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 A new web vision
by Arthur Goldstuck, WorldWideWorx
The past five years have seen a major shift in the design and quality of corporate and high-profile websites. Especially in the media environment, the understanding of best practice has evolved in clicks and bounds... ( more)
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 In conversation with Andy Brauer, Business Connexion by Hans van de Groenendaal, EngineerIT
Every time I meet Andy Brauer at a conference or business event we spend more time talking about emerging and future technology than about his job at Business Connexion as CTO... ( more) |
Critical electrical protection devices found to  be counterfeits
by Chris Yelland, investigative editor, EE Publishers
CBI-electric, the only manufacturer of miniature circuit breakers (MCBs) and earth leakage protection units (ELPUs) in Africa, has reported that counterfeit copies of its electrical products are being manufactured in China and imported into South Africa... (more)
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| Panel discussion on virtualisation: the technology, advantages and pitfalls
by Hans van de Groenendaal, features editor, EngineerIT
Virtualisation is now high on the priority list of many companies and is frequently the subject of conferences. It is one thing talking about it, but quite another thing implementing it. We invited a number of experts to participate in our virtual panel discussion... ( more) |
Africa on the move: A continent slowly awakening to opportunity
by Chris Yelland, investigative editor, EE PublishersAfrica is slowly awakening to the opportunities of engaging on its own terms with the international science, engineering and technology, food and agriculture, manufacturing and business communities to achieve foreign investment and sustained economic growth... ( more)
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Is BlackBerry a ticking time bomb?
by Peter Scheffel, BBD
BlackBerry has seen incredible growth in SA over the past few years, beating other smartphones to quickly gain the lion's share of the market. However many BlackBerry users in the country may be facing a serious problem in the near future... (more)
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BlackBerry building on a strong base to compete in the future
Response to above article from Research in Motion
Research In Motion (RIM), the company behind BlackBerry, has a strong base of revenues, customers and products to build on for a future as a major competitor in the mobility market... (more)
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Lack of proactivity from ICASA stifles new communication developments
by Hans van de Groenendaal, features editor, EngineerIT
While regulatory processes are important, these processes should not get in the way of new developments. This means that regulatory authorities like the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) should be proactive and be agile... (more)
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The dilemma of SA's fibre networks
by Hans van de Groenendaal, features editor, EngineerIT Co-chairman of the WACS consortium, Dr. Angus Hay of Neotel said at the switching-on of the WACS cable system that the success of the project and the fast implementation was facilitated by the excellent cooperation of the consortium partners... ( more)
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Intelligent solutions to virtualisation challenges in the server room
by Robert Brandt, Drive Control Corporation
Organisations generate masses of data, which needs to be stored somewhere accessible so that users can do their jobs. Storage requires servers, but given the sheer volume of data, the number of servers needed and physical space occupied is a problem... (more)
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Automated end-to-end PON fibre test
by Jean Ponchon, JDSU, France This document describes how to automatically test the physical layer of a passive optical network (PON) from the central office (CO). This approach reduces provisioning time, improves quality of service (QoS) and reduces maintenance costs... ( more) |
| The internet moves skywards
by Hans van de Groenendaal, features editor, EngineerIT
It has finally arrived - internet in the sky! Mango airline has introduced internet on its flights and other airlines are likely to follow... (more) |
Energy efficiency and power quality controllers in water heaters
by Dr. I Jahmeerbacus and C Bhurtun, University of Mauritius Typical instant water heaters have manually selectable discrete power settings to match the desired temperature. Such systems may use more energy than required by operating above the temperature command... ( more) |
New measures improve operations performance management
by Dr. Kobus van der Merwe, IME, and Aleksandra Paton, HatchThis case study discusses how a ferrochrome producer gained deeper insight into problems experienced on its furnaces by developing new performance measures to improve operations performance management... ( more)
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| Using thermal mapping at the data centre
by Gregory Stockton, CompuScanIR.com
Cooling the servers in data centres efficiently is critical to increasing IT reliability, maintaining performance, and reducing electrical usage. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling is sometimes used to help design the cooling systems... ( more) |
| Things to consider before buying an infrared camera
Information from Rohloff
Buying an infrared camera is a big step. Even though there has been a dramatic drop in pricing, you want to make sure that the camera you decide on is the best value for money and the correct camera for your current and future application needs... (more) |
| Testing building envelope systems using infrared thermography
by Matt Schwoegler and Jim Fritz, The Snell Group, USA
The structures we live and work in are susceptible to quality and performance problems during construction and maintenance that can impact performance and may, in some cases, render them dangerous... ( more) |
| Detector technology for low light imaging
Information from Hamamatsu
A brief summary of the White Paper "Changing the Game" which deals in depth with the subject of low light, high resolution imaging.Detector and camera engineers have been pursuing perfection since the first CCD in 1970. We are not there yet, but we are getting closer... ( more) |
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Advances in ASICs for open loop Hall-effect current transducers
by David Jobling, LEM, Switzerland
Optimisation of cost and reduction of size are driving the need to integrate the components in current transducers using application specific integrated circuits (ASICs)... (more) |
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Amateur radio: DXpeditions focus world attention on eco-sensitive environments
by Hans van de Groenendaal, features editor, EngineerIT
In this monthly feature, Hans van de Groenendaal ZS6AKV, executive chairman of the South African Amateur Radio Development Trust (SAARDT), looks at various technologies and activities that drive amateur radio... (more) |
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Telecoms Developments in Africa
Compiled by Matthew White, Iona Press Services
- West Africa seeks to bridge digital divide through broadband
- MTN raises US$200-million to improve Ghana network
- Egyptian engineer's antenna wins African Innovation Prize
- 4G improves internet speed in Namibia
- Uganda's cable sub-contractors to be named and shamed
- Rwandan schools to get e-libraries
- Fines prompt GSM firms to invest in network upgrades
- Cellphone subscribers benefit from tariff cuts
- Kenya gets second World Bank loan for ICT projects... (more)
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Aerospace and Beyond
- New era in weather forecasting
- Commercial space travel takes another step forward
- From shop to space - Hermes spacecraft seeks its place
- SpaceX completes crew accommodation milestone... (more)
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