Industry Comeback Continues in February According to ECA's Monthly Order Index.Business Editors ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 10, 2004 The monthly order index compiled by the Electronic Components, Assemblies & Materials Association (ECA ECA See: Export Credit Agency ) continued its upward movement in February, extending an industry comeback that began last fall. ECA's 12-month moving index is up nearly 10 points in the last six months after being flat for much of the first half of last year. "All signs continue to be positive," says Bob Willis, ECA president. "One of the trends ECA watches is participation in upcoming industry events. These are the forums where the industry should be actively exchanging information and taking advantage of business opportunities." ECA has a full slate of industry conferences coming up where it can gauge industry momentum, beginning with CARTS 2004, the leading passive component technology conference and exposition, in San Antonio, Texas “San Antonio” redirects here. For other uses, see San Antonio (disambiguation). San Antonio is the second most populous city in Texas, the third most populous metropolitan area in Texas, and is the seventh most populous city in the United States. As of the 2006 U.S. . Other events in the ECA line-up include the International Relay Conference (IRC (Internet Relay Chat) Computer conferencing on the Internet. There are hundreds of IRC channels on numerous subjects that are hosted on IRC servers around the world. After joining a channel, your messages are broadcast to everyone listening to that channel. ), the Electronic Distribution Show (EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. ), the Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC ECTC Electronic Components and Technology Conference ECTC Erosion Control Technology Council ECTC Earth Commission for Thermostatic Control (from environmentalist book The Weather Makers) ECTC Expected Cost to Company ), CARTS Europe, and the International Wire and Cable Symposium (IWCS). The Electronic Components, Assemblies & Materials Association (ECA) represents manufacturers and producers of passive and active electronic components, component arrays and assemblies, and materials and support services. It is a sector of the Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA (Electronic Industries Alliance, Arlington, VA, www.eia.org) A membership organization founded in 1924 as the Radio Manufacturing Association. It sets standards for consumer products and electronic components. ), comprising more than 2,100 members that represent 80 percent of the $430 billion U.S. electronics industry. ECA members benefit from a dynamic link into a network of programs and activities in areas such as business and technical information, market research trends and analysis, access to industry and government leaders, technical and education training, and others. For more information, visit www.ec-central.org. |
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