Welcome to the Henke Associates web site.
As president of Henke Associates based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Dr. Henke pursues an active independent business/management private consulting practice for a number of selected high technology client companies.
For immediate services information, availability, and/or other interactions with Dr. Henke, please phone his confidential 24-hour voicemail line at 510.287.9168, or send an email to russ@henkeassociates.net, or click on the CONTACT page to your left.
The current commitments of this consultant indicate UP TO 15 HOURS PER WEEK availability effective MONDAY FEBRUARY 06, 2012. Proposals can be discussed prior to the 6th of February. Inquiries regarding future engagements for 5 to 15 hours per week for Dr. Henke are currently welcome. Also, other consulting partners of HENKE ASSOCIATES may also be available to tackle your needs beyond 15 hours per week.
NOTE: Take advantage of special client discounts for all new Consulting Engagement Bookings occurring between now and up the "Henke Associates' 16th Anniversary Celebration" of MARCH 31, 2012. Thank you!
EDA WEEKLIES & COMMENTARIES
All EDA and Electronics IP Commentaries were brought up to date in January 2011. Please click on the "articles" page (left hand column) and scroll down to the appropriate EDA WEEKLY listing.
Fresh EDA WEEKLY articles have appeared every four weeks since.
"Real Intent -- Part II" was posted on FEBRUARY 07, 2011. Next, a new article
called, "The Multiple Phases of EVE," featuring an interview format with EVE executive
Dr. Lauro Rizzatti, was posted on March 07, 2011. This issue also contained a
ONE YEAR LATER concluding piece on Altium. Then, a feature article appeared
May 02, 2011, entitled, "Welcome SpringSoft!" On May 30, 2011, an article was posted
called, "A Tektronix Gain."
On July 25, 2011 a brand new EDA WEEKLY article appeared, entitled, "Back to the Future", all about the rise, fall and rise again of Mentor Graphics' market share in PCB Systems. From July 25 to August 21, 2011, this latter article appeared in the upper box on the main EDACafe.com website. After August 22 the "Back to the Future" article appeared in the Lower Box. Simply go to the "articles page" via the left hand column here, to find all the articles.
As the entire economy was threatened by the unnecessary debate over raising the US debt ceiling in late July, Henke Associates responded by publishing an interim Electronics IP Commenatary, entitled, "The State of Electronics IP in a volatile Economy." This article was updated and appeared as the EDA WEEKLY for August 22, 2011. On September 19, a brand new EDA WEEKLY appeared, combining Q2 2011 reports on EDA and MCAD/MCAE for the first time. Simply go to the "articles page" via the left hand column here, to find all the articles. A new article called "CEVA's Cruising!" was posted October 17, 2011. Another new article on the Electronics IP financials for Q3 2011 appeared on November 14, 2011. On December 12, 2011, the Q3 2011 financials for both EDA and MCAD/MCAE Groups-of-Five Vendors were posted. Finally, a brand new EDA WEEKLY has been posted on EDACafe.com dated January 10, 2012, entitled, "Blurring the line between EDA and Test." Look for it on EDACafe.com directly; or see ARTICLES page.
MCAD/MCAE QUARTERLY COMMENTARIES
The quarterly schedule for publication of the MCAD/MCAE Commentaries was unaffected by the above policy. The MCAD/MCAE COMMENTARY with Q4 2010 results was posted on MARCH 04, 2011; click on articles (left hand column). Likewise, the MCAD/MCAE COMMENTARY with Q1 2011 results was posted on June 02, 2011. The latest MCAD/MCAE COMMENTARY for Q2 2011 results was posted on September 02, 2011. Since then, the MCAD/MCAE Industry has been reported in EDA WEEKLIES. Again, go to the "articles page" to find the hotlinks.
ANOTHER RECENT ADDITION TO THIS WEBSITE
SECTION RECENTLY ADDED: Directly from this site, supplementary information may now be accessed from the consultant page (left hand column) concerning Dr. Henke's Corporate Career & Education.
The Special Promotion for a Planning Tool Kit (PTK) ended on May 01, 2011 as warned. NOW WHAT CAN YOU DO ABOUT BUILDING A BUSINESS PLAN? Please see the concluding paragraph on the "Services" page (left hand column here) for more information.
