REPT bid.30.News out.(PR NEWSWIRE) Reptron Partners With Vibren Technologies to Deploy Innovative Ap
lication Design Platform
Reptron Partners With Vibren Technologies to Deploy Innovative Application Desig
Platform
TAMPA, Fla., July 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Reptron Electronics, Inc.
(Nasdaq: REPT), an electronic manufacturing supply chain services company,
today reported the first deployment of its innovative Modular Development
Platform (MDP), an application development platform providing design engineers
with an "out-of-the-box" solution to reduce the time-to-market design process.
Reptron and Vibren Technologies of Boxborough, MA have entered into a
strategic alliance whereby Vibren will resell Reptron's MDP as part of
Vibren's Windows CE. NET 4.2 board support package.
Reptron's MDP gives OEM designers a more attractive alternative
development solution than what is currently available in the reference design
and design platform marketplace.
"The MDP will enhance our new product introduction (NPI) offering and
allow customers to trim the product development cycle and costs associated
with new product hardware and software development," said Tony Musto, Reptron
Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
"The MDP's modularity provides the customer with flexibility in
configuring systems to meet their design needs, thus offering more front-end
value. A functional mockup of the final product is readily available to
designers, thereby reducing time and effort in the design and debugging of a
new system," he explained.
"We are excited to have partnered with Vibren to develop a key software
element of our new modular development platform. Their expertise with
embedded silicon and Microsoft's Windows CE operating system provides Reptron
with an excellent software engineering partner. We look forward to a lasting
relationship with them," said Steve Johnson, Vice President of Engineering,
Reptron Manufacturing Services.
About Reptron
Reptron Electronics, Inc. is a leading electronics manufacturing supply
chain services company providing engineering services, electronics
manufacturing services and display integration services. Reptron
Manufacturing Services offers full electronics manufacturing services
including complex circuit board assembly, complete supply chain services and
manufacturing engineering services to OEMs in a wide variety of industries.
Reptron Display and System Integration provides value-added display design
engineering and system integration services to OEMs. For more information,
please access www.reptron.com.
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in market demand; risks inherent with predicting revenue and earnings
outcomes; uncertainties involved in implementing improvements in the
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SOURCE Reptron Electronics, Inc.
-0- 07/30/2003
/CONTACT: Paul J. Plante, President and Chief Operating Officer, Reptron
Electronics, Inc., +1-813-854-2351, or pplante@reptron.com/
/Web site: reptron.com /
(REPT)
CO: Reptron Electronics, Inc.; Vibren Technologies
ST: Florida, Massachusetts
IN: CPR CSE
SU: TJVN
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