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 The value of carbon
by Robbie Louw, Promethium Carbon
We live in a unique period of turbulence. The problem with this statement is that people have been saying it for the past hundred years. Each time we think we have tamed the beast that troubles the world economy, a new one arises. The beast we have to live with at the moment is climate change and carbon... ( more)
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 In conversation with Jeff Kodosky, National Instruments by Hans van de Groenendaal, EngineerIT
Jeff Kodosky is the National Instruments Business & Technology Fellow of the IEEE. He is the "father of LabVIEW", the graphical programming language that spurred the development and widespread adoption of graphical system design, making instrument automation widely available... ( more) |
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ICASA and DoC - is there a power struggle?
by Hans van de Groenendaal, EngineerIT
In August 2012 the Department of Communications (DoC) published the Electronic Communications Amendment (ECA) Bill 2012 with the aim of creating a parallel organisation that will be responsible for the management of the radio spectrum. The Bill proposes a sizeable structure to manage what everyone understood to be the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA)'s role... (more)
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| SCADA security issues - a virtual panel discussion
by Hans van de Groenendaal, EngineerIT
EngineerIT invited a group of experts representing a number of companies to contribute to a virtual panel discussion on security issues in supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems, including a debate around the Air Gap principle... ( more) |
How to harness "disruptive" technology
by Michael de Andrade, EnterpriseWorx"As technology progresses, we tend to complicate our lives," says Michael de Andrade, CEO EnterpriseWorx. "We allow ourselves to become entangled in the intricacies of new technology. This causes businesses to stray from their core objectives... ( more) |
Technology drives behaviour, but is it the right behaviour?
by Keith Jones, Unison
The recent explosion in communications devices has driven arguably the largest behavioural shift in our working lives. We are doing more with more, cloud and mobility have crept into our lives, work has overflowed into our personal lives. Is it a good thing? Has it added value to our lives and has it driven up productivity?... (more)
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EngineerIT InBox
ICASA's response to article on E-band
Hans van de Groedendaal alleges ICASA is stifling broadband by not making available the E-Band. ICASA pointd out that the 71-76 and 81-86 GHz bands are permitted worldwide for ultra-high capacity point-to-point communications. Wireless regulators have introduced "light licensing" schemes for managing this band... (more)
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Ten myths about rechargeable batteries
Information from Uniross
Many people are reluctant to use rechargeable batteries because they have heard horror stories about them. This article seeks to dispel ten of the most common myths... (more)
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SaaS - seems SA is slow in taking it up
by Hans van de Groenendaal, EngineerIT Information technology research and advisory company Gartner defines Software as a Service (SaaS) as applications delivered as cloud services. It is in many ways the most mature of the cloud types. It is important for companies to align themselves with the SaaS adoption curve... ( more)
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E-Band wireless technology: a carrier-class solution for gigabit
by Adel Demian, Saab Grintek Technologies
E-band is a relatively new addition to the spectrum allocated for fixed point-to-point wireless services. The E-band normally covers the sub-bands 70, 80 and 90 GHz, and comprises a total of 10 GHz in the following frequency ranges: 71 - 76 GHz and 81 - 86 GHz plus 3 GHz in the 92 to 95 GHz band... (more)
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Automated tools ascertain structural conditions in hard rock mines
by Ruth Teleka, Jeremy Green and Stefan Brink, CSIR and Prof. J Sheer, University of Witwatersrand The use of automation in deep level hard rock mines in South Africa has, over the years been overshadowed by mechanised mining. However, the industry has started to recognise the validity of automation as an option, both in the mining operations and in efforts to improve mine safety... ( more) |
| Lonmin's successful migration of SCADA resources
Information from Invensys
Lonmin's huge plant in Marikana near Rustenburg is in the business of mining and processing some of the most costly minerals available today - platinum and the family of platinum group metals... (more) |
Techniques for precise interference measurements in the field
Information from Agilent Technologies, USA This article discusses the different kinds of interference that operators will encounter in both current and new wireless environments. Due to the length of the article, a link to the full text is provided... ( more) |
Process control for a cost-effective selective soldering process
by Heike Schlessmann, SEHO Systems, GermanyCompared to other soldering processes, the selective soldering process is considered to be particularly demanding. This article provides a survey of the single process steps and which possibilities exist to monitor and control them... ( more)
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| The beginning of radio astronomy - radio amateurs' significant role
by Hans van de Groenendaal, EngineerIT
The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) awarded to South Africa has created a renewed interest amongst radio amateurs in radio astronomy. Not long after Karl Guthe Jansky discovered radio signals from the Milky Way in 1931, radio amateurs became involved and did some major pioneering work... ( more) |
Gadgets4Geeks
by Hans van de Groenendaal, EngineerIT
- USB flash drive as a key ring
- The world's smallest 3G and WiFi personal hotspot
- Logitech iPad speaker stand
- Ultrabook performance at a fraction of the cost with an SSD upgrade kit... (more)
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Telecoms Developments in Africa
Compiled by Matthew White, Iona Press Services
- Sierra Leone signs US$15-million Chinese loan to complete cable link
- Nigeria's National Rural Telephony Project comes to grief
- Zimbabwe's Telecel spends US$70-million to expand network
- Namibia expands infrastructure to reduce telecoms costs
- Tanzania's IT-backbone drives down internet costs
- Uganda announces plan to construct undersea cable
- Airtel spends US$10-million to expand Zambian network
- More people have access to mobile phones than to clean water
- ITU promotes broadband internet in Africa's poorest countries... (more)
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