The Company    Northstar provides highly innovative custom design and manufacturing solutions to leading suppliers in the PC and consumer electronics industries. Recognized worldwide for its excellence in quality and innovation, Northstar prides itself on its longstanding relationships with numerous global Fortune 100 companies that take advantage of the company's extensive expertise. Northstar product families include electronic turnkey solutions and interconnects. With a host of products on the market, including Media Card Readers, Digital Media Players, and KVM Switches, Northstar is a leading manufacturer of innovative products. In fact, Northstar is the world's largest provider of internal Card Readers for desktops and notebooks. Northstar is also one of the largest OEM manufacturers of PDA Cradles in the world. An active participant in technical and marketing committees that develop and promote new technologies, Northstar is an active member of the Bluetooth™ Special Interest Group, SD Association, USB-IF Committee, Compact Flash™ Organization and MemoryStick™ Organization. With over 1 Million sq. ft. of production space, each product is manufactured in one of Northstar's ISO 9000 certified factories where it undergoes rigorous quality testing. With technical design centers throughout the world, Northstar supports the custom design needs of major companies worldwide. One of Northstar's key competitive advantages over its competitors is its ability to offer its partners a turnkey solution. That's why Northstar's OEM/ODM partners can choose from a host of services, including product design, prototyping, new product introduction, manufacturing, printed circuit assembly, injection molding, wire extrusion, full-systems assembly and fulfillment. Northstar is a privately held company. With over 3,500 employees worldwide, Northstar maintains facilities in the United States, China, Europe, Japan, Singapore, and Taiwan.