It’s true what they say: hardware is hard work. The relocation of Altium’s PCB CAD division to the USA is planned to occur, for the most part, in Q4 2014.The most powerful, modern, and easy-to-use PCB design tool for professional use. The United States will nevertheless be a strong area of focus as Altium seeks to expand and grow its PCB business.

While the CEO and key executives in the Altium corporate office will also relocate to the USA, the corporate and senior leadership team will continue to be globally mobile to support key markets and the company’s worldwide operations. Altium’s TASKING division – which develops tools for embedded software development with a huge user base in the automotive industry – will remain unchanged and continue to be located in the Netherlands.

China remains an important market for Altium, and is the best location for the company’s IoT division. Being close to technology partners in an emerging market has been a driver for the presence in Shanghai. The company has also re-defined its Internet of Things (IoT) strategy to be in alignment with its core business of the development of PCB design tools. will not only allow Altium to be closer to customers in key markets,' says Martin Harris, Chief Sales Officer at Altium, 'it will also provide us the opportunity to work closer with our sales channels and strategic partners as well as with the contributors to our 3rd party development network, which uses the openness of Altium Designer to develop solutions for our user community.' The decision was made to allow Altium’s CAD division to be more accessible to customers and partners, while still offering global growth potential. It is a result of the focus on PCB design tools and solutions for the PCB design market. The relocation to San Diego, where Altium has had a long-established sales and operational presence, represents a natural next-step in the implementation of Altium’s renewed growth strategy. This includes the relocation of the PCB CAD Division and its core R&D team as well as executive and senior management to San Diego, CAliforna as the major step. Altium Limited intends to begin a corporate reorganisation to best serve the needs of their customers and partners in key growth markets.

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