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New Appointment

Jul 2008 SerCom appoints new China General Manager  (click here).

Productivity Gain in China

Jul 2008 New research concludes that China will remain an attractive manufacturing base  (click here).

SerCom Limerick Community Initiatives

Jun 2008 The SerCom Limerick team has been very active in the community.  Two new initiatives launched in May.  (click here).

SerCom at the AsiaWorld-Expo

May 2008 SerCom's stand at the AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong was a big attraction for visitors from all over the world.  (click here).

Europe's First Cloud Computing Center 

May 2008 IBM's exciting announcment about Europe's first Cloud Computing Center.   (click here).

SerCom launches activities in Reno, NV

May 2008 SerCom and CEVA Logistics launched new value-add and assembly operations for a joint customer in Reno, NV.  (click here).

SerCom's Parent Announces Results

May 2008 DCC (www.dcc.ie) Announced strong year end result for the financial year.  (click here).

SerCom Open another Polish Location

April 2008 SerCom Solutions is to begin operations at another Polish location in the city of Lodz.  (click here).

Continuing merge of GPS and cellphone technology

April 2008 Global Positioning Systems are built into millions of cellular phones - 175 million worldwide, according to the research firm Berg Insight. And that number will be well over half a billion in another five years.  (click here).

Dell Expands Retail Presence in China

April 2008 Broadening its presence in China’s consumer electronics market, Dell announced plans today to sell laptop and desktop computers in more retail stores (click here).

First permitted in-flight mobile call

April 2008 UK communications regulator Ofcom yesterday cleared the way for mobile phone calls to be made on board aircraft. (click here).

Counterfeit Cisco goods seized

April 2008 US and Canadian authorities have seized counterfeit Cisco hardware and product labels worth an estimated $76m. (click here).

Turbulent International Outlook

April 2008 The global economic situation remains uncertain as a result of the prolonged distress in financial markets, a more marked slowdown in the US economy and soaring commodity prices. (click here).

HP Labs Re-Organization

March 2008 Re-organization of HP Lab R&D Activities (click here).

CeBIT Raids

March 2008 Patents - Police Raid CeBIT Stands (click here).

Lean Update

March 2008 The SerCom Lean Program Explained (click here).

Sercom Launches LATAM Initiative

February 2008 SerCom and CEVA Logistics launch joint services in Brazil (click here).

SerCom Introduces PDF417 Barcoding

February 2008 SerCom has introduced multi-dimensional barcoding as part of our lean program (click here).

Supporting Irish Olympic Hopeful Michelle Carey

February 2008 Financial support for one of Ireland's Olympic hopefuls (click here).

Software Piracy and the UK Economy

February 2008 The UK is missing out on more than £1bn in lost taxes and the creation of over 13,000 new high-paying jobs over four years if we all took software piracy more seriously (click here).

CEA Forecast - Sales Jump 6% this year

February 2008 The consumer electronics sectors will see sales jump 6% in 2008 (click here).

US Economic Initiative

January 2008 U.S. President Bush calls for $150 billion aid package to support US economy amid recession fears (click here).

China - some interesting facts

January 2008 Kevin Vaughan has been working with China for over 15 years and presents some interesting facts about the worlds largest economy (click here).

2007 was a great year for the SerCom Lean program

January 2008 Eddie Gorman, Group Operations Manager, in his closing report for 2007 says that it was the best year yet for our Lean initiative (click here).

PC Sales are up !

January 2008 PC Sales higher than expected ! (click here).

SerCom leads the way on bluetooth accessories

January 2008 SerCom's attends bluetooth conference (click here).

FM Logistics Calendar

January 2008 FM Logistics, SerCom's strategic partner, have produced a 2008 calendar during a joint working session in Warsaw.  Full story and a download of the calendar is available (click here).

Broadband Penetration in Ireland

December 2007 The Irish Central Statistics Office has published its update on broadband penentration in Ireland.  The article shows a dramatic rise in the number of households with broadband.  For more (click here).

Locating Business in Ireland

November 2007 ICT Ireland and PharmaChemical Ireland, in an important paper, outline the case for locating business in Ireland.  Senior executives within the technology and pharmaceutical sectors set out clearly why they believe Ireland remains a uniquely attractive location in which to do business. (click here).