Bosch Rexroth CEO has upbeat outlook
Control Engineering
Despite continuing difficulties in the U.S. economy Bosch Rexroth Corp. President and CEO Berend Bracht today announced a 3.1% growth in the company’s U.S. dollar denominated sales in the Americas, and projected double-digit growth for the company overall in 2008.
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No surprises from Cisco
CNN Money
Cisco Systems, the leading network equipment maker, posted sales and earnings that met Wall Street's estimates, thanks to strong demand for switches and routers.
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Better together? Ametek, Dresser-Rand, IntervalZero, Rexroth make acquisitions
Control Engineering
In separate transactions, Ametek Inc. agreed to acquire the programmable power business of Xantrex Technology Inc., Bosch Rexroth will purchase Hagglunds Drives AB, Dresser-Rand Group Inc. acquired certain assets of Peter Brotherhood Ltd., and IntervalZero buys Ardence embedded software from Citrix.
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