communication interfaces for Industry 4.0.

The FM4 MCUs from Cypress operate at frequencies up to 200 MHz and support a diverse set of on-chip peripherals for motor control, factory automation and home appliance applications. The portfolio delivers low-latency, reliable, machine-to-machine (M2M) communication required for Industry 4.0—the fourth industrial revolution, using network-computing technologies to advance design and manufacturing.

The portfolio delivers robust, reliable M2M communication with high-speed communication interfaces, including Controller Area Network with Flexible Data-Rates (CAN-FD) and IEEE 1588 Ethernet, and with hardware-based encryption accelerators. The FM4 MCUs include up to 2MB flash and 256KB SRAM memory, along with integrated hardware-based features and standards-compliant firmware libraries that simplify functional safety compliance.

For more information about Cypress, the FM4 portfolio of MCUs, and access to the world’s largest available-to-sell inventory, visit www.FutureElectronics.com

About Future Electronics

Future Electronics is a global leader in electronics distribution, ranking 3rd in component sales worldwide, with an impressive reputation for developing efficient, comprehensive global supply chain solutions. Founded in 1968 by Robert Miller, President, the company has established itself as one of the most innovative organizations in the industry today, with 5,000 employees in 169 offices in 44 countries around the world. Future Electronics is globally integrated, with one worldwide IT infrastructure providing real-time inventory availability and access, while enabling full integration of its operations, sales and marketing worldwide. Offering the highest level of service, the most advanced engineering capabilities and technical solutions through all stages of the design-production cycle, and the largest available-to-sell inventory in the world, Future’s mission is always to Delight the Customer®. For more information, visit www.FutureElectronics.com.

Media Contact

Martin H. Gordon
Director, Corporate Communications
FUTURE ELECTRONICS
www.FutureElectronics.com
514-694-7710 (ext. 2236)
Fax: 514-630-2671
martin.gordon@FutureElectronics.com

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Technology

Robert Miller, President of Future Electronics, Supports Eco-Friendly Clean Team Program

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Pointe Claire, Quebec (realtimepressrelease) December 17, 2015 – Robert Miller, President of Future Electronics, a global leading distributor of electronic components, has always been a big believer in eco-friendly measures to help make the earth a better, healthier, and more sustainable place to live.

The company, under the leadership of Robert Miller, President, has long championed various reduce/reuse/recycle efforts within its corporate office in Montreal and throughout the organization’s branches worldwide.

Future Electronics recently announced the launch of a “Clean Team” program at the company’s corporate headquarters in Montreal, as part of its larger Green Team initiative with goals including less paper waste, elimination of Styrofoam usage, and the reallocation of office supplies in order to significantly reduce the amount of garbage being produced on a regular basis.

The mission statement of the Clean Team is simple: “To encourage and promote a pleasant and clean working environment for employees.” The ultimate role of the Clean Team is to identify and implement viable solutions which complement the company’s ongoing eco-friendly efforts while at the same time ensuring a clean, professional, and organized working environment for everyone.

About Future Electronics

Future Electronics is a global leader in electronics distribution, ranking 3rd in component sales worldwide, with an impressive reputation for developing efficient, comprehensive global supply chain solutions. Founded in 1968 by President Robert Miller, the company has established itself as one of the most innovative organizations in the industry today, with 5,000 employees in 169 offices in 44 countries around the world. Future Electronics is globally integrated, with one worldwide IT infrastructure providing real-time inventory availability and access, while enabling full integration of its operations, sales and marketing worldwide. Offering the highest level of service, the most advanced engineering capabilities and technical solutions through all stages of the design-production cycle, and the largest available-to-sell inventory in the world, Future’s mission is always to Delight the Customer®. For more information, visit www.FutureElectronics.com.

Media Contact

Martin H. Gordon
Director, Corporate Communications
FUTURE ELECTRONICS
www.FutureElectronics.com
514-694-7710 (ext. 2236)
Fax: 514-630-2671
martin.gordon@FutureElectronics.com

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President Robert Miller Forms Rep Council at Future Electronics

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Pointe Claire, Quebec (realtimepressrelease) December 17, 2015 – Future Electronics, a global leading distributor of electronic components founded by Robert Miller in 1968, formed a Rep Council three years ago, to identify, discuss, and tackle industry challenges as a team.

The organization, created under the direction of Robert Miller, President, comprises some of the largest, most respected rep companies’ presidents and owners in the Americas, with a goal of providing a forum for open and candid constructive dialogue that will result in increased effectiveness and sales for everyone involved.

The council is an effective method through which these premier reps and Future Electronics work together to analyze industry challenges and implement solutions that benefit the entire industry. Participants discuss investment strategies and determine differentiated behaviors to implement jointly. They identify focus markets and applications, and come up with the most effective ways to address these with the customer base.

Karim Yasmine, Corporate Vice President at Future Electronics, explained, “Our Rep Council initiative has been a tremendous success as we continue to share market intelligence and strategies with some of the most reputable rep firms in our industry. The work we have done together over the years has enabled us all to win and outpace the market in our focus areas.”

About Future Electronics

Future Electronics is a global leader in electronics distribution, ranking 3rd in component sales worldwide, with an impressive reputation for developing efficient, comprehensive global supply chain solutions. Founded in 1968 by President Robert Miller, the company has established itself as one of the most innovative organizations in the industry today, with 5,000 employees in 169 offices in 44 countries around the world. Future Electronics is globally integrated, with one worldwide IT infrastructure providing real-time inventory availability and access, while enabling full integration of its operations, sales and marketing worldwide. Offering the highest level of service, the most advanced engineering capabilities and technical solutions through all stages of the design-production cycle, and the largest available-to-sell inventory in the world, Future’s mission is always to Delight the Customer®. For more information, visit www.FutureElectronics.com.

Media Contact

Martin H. Gordon
Director, Corporate Communications
FUTURE ELECTRONICS
www.FutureElectronics.com
514-694-7710 (ext. 2236)
Fax: 514-630-2671
martin.gordon@FutureElectronics.com

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Software, Technology

Output Factory for Adobe InDesign Now Supports Mac OS X El Capitan

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Zevrix Solutions announces Output Factory 1.5.39, a compatibility update to its output automation solution from Adobe InDesign. Output Factory automates printing, exporting and preflighting of InDesign documents, and offers batch output, single page export, variable file names, layer versioning, detailed history and more. The new version makes Output Factory compatible with the recently released Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan and is offered as a free update to licensed users.

Toronto (ON), Canada — Zevrix Solutions today announces the release of Output Factory 1.5.11, a compatibility update to its professional automation solution for printing, exporting and post-processing from Adobe InDesign. Output Factory automates and simplifies workflows of printers, prepress bureaus, ad agencies and publishing houses worldwide by offering batch processing with powerful and versatile output options.

The new version makes Output Factory compatible with the recently released Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan and is offered as a free update to licensed users. The update also improves handling of certain processing errors and includes improvements to overall stability and performance.

“Output Factory has been the single biggest time-saver I’ve encountered in ten years of print production,” says Mike Agate, Head of Contents Production of Which?, Europe’s largest consumer rights organization. “Easily saves hours a week, producing bullet-proof documents over and over… With the reduction in head count and efficiency savings, it must have paid for itself 500 times over.”

Output Factory supports printing as well as exporting to PDF, PostScript, EPS, Flash, INX, IDML, EPUB, INDD and several image formats. It offers the following key features:

–Batch output of InDesign files
-Save groups of settings as workflows
–Export as single pages
-Output to several formats at once
-Update modified links automatically
-Variable output file names
-Insert text from InDesign document into output file name
-Layer versioning: output layer combinations as single files
–Preflight InDesign files and skip errors

Pricing and Availability:
Output Factory can be purchased from Zevrix website for US$169.95 (Light version $120), as well as from authorized resellers and Adobe Exchange. Trial is also available for download. BatchOutput users can upgrade to Output Factory for $84.97. Output Factory requires Mac OS X 10.6-10.11 and Adobe InDesign CS3-CC 2015.

About Zevrix Solutions
Located in Toronto, Canada, Zevrix Solutions provides productivity solutions for Adobe Creative Suite software, PDF workflows, graphic file diagnostics, file delivery and Microsoft Office on Mac OS. Zevrix is dedicated to help professionals increase their profits through automating everyday tasks, producing error-free documents, saving disk space and cutting production costs. For more information, visit http://www.zevrix.com.

Contact:
Leo Revzin
Owner
Zevrix Solutions
105 McCAUL St, Suite 301
Toronto Ontario M5T 2X4 Canada
858-206-0607
media@zevrix.com

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