For one of the most important markets in Europe, France has long been relatively under served with specialist electronics trade media. This situation has been exacerbated during the past year by the loss of two of the three main publications owing to merger and closure.

Now the tide may be turning.  Recently Electronic Specifier followed the launch of its pan-European, English language, digital magazine with a French language equivalent.  Following close on its heals, European Business Press and Thomas Industrial Media are due to publish a new title, Electronique Composants & Instrumentation (ECI), that will appear six times a year as a printed and digital magazine.  There will also be an email newsletter and associated website, www.electronicselect.com (not yet live at the time of writing this).

Eagle-eyed readers may notice a similarity in the name to CIE, the long-running French monthly that was rebranded EPN France before its closure last year.  They will recognise an even closer similarity between the magazines’ editors because ECI will be run by Alain Dieul, who edited the previous publication.

We wish ECI well.  More information on the forthcoming publication can be obtained by downloading the media kit here.

Electronic Specifier has appointed an editor for its recently-launched, pan-European digital magazine.  John Taylor will be familiar to many having spent over 20 years in editorial and PR roles within the electronics industry.  He edited the UK titles Electronics Times and What’s New in Electronics as well as, more recently, a stint in charge of Electronics.

Bucking the current trend, Cassidy Publications has launched a new digital magazine focused on embedded software development, and single- & multi-core microprocessors and microcontrollers.  Emcore Magazine will be published monthly and will contain news and articles covering processor-centric developments within the industry.

Emcore’s founder and publishing editor is Philip Ling, well known in the electronics industry following his years spent with New Electronics and Embedded System Engineering.  He plans to launch further focussed titles during 2010.