Artesyn Technologies Announces Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Initiative

"Artesyn Technologies, Inc., a leader in power conversion and embedded board solutions for infrastructure applications within the communications marketplace, today announced a new RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) initiative. Through the initiative, the company will substantially reduce the lead, mercury, hexavalent chromium, cadmium, brominated flame retardants, and other hazardous substances used in the manufacture of its telecom products. Artesyn is one of the first OEM suppliers to wholeheartedly embrace RoHS, and is significantly ahead of the directive's introduction in Europe, in July 2006. Artesyn's Communications Products (ACP) division plans to ship its first RoHS-compliant products in August 2005, with the company's Power Conversion division following by the end of the year." Source: Artesyn Technologies via biz.yahoo.com