VENTURE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION JOINS WITH ECA ON IMPORTANT INDUSTRY RESEARCH TO FOCUS ON THE US TRANSFORMER AND INDUCTOR MARKETS

VDC and ECA to promote growth and understanding within and beyond the transformer and inductor vendor community.

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VENTURE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION JOINS WITH ECA ON IMPORTANT INDUSTRY RESEARCH TO FOCUS ON THE US TRANSFORMER AND INDUCTOR MARKETS

Leading independent research firm joins with ECA to bring unbiased, fact-driven research to the transformer industry

Natick, Massachusetts and Arlington, Virginia (July 15, 2002) - Venture Development Corporation (VDC) has announced it has joined with the Electronic Components, Assemblies & Materials Association (ECA), a sector of the Electronic Industries Alliance, to promote growth and understanding within and beyond the transformer and inductor vendor community.

VDC, a technology market research and strategy firm providing strategic analysis and consulting services to technology companies worldwide, will utilize this growing relationship with ECA to establish stronger relationships within the component markets.

"VDC's thirty years of experience analyzing electronics industries will add credible insights to the research effort. We fully support their efforts and eagerly anticipate sharing the highlights of their research with ECA's members," says Robert Willis, President of ECA.

The latest addition to the VDC Electronic Components practice's body of reports, "The U.S. Market for Transformers and Inductors in the Electronics Industry, Second Edition" is now open for sponsorship. More details about this report and sponsorship opportunities can be found at:
http://vdc-corp.com/components/works/br02-30.html

"We are delighted to be working with ECA on this research," said John A. Gordon, Director of VDC's Electronic Components Business Group. "Our relationship with ECA has strengthened over the years with respect to other component markets, primarily switches and relays. We are excited to contribute to both our organizations' understanding and knowledge of the markets for transformers and inductors, and the unraveling of future opportunities and pitfalls awaiting suppliers to this market space."

ABOUT VENTURE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

VDC is a technology market research and strategy firm with over 30 years of experience in providing market research, strategic analysis and consulting services to technology companies worldwide. VDC offers its clients a wide variety of research solutions tailored to meet their strategic business needs. These include highly customized consulting engagements, ongoing research services and select industry investigations. Through considerable industry contacts, VDC also provides services related to acquisitions and the generation of key account leads. The Electronic Components practice originally gained acclaim for its bi-annual switch and relay reports, widely accepted within the industry as the de facto standard for comprehensive and realistic content.
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ABOUT ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, ASSEMBLIES & MATERIALS ASSOCIATION

The Electronic Components, Assemblies, & Materials Association (ECA) represents the electronics industry sector comprised of manufacturers and suppliers of passive and active electronic components, component arrays and assemblies, and commercial and industrial electronic equipment and supplies. ECA provides companies with a dynamic link into a network of programs and activities offering business and technical information; market research, trends and analysis; access to industry and government leaders; technical and educational training; and more.

John Gordon, Senior Analyst
jgordon@vdc-corp.com

Marc Regberg, Senior Vice President
msr@vdc-corp.com

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