4-18-03 - Mectronic.net announces interactive RFQ application - Economical and secure web-based solution automates quote process on the web. Mectronic.net, Inc., of Santa Clara, California announced today the availability of its secure, automated Request for Quote (RFQ) application for manufacturers, distributors, and sales reps in the electronics, electrical, and industrial hardware industries.

4-04-03 - Mectronic.net aggressively pursues Asian manufacturers - Service supports double-byte characters used in Asian languages. Mectronic.net, Inc., of Santa Clara, California announced it has expanded its Asian language support to include Chinese and Korean. Like Japanese, which the company already supports, these languages require a double-byte character set resident in the database.

12-15-02 NMB, the world's largest miniature bearings manufacturer, provides their customers with website distributor stock search powered by Mectronic.net. NMB Technologies Corporation, a global leader in the manufacturing of precision mechanical and electronic components has added Mectronic.net's Distributor Stock Search for their miniature ball-bearing products website at www.nmbtech.com. NMB is a volume leader in the design and manufacturing of keyboards, cooling fans, audio speakers, precision motors, power supplies and mechanical assemblies. Mectronic.net has served the mechanical industry for 20 years with marketing information. Now by providing NMB cost effective internet solutions, Mectronic has added a prestigious mechanical components supplier to its many electronic and electrical components customers.

8-1-02 NJR Corporation switches to Mectronic.net for all of their web development and web integration. NJR Corporation of San Jose, California, part of JRC Corporation and the World's Best Source for Quality ICs & Microwave Components, announced that it is switching all of their website development and integration outsourcing to Mectronic.net. NJR, unhappy with previous suppliers, switched to Mectronic.net because of faster and better service, experience and knowledge of the electronic industry and NJR's needs, and Mectronic's emphasis on useful web functions at extremely competitive prices for faster return on their investment..

7-26-02 Hirose Electric adds valuable function to their new website with the "MUSE" Distributor Stock Search from Mectronic.net. Hirose Electric U.S.A. of Simi Valley, California and part of the global Hirose Electric group of companies, has sourced Mectronic.net to offer Hirose website users the ability to search Hirose's authorized distributor's stock. The search capability adds function to their newly designed website at www.hirose.com/hiroseusa.asp, by providing instant stock information for users while creating instant leads for Hirose Electric distributors.

7-17-02 - NKK Switches expands on-line marketing programs to build business and launch new product website. NKK Switches, Inc. of Scottsdale, Arizona will increase on-line marketing and lead generation programs with Mectronic.net. After realizing dramatic success in creating hundreds of low-cost leads to their main website at www.nkkswitches.com, NKK will use similar capabilities from Mectronic.net to increase market recognition and traffic to their new product website at www.nkksmartswitch.com. The new site features their LCD pushbutton switches and indicators, programmable to display variable text and graphics. NKK will also use Mectronic.net's pay-per-click marketing programs to get top listings on major search engines to increase their customer base for core switch products.

7-15-02 - Gemini Electronics, specialty distributor of military and aerospace electronic components, increases web capabilities. Gemini Electronic Components, Inc., an ISO9002 distributor in upstate New York (www.geminielec.com) has chosen Mectronic.net to enhance their on-line business capabilities. Mectronic.net will customize RFQ and shopping cart functions on their website to increase business efficiencies and expand their position as a leading supplier of hard-to-source components to major military and aerospace customers around the world.

7-15-02 - Sunny Electronics USA, global manufacturer of crystal oscillators, set to launch new website enhanced and hosted by Mectronic.net. Sunny USA, located in Fremont, California and a subsidiary of Sunny Electronics, Inc. of Seoul, Korea, has selected Mectronic.net to help penetrate the U.S. market by creating a new U.S. website for their broad range of crystal oscillators and related components. Sunny Electronics has long been a leader in manufacturing crystal electronic components for some of the best-known suppliers in the industry, and is set to increase U.S. market share with the help of web-based capabilities provided by Mectronic.net.

7-10-02 - Switches Unlimited, New York distributor of switching components and automated controls, improves on-line business. After successfully using Mectronic.net to provide stock search capabilities on their website, Switches Unlimited, Inc. has contracted Mectronic.net to provide additional enhancements with shopping cart functions, technical datasheet links, and web-search lead generation programs to improve their website capabilities and on-line business.

6-15-02 - Tadiran leads battery industry with distributor stock search on their Battery Division website. Tadiran U.S. Battery of Port Washington, New York, (www.tadiranbat.com) a division of Tadiran Electronic Industries, has selected Mectronic.net to place their distributor stock search function on their website. The MUSE stock search function allows Tadiran's website visitors to locate stock on distributors' shelves and take immediate buying action. Tadiran is a premiere supplier of Lithium Thionyl Chloride batteries, which have wide temperature ranges, high capacity, high energy density, and are inherently safe with long storage life.

6-15-02 - Idec Corporation begins third year of success with their website stock search hosted by Mectronic.net. Idec Corporation, with international headquarters in Sunnyvale, California, has once again renewed with Mectronic.net for their distributor stock search. Idec, the U.S. subsidiary or Idec-Izumi Corporation of Osaka, Japan, is a leading supplier of industrial control and automation components. In addition to distributor stock search for the U.S. market, Mectronic.net provides Japanese market distributor stock search, in Japanese with participating Japanese distributors.

6-1-02 - Digital Power Corporation, international manufacturer of switching power supplies, partners with Mectronic.net. Digital Power Corporation (AMEX: DPW), of Fremont, California, a leading manufacturer of switching power supplies, has selected Mectronic.net to enhance their website capabilities at www.digipwr.com. Digital Power has initiated on-line improvements starting with Mectronic.net's MUSE distributor stock search, which helps their prospects, customers, representatives and distributors improve business efficiencies via the web.

6-1-02 - Distributor Amarillo Electric increases capabilities with cost effective web enhancements for on-line marketing and shopping. Amarillo Electric Specialists, Inc., a Texas distributor of automation controls, expands their web capabilities with Shopping Cart functions and on-line marketing lead generation programs. They have expanded their relationship with Mectronic.net after realizing increased business success and 6 times ROI from their original website design and functions created by Mectronic.net.

4-1-02 - NKK Switches renews on-line marketing program to increase website traffic from popular search engines. NKK Switches of Scottsdale, Arizona, a leading global manufacturer of miniature switches, renewed its on-line marketing agreement with Mectronic.net to increase traffic to NKK's website at www.nkkswitches.com. Mectronic.net was able to place NKK into the top 30 listing results for 10 different types of switches. They targeted keyword phrases on high traffic search engines like AOL and MSN and got NKK in the top 30 results for 50 different search combinations. Prior to Mectronic's on-line marketing program, NKK had no listings coming up in the top 30 results. The increase in targeted visitors to NKK's website expands their name recognition to new potential users of their 76 product families of quality switches which are capable of producing over 3 million different switch options. NKK utilized the expertise of www.websitepromoteonline.com (owned and operated by Mectronic.net, Inc.) to leverage their marketing efforts to bring more new visitors to NKK.

3-29-02 - AEM launches new high functioning website with powerful enhancements by Mectronic.net. AEM Inc., a U.S. manufacturer of ferrite passive components and hi-reliability fuse products located in San Diego, California, launched there new redesigned website with the help of Mectronic.net. The new website, found at www.aem-usa.com features a new look and powerful new functions to make it easier for users to search, cross-reference, specify, and check stock on AEM products. First is a product search function designed to help engineers and specifiers. After selecting a product category, a parametric search function (product specification selections) allows the user to narrow down part choices by product attributes. This leads to specific part numbers, which can be selected for sample requests, RFQ, or checking distributor stock. AEM's new site also has a competitor's cross reference search that links directly into stock checks for crossed items, a datasheet locator, and distributor stock check functions.

3-20-02 - Amidon renews Mectronic.net's MUSE Inventory Search function on their distribution website. Amidon Inductive Components, a distributor specializing in ferromagnetic passive components and located in Costa Mesa, California, has renewed with Mectronic.net to use their hosted "MUSE" Inventory Search application on their website at www.amidon-inductive.com. The MUSE search allows Amidon's website visitors to check their inventory on-line, and take action to send inquiries via email, RFQ form, or by Purchase Order. Since the MUSE search is a hosted application running on Mectronic.net's fast servers, Amidon has been able to implement it at modest cost without requiring a lot of its own technical resources.

3-10-02 - Rectron adds Mectronic.net's on-line marketing programs to bring new customers to their website. Rectron, a global manufacturer of rectifier products with locations in Asia, Europe and North America has chosen Mectronic.net's Gateway page and Pay-Per-Click on-line marketing expertise to build website traffic to its U.S. website at www.rectron.com. The focus of Rectron's on-line marketing campaign was to get new prospects from popular search engines who are seeking generic or competitor's rectifier products and bring them to Rectron's website, while providing easy Cross References into Rectron equivalents. Thus, Rectron is not only increasing site traffic with new visitors, but also increasing market share on a 24-hour basis. Rectron also renewed their commitment for Mectronic.net's MUSE program to provide Distributor Stock Search capabilities on their website. Rectron uses Mectronic.net's software solutions to provide their website with a Competitor's Cross Reference search as well.

3-6-02 - Distributor Eric Electronics renews their website inventory search functions provided by Mectronic.net. Eric Electronics, a distributor specializing in passives, electro-mechanical and interconnect components, with locations in San Jose and Irvine, California has renewed its contract with Mectronic.net for the MUSE Distributor Inventory search application. The stock search function on Eric's home page (www.ericnet.com) is creatively designed with humor into their "target our stock, right here, right now" photo of a modern day William Tell with an apple on his head, which changes into arrows in his body when you mouse over it.

1-30-02 Mectronic.net signs separate renewal agreements with passive components distributors PUI and CalCap. Passive components distributors Projections Unlimited, Inc. (PUI) with Headquarters in Tustin, Southern California and California Capacitors (CalCap) located in Milpitas, Northern California, agreed separately to renew their contracts with Mectronic.net this month for Inventory Search applications on their respective websites. PUI (www.gopui.com) has utilized Mectronic.net's Distributor MUSE Search function for the past 2 years to provide its customers and prospects with fast tools to make buying decisions from PUI stock. California Capacitor (www.calcapinc.com) has also used the MUSE inventory search functions on its website, and this year added Mectronic.net's custom Gateway page designs to increase on-line marketing traffic from popular search engines.

1-23-02 Mectronic.net launches new B2B solutions website for industry at www.mectronic.net. Mectronic.net, Inc., of Santa Clara, California announced the launch of their new solutions website at www.mectronic.net. The site is focused on B2B solutions for industry, with much penetration into the electronic components sector. Both Hosted ASP solutions and Custom Integration projects are available, along with website and on-line promotion from the related site at www.websitepromoteonline.com, and a sourcing and search directory focused on the electronics industry at www.mectronic.com.

1-15-02 - Kycon launches new Internet/Extranet website that integrates Lotus Notes and Epicore Platinum databases using XML. Kycon, Inc. of San Jose, California and found on the web at www.kycon.com, launched their revamped website after choosing Mectronic.net, Inc. to host, redesign and integrate their website with 2 back end databases using XML technology. Mectronic added several new website functions to enhance public information flow, including Parametric Search and Competitor's Cross Reference linked directly into Distributor and Factory Stock Search. A password protected Extranet was embedded in the Internet site, allowing access to additional factory inventory information by authorized users and business partners, such as distributors and key OEMs. The Extranet allowed for customer specific multi-tier pricing of parts with multi-level password control, as data was automatically updated from host legacy systems from Lotus Notes and Epicor's Platinum Software via XML to the website.

1-10-02 - Gowanda Electronics continues using services for Distributor Stock search provided by Mectronic.net. Gowanda Electronics, Inc., manufacturer of RF and Power Inductor components with headquarters in upstate New York, renewed with Mectornic.net to host its MUSE Distributor Stock Search on their website at www.gowanda.com. It is the third time that Gowanda has chosen Mectronic.net to host this application due to its effectiveness, low cost implementation and value to its customers and distributors.

12-15-01 - JST selects Mectronic.net for Distributor Inventory Search. JST Sales America, of Waukegan, Illinois and part of the global JST Corporation which is one of the largest electronic connector manufacturers in the world, has chosen Mectronic.net to provide them with Distributor Inventory Search on their website, at www.jst.com. "We have been using the MECTRONIC Distributor Stock Check application for approximately 30 days and have already realized several benefits" states John Hohenberg, Marketing Manager. He continues, "We are very pleased with the very positive short term results and look forward to additional successes and improvements over time."

10-10-01 - NEP Electronics adds Inventory Search box from Mectronic.net to their website. NEP Electronics, an authorized distributor of interconnect, passive and electro-mechanical products for OEMs with two locations in Illinois and Wisconsin, has added a new inventory search function hosted by Mectronic.net to their website at www.nepelectronics.com. The new website function can search NEP's on hand inventory by a beginning part string or a more comprehensive search by any portion of the part. From the search results, matching parts are listed with on-hand quantities, and an email, RFQ or PO can be sent to NEP Electronics.

8-7-01 - NJR Corporation adds website Cross Reference and Stock Search from Mectronic.net. NJR Corporation of San Jose, California, a subsidiary of Japan Radio Corporation, signed a contract to add Competitor's Cross Reference capabilities combined with Distributor Inventory Search to their corporate website at www.njr.com. "The part search and stock locator functions have received a great deal of praise from our reps and customers as well as our inside staff." states Mr. Kim Westfall, Marketing Manager at NJR Corporation. He continues, "The system is fast, easy to use and very inexpensive for the functionality you get." The Cross Reference system has equivalents listed from 55 manufacturers, and the Distributor Inventory Search shows stock quantities from key NJR distributors like Future Electronics, All-American, Digi-Key, Reptron and others.