THE WORLD OF PHOTONICS IS NEVER-ENDING. WELCOME TO YOUR INDUSTRY PORTAL.   With the new World of Photonics Portal, the new information and networking platform for the photonics industry, Munich International Trade Fairs addresses the industrial and scientific communities and users of optical technologies, giving them an excellent opportunity to exchange information. The platform provides the virtual photonics community with information about events and covers the topics Business Life, Market, Products and Business Club. You too, your employees and your company can benefit therefrom!  PHOTONICS  PRODUCT INNOVATIONS - Rofim Laser MACRO group - We think laser Highly dynamic laser systems for greater flexibility The ROFIN Laser MACRO Group is setting new benchmarks in the area of remote welding with the RWSflex. With a new control unit from ABB and more flexible programming, the high-speed welding system opens up new possibilities for creating laser-stepwelding of any geometry.  PRODUCT INNOVATIONS more articles ( 313 )  Trumpf - Laser cutting of sheets Single cutting head strategy reduces equipping times and sources of errors  Toptica Photonics - diode laser Diode laser system - Key wavelength for bioanalytics using direct single-mode diode  Laser 2000 - Intense Ltd. Integrated laser driver systems, 630 - 690 nm, up to 4 W  NEWS more articles ( 132 )  Metal-free MID technology New compound: Laser produces electrically conductive structures  Innovation Prize awarded by the Berthold Leibinger Foundation Large scale ultrashort impulse laser technology acknowledged  Laser Doppler Distance sensor (LDD) Lasers measure speed and location  ANALYSIS-MARKET-TRENDS more articles ( 47 )  A fast growing field of research Terahertz method – a technology with a lot of potential for the future  Three-dimensional photonic crystals Crystals and photonics  Helmholtz Centre in Berlin Organic solar cells make manufacturing processes cheaper  CAREER TIPS Sony and Max Planck Institute Flexi display technology is now  APPLICATIONS Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Lighting Research Center develops framework for assessing light pollution  Fraunhofer and FU Berlin Can a laser scanner drive a car?  EVENTS more articles ( 9 )  LASER World of PHOTONICS 2009 „Light at work“  bayern photonics e.V. - Kommunikationsforum Measuring and controlling high dynamic laser welding processes with Cellular Neural Networks  Optical Technologies Conference Messe München Hosts Technology Show to Kick Off the Innovation League of the Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung  PRESS RELEASES Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft - communication laser Satellite communications by laser  PRACTICE TIPS Dragonlasers - green laser Experiments for high power green laser pointers   BUSINESS LIFE  PRACTICE - Lean Manufacturing How eliminating waste will increase your profits California Manufacturing Technology Consultants (CMTC) offers the following advice for increasing your competitive edge:  PRACTICE more articles ( 44 )  Innecto consultants - reward strategies The importance of bonus schemes during recession  Analytics made simple: How to measure, rate, and improve customer acquisition & retention  Affiliate marketing The most cost-effective 6 ways to online wealth  NEWS more articles ( 96 )  From red tape to e-barriers - changing challenges Commission approves new programme to break down e-barriers  September 2008 compared with August 2008 Volume of retail trade down by 0.2% in euro area - down by 0.1% in EU27   September 2008 compared with August 2008 Industrial producer prices down by 0.2% in both euro area and EU27  ANALYSIS-MARKET-TRENDS hide articles  Gartner says Changing the cost structure of IT will become a business imperative for most CIOs  The Mental Codes Are you suck in life because of your mental codes?  Daw Web Hosting Blog Asian consumers drive online economy to growth  Gartner: Hype cycle for emerging technologies 2008 Green IT to gain momentum through 2009  Corporate performance management Corporate performance management is the highest priority in Business Intelligence in Europe  VOIP or IP-TELEPHONY Internet Telephones -- Too Good To Be True?  Special Report - Realities and Risks of Cloud Computing Gartner says cloud computing will be As influential as E-business  CHD Expert Group - European Study Lowest prices for dining in Germany  EU-wide household survey Internet phone calls getting popular in European homes  First quarter 2008 compared with first quarter 2007 Euro area labour costs rose by 3.3% - EU27 up by 4.3%  Global Associates - outsourcing marketIndia Engineering services - Big outsourcing opportunity  Vereon - New trends and market development Rising demand for E-Invoicing  Global Property Guide Asia house prices lead the world  Federal Statistical Office Labour market benefiting from favourable short-term economic trend  Bloomberg - retail sales German retail sales unexpectedly fall on inflation  Eurostat Euro area unemployment stable at 7.1% - EU27 stable at 6.7%   Gartner: IT Grand Challenges Seven Grand Challenges Facing IT  Crunch, squeeze, pinch? Credit conditions painful for all  Commission's ICT Progress Report More than 250 million Europeans regularly use Internet  Harris Interactive and Tealeaf Customer experience issues impact the business directly, with two Waves of abandonment  In-Stat - 80% of Millennials had used SMS "Millenials" key demographic in mobile social networking  Federal Statistical Office - Study 60% of all persons employed working in small and medium-sized enterprises  Federal Statistical Office Consumer prices in February 2008: +2.8% on February 2007  European Risk Observatory More and more people face psychosocial risks at work  iSuppli - wireless communications Fixed-rate ricing capitalizes on consumer usage trends  Synchronica CEO Carsten Brinkschulte: What will be hot in 2008  Opus Energy - research UK workers turned off by saving energy in the workplace  Market Report Automotive Report 2008 - Central Eastern Europe  Central and Eastern European Logistics 2008 Charting growth trends in contract logistics markets to 2010  Xlibris Release Effects of nicotine on sleep, human behavior analyzed  European Commission More women in work, but 'better' jobs needed too  European Commission New study results support EU pension initiative to aid worker mobility  November 2007 compared with October 2007 Industrial new orders up by 2.7% in euro area - up by 1.9% in EU27  Global Property Guide 2007: The world’s housing markets in review  ABI Research - Personal Robotics Personal robots are here  ABI Research - Mobile and Contactless Payments US Consumers want single contactless payment accounts, finds survey  Gartner - More realistic margins 7 Key Trends that Will Transform the Software Market  Eurostat - Industrial new orders Industrial new orders down by 1.6% in euro area - Down by 2.1% in EU27  In-Stat - World Report Europe leading the way in digital terrestrial TV  MMI/ks Largest increase in negotiated monthly salaries since April 2004  MMI/ks Euro area and EU27 government deficit at 1.5% and 1.6% of GDP respectively  MMI/ks Trends favor mainstream acceptance of Internet TV  MMI/ks Gross earnings in industry in eastern Germany lower than in the western part of the country  MMI/ks Consumer prices in September 2007: Presumably +2.5% on September 2006  MMI/ks Industrial producer prices up by 0.1% in euro area -- stable in EU27  MMI/ks Annual study on hiring and compensation trends - workers more confident and inclined to negotiate pay  MMI/ks Forrester Research: The five-year forecast for consumer technology growth  MMI/ks Consumers love mobile video — unless they have to pay for it  MMI/ks Mobile blogs offer new opportunity for cellular operators to monetize camera phones  MMI/ks Heavy wireless business users churn more because they feel unappreciated by carriers  MMI/ks Eurobarometer: Are Europe's children too confident in tackling online risks?   MMI/ks Neutral Economic Outlook for Central and Eastern European Countries  MMI/ks Is DRM dead?  MMI/ks U.S. demand for internet-connected television shows demographic variations  MMI/ks Global VoIP Markets Say Viva Le Difference!  MMI/ks US Businesses to spend more on Wireless than Wireline Services by 2010  MMI/ks Consumer demand for navigation to remain strong  MMI/ks Smile! Camera phones continue on upward trend  MMI/ks Mobile data leads enterprise wireless spending growth – professional services and healthcare industries to see greatest growth  MMI/ks Business VoIP – multiple factors driving growth  MMI/ks Internet content changing home networking picture for providers  MMI/ks VoIP driving cable telephony subscriber growt  MMI/ks Industrial production up by 0.6% in euro area -- up by 0.5% in EU27  MMI/ks User-generated content market in rapid flux  MMI/ks Could Wi-Fi-only phones replace cellular?  MMI/ks Cable telephony subs satisfied with their service  MMI/ks Indian mobile-phone subscribers to more than triple from 2006 to 2011  MMI/ks Consumer adoption of new channels driving online music and video growth  MMI/ks WiMAX – Yes They Like You, They Really Do  MMI/ks Euro area annual inflation stable at 1.8% -- EU stable at 2.1%  MMI/ks Euro area labour cost up by 2.4% -- EU25 up by 2.7%  MMI/ks Virtual VoIP carriers stirring China's VoIP market  MMI/ks Premium video services market to exceed $277 Billion by 2010, driven by pay-TV, IPTV  MMI/ks Industrial producer prices up by 0.1% in euro area - stable in EU27  MMI/ks High Consumer Interest for Enabling IMS/NGN Technologies  MMI/ks Europe closes transatlantic innovation gap  MMI/ks Top 10 Business and Technology Priorities in 2007  MMI/ks U.S. residential broadband penetration to exceed 50% in 2007  MMI/ks Better equipment efficiency and excellent product quality set to boost medium voltage drives market  MMI/ks Is the market ready for converged cellular/Wi-Fi technology?  MMI/ks Growth of Broadband over Power Line to outpace Cable and DSL  MMI/ks Commission study points the way forward for better regulation of new media and the digital economy  MMI/ks Industrial producer prices stable in euro area -- down by 0.1% in EU25  MMI/ks Global Employment Trends 2007  MMI/ks Households on the move more likely to buy Consumer Electronics  MMI/ks Over 400% growth for creative content online, predicts Commission study – an opportunity for Europe  MMI/ks Industrial new orders up by 1.4% in euro area -- EU25 up by 1.1%  MMI/ks Euro area external trade surplus 3.1 bn euro -- 12.4 bn euro deficit for EU25  mmi7KS Is a communications collapse possible in Europe?  MMI/ks Industrial production up by 0.2% in euro area - Up by 0.3% in EU25  MMI/ks Research & Development in the EU: preliminary results  MMI/ks Euro area GDP up by 0.5% and EU25 up by 0.6% +2.7% and +3.0% respectively compared to the third quarter of 2005  MMI/ks Euro area annual inflation up to 1.9% - EU25 up to 2.1%  MMI/ks Industrial producer prices stable in euro area -- Up by 0.2% in EU25  MMI/ks Extra safety, not extra prices for intelligent systems, say motorists  MMI/ks Businesses lagging on security despite growth of VoIP deployments  MMI/ks Industrial producer prices stable in euro area -- Up by 0.2% in EU25  MMI/ks Lax controls undermining high-tech partnerships, survey finds  MMI/ks Tech Pros Getting Extra Pay For Hot Skills: Report  MMI/ks Volume of retail trade up by 1.5% in euro area -- up by 2.7% in EU25  MMI/ks Industrial producer prices up by 0.2% in euro area -- up by 0.1% in EU25  MMI/ks Why you don't want to jump off the ASIC career path so fast  MMI/ks Europe blamed for slower growth in PC sales   MMI/ks Worldwide CRM total software revenue increased 14 %  CAREER TIPS Global Career Company US talent wanted for boom time Africa  PRODUCT INNOVATIONS more articles ( 19 )  Made in IBM Labs: technology to aid human memory New software helps people struggling with information overload  Gamercize - electronic motivator Fitness machine launched for office workers  Text Internet Marketing Free express web test  APPLICATIONS Data Mining - Software Tool Rapid-I knows, what customers are going to buy