PR Newswire, Wednesday, February 11, 1998 at 12:46
DII Group's Linked Marketing Strategy Provides Added Value
LONGMONT, Colo., Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Dovatron International, the
contract electronics manufacturing unit of The DII Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:DIIG),
today announced that it has entered into a long-term manufacturing agreement
with Westell Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:WSTL). The terms of this agreement
have not been disclosed.
Westell Technologies is the Parent Company for Westell Inc., Conference
Plus Inc. and Westell WorldWide Services Inc. Westell Inc. is a leading
worldwide manufacturer and integrator of telecommunications transmission
systems, digital subscriber line (xDSL) systems and telecommunications access
products.
Dovatron will provide a variety of full turnkey assembly solutions to
Westell from two of its eight worldwide factories, located in New York and
Ireland. Integral to the partnership, are the complementary services and key
technological components to be provided by other DII Group companies. The DII
Group serves the global electronics original equipment and outsourcing
industries through seven strategic business channels in addition to Dovatron.
Leveraging the technical expertise and operational synergy of The DII Group
companies develops customer solutions. The DII Group can provide enhanced
customer speed-to-market during product development and into high volume
phases of production, as in the case of the Dovatron-Westell partnership where
DII Group companies' product and services were linked.
"This strategic partnership with Dovatron, one of the top manufacturers in
the world, guarantees Westell the ability to produce a very high volume of DSL
product, whenever we need it, throughout the world," stated Scott Higgins,
Westell, Inc. Vice President of Operations.
Dave Thielen, Vice President of Sales for Dovatron International
commented, "We are honored to be selected as Westell's manufacturing partner
for their cutting edge products. During the process of designing a total
solution based on Dovatron's capability, combined with our DII Group
resources, it became clear that our companies are perfectly matched.
Westell's new products will be launched using Dovatron's 'New Product
Introduction Process,' which assures rapid and accurate entry to volume
production. In addition, we will use our internal capability (through the DII
Group) to produce quick-turn PCB's at Multek, ASICs at Orbit, and Test
platforms through TTI Testron. We will also provide seamless transition of
prototypes to high volume manufacturing both here in the U.S. and in Europe."
Dovatron International, Inc. is a leading ISO 9002 certified global
contract manufacturer with locations in New York, Colorado, Southern
California, Florida, Ireland, Malaysia and Mexico. Dovatron is one of the
autonomous companies of the DII Group. Dovatron International is
headquartered in Longmont, CO and can be found on the world wide web site:
www.dovatron.com.
The D I I Group, Inc. is a leading value-added electronics design and
manufacturing service provider which operates through a global network of
companies in the United States, Mexico, Ireland, England, Singapore, and
Malaysia. The Company serves the electronics manufacturing industry through
its eight strategic business channels: Design Solutions, Orbit Semiconductor,
Multilayer Technology (Multek), Dovatron International, IRI International,
Process Technologies International, Cencorp, and TTI Testron.
Fax on Demand can be reached by phoning 201-333-3662 and the Internet
(Web) Site can be reached by accessing www.diigroup.com to view recent press
releases, company information, and financial data relating to the D I I Group.
SOURCE Dovatron International, Inc.
-0- 02/11/98
/CONTACT: Barbara Blough, Company Communications of Dovatron
International, 303-772-2954; or Mark Meudt of Westell Technologies,
630-375-4125/
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