Senior Marketing and Sales AeA Members are invited to join us for our premier Sales & Marketing Roundtable August 12, 2008, at Printronix, 14600 Myford Rd, Irvine, CA, 92606-1005 from 8a.m. - 10a.m., and tap into a network of peer leaders to learn the secret strategies and techniques other technology companies are using today. Please register early--space is limited to 20 registrants. Breakfast is included. 

Accelerate the Knowledge Curve: If one word could define sales and marketing at today’s technology companies, accelerate aptly applies. Senior sales and marketing executives are under more pressure than ever before to execute, with higher expectations for returns and fewer resources to swiftly handle it all. It’s no wonder you question whether your competition knows something you don’t about sales and marketing in this pressure-cooker environment. You’re invited to find out. Join other sales and marketing executives for breakfast Tuesday, August 12, at the AeA Marketing Roundtable.

What to Expect: No sales pitch. No agenda. No talking heads.

Simply fresh knowledge you could apply immediately, shared by senior professionals like you who are working in the trenches. Expect answers, insights and connections

You’ll hear straight talk — in an uncensored forum — about the sales and marketing issues, trends and practices shaping technology companies.

You’ll get practical answers from leaders just like you who are responsible for introducing products, building sales channels, creating demand and navigating today’s shifting media sphere. You know it will have real value because you’ll be sharing your true insight with your peers.

This roundtable will be a revealing discussion with the influential senior sales and marketing executives who are leading technology companies in Orange County and the Inland Empire. Together, we will tackle your most vexing issues and share our best-kept secrets for success in a rapid-fire exchange.

Expected topics, moderated by WunderMarx CEO Cara Good, will cover:

Topics to be discussed, led by expert attorneys Bruce May, Partner at Stradling, Yocca, Carlson, & Rauth and Dale Hudson, Counsel at Nixon Peabody include the following:

November 2-5, 2008: 38th Annual AeA Classic Financial Conference
Exclusively Showcasing Publicly Traded AeA Member Companies
With a Market Cap or Revenues Between $100M - $4B

Moving back to San Diego this year, the AeA Classic Financial Conference, to take place at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, CA, continues to provide it's member companies with an unbiased, time and cost effective forum to promote investor interest.

Since 1971, more than 1600 member companies and 6000+ investors have leveraged the Classic to identify successful business relationships.

New for 2008: The AeA Classic will feature a special track focused on Alternative Energy and Green Tech Companies. Additionally, companies traded on foreign exchanges, that meet all other AeA requirements, will be invited to present at the conference.

• Access 500+ investors and executives from 150+ companies in one location
• Leverage the small group break out sessions to exchange information and identify new investors
• Network with fellow executives and the financial community in a casual setting

Presenting company invitations have been sent. To register or for more information, click here or call AeA's Financial Conferences Team at 408.987.4236.

AeA Member Microsoft to acquire AeA Member DATAllegro

Microsoft announced it's plans to acquire Aliso Viejo-based DATAllegro, which develops data warehouse appliances. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. According to Microsoft, it will retain most of DATAllegro's team in Aliso Viejo, where it will create a "Center of Excellence" for data warehousing. DATAllegro was venture backed by Adams Capital Management, Focus Ventures, Intel Capital, JAFCO American Ventures, Palomar Ventures, The Hillman Company, and Venrock Associates. The firm last raised a round of funding in May worth $19.6M, which brought its total raised to $63.1M since its founding in 2004.

AeA Member Microsemi Acquires AeA Member SEMICOA:
Accretive Acquisition Strengthens Company's Leadership in High Reliability Markets

Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq:MSCC), a leading manufacturer of high performance analog mixed signal integrated circuits and high reliability semiconductors, announced its acquisition of substantially all of the assets of SEMICOA.

Founded in 1968, SEMICOA is a leader in the design, development, and manufacturing of semiconductors and smart munitions optoelectronics for the high reliability military, commercial aerospace and satellite markets and is a leading competitor in the small signal high reliability transistor markets as evidenced by its long list of DSCC qualifications. Total consideration for SEMICOA was approximately $25 million in cash. Microsemi expects the acquisition will be accretive.

Microsemi Corporation reported unaudited results for its third quarter of fiscal year 2008, with record net sales for Third Quarter at $129.3 Million, up 13.8 percent from net sales of $113.6 million in the third quarter of 2007, and up 2.1 percent from net sales of $126.7 million in the second quarter of 2008.

Event Dates & Times:
October 1, 2008/ 11AM - 9PM
October 2, 2008/ 7:30AM - 3PM

Attend Both Days
(Oct. 1, 2008/ 11am - 9pm) & (Oct. 2, 2008/ 7:30am - 3pm):
Member: $400
Non-Member: $500

Day 1 - OC Innovation
(Oct. 1, 2008/ 11am - 9pm)
Flat Fee: $250

Exhibit During AeA International Economic Development Showcase
(Oct. 2, 2008/ 7:30am - 3pm)
Flat Fee: $2,500