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Cellphone reception provided to Congo
23 October 2002
Cellphone reception has been provided to a remote site in Congo Brazzaville, following the installation of unique advanced communications equipment by Webb Industries. A MIKOM frequency shifting repeater ...

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Whither ultra wideband
23 October 2002
Ultra wideband (UWB) allows a system to operate across a range of frequency bands while not interfering with existing communication systems. This is because it uses very low transmit power, often in the ...

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Towards peaceful coexistence of wireless PANs, LANs and WANs
23 October 2002
An interesting paper was presented at the Communications Design Conference, California, in September, which discusses issues in developing multistandard radio technologies, and the challenges of integrating ...

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Communication equipment assists fast rollout in Mozambique
23 October 2002
Webb Industries' communication equipment has permitted fast rollout of Mozambique's cellphone communication system which will keep holidaymakers in the country in touch. It has supplied several trailer ...

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Over two million wireless LAN transceivers shipped
23 October 2002, RF Design
RF Micro Devices has announced it has shipped over two million wireless local area network (WLAN) transceivers. A.J. Nadler, director of silicon systems at RF Micro Devices, said, "Our long-standing ...

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For RFID today, think outside the box
23 October 2002
Overall awareness of RFID has definitely increased in recent months, driven partly by heightened security concerns, sensationalised claims of tagging humans and other factors. While lack of education ...

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Electronics News Digest
23 October 2002, Electronic News Digest
Southern Africa IST Energy, the power engineering division of the IST Group, has concluded an agreement with GE Power Systems to assemble, integrate, distribute and support GE's substation control products ...

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New Blue IQ business event for 2003 to attract investors
9 October 2002
Blue IQ is a programme of the Gauteng Provincial Government to invest more than R3,5 billion in strategic economic infrastructure to kick-start 11 major projects in smart industries, high value-added manufacturing and the tourism sector

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New hi-tech development organisation launched
9 October 2002
DoppTech performs contract development and also invests substantially in own private venture projects

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Appointments
9 October 2002
Grintek Telecom has made the following new appointments: Karl Osswald, account director - Africa market; Terry Sanderson, account director - alternate operators; Jaco Naude, account director - enterprise ...

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Fluke issues important digital multimeter safety notice
9 October 2002
Spescom MeasureGraph Test Systems division has issued a notice to alert users of certain Fluke digital multimeters to a safety notice issued by Fluke. Those involved are the Fluke 175, 177 and 179 (170-Series ...

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Electronics News Digest
9 October 2002, Electronic News Digest
Southern Africa Allied Electronics (Altron) has been nominated as one of the Top Ten Companies for 2001/02 by the Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI). The selection of the top 10 companies ...

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Noninvasive technology can read closed books
25 September 2002
The technology can also be applied to determine the composition of foodstuffs, as well as for analysing the wear and tear of fibres that are used in advanced clothing (such as breathable clothing) and industrial situations

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SATNAC 2002 - Solving the 'digital divide'
25 September 2002
A major challenge in bridging the digital divide is the enablement of people, particularly in rural areas, to harness the power of the computer and to provide community centres where people can share knowledge and explore the value of the Internet

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Soft multipliers increase DSP performance five-fold
25 September 2002, EBV Electrolink
"Soft multipliers provide DSP designers with options and performance levels that are not available with any other DSP device offering, significantly increasing the value of Altera's reconfigurable DSP solution."

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Instant digital faces set for cellphones too
25 September 2002
Researchers at Siemens in Munich have now used the standard MPEG 4 data format to create a range of avatars

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Security scenarios in embedded design
25 September 2002, ASIC Design Services
These scenarios illustrate some common security problems facing today’s designers and possible solutions needed to prevent future infringements

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ISO deadline looms
25 September 2002
More than 2000 ISO 9000-certified companies in South Africa must update their quality system before December 2003 in order to meet the new ISO requirements. This provides a perfect opportunity for them ...

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AMPCO awarded ISO 9001:2000
25 September 2002
AMPCO Electric, the well known local manufacturer of industrial plugs and sockets, has been awarded ISO 9001:2000 certification. ISO 2001:2000 differs from the earlier version in that it demands continued ...

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Parsec has golf day
25 September 2002
To herald in the Spring season and to show appreciation for the support of its clients, Parsec held its Corporate Golf Day at the Woodhill Country Club in Pretoria on 2 September.    Clients reported ...

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