 Entrepreneurs: born or made?
by Prof. Naren Gupta, Edinburgh Napier University
Some say entrepreneurs are born, some say they are made. Whatever, entrepreneurs have many common attributes. They are dissatisfied people with a great inner awareness and a ruthless, some might say selfish, disposition...( more)
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In conversation with Easton LaChappelle, 17
by Hans van de Groenendaal, EngineerIT Easton LaChapelle was visiting SA on invitation of the SAIEE to lecture about his passion for robotics and how he developed an artificial arm using 3D printing technology. Easton began working with robotics when he was 14... ( more) |
 Mobile termination rates all at sea!by Hans van de Groenendaal, EngineerIT
ICASA did not follow the rules... but the South Gauteng High Court has allowed lower asymmetrical mobile termination rates to be implemented for six months. Lower rates are in the public interest, says the judge!... (more)
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Panel discussion: Data centres - the world's greatest energy guzzlers?
by Hans van de Groenendaal, EngineerIT
Data centres are often accused of being the world's greatest guzzlers of energy. Experts put it at least 10x more per square metre than the average office building and sometimes far more than that. The questions is: Have data centre owners and equipment vendors explored all the options?... ( more)
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by Hans van de Groenendaal, EngineerIT
"I will give chief information officers (CIOs) one to two years to survive, unless they transform to take on a more business-focussed role" - Terry White, director, CXO Advisor... ( more)
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Facilities management for manufacturing
by Leon Williamson, Invensys Wonderware
The primary relationship between manufacturing and facilities is that every manufacturing plant is a facility, and manufacturing facilities have all of the same issues that other types of facilities have, plus the additional challenge of production operations... (more)
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Information from Alien Systems & Technologies
Corporate South Africa is moving more and more in the direction of good corporate governance. In the recent past, the King3 Report provided a framework. Forming a key part of this report, and indeed in any simple corporate governance strategy, is the mitigation of risk through effective management... ( more) |
Automation - answering global questions
by Hans van de Groenendaal, EngineerIT
The concept of Industry 4.0 technology requires close cooperation between IT systems and automation. With this development automation systems are destined to meet the challenges the world will face over the next 20 to 30 years... ( more)
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Performance considerations for intelligent video
by Roy Alves, Axis Communications
Thermal cameras have many advantages, such as allowing users to detect people, objects and incidents in complete darkness and difficult conditions such as smoke, haze, dust and light fog. Eliminating the need for flood lights, they reduce light pollution...
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Are you getting optimum value from your investment in thermal imaging?
by Hans van de Groenendaal, EngineerIT
Thermal imaging is not just about pointing a camera at a switch, a transformer or risky cable connection. As in photography, a "mik en druk" (point and press) camera cannot be compared to taking photographs with a digital single lens reflex camera...
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Electrical systems' complexity increases the challenges for OEMs
Information from Mentor Graphics, USA
This abridged White Paper discusses the rising demand for electrical/electronic (E/E) systems functionality in automotive and military/aero vehicles due to customers and legislative requirements. To deal with these complexities would a systems engineering approach not be better to deal with these new demands?... ( more) |
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by Nagarajan Sridhar, Texas Instruments
Over the last few decades, electrical loads in an automotive system have evolved from lighting and battery-charging towards infotainment, sensors and safety, thanks to component miniaturisation. This has made the car smarter and more fun to drive!... ( more)
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by Hans van de Groenendaal. EngineerIT
Optical fibre-centric companies often give the impression that satellite are fading out the picture, but in fact the opposite is true. Very small aperture terminal (VSAT) services are growing and remain vital in the communication mix... (more)
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Delivering a new era of Ka-band satellite communications
by Gustav Engelbrecht, Saab Grintek Technologies
Despite national targets to achieve 100% broadband penetration in South Africa by 2020, the situation remains that infrastructure challenges have left thousands of under-served consumer, business and government users in South Africa... ( more) |
Information from Neotel
Innovation and lower costs of deployment, coupled with the need to meet customer demand in areas where terrestrial infrastructure is limited, has fast-tracked the growth of satellite broadband, leading to lower costs for South African end users... ( more)
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Data centre power quality and assurance
by Marco da Silva, Jasco Power Solutions
If the data centre of a financial service provider goes down due to a power glitch, the impact is significant. Speed and cost of recovery, and limiting damage sustained, will depend on the power management system in place. Clean and constant power is critical. To get it right a number of issues must be taken into consideration... ( more)
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Telecoms developments in Africa - April 2014
Compiled by Matthew White
- GMSA partners with operators to boost infrastructure sharing
- Somalia may get 4G LTE high-speed internet
- US$6-million project to expand Tanzania's rural telecoms services
- Unified telecoms licence causes disquiet in Egypt
- Kenyan banks warned of competition from other platforms
- Rural Africa the next frontier market for mobile operators
- African governments "not spending enough on ICT infrastructure" - IBM
- Nigerian court awards damages to subscriber for illegal line blockage... (more)
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- Become a great artist
- Red Dot's "Best of the Best" award for Xperia Z
- Portable mouse complete with leather case
- Entry level DSLR camera with app to show you how... (more)
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Aerospace Technology
- African partner countries commit to SKA
- Hardy star survives supernova blast
- The SKA benefits from UK investment
- Hubble peers at the heart of NGC 5793... (more)
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