Arrow has received a prestigious distribution award from Microsoft following a year that saw significant growth in EMEA sales of Microsoft’s OED (original equipment design) products and the extension of the distribution agreement between the two companies to the UK and Ireland.

Following the recent signing of Arrow UK’s distribution agreement with Microsoft, twenty four of the company’s engineers and technical specialists in the UK have received intensive training on the sofware company’s operating systems and development tools. The training is designed to equip Arrow’s specialists with the skills they need to support customers in building embedded applications based around Microsoft Windows Embedded software i...

Arrow Northern Europe has played a key role in helping fitness technology specialist Newtest develop and manufacture a new device that monitors physical activity designed to lower ‘bad’ cholesterol levels. Recent studies have shown that appropriate aerobic physical activity has a key role to play in the reduction of LDL (or ‘bad’) cholesterol levels. Launched this month, the Newtest Cholesterol Exercise Monitor tracks and records a user�...

Arrow Electronics has been appointed as ‘Master Distributor’ for Europe by power supply specialist Astrodyne Corporation. The deal will add a further 1800 product lines to Arrow’s existing power supply portfolio.

Now available from Arrow, the Everbouquet MF240320B32-BFW and MF320240B35-BF are new 3.2in and 3.5in active matrix TFT graphic LCDs. They join Everbouquet’s extensive range of display modules that also includes three models that include an integrated touch-screen with 3.5in, 4.3in or 5.7in display size. All of the new devices are transmissive type colour active matrix TFT LCD modules that use amorphous silicon technology, and include integrate...

Now available from Arrow, the Schurter USI 1206 is the industry's first IEC approved Universal Modular Fuse in a 1206 footprint. In addition to conformance to IEC 60127-4/2, the device bears international approvals by cURus, METI and CCC. The new fuse series has high melting I²t values, which provides greater withstand against inrush or pulse currents. In lower overcurrent conditions its opening time compares to 1206 time-delay types according t...

Arrow Electronics has once again outperformed other FCI Electronics distributors to win a distribution award from the interconnection specialist for the fourth year running. The FCI Electronics ‘Best Supporting Distributor’ award was presented in recognition of Arrow’s achievements in the Nordic countries and the Baltic States.

Cooper Bussmann has recognised the performance of Arrow Electronics in Northern Europe by bestowing its One Million Dollar Sales award on the distributor. The honour, which was presented during Arrow’s PEMCO Day in Copenhagen, was awarded for the 2006 sales period.

Arrow has launched a free catalogue that provides a single source of reference for engineers developing applications requiring displays, touch screens, embedded computing platforms and associated hardware and software.

Arrow Electronics has been named “Design-in and new business creation partner” in the Bourns distributor awards. The selection is based on data in various criteria, including the number of design opportunities uncovered, quantity of new customers and volume of new product design successes.

Arrow Electronics has strengthened its ability to provide embedded and subsystem solutions to UK customers by extending a distribution agreement with Microsoft. Under the terms of the new agreement, Arrow will offer customers in the UK and Ireland the full range of Windows Embedded software including Windows Embedded CE 6.0 and Windows XP Embedded, along with the Toolkits that accelerate product development; Platform Builder for Windows CE, and T...

Sonitor Technologies has confirmed Arrow as one of the company’s preferred supplier partners for electronic technologies deployed in the company’s latest ultrasound indoor positioning system (IPS). The relationship with Arrow covers the supply of components, technical engineering support and advanced supply chain solutions that support the global nature of Sonitor’s business.

Arrow has announced the availability of two new high quality LCD modules that will reduce power and design-in time in industrial and professional applications. The Everbouquet MF240320B24-BFW is a 2.4-inch transmissive TFT LCD unit offering the power saving advantages of 240mW white LED backlight, while the Everbouquet MC20E2D is a two-row dot matrix display designed for low power operation from a nominal 5V supply.

Arrow is now offering Harwin’s full range of PC/104 compatible bus connectors for embedded PC applications. Available in standard and press fit configurations, the connectors will suit a wide range of environments including test and measurement, medical and automotive equipment.

Arrow Electronics has signed an agreement to distribute connectBlue’s products and services in northern Europe. The deal covers the full range of connectBlue wireless products in Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and the Baltic countries, together with the UK and Ireland.

Arrow Electronics has regained TS16949 certification for the second year at its programming facility in Bedford, England and in its Dublin, Ireland sales office. This certification is so highly regarded that some customers and suppliers, automotive and non-automotive, now choose to waive their requirements for an annual audit of Arrow’s programming quality management system.

Sonitor Technologies, the specialist ultrasound IPS (indoor positioning system) designer and manufacturer has won this year’s ‘Vebjørn Tandberg Prize’.

C&D Technologies has presented Arrow UK with a Distributor of the Year award from the company’s Power Electronics Division. The Northern Europe Distributor of the Year award follows a year in which Arrow increased both design-ins and sales of C&D power technologies and related products in the UK and Ireland.

Arrow has expanded its support for ARM-based applications by creating a new development environment that allows engineers to easily and rapidly evaluate, prototype and test designs built around the STMicroelectronics STR710 ARM7 microcontroller.

Arrow Electronics has been appointed by Walsin Technology Corporation to distribute its range of passive components in northern Europe. The new agreement enables Arrow to supply Walsin products in the Nordic countries, Baltic states, UK and Ireland. Arrow already has a successful relationship with Walsin in central and southern Europe.