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Littelfuse Receives High Ranking in 2013 InformationWeek 500
Annual listing honors the nation's most innovative users of business technology
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Littelfuse, Inc., the global leader in circuit protection, today announced it has been ranked 61st in UBM Tech's 2013 InformationWeek 500, an annual listing recognizing the nation's most innovative users of business technology. This is the sixth straight year the company has earned distinction on the list and the highest ranking it has achieved. Approximately 1,000 companies apply for the recognition each year.
"Our technology team was recognized for the creative way we successfully made a number of improvements in our technology deployments, as well as our efforts to reduce complexity and drive forward standardization, all with a significant reduction in cost," said Ed Earl, Chief Information Officer of Littelfuse. "This is a proud accomplishment for Littelfuse that highlights the efforts of our associates and our ongoing dedication to continuous improvement. Earning 61st among so many large and successful companies throughout the country underscores our commitment to delivering innovative technology solutions to the circuit protection industry."
The InformationWeek 500 recognizes business technology teams that have made a demonstrable impact on how their organizations do business. It's open to companies with revenue of $250 million or more. Companies complete a rigorous application detailing their technology strategies, and a panel of InformationWeek editors determines the ranking by factoring in quantitative and qualitative elements.
For more information on InformationWeek 500, please visit http://www.informationweek.com/1374.
About UBM Tech
UBM Tech is a global media business that brings together the world's technology industry through live events and online properties. Its community-focused media and events provide expertly curated content along with user-generated content and peer-to-peer engagement opportunities through its proprietary, award-winning DeusM community platform. UBM Tech's brands include EE Times, Interop, Black Hat, InformationWeek, Game Developer Conference, CRN, and DesignCon. The company's products include research, education, training, and data services that accelerate decision making for technology buyers. UBM Tech also offers a full range of marketing services based on its content and technology market expertise, including custom events, content marketing solutions, community development and demand generation programs. UBM Tech is a part of UBM (UBM.L), a global provider of media and information services with a market capitalization of more than $2.5 billion.
About Littelfuse
Founded in 1927, Littelfuse is the world leader in circuit protection with growing global platforms in power control and sensing. The company serves customers in the electronics, automotive and industrial markets with technologies including fuses, semiconductors, polymers, ceramics, relays and sensors. Littelfuse has over 7,000 employees in more than 35 locations throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. For more information, please visit the Littelfuse website: littelfuse.com.
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Littelfuse, Inc.
Ed Earl, (773) 628-0510
Chief Information Officer
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