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People: Zia Eftekhar Appointed CEO of Philips Professional Luminaires Business

Dec 12, 2009

Royal Philips Electronics has announced that Zia Eftekhar has been appointed CEO of Philips Professional Luminaires North America effective January 1, 2010. Eftekhar will succeed Kaj den Daas, who will…

Products + Technology

How Will Augmented Reality Technology Impact Lighting?

Dec 11, 2009

HowStuffWorks.com has a great article about a technology I’ve been following for some time–augmented reality, or mixed reality. Check it out here. Here’s a good description they provide: “Researchers and…

Education + Resources, Products + Technology

LightNOW Editor to Speak at 2010 LIGHTFAIR International

Dec 11, 2009

I’m happy to announce that LIGHTFAIR has invited me and my distinguished colleague Howard Wolfman to speak at 2010 LIGHTFAIR International on the topic of “What’s New in Lamps and…

November EBCI Signals Growth in Current North American Business Conditions for Fourth Consecutive Month

Dec 10, 2009

NEMA’s Electroindustry Business Confidence Index (EBCI) for current North American conditions rallied in November, climbing 2.1 points to 54. The index topped the 50-point threshold indicative of improving conditions for…

Education + Resources, LED + SSL

LEDucation IV Announced for March 3, 2010 in New York City

Dec 09, 2009

The Designers Lighting Forum of New York (DLFNY), with support from the New York Section of the Illuminating Engineering Society (IESNYC), has announced that LEDucation IV will take place on…

People

People: Lightech Gets New President, Energy Focus Elects New Board Member, LEDnovation Appoints New VP of Business Development

Dec 09, 2009

Lightech North America reports that John J Daly is the new President and VP Sales the company. Daly has 20 years of experience in the lighting industry, including Philips, Color…

LED + SSL, Lighting Industry

LED Linear GmbH Announces Creation of LED Linear North America

Dec 08, 2009

LED-Linear North America, Toronto – LED-Linear GmbH has announced the creation of LED Linear North America. LED-Linear North America will operate as an independent entity with representatives available in every…

Lighting Industry

Grainger Acquires Alliance Energy Solutions

Dec 08, 2009

Grainger, the $6.9 billion broad line distributor of facilities maintenance products, recently announced it signed and closed an all-cash acquisition of Alliance Energy Solutions. Grainger anticipates the transaction should accrete…

Lighting Design

Acuity Brands Controls Launches LightingforLearning.com Website

Dec 07, 2009

Peerless Lighting and Acuity Brands Controls, both of whom I’m proud to call clients, have joined forces to launch Lighting for Learning, an online tool that helps school designers design…

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