Technology Forecasters announces new corporate sponsor and quarterly forum members

Technology Forecasters Inc. (TFI), has announced that Avnet Electronics Marketing is now a Corporate Sponsor of the Quarterly Forum. In addition, TFI welcomes the following new members to the Quarterly Forum for Electronics Manufacturing Outsourcing and Supply Chain.

During the first half of 2005 the following companies joined the Quarterly Forum:

AER Worldwide, Arrow, Bluecoat, Coinstar, Inovar, Gap, Inc., Kinaxis, LeCroy, MC Assembly, Microsoft, Mobility Electronics, Panagaea, Promex, Seagate, Spencer Stuart Tandberg USA, and Tyco MA/COM.

TFI President Pamela Gordon said, "We are pleased to welcome our new members, and Corporate Sponsor Avnet Electronics Marketing, to our growing community. Since its start in 2001, we have seen growth in both membership and attendance at our QF events each quarter. The momentum is growing and the discussions just get better and better as trust between members increases."

"TFI's Quarterly Forum provides much-needed objective research, and opportunities for networking and collaboration among the various constituencies of the electronics supply chain," continued Greg Frazier, executive vice president of Avnet EM. "We look forward to contributing our voice to TFI Quarterly Forum events as together we address the challenges and opportunities."

For more information about TFI's Quarterly Forum for Electronics Manufacturing Outsourcing and Supply Chain, go to http://www.emsnow.com/spps2/sitepage2.cfm?catid=49