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NEwS watch Feng being bought had sales of around $120 million in 2007, around half of which were in Europe. Jenn Feng makes chainsaws and trimmers for the consumer market and also makes lawn mowers, high-pressure washers and generators. It also gives Husqvarna rights to the McCulloch brand in the North American market. Husqvarna already has the rights to the McCulloch brand in the rest of the world. fied by a laboratory in Mexico, which means less product shipping, less management and faster time to market. efficient power aIRwaVE aUctION. The FCC UL ISSUES NOM MaRK. Underwriters Laboratories (UL), of Northbrook, Ill., is the first third party provider to issue the Normas Oficiales Mexicanas (NOM) Mark for Mexico. The product certification mark was issued to a global electronics manufacturing customer entering the Mexican market. UL says it worked closely with the government of Mexico to obtain accreditation as a third-party product certification organization to help manufacturers speed the entry of their products into the Mexican market. Mexico is the world’s 13th largest economy. There are nearly 2,000 product categories — ranging from household appliances to electronics — that must undergo mandatory testing to the NOM standards by a nationally accredited body. Until recently, companies worked directly with the Mexican government to test and certify products. To quicken this process, UL established subcontracted test data exchange agreements with testing laboratories in Mexico. The agreements allow UL to conduct NOM testing that can be accepted and used to generate a valid test report. Essentially, products can be tested in the U.S. for multiple marks, including the NOM, with results veriwww.applianceDESIGN.com has auctioned off blocks of airwaves, including the consumer friendly “C” block that are considered the best part of the airwaves. Two companies, AT&T Inc. and Verizon Wireless combined to account for $16 billion of the $19.6 billion bid in the auction, according to the Associated Press analysis of FCC data. Verizon Wireless bid $9.4 billion and captured a lions’ share of the C block airwaves. AT&T bid $6.6 billion to win 227 licenses. While no other companies won licenses that would allow them to establish a nationwide system, 99 bidders did win 754 more localized licenses. The results raised concern that the auction failed to attract any significant new competitors to the cellular telephone market to challenge the dominant companies. For example, Google Inc. was not among the winners, meaning the search engine giant will not be entering the wireless business. Verizon Wireless, a joint venture between Verizon Communications Inc. and British telecom giant Vodafone Group PLC, won nearly every license in the “C block.” The frequencies, which encompass about one-third of the spectrum at auction, are thought to be ideal for mobile Web access because they can travel long distances and pass through walls and other barriers. The licenses are subject to “open access” provisions, which mean that people on the network can use whatever phones or software they wish. Verizon Wireless won enough of the C-block licenses Rosenberg EC fans outperform the competition with quiet power and efficiency. Our axial designs deliver airflow up to 16,900 cfm. Our backward curved fans provide up to six inches of steady static pressure. Both operate 15-20% more efficient than traditional AC fans with VFD. They’re ideal for main-secondary or pressure control, and RS485 networks. Put the power of Rosenberg EC fans to work for you. Call: (704) 893-0883 • Fax: (704) 882-0755 sales@rosenbergusa.com • www.rosenbergusa.com Representatives Wanted For more Information Enter 102 applianceDESIGN May 2008 11 4/7/08 12:08:36 PM AD05084Rose.indd 1 http://www.rosenbergusa.com http://www.rosenbergusa.com http://www.appliancedesign.com

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