Industry News Stories (Archive)

• SMT Group Issues Warning on Counterfeit Spare Parts
  Circuits Assembly : 6/16/2011—The explosion in knockoff products – reportedly a $600 billion business worldwide – has sparked group of SMT equipment manufacturers to develop an anti-counterfeit tool kit…Read more »
• No faking the need for anti-counterfeiting standards
  IPC : 11/15/2010—Every year, counterfeit electronic components cost component suppliers and system companies millions of dollars and draw precious resources as employees address the quality issues caused by parts that don’t live up to expectations…Read more »
• Obsolescence management: Another perspective
  Military Embedded Systems : 2/1/2009—In an ideal world, obsolescence is best managed at the start of product design. However, remedies are available at every level to save technology from obsolescence-forced redesign.…Read more »
• Technology Obsolescence versus Rapidly Advancing Commercial Technology Main
  VME and Critical Systems : 6/1/2005—Military embedded electronics and computing market users and suppliers converged in Long Beach at the first annual Military Embedded Electronics and Computing Conference (MEECC) recently to discuss the needs of the defense departments for solutions to their embedded electronics challenges.…Read more »
• Old Technology Opens A Door
  Wall Street Journal : 10/1/1999—Business Concept: Take over "trailing edge" technology, such as circuit boards, switches and small-computer systems that are so old only a handful of customers are still using them. Big makers of the…Read more »
• GD Gets New Product
  Business Times : 9/1/1999—Livermore's GD California, Inc., which specializes in "end-of-life technology, has taken over production of the V2Fa computer board from Artesyn Technologies. GD California specializes in the product…Read more »
• San Francisco Business Times Awards GD California "Fast Exporters" Plaque
  San Francisco Business Times : 9/1/1999—San Francisco Business Times Co-presenter – BayTrade Sponsored by – Port of Oakland and U.P.S. Presented GD California, Inc. with: The Bay Area’s 1999 FAST EXPORTERS Award An award ho…Read more »
• GD and Performance Technologies'
  680 Business Journal : 9/1/1999—GD California of Livermore has acquired manufacturing, distribution, repair and support responsibilities for Performance Technologies' SBUS FDDI Node Adapter product family. GDC will be responsible fo…Read more »
• GD Thrives On Obsolescence
  680 Business Journal : 8/1/1999—LIVERMORE - Shrinking technology cycles are swelling the product lines of Gd California, a supporter of legacy computer components. Despite losing 40%-60% of its business each year as customers migra…Read more »
• Plotkin Keeps Old Tech Plodding Along
  Contra Costa/Tri-Valley Business Times : 8/1/1999—Martin S. Plotkin spent the first half of his high-tech career on the leading edge. Then he jumped back to the trailing edge. Plotkin's Livermore company, GD California, Inc., is thriving and gr…Read more »
• GD California Takes Over FDDI Support
  VMEbus Systems : 6/1/1999—GD California has acquired manufacturing, distribution, repair and support responsibilities for Performance Technologies SBus FDDI Node Adapter product family. GDC will be responsible for managing PTI…Read more »
• GD California to Support Force Products
  RTC Magazine : 4/1/1999—GD California has reached an agreement to support some end-of-life products for Force Computers. this support includes supply and service for legacy products. GD will pick up six legacy board/subsys…Read more »
• Making The COTSizational Process Primarily Painless
  GD California : 8/1/1998—Driven by increasingly competitive market dynamics and accelerated technology evolution, manufacturers are discontinuing products at rates faster than customer market generation cycles can cope. Incr…Read more »
• Working With A DMS EOL Specialists To Solve Discontinuance Problems
  GD California : 7/1/1998—A Diminishing Materials Source (DMS) (not to be confused with diminished manufacturing source) is a source from which buyers can procure diminishing materials or products. A DMS that specializes in E…Read more »
• Manufacturing - Promotions
  680 Business Journal : 3/1/1998—Kip Kingsland has been promoted to manufacturing manager at GD California in Livermore, and Lynn McFarland has been promoted to director of engineering.…Read more »
• GD California Takes 26,000ft In Livermore
  680 Business Journal : 8/13/1997—LIVERMORE - GD California Inc., a 10-year-old company that calls itself an “end-of-life technology specialist, “ is projecting a 20% increase in sales next year and is expanding its staff and space to…Read more »
• Last Call For Old Technology:Wake-Up Call For EOL Vendors
  RTC Magazine : 7/1/1997—“Last Call." At a pub such a phrase signals the evening is over-but there's always tomorrow. But for many OEMs with long-lived products, that same cry from one of their vendors can cause pandemonium-a…Read more »
• Special Vendor
  RTC, SPECIAL VENDOR DIRECTORY : 4/1/1997—GD CALIFORNIA, INC. - Acquires older, more established product lines form the original manufacturer and then continues to provide the product, customer and repair services to the existing customer bas…Read more »

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