UBM Electronics Announces Accomplishments of DESIGN East

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM Electronics, the daily source of essential business and technical information for the electronics industry's decision makers, today announced the success of DESIGN East 2012, Boston's largest and most prestigious design engineering conference & exhibition.  This year's event provided unprecedented experiences and unrivaled education and training.   DESIGN East 2013 is scheduled to take place September 30-October 3, 2013, in a new, larger location at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center.

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Key stats from this year's event include:  133 conference sessions across 5 Summits; 105 exhibitors; the Android™ certification program sold-out with the strongest attendance to date; the Embedded Vision Summit was co-located with the event for the first time; and Keynoters Mike Walsh and Professor Rosalind Picard of MIT Media Lab spoke to packed houses.  Video highlights from their previous speaking engagements are available at:

• Mike Walsh Videos:  http://east.ubmdesign.com/special-events/keynotes/#tues  
• Dr. Picard Videos: http://east.ubmdesign.com/special-events/keynotes/#wed

The DESIGN East Theatre had a jam-packed schedule providing Expo attendees a taste of education, while giving conference attendees multiple alternatives to address their education and training needs.  View photos.

"As first time exhibitors to DESIGN East, we were engaged with prospects from the opening hour through to the final day.  The show itself was highly attended by designers and engineers from large OEMs to small start-up businesses.  The many keynote speakers and seminars, many of which took place within the exhibition show floor, helped to attract and to captivate large numbers of genuine prospects who then would disperse among the exhibitors to mingle and discuss projects and needs for both immediate and future requirements," said Robert C. Martini, Director of Business Development, Precision Assembly Technologies, Inc.

Sponsor and exhibitor announcements at DESIGN East included:

• Microchip Expands USB Portfolio With Fifteen New 8-bit PIC® MCUs
• UBM Electronics Partners with Numetrics to Launch SmartPROJECT™ -- Analytics-powered Project Management Software Solution for Embedded Systems Developers
• aicas ships its 400,000th JamaicaCAR unit for the automotive infotainment market
• Rockwell Collins Develops SecureOneTM with SPARK Pro and GNAT Pro High-Security
• Green Hills Software MULTI Toolchain Certified as a Functional Safety Support Tool
• Parasoft Extends C/C++ Embedded Testing for IAR Embedded Workbench
• Digia's Completion Of Acquisition Paves Way For Qt To Become World's Leading Cross-Platform Development Framework
• Total Phase Announces Their New Guaranteed Value Trade-In Program for All Beagle™ USB Protocol Analyzers
• NXP tips digital signal controllers

To see a complete list of announcements from DESIGN East, visit our Virtual Press Office.

"We are excited about the success of  DESIGN East as the premier forum for engineers to learn about embedded hardware and software design, total systems integration, and the newest products and services," said Alexander Wolfe, Brand Director, EE Times.  "The DESIGN West/East shows are getting broader recognition as people realize they combine the best of embedded and ESC with the rising tide of Android, MEMS, medical and other disciplines and technology, which are forming the basis of today's new embedded world."

To view photos from DESIGN East, visit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/embeddedsystemsconference

For more information or sponsorship details, contact Sean Raman, Director of Sales, UBM Electronics at 415.947.6622 or [email protected].

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About DESIGN

Held in key strategic technology development locations worldwide, UBM Electronics' DESIGN events are the global electronics industry's leading gatherings.  With cutting edge product demonstrations, visionary speeches and hundreds of essential technical training classes and accreditation opportunities, DESIGN is the ideal venue for the electronics engineering community to learn, collaborate and recognize excellence. UBM Electronics' DESIGN events cater to the extremely technical, higher-learning needs of the world's top engineers while providing an unprecedented forum for the examination of the industry's pressing business challenges. 

About UBM Electronics

UBM Electronics is the global leader in media and marketing solutions for design engineering and the electronics industry. We deliver results for the key influencers and decision makers involved in the design, development, and commercialization of technology through its market leading brands, peer communities, and professional education services. More than 2.3 million engineering professionals engage with UBM Electronics brands which include EE Times, EDN, Design News, Test & Measurement World, TechOnline, EBN, DataSheets.com, Designlines, and Embedded.com across the globe to accelerate technology sales. The international electronics community gathers at UBM Electronics market leading events such as the Embedded Systems Conferences, DESIGN, DesignCon, and ARM® TechCon™ to share, learn, discuss, and advance the critical issues and challenges facing the electronics industry. Additionally, UBM Electronics provides end-to-end services ranging from next-generation marketing, integrated media, custom solutions and research. UBM Electronics is part of UBM (UBM.L) a global provider of media and information services for professional B2B communities and markets.

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