Text version from Melco website: OC Oerlikon AG Purchases Melco Industries Parent Company Saurer AG Mar 1, 2007 OC Oerlikon AG Purchases Melco Industries Parent Company Saurer AG - 2/28/2007 Melco Embroidery Systems announces that Saurer AG of Switzerland, parent company of Melco, has been acquired by the OC Oerlikon Corporation AG, Pfäffikon, Switzerland. Oerlikon finalized the stock purchase and acquisition of Saurer on January 1, 2007, and is currently implementing the steps for integration of the Saurer Group into the Oerlikon corporate structure. ?The acquisition of Saurer forms a platform which allows us to fully exploit potential synergies within the Oerlikon Group and makes perfect sense for a technology driven company like Oerlikon? says CEO Thomas Limberger. Melco is now part of the business unit Twisting & Embroidery, in the Saurer Textile segment of Oerlikon. Oerlikon Corporation is a cutting ? edge, high technology and innovation leader focused on customer needs in a wide variety of industries and markets throughout the world. The company had a very successful 2006 experiencing double digit growth and was named as the most successful European stock by the Swiss stock exchange. Oerlikon core business technology segments now include coatings, vacuum, precision, textile, and drive systems. Key industries served by these segments include Automotive, Space, Energy, Consumer Electronics, IT, Life Sciences, high fashion, and Machinery and Tool Manufacturing. Oerlikon has established a corresponding global infrastructure, with a network of 80 subsidiary companies in 25 countries. ?We are excited about the new synergies and opportunities with Oerlikon. It will allow Melco to infuse even more technology and it offers an even larger infrastructure to serve our customers worldwide better than ever? says Melco CEO Peter Kern. I also noticed Melco added a toll-free number for service. I was soooo tired of running up my cell phone bill to call them. The number is 877-840-5829 Steve From: "pte@xxxxxx" <pte@xxxxxx> Reply-To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [amayausers] Melco HAS BEEN Sold Date: Sat, 03 Mar 2007 13:35:02 -0800 read notice on melco web site =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list =========================================================== _________________________________________________________________ Win a Zune??make MSN® your homepage for your chance to win! http://homepage.msn.com/zune?icid=hmetagline =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================