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Issue number 37
September 2010 
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In this issue...
- Business cycles taking on different dimensions
- In conversation with Leisel Ramjoo, Telkom
- Internet - hype versus reality
- Video conferencing - the next silver bullet?
- Banking revolutionised despite threats to security
- New IT models emerge with virtualisation
- The M in MPLS often stands for misunderstood
- Graphics capabilities for embedded design
- Designing and manufacturing rugged COTS assemblies
- Risks of wireless devices in hazardous areas
- Diagnostics using a digital valve controller
- The colours of intuition
- Operating plant by brain control?
- Amateur radio: Payload challenges for CubeSat
- Telecoms developments in Africa
- Gadgets for geeks
- Views and opinion
- Industry and institute news
- Space technology
- Product and company news
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Hedwig MaesBusiness cycles taking on different dimensions
by Hedwig Maes, president, Rockwell Automation EMEA

I don't believe that business cycles will disappear, but that cycles will be characterised by more economic uncertainties, as in the past... (more)
In conversation with Leisel Ramjoo, Telkom: network core operations
 
It may not be generally known, but behind the global TV broadcasts of the recent 2010 FIFA World Cup was Telkom, a major contributor to the success of the event... (more
Internet - hype versus reality
A panel discussion with Hans van de Groenendaal

EngineerIT posed the question "Have internet users been frustrated by over-promise and under-delivery?" to the panel comprising Arthur Goldstuck, World Wide Worx; Marius Vermeulen, Tarsus Technology; Colin Pinkham, MTN Business; Aingharan Kanagaratnam, Ericsson; Yaron Assabi, Digital Solutions Group and Tony Smallwood, Vodacom... (more)
Video conferencing - the next silver bullet? 
by Bryan Thompson, Tandberg
 
As the economy takes an upward turn, it is generally accepted that the major recovery in the market will be driven by smaller enterprises because they can respond faster to changing market forces... (more)
Banking revolutionised despite threats to security
by Guy Wigg, FNB Online  
 
Banks have utilised many different preferred payment mechanisms over the decades, from cheques to credit and debit cards and now to online and mobile payments... (more
New IT models emerge with virtualisation
by Etienne du Plooy, KSS Technologies

Business and IT leaders are demanding an IT infrastructure that is more dynamic and responsive to the quick pace of business while being less costly. Dynamic means the ability to deliver new applications, to respond to market dynamics while creating competitive differentiation... (more)
The M in MPLS often stands for misunderstood
by Roman Hogh, MWEB Business
 
The popular mantra "everything over IP and IP over everything" still applies today, but when one looks under the hood, it becomes apparent that the unsung workhorse driving the evolution of modern network communication, including that of the internet, is MPLS... (more)
Graphics capabilities for embedded design

by Lee K Koh, Microchip Technology, USA


An innovative single-chip solution eases the commercial and technical pain of adding support for a wide range of graphical displays. We live in an age where the rate of technological change has created a level of expectation in the way we interact with electronic devices... (more
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Designing and manufacturing rugged COTS assemblies
Information from GE Intelligent Platforms

Google search for "rugged computers" returns thousands of listings by companies claiming their computer products are "rugged", "toughened," or "hardened." What should a system designer look for, and what criteria should be used when selecting a rugged product?... (more)
Risks of wireless devices in hazardous areas
by Craig Chetty and Erik Stromvig, Sasol Synfuels  
 
 
The trend in industrial technology is moving towards wireless devices, resulting in an increase in the number of these devices installed in hazardous areas... (more)
Diagnostics using a digital valve controller 
by Riyaz Ali, Emerson Process Management , Dubai, UAE 
 
Safety instrumented systems, commonly known as emergency shutdown or safety interlock systems, are required by standards IEC61508/61511 / ISA S84.01-2004 to be tested at periodic intervals based on a hazard and operability study (HAZOP) design to achieve and meet required safety integrity levels... (more
The colours of intuition
by Bernhard Dörstel, Busch-Jaeger Elektro (part of the ABB Group)

Innovative and intuitive technology for building- and room-control solutions can be adapted to the user's needs and also help to increase energy efficiency... (more
Operating plant by brain control?
by Dr. Hennie Barnard, EU Taltronics
 
Headsets which read neural activity are nothing new, but a recent innovation makes it possible for their use in operating industrial plants... (more
Amateur radio: Payload challenges for CubeSat

Having decided to develop and launch an amateur radio CubeSat there are a few challenges that have to be overcome. It may sound easy but to decide on what equipment to include on the satellite is actually very difficult... (more)
Telecoms developments in Africa
compiled by Matthew White, Iona Press Services

  • Fixed network digital system inaugurated in Angola's Kwanza Sul Province
  • Analysts urge government to sell large share of Telecom Namibia
  • Bharti Airtel to pay US$62-million for Telecom Seychelles
  • Zain Kenya accuses Safaricom of price war "sabotage"
  • Nigerian Environmental Agency shuts two MTN base stations
  • Price war spurs growth in Rwanda's mobile market
  • Tanzanian firm to build, manage Telecoms Towers
  • Ugandan operators compete with new data and internet services... (more)
Gadgets for geeks

We bring you the latest in gadgetry: Light reading with e-book Story; the ultimate notetaker and a data projector for your computer bag... (more)
Space technology  
Product and company news
    
Industrial monitors
AC drive range
RISC-based wallmount embedded computer
Quad-band GPRS module
Enclosure available in SA
Scalable remote terminal unit
On-site support for machining project
Air quality monitoring
Ethernet data acquisition platform
Industrial routers
Electrical protection and safety
Partner programme
David and "Goalias"
Sensor/actuator cabling
Safety in the process industry
Intrinsically safe Ethernet
Roving eye secures stadium
Measurement of compressive and tensile forces
Mobile for hazardous areas
Optical fail-safe sensors
Temperature transmitters
Inclinometer sensor
Building a diagnostic thermal imaging scanner
Low volume rotating vane flowmeter
Voltage transducers
Modular multipoint thermometer
Oscilloscope wins innovation award
Inline remote I/O for the ex area
Solderless socket solution
New product agency
Microwave block chute detector
Safety in incremental encoders
ADCs extend battery life
State-of-the-art technology
Energy-efficient USB adapter
Sine wave inverter
New range of modular cabinets 

Electronic power systems for vehicles
Encoder module 
High performance soldering iron
Microwave sensors
Surge-tight
High performance RKE platform
Digital multimeter and AC/DC current probe
2,4 GHz wireless ceiling access point
Gadgets for Geeks
Telecoms in Africa
WiMax to win 4G race
Intel acquires McAfee
Internet service provider arena
Smart racking solutions
Mines adopt risk management framework
New distribution partner for COTS
Remote generator monitoring
New ADSL service
SIM sockets
Four-bay cartridge-based hard drive system
High performance programmer
Rackmount router
Bridging gaps in ICT development
IT firm expands into Western Cape
Capital calculation and reporting
Monitoring risk and compliance exposures
New cloud computing partnership
Active energy awareness
Brand strategy revised
Integrated solution for field reservoir simulation
Enclosure for harsh conditions
Industrial Ethernet firewall update

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