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Tories receive poll boost

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Support for the Conservative Party has surged thanks to a fall in the popularity of UKIP and they are now neck and neck with Labour, according to a poll in the Guardian.

It is the first time in 18 months that the ICM monthly poll has shown support for the two main parties to be level.

Labour held a lead of seven points last month, but they now both poll at 36 percent with the Liberal Democrats on 13 percent.

The Tories are benefiting from a collapse in support for UKIP, who are polling at 7 percent, down from 18 percent in May.

It is the best result for the Conservatives in the ICM poll since the party led by three points in March 2012.

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Source: FULL ARTICLE at Fox World News

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Pulse Electronics Introduces Press-fit RJ45 Connectors with Integrated Magnetics

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By Business Wirevia The Motley Fool

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Pulse Electronics Introduces Press-fit RJ45 Connectors with Integrated Magnetics


Eliminates wave soldering for a more efficient and cost-effective assembly process

SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Pulse Electronics Corporation (NYS: PULS) , a leading provider of electronic components, introduces press-fit RJ45 integrated connector modules (ICMs) with magnetics. Using a press-fit pin (also called compliant or interference pin) provides a pressure contact with the printed circuit board (PCB), eliminating the need for wave soldering. The JPB 2×6 1000BASE-T PoE ICM and JT5 2xN 10GBASE-T ICM families are available as press-fit ICMs. Eliminating the wave soldering process saves time, increasing throughput and reducing costs, and allows for rework of the ICM without damaging the customer’s PCB.

“A typical production process consists of a component placement process and then soldering the components to the PCB. When you have both surface mount and through-hole components you have to process the PCB through both a reflow solder process for the SMT components and a wave soldering process for the through-hole components. The ICM is often the only through-hole component on the PCB, so wave soldering is necessary specifically for that part,” explained Jonas Miller, product line manager, Pulse Electronics. “Pulse Electronics designed these press-fit pin ICMs in response to market demand to remove wave soldering from the PCB manufacturing process. In addition, having press-fit technology enables the manufacturer to rework the ICM more easily, without damaging the PCB.”

Pulse Electronics‘ press-fit RJ45 ICMs meet IEEE 802.3 specifications. Detailed process specifications are available to assist customers with the insertion and extraction of these press-fit pin ICMs. The ICMs are packaged in trays. Prices start at approximately $5.00/port. High volume discounts are available. Lead time is 8 to 10 weeks. Information and datasheets on Pulse Electronics‘ 2×6 press-fit ICMs are at http://productfinder.pulseeng.com/product/JPB-0010NL or for more information visit, http://www.pulseelectronics.com/Press-fitRJ45.

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About Pulse Electronics:

Pulse Electronics is the electronic components partner that helps customers build the next great product by providing the needed technical solutions. Pulse Electronics has a long operating history of innovation in magnetics, antennas, and connectors, as well as the ability to ramp quickly into high-quality, high-volume production. The …read more
Source: FULL ARTICLE at DailyFinance

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TE Introduces New Infrastructure Configuration Manager Mobile App

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TE Introduces New Infrastructure Configuration Manager Mobile App


Mobile Work Order App Eases The Burden of Day-to-Day Network Management Tasks

GREENSBORO, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– TE Connectivity today announced the launch of a new breed of network infrastructure management support. Driven by the demand and popularity of mobile, always connected and always available device-driven technologies, TE has created the Infrastructure Configuration Manager (ICM) mobile app for tighter control of customers’ physical networks. The ICM mobile app is a tool for use with an active ICM software system, linking to the ICM server to coordinate planned work orders and provide direct technician messaging and responses. The mobile app is now available, free for a limited time, on iTunes.

ICM is the software that powers TE‘s managed connectivity solutions, designed to give network operators a higher level of visibility into their physical network. ICM is a real-time, fully automated physical layer documentation system and a complete application for managing work orders, network topology, level 2 discovery, reporting and alarms. According to a Gartner Group study, 59 percent of unplanned network downtime occurs in the physical layer and 28 percent of data center outages are caused by human error by mistakenly making changes in the physical layer.1 TE‘s managed connectivity platforms – ICM software and Quareo connection point identification (CPID) technology – were engineered expressly for monitoring and managing the physical layer of network infrastructure. The ICM mobile app takes this industry-leading technology to the next level.

“ICM mobile is a next-generation tool for network infrastructure management,” said Gene Malone, ICM product manager within TE‘s Enterprise Networks business unit. “Network managers have come to understand how important the physical layer is to the overall reliability and performance of their networks, and realize that there is little visibility into this layer. The ICM mobile app is a device-based tool that can provide an instant, real-time view of the network and render it transparent.”

The ICM mobile app, in conjunction with an active ICM system, provides unprecedented management, details and control of the Information Transport System (ITS). The app features: