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January 15, 2010 - Phoenix, AZ
Confoe, Inc. is proud to sponsor this year's Field Service Conference. Field Service 2010 takes place in Scottsdale, AZ from April 26th-April 28th 2010.
October 1, 2009 - Austin, Texas
Confoe, Inc. was featured in the October 2009 web issue of Civilian Job News. Michael Fritsch, President & COO was interviewed by Heidi Russell Rafferty in the article "Trade Your Dress Greens for the Green Industry."
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September 6, 2009 - Austin, Texas
Confoe, Inc. was featured in the September 2009 issue of The Forum of Fargo-Moorehead. Michael Fritsch, President & COO was interviewed by Jon Knutson in the article entitled "States in Position to Benefit from Growth of Green Economy."
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May 1, 2009 - San Jose, California
Applied Materials has selected Confoe to support the development of a new field service strategy and associated streamlined field operations capability.
May 1, 2009 - Austin, Texas
Confoe, Inc. was featured in the May 2009 issue of Sun & Wind Energy. Michael Fritsch, President & COO was interviewed by Reid Smith and Lisa Cohn in the article entitled "Photovoltaics: Thin Film."
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December 1, 2008 - Austin, Texas
Confoe, Inc. was featured in the December 2008 issue of Energy Economist. Michael Fritsch, President & COO was intervewed by Elisa Wood in the article entitled "Tax Credits Boost US Solar."
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October 3, 2008 - Nano, Texas
Confoe, Inc presented at the NanoTXUSA Conference and Expo. Michael Fritsch, COO & President and Kirby Hicks, CEO spoke on "Shortening 'Time to Money' for Nanotech Facilities- Lessons from the Semiconductor Industry."
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July 15, 2008 - Austin, Texas
HelioVolt selects Confoe, Inc. to support the ramp up of its first manufacturing plant.
February 25, 2008 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Michael Fritsch, COO & President and Kirby Hicks, CEO of Confoe will present “BIO-10: Shortening 'Time to Money' for BioPharma Facilities-Lessons from the Semiconductor Industry” Room: 107A ~ 3:15PM - 4:15PM (Thursday, March 27, 2008) at INTERPHEX2008 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA March 26-28, 2008.
February 1, 2008 - Phoenix, Arizona
Confoe, Inc. selected to project manage tool de-installations across multiple wafer fabs, including all aspects of supplier management and final shipment to China for a large confidential client with major centers of operation in Arizona, New Mexico and Oregon.
January 1, 2008 - Austin, Texas
Confoe, Inc. was featured in the January 2008 issue of Sun & Wind Energy. Michael Fritsch , President & Chief Operating Officer, was interviewed by Lisa Cohn for the article entitled "CSP Technology: Big Steps Forward."
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September 12, 2007 - Austin, Texas
Confoe, Inc. was featured in the September 2007 issue of Renewable Energy World. Michael Fritsch , President & Chief Operating Officer, was interviewed by Lisa Cohn for the article entitled "Taking a Shine to Solar: US States Woo Manufacturers."
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June 15, 2007 - Austin, TX
Confoe, Inc. is a proud sponsor of SEMICON West 2007. SEMICON® West is the #1 annual destination for the global microelectronics industries in North America and Confoe Inc. is happy to lend its support again this year.
March 14, 2007 - San Jose, California
Confoe, Inc. is proud to sponsor this year's Field Service 2007 Conference. Field Service 2007 takes place in Las Vegas , NV from April 23rd-April 26th 2007.
July 4, 2006 - San Jose, CA
Whether you are ramping a wafer fab, managing a joint venture project, installing capital equipment around the world, or would just like to stop sending spread sheets around for updates, you will never have to wonder what the real status of your project is again. Your management dashboard will always be as close as your broadband connection to the internet or your mobile device. Confoe is proud to be a sponsor of SEMICON West and would like to invite you to our seminar on Thursday, July 13, 2006.
June 29, 2006 - San Jose, CA
Confoe, Inc. is a proud sponsor of SEMICON West 2006. SEMICON® West is the #1 annual destination for the global microelectronics industries in North America and Confoe Inc. is happy to lend its support again this year.
April 5, 2006 - New York City, NY
Confoe, Inc. was a featured speaker to the outsourcing track of Interphex2006 in New York City. The presentation gave the seven key steps for outsourcing a technical workforce. The presentation was covered by PharmaOutsourcing.com and featured in a recent issue.
December 7, 2005 - New York City, NY
Confoe, Inc. has been selected as a featured speaker at Interphex 2006. INTERPHEX, the leading pharmaceutical manufacturing event, offers the most complete solutions for every phase of the pharmaceutical manufacturing cycle: Outsourcing, Contract Services, Information Technology, Manufacturing, and Facilities. Confoe will present on the topic of "Outsourcing in a Volatile Marketplace: Lessons from the Semiconductor Industry."
October 15, 2005 - Austin, Texas
Confoe, Inc. was featured in the October 2005 Advance for Medical Laboratory Prefessionals. Michael Fritsch, President & COO was intervewed by Matthew Patton in the article entitled "Sharing Information with Employees."
June 15, 2005 - San Jose, CA
Confoe, Inc. announced today that the City of San Francisco Department of Public Works is implementing RapidCap™. Greg Braswell, DPW Bureau of Engineering IT Manager, stated: "In our continued effort to improve productivity, the implementation of this system will greatly reduce the amount of time required for managers and engineers to update project schedules."
April 28, 2005 - San Jose, CA
This week Confoe, Inc. extended its work with a strategic customer in the semiconductor industry by launching its ClientFocus™ service product in Ireland. This extension of capability provides our client, a capital equipment manufacturer, with the ability to review its customer's needs on a global basis and respond to demands during ramps more efficiently while improving customer satisfaction.
January 27, 2005 - San Jose, CA
This week Confoe, Inc. completed an OpsAssess™ engagement with a large Japanese equipment company in the United States. This product delivery provided actionable results useful for improving operational capability while reducing cost and improving customer satisfaction.
November 1, 2004 - San Jose, CA
This week Confoe, Inc. announced the initiation of its FabFocus™ service product with a strategic customer in the semiconductor industry. This engagement follows an OpsAssess™ completed in September and will provide real time management and forecasting of ramp activities at one major client site in North America.
August 18, 2004 - San Jose, CA
This week Confoe, Inc. initiated its OpsAssess™ service product with a strategic customer in the semiconductor industry. This Confoe OpsAssess™ implementation will serve for a large capital equipment company in North America. This assessment will provide actionable results useful for improving operational capability while reducing cost and improving customer satisfaction.
June 23, 2004 - Austin, TX
Confoe, Inc. submits a Pre-Proposal to the United States Display Consortium to conduct a study on the Returns from Speed in the Flat Panel Display Industry. Confoe, Inc. has conducted similar studies for the semiconductor industry.
March 23, 2004 - San Jose, CA
Confoe, Inc. releases the OpSync™ family of products. OpSync™ enables OEMs to better synchronize their operations, resulting in improved profitability and customer satisfaction.
June 11, 2003 - Singapore
UMCi improves ramp management performance in joint project with Confoe, and plans to continue with the second wave of capacity expansion.
May 1, 2003 - Singapore
Confoe, Inc. announces the completion of a four month joint development project with United Microelectronics Corporation International (UMCi) aimed at further enhancing Confoe’s Fab Ramp Services methodology of project schedule and cost controls.