Happy new year to everyone! We’re looking forward to a great 2012, and looking back at 2011 it was another record breaker. In addition to achieving record sales and double digit growth again (that’s 5 years in a row for anyone counting), we increased…

On one hand, we're getting promising news about the growth in manufacturing in the US and Asia (but with Europe a little less confident).  On the other hand, the words "double-dip recession" are in the business press every day. Gartner is recommending…