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SMALL COMPANIES - WINNERS IN THE NEW ECONOMY!
A recent article in the Harvard Business Journal "
Why small companies will win in this economy" got me smiling because it validates the success our
company is having versus our larger corporate competitors during this current economic climate. The bottom
line in this piece is that the author, Peter Bergman, says that it is now too risky to do business with big
companies as the trust isn't there anymore.
My full blog on this topic can be found on the MWJ
website here
http://mwexpert.typepad.com/awr/
but one passage to highlight in this e-newsletter is the importance of connecting with a company's CEO.
And by connecting, I mean more than just connecting by telephone or email but also by connecting in content
and substance as well.
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I'm ecstatic about the fact that you can call us at AWR and Dane, our CEO, will answer! More
often than not, he's the one dialing the phone to find
you and understand your business. I
know first hand that he's reached out to many universities/professors over these past few months, as
well as to users and managers at many commercial and aerospace firms, plus a host of partnering
firms, to better understand how we can be of value (or more value) to you. And it's not just about
accessibility of the CEO, but also that the CEO possesses the ability to understand the challenges
you face.
Everyone, including Dane, is highly accessible at AWR. And because AWR is a company of microwave
engineers, we know what your needs are, we listen to your requests and suggestions, and we strive to
make your life easier. Our customers, partners and colleagues have grown to appreciate this and I
believe is one big reason why AWR is consistently rated tops in customer service by its RF/microwave
community of users.
If "small is the new big," it's certainly a welcome silver lining in this presently cloudy
economic environment.
Sherry Hess, Vice President of Marketing, AWR
AWR Expands Free Online Training
AWR's
free online training program, launched on September 21, received an overwhelmingly positive response-so much
so that we are well on our way to adding more classes and expanding the time schedule to be more convenient
for our customers around the world to attend.
The AWR free online training program is aimed at
helping customers become more efficient and proficient with the company's design tools, enabling greater
productivity without ever leaving the work environment or home office.
Developed and presented by Dr.
John Dunn, a recognized RF/microwave industry expert, AWR training is module-based for manageable time
commitment. A module consists of three 90-minute webinars (60 minutes of content and 30 minutes of Q&A). The
schedule is flexible, with modules offered over several weeks. Customers can tune in to live lectures via
telephone and web browser and/or replay the lecture later when more convenient. Each lecture comes with a
90-minute take home exercise designed to enhance understanding of the material in order to get the most out
of the online training session.
Visit
AWR Online Training
to learn more and register at:
http://web.awrcorp.com/online-training/&
to get access to training archives. New courses will start early in 2010!
Customer Success Story
Amplifier Technology Uses Microwave Office® to Design High Performance Amplifiers While Cutting 50% Off
Their Design Time
"Microwave Office has helped us characterize appropriate parameters for each prototype design, evaluate
possible variants and simulate the device performance straight from the design stage. In my experience
Microwave Office is the best design solution available on the market."
Paul Deacon
Senior RF Design Engineer
Amplifier Technology
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Customer Success Story
Creowave Trusts Microwave Office and Designs Precise Filters
Right the First Time
"For Creowave it is extremely important to succeed on the first round. We don't do many design-rounds
because the filters have to be on the market fast. We believe that this is not possible with any other tools
besides AWR."
Jyrki Koski
Managing Director
Creowave
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Customer Success Story
TriQuint Solves Entire Non-Uniform Distributed Power Amplifier Structure Using AXIEM™
"The power and speed of AWR's new AXIEM 3D planar EM software made it possible to accurately and
efficiently simulate the entire structure of this very complex NDPA MMIC."
Chuck Campbell
Fellow
TriQuint Semiconductor
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Tech Talk with AWR
Today's Host: Dr. Mike Heimlich, Microwave & RF Marketing, AWR Corporation
AAWR's New Constant Output Power Feature
View this Video Tutorial on AWR.TV Most simulators are capable of sweeping the power of
signal or tone at it's input, but how many can give you control of a signal at the output? This video
discusses and demonstrates AWR's new
Constant Output Power
(CONSTPOUT block) feature designed specifically to control the output power of a circuit. Holding the
simulated output power constant, designers can now explore how intermodulation, power-added efficiency and a
host of other measurements vary to maintain a given output power. You may try this new feature by opening
the <
High_Power_BJT_Amp.emp> example found in AWRDE™ 2009 examples.
Submit your
technical questions to
support@awrcorp.com and they just might appear in a future "tech talk" feature.
