Montreal, Canada (release-news) December 2, 2020 - Future Electronics, global leading distributor of electronic components, has agreed on an immediate extension of its franchise sales agreement with Infineon.

Under the new contract, Future Electronics is now franchised to sell Infineon products in the Europe region. It was already a franchised distributor for Infineon products in Asia and the Americas, and for Infineon's Cypress Semiconductor subsidiary worldwide.

"Future Electronics' European division is proud to represent the strong heritage and product line that Infineon Technologies has to offer," said Karim Yasmine, Future Electronics' Corporate Vice President of Strategic Supplier Development. "Our mission is to Delight the Customer with best in class products and solutions as well as the industry's highest levels of customer service. The addition of Infineon in EMEA will enhance the potent line up Future EMEA currently proudly represents."

Future Electronics gains the opportunity to enhance their technical offering, which grows their design customer base. The Infineon product portfolio features innovations in power, automotive, security, wireless and microcontrollers, which allows Future Electronics to satisfy a larger share of its customers' requirements, particularly in its core markets: Industrial, Automotive, Consumer, Lighting, Medical, and IoT.

The forging of a global sales agreement across the Infineon and Cypress brands' product lines also plays to Future Electronics' unique strengths. The company operates on a unified global operation built on a platform of a single IT infrastructure that enables each of its three regional divisions - Americas, Europe and Asia - to combine design support, sales and logistics operations for any customer, no matter where an end product's development and production take place.

"Future Electronics' track record as a global partner for Cypress in recent years has given us the confidence to now extend the Infineon franchise to the EMEA region," said Mathias Roettjes, Head of Distribution Partner Management (EMEA) at Infineon. "Now we are looking forward to leveraging Future Electronics' market footprint and dedicated customer support across the complete Infineon portfolio."

About Future Electronics

Future Electronics is a global leader in electronics distribution, recognized for providing customers with global supply chain solutions, custom-tailored engineering services and a very extensive variety of electronic components. Founded by Robert G. Miller in 1968, Future Electronics believes its 5000 employees are its greatest asset, with 170 offices in 44 countries. Future Electronics is globally integrated, with a unified IT infrastructure that delivers real-time inventory availability and access to customers. With the highest level of service, the most advanced engineering capabilities, 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.

About Infineon

As a world leader in semiconductors, Infineon Technologies plays a key role in shaping a better future - with microelectronics that link the real and the digital world. The company's semiconductors enable smart mobility, efficient energy management, and the secure capture and transfer of data. Infineon's mission is to Make life Easier, Safer and Greener.

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SGS, the global leader in testing and certification services, looks at the impact of COVID-19 on the use of wireless technologies to help manufacturers capitalize on the growth being predicted in this sector.

Lockdowns caused by COVID-19 have caused work, education, communication, and entertainment to all become online pursuits. The US trade association for the wireless communications industry, CTIA, reports that since the start of lockdown, voice usage has increased by 12.2% and data usage by 28.4%. Similar increases in the use of wireless technologies are being reported all over the world.

In response to the increased demand for wireless services, the industry has deployed Wi-Fi hotspots, services in new spectrums, and continued the rolling out of 5G. This has created the capacity necessary to cover the increased demand for voice and data services, alongside the adoption of other mission critical applications and connected & automated vehicles (CAV).

Wireless technologies have also been used to mitigate the effects of COVID-19. Internet of Things (IoT) solutions are being used for contact tracing applications and a variety of technologies, including Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Wi-Fi and Sigfox, have been incorporated into bands and bracelets to help organizations return to some semblance of normality.  

Smart technologies were already becoming a common part of the family home even before the pandemic and, with lockdowns, these labor-saving devices are helping to mitigate the stresses caused by being stuck at home. In what was already a robust market, a September 2019 report has estimated a compound annual growth rate of 14.4% for the next five years and it seems that COVID-19 has done nothing to curtail this growth. In fact the opposite may be true – it is predicted global shipments of smart home voice-control devices will rise by 30% in 2020.

Manufacturers seeking to capitalize on this sector growth need to be aware that consumers now demand more than mere regulatorily compliance from their products. They expect good battery performance, security, and easy connections to existing technologies. In addition, they are demanding products that support more frequencies to allow better capacity and coverage. 

When developing new products, these considerations should be incorporated from the earliest design phases. Manufacturers must also include them into any comprehensive testing strategy that goes beyond regulatory compliance and covers advanced performance. Approaching product development in this way, allows manufacturers and suppliers to ensure their products will meet consumer expectations while expediating time-to-market. 

COVID-19 has shown many consumers the advantages of wireless technology. The quick responses taken by the industry to ensure capacity meets demand, has allowed this sector to blossom, creating opportunities that manufacturers and suppliers will only be able to capitalize on if they adopt the correct approach to product development. 

SGS IT and Communication Technology Services

SGS offers a comprehensive range of services to help electrical and electronic (E&E) manufacturers successfully bring their products to the marketplace. Utilizing its global network of high-tech laboratories, their experts can perform EMC and radio frequency (RF) testing, alongside comprehensive quality, safety and performance testing solutions for E&E and other consumer products. They can also ensure products comply with the latest specifications for IoT and 5G services, including RF and protocol test requirements in both sub-6GHz (FR1) and mmWave (FR2) frequencies. Learn more about SGS IT and Communication Technology Services. 

SGS Consumer Compact keeps you up to date with the latest news and developments in the consumer goods industry. Read the original article, Wireless Technology and The Impact of Covid-19. 

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For more information, please contact: 

Parthiv Parikh

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About SGS

SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. SGS is recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 89,000 employees, SGS operates a network of over 2,600 offices and laboratories around the world.

Centreville, Virginia (release-news) December 3, 2020 - PawPals, a Northern Virginia cat sitter, recently released a new educational resource that discusses what to look for in a cat sitter. The new article is guided by the professional cat sitters at PawPals who specialize in helping provide cat owners with a trustworthy and caring sitter service for their beloved furry friends. They have designed this new article to help cat owners understand what they should look for in a qualified cat sitter service that they can trust and that will take great care of their cats.

PawPals offers valuable information for cat owners that are looking for a caring, loving cat sitting service that they can trust. In the article, they provide some important points that explain what readers should look for in a quality cat sitting service. They discuss some important points that include explaining what cat sitting services are, the level of activity cats need, the personality of your cat, and the level of care that cats require. The team at PawPals believes in ensuring they understand exactly what cats need prior to forming a care plan so that they can provide a smooth transition and a comfortable experience for your pet.

While this new article focuses on what to look for in a cat sitter, PawPal's website also provides information regarding their team, mission, experience, as well as a full list of pet sitting services that they offer. They go into detail as far as what goes into their services, how they care for animals, as well as what sets them apart as a pet sitting service. PawPals offers dog sitting, dog walking, cat sitting, and also offers full overnight sitting and vacation visits as well. They take pride in ensuring that they care and love for every pet as if it were their own while providing the attention and exercise that they require.

With the addition of this new article, PawPals hopes that readers will have a better understanding of what they should expect from cat sitting services and the high standard of care they should depend on. They hope that readers will also see the level of detail and care that PawPals has become known for. For more information, contact PawPals today at 703-345-1695 or visit their website at https://www.localpawpals.com. Their offices are located at 14001-C Saint Germain Drive #213 in Centreville, VA 20121.

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Vulnerability Management and Threat Assessment Leader to Help Support the Education of the Next Generation of Cybersecurity Professionals

SAN ANTONIO – December 3, 2020 – To commemorate its 20^th anniversary, Digital Defense, Inc., a leader in vulnerability management and threat assessment solutions, today announced the establishment of a financial endowment for the Department of Computer Science at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). The endowment will provide scholarships and support to students on the path to a software engineering or cybersecurity career. In addition, it will support UTSA and its efforts to further enhance what is already one of the most highly regarded cybersecurity programs in the nation.

Digital Defense has a long-standing relationship with the university, including collaboration through an intern recruitment program. Over the years, UTSA’s software engineering and cybersecurity programs have produced exceptional candidates who have transitioned into full times roles at the company. Additionally, Digital Defense’s Frontline.Cloud Software as a Service (SaaS) technology is utilized in the UTSA cybersecurity curriculum as a real-world training tool. The security platform helps students test for hidden threats on their target networks and learn about the vulnerability management process.

“We are grateful to be celebrating our 20^th anniversary, a significant milestone, and wanted to give back to San Antonio, our hometown community, and the cyber security industry at large. Furthering our partnership with UTSA allows us to do both,” said Larry Hurtado, president and CEO of Digital Defense. “We seek out every opportunity to help our Nation and organizations around the globe protect their information assets from cyberattacks. The establishment of the UTSA endowment does just that – affording us the opportunity to help support the education of future generations of cybersecurity and engineering professionals, and longer term, provides additional relief to the cyber security workforce shortage.”

UTSA is an elite San Antonio higher education institution with national recognition in the cybersecurity field. Its cyber security program ranked best in the nation according to a Hewlett-Packard sponsored survey by the Ponemon Institute and its cybersecurity graduate program was ranked second by Universities.com.

Scholarship Eligibility Requirements

Scholarship opportunities will be available starting in 2021. Students enrolled at least part-time, in good standing and majoring in computer science with concentrations in either cyber security and/or software engineering are encouraged to apply.

“As one of the first cybersecurity companies in the world and cloud-based technologies in San Antonio, Digital Defense is an inspiring example of the impactful work that our students want to achieve in their own future careers,” said David R. Silva, Ph.D., dean of the college of sciences at UTSA. “Our students have greatly benefited from the internships and employment opportunities that Digital Defense has provided over the years. We are grateful for the company’s ongoing support and the endowed undergraduate scholarship will allow even more students to pursue a cybersecurity or software engineering career.”

For more insight from Larry Hurtado and Dean Silva, visit: https://www.digitaldefense.com/resources/videos/utsa-endowment-scholarship-announcement/.

About UTSA:

The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) is a Hispanic serving university specializing in cyber, health, fundamental futures and social-economic development. With more than 32,000 students, it is the largest university in the San Antonio metropolitan region. UTSA advances knowledge through research and discovery, teaching and learning, community engagement and public service. The university embraces multicultural traditions and serves as a center for intellectual and creative resources as well as a catalyst for socioeconomic development and the commercialization of intellectual property – for Texas, the nation and the world.  Learn more online, on UTSA Today or on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube or LinkedIn. 

About Digital Defense:

Serving clients across numerous industries, Digital Defense’s innovative and leading-edge technology helps organizations safeguard sensitive data and ease the burdens associated with information security. Frontline.Cloud, the original Security SaaS platform, delivers unparalleled accuracy and efficiencies through multiple systems including Frontline Vulnerability Manager (Frontline VM^™), Frontline Web Application Scanning (Frontline WAS^™), Frontline Active Threat Sweep (Frontline ATS^™) and Frontline Pen Test^™, while SecurED^®, the company’s security awareness training, promotes employees’ security-minded behavior. The Digital Defense Frontline suite of solutions, underpinned by patented technology and complemented with superior service and support, are highly-regarded by industry experts, as illustrated by the company’s designation as a 2020 Hot 150 Cybersecurity Company, 2020 Tag Cyber Distinguished Vendor, 2020 U.S. Department of Labor Platinum Medallion Award, a five-star review in SC Magazine and CRN 5-Star Partner Program rating.

Contact Digital Defense at 888-273-1412; visit www.digitaldefense.com, our blog, LinkedIn or follow @Digital_Defense on Twitter.

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