Boards and Solutions Conference in Munich

ICC Media has organized a one day conference dedicated to
-Industrial Automation
-Medical
-Transportation

Technology sessions on open standards (VME/VPX, cPCI and xTCA as it is called now) and Small form factor boards (COMe, Q7, Core express, etc)

Main sponsors from Congatech, Eurotech, Kontron, Lippert and Schroff. The show has definitely regional character restricting itself to southern part of Germany, but mostly from Bavaria.
From program point of view discussions addresses basic issues and gave actual applications which alleviated the issues of applicability, new improvements, even very minute ones like a connector from Harting or a single fastener from Schroff. Good organization throughout, but heat has spoilt some of the fun, and some people stayed in the shade most likely. That is what I hear from by asking why someone missed the show.

Kontron expands in Military and Aerospace markets

As Ulrich Gehrmann Kontron chairman, announced in March 2010 during the annual press conference, his company has stoked funds for expansion, and now he announced the acquisition of AP Labs Group a top system integrator group based also in San Jose, CA. Kontron's long term goal was to reinforce its presence in markets by offering extended range of not only services and products but complete solutions especially with the help of its French subsidiary Thales Computers and AP Labs is in central position to offer complete one stop-shop regionally and accross that range of industries. AP Labs annual revenues bring additional $30 Mio annually.