Infrastructure



Botswana's aviation communications network upgraded
May 2004
Grintek Aviation Systems has been awarded a multimillion Rand contract by Botswana's Department of Civil Aviation to upgrade its VHF communications network. The contract includes the provision of two ...

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QDE provides locally manufactured radio solutions
May 2004
QD Electronics has been providing the security and two-way radio industry with a comprehensive locally manufactured range of two-way and trunking radio solutions since 1978 and distributing nationally ...

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Highspeed wireless broadband access a reality
May 2004
With the recent announcement of Motorola's new fixed wireless access system, Canopy, residential and small business customers can now look forward to affordable access to the Internet at Broadband speeds ...

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Fibre cable minimises risk of lightning damage
May 2004
When installing a cabling infrastructure, the cheapest solution is almost always a copper solution. This is often the easiest for an installer to quote on but the most difficult installation to maintain. Besides ...

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Lightning and surge protection philosophy - six point plan
May 2004, Surveillance
1. Capture the lightning strike To prevent damage to the building structure and roof-mounted equipment, an air termination network needs to be provided to capture the lightning strike at preferred points. ...

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Data protection: back to basics
May 2004
As more and more data is passed across networks, companies are recognising the importance and value of the data on their servers and PCs and the significance of protecting this data as well as the hardware ...

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Instruments suitable for modern environmental considerations
May 2004, Analytical Instrumentation & Environmental Monitoring
The 8th International Environmental Health Congress was held in Durban from 21 to 27 February. The main theme, 'Our people, Our World, a key to global Environmental Health Development' pointed out the ...

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Eliminate stalling while maintaining optimum speed
Second Quarter 2004, Axiom Hydraulics, Other technologies, Integrated Solutions
The cutting device may be a trenching chain, a drill, a grade trimming wheel or a saw. The feed could be a cylinder, a motor or a tractive drive. Typically, an operator will adjust the feed rate so that ...

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Motorola helps secure AEL
May 2004
One of the world's leading manufacturers and suppliers of commercial explosives and initiating systems, African Explosives (AEL), has standardised on Motorola two-way radios to centralise its security ...

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Single-chip motor drive controller in compact MiniSIP
21 April 2004, Power Electronics / Power Management
International Rectifier's IR3101 is a complete driver IC with proprietary HVIC and latch immune CMOS technologies for appliance motor drive applications. The device simplifies half-bridge inverter designs ...

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Gartner releases Top 10 worldwide semiconductor rankings for 2003
7 April 2004, News, Information Security
Gartner has released its Top 10 ranking of worldwide semiconductor vendors based on estimated 2003 sales revenue. They are (in millions of US dollars):    Sales for the remaining companies were $87 648 ...

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Electronics test seminar a phenomenal success
April 2004, News
National Instruments South Africa hosted an Electronics Test Seminar in Durban and Midrand on 12 and 17 February 2004 respectively. Attracting some serious movers and shakers in the engineering and test ...

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Power quality analyser
April 2004, Timecount, Analytical Instrumentation & Environmental Monitoring
German-designed, SABS tested and complying with NRS 048-2 and EN50160 'Voltage Characteristics in Public Distribution Networks', Mavolog Series 10 can be configured for all types of applications from ...

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Ultra-high-availability 'mesh' network system
April 2004, Fieldbus & Industrial Networking, News & Events
Foxboro Automation Systems has introduced new, 'mesh' network technology for the I/A Series system. The new technology incorporates commercial off the shelf (COTS) Ethernet switches, ports, and fibre-optic ...

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Wainstein retired - new era for Elvey
March/April 2004, Elvey Security Technologies , News & Events
Paul Wainstein has retired and left Elvey Security Technologies, after 22 years of achievement at the company, and will relocate to Houston, Texas (US). Says Jack Edery, CEO of Elvey, "This decision has ...

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Aberdare Cables sells 30% to Izingwe Consortium in R165 million deal
March/April 2004, News & Events
Aberdare Cables has announced the sale of 30% of its equity to a Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) grouping led by the newly established Izingwe Consortium in a transaction valued at approximately R165 ...

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Iridium introduces crew calling from satellite phones
March/April 2004
Iridium Satellite service provider, Globalcom has announced the introduction of a new post-paid SIM card from which pre-paid calls can also be made. The Iridium Crew Calling service is the ideal solution ...

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X-PhiLE ensures secures business communication
March/April 2004
Local software company, PhiBlue Technologies, has introduced X-PhiLE, a service developed to enable secure, auditable communication of any file type among business partners. As a secure electronic document ...

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Motorola's new commercial series portables
March/April 2004
With the release of Motorola's new Commercial Series portable two-way radios for small- to medium-sized businesses, feature-rich, affordable communication is now a reality. Economical, yet maintaining ...

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SoC for car information systems has 2D/3D graphics engines on-board
24 March 2004, Altron Arrow, Hi-Q Electronics, DSP, Micros & Memory, Information Security
Renesas Technology's SH7770 SoC (system-on-chip) which uses a newly developed SH-4A SuperH family CPU core, offers the industry's first on-chip 2D and 3D graphics engines for varied drawing functions, ...

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