EngineerIT March 2012

LEAD EDITORIAL How time passes! COVER STORY UPSs for tough industrial environments Information from PHD Powerhouse Allis Electric Co Ltd. Taiwan (AEC) has been in operation for more than 40 years, manufacturing and distributing its superior range of power products to over 60 countries around the world. INDUSTRY NEWS ABB announces year-end results iPad apps for EE Publishers' magazines Industry Alerts UCT student branch exposes learners to photo-voltaic technology EngineerIT INBOX CSSA disappointed by SONA VIEWS, COMMENT and OPINION Application of wireless technology in measurement and instrumentation The database is the heart of the modern business – is yours compliant? In conversation with Prof. Basie von Solms, Academy for Information Technology, UJ In-car communication – how safe is our driving?     INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY TECHNICAL Services in the cloud Gadget4Geeks Reinforcing corporate IT security: going back to basics Biometrics in the cloud AUTOMATION TECHNICAL Real-time location systems in underground environments 21st century enterprise information journey MEASUREMENT TECHNICAL   Wireless signalling a change in remote asset monitoring Wireless site assessments ELECTRONICS TECHNICAL Designing the ultimate PCB Cross-design team interconnect planning Electron microscope takes materials science to a new level AMATEUR RADIO The challenge of building an amateur CubeSat AEROSPACE and BEYOND Mission to land on a comet NASA spacecraft reveals recent geological activity on the moon Industry says it is ready to support the SKA SKA – South Africa or Australia?     ICT NEWS Telecoms development in Africa Malicious sites nearly double Telecoms company expands into Africa Demo app for Bluetooth low energy Self-sufficient servers Hosted VoIP monitoring solution Market leaders in custom application development Company registered as Eskom energy services company Two new facility module power and cooling solutions Cloud deployments for complex operations First foreign telecommunications provider to use co-location hub Battery backup with surge protection for electronics and computers New mini tower PC New contender in the tablet market Managed endpoint protection solution Lease agreement for managing multi-vendor equipment Using more wireless access points Supporting virtualisation technologies for high availability and disaster recovery Turnkey, full-featured VoIP PBX Acquiring monitoring and communicating energy data Special expertise partnership Unshaped, uncapped ADSL Backup power isn't the cheapest                       AUTOMATION NEWS Protecting industrial integration standard systems Remote spectrum analyser with multi-channel analysis A single, integrated approach to building management and security Upgrade programme for whiskey manufacuring Rugged Nano IPC New beacon tower light Authorised distributor appointed Guided wave radar interface measurement MEASUREMENT NEWS Mass flowmeter for chemical industry Double loop couplings for flexibility with stability Wireless solution for industrial application Ceramic-lined magnetic flowmeter Detecting hazardous atmospheric conditions Thermal imagers for diagnostics Enhancements to multi-channel signal analyser Power quality and energy analyser General purpose pressure transducers Automatic control of lighting loads Wireless sensor networks agreement Full-metal pressure sensors for hygienic applications     ELECTRONICS NEWS Firmware over the air module LED driver controller Ethernet switches for power distribution networks New DC-to-DC regulator LED driver controller Integrated RF front-end module for WI-Fi applications Cordset family expanded to include patchcords 100-V synchronous buck regulator with Mosfets

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