Design engineers and purchasers in China, India,
Japan and other countries in the Asia-Pacific region can now conduct
business with
Digi-Key Corporation wirelessly with the availability of Digi-Key's application for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch users.
-Digi-Key's iPhone application is
currently available in English and allows customers to make Digi-Key
purchases in local, Digi-Key supported currencies.
Digi-Key
sales in the Asia-Pacific region increased by more than 168% for the
first half of 2010 over the first half of 2009. Part of that increase
can be attributed to an increase in sales of more than 342% in China
year over year for January through June 2010.
"Studies
show that China and India are leading the growth of the mobile
subscription market and that there are more mobile Internet users in
China than in any other country in the world.* With the growth potential
in the mobile market, this is the perfect opportunity for Digi-Key to
make its mobile application available to our customers in the
Asia-Pacific territories," said Mark Larson, Digi-Key's president and
COO. "Our customers in China, India, Japan and other Asia-Pacific
countries want easy access to information about electronic components.
Our mobile app provides that and much more. Created for global business
utility, this application will be a useful and essential tool for our
customers' designing, sourcing, and purchasing needs."
This free application, available in the
App Store on iTunes,
is the passkey to the world's largest inventory of electronic
components in stock. Providing instant access to Digi-Key, this new
application is designed to help design engineers and purchasers source
the electronic components they need any time, anywhere.
One
of the most innovative features of Digi-Key's iPhone application
enables the customer to view, download, and save high-resolution part
datasheets directly to his or her iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch.
Datasheets are available for viewing and may be e-mailed or saved for
future reference. Datasheets are essential tools to aid Digi-Key
customers in choosing the "right" part. Once saved, the datasheet will
appear in a new menu item on the main menu. The customer can come back
at any time, open the datasheet, proceed to the part detail related to
that datasheet and simply add the part to his or her shopping cart.
Features
of Digi-Key's iPhone application enable users to search for parts,
create shopping carts, place orders, access their My Digi-Key accounts,
get product specifications, view product photos, learn about new
products and new technologies at Digi-Key, and more.
Additionally,
Digi-Key's iPhone application supports all Digi-Key sanctioned
international currencies and the ability to view orders created from
web, phone, fax, and mobile devices.
To download the Digi-Key application to your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, go to
www.apple.com/itunes and browse the Business section in the iTunes App Store. Look for the "Digi-Key" application.
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Design engineers and purchasers in China, India,
Japan and other countries in the Asia-Pacific region can now conduct
business with Digi-Key Corporation wirelessly with the availability of Digi-Key's application for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch users. 
